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Leveraging Digital Marketing & Viral Trends to Grow Your Business

The insurance industry is built on trust, yet the way new clients discover and evaluate agents has shifted radically over the past decade. Prospects now begin their research on search engines and social networks. They watch videos about “passive income” and “business growth” and expect financial advisors to meet them where they are: online. This post walks through how a dedicated digital‑marketing specialist can help your agency stand out, generate leads and convert them into policyholders using modern tactics anchored in compliance and transparency. It also explains how to capitalise on viral YouTube trends without straying from your core value proposition. Roles and Responsibilities of a Digital Marketer in Insurance Digital prospecting and lead generation Prospecting has always been the lifeblood of insurance sales, but digital channels make it possible to reach larger audiences efficiently. A digital marketer should: Cultivate authority on social media. An insurance age...
Global markets are starting 2026 on a cautiously positive note, with equities edging higher, precious metals extending a strong rally, and investors bracing for a year dominated by AI, cloud computing, and fintech competition. Trading is still holiday-thinned, but attention is already shifting to manufacturing data, central bank paths, and whether the “AI trade” can drive another year of market gains after a strong 2025. ​ Markets and macro outlook Global stocks opened 2026 in the green, with Asian equities and U.S. equity futures gaining as trading resumes after New Year closures. Precious metals are extending a “sparkling” rally, underscoring demand for hedges amid uncertainty about growth, inflation, and policy. ​ Strategists highlight a more volatile backdrop for early 2026 as markets digest year-end earnings misses, shifting Fed expectations , and the sustainability of the AI-driven run in mega-cap tech . ​ Key economic and policy drivers The first major data focus for 2026 is...

AI Boom and Market Record High

Global markets are closing 2025 with artificial intelligence firmly at the center of technology, finance, and macroeconomic risk. Record-breaking funding rounds for AI model labs—led by OpenAI , Anthropic , and xAI—along with massive multi-year cloud and chip contracts, have created a powerful AI capital cycle linking hyperscalers, semiconductor firms, and model developers. This spending wave is driving unprecedented data-center and infrastructure expansion, with some suppliers outperforming even Nvidia , whose valuation has surged to historic levels. However, analysts and regulators are increasingly concerned that this AI build-out is being financed by rapidly rising debt, potentially reaching tens of trillions of dollars over the next decade. High capital intensity, market concentration, and leverage are raising fears that the AI boom could evolve into a systemic bubble, particularly if growth or earnings slow. At the product level, Big Tech is racing to make AI a default user expe...