Financial Advisor Marketing Podcast

Most financial advisors know they shouldn’t do everything themselves.  You’ve probably heard it before - figure out the type of work that makes you the most money and outsource the rest. Easy, right?  But most financial advisors never outsource anything. It’s not because they like doing everything themselves. Most are afraid of someone screwing up and wrecking their business.  What if a VA treats a client badly? What if your social media manager posts something offensive that makes your clients leave?  It might seem scary, but you can outsource parts of your business to free up your time and make more money. In this episode, you’ll find out exactly how to get more freedom with outsourcing (without worrying about someone else ruining your business).  Want more free time and less stress? Listen now! Show highlights include:  How to make your business more efficient by reading every email yourself (even if it seems like a big, fat waste of time). (5:10) Why most financial advisors waste more time after outsourcing tasks (and get no extra clients) (12:44) The weird way outsourcing grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning can skyrocket your profit margins (19:56) Why dropping $10 on lunch per day is a better investment than putting it in an index fund (22:54) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-sales-training.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-coaching.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/video-marketing-for-financial-advisors.html

Most financial advisors make marketing harder than it needs to be. They see themselves as financial experts, not marketers. That’s why they think it’s hard to attract clients online, so they make it hard.  But if you simplify marketing, getting clients becomes easy. All you have to do is understand the principles of marketing and implement them.  In this episode, you’ll discover 20 principles of marketing and how to apply them directly to get more clients whenever you want.  Listen now! Show highlights include:  Why email is the best marketing channel to convert your leads into appointments (and the worst to generate leads) (5:06) The counter-intuitive reason posting content isn’t enough (94% of successful financial advisors send direct messages).  (11:49) Why calling yourself a fiduciary can scare prospects away and send them to your competitors (15:14) The weird reason why great investment returns are less persuasive than your clients’ gut feelings.  (16:43) How knowing math can skyrocket your marketing results and flood you with high-paying clients (24:35) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-sales-training.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-coaching.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/7-client-referral-ideas-to-help-you-get-more-referrals.html

What’s holding you back from achieving your business goals? You might think it’s a lack of experience, tough competition or not enough time.  But for most financial advisors, their own biased thinking holds them back more than anything else. If biases dominate your thinking, your business goals will stay out of reach forever.  But if you can clear up your thinking and leverage it for your success, you’ll reach your goals without even trying.  In this episode, you’ll find out how to de-bias your thinking to make your wildest dreams come true.  Want to create success on autopilot by removing your biases? Listen now! Show highlights include:  The simple strategy that could add 3 clients every month (even if all of your marketing underperforms) (1:03) How “Overconfidence bias” makes you expect unrealistic results (and kills your happiness when you don’t achieve them) (4:03) Why doubling, tripling or quadrupling your income is possible by next year (unless “anchoring bias” is holding you back) (8:58) The insidious way the “Ostrich Effect” keeps you from seeing your business in a realistic way (13:51) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/elevator-speech-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/content-marketing-tips-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-business-plan-tips.html

With all the marketing methods, strategies and channels out there, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.  If you had a podcast, LinkedIn, newsletter, Instagram, TikTok and everything else “experts” say you need, you’d be a marketing department - not a financial advisor.  But you can use effective marketing strategies to get clients without turning into a full-time marketer.  In this episode, you’ll find out how to reduce marketing overwhelm and find the simple strategies that work for you.  Want to spend less time marketing and get better results? Listen now! Show highlights include:  How choosing a tiny niche makes the right marketing strategy obvious (4:46) The weird way a Simpsons episode shows you exactly how to market to your niche (8:04) How your personality transforms mediocre marketing into a client magnet (9:52) Why personality tests can improve your results more than most courses, coachings or seminars (10:45) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/the-best-crm-for-financial-advisors-crm-software-for-financial-services.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/9-actionable-seminar-marketing-tips-for-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/27-financial-advisor-marketing-ideas--strategies-that-work.html

As a financial advisor, your expertise is centered around stocks, funds and other investments.  But what if a client needs help with Medicare? It has a significant impact on your client’s financial life - and supporting them with it lets you earn even more of their trust.  This week’s guest Brian McArthur helps financial advisors’ clients get the best possible outcome with Medicare and takes care of their headaches.  Want to add even more value by helping your clients with Medicare? Listen now!  Show highlights include:  How 3-6 phone calls a year make you more money and earn even more of your clients’ trust.  (8:52) The word-for-word script that gets clients to open up and let you solve their Medicare problems (9:16) Why Medicare is not a separate service, but an add-on for clients. (22:29) How working with an insurance agent makes your clients stay with you longer (24:39) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/11-awesome-client-appreciation-event-ideas-for-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/15-financial-advisor-prospecting-ideas--techniques-that-work.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/4-linkedin-tips-for-financial-advisors.html

Getting long-term advice and the principles behind it moves your business forward. But sometimes, you want a quick answer to a quick question.  In this episode, you’ll hear rapid fire answers to marketing questions asked by financial advisors after listening to the show.  Want quick, actionable advice you can use to get more clients today? Listen now! Show highlights include:  Why being overwhelmed by work is a horrible reason to hire an assistant (7:16) How scarcity can supercharge your marketing results (even if you change nothing about your services) (11:12) The simplest way to go turn a vague dream to a specific action plan that lets you reach your goals (16:15) Why talking about money and investments in your emails gets compliance on your back (22:45) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: [Include 3 of the following links in the show notes - it doesn’t matter which] https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/7-awesome-tech-tools-for-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/7-easy--actionable-social-media-marketing-tips-for-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/video-marketing-for-financial-advisors.html

Few things in business are worse than worrying about where your next client will come from. Sure, you might see success with LinkedIn outreach, asking for referrals and attending networking meetings.  But most financial advisors can’t press a button and start their client attraction machine. Even if that sounds like a pipe dream, that’s exactly what effective advertising can do for you. The reason most people don’t do it? It’s hard.  In this episode, you’ll find out the two ways to run successful ads and build a client attraction machine.  Want a predictable way to get your next client? Listen now!  Show highlights include:  Why excluding most potential clients from your ads magnetizes leads (while general ads get crickets) (4:45) Why leads who don’t care about finance can’t reject you (8:51) The counter-intuitive reason boring ads outperform fancy slogans (10:32) The “Starving Crowd” approach that lets you create effective ads without being a professional marketer (11:32) How to build extraordinary success with nothing but obvious marketing strategies (13:27) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-sales-training.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/video-marketing-for-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/4-linkedin-tips-for-financial-advisors.html

Your website is how you present yourself to potential clients. Even if you’re crushing it on LinkedIn, you won’t get clients if your website sucks.  But unless you’re a professional marketer, it’s hard to know what makes a good website.  In this episode, you’ll discover 20 mistakes financial advisors make with their websites - and how to fix them to get more clients.  Want to turn your website into a client magnet? Listen now! Show highlights include:  3 pages on your website you need to optimize to get more clients (and why you can ignore the rest) (2:25) How image slideshows scare potential clients away from your website (6:06) The easy way to optimize your website for mobile devices (without having to code or learn any technical skills) (6:57) How putting your phone number on your website can get you more clients as soon as tomorrow (10:45) Why your “professional” pictures make prospects leave your website (12:46) How an ugly, self-made website outperforms a gorgeous one from an expensive agency  (15:50) Why you shouldn’t focus on SEO if you’re making less than $500,000 per year (19:00) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/11-awesome-client-appreciation-event-ideas-for-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/9-actionable-seminar-marketing-tips-for-financial-advisors.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/4-linkedin-tips-for-financial-advisors.html

We all get 24 hours each day. Some financial advisors work from sunrise to sunset and never see their kids. Others own beachfront mansions, drive luxury cars and jet off to exotic vacations with their family.  Why are some financial advisors living the dream while others are scraping by?  It’s all about your mindset: If you think small, you’ll be average. If you think big, you can build a business that makes you wealthy and sets you free. In this episode, you’ll find out how to think big to attract more clients while working less and build your dream business. Want to level up your thinking? Listen now! Show highlights include:  Why changing your “identity” puts success on autopilot (even if you never try to change your behavior).  (3:45) How hanging a clock on every wall in your house can make you more efficient, wealthy and productive. (6:29) Why most ambitious people stay average (and how average losers infect you with their mediocre thinking). (11:32) The counter-intuitive reason “easy buttons” sabotage your results (even if they work). (12:07) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-sales-training.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/15-financial-advisor-prospecting-ideas--techniques-that-work.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/4-linkedin-tips-for-financial-advisors.html

Most financial advisors prefer spreadsheets and stock charts over cold-calling and prospecting. But if you can’t sell, you don’t get clients.  And without clients, you don’t have a business.  That’s why many financial advisors look for sales advice online… and embarrass themselves when they follow it.  Some of the most popular sales tips are either plain wrong or don’t work for financial advisors.  In this episode, you’ll discover 5 “tried and true” sales tips that can torch your reputation and drive prospects to your competitors (and the alternatives that actually get clients) Want to improve at sales without sounding like a used car salesman? Listen now!  Show highlights include:  Why learning how to close sales is a waste of time (and the simple sales skill that gets clients). (2:03) The counterintuitive reason firing clients grows your business. (4:21) Why shy introverts can be better salespeople than schmoozing extroverts. (7:23) How sales coaches can be a useless expense if you don’t serve a specific niche. (8:55) Two simple sentences that make your marketing materials more effective (even if you ignore all other marketing advice) (13:15) The “Anti-Sales” approach that ignores sleazy sales and attracts trustworthy clients (14:12) Why an out of print sales book from 1972 teaches you more than any course, seminar or coaching program out there. (15:45) If you’re looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James’ brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.  Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/Coaching and pick up your free 90 minute download called “5 Keys to Success for Financial Advisors” when you join The James Pollard Inner Circle. Discover how to get even better at marketing yourself with these resources: https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/financial-advisor-sales-training.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/15-financial-advisor-prospecting-ideas--techniques-that-work.html https://www.theadvisorcoach.com/27-financial-advisor-marketing-ideas--strategies-that-work.htmlhttps://www.theadvisorcoach.com/video-marketing-for-financial-advisors.html