About Maria Marsala

An irrepressible entrepreneur, Maria Marsala sold AVON at age 14 and landed on Wall Street three years later. She became a bond trader when female executives were as rare as pink diamonds. For 25 years, Maria streamlined Fortune 500 companies, nurtured non-profits, and discovered her niche—mentoring women CEOs and executives. Armed with corporate secrets and life coach credentials, Maria founded Elevating Your Business to help female financial professionals live better using her proprietary brand of consultative-coaching. Contact Maria today and take the first step toward freedom, full-fillment, and a sparkling quality of life!
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12 August 2011

10 tips for the ‘social’ financial professional when creating your LinkedIn profile

2022-08-07T17:45:49-04:00August 12th, 2011|Social Media|1 Comment

Originally written by Maria Marsala as a guest columnist for RIA Biz.   Do you realize that a search for your company or your name will often produce your professional LinkedIn profile before your.  No website?  Link to your LinkedIn profile on your marketing materials.  Working on a website?  If you own a URL (domain name) you can have that domain forward to your LinkedIn profile.  With an OK from your Compliance person, of course. As a financial professional, you spend a lot of time looking for prospects.  Often, your daily routine is consumed by a numbers game in which more prospects translate into more clients. The allure of social media is great.  But how do

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9 August 2011

90+ Tips for Improving Business Websites

2022-08-07T17:45:50-04:00August 9th, 2011|Leadership|0 Comments

Carol Roth's gone and done it again. She's gathered some of the best tips around to help entrepreneurs improve their websites.   58. Tell Me Please! Did I come to the right website?  Is the website for me? Why should I spend my precious time continuing to read this site?  Where can I get other information?  How do I easily contact you?  Those are the questions websites need to answer, and answer very quickly.  Not only that, they need to answer all of those questions without me scrolling down the page!  Now that's efficient website marketing. Thanks to: Maria Marsala of Coach Maria Here are the rest of the tips:  http://www.carolroth.com/unsolicited-business-advice/?p=6107

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7 August 2011

Business Plans 3 Ways & Save!

2022-08-07T17:45:50-04:00August 7th, 2011|Teams & Groups|0 Comments

“Every organization is perfectly aligned to achieve the results it’s getting.” —  Stephen Covey Dear Reader, Imagine building a house . . . without a blueprint! Imagine driving across the country . . . without a map! Imagine growing your business . . . without a business plan! Just this past weekend, a client and I created a plan for his financial services business. This week he’s using it! Do you need a plan, but have procrastinated, thought you couldn’t afford hiring a pro to help you, or dreaded a long process?  Your plan can be completed, affordably with help from an expert AND ready to use by Monday morning!  View my End of Summer Business

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5 August 2011

LinkedIn Tip: Getting Financial Advisors Through Compliance

2022-08-07T17:45:50-04:00August 5th, 2011|Social Media|0 Comments

The adage, "ask forgiveness, not permission", does not apply to the financial sector. Contact your compliance department to learn its social media protocol.  However, use a collaborative approach to making requests; don’t ask, “Can I . . .?” but rather, “How can I . . .?”  If your firm doesn’t have a written social networking usage document, get involved with creating one.  Volunteer as a test case. © 2011 Maria Marsala founded Elevating Your Business to provide focus and accountability to accounting and financial professionals seeking to substantially grow their business. Social networking is one of many marketing strategies advisors can use to grow their practice. Maria is a former Wall Street trader and was an

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