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3 Must Haves For Effective Marketing Copy
by Tony Vidler        For marketing copy to be truly effective it must have  “readability”. If something is easy to read and comprehend quickly then it will be effective – assuming the actual message wasn’t rubbish to begin with. If you have a good offer, or story, or service and can word that well then […]
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These 2 Questions Will Help Shape An Effective Message
by Tony Vidler        Waaaaay too many times each week I think “that is not an effective message”.  There is a lot of material prepared by well educated, articulate and thoughtful professionals that leaves me going “Huh?’ when I read it.  And I am not talking about their compliance-focussed advice process documents; I am talking […]
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4 Ways to make your emails more effective marketing tools!
by Tony Vidler        Your emails should be effective marketing tools, because there is no doubt that the most frequently used method of business communication today is still email.  One could go so far as to say it is still the dominant digital marketing medium. If it is the dominant communication medium and already costing […]
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3 things your marketing message must do to get quick wins
by Tony Vidler        “Long term marketing ideas are great, but what do I need to do to get some quick results?” A fair question…sometimes we need our marketing message to produce some pretty quick wins – which it can do if you get 3 things right. In this weeks Quick Tips video we discuss […]
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Adviser Marketing: Personalise or Perish
by Tony Vidler        Everyone today wants “it” to be about them.  They expect personalisation in our contact with them.  For financial adviser marketing then it really does come down to “personalise or perish” – with perishing meaning you vanish from your target markets mind. You cease to exist for them in reality, and am therefore […]
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12 Prospect Barriers WE Must Address
by Tony Vidler        There are many barriers which can prevent a prospect from engaging in the professional financial advice process, and those prospect barriers are our problem to address.  WE have to try and eliminate or negate all of them.     The first step in understanding how to negate them is of course […]
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The 5 Steps To An Effective Advertising Campaign
by Tony Vidler          To create an effective advertising campaign – one that gets you the results you wanted to begin with – there are 5 steps.  Many professional services firms miss at least a couple of them, and inevitably are disappointed with the results of their advertising efforts.   That is not surprising […]
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The Secret To Creating Effective Marketing Messages
by Tony Vidler        For any marketing message to be effective there are a number of things that one has to get right – but there is a bit of a formula!   The first “secret” in effective marketing messages is that they are written for an individual reader.  We are trying to create the sense of […]
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Details Matter: They Can Double The Return On Your Marketing
by Tony Vidler        Details matter. That attitude was a significant contributor to Apple’s success.  It was the centrepiece of Steve Jobs approach to design.  It made him (and Apple) swags of money.   While beautiful design is not really the forte of professional services firms, we do share something in common with Apple back when […]
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Get Better Focus On YOUR Marketing Message
by Tony Vidler        Getting attention in an era of message bombardment is tough, but there are techniques that can help you get better focus on YOUR marketing message.  There is no doubt that professionals have to work that much harder to make valuable content stand out and get noticed. It is a challenge when we […]
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