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A CONVERSATION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA LEADERS MODERATOR Steve Samuels Bank of America Merrill Lynch SIFMA Private Client Services Committee PANELISTS PANELISTS Jana Friedman Twitter Jayme Lacour Putnam Investments Jennifer Grazel LinkedIn Kristin Shevis Hearsay Social
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Page 1: Social media in the financial services industry

A CONVERSATION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA LEADERS

MODERATOR

Steve Samuels

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

SIFMA Private Client Services Committee

PANELISTSPANELISTS

Jana Friedman

Twitter

Jayme Lacour

Putnam Investments

Jennifer Grazel

LinkedIn

Kristin Shevis

Hearsay Social

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284420 10/13

n = 305.

Putnam Investments Survey of Financial Advisors’ Use of Social Media (2013).

Conducted in partnership with FTI Consulting.

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Putnam Investments Survey of Financial Advisors’ Use of Social Media (2013).

Conducted in partnership with FTI Consulting.

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Putnam Investments Survey of Financial Advisors’ Use of Social Media (2013).

Conducted in partnership with FTI Consulting.

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Among financial advisors using LinkedIn as their primary social network.

Putnam Investments Survey of Financial Advisors’ Use of Social Media (2013).

Conducted in partnership with FTI Consulting.

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Among financial advisors using LinkedIn as their primary social network.

Putnam Investments Survey of Financial Advisors’ Use of Social Media (2013).

Conducted in partnership with FTI Consulting.

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Putnam Investments Survey of Financial Advisors’ Use of Social Media (2013).

Conducted in partnership with FTI Consulting.

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Mass Affluent are highly engaged on social media

44%

Among Mass Affluent social media users:

87%

LinkedIn Influencers 8Cogent Research, U.S. March 2013

Base: Mass Affluent

engage with financial companies44

engage with content from

financial companies

34%

87Use Social Media

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Among those who use social for BOTH discovery and

consideration, nearly 2/3 are driven to action

Discovery

BOTH

ConsiderationUse social to

stay up-to-

Use social to

seek advice or

LinkedIn Influencers 9

BOTHstay up-to-

date on

financial

trends or

companies.

seek advice or

gather info to

make a

financial

decision.

DRIVEN TO ACTIONOpen/close account or purchase product

21% 32%63%

Cogent Research, Global March 2013

Base: Global Mass Affluent social media users

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Listening for Social Signals Delivers Valuable Business Results

“Thrivent recorded 22% business increase for

64% have acquired a new

lead from social media

58% landed a new customer

from social media

users surveyed reported:

“Social media has created an revolutionary sales opportunity”

“I get over 40% of my referrals from social

media”

“Thrivent recorded 22% business increase for

reps using social media”

(1,500 reps on social as of June 2013)

Bucky Wright

Chairman & Chief Sales Officer AXA Advisors

Knut Olson

SVP Mission Advancement Thrivent Financial

Addison Gardner

AgentAllstate

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COMPLIANCE

Where is the Industry Headed?

78% of salespeople on social

outsell peers1

75% of advisors use at least one

Social Network For Business

41% Decrease in concern

with Social media

OPTIONAL SOCIAL PROGRAM

outsell peers1

40% of people (customers) use social media every day3

Social Network For Business

28% of Americans turn to social

site for news4

compliance


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