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The Gordian Knot of Getting Referral Business

by Tony Vidler Getting referral business is hard…but oddly enough it is also easy. Lots of advisers say they get all their new business from referral, but when you dig into things it seems that actually they don’t get a lot of referrals. The ones they get are great, but they don’t get loads […]

Referrals: You are probably letting hundreds go each year

by Tony Vidler Why so many professionals struggle to get referral business consistently generally comes down to 2 things: 1. They don’t position for them 2. They aren’t prepared in advance Something like one-third to a half of the people we engage with might be prepared to provide referrals – IF we […]

Dropping the “Who Do You Know” bomb is dumb.

by Tony Vidler One of the time-tested techniques of sales is to obtain referrals by dropping a “who do you know” bomb on them…and it is dumb. It has never actually worked all that well really, and it works even less well today. Adding an extra word in there doesn’t make it […]

Set Yourself Up Properly For Constant Referrals

by Tony Vidler To make sure you get constant referrals you need to have a process for making sure that ALL of the actions which go into generating a consistent stream of opportunities are happening ALL the time. It is a little like trying to play golf: there’s a heck of a lot that […]

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