TodaysAdvisor.com

Currently on sabbatical in order to re-charge and re-inspire ourselves.

 
MARKETING & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT i
 
 
   
Peter Montoya     Peter Haines                             Dennis Gallant        Phillip Palaveev
 
B/D & ADVISOR MARKETING IN TODAYS WORLD
 
SOCIAL NETWORKING
I
  
Looks like three vendors  - Facetime, Socialware and LinkedFA - have entered the arena with B/D solutions aimed at making social networking sites like the Big Three - Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin - Finra, as well as B/D, compliant. Not a moment too soon, either. Here are links to articles on all three.
i
Links to articles previously published about all three options:
Facetime Launches Security App for Social Networks Click here
Socialware Could Bring B/D's Into the Modern World Click here
LinkedFA - New Networking Site for Advisors Said to Comply with Finra Regs Click here 
 
INTERNET AND WEBSITE MARKETING
Internet based marketing uses a lot of jargon and terms that can be very confusing, if not daunting, to the new entrant. To help with this, we provide a link to an on-line glossary of terms and an internet marketing dictonary, so when your new web developer mentions "A/B Testing" or "Affiliate Marketing" or "Multivariate Testing" - you'll be able to have an idea about what they're talking about. Once you get past all the distinctive language, and get used to the lexicon of on-line website marketing, it's pretty straight forward - at least in terms of the basics.
 
Website and Internet Based Marketing Glossary: Click here 
Internet Marketing Dictionary: Click here
 
One piece of advice - Don't skimp on the look of your web site and other marketing. You wouldn't show up to a meeting with a new cleint in jeans and a tee-shirt, right? In this day and age a new prospects first impression of you and your firm is bound to be your web site. You want that first impression to be as good as it can be and to set you a part from your competitors. As Crash Davis once said in the film Bull Durham - "Think classy, and you'll be classy".
 
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Driving Advisor Production with Actionable Analytics; Breaking the 80/20 Rule - By Dennis Gallant Click Here
Advisors of the World - Consolidate! - By Philip Palaveev Click Here
Want to Motivate a Team? The Most Motivating Speech Ever May Have Been Largely Overlooked Click Here
 
SALES
10 Timeless Laws of Successful Selling Click here
12 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills & Improve Your Sales Results (Click Here)
 
MARKETING
FOCUS ON BRANDING: Click Here
Don't Be Anonymous: Why You Should Name Your Company After Yourself - By Peter Montoya 
Branding Communications, It's What's For Dinner - By Peter Haines 
 
Marketing Articles By Peter Montoya
The 6 Cardinal Sins of Small Business       Click here for the article
Smoking Marketing Campaigns                        Click here for the article
The Power of Specialization                                Click here for the article
No Static at All: Using the Power of Radio to Your Advantage          Click here for the article
 
Marketing Articles By Peter Haines
You Know You Have to Market but, How Do You Start?       Click here for the article
Vision Without Execution is Just a Hallucination                       Click here for the article
 
Wholesaling
By Dan Baccarini Click Here
 
PLUS Extra Surprise: Two Sales Pitch Scenes From the Film "Boiler Room"