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Texting for business reasons

Text messages can be a very effective means of communicating.
Although shorter in length, text message open rates far surpass email open rates.

Top Ten Tips for More 401(k) Business

Need help expanding your 401(k) plan sponsor and participant base?
Read Mike Byrnes’ 401k Specialist Magazine article to learn from ten experts on how they grow their businesses focusing

A Wonderful Women’s Networking Event: Mother’s Day Brunch

Need an event idea that is a hit? Want one that focuses on women? Want one that can draw in multi-generational families?
Try hosting a Mother’s Day brunch.

A conversation between two online marketing experts

Listen to the #HSonAir podcast interview of Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, hosted by Victor Gaxiola, Head of Customer Advocacy at Hearsay Systems.

Prepare for Change

Do you know where the future is headed for your business?
Like it or not, the world is evolving at a rapid pace. Professionals that fall behind are at risk of losing what they have.

Social media experiences shared by financial service leaders

Learn what was shared at the SIFMA social media seminar.

Advice from a dozen experts

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, participated as one of the experts at TD Ameritrade’s National LINC conference.

Need Help Creating And Sharing Content?

Many in the industry need help with sharing content via enewsletters, using social media or updating websites to educate clients, stay in touch with prospects and strengthen relationships wi

A Surprising Winner In The Super Bowl Commercial Competition

Super Bowl 50 had some interesting story lines. The Denver Broncos team, led by Peyton Manning, defeated the Carolina Panthers with an solid defensive performance.

A New Must-Use Marketing Best Practice

To date, many people have not received personalized videos emails, which is part of the reason that they are so effective.

A Client Event Topic That Every Advisor Should Offer

Many more adults of all ages are using social media, but many of them are still trying to figure it out or they are having trouble keeping up.

A focus on business advice and personal inspiration

Mike Byrnes covered LPL Financial’s annual Focus conference that had 7,000 attendees in Boston. The event had a private concert by Hall and Oates and many great speakers.

Advisors: Do You Have A Digital Strategy?

The digital era is upon us and advisors will need to adapt if they want to continue to be successful in the future. This was a clear message at the Pershing INSITE conference.

Connecting with Couples

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, was asked to contribute as a thought leader to TIAA-CREF’s program: Get Closer®: Solving the Couples Conundrum.

5 Keys That Make Super-Ensemble Firms More Successful

Many advisors can learn from advisory practices with over $1 billion in assets under management.

Use Google Analytics To Know If You Are Succeeding Online

Too many organizations are going blind when it comes to their online marketing strategy. However, the amazing thing about online marketing is that it is very measurable.

Why Your Website Sucks!

If you have not heard, “Mobilegeddon” is upon us.

How To Mediate Cyber Risks When Online

Most of us cannot disconnect from the internet, so we need to take precautions to remain safe.

How To Keep The Practice Growing

Most financial advisors want to grow their business, but many struggle with it.

The Best Super Bowl Ads And The Marketing Lessons They Provide

Super Bowl XLIX will be most remembered for the New England Patriots’ interception with very little time on the clock to beat the Seattle Seahawks.

10 Tips To Become A Better Presenter

Although not everyone feels comfortable being a public speaker, often times it can help one’s career and business success.

Future Performance: Issues Facing Advisors

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, was asked about future trends for financial advisors that will start to impact the industry in 2015.

Expert Inbound Marketing Advice

Inbound marketing works. The proof can be seen in the shift of marketing resources coming from outbound marketing.

Growing A Practice The Multifamily Office Way

Many financial advisors strive for the family office model, even if they don’t have the client base to support it.

Grow Better (Organically And Inorganically)

Too often businesses have their growth flatline even though they want to continue their success.

Social Media “Insite”

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, LLC, sat on a panel at INSITE 2014, Pershing’s national conference that had over 2,000 attendees, including advisors from over 25 countries.

Create philanthropic alliances

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, LLC, spoke at the Raymond James national conference held in National Harbor, MD, May 22, 2014 on the topic of: An underdeveloped revenue stream�

Business success

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, gave a practice management workshop called “Keys To Business Success: Financial Advisor Best Practices” at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Mo

Big Data – Marketing’s Evolution

It is no surprise, the evolution of marketing will become more scientific, more calculated and ultimately more effective.

Keys To Business Success – Financial Advisor Best Practices

Attend a practice management workshop called “Keys To Business Success: Financial Advisor Best Practices.

Social media and event marketing expertise

The TD Ameritrade Institutional national conference had a nice charitable element to it.

Top 10 Online Practices for Nonprofit Marketing

Online marketing is becoming more crucial for any organization, especially nonprofits.

Advisors Offer 11 Ways To Get More Client Referrals

Want help gaining more business by building out your referrals strategy? If so, it is helpful to know what works in practice, not just in theory.

Issues Facing Advisors in 2014

What do you see as a major issue for financial advisors in 2014?
Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, answered this question and was quoted in the December 2013 issues of the NAPFA A

Best Practices From Consulting Experts

TD Ameritrade Institutional’s 2014 national conference had Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and presidential candidate, Simon Sinek, renowned leadership expert and author, and

Super Bowl Not Up To The Hype

For the 5th year in a row, Mike Byrnes has watched the Super Bowl and had fun evaluating the commercials.

Multi-family office best practices

Whether you are a multi-family office or not, it is easy to learn from the organizations that work with the wealthiest families in the United States.

12 Business-Improving Articles From 2013

Read a dozen of Mike Byrnes’ practice management related Financial Advisor articles from 2013.

Write More Effective Communications

At the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts annual meeting, Susan Weiner, owner of InvestmentWriting.com, gave a presentation called “How to Write Emails People Will Read.

Social media for nonprofits

Mike Byrnes spoke to over 60 nonprofit leaders on the topic of social media and how it is changing the way the game is played.

A NextGen Wake-Up Call

If a business wants to be successful in the future, it needs to develop a focus on the next generation. Financial advisors are not exempt from this fact.

Humanizing With Humor

Mike Byrnes attended the recent Inbound Marketing Summit conference in Boston and covered a “Late-Night Comedy Meets Inbound Marketing” presentation by Tim Washer, a former

Expert advice to be more successful

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, LLC, gave a keynote presentation at the 2013 Bank & Trust Summit on the topic of “A new world of marketing.

Social Media Conference for Financial Services

The 4th annual Social Media Conference for Financial Services, organized by LIMRA and LOMA, was again a hit. Mike Byrnes, presented on the pre-day on the topic of Growing Social.

The Increasing Power Of Pictures

Because of the information overload era we are in, successful marketers are going to need to get their messages across in new ways to stay effective.

Best practices and benchmarking

Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services’ Inside Track event held in Boston contained some sound advice and insight for advisors.

11 Tips On Using Social Media

LinkedIn’s FinanceConnect conference offered some great advice on how marketers need to reinvent social media strategies for the financial services industry to communicate effectively with

Marketing Lingo You Must Add To Your Vocabulary

The digital age has brought about a lot of change, even to our own vocabulary.

Converting Leads Online

More and more, prospective clients are going to do research online to make decisions of which individuals and organizations to work with.

More from “Something More”

Mike Byrnes appeared on the “Something More with Chris Boyd” radio program heard on WXTK 95.1 FM on April 6, 2013.

Your Most Reviewed Online Information

Know what is consistently one of the most visited pages on most websites?
The biography under the ‘About Us’ section.
Why is that? Visitors want to know about you.

Unleash the Power of Blog Commenting

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, was quoted extensively in an article in the March 2013 issue of Website Magazine.
Read what Mike said about commenting on other sites.

Four Tips To Get More PR

After giving an FPA of Massachusetts media training and speaking at the Barron’s Top Independent Advisors Summit, Mike Byrnes came up with four pieces of advice to get more publicity utili

Social Media Advice for Top Advisors

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, LLC, spoke at Barron’s Top Independent Advisor Summit.

PR and social media training

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, spoke for the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts on the topic of PR and social media.

The Super Bowl Commercial Showcase

This year’s Super Bowl had lots of excitement from the game, half-time show, blackout and over 50 commercials.

Top Guns, the NextGen and Social Media

For over 3,000 attendees, this year’s TD Ameritrade Institutional National conference rocked for registered investment advisors.

Mike Byrnes shares expertise at FSI’s OneVoice

Mike Byrnes gave a presentation called “Social Media – A Communications Revolution” at the Financial Services Institute’s largest ever OneVoice 2013 conference, the n

Prepare for your Zero Moment of Truth

We have become a research society as consumers use the internet to research everything to become better informed before making a purchase.

Plan a Client Appreciation Event

Hosting a client appreciation event is a good way to thank your clients for their business and generate goodwill that can increase referrals.

13 Keys to Success in 2013

In the hopes to help financial advisors improve success in the new year, Mike Byrnes shared a baker’s dozen of practice management tips.

12 Business-Improving Articles From 2012

Mike Byrnes wrote many helpful articles for Financial Advisor in 2012.
Read this summary of 12 contributions that can improve your business.

Brandscaping: An Online Marketing Best Practice

Today’s digital world is revolutionizing marketing best practices.

Our Industry Will Look Different Because Of The Digital Age

Mike Byrnes recently presented for the FPA National Capital Area Chapter on the “13 Keys for Success in 2013.

Client Gift Ideas

Clients that like you and feel special give more referrals. That is why advisors should put a lot of thought into what they can do to make them raving fans.

The Impact Of Social Media

Mike Byrnes spoke at Charles Schwab’s IMPACT conference on November 14, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois in front of 300 registered investment advisors on the topic of “Unleash the Powe

The Time To Prepare Heirs Is Now

Mike Byrnes recently spoke at a two-day conference in Malibu, California called The Great Wealth Transfer, organized by the Institute of Preparing Heirs.

10 Expert Marketing Tips

Two excellent marketing conferences in Boston delivered lots of great advice.

Facebook Hits 1 Billion Users

“The Social Network” has hit quite a milestone. This September it surpassed one billion users. That’s 1/7th of all humanity.

Get More Online Leads with SEO

Drive more traffic to your website and generate more online leads by utilizing Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Read Kevin Feehily’s article that appeared on RIACentral.

Leverage brand ambassadors

There are a few large companies that serve as an excellent example of how to fully utilize the power of their own people, when it comes to social media.

Social media for top advisors

Mike Byrnes, national speaker and President of Byrnes Consulting, LLC, spoke at Barron’s Top Advisor Summit in Orlando, Florida on September 13, 2012.

Financial Services Social Media

Watch a quick YouTube video with Stephen Selby, Director of Regulatory Services at LIMRA, and Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, discuss the 3rd annual LIMRA and LOMA social media

A “Focus” on social media and succession planning

LPL Advisors Focus On Succession Planning LPL Financial’s Focus12 national conference in San Diego, CA had another huge turn out.

Content is Key

Several social media experts recently spoke at the Boston Content Marketing and Communications Leadership Forum hosted by PR Newswire, in cooperation with the Business Development Institute.

Use Video to Improve Website and Attract New Clients

Advisors who use videos can separate themselves from their competition.

Want an all-star website?

Looking across all industries, major league baseball has some of the best websites out there.

Cause-Related Social Media

Most for-profit organizations and nonprofits are still trying to figure out how to use social media effectively. One great opportunity is for two separate organizations to join forces.

Want to become an elite advisor?

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, LLC, recently attended the TD Ameritrade Institutional’s Elite Summit, a type of conference journalists are rarely allowed to cover.

Generating Business From Google Local Search

In today’s day and age, people are searching every day for goods and services online with their computers and handheld devices.

Pershing’s INSITE has President Clinton plus business advice

Mike Byrnes attended Pershing’s INSITE 2012 conference and wrote these articles:
Clinton at Pershing
Read what Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, spoke about

Fidelity shares advice on branding, planning and giving

About 150 Registered Investment Advisors attended the Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services’ Inside Track conference in Boston.

Facebook’s Future

With all the news about Facebook going public, the IPO and stock price received all the headlines.

Helpful information from NAPFA National

Holy cow… The 2012 NAPFA National conference in Chicago, IL had the largest showing since its 2007 National conference.

Mobile Is Modernizing Commerce

Mobile technologies are putting pricing pressure on products and services that never existed before. They are also revolutionizing the buying cycle at every step of the process.

Business solutions: Leveraging philanthropy and technology

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, spoke at the Financial Planning Associations’ 2012 national Business Solutions conference in San Francisco, California on the topic of leveragi

Asset Managers Are Starting To Figure Out Social Media

Traditionally, it has been believed that asset managers have held back from using social media because of compliance reasons, but it turns out that in today’s environment it might be budg

Facebook marketers converge for first FMC

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, opened the FMC, Facebook’s first ever marketing conference, on leap day, February 29, 2012, at the American Museum of Natural History

Leverage Philanthropy in Your Business

Headed to the Financial Planning Association Business Solutions 2012 National Conference?
If so, attend Mike Byrnes’ presentation entitled, “Leverage Philanthropy in Your Business,&#8221

Proof That Social Media Works

Ever wonder if social media really works?
Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, highlighted Cathy Curtis, owner of Curtis Financial Planning, in his latest “Social Business&

Social Media Talk Of TD Ameritrade Conference

Along with Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, Robert M. Gates, 22nd U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Dr. Jeremy J.

Lessons Learned From America’s Biggest Marketing Showcase

More than half of this year’s Super Bowl advertisers showed their commercials online before the big game.

The New and Improved Facebook

Facebook is an amazing tool to help a business show its brand personality, and the largest social network in the world is getting even better.

Take your website to the next level

Headed to TD Ameritrade Institutional’s National Conference?
If so, attend Mike Byrnes’ presentation entitled, “Take your website to the next level”.

Time to get on the Twitter Train

There are 100 million Twitter users logging in at least monthly and almost half of them log in every day. If your business is not actively using this social network, you are missing out.

12 Business-Improving Articles From 2011

Read a dozen great articles from 2011 that you might have missed.

‘Tis The Season To Tag Your Clients

Learn why, in a client referral driven industry, appreciation events are so important to increase satisfaction and build advocates.

Keys to success

To help advisors be more successful, Mike Byrnes gave a keynote presentation at the Investment Management Consultants Association 2011 Winter Specialty Conference – Business Development

Increase Your Chances Of Prospects Finding You

We live an era of “search.” No matter what people are looking for, they can find it online. Advisors’ businesses are no different.

Valuable nuggets of practice management and marketing advice

Mike Byrnes, President of Byrnes Consulting, LLC, attended the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors’ 2011 Practice Management and Investments Conference, in Brooklyn, NY and

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