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How can you value financial advice?
by Tony Vidler        Putting a value upon financial advice is a tough issue for advisers and consumers alike.  There is a pretty basic concept as far as “Value” goes for any consumer purchase though which is not a bad starting point, and it can be put into a formula: “Value = Benefits – Cost“ It […]
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For Client Presentations Going Low-Tech Works
by Tony Vidler        As client presentations become more compliance-focused, lengthy, and technical in nature there is an corresponding increase in client dissatisfaction with financial advice.  Coincidence?  I think not. There has been a trend for years for financial advice, particularly comprehensive financial plans, when presented to clients to be “too clever” with clients not necessarily understanding […]
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Is that adviser working for you?
by Tony Vidler        “Is that adviser working for you?” is a question that is being constantly thrown at consumers, and there is some merit in it. Which financial adviser is going to be right: the one who charges a fee; the one who is “free”; or; the one charging a commission?  Or is it the […]
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How to make yourself scarce…and more valuable!
by Tony Vidler        Make yourself scarce. It is a well established economic AND behavioural principle is that people generally will have higher demand for that which is more difficult to get.  Less of something makes it more valuable, right?  It is a pretty sound principle that consumers tend to have a higher want for whatever […]
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Making the move from Product Rep to a valued Financial Adviser
by Tony Vidler        Being a valued financial adviser is the goal, right?  Well it is difficult to considered yourself “valued” if you don’t place a value upon your own expertise or worth to the client.  It is even more difficult for prospective clients to consider you valuable if you do not place value upon […]
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Prospecting Idea: Reconnect to Create New Opportunities
by Tony Vidler        A simple prospecting idea which usually pays off is simply re-connecting with those who you have spent time with, but did not do any business with.  I am talking about “prospects” from 6 months ago…or 12 months ago. There are always people we are seeing who are potentially great customers, but for […]
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Want to Cross-Sell? Then put a bit of planning into it…
by Tony Vidler        We all know that cross-selling services and products to clients is critical to maximising the value of the client relationship as well as ensuring you are delivering full value to your clients. So why is it so often neglected? In part cross-selling is skipped because so many professional advisers today do […]
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“Always Be Coaching”, NOT “Always Be Closing”
by Tony Vidler        Coaching clients is a concept which is gaining traction with financial advisers, and for many this is a new line of thinking.  After all, they were taught years ago that “you should always be closing”, right?  No matter what else you are doing with prospective customers, and no matter what they […]
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The Right Way To Present Your Advice Recommendation Effectively
by Tony Vidler        When it is time to present your advice recommendation, whether that is providing quotes or product solutions or providing a strategy, are you giving the prospect a few choices…like 3 perhaps? Don’t do it. Consumers are onto it, so as a “sales technique” it loses impact…and it was never fabulous technique […]
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Sell holes, not drills, to get more customers
by Tony Vidler         When people go to the hardware store and buy a fantastic electric drill they are not usually terribly interested in the drill itself. They want a hole. This is an elementary truth about consumers buying behaviour  They buy products for what the products can do for them, not because they just […]
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