You can become a trusted brand before clients even meet you

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The importance of great engagement with prospective customers cannot be over-emphasised…it is THE fundamental shift in effective marketing techniques over the last decade because it is the solution to the fundamental

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Do these 4 things and make it easy for prospects to say “Yes”

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Which do you think is more effective with today’s educated and sophisticated consumer? 1. Clever sales technique that has you taking the dominant position and “winning”, or, 2. Pre-empting the

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Marketing: follow the seam of gold, but don’t spend money looking for it

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Whenever we talk about target marketing, or getting focused on a specific ideal client profile, people seem to think it becomes an “either/or” choice.  One has to be focussed on

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Work out where the real money – and future – is in your business

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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

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This is why most Centre-Of-Influence referral efforts will fail for most advisers

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When it comes to referral marketing there are basically two types of referrers: happy & satisfied clients centres-of-influence The second category is the one that many advisers struggle with particularly,

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Work out where the real money – and future – is in your business

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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

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“Be someone” if you want to stand out and succeed

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A professional service business built around a product is not a good service business. A professional service business should be built around either the “service” part, or the “professional” part.

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Damn! You missed the “social media” wave? I don’t think so…

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I just don’t get it. After years of NOT adopting what is simply an evolution in communication methods, there is a mood amongst many professionals that they have “missed the wave”. You

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10 ways to build trust with prospective clients

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Trust is built over time.  It is not given automatically to most professionals by most prospective clients at the outset. That’s just a fact of life. The very best we

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How to create the “AHA” with clients (and get TOTAL buy-in)

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It is tough in professional services to get clients to fully understand what you do, and where your knowledge and skills can make a difference in their lives.  Much of

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