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100

This is the year that Commonwealth Financial Network was founded.

1979

100

This type of web page is built to capture a user’s information in exchange for gated content.

Landing Page

100

This is an example of how we promote an asset through a 3rd party publication. (Multiple Options)

Display Ad, Email, Newsletter, Whitepaper Sponsorship, etc.

100

Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, and UBS are four prominent types of these firms.

Wirehouse

100

The acronym IBD doesn't stand for irritable bowel disorder in our world; instead, it’s a type of financial firm.

Independent Broker Dealer

100

Always park your car appropriately to avoid a lecture from this man.

Paul Drover

200

These 3 locations are where you can find Commonwealth offices.

Waltham, MA

San Diego, CA

Cincinnati, OH

200

This is where a lead receives a whitepaper, guide or infographic from Commonwealth after filling out a form.

In their email

200

This is what we call an article that is written by a Commonwealth writer and hosted on a 3rd party site.

Sponsored Content

200

These two organizations regulate the securities industry in the United States.

FINRA and the SEC

200

This designation is commonly pursued by advisors who want to specialize in comprehensive financial planning.

CFP - Certified Financial Planner

200

You want to hit up the lounge at this time for maximum culinary treat potential.

2 p.m.

300

He is the founder and current Chairman of Commonwealth. 

Joe Deitch

300

This is how often we typically create a new marketing campaign.

Once a month

300

We first tried intent-based display ad targeting on this popular sports site.

ESPN

300

RIAs are typically paid through this type of model, rather than commissions.

Fee-only or Fee-based

300

This three-letter acronym stands for the process of improving a website’s visibility in search engines like Google.

SEO - Search Engine Optimization

300

This is the group of colleagues that plans social events for the Marketing team.

PPC or Party Planning Committee

400

Commonwealth has been ranked #1 in independent advisor satisfaction by J.D. Power this many times in a row.

11

400

In our campaigns, name one metric we use to measure our success. (Multiple Options)

Leads, Open rates, click through rates, etc.

400

This is the last team to review and approve all creative before it is sent to the trade pub partners.

Compliance

400

This is the process of planning who will take over a financial advisory practice when the current owner retires or leaves.

Succession Planning

400

This three-letter acronym is often used to label drafts or unfinished documents that are still being edited.

WIP - Work in Progress

400

Sarah attended this Massachusetts based college. 

UMASS Amherst

500

Our iconic bull is located here. 

Building 1, 4th floor

500

These are our audience segments that we target with our content. Core is one of them.

Breakaway or Wirehouse, Enterprise, Enhanced Recruiting, RIA

500

This is where we can track the metrics for our campaigns.

Google Analytics or Pardot/Saleforce

500

This term describes a financial advisor who is an employee of a firm and receives a regular paycheck with taxes withheld.

W-2 employee

500

This three-letter acronym refers to paid strategies like Google Ads used to appear in search engine results.

SEM - Search Engine Marketing

500

What is Leeann's new kitten's name?

Frankie