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LinkedIn Financial Services Summit: Key Themes
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LinkedIn Financial Advisor Survey: Trends and Opportunities
May 10, 2012 06:05 -
LinkedIn: Compliance for Financial Professionals
May 1, 2012 07:05 -
LinkedIn: Business Hub for the Financial Professional
April 26, 2012 07:04 -
3 Key Themes from the Facebook Marketing Developer Conference
April 19, 2012 09:04
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Tim Walker:
Good point, Mark. And we've seen this happen already among the advisor populatio -
mark newcomer:
Good stuff Tim. I think your last comment is really apropos. At what point may l -
Tim Walker:
Thanks, Sheri. It's only a matter of time before most FAs are using social media -
Sheri Fitts:
This is fabulous content to site, specifically as it relates to the financial ad -
Tim Walker:
Thanks for the comment, Rich. It will be interesting to see how advisors adapt t
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Posts Tagged ‘Social Media Archiving’
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 [...]
Find your Financial Advisor on Facebook
Yet another study of financial professionals – this one by American Century Investments – finds that advisors are using and benefiting from social media for their business. 44% of advisors who use social media for business or business and personal use agree that social media is an emerging trend with significant potential for businesses like [...]
Financial professionals get social, regardless of policy
A recent survey by financial marketing firm LederMark Communications found that most financial services professionals – 85% of those under age 50; 50% of those who are older – are using social media. And many of them – up to 40% — say it’s helping them build their business. Why? LinkedIn and Facebook, the preferred [...]
Webcast: FINRA Conference Recap on Social Media
Last week FINRA held their Annual Conference in Baltimore. One of the most heavily attended sessions was the discussion on social media and Notice 10-06. Here is how FINRA described the session: “This session addresses supervision of social media, including third-party networks, firm sponsored communities and blogs. Industry panelists discuss FINRA Regulatory Notice 10-06, what [...]
Center for Due Diligence Interview
In preparation for the CFDD’s New Age Marketing Advisor Conference I did a short interview which you can hear below. // Some of the topics discussed were: – Implications and questions of FINRA Notice 10-06 for financial advisors. – Whether or not financial advisors will get value out of social networks. – How you should [...]
LinkedIn Compliance Self-Assessment – Are you at Risk?
In the last few months we’ve heard a common refrain from financial industry professionals regarding LinkedIn. Things like: “We aren’t allowed to use social networks but we can use LinkedIn” “Our firm allows us to use LinkedIn but the activity isn’t monitored” “LinkedIn doesn’t fall under Notice 10-06” “We prohibit use, and our employees follow [...]
Smarsh and Socialware Partner
We are very excited to announce a new partnership with Smarsh, a managed-service leader in email archiving and compliance solutions. Together with Socialware, Smarsh can now offer an integrated solution for messaging and social media compliance. Some of you reading this may wonder, what does email archiving have to do with social media? As it [...]
Webinar: Social Media, Can Advisors Afford to Miss It?
Much has been discussed in the industry around Financial Advisor’s use of social media. Should they use it? Is it valuable? What are the risks? What are the compliance issues? Can we afford to wait? Join us June 2nd at 11am EST as we participate in an interactive roundtable panel with other industry experts from [...]
Much Ado about Facebook Fan Pages
Last week there was a ton of buzz around Facebook’s annual conference, f8. As part of that conference there was quite a bit of news for anyone that manages a Facebook Fan Page. I’ll get into that shortly. Before I do I want to announce the release of Fan Page support for Socialware Sync. Sync [...]
Top social media myths in the financial industry
Financial Marketing and Communications firm Ledermark, recently released a survey on financial services professionals use of Social Media to network and gain business. The findings are interesting and I will quote many of them here. The more interesting part is that it got me thinking about all the social media myths floating around out there [...]