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Be an Authority to get the spotlight

by Tony Vidler Many professionals believe that the peak of their career, and business prospects, are achieved when they attain “expert” status. Actually, your objective should “be An Authority” – or better yet; “Be The Authority”. In financial services expertise is often defined as having attained one of the rigorous formal and technical […]

Engage With Your New Connections To Get On With Business

by Tony Vidler So you have some new connections on LinkedIn…congratulations. What now? Or rather, what next? How does actual engagement begine? Making new connections via LinkedIn is great…but it is better if you can take those new connections and turn them into meaningful engagement and conversation. It is a business-to-business platform […]

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 […]

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...

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 […]

How To Get Clients Choosing You

by Tony Vidler You need to get clients choosing you over the other adviser or you’re dead in the water, right? Often you don’t even know that they were comparing advisers until it is too late and the choice has been made. That happens to all of us in our careers. Once that choice […]

How to Build Your Brand Influence

by Tony Vidler Every Adviser has a brand, whether they realise it or not. That brand influences prospects to engage you…or not. You may as well manage it to get more positive outcomes then, right? We recognise the power and importance of the personal branding in athletes, celebrities and politicians, and yet, all too […]

Identifying your uniqueness as an Adviser

by Tony Vidler Your fingerprint is a unique identifier. Nobody else has the same one as you. Your uniqueness extends beyond having a separately identifiable set of finger prints though. Yet so many professionals struggle to identify their uniqueness and present that to the market. To create truly effective personal marketing in […]

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