Social Media Strategy for Financial Services: Our Top Blogs

Like most of us in financial public relations, I am a voracious reader. And over the past several years, as social media strategy has become an increasing part of my work each day, I regularly review a number of blogs by folks that also specialize in financial services digital strategy. It’s great to hear what others in our industry are thinking, how they are responding to new technologies and regulations, and learn about best practices.

Below is a list of my top five favorite blogs that regularly discuss social media strategy for financial services:

InvestmentPal (@InvestmentPal)

This blog’s posts are particularly helpful in that they tend to involve lists – i.e. “Eight Emerging Social Media Archiving Solutions to Watch” and “30 Sites Insurance Agents & Brokers Can Curate Content From.” It’s a great resource for those that want to be pointed in the right direction or are getting started in social media, and covers all types of financial services. InvestmentPal also manages the “Social Media Marketing for Financial Services” professional group on LinkedIn, where there are pretty active discussions amongst financial service professionals and marketers.

RocktheBoat Marketing (@RockTheBoatMKTG)

Written by Pat Allen, this blog is very comprehensive and educational – it stays on top of new regulations, research and news and always gives a POV on how new developments impact the industry and offers guidance on strategy. Pat tends to focus more on wealth managers and financial advisers than other aspects of financial services, and definitely targets a more sophisticated audience. For example, Pat recently wrote on how Google+’s Hangouts could be used for asset management firms. Its sister site is AdvisorTweets, which tracks what advisors are saying on Twitter.

LinkedFA CEO Blog (@linkedFA)

LinkedFA is a social network for financial & insurance professionals and investors, and CEO Jason Bishara writes this blog which largely discusses social media strategy for financial advisors, with a specific focus on compliance. In addition to updates from the company, Jason has recently blogged about recent webinars and tips for using LinkedFA.  It can be read both by marketers and advisors, and for those of us in financial services public relations, can be a valuable resource for navigating compliance regulations.

WiredAdvisor (@wiredadvisor)

Stephanie Sammons, the CEO of WiredAdvisor and a former financial advisor, pens this blog which focuses on all aspects of social media marketing for financial advisors, and is written with the advisor themselves in mind. Recent posts offer advice to advisors on how to be socially authentic and how to define social media success. Stephanie also has a personal blog and twitter that covers a wider berth of digital topics not specific to financial services.

Glen Gilmore & Social Media (@GlenGilmore)

Glen Gilmore’s blog covers a broad array of social media topics (particularly favoring crisis communications). But some posts are focused on financial services, recently discussing the 10 Commandments of Social Media for Financial Services and the news when Morgan Stanley approved social media use for its financial advisors. Glen also has a twitter feed, @FinCMO, that is dedicated to social media for financial services.

What would you add to this list? Any other favorite blogs that discuss financial services public relations and social media strategy?

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