social media Archives - Page 4 of 9

THE secret marketing opportunity few Advisers use

by Tony Vidler The marketing opportunity for financial advisers in using social networks still seems to be immense despite social media being a well entrenched part of our daily lives. I continually see reports and articles suggesting that despite personal use of social media the market penetration of various social media networks by […]

Keep ideal prospects until they’re ready for just $2.50 per year…

by Tony Vidler Good prospects take time to convert to clients, so one of the tricks of great businesses is to keep ideal prospects engaged until they are ready to become clients of their own accord. An incredibly powerful tool for finding and then converting ideal prospects still remains the humble newsletter. You […]

What is the ROI of having “An Audience”?

by Tony Vidler While I am a fan of “measuring to manage well”, some things just can’t be measured accurately. Like having an audience. How do you even measure the ROI of an audience? That’s why I believe we should forget what the ROI of social media is, in the conventional sense. Here’s […]

Build An Audience Through Twitter

by Tony Vidler Instead of “prospecting” shift the thinking to how to build an audience if you want a pool of potential future clients who might engage you. That is one of the main factors in creating ongoing demand for advisory services in todays world. Consumers are choosing when and how to engage, […]

Take a look at Twitter if you want new ideas

by Tony Vidler If you want new ideas for how to develope your business or inspiration for your own content marketing then you really should look at Twitter. It is a platform that many advisers have simply ignored as far as I can see, but it is well worth taking a look at. […]

How To Produce Your Own Videos In The Office

by Tony Vidler I’ve lost track of how many times I’m asked “how do you produce your own videos that you put out each week?” The ugly truth is that I spend twice as long figuring out what I want to produce a video about than I do figuring out what I am […]

Using Facebook For Business: Where’s the line?

by Tony Vidler Many advisers wanting more customers are hesitant about using Facebook for business as they struggle to figure out where the line is between being social and being commercial and being too personal. Understandable really…it IS a blurry area for everyone, including the consumers who don’t really go to Facebook for business […]

Cold calling just ain’t social enough

by Tony Vidler “Advisers are finding success using social sites to cull prospects, build their brand, communicate with clients and improve their referral network” Apparently some 85% of advisers in the US are now actively using social media, and while I am mildly surprised by this result as it is higher than I […]

Socialise With Key Clients And Get More Business

by Tony Vidler We know intuitively that when we socialise with key clients it builds trust and ultimately we get more business. More conversations create more opportunities, right? What we don’t know though is how much more business it leads to…so we often wonder how much more we should socialise with key clients, […]

There are prospects for you on Twitter

by Tony Vidler Twitter is crowded and noisy and it can be difficult to get found by your prospects…but there ARE a few things you can do that will help them find you. There are prospects for you on Twitter… Because Twitter is full of prospects who are engaged. That is one of […]

social media

SEARCH BY SUBJECT AREA

Get financial adviser coach blog updates via email.

Other useful resources