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In many ways, designing a corporate website is like decorating a home. You expect, and, hopefully even invite visitors to come to each, and you want them to stay a while, get to know you better and continue to engage with you(r) company. Here’s how to apply lessons learned from the increasingly popular home design

Today’s client journey often begins with an online search. To optimize that search – so that clients find you, it is important to understand why they are searching. Understanding the “why” provides insights into customers and what they are trying to accomplish in their search, allowing marketers to present the right information and solutions in

R-E-S-P-E-C-TTo grow your advisory business, it may be wise to heed Aretha Franklin’s warning and show women a little more respect.  Studies show that women continue to be subjected to gender bias. For example, a recent venture capital experiment sought to identify gender discrimination to better understand why women continue to be underrepresented in entrepreneurship.

The buzz around Pantone’s Color of the Year has died down. (You may remember the color is Classic Blue.) But Pantone is not the only trend forecaster, and we pay close attention to many other things trending. In case you are redoing a room, planning a wedding or deciding what to wear tomorrow, we thought

In its 2019 ESG Survey, Callan documented the growing commitment of institutional investors to ESG investing. 41% of survey respondents claimed to incorporate ESG factors in their investment decisions, a share roughly double that of five years earlier.  For that 41%, “integration” was the most widespread form of implementing ESG. “Integration,” as defined by The Principles for

What determines whether a high-net-worth client stays with or leaves an advisor? Recent surveys of high-net-worth individuals ranked the top reasons they stick with or ditch their advisors. In neither case was performance the most important driver of behavior, although it is still an important factor. However, service and responsiveness topped the list. Client experience is

As we start a new year and a new decade, we embrace new marketing pillars that will dictate future growth and success. We have made our 2020 Marketing Resolutions and they revolve around the client. In this fast paced, competitive environment, navigating client needs has become much more complex. We resolve to focus on the

Credit: Pantone.com Since 2000, Pantone has been selecting the Color of the Year. On its website, pantone.com, you can find information on the color of the year for each year since its inception, although it wasn’t as big an event as it is now.  In 2000, even designers weren’t paying much attention to the color of the