An innovative solution is to deliver short messages via video. There are services that help you easily create and deliver personalized video content to clients, which you then e-mail. (Check out www.AdvisorTLC.com for one example.) They also pass your video through compliance for approval before transmitting. You can record a video and post it on your own YouTube channel. (See mine for reference: www.YouTube.com/redzonemarketing.) Three minutes seems to be a palatable video length for busy people. You can use video for a number of things:
- Deliver market updates
- Provide education
- Give referral introductions
- Transmit thank you messages
- Announce special events
- Product information
The biggest benefit to using video, beyond crafting a more personalized message, is the ability to go viral. For example, one entrepreneur videotaped himself and his staff singing a quick “Happy Birthday” that each of his clients receives in an e-mail on their birthday. He has already counted 14 referrals from clients who have passed it along to their family and friends.