Archive for November, 2010

• Ten great holiday gift ideas for clients

  Thanking clients is an important part of any business, especially one that is dependent on client referrals. Mike Byrnes shares an article with five points behind the strategy of a good gift. He also shares ten great gift ideas. Read the full A

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• Why social media?

  Social media can help lower marketing expenses, create prospect awareness and increase client advocacy. Ultimately, all these efforts can help a business become more profitable. Mike Byrnes shares ten ways to benefit from social media and achieve

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• Cultivate alliance referrals

  Mike Byrnes shares examples of what five advisors are doing to strengthen existing alliances to grow by: Getting involved with their groups Co-hosting events Coordinating extended team meetings for clients Sharing knowledge and client infor

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• Watch a Wall Street Journal video on social media

  Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, was featured in a Wall Street Journal video on the topic of social media. Annie Gasparro, a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires, writing for “Broker’s World”, asked: •  Why aren’t all advisor

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• Schwab’s event was truly “Impact”-ful

  Schwab’s Impact 2010 conference had over 1,700 advisors (of its 6,000 independent RIA firms) in Boston for a four-day conference, the biggest of its type in the industry. Here are four articles Mike Byrnes wrote for Financial Planning, On Wall S

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