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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 […]

The Madness of Creating Videos Without a Master Plan

by Tony Vidler A little while ago I participated in a survey on marketing by financial advisers internationally. The results were intriguing in that clearly there is widespread recognition by advisers of the importance and effectiveness of creating videos as a communication and marketing medium, however there is a disconnect too as the majority […]

Making the move into charging fees for advice

by Tony Vidler The easiest way for advisers who are worried about trying to charge fees for their expertise or time is to sell a service which is not product related at all. This seems daunting to the many financial advisers who have “grown up” in an environment where they were paid by commissions […]

Here is how to explain, and show, your value to a client in 10 seconds

by Tony Vidler I am a massive fan of drawing little diagrams to explain technical ideas, but they are also a fabulous way of articulating the more nebulous concepts that people struggle to grasp. One of my favourites is a very simple picture that anyone can scribble on a cocktail napkin in 10 […]

Sell holes, not drills, to get more customers

by Tony Vidler When people go to the hardware store and buy a fantastic electric drill they are not usually terribly interested in the drill itself. They want a hole. This is an elementary truth about consumers buying behaviour They buy products for what the products can do for them, not because […]

Could Advisers Be DRIVING Revenue To Online Providers?

by Tony Vidler I do keep wondering if advisers realise how much revenue is waiting to be unlocked by them inside their existing business? A little while ago I was talking with a business that provides outsourced client servicing solutions and they provided me with some of their data from working with financial […]

Why Lawyers sell more than Financial Planners

by Tony Vidler Why is it that everyone tells jokes about lawyers and begrudges their work, yet lawyers tend to do pretty well in business? How is it that lawyers who tend to be pretty awful at marketing their services get so much business? Why is it that so many financial advisers […]

The Top Challenge In Shifting From Product Sales To Advice Delivery

by Tony Vidler I was asked a simple, but loaded, question: What is the biggest future issue for financial advisers specialising in business insurance? I qualified my answer by saying that the biggest issue is the same one that faces all financial advisers regardless of their area of specialisation. The biggest issue […]

Should you be marketing to your existing clients?

by Tony Vidler What do you want most from your marketing: 1. More customers, or, 2. More revenue? Most marketing efforts are aimed at trying to convince strangers to bring their business to you. New clients are good of course, and are in fact vital for the long term success of a business. […]

Professional Selling: It is a real thing!

by Tony Vidler Professional and selling are apparently 2 words which according to many just don’t go together these days…except they really do. I’ll go further in fact and say that professionals MUST be selling, but, selling must be professional. While there is an absolute requirement to place the clients interests above all […]

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