40. Entertain.
Plan a unique Referral Event, such as a private culinary class. Invite your top clients and suggest they bring a friend that they would like to introduce to the firm. —Robert Pascual
39. Have a great fact finder.
Create your seminar around it. My fact-finder is six-pages long and somewhere in those six pages is someone’s hot button issue or problem to solve. If they fill out the fact finder and bring it in, you have a 95 percent chance of getting a client. When you use a financial software program and make it personal and bind it in a binder with the solution, you have a 100 percent success rate.
—Charles Clarkson
38. Volunteer.
Join the committee of a non-profit organization. It’s a great way to network with other like-minded people that may need your financial expertise.
—Robert Pascual
37. Retention.
Always get your married clients’ wedding anniversary date and mail a card 10 days before that date.
—Stewart Isbell
36. Join the party.
Oftentimes, a prospect’s concerns are the key to setting an appointment. For example, when they say they are concerned about the economy, taxes, possible future health challenges, etc., join ‘em, saying, “That’s exactly why we should get together. When is good for you?”
—Paco Maribona
35. Speak for success.
Develop attorney and CPA relationships by speaking at Bar Associations and CPA Society meetings. Sponsor and speak at Saturday morning breakfast meetings for business owners, doctors, architects, etc.