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Stephanie Sammons
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LinkedIn Groups; A Powerful Way to Build Influence

Are any of you utilizing LinkedIn Groups?  Here are 5 Ways to Build Your Influence with Groups.  Be careful about promoting yourself and your services.  It isn't effective!  Consider these ideas and…Continue

Tags: groups, linkedin

Started Jan 7, 2011

Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?
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Recently there has been some debate in the financial advisor blogosphere around the use of the Facebook "Like" button by financial advisors.  Pat Allen of Rock the Boat Marketing wrote a nice blog…Continue

Tags: Retweeting, Button, Like, Facebook

Started this discussion. Last reply by Gregory Weiss Jun 24, 2011.

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Brent Carnduff commented on Stephanie Sammons's blog post 'With Social Media in Financial Services, It's Not About the Tools'
Hey Stephanie, Great article! The social media compliance issue comes down to education and trusting your people.
Jul 15, 2011
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With Social Media in Financial Services, It's Not About the Tools

I think this is stirring up a bit of controversy! I'd love to get your thoughts. http://blog.wiredadvisor.com/2011/07/11/with-social-media-in-financial-services-its-not-about-the-tools/
Blog post by Stephanie Sammons Jul 12, 2011
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Gregory Weiss replied to Stephanie Sammons's discussion 'Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?'
We are victim to semantics only (the literal definition of the word "Like"). When considering the actual ACTION itself (one can describe the action itself of "Liking" a page as FOLLOWING that page, and showing an interest in…
Jun 24, 2011
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Mike Langford left a comment for Stephanie Sammons
Thank you Stephanie! I look forward to meeting you as well.
May 10, 2011
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Stephanie Sammons left a comment for Mike Langford
Congratulations on your new position!  I look forward to visiting with you.   Stephanie
May 9, 2011
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Stephanie Sammons commented on Scott Peterson's blog post 'Jeff Rose Is a Force of Nature'
Scott, thanks for sharing this story.  I believe the webinar you are referring to was one that we put together last year entitled "Strategic Blogging for Financial Advisors". Jeff has certainly paved the way in this space as a pioneer…
Feb 17, 2011
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LinkedIn Groups; A Powerful Way to Build Influence

Are any of you utilizing LinkedIn Groups?  Here are 5 Ways to Build Your Influence with Groups.  Be careful about promoting yourself and your services.  It isn't effective!  Consider these ideas and share your thoughts and experiences! http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-ways-to-use-linkedin-groups-to-build-influential-connections/Stephanie  See More
Discussion posted by Stephanie Sammons Jan 7, 2011
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The Top Online Reputation Killers for Financial Advisors

With the incredible opportunity that social media offers for building connections and growing your influence online, there are also many ways to damage your reputation if you’re not careful. You should strive to protect your reputation in everything that you do online because the internet is written in ink. With increased online transparency and visibility, your reputation is on display 24/7 and there is no eraser for any damage that occurs.…See More
Blog post by Stephanie Sammons Dec 1, 2010
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“The only things certain in life are death and taxes” - Ben Franklin Let’s add one more thing to this quote…CHANGE. Change is inevitable, and speaking of change, the world of online search and social…

“The only things certain in life are death and taxes” - Ben FranklinLet’s add one more thing to this quote…CHANGE. Change is inevitable, and speaking of change, the world of online search and social media changes almost daily, just as the global stock markets do......These kinds of changes happen often and can be difficult to stay on top of because they happen so quickly. Should you completely change your strategy to try and keep up? You will need to adjust your strategy from time to time…See More
Blog post by Stephanie Sammons Oct 17, 2010
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Stephanie Sammons commented on Loic Jeanjean's blog post 'The impact of blogging on website traffic'
Blogging is no doubt one of most compelling tools that a financial advisor can leverage to build influence and community around their personal and professional thought leadership. However, it is important to note that blogging is not for everyone.…
Oct 17, 2010
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Stephen Selby replied to Stephanie Sammons's discussion 'Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?'
Great question. Here's a couple of thoughts: FINRA RN 10-06 applies to any website with social media content. Not just the major sites. The public is (with certain exceptions) not under the jurisdiction of the SEC or FINRA. I don't see…
Aug 19, 2010
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Don Rua replied to Stephanie Sammons's discussion 'Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?'
I agree with the senitiment, but let me ask your opinion on this: I'm not referring to a social network site with built in tools, such as Facebook, but rather an advisor's own business website. By providing the tools for 'liking'…
Aug 19, 2010
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Stephen Selby replied to Stephanie Sammons's discussion 'Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?'
You are correct.RRs are not responsible for the behavior of the public. With one exception - "entanglement." It is usually the RR that is "entangled" with a BD. This means that a BD is responsible for anything a RR says / posts…
Aug 19, 2010
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Neal Linkon replied to Stephanie Sammons's discussion 'Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?'
I thought FINRA was clear that reps and advisors aren't responsible for anything a third party does on their site, including posting or "liking." Exceptions, of course, for complaints, but not for basic Wall posts or…
Aug 19, 2010
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Don Rua replied to Stephanie Sammons's discussion 'Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?'
This is an important topic to me, especially the ability for clients/visitors to an advisor's website to use social media tools to 'Like', 'bookmark', or otherwise share the content. The reason is that much of the focus by…
Aug 19, 2010
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Susan Weiner, CFA replied to Stephanie Sammons's discussion 'Thoughts on "Likes" and "Retweets"?'
Good point, Blane!
Aug 19, 2010

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With Social Media in Financial Services, It's Not About the Tools

I think this is stirring up a bit of controversy! I'd love to get your thoughts. http://blog.wiredadvisor.com/2011/07/11/with-social-media-in-financial-services-its-not-about-the-tools/

Posted on July 12, 2011 at 9:28am — 1 Comment

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The Top Online Reputation Killers for Financial Advisors

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“The only things certain in life are death and taxes” - Ben Franklin Let’s add one more thing to this quote…CHANGE. Change is inevitable, and speaking of change, the world of online search and social…

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Posted on October 17, 2010 at 10:27am

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At 11:35am on May 10, 2011, Mike LangfordMike Langford said…
Thank you Stephanie! I look forward to meeting you as well.
 
 
 

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