Powering Digital Speed, Scale, and Compliance for One of America’s Largest Broker-Dealer Networks

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Powering Digital Speed, Scale, and Compliance for One of America’s Largest Broker-Dealer Networks

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Drupal
UX
Security & Compliance

Overview

The second-largest broker-dealer network in the U.S., needed to modernize its digital foundation to better serve its advisors, clients, and internal teams. Operating in a high-stakes, highly regulated environment, the company was constrained by fragmented systems, slow content cycles, and limited personalization capabilities.
The objective: build a unified digital platform that’s fast, scalable, compliant — and tailored for modern marketing needs. Working at the intersection of content, customer experience, compliance, and technology, our team helped transform its digital operations into a lean, responsive, and future-ready engine.

Objective

The client’s transformation was driven by seven key priorities:

 

Speed to Market

Enable faster content creation and publishing without relying on IT.

 

Operational Efficiency

Empower non-technical teams to manage, update, and publish content independently using modern, user-friendly tools.

 

Cross-Channel Consistency

Deliver a seamless, branded experience across web, mobile, email, and social platforms.

 

Personalization at Scale

Leverage behavioural and customer data to drive targeted, automated marketing campaigns.

 

Compliance & Governance

Implement structured approval workflows and version control for legal and compliance oversight.

 

Multi-site Maintainability

Use a single codebase to manage multiple websites while ensuring reusability and design consistency.

 

Faster Deployments

Streamline code pushes and feature rollouts using automated CI/CD pipelines.
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Our Solution

We architected and implemented a modern, enterprise-grade solution using Drupal and Salesforce, backed by CI/CD pipelines and a reusable component system.

The result is a tightly integrated ecosystem that empowers business users, respects compliance, and scales effortlessly across platforms.


Drupal Platform with Reusable Architecture

A single codebase powers multiple web properties, enabling faster deployment of updates, shared branding, and centralized governance. Reusable components ensure speed, consistency, and maintainability.


Advanced Authoring Experience

We implemented a powerful, user-friendly CMS interface with rich text editors and component-based content blocks. Non-technical users can now create and publish pages with minimal training or tech support.
 

Streamlined Approvals & Compliance Workflows

A built-in workflow system enables content to move seamlessly through versioning, business review, and compliance approvals — reducing bottlenecks while ensuring regulatory alignment.


CI/CD for Fast, Predictable Deployments

By setting up automated CI/CD pipelines, we drastically reduced deployment time, improved testing efficiency, and minimized errors — making platform updates seamless and safe.


Cross-Channel Personalization & Marketing Automation

Using Salesforce and data integrations, the client team can now deliver targeted experiences to different customer segments across email, web, and social — all driven by behavioural insights and marketing automation triggers.


Responsive, Unified UI Across Channels

All digital properties share a consistent, mobile-optimized design language — ensuring every user, across every channel, has a cohesive and high-quality experience.
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Results

The transformation delivered real, measurable business outcomes:

Enhanced Agent Findability: Implemented a dynamic, compliance-aligned “Find an Agent” feature that empowered prospective investors to search and connect with registered representatives based on location, licensing, and expertise—improving user experience and reducing manual lead-routing overhead. Within the first three months, the feature led to a 22% increase in direct agent inquiries and improved time-to-connect by 35%.


60% Faster Content Publishing: Marketing and business teams can now publish updates in hours instead of days.


70% Reduction in IT Dependency: Rich text editors and reusable components allow non-tech teams to own the full content lifecycle.


Consistent Brand Experience Across Channels: Unified design and navigation increased engagement and reduced confusion across digital touchpoints.


Personalization in Action: Targeted campaigns based on user behaviour and data have seen better open rates and conversions.


Error-Free Deployments, Faster Rollouts: Automated CI/CD processes now support agile delivery and safer platform changes.


Compliance with Control: Legal and business reviews happen within a defined workflow, maintaining traceability and auditability.

 

70%

reduced tickets to IT for website help

60%

faster publishing