multiple centres of influence

equitable-business-alliances

Creating Equitable Referral Alliances

April 14, 2026

For referral alliances to be sustainable both parties must feel that the alliance is equitable. If one party keeps getting more out of it than the other, is that alliance likely to last long term?…

Read more

How much TIME do super-successful advisers spend on marketing?

March 13, 2026

How much an adviser should spend on marketing is a perennial question with an expectation that there is a definitive $ or % answer. There isn’t. So the better question is how much time should…

Read more

The 10 Things To Get Right For COI’s To Start (and Keep) Referring

August 8, 2025

A great Centre-of-Influence keeps referring…they are not really COI’s unless they keep referring. That relatively reliable constant stream of introduction to target market prospects can build an advisory business better than any other form of…

Read more

How to work with multiple COI’s from the same sector

July 15, 2025

You have a couple of professionals from different firms in the same sector who you want to have as Centre’s-Of-Influence (COI’s), and most advisers think that is an impossibility. It is absolutely possible though…and I’d…

Read more

A 15 Step Plan For Creating Constant Referrals

June 17, 2025

The best way to generate constant referrals is by having “centers of influence” delivering qualified and interested prospects to you regularly. To do this successfully – especially with a number of COI’s – there 15…

Read more

Paying COI’s: Should You Be Sharing Fees Or Commissions?

September 10, 2024

Is it appropriate to be paying COI’s a share of your success from their introductions or referrals? Should you share fees or commissions in other words. Personally, I think not. However, it is just a…

Read more

How One Successful Financial Planner Gets New Business

May 29, 2023

The one question that continually gets thrown to me is “What are other advisers doing that is successful for them?” Every so often one is willing to share their trade secrets, and this is how…

Read more
Buildong a COI referral system for financial advisors

How to build a COI referral system

July 13, 2022

If you want to get a regular, repeatable, stream of well qualified prospects for your business then nothing beats having a Centre of Influence (COI) driving the right types of ideal clients to you. A…

Read more