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Navigating the key challenges in marketing material compliance

Published on October 17, 2024 by Suresh Chavali

Marketing material compliance is a crucial role in the financial services business that  ensures all promotional content complies with strict regulatory requirements and industry-wide practices. However, there are a lot of obstacles in the way of this procedure, which can result in errors, inefficiencies, and higher expenses. Let's examine the main obstacles that clients encounter while trying to comply with marketing materials and see how BEAT AdInspect may help.

1. The intricacy of the regulations

A major obstacle to marketing material compliance is the intricacy of regulatory specifications. Financial institutions are subject to a plethora of regulations, which can differ greatly depending on the jurisdiction where marketing material’s distribution taking place. It might be difficult to stay on top of these constantly shifting rules and make sure that all marketing materials are compliant.

Solution with BEAT AdInspect: BEAT AdInspect is made to easily navigate complicated regulatory settings. The extensive and adaptable rule library of the tool guarantees that every submission is examined in accordance with the most recent regulatory requirements. By doing this, businesses may reduce the chance of non-compliance and keep themselves ahead of regulatory changes.

2. Time-consuming and manual procedures

Manual inspections and paperwork are frequently the mainstays of traditional compliance assessment procedures. This raises the chance of human error in addition to lengthening the review process. Delays can make it more difficult for marketing efforts to launch on time in a fast-paced marketing environment.

Solution with BEAT AdInspect: BEAT AdInspect offers a solution for compliance evaluation, including the complete process from submission to approval. Processing of marketing materials may be done quickly and effectively thanks to its digital approach. BEAT AdInspect drastically cuts down on review times and error-proneness by automating repetitive operations.

3. A lack of accountability and transparency

Transparency in the marketing compliance process is very crucial and can be lacking in many firms. It can also be challenging to keep track of submission status, figure out who is in charge of reviews, and spot process bottlenecks. Accountability problems and inefficiencies may result from this lack of transparency.

Solution with BEAT AdInspect: BEAT AdInspect as a solution provides complete transparency into the compliance evaluation procedure. Real-time insights into the progress of submissions, review data, and team performance are available through its user-friendly interface. By ensuring that all parties involved in the process have unobstructed visibility, this improves efficiency and accountability.

4. Ineffective Document Administration

Keeping marketing materials organized and stored can be a logistical nightmare. Without a central repository, it can be difficult to maintain version control, documents can disappear, and it can take a long time to retrieve data for audits.

Solution with BEAT AdInspect: All marketing materials are centralized in one location thanks to BEAT AdInspect's extensive document collection along with advanced search option. Users may locate documents quickly based on content thanks to advanced search options, which also make all resources easily available and simplify audit trails.

5. Insufficient Analytics and Reporting

To evaluate performance and pinpoint opportunities for development, effective compliance management necessitates comprehensive data and analytics. Unfortunately, a lot of businesses lack the resources necessary to produce meaningful reports, which makes it challenging to assess how successful their compliance initiatives are.

Solution with BEAT AdInspect: One way to address this is by utilizing BEAT AdInspect's robust business reporting features, which give valuable insights into the marketing compliance workflow. The evaluation of strategic priorities is aided by multidimensional reports and dynamic filters, and data integration and comparison into monthly or quarterly dashboards facilitates thorough study.

6. Restrictions on Resources

Many firms suffer with resource restrictions because of the number and complexity of marketing materials that need to be assessed. Backlogs, hurried reviews, and more stress on compliance staff can result from this.

Solution with BEAT AdInspect: BEAT AdInspect is that the technology works in tandem with a specialized pool of marketing material compliance experts through BEAT AdInspect's managed services to get better results. This guarantees complete and prompt compliance inspections while enabling businesses to drastically cut down on the time and resources allocated to the marketing content approval process.

In summary

Compliance with marketing materials is a crucial yet difficult component of financial services. The efficiency of compliance initiatives can be hampered by a variety of factors, including the complexity of legal requirements, manual procedures, a lack of transparency, ineffective document management, inadequate reporting, and resource limitations. These issues are tackled head-on by BEAT AdInspect, which offers a thorough and effective solution for managing marketing material compliance.

With BEAT AdInspect, you can revolutionize your marketing compliance workflow and maintain your competitive edge in the financial services industry.


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About the Author

Suresh Chavali has over 11 years of experience in compliance, having worked for various firms including Barclays and Deutsche Bank. His expertise spans across the risk and compliance sector, focusing on know your customer (KYC) and risk management. At Acuity Knowledge Partners he is responsible for Pre-sales and Product Management support to Compliance Services. Suresh has done his engineering from JNTU Hyderabad.

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