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The powerful marketing tool that you use every day, but hardly use for actual marketing

by Tony Vidler The most powerful marketing tool most professionals have is the one they use scores of times daily, but which they usually do not do any actual marketing with. email. Love it or loathe it, we all use it. It is not going away anytime soon, and it is not about […]

What is NOT a Value Proposition…and what is.

by Tony Vidler Value Proposition. It is the value that you propose to deliver to a potential customer. What it is not is anything other than the value you propose to deliver to them. Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? Apparently it isn’t though. Pretty much every professional you talk to […]

Financial Adviser Titles: What’s in a name?

by Tony Vidler Do financial adviser titles matter? A good question given the number of advisers who seem to try and elevate their professional positioning by referring to themselves as something other than “a financial adviser”. You know what I mean….financial advisers who have titles like “Risk Mitigation Specialist” or “Personal Financial Manager”…. Something […]

How to get better positioning with LinkedIn Endorsements

by Tony Vidler A feature of LinkedIn which is particularly helpful to a professionals’ positioning is the “Skills & Endorsements” section of your individual profile. This section is only helpful though if it fairly reflects you expertise and there is a reasonable volume of support attesting that you do have that expertise. Unfortunately this is […]

8 Reasons Financial Advisers Should Have A Blog

by Tony Vidler Every financial adviser should have a blog by now…especially now when so many consumers have so many questions about money, and so much time to google them, and so many opinions to read that it is overwhelming. Becoming a trusted voice online has probably never been easier for an adviser in […]

The Adviser as an Influencer

by Tony Vidler The financial adviser is supposed to be an influencer…our role is to influence others to make better decisions than they would otherwise have made. In order to become a more effective adviser the ongoing development of the skills that are required to deliver influential advice should be deliberately developed. But […]

Your Reputation IS Your Personal Brand – and it is what matters most

by Tony Vidler For most advisers the only brand that truly matters is, or should be, their personal brand. Not the corporate brand, or licensees brand, or dealer group or avourite financial insititutions…YOUR brand. And when it comes to your personal brand, reputation is everything really. A lot of professionals get their branding […]

The Professional’s Branding Challenge: how to look different while blending in (& why it matters)

by Tony Vidler When it comes to creating a personal brand as a professional, the irony is we have to look different – while blending in and looking the same. One cannot afford to look any less professional than your peers or competitors. So to a large degree degree there is a market expectation […]

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 […]

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