What’s the Plan?

In This Issue: The Power of Planning | Planning for Financial Advisors | Sweaters for Penguins When I ask investment companies for a copy of their marketing plan, I am often told, “There really isn’t one” or “We don’t have anything on...

How to Enhance Your RFP Library

In This Issue: Beyond Cut and Paste | Opportunity or Necessary Evil? | A Plan Sponsor’s Perspective It can be a foundation for outstanding marketing communications. Or a showcase of all the shortcomings that typify investment marketing. Its production can be a...

Branding for Investment Companies

In This Issue: Standing for Something | Differentiate or Die | Enemies of Effective Branding Where are the Apples and Starbucks and Whole Foods of the investment world? Companies you know you can count on to deliver what you want consistently? That’s the essence...

Investment Marketing 1.0

In This Issue: Just Getting the Word Out? | The Art of the Start | 20 Ways to Win & Keep AUM Maybe it’s a sign of optimism due to current stock market strength. Or perhaps more portfolio managers want to control their own destiny in an increasingly volatile...