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Connecting to (and recruiting) top talent
August 26, 2010 04:08 -
Announcing the launch of SocialTurns.com
August 16, 2010 20:08 -
Ignoring social networks won’t work
August 11, 2010 18:08 -
Wealthy investors want to be engaged
August 4, 2010 18:08 -
Social Media Success, Learn from the Experts
August 1, 2010 17:08
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mic adam:
Hi, i am doing a larger study on social media monitoring and linkedin will be on -
Gerri:
I'm trying the same experiment on LinkedIn to see if the results come out in a s -
Chad Bockius:
What we've found is that there are still more questions than answers circulating -
Debbie Nixon:
This is such a timely topic and one so many advisors want. What is your suggesti -
Debbie Nixon:
You offer a great resource for financial advisors who want to expand their socia
SocialTurns
Posts Tagged ‘Facebook’
Announcing the launch of SocialTurns.com
I am excited to announce the launch of a new community, called SocialTurns.com. The site is designed for financial professionals to discuss social media issues, best practices and news.
Ignoring social networks won’t work
As all types of businesses evolve on the social web one thing is true, everything has changed. IT is no longer in control, decisions are made on a department-by-department basis. In the world of financial services this can also mean individual advisors are making their own decisions, regardless of corporate policy.
Wealthy investors want to be engaged
A May 2010 survey by ByAllAccounts found that advisors to wealthy investors aren’t making the most of these relationships – and lack of communication is the real problem. Here are the actions advisors, and firms, can take to help best serve these (and all) clients.
Social Media Success, Learn from the Experts
It is going to be a busy week here at Socialware. We have three webinars scheduled and each one promises to offer unique insights and perspectives on the use of social media in financial services. Here is a quick summary of each session and links to sign-up.
R.O.F. – Return on (Facebook) Fans
A recent study by Syncapse found that a Facebook fan can be worth about $136.38. Though this number can vary widely – all the way from zero to double this amount – the implication is real: there’s value in these Fans. Syncapse came up with the figure by asking 4,000 fans of 20 of the [...]
Just Released: Facebook Social Networking Guide
By now we all know that Facebook’s growth is off the charts. They are getting ready to announce that they have reached they half a billion mark. That’s right, 500,000,000 users. That is almost twice the size of the population of the United States.
Do people actually read LinkedIn Status Updates?
An interesting experiment was conducted recently by a gentleman named Blair Joss. With a network of 403 connections on LinkedIn, Joss posed the question of whether people actually read LinkedIn Status Updates. Within 3 days, over 350 people had commented on his status update and over 1,700 people said they “liked” his update. The numbers [...]
6.5 things you may have missed about LinkedIn
The social network we all know and love, LinkedIn, has been busy making improvements lately. They have quietly grown to over 70 million users and it appears that steady slow growth we are used to is accelerating. If you haven’t been following all the news here are 6 things you may have missed, plus a [...]
Twitter beats out Facebook for business
In April, the Edison Research and Arbitron released “Twitter Usage In America: 2010,” presenting three years of tracking data from more than 1,700 Americans. The research uncovered some interesting findings about social networks, and about Twitter in particular. Twitter awareness rivals Facebook. Awareness of Twitter has exploded from 5% of Americans 12+ in 2008 to [...]
New Survey Published on Advisor’s Use of Social Media
Last week we unveiled the results of our 2010 Advisor Survey – An Examination of Social Media Use by Financial Advisors across North America. As part of this survey we set out to answer the following questions: What percentage of advisors use social media for business purposes? Are firms taking the necessary steps to support [...]