Get smart about engaging with the next set of retirees. By Craig Foster, Director of Media. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com Generation X to many people is the forgotten generation that falls between the baby boomers and millennials. But this is a generation now entering the [...]
Use all five of your senses when analyzing what you're putting out there for potential clients to see for the first time. By Mike Schaffman, VP of Sales and Marketing. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com In psychology, a first impression occurs when someone establishes a mental image [...]
"If you have to explain the joke, it's not funny." By Kirby Mack, VP of Digital Media. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com If you did a Google search right now for “Dos and Don’ts of Website Design,” the first page results would give you a combined [...]
Properly defining your target market and leveraging data to engage them are more important than ever. By Mike Schaffman, VP of Sales and Marketing. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com The financial industry is very much in-tune with the correlations that exist between the stock market and [...]
By Lone Beacon Co-Founder Greg Dinetz. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com Setting big goals is wonderful, but without strategy and execution, your chances of achieving them are left much more to chance and luck. It may seem counterintuitive, but to give yourself a better chance of achieving your [...]
By Lone Beacon Co-Founder John Capuano. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com It all comes down to putting in the work to make it succeed. These days, it’s hard to get away from the chatter about “scaling your practice.” It’s a huge driver of the “fear of missing out” for [...]
By Lone Beacon Co-Founder John Capuano. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com Attention, financial industry—it’s time to invest in your own future! You might have noticed your prospects and clients are glued to smartphones. So, why is the industry that wants people to invest “for the long term” so quick to judge [...]
By Lone Beacon Co-Founder John Capuano. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com The more we understand the behavior and sentiments of consumers, the more we can connect with them. This is particularly true, but often misunderstood in the financial planning industry. Lone Beacon conducts consumer surveys designed specifically for their [...]
By Lone Beacon VP of Sales & Marketing Mike Schaffman & Act-On Software CMO David Greenberg In-person events are an effective marketing and sales tool to connect with existing clients and engage new prospects. However, the coronavirus pandemic has forced advisors and their marketing teams to identify new platforms to [...]
Nothing is more of a meritocracy than comedy—the audience will tell you whether you’re successful instantly. So why not take some advice from the biggest name in comedy? Jerry Seinfeld debuted Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee in 2012 because he recognized that media consumption habits were changing, and that baby boomers, Gen-Xers and [...]
