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The Words We Use Can Break Or Make The Sale

June 2, 2026

We can break a probable sale or make the sale in an instant. It can turn on a phrase or sometimes even a single word. The words we use matter. When it comes to the…

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How To “Up-Sell” Your Advisory Services

May 1, 2026

There are many advisory services which most professionals can provide to clients and a distinct area of opportunity is to look at combining those services where it makes sense to do so, and up-sell a…

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How to create engaging conversations

November 28, 2025

Creating engaging conversations with people you don’t know well, or who feel they don’t know you well enough, is difficult. It can be even more difficult when they are guarded…thinking maybe that you are just…

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When Your Sales Numbers Suck…

October 7, 2025

Sometimes the best thing an adviser can do is admit to themselves that their sales numbers suck. It’s the age-old “you can’t improve something until you admit that there is something wrong with it“. The…

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Get clients saving more with the 10/30/60 Rule

July 11, 2025

One of the biggest issues for advisers is to get clients saving more. Getting them to do now what will be good for later means deferring instant gratification and the constant “we wants”, even in…

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How to get down to business, nice and easy….

June 13, 2025

It has never been more important to invest time at the beginning of a potential client engagement in establishing some rapport, and creating a genuine level of “like & trust”. That is the foundation upon…

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Sales Technique Is The Key To Opening Minds

April 5, 2024

“Sales Technique”…the very phrase sends shudders down the spines of professionals today it seems. Despite the focus on our increased technical knowledge and the emphasis upon good process, financial advisers do actually have to “sell”…

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There is a need for speed with lead conversion…

December 8, 2023

Speed kills…except in sales….there IS a need for speed with lead conversion. By calling a lead personally within 5 minutes of receiving a lead you can increase your chances of getting them as a customer…

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