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Registered Rep. March 29, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Social Media Works, Advisors Say Social media is gaining momentum with financial advisors, new research by Registered Rep. and wealthmanagement.com shows.
Registered Rep. September 30, 2009 David A. Geracioti	Do Retail Financial Advisors Have an "Unhealthy Focus?" The Financial Times suggests the way financial products and services are sold need to be completely overhauled.
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Registered Rep. October 31, 2014 Megan Leonhardt	The Lost Opportunity Despite the greater freedom and advantages using the tools can bring, only 53 percent of advisors at RIA firms are using social media for business.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	Taking Care of Business A survey this year by REP./Wealth Management.com shows how RIA attitudes differ from those among advisors in other channels.
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Registered Rep. September 19, 2011 Diana Britton	More Advisors Using, Prioritizing Social Media, Survey Says Not only are more advisors using social media for business purposes, but more are making it a priority.
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Registered Rep. October 21, 2011 Diana Britton	Nature of the Biz? Insurance Advisors Ahead of the Pack On Social Media Among financial advisors, insurance advisors are most likely to use social media for business purposes and most likely to have landed clients through social media.
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Registered Rep. October 27, 2011 Kristen French	Momentum Building for Social Media Adoption in Financial Services Financial firms that are using social media are not talking about their products or engaging their customer base.
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Registered Rep. August 25, 2010 Halah Touryalai	Better Economic Times Ahead? Your Clients Don't Think So. Advisors seem more optimistic about the economy than their own clients, according to a recent survey.
Investment Advisor February 2010 Lewis Schiff	The Affluentialist: Trends in Client Communication The pressure for greater efficiency and convenience is propelling advisors to try new means of communication. Not surprisingly, most new channels appear with new technologies or updated applications of old techniques.
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Investment Advisor June 2010 John Sullivan	Grow and Learn A poll recently conducted by the SEI Advisor Network found that the top priority for advisors in 2010 is to "create new initiatives to increase sales and grow business."
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