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how many leads do you need for your marketing

Do you know what you actually need from your marketing?

by Tony Vidler It might seem like a dumb question: but “How many leads do you need?” One of the most common questions I get asked is “what sort of marketing should I be doing?”…and my response is “well, how many leads do you need?” Here’s the point: you can’t begin to […]

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You Can Become A Trusted Brand Before Clients Even Meet You

by Tony Vidler For any individual adviser becoming “the trusted brand” in your target markets mind has to be the main marketing goal. The importance of great engagement with prospective customers cannot be over-emphasised here…it is THE fundamental shift in effective marketing techniques over the last decade because it is the solution to the fundamental […]

Target Marketing? Follow the seam of gold if you find it, but don’t spend money looking for it

by Tony Vidler Whenever I hear advisers talk about target marketing they seem to think it is an “either/or” choice. One has to be focussed on the ideal client only and ignore everyone else, or alternatively, you have to be focussed on dealing with as many potential clients as possible and give up on […]

Different communications are methods needed for different clients

by Tony Vidler Different people learn and comprehend in different ways, and different sorts of clients need different sorts of communications methods and styles if messaging is to be truly effective. One size really does not fit all. A Little while ago LIMRA did some research on preferred methods of communications by […]

Giving is good for business, so why not do it all year?

by Tony Vidler It’s a distant memory I’m sure, but one of the things that everyone loves about the Christmas holiday season is it becomes noticeable that many folk relax just a little bit more….give others a bit more time and leeway…become just a little more charitable….and of course there are the client gifts. […]

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 […]

Here’s how to move into "Stealth Mode" when doing your prospecting research on LinkedIN.

by Tony Vidler It seems that while a lot of professionals now have a presence on LinkedIn they are often not actually using it to prospect for potential new clients. That seems odd to me given that Linkedin is a Business-2-Business networking platform: it exists to assist people in business network with other people […]

The Professional Services Firm Model Of The Future Is Possibly A “Fast Food Alley”

by Tony Vidler Ever noticed how the fast food stores tend to cluster together as some sort of “fast food alley”? Have you ever wondered why? There is a “convenience” element for the typical customer of course, however there is a more important reason – which might just be a useful lesson for professionals […]

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