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What gets measured gets done

What gets measured gets done

This is Robert Haylor and this is another entry in my Marketing in Finance blog. I got home from work around 2 hours ago and have gobbled down a quick bite to eat before making my way up to my computer to write this weeks 

Does your financial firm domain name still matter in 2026?

Does your financial firm domain name still matter in 2026?

I’m super excited to be back blogging on MarketinginFinance.com. I missed you all last week, whilst I was away for Easter break with my son. Over the weekend, myself and my fiancée went to look at a few new housing developments in Warwickshire & Birmingham. 

Why every mortgage & protection adviser needs a newsletter and how to get started

Why every mortgage & protection adviser needs a newsletter and how to get started

Under the FCA’s Consumer Duty one of the major requirements is to support consumers with their understanding of the financial products that will help them achieve positive outcomes. Keeping in touch with your client, isn’t just a nice thing to do nor is it just 

Ten marketing channels for mortgage & protection advisers

Ten marketing channels for mortgage & protection advisers

Obscurity is your biggest problem when you’re first starting out. People want to and do business with people that they know, like and trust. As a mortgage and protection adviser, your first objective needs to be finding and landing that first client that you can 

Social Media is a lie.  Why I failed my FSRE1 Exam

Social Media is a lie. Why I failed my FSRE1 Exam

If you’ve been following this blog for a while now you will have seen that I’ve been documenting my journey into financial services, in particular my experiences of studying CeMAP. At the end of February I wrote about how I was preparing for my first 

10 Email Marketing Rules Every Mortgage Broker must follow

10 Email Marketing Rules Every Mortgage Broker must follow

Some of you may have found this post and thought email marketing is long dead. In a world of AI (Artificial Intelligence), why on earth would anyone still be using this old, and potentially redundant method of marketing to their clients? Let’s keep it real 

Obsessed

Obsessed

Tuesday morning, I headed out the door at 7am, as I always do on my way to the office for another day in the life as a Digital Marketing Executive for a financial services network. On the journey, I turned the radio off and tuned 

LISA and a Roadmap to Home Ownership

LISA and a Roadmap to Home Ownership

In 2021 I opened my very own Lifetime ISA, abbreviated to LISA. Did I truly understand what I had opened at this point? Not as much as I do today. At the end of 2020 I made the decision that I wanted to get off 

Mock Exams, Confidence & Exam Preparation

Mock Exams, Confidence & Exam Preparation

So in a previous blog post I mentioned that I would sit and take my first exam as part of the CeMAP course. I’ve been studying Financial Services, Regulations & Ethics, or FSRE1 for short, since October last year. I’ve made notes, written up flashcards 

Organisations & Regulations

Organisations & Regulations

Before starting CeMAP, I was warned about ‘Module 1’. Everyone said it was dry, dense, and full of regulation. They were right. When I first joined the industry, the only time I had come across the word compliance and supervision was when I was working