Episodes
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Episode 194 - How to Power up Your Marketing Today— With Mark Mersman
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
In today’s episode, Matt Halloran is coming to you live from Grand Rapids, Michigan, at USA Financial®!
Matt is joined by Mark Mersman, CMO of USA Financial®, to discuss the best marketing ideas of the past, present, and future. Together they explore how you can better understand marketing and your advisory business as a whole.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why Mark is a firm believer in split-testing and ideas for where to apply it
- How a message-to-market match approach can fill your seminar room
- How USA Financial® serves you, the advisor
- About the need for advisors to adapt to changing technology, demographics, and lifestyles
- The level of research that goes into marketing to ideal prospects
- And more!
Tune in now to learn about Mark, USA Financial®, and the power of marketing!
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing | USA Financial® | 16 Ways from Sunday
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Today, Matt welcomes back Mike Thurman, White Glove co-founder and seminar expert. Together, they dive deeper into White Glove’s educational seminar system and how advisors can execute a successful seminar.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How advisors can prepare for presentations
- What White Glove does to help advisors prepare
- Action items for before and after a presentation
- Where advisors fail themselves
- And more!
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing | White Glove | Mike Thurman LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | White Glove LinkedIn | Ep 125 - Hosting a Successful Seminar with Mike Thurman
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Episode 192 - 6 Ways Podcasts Make You a Better Advisor
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Do you know the similarities between being a great podcast host and a great advisor?
In today’s episode, Matt and Kirk bring light to these similarities and discuss how advisors can translate their podcasting experience into their career and practice. Join this conversation and learn six ways that podcasts can, in fact, make you a better advisor.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How you can improve as an advisor by doing podcasts
- The importance of listening to what your clients are saying
- Tips on how to enhance your listening skills
- The importance of resourcefulness
- How podcasting helps you develop leadership
- And more!
Tune in now and learn six ways that podcasting can take your advisor skills to new heights.
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing
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Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Episode 191 - What does it take to build a million-dollar company?
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
In today’s episode, Matt Halloran and Kirk Lowe discuss how they merged their businesses and experiences together and founded Top Advisor Marketing. Here, they share the ins and outs of their journey towards becoming a million-dollar company.
Join Matt and Kirk as they go through some of the steps that helped them successfully develop their thought-leadership and company, and the lessons they have learned along the way.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How they became Top Advisor Marketing
- What they have learned from their biggest mistakes
- Strategies they have put in place to advance their business
- How they have adjusted to the challenges of managing a growing business
- And so much more!
Tune in now and find out more about Top Advisor Marketing and learn some tips you can also apply to your growing business.
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing
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Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Episode 190 - The Truth about Marketing ROI
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
In today’s episode, Matt Halloran interviews our founder, Kirk Lowe, and they dive deep into the truth surrounding marketing ROI for advisors.
For 20 years, Kirk has observed which marketing strategies give advisors the best outcomes. In this episode, he walks you through different mediums to explore their ROI-potential, their disadvantages, and what it takes to see worthwhile outcomes.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Which mediums are producing the best ROI
- What role advisors play in creating their ROI
- What the Micro-Influencer term means
- How you can become more compelling with your niche
- And so much more!
Tune in now and find out the truth about marketing ROI for advisors.
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing
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Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Episode 189 - How to Differentiate Yourself and Influence Clients — With Jack Martin
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
There are two major differentiators that advisors tend to overlook: having a behavioral component in their sales and marketing and using longevity as a compelling conversation tool.
Today, Matt Halloran speaks with Jack Martin, co-founder and CEO Elite Advisor Group LLC, about the powerful possibilities for advisors who practice these differentiators. Jack explains how to use behavior to influence clients to make the right decisions and how to frame conversations about longevity risk.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How a behavioral approach to marketing/sales has changed the way advisors sell
- How to help the customer experience by adjusting your behavior
- How to influence client outcomes
- How two ways of framing the longevity-question prompt much different responses from clients
- What biases drive your behavior
- And more!
Tune in and learn how to use Jack Martin’s techniques to set yourself apart and influence clients.
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing | Jack Martin LinkedIn | Contact Jack | Elite Advisor Group | Longevity Brochure
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Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Episode 188 - Building a Valuable Advisory Board With Stephen Wershing
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Live from the SEI Top Producer Conference, Matt Halloran shares the mic with returning guest and president of the Client Driven Practice, Stephen Wershing.
Stephen is an expert in the development and execution of client advisory boards. The Client Driven Practice offers coaching and consulting to advisors who want to organize and facilitate client advisory boards and translate feedback into actionable referral marketing strategies.
Today, Matt and Stephen explore the Client Driven Practice's latest offering: Advisory Board in a Box. Stephen and his business partner, Julie Littlechild, designed this product for advisors who are looking to take a DIY approach to creating their own client advisory board. This ultimate manual walks advisors through the beginning stages of how to find board members, all the way to the end phase in which they’re guided on how to implement the board’s feedback.
Discover the value that a client advisory board can bring to your business along with tips and tricks to creating your own in this fun live-recorded episode!
Links: Stephen Wershing | Client Driven Practice | Becoming Referable Podcast
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Episode 185— 14 Rules of Advisor Marketing Success
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
In today’s conversation, hosts Kirk Lowe and Matt Halloran dive deep into what Kirk calls the 14 rules of advisor marketing success.
Kirk, having spent the last 20 years in this industry, shares what he has learned about how to successfully use marketing to improve your advisory business. Get ready to take notes and discover how to set yourself apart from other advisors, what no one has ever told you about building a niche, and why being on social media is well worth your time.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to find what will separate you from other advisors
- What it means to be relevant (and where a niche comes in)
- Different ways to promote you and your business
- The link between your values and your identity
- Why we say, “Don’t keep your secrets secret”
- And so much more!
Tune in now and learn the 14 Rules of advisor marketing success!
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Today, host Matt Halloran gets a behind-the-scenes look at Bob DiMeo’s boldly titled book, “50 Billion Reasons to Grow Your Practice: A Guide to Success & Enjoyment for Investment Advisors.”
In addition to penning a unique book for investment-advisors that supports their personal lives, Bob DiMeo is the managing partner at DiMeo Schneider & Associates, LLC and is featured in numerous publications. In this episode, Bob speaks candidly about his marketing failures and wins, how he built his firm, and how you can build your practice and enjoy it!
In this episode, you will learn:
- How Bob’s mindset has allowed him to get to where he is now
- What prompted him to write his book
- How to be successful AND have enjoyment along the way
- What Bob does to create work-life balance
- How many times a good piece of content should be repurposed
- And more!
Tune in to learn about Bob’s highly relevant book for investment advisors and to pick up marketing ideas for your practice!
Resources:
Top Advisor Marketing | Bob DiMeo | DiMeo Schneider & Associates, LLC |
50 Billion Reasons to Grow Your Practice: A Guide to Success & Enjoyment for Investment Advisors | Year Up - Closing the Opportunity Divide
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Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Episode 179 — The Power of Podcast Marketing — with Ben Jones
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Nobody knows the power of a podcast like a podcast host.
Today, Matt Halloran welcomes Ben Jones, the host of the Better Conversations. Better Outcomes podcast and the managing director and head of intermediary at BMO Global Asset Management. At BMO, Ben leads a team of sales and service professionals to deliver investment solutions to intermediaries such as RAI’s, broker-dealers, and other investment managers.
To get the word out about the great work his team does, Ben hosts a bi-weekly podcast called Better Conversations. Better Outcomes, where he provides listeners with actionable content to help propel their practice in different areas of wealth management. Today, Ben shares more about his strategies behind his podcast, and how he makes it as valuable as possible for listeners.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- About Ben’s role at BMO
- Why Ben believes that better conversations lead to better outcomes for advisors and their clients
- Three areas of conversation Ben and his team aim to enhance
- The importance of putting the content you’re marketing first
- Why Ben believes financial services is a noble profession
- And more!
Tune in now to learn more about Ben, BMO Global Asset Management, and the power of podcasting with great content!
Resources: Top Advisor Marketing / BMO GAM/Better Conversations/ Tickle Monster
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Episode 177 - 7 Steps for Strategic Risk-Taking — with Craig Hersch
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Today, Matt welcomes back a known thought leader Craig Hersch, estate planning attorney and founder of The Freedom Practice.
Craig is here to share how he’s grown his business to the point where he’s able to spend time focusing on his highest and best use. In this episode, Craig also uncovers seven steps for strategic risk-taking so you too can overcome your obstacles and start generating great ideas.
In this episode, you will learn:
- Craig’s seven steps for following through on your ideas
- How your personality traits affect your ability to generate and carry out great ideas
- The importance of looking back at how far you’ve come
- Why you should be doubling your costs when doing a cost-benefit analysis
- The importance of delegating tasks so you can carry out your highest and best use
- And more!
Tune in and learn how to start putting your ideas into practice!
Resources: The Freedom Practice | The Estate Planner’s Practice Development Podcast | Kolbe Personality Test | The Blueprint Program
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Episode 170 - #BeYourOwnLoud
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Matt and Kirk are back on the mic today to discuss #BeYourOwnLoud - how you as an advisor can share your story and build relationships.
Combining the power of LinkedIn and Podcasting, our #BeYourOwnLoud service, Micro-Influencer, is our two part service that can act as an entire marketing strategy for advisors.
With over 20 years in the business, Kirk has experience with just about every marketing tactic that walks across conference stages. Never in his career has he been this excited about a product that offers something truly extraordinary for advisors.
If you're looking to grow your business and develop lasting consumer relationships, this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Links: Join the Micro-Influencer Revolution
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Episode 164 - Your Personal Financial Snapshot With Kyle Christensen
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Your host, Matt Halloran, welcomes Kyle Christensen to today’s show to discuss his company and software: Personal Financial Snapshot.
Our focus at Top Advisor Marketing Podcast is to provide our listeners with tools to help them build a truly unique service that will separate them from the advisor down the street. Personal Financial Snapshot does just that.
Personal Financial Snapshot is designed with the clients’ needs in mind first and uses five core principles:
- Save at least 15% or more
- Maximum protection
- Full replacement of assets upon death
- Six months to one year of asset storage
- Velocity of money
The five principles of Personal Financial Snapshot take financial planning to another level by leaving behind needs-based analysis and project-based analysis.
If you’re looking to give your clients the opportunity to make education-based decisions or are ready to add a higher level of planning to your practice, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!
Links: Kyle Christensen LinkedIn | Personal Financial Snapshot | Five Principles of Personal Finance
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Episode 162 - 7 Podcast Tactics to Grow Your Business
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Today Matt and Kirk are back on the mic and switching it up! Kirk is taking over today's episode, and interviewing your regular host, Matt, on the 7 podcast tactics to grow your business.
At Top Advisor Marketing, podcasting has been pivotal to the success of our business. Within less than 24 months, we've grown from a book balance of zero to our latest evaluation of over a million dollars. As our central hub to business development and growth, Matt and Kirk understand the value of podcasting.
As a time-effective and financially efficient solution, podcasting is a great way to get your thought leadership out and heard.
So if you're curious as to what it takes to create a great podcast and what it can do for your business, be sure to tune in to these 7 tactics today!
Links: Your Complete Guide to Starting a Podcast | Join the Micro Influencer Revolution |