Let’s unpack the secrets to selling advisory and consulting services like a premium brand. Advisors and consultants often struggle with landing high-value clients, avoiding price wars, and standing out in a crowded market. Amanda reveals the core problems - selling advice instead of outcomes, blending in rather than standing out, and failing to position as premium - and offers actionable strategies to package, position, and price services effectively.
Amanda illustrates how perception is reality and how advisors can elevate their brand to attract premium clients, command higher fees, and deliver transformational results.
Key Takeaways
- Don’t Sell Advice, Sell Solutions: Clients value measurable outcomes and transformation over advice or frameworks.
- Stand Out from the Crowd: Differentiation is key. A generic brand invites price competition, while a unique value proposition attracts premium clients.
- Position Yourself as Premium: High-value clients want exclusivity, certainty, and excellence—not the cheapest option.
- Packaging, Positioning, and Pricing (The 3 Ps): Create structured, outcome-driven offers; differentiate your brand; and set premium prices that reflect your expertise.
- The Power of Perception: Elevate your brand presentation to command respect and higher fees.
- Deliver a Premium Client Experience: High-end clients expect seamless, high-touch, concierge-level service.
- Avoid Common Pitfalls: Generalist positioning, low pricing, and vague offers lead to price-sensitive, low-value clients.
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