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The Continuous Cycle That Is Social Media Marketing

by Tony Vidler Marketing via social media is a bit like riding a bike: you have to keep pedalling that cycle or the lack of momentum will make it fall over. Many professionals beginning with social media as part of their marketing mix fail to recognise that continual movement is a critical part of making […]

Don’t rush to go “The Extra Mile” in client service just yet…

by Tony Vidler Go the extra mile and clients will love you, right? Maybe not. While I would be the first to say that an area of opportunity for professional services firms to excel in comparison to their competitors is in “providing service”…the answer to getting to more clients on the “satisfied” […]

Are you offering Advice clients Fast Food or Fine Dining?

by Tony Vidler Many advisers are unsure about what they offer advice clients – cheap and cheerful advice on the fly, or a superb planning experience. Both do the job, albeit in different ways. But offering fast food at silver service prices is a business model that will struggle…and that’s what happens when there […]

Making LinkedIn Matter In Your Marketing

by Tony Vidler Most professionals have a LinkedIn profile now, but are they making LinkedIn matter when it comes to their marketing? Often they are not effectively utilising the 2 key areas that are searched by Google, being the title section and the summary. That is incredibly valuable online real estate….provided for free…so let’s have […]

How One Successful Financial Planner Gets New Business (part 2)

by Tony Vidler Professionals are always interested in what other professionals are doing that leads to new business and becoming more successful. The constant question is: “What are others doing that are successful for them?” In a previous post one leading financial planner shared where he gets his new business from, and the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Value is not Black and White, it is Shades of Grey

by Tony Vidler At the most basic level “Value” can easily be defined: Value is Benefits less Costs. That simple definition doesn’t highlight the enormous range of definitions for “Benefits” though, which is why trying to understand what value is results in everyone seeing a different shade of grey. The range of possible benefits […]

The Professional’s Branding Challenge: how to look different while blending in (& why it matters)

by Tony Vidler When it comes to creating a personal brand as a professional, the irony is we have to look different – while blending in and looking the same. One cannot afford to look any less professional than your peers or competitors. So to a large degree degree there is a market expectation […]

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