Speaking during a panel discussion at the Mortgage Marketing Forum’s inaugural physical event, held within the Financial Adviser Event at London's Tobacco Dock on 5th October, Griffiths said: “My advice to anyone in marketing in this industry is, before you do anything, understand who your customer is and immerse yourself in the customer. That might be the end customer or it might be the broker – but make sure you really understand their motivations and their challenges. For example, at TML, we receive hundreds of calls from brokers every day – each of those calls provides an insight into what brokers are really feeling. It’s a great place to start.”
When asked for his one tip to help mortgage marketers become more effective in their role, Jeff Knight (pictured), Director of The Mortgage Marketing Forum, said: “Don’t under-estimate the importance of emotional intelligence, that’s really important and it’s going to be increasingly important.”
"When it comes to marketing, it's important to start and end with the client. Companies need to understand their client and the best way of reaching those clients. It's no good being on Tik-Tok if all your clients use Facebook, for example."
The inaugural physical event of Forum was held in a packed room at Tobacco Dock and, in addition to the panel session, the event included a presentation on the key mortgage technology trends for 2022 by Mark Lusted, UK CEO of MagiClick Digital, and a talk on why it’s more important than ever for marketers to appreciate their competitive advantage by Julia Jones from Altezza People UK.
The forum now has more than 60 members and will be announcing its upcoming content event programme in the coming weeks
Knight added: "Also, after a hectic 18 months, we all need to take stock and rethink how to reach our customers. The world has changed, intermediaries' clients have changed, so we must all change to reflect this. Adapt or dissolve."
In reponse to the same question, panel member, Melanie Spencer, Head of MCI Mortgage Club, said: “If you can map the broker journey and the customer journey and bring them together, that’s going to put you in a good place.
And Jason Berry, Group Sales and Marketing Director at Crystal Specialist Finance, said: “Stay creative, but find tools which enable you to validate the success of your campaign with facts. This ensures buy-in from people at the top of your organisation for future new campaigns.”
