brand marketing strategy

Here is how to work out WHERE to compete

March 10, 2026

A cornerstone of great strategy is understanding where to compete in the market…or rather, which area of expertise or service offering to lead with in the marketing efforts. Once the target market clients have been…

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Marketing Your Firm, and Marketing You are 2 different things

February 27, 2026

Understanding that marketing your firm and marketing you are 2 separate things is something that most professionals seem to overlook, or perhaps not understand. For most of us there are at least 2 brands at…

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If you’re converting only 1 in 10 prospects you have a problem

January 16, 2026

There was a time when converting 10% of your prospects was the path to career success as a financial adviser. Hard to believe perhaps, but true. Everyone starting in a sales role was told to…

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Giving is good for business, so why not do it all year?

December 5, 2025

One of the things that is great about the Christmas holiday season is it becomes noticeable that many folk relax just a little bit more….they give others a bit more time and leeway…they become just…

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Why have a WHY video, and what should it cover?

November 4, 2025

There sure a variety of opinions on how a “WHY” video should be constructed, and what you should cover in it. For me, most of the stuff you read and hear about how they should…

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Client Functions: An Ideal Way To Engage Prospects AND Also Make Top Clients Happy

October 28, 2025

An incredibly effective method of marketing for professionals is running client events, however the challenge is getting a decent return on the investment of time and money. Big events where dozens of clients can be…

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Words Matter…they can change the choices that prospects make!

September 30, 2025

The words that financial advisers choose to use matter more than ever before if we want people to follow our advice given that professional advice is inevitably presented in written form at some point, resulting…

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The 10 Things To Get Right For COI’s To Start (and Keep) Referring

August 8, 2025

A great Centre-of-Influence keeps referring…they are not really COI’s unless they keep referring. That relatively reliable constant stream of introduction to target market prospects can build an advisory business better than any other form of…

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