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Being A Thought Leader Does Not Mean Being “First”

by Tony Vidler Creating a position as a thought leader is superb marketing for professionals, and all too often they confuse “being a thought leader” with simply “being first”. The rush to be “first” to express an opinion or provide insight often produces disappointing results for the audience and the would-be-thought-leader. The urgency […]

A Great Adviser is, or should be, a Thought Leader

by Tony Vidler “Thought leaders are the informed opinion leaders and the go-to people in their field of expertise. They are trusted sources who move and inspire people with innovative ideas; turn ideas into reality, and know and show how to replicate their success.” The second sentence in the above quote seems particularly pertinent […]

Sweat the small stuff: it is what we CAN control!

by Tony Vidler I keep hearing “don’t sweat the small stuff” and every single time I hear someone say it I think of work, and what we do, and automatically think “if we don’t sweat the small stuff we are doing an awful job”. The small stuff is the very stuff that financial advisers […]

How to go about creating the RIGHT Strategic Alliance

by Tony Vidler A good strategic alliance or two can be the thing that makes success for a professional services firm. It can be a complete game changer. In fact it is so important to get right that the key to finding and forging the right strategic alliance is thinking strategically to begin […]

To Be a Recognised Expert You Must Be Willing To Be A Target

by Tony Vidler If you become a recognised expert then business will find its way to you. Prospecting per se ceases to be a problem. Getting to be that recognised expert can be a costless and effective way of marketing yourself as industry, local or national media is constantly looking for opinion-shapers and insight. […]

How to use your most valuable online real estate well!

by Tony Vidler The most valuable piece of online “real estate” any professional has today is their LinkedIn Summary section. It is searchable content, and there is LOADS of room to tell your story or compelling points of difference, or highlight your expertise….yet so many professionals barely use 50% of the space allowance, and even […]

Robo-Advice? It is GREAT For An Adviser Business…

by Tony Vidler Robo-advice is great for all of us in the advice arena, because WE learn more about consumers appetites for advice and product and WE learn more about their behaviour. That helps us deliver better services of higher value. It is one of the major benefits of the intense interest and investment […]

High Net Worth Clients: The 3 Strategic Issues You HAVE To Get To Grips With

by Tony Vidler The nirvana for most professionals is to work only with high net worth clients. The challenge in doing so is that the affluent are inevitably becoming more difficult to get in front of personally. As with the famous line from Jurassic Park – “life will find a way” – so […]

Do you really know what your clients want?

by Tony Vidler Do you really know what your clients want? A classic mistake that professionals tend to repeat is assuming that their clients all want the same thing, which coincidentally is the very thing that the professional specialises in. There are usually 2 things wrong with this assumption: clients are not all […]

Consumers won’t use Financial Planners until they know what we do…

by Tony Vidler “Only 2% of consumers would go to a financial planner to take out life or other personal insurance” “Only 9% of consumers would go to a financial planner for retirement planning” “12% of consumers would seek investment advice from a financial planner” Wow. What on earth do consumers think […]

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