Why Your Next Client Might Find You…on ChatGPT
If you think people are still Googling and clicking on links like it's 2010, think again. The way we search online has taken a sharp turn. Instead of scrolling through pages of results, more and more people are asking AI
M&A SEO Strategy: Protecting Your Digital Assets During Mergers
Though M&A activity for RIAs was down 5 percent in 2023, many observers don’t view that as a trend likely to go forward. In fact, according to Deloitte’s 2024 survey, 79 percent of C-suite respondents and 86 percent of private
Making It Personal: Improve Your Online Presence With Smart Data Usage
In his 1970 bestseller “Future Shock,” the prescient author Alvin Toffler coined the phrase, “high tech/high touch.” He was suggesting — in 1970! — what we have come to take as an assumption today: that advances in technology typically require
ESG Investing Explained: How to Guide Client Conversations
While the concept of investing organized around environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles has become more broadly known in the last five or so years, the basic principle of socially responsible investing has been around, in one form or another,
Signal vs. Noise: How to Help Clients Navigate Market Volatility
A week like no other. Whether it’s the ongoing post-election anxiety, fears of a looming recession, or the latest headlines on tariffs and interest rates, investors are feeling the pressure. RIAs know the drill: tune out the noise, stick to
Marketing in the Age of Algorithm Chaos
Reddit’s latest earnings call served as a stark reminder of a hard truth: if you rely on platforms you don’t control, you’re at their mercy. The company blamed Google’s algorithm tweaks for a traffic drop that hurt revenue and user
Unlock and Leverage the Passion of Fifty-Somethings
I have a friend who tells me that, as a boy, he was fascinated by martial arts. He read every related book in the public library of his small town, hoping to absorb the secrets of the ancient methods of
Looking Ahead – Marketing Headwinds in 2025 – Part 2
In the words of Albert Einstein, "The only source of knowledge is experience." With the lessons of last year still fresh, we're poised to tackle the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. As we look forward, we recognize that navigating the
“If You Build It…” Will They Show Up?
“If you build it, they will come.” The slogan, whispered into Kevin Costner’s ear by the spirits in the cornfield, worked out pretty well in the movie. But what if they didn’t come? What if nobody had actually been hoping for
Looking Ahead — Marketing Headwinds in 2025 — Part 1
Gratitude is often viewed as a personal practice—something we reflect on during holidays or special moments. But what if we applied it more consistently in our work? As author Melody Beattie once said, "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It