134. The Marketing Mix That Makes Marketing Work

APR 20, 202615 MIN
Business Advisor Podcast

134. The Marketing Mix That Makes Marketing Work

APR 20, 202615 MIN

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<p>You’re posting on LinkedIn, trying to create content, and wondering why your marketing isn&#39;t bringing in the high-value advisory clients you want. The issue isn&#39;t your effort; it&#39;s that you&#39;re only focusing on one small piece of the puzzle: Promotion. Marketing isn&#39;t just what you post; it&#39;s the entire ecosystem of your business.</p><p>In this episode, I&#39;m taking you back to the structural backbone of all effective service marketing: the 7 Ps. This isn&#39;t a new hack or a trend; it&#39;s the foundational framework taught in every serious marketing qualification in the world. I&#39;ll break down each of the 7 Ps—Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Process, and Physical Evidence—and show you exactly what they mean for your advisory practice.</p><p>We&#39;ll explore why selling a service is fundamentally different from selling a product and why the &quot;extra&quot; 3 Ps are where the biggest opportunity sits for advisors. This isn&#39;t about working harder at marketing; it&#39;s about making your entire business a marketing machine that builds trust and attracts the right clients naturally.</p><p><strong> Key Takeaways</strong></p><ol><li><p>Why is &#39;Promotion&#39; only 1/7th of the marketing equation, and which of the other six &#39;Ps&#39; are probably working against you without you even realizing it?</p></li><li><p>Are you selling &#39;advisory services&#39; or a tangible &#39;product&#39;? Learn the critical distinction that turns a vague feeling into a specific, buyable offer that clients immediately understand.</p></li><li><p>What are the three &#39;extra&#39; Ps of service marketing (People, Process, and Physical Evidence) that your competitors are completely ignoring, and how can they become your biggest levers for building trust?</p></li><li><p>Why is pricing your advisory service based on time a direct path to a &#39;monster business,&#39; and what is the mindset shift required to price based on transformation instead?</p></li><li><p>Your advisory service is intangible, so what &#39;Physical Evidence&#39; are your prospects judging you on <em>before</em> they ever speak to you, and does it match your premium fees?</p></li></ol><p><em><strong>Want more freedom and higher profits in your firm? Download the free Value Pricing Toolkit here: </strong></em><a href="https://info.businessadvisoracademy.com/toolkit">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<em><strong>https://info.businessadvisoracademy.com/toolkit</strong></em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><em><strong> It gives you the complete proven system to break free from hourly billing, charge for impact, and grow your advisory firm to £500K+.</strong></em></p>