Category Archives: General

Create an Avalanche of Business

Successful marketing can be looked at as creating an avalanche.  How do you do that?  You go to the top of the mountain… find the biggest boulder you can find… then grunt and groan… push and sweat…  and move that … Continue reading

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This is How to Use Email to Write More Business

Your skill at how you use email can be the difference between having an average year… versus a stellar year.  How much thought do you put into each email you send to clients and referral sources?  How much research have … Continue reading

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This IS the Best Way to Bring on Clients… and it costs virtually nothing

What if you could duplicate your best clients by the dozen? We all know referrals are the best way to bring on new clients. But we’ve all tried to bring in referrals, and they trickle in at best. So, what … Continue reading

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The Deadly, “Let Us Think It Over”

Why is this so deadly? Because people have too much to think about! Their jobs, families, finances, football team, hobbies, kid’s schedules, etc. The list goes on and on. So, what do we do when we have too much to … Continue reading

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Getting a One-Legger to Bring in Their Spouse

We’ve all been there… A prospect arrives in our office without their spouse. They claim they are the decision-maker, and what they say goes. So, we believe them. We spend hours helping them improve their financial situation. Yay!  We have … Continue reading

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The Best Advertising is Free!

What’s better than free advertising?  It’s getting a high-quality 3rd party endorsement! Do you regularly submit letters to the editor in your local paper? Are you invited to speak about topics on your local TV or radio?  Do reporters call … Continue reading

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Duplicate Your Best Clients with This Simple Postcard

How would you like it if you had 2 or 3 clients on every block near your best client.  Would that be good?  Would that lead to getting even more clients in that neighborhood?  You bet it would for a … Continue reading

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Start With a Bang!

What if you could get a client to move ALL of their money to you at the first meeting?  They agree to move it before you have even done a lick of work for them… before you even show them … Continue reading

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These Numbers Can Make or Break Your Marketing and Your Business

At the beginning of every year, we have high expectations for our prospects in growing our business.  If you’d like to change it from expectations to reality, you must know your numbers.  What is your ROI in all that you … Continue reading

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Annual Reviews with a Client Can Make BOTH You and Your Client’s Lives Better

Most advisors do reviews with your clients, which is a good thing for your clients!  But too few advisors use the annual review to leverage new business and income.  In the previous post, I illustrated one tool successful advisors can … Continue reading

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