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eMarketing for Financial Advisors: 10 Ways to Boost Open & Click Rates

Many financial advisors are interested in how they can use email marketing to increase leads and grow their business. Although email marketing is a relatively simple initiative, there are many small details that can make-or-break your open and click through rates. Here are some strategies you can use right away to start engaging readers and [...]

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Getting Facebook Followers

When creating your Facebook business page, the second most critical consideration is what to post – the content, personality and message your page will convey. The first most critical consideration? Figuring out how you will get followers. If your Facebook page is filled with interesting posts and information, yet you have no connections, your page [...]

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How Social Financial Advisors Can Adapt to LinkedIn’s New Redesign

For those of you that have noticed the sleek, new LinkedIn design—don’t be alarmed! In an attempt create a better LinkedIn experience and to make important information more prominent, the business-oriented platform has made several aesthetic changes on both personal and company pages. Here is an overview of the changes and what you can do to [...]

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Interview with Financial Advisor Social Media Extraordinaire, Jamie Cox

James A. Cox, III buy viagra without prescription of Harris Financial Group has spent his entire career helping clients retire from some of America’s most established companies, including Verizon, Philip Morris, Dominion, AEP, and Progress Energy. His MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and his strong educational background in the industry provide the foundation for his [...]

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The First Annual Social Media Seminar and VIP Book Launch Party

After close to a year of careful planning and research, the team at Financial Social Media was very proud to announce the launch of our first book, “The Social Advisor: Social Media Secrets of the Financial Industry”. This book was the culmination of all the hard work, education, experience, and research that the staff has [...]

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4 Ways Advisors Can Attract Affluent Clients Online

Last week, I attended the FPA Rise Symposium in Denver, Colorado. Like many conferences and speaking engagements I attend, there were bright-eyed advisors, engaging keynotes, and of course, an endless supply of hors d’oeuvres. While many speakers piqued my interest, there was one in particular that stood out in my mind. Tony Oechsli of the [...]

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Top Financial Calculators-Why All Money Related Blogs Should Include Them

<img class=”alignleft” title=”Financial Blog” src=”http://financialsocialmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/financial-calc.jpg” alt=”Financial Blog” width=”173″ height=”308″ />All money related blogs should include a look at some of the top financial calculators available. Why? Well, in general terms, to help consumers find the road to financial health and stay there. And to help consumers understand their finances more thoroughly. Any money related blog [...]

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100 sites to curate content from in financial services ecosystem

Content curation is a key component of social media marketing. By pointing to quality content and providing unique commentaries and analyses, professionals who curate content can engage with clients and prospects more frequently. In today’s information-loaded web, content curation brings higher quality content to consumers while sending more traffic to curated content sites. Here’re 100 [...]

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12 Out-of-the-Box Ideas for Financial Seminar Marketing

While you may not be an event planner by profession, there will probably come a time in your career where you’ll have to plan for an event. Whether it’s for a wine tasting, a holiday party, a financial seminar, or a book launch party, occasions will rise where you’ll have to promote and entice guests [...]

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