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Not all consumers make good advice clients

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Everyone is after the good advice clients it seems…or are they? Robo-advisers, direct marketing, 24/7 online transaction facilities, product kiosks and over the counter solutions to shoppers at supermarkets…these are all “financial advice” choices for consumers today. (For “Financial Advice” read “anything associated with a financial services product or service which may or may not […]

17 Jul 2019

How to create a MORE effective client report

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

The typical financial planning report or statement of advice produced for clients is ineffective. Being effective means getting the key points across as quickly and as simply as possible, so that the reader understands them, and is then able to make decisions relatively quickly and easily. It will engage, motivate and rapidly lead to positive action. […]

28 Jun 2019

If it’s too expensive then there is a value gap

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

If there is one objection which continually gets professionals in a tangle it is the client who says “it’s too expensive”. When a client says “too expensive” YOU haven’t done your job… there is a gap between the value being delivered and value being perceived by the client. A value gap is deadly when it […]

21 May 2019

Which would you rather be: a brilliant technician, and bored, or the orchestrator running the show?

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Professional development is all the rage…the regulators and the professional associations and training providers in the compliance space are all putting it top of mind continuously. And virtually all of them have an extremely narrow focus when it comes to the concept of developing a professional. Virtually no emphasis upon developing skills, and almost no […]

09 May 2019

Work out where the real money is in your book of business

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Let’s talk about one of those elephant in the room things: not all clients are equal for a professional service firm. As human beings they might all be equal, but as clients they are not. Each client relationship has a commercial value….and a commercial cost. Each therefore has varying profitability, and at the extremes it is […]

29 Apr 2019

Good? Fast? or Cheap? What sort of advice is it going to be?

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

A few years ago a university in New Zealand conducted a study to find out where consumers were turning to for financial advice. At the time they found that the number one source of financial advice for most respondents was “newspapers and media”. For 29% of the population that was their “go to” source for […]

06 Mar 2019

More referrals are created by repetition

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Referrals remain the most powerful marketing for professionals despite the plethora of advertising and marketing tactics we have available today. The “transfer of trust” which is created by positive endorsement and personalised introduction or recommendation results in the highest likelihood of a prospective client choosing to do business with you. Referrals are gold and we […]

13 Feb 2019

Your FREE service is a barrier to getting the right business

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Most professionals at some point offer complimentary initial meetings or consultations with clients as a “free service”. It simply isn’t true, and that in itself prevents the right sort of clients coming your way. The fundamental reason why this just doesn’t cut it with consumers is because they don’t believe it. Nothing worthwhile is “free”. […]

25 Jan 2019

How to find your Niche

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Knowing and working exclusively in your niche is nirvana for most professionals. Your niche is that absolute sweet spot where what you are fabulous at overlaps with what you love doing, and it is something that other people value and will pay you for. It is not a simple thing to define…and many professionals fall into the trap of doing what all […]

18 Jan 2019

Why settle for average?

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Advisers frequently settle for being average, and it is definitely not because they want to be average, but because they don’t really know what it takes to elevate their performance exponentially. They often ask how one professional can be so much more successful than they are and assume that there is some magic at work. […]

13 Dec 2018