Social Media
The latest news and advice about successful social-media communications, including the best methods and strategies for financial advisors.
Back to basics, part 4: Understanding compliance
By Amy McIlwainRegardless of whether you or your business has a social media policy, it's crucial that you create and implement a strategy in regulating the use of social media and how your organization is being seen by the online world.
June 16, 2011
Web-Based ‘YouTube’ for Advisors Launches via RBC Wealth ManagementRBC Wealth Management has launched a new web-based media platform that acts as a kind of YouTube for financial advisors.
June 14, 2011
WienerGate II: More Advice From the Bleeding EdgeBruce Johnston posted an informative comment to my last blog, “The Social Media Lessons for Advisors from Rep. Wiener’s Problems.” As Bruce is one of the most knowledgeable people on the planet when it comes to financial advisors using social media, I gave him a call to find out more...
June 12, 2011
Back to basics, part 3: The best social media toolsHere's a look at the best social media tools. A social media tool is essentially a support system for social networking platforms. My favorites are:
June 11, 2011
Back to basics, part 3: The best social media toolsHere's a look at the best social media tools. A social media tool is essentially a support system for social networking platforms. My favorites are:
June 07, 2011
3 easy steps to building an expert imageI was recently quoted in an article that was published on three of the largest financial websites in the world -- Bankrate.com, Yahoo!Finance and Fidelity.com. The article was about annuities and the benefits they offer.
June 07, 2011
Social Media Lessons for Advisors From Rep. WienerThe biggest problem with social media, as Wiener has discovered, is the combination of its informality and its permanence.
June 05, 2011
Back to basics, part 2: The best social media servicesSocial media services and social media tools are both time-saving, efficient and a great addition to an individual's social media strategy. But which ones should you use?