People will do almost anything to stay in their comfort zone. They normally don't like change and will therefore resist buying anything unless they have an urgent need. For most people, if they can put off making a decision about something then they will. It is the path of least resistance. It is easy. Two secrets to winning more customers....1. Two-tiered Marketing
Good marketers don't use "sell" language with the first promotion or advertisement. They build awareness and trust and giveaway something which requires very little action from a potential customer. Who doesn't like getting something for nothing if it raises their curiosity and involves little commitment.
This is why this ad…
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Once you have a prospect's details and you send them their free report, you can then followup with a "warm call" or letter in a 2-step or 3-step process which educates them and builds trust. The first type of ad may have resulted in 10 sales per week. But the second ad would have resulted in 100 leads per week which are then converted to 25 sales per week, for example. A better technique for not much more effort or cost.2. Dare to Dream
Another way to overcome the "comfort zone" in your marketing efforts is to design your promotions so that prospective customers can visualise themselves consuming your product or service. Write that letter or ad so that your prospect can dream about that house or car. For example, if you are selling a caravan then tell a story about all the places you have been with it and the good adventures you have had. Maybe, include some pictures of places you have been.
Here is an example of an ad that tries to sell rather than telling a story. How much more effective could it have been if the owner had included some visual history to allow potential buyers to dream?
Now combine both techniques above by giving something away which lets your customer visualise themselves with that new purchase. This is why good car retailers do free, no obligation test drives. Now go one step further (as my Mercedes dealer did) and just leave the keys with your prospect for a week. I guarantee you your conversions will double overnight if you use these two simple techniques.
Don't sell. Let your prospects live their dream.
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