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September, 2002

Overexposed! What a Wonderful Surprise.
by Martin R. Baird

I have had a wonderful thing happen to me! The editor of one of the leading
financial services magazines sent me an e-mail and said that I was "overexposed"
in the industry press. I was shocked and excited all at the same time.


When Your Prospect Says Your Price Is Too High What Do You Say?
by Bill Brooks

How often do you hear this familiar response? If you’re like most salespeople you hear it far more often than you would like to hear it.

We Aim To Please
by John Boe
A working understanding of temperament styles (personality types) will have a profound impact on the way you perceive yourself and will greatly enhance all of your relationships. If you are a salesperson, this information will significantly increase your sales effectiveness.
Broadcast Your Sales Message
by Stan Hustad, Performance Coach
One way you can make more sales is to present yourself, your message and your personality as if you were a radio broadcaster.

Client-Focused Marketing
by Kirk Lowe
Building strong relationships with your clients does more than just keep them happy and loyal. It opens the doors for you gain a greater share of their assets, presents cross-selling opportunities and increases your referability. By building strong relationships with your clients you are essentially building a wall around them. Actually it's more like a cocoon; and as your clients' life stages change, so too must the cocoon.

Will Your Business Survive You?
by Norm Trainor
David Kim wanted to begin phasing out of his business but he wasn't sure if his business would survive and support him throughout his retirement

How To Grow Your Insurance Business... Quickly And Cost-Effectively!
by Ken Varga
In this article, I'll share with you four primary ways to grow your agency or practice, regardless of the types of insurance you sell, including financial service products.


Take Your Own Medicine-Follow Your Own Advice

by Bill Bachrach
One obstacle stands in the way of most financial advisors acquiring more and better clients: A lack of clarity about what they want in their own lives. How can they expect others to plan for their future when the so-called experts haven't done it?


Come Home Rich
How to Get the Most out of Your Next Conference

by Steve Kaye, Ph.D.

Success in your career depends upon how you manage your professional development. And a prime source of this development comes from your professional association.

Success Rituals Of Top Producers
Part 8: How to Get People Motivated to Take Action

by Joseph J. Lukacs, Success Coach to Million-Dollar Producers
Many advisors frequently lose opportunities because they do not realize they must adopt, and present information in, the client's style, not their own style.


Good Grief: Part I
Is It Mourning or Is It Depression?

by Mark Gorkin, LICSW

The Stress Doc examines the fine line and conceptual confusions between grief and mood disorder. He also outlines the stages of grief. His work with reorganized and unemployed professionals provides raw material for differentiating grief from situational and clinical depression.

Rate Your Presentation Slides
By Dave Paradi
Whether you use PowerPoint or some other program to create your slides, you can use the criteria listed in this article to rate how effective your slides are.


Are You Easy To Buy From?
by Edwin P. Morrow, CLU, ChFC, CFP, RFC

When the market turns down, many financial advisors experience problems: their overhead does not diminish (it actually keeps increasing), and their income declines from a reduced balance of money under management and clients postponing product purchases because of market instability. Are you experiencing this?


Can Retirement Income Last a Lifetime?
By Lelia Stroud
When people retire, they want their retirement savings to sustain them for the rest of their lives. However, increased longevity and volatile financial markets raise concerns among retirees that they may find themselves in diminished financial circumstances in later years.