For asset management firms around the globe, quarter-end and month-end content production remains a complex and time-consuming process. As firms’ offerings continue to expand and the needs of clients – advisors, institutions and end investors – evolve, marketing, product and investment teams need new ways to produce commentaries, fact sheets, pitchbooks and quarterly investment reports. […]

For financial services firms, enablement is quickly becoming a critical component of their strategy to improve sales and service efficiency, elevate client experiences, optimize core operations, and increase agility and speed.  Gartner defines enablement as “the activities, systems, processes, and information that support and promote knowledge-based sales interactions with clients and prospects.” Similarly, the definition […]

Financial institutions are at a pivotal crossroads. Emerging technologies, economic uncertainties, and rapidly evolving client preferences are changing the way that firms operate. The firms that find a way to offer their client-facing professionals tools to deliver highly personalized interactions and deepen client relationships will be the ones that succeed in the long-run. However, many […]

4 ways enablement drives value for the financial services industry

Forrester named Seismic a Sales Content Solutions Leader in the latest sales enablement industry report.

Today’s sales and marketing teams are operating in the age of the customer. To be successful, these teams must focus their strategies and actions on the buyers’ problems and opportunities. Marketers are tasked with generating high-quality leads for the sales team. While marketing looks to improve the lead conversion process, sales looks to accelerate the […]

Delivering personalized, compelling content at every customer touchpoint has become essential. 85% of sales and marketers now agree that buyers will actively dismiss their marketing and sales efforts if they don’t receive tailored content. When also considering the fact that the buyer’s journey is more complex than ever before, the challenge before sellers and marketers […]

In recent months, global markets have become increasingly volatile. Slowing economic growth, weakening corporate earnings, and an escalating trade war with China are among the many factors conspiring to disrupt the economy and rattle investors. And, while the US economy has been expanding since 2009 — making this the longest period of uninterrupted growth in […]

With a tool like Seismic, sorting through all of that content, finding the right components, and pulling it all together is easy. Seismic automates the process for you so that creating custom presentations, pitchbooks, and proposals becomes quick, easy, and efficient. A process that might otherwise take hours, if not days, can suddenly be completed in seconds.

Customer experience has long been a priority for B2C companies, but it hasn’t been a focus for B2B organizations until more recently. The B2B selling space is evolving, funnel dynamics are shifting, and buyers are becoming better informed. Perhaps the most significant changes are the shift in the balance of power in the B2B purchase […]

Buyers have taken control of the modern sales cycle, and successful salespeople today know they need to act like trusted advisors with prospects to simplify their decision-making process, understand their needs and behavior, and deliver immediate value, otherwise they will lose the deal. Great sales managers and sales reps won’t just accept that a deal […]

The investment management industry faces no shortage of challenges. Client expectations are on the rise as they seek the same kinds of highly customized, consultative, and engaging experiences they’re accustomed to in virtually every other aspect of their lives. At the same time, clients are becoming increasingly more sensitive to fees. That sensitivity is putting […]