Direct Mail

A full-service direct mail program – with flexibility

If you’re looking at direct mail as a potential marketing channel, let’s do a test mailing.

We have put together a direct mail program that does everything for you – with your input, feedback and approval of course.

But as you can see, you have a number of choices.

Mailing lists
We can target any audience you want – homeowners by age, income, home value, time in the home and, of course, location. If you need to reach different professions or different group, we can do that too.

Mailer formats
Postcards, letter mail, snap pack mailers.  Those are the three most popular mailer formats, but we can do other formats as well.

Mailing quantities
After we run your numbers, you will have an estimated quantity for your entire market. But you can mail any quantity you want.

Response options
After your mailer is received, you want to give people as many response options as possible. Phone, landing page, QR code, reply mail, walk-in. The choice is yours.

Schedule flexibility
This is your campaign, so you decide when you want to print and mail. Once everything is ready, you simply place your order to begin the campaign. You can mail any time with any quantity.

Direct mail can also be integrated with email and digital ads on Facebook, Google and other ad networks.

If you’d to discuss using direct mail, call us at 508-473-8643. After a brief conversation, we can send you an estimate and a mailing list report for your market area.

Local SEO

As a financial advisor, you want your business to appear on Google when local prospects search for “financial advisors near me” or something similar.

One way to do that is with Local SEO.  Local SEO involves a series of activities that all contribute to your position in search engine listings that not paid ads (sponsored ads).

If you look at Google search page, the top section are paid ads, but just below that is the Google Map, or Map Pack. This is where you want to be – more specifically, you want to be among the top three listings that appear. If you are below the top three, your business will not appear unless the searcher decides to click on “more listings.”

This ultimately leads to more visitors to your website and more conversions of those visitors into leads.

The Local SEO Process

• Keyword List Creation – it all starts here as you build a list of the most common keyword phrases that are relevant to your business.
• Google Business Profile – every business should have a GBP so that you have a formal presence on Google’s platform.
• Page Creation/Updates – having a keyword list is a good first step, but they you need to work those keywords into your website text.
• Metadata Updates – it’s not just what appears on your public page, Google also wants to see your keywords reflected on the backend of your webpages.
• Local Attribution – if you serve a local market, make it clear on your website so everyone – your visitors and Google – know where you do business.
• Directory Listings – if your business name, address and phone number appear differently across the web, that can be a problem. Directory listings can to clean that up.
• Customer Reviews – Google has made it very clear it likes to see many positive reviews from satisfied customers and it will reward you for it.
• Website Conversion Strategies – of course, getting people to your website (increasing traffic) is just the first step, you also need to convert those visitors into leads.

Content Creation – with text and video

Creating content on your website or blog – and then sharing that content on social media – is another contributing factor to higher SEO rankings.

Content could be anything that is useful to your target audience. It could be blog posts, longer articles on your website, case studies, customer stories, FAQs, and more.

But content doesn’t have to be just the written word. It can also be video.

We’ve developed a fast, simple and affordable way to create video content that includes video interviews with you and your team with excerpted videos from those interviews.

To learn more, call us a 508-473-8643.

Online Advertising

Everyone wants more visitors to their websites. You can do that via SEO (above) which can take time and a lot of patience, or you can move more quickly with paid advertising.

For financial advisors, there are four categories of online advertising available.

Paid Search Ads – primarily Google Ads

This is the most coveted of all advertising programs because it produces motivated buyers – people who are actually searching for businesses like yours. But it is also the most expensive because many of your competitors will also be there trying to outbid you for the top position. Google Ads uses a pay-per-click (PPC) model meaning you only pay when someone clicks on your ad.

Social Media Ads – primarily Facebook Ads

Facebook and other social media platforms collect a lot of information about its members and then make that data available to advertisers who want to reach a very specific audience. Facebook’s membership numbers are impressive, but it greatest strength as an advertising platform comes from its daily engagement from those members. Facebook also uses a pay-per-click model.

Online Display Ads – banner ads/skyscraper ads across many ad networks

Online display ads are those ads that run on websites, blogs, news sites, apps and any other location on the web. They are often banner ads (across the top) or skyscraper ads (down the side) but they could be smaller ads as well. These ads are usually much less expensive than search ads or social media ads. They are usually charged on a cost per thousand (CPM) impressions – which amounts to pennies per impression.

Local Service Ads – Google-approved ads for qualified service providers only

Local Service Ads (LSAs) is another Google program which is relatively new and only available for certain industries and certain markets. Unlike most online advertising that is designed to generate clicks, Local Service Ads are more focused on phone calls and quote requests. But in order to participate, you need to be Google approved, meaning you need to comply with Google’s business requirements.

Landing Pages & Funnels

When someone clicks on your ad, where do they go? What is the next step in their process?

Many still send their clicks to their website homepage. But most PPC professionals agree that’s not the best place to send them.  Your website homepage is filled with good information about your company and the products/services you sell.

But it’s not focused on the promotion that just got that prospect to click.

A much better approach is to create dedicated landing pages that are a natural extension of your promotions.

We create multi-step landing page sequences (also known as funnels) that not only capture the lead, but also bring the lead to a more complete sales page and eventually to a “book an appointment” or “request a quote” page. The idea is to move the prospect along your sales process while they are still on your landing page.

Lead Follow-Up

Once you have leads coming in from your various lead generation activities, you need a follow-up strategy.

Lead Qualification

As a first step, it’s important to determine which leads are worth further attention – and on what timetable.

This is called Lead Qualification – and we do that with a phone call. Ideally, with a phone call immediately after the lead comes in.

Appointment Setting

Once we have your prospect on the phone, assuming that prospect meets your qualifications requirements, we will make every effort to schedule an appointment for you.

Our goal is to fill your calendar with qualified appointments.

Of course, some appointments will come in on their own. These will not be pre-qualified, but we could add a preliminary phone call to those appointments to be sure they are qualified before your meeting.

Lead Nurturing

Not every lead will agree to an appointment – at least right away – so it’s important to have a lead nurturing strategy in place.

And you need a lead nurturing program that stays in touch over the long haul – many weeks, months, even years.

If you are relying on yourself or a sales rep to stay in touch by phone, that will only last for a short time and leads will start falling through the cracks.

Here are some of the ways you can stay in touch …

• Drip Emails
• Retargeting Ads
• Reminder Mail
• SMS Text

Marketing Support

Every marketing program needs some level of support using various marketing materials and technology. We can provide a range of marketing support materials using a combination of copywriting, graphic design, web development, technology integration and video editing.

Video Interviews

Video is playing an increasingly important role in content creation. We can conduct Zoom video interviews with your team, your customers or anyone else – and then use video excerpts on your website, in emails and in your social media.

Case Studies

There is no better way to demonstrate your expertise than with case studies. Being able to show how you helped a customer achieve their goals can be a real game-change.  We can combine your case studies to include both text and video.

Lead Magnets

Lead magnets are everywhere. Whether they are ebooks, how-to guides, special reports, white paper, tip sheets or informational videos – lead magnets are a good way to generate opt-in leads. We can help you develop your own custom lead magnet.

Let’s start with a chat

If it looks like we can help you, let’s get acquainted. Just a brief chat would do – maybe 15 or 20 minutes. Click here to schedule a call (or Zoom meeting). Or call 508-473-8643 (M-F/9-5/Eastern).