NoticeMe! Why financial services need fame

Why financial services need fame.

By Teamspirit on Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Wallflowers don’t get to dance. In saturated marketplaces, such as financial services, where B2C and B2B products and services regularly blur into a sea of sameness, harnessing the standout power of brand personality is crucial. It’s no longer enough to have a quality product; how a brand shows up and engages is what truly sets it apart.

In our overpaced world we’re at a point of filtering out the noise – with exposure to 4,000 to 10,000 ads daily[1] and making 35,000 decisions a day[2]. Which is why brands need to be memorable. Audiences aren’t just looking for features – they’re seeking meaningful connections.

In the helter-skelter chase for growth, financial services brands will continue the innovation charge – from self-directed investment platforms; to new ETF wrappers; to on-demand managed portfolio services; and IFA-accredited influencers. But product and service innovation isn’t enough. The brands have to be badges of trust and meaning. Awareness is only half the battle. And in a world with budgets increasingly heading towards performance-led activity[3], the need for brand-building behaviour that creates stature and esteem remains evergreen.

Never has the risk of ‘blanding’ been more pronounced than now.

In our report ‘NoticeMe! Why financial services need fame’, you’ll find our view on why financial services need to unashamedly chase fame; our definition of what we mean by fame; a host of noteworthy examples from within and outside the sector; and how to create it.

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Sources:

  1. https://colorlib.com/wp/advertising-statistics/
  2. Cowry Consulting. Memory EQ.
  3. Ebiquity and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) report

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