There are many distinctions between good salespeople and great salespeople. Great salespeople have a habit of asking for and getting referrals. And they do it consistently. In the wise words of hockey ...

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Advisers hoping to generate more referrals from clients have to overcome the underlying problem that people are reluctant to recommend their trusted financial professionals to others. About 83% of ...

Over the past 30 days you have purchased many items and services. If you are like most of us, you are completely satisfied with the products and services you purchased. But how many of the sellers ...

Depending on how much you charge for your services and how many clients you take in at a time, learning how to get referrals could make up a large chunk of your lead generation strategy. Once you ...

Study after study has found that the No. 1 way financial advisors find new clients is by getting referrals from their existing clients. They might pursue other approaches that work—giving ...

Jerry Murphey remembers the incident well. Relatives of a financial advisor had won the lottery and purchased certificates of deposit from the local bank. It turns out that they thought that the only ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When starting a business, I was told to always ask for referrals from clients who had a ...

Our pro tips to help accelerate referrals and grow your business into 2020 and beyond. We believe advisors' best opportunities for new business comes from their existing client base. How do we lock in ...

We all are reeling from the gimmicks and shock unleashed on the public by the meteoric rise of ChatGPT and its ability to imitate humans while giving many of the populus direct contact to AI for the ...