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How do you WOW the new client?
by Tony Vidler        What steps do you take to eliminate buyers remorse with a new client?   It happens with virtually all new clients: You do all the hard work of finding, attracting and engaging them, and of course you have superb service for ALL your ongoing clients….BUT…at the outset when the dust has […]
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You can help your clients say YES more often
by Tony Vidler        All advisers want clients to say “yes” more often…in particular “yes” to everything that the Adviser could be doing for them instead of just getting a “yes” to one service.  To achieve that an Adviser needs to continually raise clients awareness of everything that you can do to help them – […]
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Creating advocates
The 5 big C’s that will create advocates for you
by Tony Vidler        If you want to move clients up the loyalty ladder and create advocates for your business there are 5 critical areas that you have to demonstrate, and the clients have to believe, before the business relationship will bloom to full advocacy.   In this quick tips video we discuss these 5 […]
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Powerful marketing uses this word…
by Tony Vidler        Powerful marketing uses powerful words, and there is no word more powerful in marketing professional advice than this one.  It is: “Guarantee“   How can we tap into the power of providing a guarantee in professional services, especially in these increasingly litigious and compliance-focussed times?   We can use it by […]
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Client Twisting: Why clients move
by Tony Vidler        Clients move firms.  It is just a fact of life.  When they leave us most times we blame someone else…we call it “twisting” or “churning”. The immediate inference is the client only left because somebody else – who is less ethical – took perfectly good business and moved it for no […]
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Be Valuable By Simply Making Clients Lives Easier
by Tony Vidler        There are many ways to be valuable to clients, and a frequently overlooked aspect of value is simply maing clients lives easier for them.   A massive opportunity exists for advisers to remove complexity from their clients lives, and in turn, be valued for the advice and convenience they deliver to […]
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How financial advisors can be relevant to clients
Working out how to be relevant to your clients
by Tony Vidler        Two of the key things that all professionals struggle with is firstly to be relevant, and then remaining relevant.   Amongst the most common questions that arise when marketing or client servicing is discussed for professional service firms is: “what do I say or write?“   You know what you know…and […]
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Some customers you don’t want
by Tony Vidler        Some customers you just don’t want, because not all customers are good customers for us.  Even some of those who look like they commercially viable customers we just don’t want.    There are some who can use our help..want our help…but that doesn’t mean they are good clients for us.  Most […]
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Client Engagement: The WIIFM Question Is Really 3 Questions
by Tony Vidler        WIIFM. What’s In It For Me? No sale is ever made, no client ever signs on, until you’ve clearly addressed the WIIFM question as it is THE dominant question running through every prospects mind.   Most of us know this….and despite knowing it, most people in professional services struggle to address […]
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How to work in tandem with other professionals
by Tony Vidler        Working in tandem with the clients other professionals such as their accountant and lawyer is the objective of most financial professionals.  Yet, the challenge is often not the client, but the other professionals in making this a reality.   We need to be able to show the other professionals who work […]
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