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How To Balance Satisfied Clients With Profitability

December 19, 2023

What impact on practice profitability does this have: “Despite ongoing efforts to improve service, positive customer experience levels decreased significantly across the world” This was from a report released a little while ago on the…

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Who are your most valuable clients?

May 19, 2023

It may seem an obvious question however understanding who the most valuable clients are to a firm is not always as simple as it seems. There is often an innate understanding of who they are…

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Not all clients are equal…well, not equal value anyway

March 24, 2023

Let’s talk about one of those elephant in the room things: not all clients are equal for a professional service firm. As human beings they might all be equal, but as clients they are not.…

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Some Advisory Firm’s Are “Going Out Of Business” Without Even Realising It

January 13, 2023

I have a strong sense that a lot of advisory firms are “going out of business” at the moment and don’t even realise it. For a very long time markets were going well, and commission…

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Be like the Private Banker in order to become invaluable

March 28, 2022

To become invaluable, emulate “the Private Bankers” when it comes to combatting the multiple pressure points of rising consumer expectations, technology-driven and cost-focussed solutions, and the trend for “self management” in all things by clients.…

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Where will the greatest disruption to your practice come from?

February 28, 2022

Disruption has long been a feature of financial services distribution. Disruption constantly occurs with new market entrants, product innovation, shifting strategic focus on the part of suppliers in relation to control or autonomy of distributors….but…

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Client Segmentation Needs To Be Done Commercially

December 15, 2021

It is logical to do a bit of client segmentation so that you can figure out what levels of service can be offered to which clients profitably. The funny thing is that most of the…

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Client Contact Frequency: How much is enough?

December 13, 2021

The question of whether client contact frequency makes a discernible difference to the strength of the adviser-client relationship, or enhances the perceived value of the adviser to the client, is one which is still debated…

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