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Differentiation Strategies for Financial Advisors Create Compelling Stories To Stand Out From Your Competitors and Win More Clients The competition for new clients is fierce in the financial advisor industry. You're up against the big guys who offer a comprehensive suite of financial services as well as financial advisors deeply entrenched in the region for ages. Although competition is tough, there is a secret strategy for becoming the victor  more...

Create a Client Experience to Grow Your Financial Advisor Practice Strategies for Developing a Consistent, Memorable Impression Over 80% of surveyed clients said they were dissatisfied with their financial advisor. That's pretty scary if that includes your client base. You certainly can blame the economy for some of your client s frustration but are you responsible too? How you define the client experience affects, not only retention, but also the new clients  more...

How to Re-Energize Your Sales Team In Tough Times Learn How to Re-engage and Motivate Your Sales Organization Budget cuts, lost accounts, and staff reductions have left your sales organization fatigued. Once, they were so committed to your company and product that they oozed with passion. Those days are gone. You can see the lost, unfocused look on their faces and you don't know what it will take to get them back on track. You tried praise  more...

Dogs are born to hunt. Is your sales staff born to sell? What is more important, nurture or nature? When it comes to sales, they both are important. Sales DNA refers to the internal qualities required to be successful in sales . Some examples include - no fear of rejection, no need for approval, money motivated, positive outlook and many others. When a new hire lacks these traits, many frustrating hours of coaching and training will be wasted. The  more...

Investing In A Recession Buy, Sell, Or Do Nothing? What every investor must know to protect and grow their wealth The recession has created a culture of investment paralysis. Should I pull my money out of the market and put it under my mattress? Do I put my dollars in a savings account and earn 2%? Buy, sell, or do nothing? For most people, there are more investment questions than answers, but inaction now can be worse than making a bad  more...

Why Your Sales Team Doesn't Work For You and Never Will Sales people don t wake up energized, wondering how they will make your company more money. What motivates people varies greatly between individuals. Often, management believes money is the only motivator needed for a sales staff but money alone does not have emotion tied to it. If the employee has a goal for retirement, education for a child, or a dream vacation, that is much more real and  more...

Article Publishing to Grow Your Business or Consulting Firm How to Build Your Reputation and Generate Revenue Using Articles The first thing clients do when looking for a consultant or researching your business is to check Google. One of the easiest ways to dominate search engine results is article marketing. Done correctly, articles help prove your expertise and generate leads. Incorrectly, article marketing becomes a drain on your time and can even  more...

Critical Thinking for Business Leaders How Outcome Based Thinking Can Change Your Results The higher you climb up the leadership ladder, the more important 'conceptual skills' are to your ability to drive organizational success. Leaders who possess conceptual thinking skills can leverage critical thinking and problem solving techniques that produce faster, better results. Those that continue to approach issues the same old way are  more...

Hiring Strategies for Your Sales Organization Best Practices When Hiring Sales People 'I just found my rainmaker or did I?' Sales managers are often blinded by the star qualities and accomplishments of prospective sales candidates. The resume reads like the perfect sales rep met 150% of quota, grew the business 200%, and thrived with a competitor. If you re only looking at their track record, you may be missing key information that indicates  more...

Investing In A Recession Buy, Sell, Or Do Nothing? What every investor must know to protect and grow their wealth The recession has created a culture of investment paralysis. Should I pull my money out of the market and put it under my mattress? Do I put my dollars in a savings account and earn 2%? Buy, sell, or do nothing? For most people, there are more investment questions than answers, but inaction now can be worse than making a bad  more...

Get Your Sales Team Selling with Confidence! Remove Obstacles to Turn Problems into Profits Is your sales team delivering the results you desire? If not, there could be a reason, other than the economy, that is causing sales paralysis. While some issues may be skill related, oftentimes, it's 'head-trash' that keeps them from hitting the mark. How do you re-energize your team to meet and exceed sales goals? Melody Brooke brings a unique  more...

Master LinkedIn to Increase Sales Secrets that drive prospects to you LinkedIn to generate sales? Absolutely! Yet, few know how to leverage the advanced functionality in LinkedIn to find prospects and better yet, have them find you. In the competitive sales arena, everyone is looking for the edge when it comes to reaching prospects, but few can leverage the power that lies within LinkedIn. Tim Hagen, LinkedIn expert and  more...

Improve Your FrameMaker Skills on-going series Character Formats, October 22 (starting 9: 30am PDT) new Uses of character formats, defining universal character formats, naming and management, tips and tricks Table Of Contents Demystified, October 22 (starting 11am PDT) Explores the different mechanisms involved in setting up Table of Contents (and other generated files, such as List of Figures, List of Tables), demonstrating techniques,  more...

Five Magic Questions From the days of Socrates the ability to 'Lead others through the power of questions' has set those with the skill apart from the rest. Yes we all ask questions, the real question is how effective are these questions! You will gain the following insight into this powerful, yet rarely used skill set. Understanding why questioning is so powerful a communication tool. Understanding the Five Levels  more...