Oftentimes, as business owners, we take a wrong view of marketing. Because it isn't foundational to the operation of our businesses, we view marketing as a luxury. However, if we see it for what it truly is—an investment—we can finally begin to measure the return on our marketing investments.

In this episode, I discuss how you can maximize the ROI for your RIA firm's marketing investment, paving the way for the eight-figure exit. Additionally, I'm going to explore the quantifiable and unquantifiable aspects of marketing, and how a holistic approach yields the results that we often desire. This week on The Financially Simple Podcast:

• (00:50) Business Owners See Marketing As a Luxury

• (02:55) The "Basics" Around Marketing

• (04:27) Two Key Metrics

• (07:03) Calculating a Break Even Point for Your Marketing

• (11:11) How Much Money Should You Spend On Marketing?

• (14:20) Are Your Marketing Efforts Increasing Your CLV?

• (17:22) The Unquantifiable Aspects of Marketing

Our Favorite Quotes:

"Most other industries spend a great deal more than 5%. The RIA industry has been fortunate that we have had the market growing a lot of our revenue over time, and it's caused us to become complacent." - Tim Kochis, DeVoe Special Advisor

"If you look at your marketing spend as, truly, an investment, then we can track ROI. We can quantify it." - Justin Goodbread

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