Financial
Marketers'
Index
2021 INSIGHTS & PREDICTIONS
FROM FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
& MARKETING LEADERS
The Financial Marketers’ Index, explores the key challenges, most effective strategies, and future predictions of financial marketing and communications (marcomms) leaders across the globe.
Covid Impact
From Crisis Mode to Business as Usual (BAU+)
As businesses are starting to come out of ‘fight or flight’ mode and towards business as usual (BAU). the efforts that have proven to be the most effective to date have been ‘aligning brand promise with customer experience’ with 57% of marketing and comms professionals reporting this as an area of success
Connection
Key to Professional Growth
63% of marcomms leaders say that they need connections and networking to reach the next stage of their careers
Barriers to Success
Strategic Direction and Mental Wellbeing
About two thirds (65%) of American workers struggled with their mental health in the past year, up from 55% when asked in 2020. In this study, we found that financial marketing leaders were part of that trend with 11% reporting their own mental wellbeing as a barrier to success
Hiring and Retaining Talent
skilled talent shortage
3 in 10 say they struggle to retain employees while one in three (36%) are unable to find employees to fill open roles
Looking Ahead
Social impact and ESG
Communicating about ESG is growing in significance within the financial marcomms space, both on a short and long-term basis. 67% of leaders say it’s a top priority in the short term, and 72% say it’s a priority in the next 2 – 3 years
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Financial Marketers' Index Methodology
The study is based on an in-depth online survey of 105 financial services marketing and communications CMOs, CCOs, department heads, VPs and Directors around the world between July 16 and September 1 2021. The study also includes insights from a variety of sources including outside studies and reflections from leading financial marketing and communication executives.
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