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The financial services business has seen major transformations in recent years. Fintech businesses have been able to take advantage of a variety of factors, including technological advancements, economic issues, and global events, to provide new banking options.
In certain respects, fintech businesses have an advantage over brick-and-mortar banks when it comes to international expansion. Rather than relying on physical sites and committed staff, they may serve their consumers from anywhere. Because of this, we're seeing significant shifts in how financial services firms conduct their marketing efforts. When it comes to lead generation and sales, the industry has been too reliant on conventional marketing and PR channels. Businesses in the FinTech industry require a more contemporary and data-driven approach to marketing.
The digital environment is always evolving; thus it's important for businesses to spend a major percentage of their marketing budget on increasing their online presence. This is where collaboration between fintech and market agencies is most effective.
Can cooperation between fintech companies and marketing agencies be beneficial?
As there are so many channels to consider and so much data to mine, marketing may be a difficult sector of business for many organizations to get started. Marketing departments are typically overworked and understaffed. FinTech and FSI start-ups with limited marketing teams are particularly vulnerable to this. FinTech companies may find that working with an outside marketing firm, such as Finance Makers, is the most cost-effective option. It's possible that a marketing agency may fill in the gaps in your in-house marketing team's knowledge and experience, allowing you to better execute your plan and get better results.
It may be costly and tough to build a top-notch marketing department! Just to bring in a new employee, you may end up paying a recruiter anywhere from 15% to 20% of the new employee's beginning salary.
The amount of human capital you free up by working with an agency is huge. Because you won't have to bother about setting up an internal marketing department, you'll have more funds to devote to operating your firm.
With the help of agencies, your marketing staff may focus on more strategic initiatives while still being able to handle day-to-day responsibilities. There are several ways in which a marketing firm may benefit your team, while also providing a degree of complexity that would otherwise be impossible without their knowledge.
Another important aspect of an agency's worth is the breadth and depth of its industry experience and expertise. If you're in the Fintech industry, for example, you'll need a significant amount of money to get started. To save money and time, a fintech firm may use the agency's expertise and understanding of the industry by hiring an agency with "Fintech experience".
The majority of inbound marketing firms assist their clients to prioritize their customers' requirements in order to better target and nurture their core audience via inbound marketing. When there is pressure from above to reach expectations, many companies find it difficult to shift their attention from their corporate goals to the requirements of their consumers. The key to long-term success is aligning your customers' needs with your business objectives.
As a FinTech company with a limited budget, inbound and content marketing are excellent options. They're also forward-thinking. According to this forex website, focusing start-up brokerages' marketing efforts on explaining the core advantages of the company’s conditions and other features through the content has helped the such brokerages to attract a significant number of customers through a simple Google search in of the most competitive, hence expensive, industries out there.
Clients benefit from the procedures that agencies have developed. Businesses can save a significant amount of time and money by implementing their tried-and-true methods.
There has been a lot of time for agencies to grow and enhance their methods. When it comes to launching a great campaign, Jordan Digital Marketing has spent more than five years perfecting the art of the launch.
Digital marketing campaigns have varying aims and build structures, but using the knowledge of others might save you money in the long run.
You may use the assistance of marketing firms in putting in place sound plans, but they can also help you develop long-term campaigns that will continue to bring in new customers and excellent leads for your pipeline.
Inbound marketing relies heavily on the creation of evergreen content and the implementation of campaigns in the long term. Content pillar pages and topic clusters, which serve as SEO-friendly hubs to attract your target audiences, are becoming increasingly popular. A seasoned agency can assist you in developing and implementing campaigns that will endure for years to come.
Some problems can be solved by using “who you know”, rather than “what you know”, as a resource. Ad agencies have built-in resources and contacts that they can tap into. If you're dealing with ad networks like Google or Facebook, this can be especially helpful. If you don't measure your marketing's return on investment (ROI) properly, you'll have a hard time achieving sales and marketing alignment in the financial services business.
This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author.
Hassan Zebdeh Financial Crime Advisor at Eastnets
08 October
Jelle Van Schaick Head of Marketing at Intergiro
07 October
Kuldeep Shrimali Consulting Partner at Tata Consultancy Services
Nikunj Gundaniya Product manager at Digipay.guru
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