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ETF marketing gone wild: The spot bitcoin launch
Are you ready for this? Today ETF marketing takes its place in the spotlight to an extent not seen before in recent history, if ever. If you’re on the marketing teams of the 11 firms approved to launch a spot bitcoin ETF, you well know the test ahead. (Then again, there’s zero chance that you have the time to read this.) The rest of [...]
Our take on what’s ahead for investment industry digital marketers in 2024
Our outlook on investment industry communications trends in 2024 continues today with some digital marketing perspectives from Pat Allen, head of LG Digital. Also, see Jody Lowe's comments on what she sees ahead for public relations professionals this year. A new year—those 12 months stretching out in front of us—is a natural occasion to make a new plan, to commit with new conviction, to [...]
The investment industry stories we’ll remember from 2023
As the days count down to the end of 2023, we’re taking a quick random look back at some of the ongoing stories we’ll remember from the year. What would you add? We invite your comments below. A new co-worker. We all got a new co-worker this year as artificial intelligence capability in the form of ChatGPT and other tools swept through firms, with [...]
TikTok, not Google, is now the go-to for basic investment searches
Someday we'll think of these as simpler times—as in: “Remember when all we worried about was ranking in Google search?” It’s becoming apparent that if you’re an investment firm hoping to use content to meet people—younger information-seekers in particular—you may need a TikTok strategy (posting and then optimizing) to be in the mix for investment-related searches that take place on that platform. Less relevant [...]
Advisors continue to complain about asset manager websites—time to do something about it?
I rejected the report at first. Of course, I did, in solidarity with all who toil on asset manager websites. J.D. Power’s recent alarming research findings on mutual fund/ETF sites had me sputtering for a day or two. The 18 sites included in the benchmarking study are among the finest in the industry, representing most of the largest firms. But the data, based on [...]