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The Road to Hedge Fund Transparency: Marketing Essentials and Potential Pitfalls

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Hold off on Twitter and other social media sites. Twitter can be a great information source, and most hedge funds should use it exclusively for that purpose: to listen rather than to speak. But this is a high-risk tactic because reporters have agendas, can make mistakes, and are not in business to make your firm look good.

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As Zweig’s article points out , however, the schools neither sponsored those events, nor endorsed the program in any way.

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Why Your Company’s Blog Doesn’t Make the Phone Ring

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Posting it on Twitter makes sense only if you (or your firm) have a reasonable number of Twitter followers. If your content is interesting and not self-serving, you can also look for opportunities to have it published in an industry blog, or convert it into a bylined article for a relevant trade or business magazine.

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Is Your B2B Firm REALLY Marketing…Or Simply Making Tactical Soup?

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LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook must be updated regularly to stay relevant. On its own, publication of the article was unlikely to generate any viable, near-term new business prospects. Webinars and public forums entail lead qualification and follow-up with prospects. THE PAYOFF.

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Investment-Related Publicity: How Clueless is Your Fund?

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This is why a Wall Street Journal article is more valuable than paid Wall Street Transcript coverage.) For example, if you’ve scored a bylined article in a respected publication, initiate a discussion on the article’s topic within appropriate LinkedIn user groups, and attach a link to the published piece.

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Avoid the Carnival Barker Approach to Publicity

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On that basis, certain types of publicity – such as an exclusive company profile written by a “friendly” journalist; one-on-one interviews on relevant topics; bylined articles, blog posts or OpEd pieces that you’ve authored – are far more valuable than simply being mentioned or quoted in a news or feature story. Plan media solicitations last.

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Hedge Fund Marketing: From Oxymoron to Best Practices

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Very few funds have Twitter accounts. Hold off on Twitter and other social media sites. Twitter can be a great information source, and most hedge funds should use it exclusively for that purpose: to listen rather than to speak.

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