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    Using Videos to Promote Your FinTech Business

    Videos are fast becoming a preferred means of marketing, even within FinTech and B2B businesses. People today have shorter and shorter attention spans, less time to gather information and want information quickly. The reasons for using video have been well publicized. Videos are:

    preferred over reading
    a more effective way to promote your business
    kept and passed along [...]

    “What About the Analysts?”

    Deborah L. Cox, a 20-year veteran of the software industry, has led corporate communications programs for both large and emerging growth companies.  She currently serves on the board of TAG FinTech with Scott Mills. 
    Since the ‘80’s, industry analysts have evolved as critical influencers of technology purchase decisions, resulting in fear and concern in the executive [...]

    Keywords are Key to Being Found on the Web

    By Scott Mills
    If someone is looking for your company on the Web, they will find you.  But what if they are looking for information to help them solve a problem or for vendors to consider – would you show up on Google? And if you did, what would they see?  How high on the search [...]

    How to Slice and Dice a Sales and Marketing Budget

    Using Benchmark Data and Goals in Your Budgeting Process
    By Jerry Goldstein
    My last post, “How Much Should You Spend On Marketing” dealt with sales and marketing budgeting benchmarks based on an analysis of 2008 financial data from 32 publicly-held FinTech companies.  This analysis revealed that, on average, 22% of their revenues were budgeted for sales and [...]

    A Special FinTech 100 Study Uncovers Sales and Marketing Benchmarks

    How much should you spend on marketing?
    By Jerry Goldstein, vice president of WMA
    One of the most challenging management decisions facing today’s financial technology companies is, “How much should we spend on sales and marketing?”  Both functions are essential to customer acquisition, which is the lifeblood of every organization.  Few good benchmarks exist, especially for smaller [...]