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Dropping the “Who Do You Know” bomb is dumb.

by Tony Vidler One of the time-tested techniques of sales is to obtain referrals by dropping a “who do you know” bomb on them…and it is dumb. It has never actually worked all that well really, and it works even less well today. Adding an extra word in there doesn’t make it […]

The BEST Prospecting Question Ever

by Tony Vidler One of the areas which you would think would dominate our prospecting activities is one where many professionals struggle: getting friends and associates onboard as clients. A fantastic adviser that I knew well and who is since retired working in rural town in New Zealand managed to be one of […]

The Benefits Of A Prepared “Sales Script” (and the steps to making one)

by Tony Vidler Everyone you talk to hates sales scripts – especially clients and prospects. Professionals hate them nearly as much. I love them. And I think professionals should love them too. It is probably one of the most under-rated “steps to success” because there is a perception […]

Talk is cheap…but the returns are fantastic

by Tony Vidler Word-of-mouth remains the best marketing professionals can use, or get. The next best is “talk”. Talk to clients and prospects directly. One-to-one…actually spending time communicating directly with each other…voice to voice…human to human. While I love using digital and leveraging it to communicate to as many people as possible, and it […]

Be like George…share your story!

by Tony Vidler Professionals should take a leaf out of George’s playbook and share their story. Be like George. Who is George? He’s just a young man who is trying to get ahead in life and who took the initiative to get out and start marketing himself – and is doing […]

smartphone means smarter marketing needed

“My Phone is My Life” – Smartphones mean smarter marketing is needed

by Tony Vidler Today’s professionals know it because we are them: Our smartphone is our life. Is our marketing smart enough in the smartphone world though? In little old New Zealand alone there are now more phones than humans, and 70% of the humans are using smartphones. In fact they are using […]

Set Yourself Up Properly For Constant Referrals

by Tony Vidler To make sure you get constant referrals you need to have a process for making sure that ALL of the actions which go into generating a consistent stream of opportunities are happening ALL the time. It is a little like trying to play golf: there’s a heck of a lot that […]

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