Crafting your story to sell a solution, not push a product

Sitting through some presentations can feel like watching a slideshow of someone’s holiday photos. Your enthusiasm will never match theirs. It is incredibly difficult to create a set of slides that introduces your company’s brand story and presents the virtues of the product you are selling without them becoming too wordy, long or complicated.

23 September 4 mins

Sustainability & Impact Report 2024

Welcome to White Marble’s (now known as Alpha Agency) first sustainability report, including our first B Impact Report.…

31 August < 1 min

Make your marketing more efficient and cost effective

Where most companies go wrong with their marketing is not being absolutely clear on who their target audience is and not knowing where/how they consume information. What seems like a very simple task is in practice very difficult. How granular do you go?  

21 August 3 mins

New Beacon Website Launch

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Beacon's new and improved website! Our team has been working diligently to enhance the experience, and we are excited to present a modern, user-friendly interface packed with updated functionality.

13 August 2 mins

How to craft your content strategy

Kirsten Hastings kicks off the new Crafting Content series with 5 steps on how to successfully structure your content plan.

19 July 3 mins

Demystifying diversity

In this episode we are joined by senior executive coach and educator Marie-Laure Humbert and Elisa Magistrali. Join us as we discuss culture, why diversity is about much more than purely physical attributes, and how companies may be doing themselves and their clients a disservice by pursuing a narrow recruitment path.

18 July < 1 min

Content remains king in 2024

In this episode, the tables are turned and our regular host Kirsten Hastings shares her views on the content landscape. Riley Panko, asks Kirsten about top tips for firms, clicks versus genuine engagement and why content is the ideal place for firms to truly showcase their differences.

18 March < 1 min

Five ingredients for asset managers’ content supply chains

In conversations lately, we’ve heard asset and wealth managers say that they have an oversupply of marketing content and want to optimize their efforts. In this insight, Riley Panko explores how asset managers should think of content like a supply chain to maximize its ROI.

29 February 3 mins

Crafting Content: High-impact content distribution for investment marketers

Creating marketing content without a thoughtful, strategic distribution plan is like writing a book that never leaves the warehouse or a song that is never sung outside the garage. The content may be incredibly creative or insightful – but if no one reads or hears it, what does it matter?

06 February 3 mins

4 principles to improve your ETF content marketing strategy

Effective ETF content marketing must build on a strong foundation of overall content best practices, and requires further strategic consideration to stand out. Total ETF assets under management have grown at approximately 15% CAGR since 2010, almost three times faster than traditional mutual funds, per data from Oliver Wyman. As this growth continues, investment marketers will continue to launch and/or optimize their ETF content marketing efforts.

24 January 3 mins