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Financial services marketing that brings in accounts, and closings
Built for banks, advisors, and real estate firms. Your reports tie spend to accounts opened, loans funded, clients signed, and homes sold.
Join our roster of clients who have experienced:
110%
Average YOY increase in Organic Traffic
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Brillity has worked with a bank and a real estate developer
4.9
Average Google rating, based on 30 reviews
54%
of community bank CEOs named deposit growth their top 2025 challenge
The right marketing for financial and real estate businesses
Our work includes understanding the customers of banks and real estate developers. Banks, advisors and housing firms each advertise under different rules.
In an ICBA survey, 54% of community bank CEOs named deposit growth their top 2025 challenge. Advisors give about 10 percent of the week to marketing. In NAR’s 2025 survey, 43 percent of home buyers found their agent through a referral.
We start with your goal, such as deposits, loans, home sales or new clients. Then we build a custom strategy sized to your budget.
Services for financial and real estate firms
SEO
Show up when people search for a local bank, an advisor, an agent or a new community.
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Google Ads
Reach people searching for a mortgage, an advisor or a home with pay-per-click ads.
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Website design and CRO
Make your site work like a branch, using CRO, or conversion rate optimization, to get more visitors to open an account, request a call or tour a home.
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Our process for financial and real estate firms
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Step 01
Request your free Growth Map
Fill out the form and tell us about your firm. It costs nothing.
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Step 02
We research and build it
We study your website, your search results, your competitors and what people near you search for when they look for a bank, an advisor or a home. Then we build your Growth Map by hand.
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Step 03
Go over it together
We walk through it with you in a free 30-minute meeting. You see keyword opportunities, how you compare with competitors and what each channel could bring in, including leads and revenue. The Growth Map is yours to keep, with no obligation.
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Step 04
Choose where to start
If SEO, Google Ads or your website is the best first step, we say so. If it isn’t, we say that too. You pick a starting point that fits your goal and your budget.
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Step 05
We run it and report on your goal
We run the work and report on what matters to you, such as accounts opened, loans funded, clients signed or homes sold. Then we keep improving it.
Not sure which service you need?
Start with Apex, our one-time, paid strategy project. It takes one to two months. You get an in-depth report and a phased plan with projections for your firm. You keep the strategy, with no commitment after.
Why financial businesses choose Brillity
You own your leads and site
Zillow sells leads by ZIP code auction, averaging $139 to $223. We put your site, ads and data in your name, in writing.
Be found when buyers search
Real estate developer marketing starts online. In one survey, 49 percent of new-build owners searched for their builder, and 47 percent visited its site.
Plans sized for small budgets
A bank marketing agency should fit lean budgets. Banks under $150 million in assets cut median budgets 30.5 percent, so we size plans to yours.
Search and SEO beyond referrals
Slower-growing advisor firms get about 80 percent of new client revenue from referrals. Search ads and SEO add a second source.
What our clients say
★★★★★
“We finally found somewhere where you told me what we got for what we put in, we were able to scale things that work and stop things that didn’t. I’ve been looking for that for the past decade.”
Jeff Moore, PT DPT
CEO, Institute of Clinical Excellence
★★★★★
“These folks are organized, have great instincts for your specific market, and back everything objectively with numbers. If you’re looking for full service digital marketing, Brillity is your team!”
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Brian Melrose, DPT
Onward Physical Therapy
★★★★★
“They have helped our team distill messaging, enrich our digital presence, and develop a complete digital strategy. I’d recommend them to anyone looking for digital marketing that delivers!”
Jesse Sullivan
Greeley Hat Works
FAQs
How to get clients as a financial advisor?
Start with referrals, then add search ads and SEO. Track cost per new client. In one Kitces survey, the typical advisor paid $2,551 to win one.
How to market a credit union?
Judge each campaign by its goal, such as deposits or loans. In an ABA survey, banks gave deposit growth 30 percent of the average 2026 marketing budget. Ask any bank marketing agency to report on those goals.
How to get more real estate clients?
Earn referrals first. In NAR’s 2025 survey, 66 percent of sellers found their agent through a referral or a past agent. Then add search so people looking for an agent can find you.
Is Zillow Premier Agent worth it?
Only if closings cover the cost. Zillow sells leads through a ZIP code auction, so prices vary by market. Track closings from those leads against what you pay.
Do you have experience in my industry?
Yes. We have worked with a bank and a real estate developer. We can talk through that work on your Growth Map call.
Get in touch about your firm
The Growth Map is a free look at your website, search rankings, paid ads, site speed and local listings. You keep it whether you hire us or not.
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Fill in the short form.
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We build your Growth Map.
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We walk you through it.