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The 4 Step Ethical Test for Financial Professionals

by Tony Vidler I attended a Rotary function as a guest and ‘discovered’ the best ethical test I’ve ever heard. When I say ‘discovered’, I personally didn’t discover anything at all…but I was introduced to The Rotary Philosophy which was a discovery for me. It is hardly new, having been written in 1932, however amidst […]

How do you WOW the new client?

by Tony Vidler What steps do you take to eliminate buyers remorse with a new client? It happens with virtually all new clients: You do all the hard work of finding, attracting and engaging them, and of course you have superb service for ALL your ongoing clients….BUT…at the outset when the dust has […]

You can help your clients say YES more often

by Tony Vidler All advisers want clients to say “yes” more often…in particular “yes” to everything that the Adviser could be doing for them instead of just getting a “yes” to one service. To achieve that an Adviser needs to continually raise clients awareness of everything that you can do to help them – […]

The 5 big C’s that will create advocates for you

by Tony Vidler If you want to move clients up the loyalty ladder and create advocates for your business there are 5 critical areas that you have to demonstrate, and the clients have to believe, before the business relationship will bloom to full advocacy. In this quick tips video we discuss these 5 […]

Why your FREE service is a barrier to getting the right business

by Tony Vidler Most professionals at some point offer complimentary initial meetings or consultations with clients as a “free service”. It simply isn’t true, and that in itself prevents the right sort of clients coming your way. The fundamental reason why this just doesn’t cut it with consumers is because they don’t believe […]

Business planning a struggle? Perhaps you should plan “life” instead…

by Tony Vidler When business planning is a bit of a struggle it pays to ask yourself why you went into business for yourself. You could have had an easy job somewhere, and just made a living….but you would have gone into business for yourself because you saw it as your best chance […]

No Value Proposition? You’re a commodity then.

how to avoid being a commodity as a professional adviser and being chosen on price or convenience comes down to having a strong value proposition. Building a great brand involves more than just a value proposition, but this alone can eliminate those who choose just on price...

Get efficient if you want to be most effective!

the real question which should be asked is which comes first? Being effective? or, Being Efficient? because you do need to be both...but one comes before the other...

How to find your Niche

by Tony Vidler Knowing and working exclusively in your niche is nirvana for most professionals. Your niche is that absolute sweet spot where what you are fabulous at overlaps with what you love doing, and it is something that other people value and will pay you for. It is not a simple […]

Building A Systematic Referrals Business

by Tony Vidler Building a successful advisory business requires building a systematic referrals process. Key words there are “systematic” and “process”. In the absence of a strong system referrals will simply be received on an ad hoc basis, drifting in whenever a particular customer is especially motivated to do so, or when an […]

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