The Internet has molded the way we are as consumers. Now a days, more and more consumers use the Internet to quickly find the information they are looking for in seconds. People are evolving into a new type of consumer, “the connected consumer”. They also want the option to choose when, where, and how they are […]
Intra.NET Reloaded is a 2-day conference focused on defining the future of the digital workplace. This conference brings together over 100 decision makers from corporate IT, Communications and Business departments who are responsible for creating tomorrow’s digital workplace to network, partner and exchange knowledge in a unique event format. This year it is taking place […]
This post was authored by Martin Yan and originally appeared here on Liferay.com —————————— “Financial transactions are just numbers; it’s just information. You shouldn’t need 100,000 people and prime Manhattan real estate and giant data centers full of mainframe computers from the 1970s to give you the ability to do an online payment.” – Marc Andreessen […]
According to Twitter, there are over 320 million active Twitter users around the globe. In this day and age, having a presence on this giant of a social media platform is crucial to the success of your business. Twitter provides a medium that enables Advisors to connect to their target audience and helps them to […]
NetFinance is a 3 day long conference focused on digital innovation in Financial Services. This year it is taking place from April 18 – 20th, 2016 at the Trump National Doral Hotel in Miami, Florida. Attendees have the opportunity to hear from industry experts on the latest trends in innovation, mobile, and omni-channel customer experience […]
88% of millennials used Facebook as their main source of news in 2015. As a Financial Advisor, you should be continuously trying to reach a wider audience in order to help build brand awareness and thought leadership. Content marketing helps boost your websites SEO, increasing the overall traffic to your website and ups your position as […]
This post was authored by Khalid Usmani and originally appeared here on GuideVine. Given the high levels of market volatility, most financial advisors are getting more calls from their clients on how their investments are performing. But if you are the one receiving the calls, and not the one making them, then you are already behind. The […]
Is it time to upgrade your website? As discussed in Part 1 of this series, it is impossible to ignore the fact that most people “Google” almost everything. In fact, according to Nextopia, 86% of Baby Boomers and 90% of Millennials routinely research products online. For Financial Advisors, a professional and relevant website is becoming so […]
Employees are the backbone of any business. Not only is it important to hire the right people, it is equally as important that you are keeping your team engaged. Employee engagement, productivity levels, and technology are completely intertwined. The more engaged your employees are, the more productive and successful your business will be. In today’s […]
Recently, I have been looking for a new dentist, someone who practices closer to where we live, in order to avoid the stress of the Toronto commute. Some friends graciously provided me with the names of dentists in our area. You might not be surprised to learn that the first thing I did was “google” […]
