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Last update: 3/24/2026

North Square Specs – Meeting
*IMPORTANT: ALWAYS CHECK IF ACTIVITIES ARE ALREADY EXISTING
   
Field: Notes/comments
Task Description 1) FA = FA – Firm Name
2) FAs SAME firm = FA1 and FA2 – Firm Name
2) FAs DIFFERENT firm = FA1 and FA2
3) or more Fas, SAME firm = FA1 and Others – Firm Name
4) or more FAs DIFFERENT firm = FA1 and Others
Task Comments All clarifs sent via the clarif tool shall also be sent here. For multiple notes in one recording, be sure to mention which activity it is for before sending the clarification via comments.
Type Meeting
Note Timezone Use as dictated
Group Tick if there are multiple contacts
Follow-up Never used. Plot follow-ups/tasks in a separate note.
Date and Time Populate as dictated. If none is provided, default to the recording date. And if time is not provided, we would default to 8AM or use verbal clues for time assumption (ex: Breakfast meeting – 8AM, Lunch meeting – 12PM, Happy Hour – 5PM, Dinner meeting – 6 or 7PM).
Meeting – Assigned To Populate as dictated. Leave blank if silent (SF defaults to the user).
Meeting – Related to Account Firm name
Meeting – Lead External contact (lead) who was in the meeting (can’t do multiple tagging, plot lead/s in separate note/s each).
Meeting – Related to Campaign When applicable or as instructed by the user, relate a campaign.
Meeting – Contact External contact/s who were in the call (can do multiple tagging).
Meeting – Related To Opportunity When applicable or as instructed by the user, relate an opportunity.
Type Populate as dictated or based on context of the note
Hey DAN suggested values for standardization (Only use these. Other values are to be merged by Mita.):
• In-person Meeting: physical interaction with 1 or 2 advisors
• Branch Meeting: physical branch office meeting (3 or more advisors from the same firm/branch)
• Virtual Meeting: meeting conducted via Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet, etc.
• Phone Call: conversation over the phone. Can use this even if it was just an attempt (left voicemail or called but didn’t answer)
• Seminar/Webinar
• Client Event: meeting or event with an end-client
• Entertainment
Subject Populate as dictated. Default if none is provided: “[Meeting type] with [Contact] / [Firm if group meeting]” ex: In-person Meeting with John Smith / Branch Meeting with Raymond James Fort Lauderdale
Strategy Product/s or fund/s discussed. Can tag multiple strategies.
Location Location of the meeting. Fill in as dictated or based on context.
Description Capture meeting notes in smart clean verbatim.
Hey DAN Always tick

 

 

North Square Specs – Follow-up
*IMPORTANT: ALWAYS CHECK IF ACTIVITIES ARE ALREADY EXISTING
   
Field: Notes/comments
Task Description 1 FA = FA – Firm Name
2 FAs SAME firm = FA1 and FA2 – Firm Name
2 FAs DIFFERENT firm = FA1 and FA2
3 or more Fas, SAME firm = FA1 and others – Firm Name
3 or more FAs DIFFERENT firm = FA1 and others
Task Comments All clarifs sent via the clarif tool shall also be sent here. For multiple notes in one recording, be sure to mention which activity it is for before sending the clarification via comments.
Type Follow-up
Note Timezone Never used in follow-ups
Group Tick if there are multiple contacts
Follow-up – Contact External contact/s who the user need/s to follow up with (can do multiple tagging).
Follow-up – Assigned To Populate as dictated. Default if none is provided: Seller name
Follow-up – Related To Opportunity When applicable or as instructed by the user, relate an opportunity.
Follow-up – Lead External contact (lead) who the user need to follow up with (can’t do multiple tagging, plot lead/s in separate note/s each).
Follow-up – Related To Campaign When applicable or as instructed by the user, relate a campaign.
Follow-up – Related To Account Firm name
Subject Populated as dictated. Default if none is provided: Follow-up – Contact Name
Due Date Populate as specified. If none is provided, can default to the next business day.
Status Populate as dictated by the user. Default to “Not Started”.
Priority Always @Hey DAN
Set Reminder? Tick if user wants a reminder
Reminder Date/Time Check Set Reminder? tickbox if a reminder is needed. Select dictated date and time for reminder. Default if none is provided is next business day, 8:00AM
Type Populate as dictated or based on context of the note
Hey DAN suggested values for standardization:
• Phone Call: if task is to call the contact as follow-up
• Email: if task is to send an email to the contact as follow-up
• Other: for other miscellaneous tasks (ex: sending something via mail, sending golf balls, creating hypothetical, reminders to the external, etc.)
Strategy Product/s or fund/s discussed. Can tag multiple strategies.
Comments Capture follow-up notes in smart clean verbatim.
Hey DAN Always tick

 

 

North Square Specs – Contact Management
**only create contacts after extensive research and fully verifying whether they have a profile or not (can be from previous b/d, maiden name, etc.)
   
Field: Notes/comments
Task Comments All clarifs sent via the clarif tool shall also be sent here. For multiple notes in one recording, be sure to mention which activity it is for before sending the clarification via comments.
Contact Management – Record Type Always use “Advisor” record type
Contact Management – Firm Name Tag the contact’s firm/account/location
Contact ID (for existing record search) Put Contact ID to search for existing Contact to be edited
First Name Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Last Name Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Title As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Direct Phone As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Mobile As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Email As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Firm CRD Always include if contact/firm is in FINRA
Hey DAN Always tick
Mailing Street As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Mailing City As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Mailing State/Province As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Mailing Zip/Postal Code As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Mailing Country As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)

 

 

North Square Specs – Lead Management
**only create leads after it is confirmed that both contact and company has no profiles in Salesforce
   
Field: Notes/comments
Task Comments All clarifs sent via the clarif tool shall also be sent here. For multiple notes in one recording, be sure to mention which activity it is for before sending the clarification via comments.
Contact Management – Firm Name Tag the contact’s firm/account/location
First Name Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Last Name Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Email As provided or based on research (company website, Zoominfo, etc.)
Company Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Lead Status Always Open
Hey DAN Always tick
REP CRD Number Always include if contact/firm is in FINRA
Lead Firm CRD Always include if contact/firm is in FINRA
Lead ID (for existing record search) Put Lead ID to search for existing Lead to be edited

 

North Square Specs – Company Management
**only create companies after extensive research and fully verifying whether they have a profile or not
   
Field: Notes/comments
Task Comments All clarifs sent via the clarif tool shall also be sent here. For multiple notes in one recording, be sure to mention which activity it is for before sending the clarification via comments.
Contact Management – Parent leave blank, unless stated otherwise
Contact Management – Owner Record owner. Default if none is provided: User name
Company ID (for existing record search) Put Company/Firm ID to search for existing Company/Firm to be edited
Account Name Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Account Number Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Account Rating leave blank, unless stated otherwise
Account Type leave blank, unless stated otherwise
Account Phone Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Website Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Ownership leave blank, unless stated otherwise
Billing Street Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Billing City Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Billing State/Province Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Postal Code Refer to verifiable sources (FINRA, IAPD, team website, etc.)
Industry leave blank, unless stated otherwise
Account Description leave blank, unless stated otherwise
Hey DAN Always tick
Exercise Files
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