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The Rise of Model Portfolios—A Blessing or a Curse for Asset Managers?
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The vast majority of advisors rely on model portfolios to meet the needs of their investment clients, further distancing the underlying asset managers from the financial professionals using their products. Many firms are struggling to adapt to changing distribution models that include serving advisors directly as well as through model portfolios provided by the home office or third-party providers.
Nearly half of advisors (47%) say they use models they build themselves. That said, many of these same advisors are starting from templates developed by leading asset managers. Three in ten (29%) use models provided by the home office, while 18% use models offered by third-party providers.
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Brand Evolution Is Hard—But It Doesn’t Have to Be Unnecessarily Risky
For many global companies, brand evolution is a natural part of running the business. As consumer attitudes and lifestyles change, so must brands if they want to continue to deliver value to their customers.But in an effort to remain relevant, … Continue reading
Blue Apron’s Challenges Are Bigger Than Amazon
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Personalization Is Not a Technology Problem—It’s an Insight Challenge
Retailers that can’t deliver a personalized experience are at serious risk of becoming irrelevant soon. According to a study from Accenture, 75% of shoppers are more likely to do business with companies that recognize them by name, offer relevant recommendations … Continue reading
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Three Principles of Effective Innovation for Utilities
New products and technologies are changing how customers interact with their energy provider and have opened up opportunities to offer additional products and services designed to drive engagement, trust and revenue. The utility of the future will need to engage … Continue reading
How to Manage Utility Net Promoter Score Performance
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The Unique Value of Utility Marketplaces
It is not a secret that energy utilities need to focus on strengthening customer relationships through brand and product efforts as brands like Tesla, Apple and Google are increasingly building consumer mindshare in the energy space. The good news is that … Continue reading
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The Rise of Model Portfolios—A Blessing or a Curse for Asset Managers?
Insights Powered by Cogent Reports™ The vast majority of advisors rely on model portfolios to meet the needs of their investment clients, further distancing the underlying asset managers from the financial professionals using their products. Many firms are struggling … Continue reading
The Reason Many DC Participant Communication Programs Fail
Insights Powered by Cogent Reports™ In their effort to develop effective participant communication strategies, plan providers need to serve multiple audiences. Participant education needs can vary by generation, investment knowledge, wealth or income level, marital status and even gender. … Continue reading
Technology Changed the Purchase Journey, Now Research Has to Change Too
Do you know where your customers are coming from, how they decide which providers they choose and why? Technology has drastically changed the purchase journey for most businesses on multiple levels. Most purchase journey research is still treating the path … Continue reading
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Amazon Is At It Again: Disrupting Healthcare and Pharma
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What’s a Health System? It Turns Out Most Consumers Don’t Know
Recently I attended the Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit (HMPSS) in Salt Lake City. The number of breakout sessions about CRM platforms, paid search strategies, EMR/customer integration, AI learning and cutting-edge tracking of ROI was overwhelming. Data-driven marketing decisions … Continue reading
Five Ways to Improve Survey Response Rates Among Physicians
When doing healthcare research, physicians are one of the most coveted audiences. The challenges of capturing the attention of physicians are many: Increasing off-hour virtual care appointments Inundation of information and social media Gatekeepers One of the most common questions … Continue reading
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New Research: Pharmaceutical Companies are Overlooking a Key Audience
I never used to pay attention to anything in the healthcare industry. As someone young and healthy with no medical conditions, I rarely went to the doctor and ignored drug commercials. That all changed when I met my husband. After … Continue reading
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Death of Net Neutrality Is Not Necessarily a Good Thing for ISPs
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The Missing Piece in Xbox One’s Big Comeback
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Death of Net Neutrality Is Not Necessarily a Good Thing for ISPs
New Market Strategies study reveals consumer attitudes on “fast” and “slow” lanes Many industries are closely watching the future of net neutrality. Just last month, the Senate voted to preserve net neutrality, blocking a Federal Communications Commission plan to undo rules … Continue reading
Xfinity Mobile’s Surprising Impact on the Cable Industry
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The Quad Play Imperative
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