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…
There is a first sale that advisers have to make, before they make the sale they want to make. The first sale that has to be made is YOU. Advisers often tell me they are…
How do you know if a lead is a real prospect or if they are just yanking your chain? We’ve all had the prospects who seem to be engaged but turn out to be complete…
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…
“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”…
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…
One of the most effective ways to improve sales results is to spend 2 minutes on a reflective process after each client meeting – whether it was a good or bad one. It is the…
For financial advisory firms the word “process” has become synonymous with “best practice advice”, but good process is so much more than just a compliant and well-documented series of advice documents. Process cures problems. Process…