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    Sure Marketing Systems..

    ..7 Step

    Marketing

    Plan

    Manual.

    by David Shaw.

    Sure Marketing Systems Pty Ltd

    www.suremarketingsystems.com

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    Copyright Notice.

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may

    be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by

    any means, electronic or mechanical unless as used

    in the paragraph below. Any unauthorized use,

    sharing, reproduction or distribution is strictlyprohibited.

    This document may be given away for affiliate

    purposes only at

    hhtp://www.suremarketingsystems.com/affiliates

    using tools provided.

    You may then distribute using opt in members or

    other forms of advertising.

    No spam may be used to promote this

    book/manual.

    Legal Notice.

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    While attempts have been made to verify

    information provided in this publication, neither

    the author, nor the publisher assumes anyresponsibilities for errors, omissions, or

    contradictory information contained in this

    book/manual.

    This book/manual is not intended as legal,

    investment, or accounting advice. The purchaseror reader of this book assumes all responsibility

    for the use of these materials and information.

    David Shaw or Sure Marketing Systems Pty Ltd

    assumes no responsibility or liability on behalf of

    any purchaser or reader of these materials.

    Copyright Sure Marketing Systems Pty Ltd -All

    rights reserved.

    Who is this manual aimed at?

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    This manual is for business owners who are

    looking to dramatically grow their business on a

    limited budget and for those who dont have

    enough time to work on their business as theymight like.

    Key Issue.

    When using the ideas in this manual you should

    also put into place reportsto monitorhow yourideas are working.

    Quickly & Easily.

    You can then quickly, easily and simply tell if a

    new idea or systemis working. If its not, find out

    why, and adjust it.

    If it is working them simply keep monitoring it.

    Proven.Not on Trial.

    These systems have been proven to work in manybusinesses in the past. They are not on trial here.

    Free to Work on Your Business.

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    Once you see the dramatic growth in your sales

    you should be free to work onyour business, not in

    your business.

    More Free Time & More Money.

    Your role then becomes a manager of the systems,

    and you will be free to spend more time doing the

    things you wished you could do, and earning themoney you dreamt about.

    God Bless and wishing you every good thing,

    David Shaw.

    Sure Marketing Systems Pty Ltd.

    INDEX

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    Preamble.

    Step 1 Research

    Step 2 Promotion

    Step 3 Selling

    Step 4 Delivery

    Step 5 WOW.

    Step 6 Referrals

    Step 7 Keep in Touch

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    Preamble.

    Another Title.

    Another title to this manual could have been:-

    Seven, Simple, Easy, Proven Steps to Dramatically

    Increase Your Sales and Improve Your Net Profit

    Substantially

    Thats right; if you follow these guidelines

    systemically you will get a dramatic increase in

    your sales and if you monitor the results of these

    ideas and costs in setting them up your net profit

    will increase substantially and quickly.

    Key issue.Systemize.

    The key issue to successfully achieving greater

    sales and increased profits is to install systems that

    will monitor your ideas along the way.

    For example,if you run an advert you should

    monitor such things as:-

    1.Responses from advert.

    2.Appointments made/ Visits to Showroom.

    3.Sales from Appointments/ Visits

    4.

    Numbers and Percentages of 1, 2&3.

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    You can then compare results for each advert and

    work out which adverts work best.

    You should keep a copy of each advert and theresults in a folder so you can review it again in the

    future. Often we forget what an advert did and

    what we put in it. This helps us remember and

    keep the results.

    Systems should also be written down for greetingcustomers, sale process, product or service

    delivery, referrals after sales service.everything.

    SystemsEasy& Simple.

    Systems should be easy and simple to follow,

    measurable, with numbers and or percentages.

    You should educate your staff as to the importance

    of systems and systems measurement.

    Train Them.

    When systems are first introduced to staff they are

    often wary and apprehensive.

    Not more work is often the retort.

    But when you explain that it will make their job

    easier and help them do things quicker and withless error..most are happy.

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    Remember, a bad system will beat a good

    performer any time.

    By the way

    M A R K E T I N G

    What is marketing???

    Its...........

    Understanding Appreciating

    Educating Pre-empting

    Empathising Advising

    Relating to IndemnifyingHelping Contributing to

    And Adding Value to..

    YOUR CUSTOMER

    ADDING VALUE

    What is value???

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    Its not your perception......

    Its your customers

    .....Do research.......

    (see Step One.)

    Find out what your customers REALLY want

    YOU COULD BE AMAZED.

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    Unfortunately, too many business people have

    fallen in love with their product, service or

    business

    RATHER THAN

    with their

    CUSTOMERS

    WANTS

    Today, in this competitive, fast movingworld.....customers hold the key.....and ask

    themselves:

    Why should I buy from you.....?

    Can you identify why people should buy from

    you???

    Another View of Marketing.

    Another view of marketing is that marketing is

    like a coat hanger and everything else hangs off

    it.for example, sales, advertising, customerservice, direct mail, online marketing and so on.

    The more things you have hanging from the

    hanger that you use to make the experience of

    customer a WOW one the more you business will

    grow dramatically and profitably.

    Step 1: RESEARCH

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    What is it?

    Research is simply finding out whatyour potential

    customers want

    ..........so you can supply it.

    It is also finding out what they dont like

    ..........so you can overcome it.

    And

    Where they would go to find it..

    So simple........but very few do it.

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    How do you go about it???

    STEP 1 - TELEPHONE 25/30 PEOPLE AND ASK THEM

    STEP 2 - MONITOR YOUR CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE YOU

    ARE ACHIEVING WHAT THEY WANT

    STEP 3 - REPEAT STEP 1 EVERY 6 MONTHS

    Simple Questionnaire.

    Following is a simple form (Page 20) that will help

    you quickly and easily determine what your

    customers want, what they dont want, and where

    they would go to find your product or service.

    And isnt that exactly what you want to know?

    Wouldnt that make your job of getting customers,

    who want your product or service and are ready

    and interested in buying it, that much easier?

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    Also through research, you will also learn where to

    spend your advertising dollars to get the best

    result.

    Sounds too Simple.

    Sounds too simple doesnt it?.....

    Yet it is really that simple.

    Youll be amazed at how easy it is to get this

    information and how happy people are to supply

    it.

    This then, becomes the basis for your whole

    marketing programme. It tells you where people

    are itching so you can provide the scratch.

    People may be fearful about the perceived

    negatives of your product. This could be things

    they have heard from others. Find out what these

    things areso you can overcome them.

    How do you do it?

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    Many times I have been asked to help grow

    companies, and this is the first step I take.

    First Step.

    Go to your local phone book and get the names

    and phone numbers from people in your target

    market.

    About 30 will do.

    Then, between 6-8pm, ring them up and go

    through the Telephone Research Questionnaire on

    page 20.

    If its the business-to-business (B2B) marketyoure in, telephone when you think you will get

    the best response.

    Business-to business research is sometimes harder

    to catch people with enough time, but, again, well

    worth the effort. If handled correctly, business

    people are keen to help others.

    Listen Hard to then Answers.

    Listen hard to the answers and write down the

    exact words that they say.

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    Pretty soon you will see and hear the same words

    and statements.

    Rank them in the importance given by yourinterviewees. not what you think is important.

    Story

    I followed the above principles for one company

    and helped them clearly identify the 3 key features

    people were looking for in that product.

    The product was Home Window Tinting andpeople wanted heat reduction, glare reduction and

    to stop fading.

    Their biggest fear was that the film would bubble.

    The companys product offered a solution to allthree of these situations and also offered a Lifetime

    Guarantee that it would not bubble.

    However, none of these benefits were clearly

    identified in their current advertising.

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    We re-wrote the advertisement, highlighting the 3

    things people were looking for, offered the

    guarantee, and the company sales grew

    dramatically over a few short monthspeoplebeat a path to their door.

    (Note: the cost of the advertisement was the same,

    just the words changed.no extra cost to the

    company, yet the turnover grew dramatically).

    The advertisement has featured in newspapers

    pretty well unchanged for the last 10 years and it

    still makes the phone ring off the hook and the

    competition doesnt know why.

    Yet this simple little research exercise uncovered

    quickly and easily what people wanted, what theirfear was, and also where they would look to find

    out about a product like that.

    Amazing!

    Some Quick Hints For Telephone Research

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    People today are bombarded with marketing

    phone calls.

    It can drive them nuts.

    Mainly the calls are poorly handled and are made

    by pushy people using scripts trying to sell

    something that the person probably has no need or

    desire for at that time.

    Research is different, so you must immediately

    state that you do not want to sell them

    anything.you are just after their opinion.and

    most people are more than happy to give their

    opinion.

    Maybe 1 in 30 will hang up.but just smile and

    move onthe rest will normally be fine and very

    happy to help.

    Tell them its only going to take a few

    minutes.that eases their concern that you aregoing to tie them up for a long period.

    The best way to get people involved is to ask

    questions. The Telephone Research Questionnaire

    on page 20 requests permission to ask a few

    questions and once you have that get straight into

    it.

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    Write the answers on the form. I usually complete

    one form for each person.

    Mention your industry rather than yourproduct.people will answer better. Otherwise

    they may think its just a gimmick to get them to

    buy something.

    Collate the answers and you have the basis of a

    very powerful marketing campaign.

    Why not do it today?

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    TELEPHONE RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

    Hi, my name is .............................. from............................... I

    dont want to sell you anything ....... but would like to ask you

    four quick questions about my industry..... Can you spare 2-3

    minutes to help me please?

    My Industry is..............................

    Can you name any companies in this industry?

    What do you like about the industry/products? (Name if

    possible)

    What dont you like about the industry/products? (Be blunt)

    Where would you expect to find out about our industry?

    Thank you...... has a great day........

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    P.S. Note the last question. It asks people to tell

    you where they would look for your product. This

    immediately tells you where to place your

    advertisements. No more guessing or wastingmoney on advertisements that dont work because

    your potential customers are not looking there for

    you.

    So........... are you selling?

    what your customer

    really wants........???

    Do you know???

    or

    are you just flogging a product or service?

    Next ... we, and our staff, must understand what is

    unique, exciting and different about our product,

    business or service...... our USP.

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    UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION (USP)

    Preamble

    Now we know what people want when they buy

    from us, and where they will look, we must give

    ourselves a point of difference.

    Something that is unique and special about us.

    How do you define a USP? ....... Well its that

    distinct, appealing benefit or promise that sets

    your business apart from every other me too

    competitor.

    Your USP enables you to become

    Valuable

    to your customers

    Another view.....

    .....make the invisible....visible

    .....what everybody in your industry knows but

    your customers dont.

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    Some suggested places to find your USP:

    - Product Benefits

    - Staff & Skills

    - Organisation Systems

    - Expertise, Advice & Education

    - Being First

    - Location

    Your USP should reflect

    your customers wants andovercome their dislikes

    thus, making you valuable to

    your customer.

    Theycan then answer that question...

    Why should I buy from you.....?

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    Remember your research....you are not selling a

    product or service....you are selling a result, a

    benefit and overcoming a shortfall....talk in terms

    of your customers perceptions....not yours....give

    value.....use emotions, use features and benefits.

    Another way of looking at it.

    Put yourself in your customers shoes..look atyour advertisements and your competitors

    advertisements. In most cases they all say the

    same thing.

    We have a quality product.

    We give quality service.

    And somewhere will be the word Guarantee.

    From a customer point of view there is nothing to

    compare so it becomes who can give the bestprice.

    Clearly identify why you are different, and make

    that a point you promote in all your marketing.

    Dont be like everybody else jumping up and down

    shouting pick me, pick mebe different and

    shout about that.

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    Price then doesnt become the main issue.

    It will work unbelievably well for your business.

    Some Thoughts

    !You could be a sole distributor.shout about

    that.

    !

    You could have staff that is

    knowledgeableYou will need to explain their

    background and experience, and why the

    customer would benefit by utilising the

    knowledge and experience of your staff, e.g.:

    degrees, etc.

    !It could be your delivery service..one

    plumbing company guaranteed that if they

    were late the first hour of labour was

    FreeWhats the biggest problems with home

    service people? Thats right, being late or not

    turning up at all!

    This company grew from 2 vans to over 32

    vansWere they always on time? Probably

    not, but I bet they tried hard, and could afford

    to charge a bit extra just for turning up on

    time. A win- winall round, for the company

    and the customer.

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    !Uniqueness of your product.What is its

    extra special features?

    Spend a bit of time on this area. It is well worththe effort.

    Step 2: PROMOTION

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    What should an

    Advertisement

    Or

    Promotional Item

    Contain.....

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    As you are aware there are many types of

    promotions. Some are:

    - Advertisements

    - Brochures

    - Letters

    - Press Releases

    - Signs- Catalogues

    - Proposals

    - Web Sites

    - Compact Discs

    Most of the above items ignore and often forget the

    following principle.....

    Promotions are just salesmanship in print

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    For example, most advertisements are:

    Name............................................... (Company

    Name)

    Rank......................................... (Bullet point

    features)

    Serial Number Adverts..................... (Phone

    Number).

    What is a Name, Rank & Serial Number Advert?

    The best place to look for these types of adverts is

    the Yellow Pages..yes thats rightthe Yellow

    Pages. Why not grab a Yellow Pages book now,

    open up at any page, have a look and you will see

    exactly what I mean.

    The majority of adverts have the followinga

    heading, which in most cases is the name of the

    company or what they do. Putting what they do in

    the heading is a bit of a waste of money as people

    are already looking in that section for that productor service.

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    This will be followed by several bullet points or

    tick points (some times they are really creative and

    put the ticks in boxes).

    The points are usually ranked according to the

    importance of the company (not the customers

    rankingremember the research).

    Finally the phone number is given.

    Dont they all look the same? And not a benefit

    among them. Just the things they do.which is

    normally pretty obvious if you are looking in that

    section anyway.

    No wonder people only talk about price because if

    they go by the advertisements, all the companies

    look the same and so price must be the key issue.

    Now lets look at how you should do it.

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    7 ESSENTIAL THINGS

    AN

    ADVERTISEMENT

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    OR

    BROCHURE

    SHOULD CONTAIN

    HEADLINE

    PICTURE

    BODY COPY

    GUARANTEE (RISK REVERSAL)

    OFFER

    CALL TO ACTION

    NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE

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    HEADING

    Usually taken from your body

    copy.....and expressed in a customer

    benefit or promise.

    BE BOLD.

    12 POWERFUL WORDS TO USE IN YOUR HEADLINE

    * Discover/Amazing * Money

    * Easy * Proven/How to

    * Free * Results

    * Guarantee * Save* Health * Love

    * New/Introducing * You

    - Can be a few words..... or a long sentence.

    - Use law of exactness (e.g. Heinz 57 varieties).

    - Must grab your target prospect by the throat

    and drag them through the body copy.

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    Point

    Its probably best to write the headline last.

    It needs a lot of thought as it must grab the reader

    by the throat and drag him into your

    advertisement. You can also spend so much time

    on it.that when you then move on to the other

    parts of the advertisement you are probably tootired or dont have enough time left to give the

    body of the advert justiceso leave the headline

    until the end, Often a good headline pops out from

    the advert anyway.

    Some More Thoughts on Headlines

    Most people scan all promotions and if a headline

    grabs their attention they will then move on into

    the advert.

    So the headline must grab their attention.

    Flag Down Your Market

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    Use a catchy titlee.g. Home Painters, Arthritis

    Suffers, Slimmers and so onwhoever you target

    market isto grab their attention.

    This can be put into a box at the top of your advert

    as a flagfollowed by your catchier, more

    appealing headline.

    Use Appeal

    Next...use appeal. Browns Bakery.will flag

    Mr Brown but not many others.but New, Hot,

    Fresh, Tasty Bread from the Oven of Browns

    Bakery, has more appeal.

    One of the most famous and more successful ways

    to grab peoples attention is the How to

    headline. Its proved itself time and time again.

    For example How to Win Friends and Influence

    People. The key words are How to & and.

    Also, try and aim your appeal at human needs:

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    !Making Money

    !Saving Effort

    !

    Impressing Others

    !More Leisure

    !Self Improvement

    !The Need to Belong

    !Security

    !Getting Something Others Cant.

    PICTURE

    Show the product/service in use

    or

    the benefit of using the product.

    (Pleasenot your premises or your staff)

    The best photos are before and after shots.

    Also put a caption underneath.

    BODY COPY

    Sub Heading

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    This leads on from the heading. It is a sentence or

    two expanding on and reaffirming the headline.

    Next.Paragraph Headings

    These headings come from the research you

    carried out earlier.

    Make a list of the points you want to get acrossfrom the research.

    Write them in question form or in a manner so

    that people who scan advertisements will be

    hooked and want to read more e.g. Once you own

    this, youll discover just how easy life can be.

    Sentences Under Paragraph Headings

    This will depend on the space available butnormally you should write a sentence or two on the

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    benefits the customer will get out of owning the

    product.

    Talk in terms of WIIFM (whats in it for me) for

    your customer.......not Weve been in business for

    20 years.......or this is our new factory...... The

    only people excited about this are you and yourstaff.

    Short Copy or Long Copy?Copy is the term used to describe the words in

    your advertisement. Short copy means not many

    words; long copy means a lot of words.

    Its been proven time and time again that long

    copy out sells short copy.

    Who reads long copy? Only people who are

    interested in the topic. Family, friends, etc,

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    dontso expect them to comment negatively on

    long copy.

    David Ogilvy (world renowned advertising guru)

    in his book, Ogilvy on Advertising, states: All

    my experiences say that for a great many products

    long copy sells more than short.

    Be absolutely consistent in your message (the

    theme of your advert) . . . . . also keep repeating

    the advert even to the extent of boring yourself,

    your wife and your staff by using the same advert,

    all the time, and keep using the advert until it

    stops working.

    The main reason advertisements are changed is

    because the staff, family or management get bored

    with it.if it still workskeep using it.

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    Use Testimonials

    These are very importantjust a few edited

    comments are best.

    Make the advertisement readable and newsy

    When writing you copy, write like you are talking

    to a new friend or associate. This gives it an open,honest appeal. Share you information in chatty

    way.

    GUARANTEE (RISK REVERSAL)

    Many business owners are reluctant to offer

    guarantees because they fear theyll lose money in

    claims. In reality the exact opposite is true . . . .

    claims are usually a very small percentage of sales. . . . yet guarantees greatly assist in overcoming

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    the fear of buying. Guarantee your product . . . .

    and be outrageous in just how far youll guarantee

    . . . . . it becomes something that sets you apart

    from your competition. The longer the guarantee,

    the more people feel the risk or fear of buying is

    reduced.

    DONE PROPERLY . . . . . YOUR SALES WILL

    SOAR

    OFFER

    - Can increase responses by 300%

    - Use soft dollar items e.g. time, free report

    - low cost - high perceived value

    - buy one get one free is proven to increase sales

    dramatically (some say by 300%)

    - Could be a monthly offer - just change theoffer, not the whole advert

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    CALL TO ACTION

    Asking your reader or viewer for an order . . . . . or

    to call now . . .may well be the difference between

    receiving their business or letting them get away

    . . . . . always include a call to act.

    A call to action could be a coupon. E.g. Fill in the

    coupon and post it today.

    NAME, ADDRESS & PHONE

    Can you believe it . . . . . sometimes people leave

    these facts out!!!

    Also . . . . . if necessary, use a mud map on how to

    get to your premises if thats what youre after -

    make your name easy to read and the phone

    number prominent . . . . .

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    (Point: dont show a fax number unless its

    business to business...it is too many numbers and

    confusing as to which one to ring).

    Also, in todays world, show your web address.

    Web Sites.

    Your website should have the same look as your

    advertisement and contain the same features as

    listed above.

    It should not be like every other website, that is,

    hard to follow or too slow because of all the hi-tech

    gizmos.

    Potential customers move quickly on, maybe to the

    competition.

    Use the same guidelines as above.heading,

    picture, sub- headings, copy, etc.

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    people are ready to buy; they suddenly see your

    advertisement.

    I have had people say:

    I just saw your new advert, thats just what I

    want

    .yet the advertisement had been in the sameplace for 5 years or more, saying the same thing.

    The difference is they didnt need the product up

    to now.

    Dont forget monitor the results.

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    Ever Heard the Saying . . . . . ONLY 50% OF

    ADVERTISING WORKS . . . . UNFORTUNATELY,

    WE DONT KNOW WHICH 50% . . .

    Sounds like gambling to me . . . . . well, we

    shouldnt gamble with any of our business money .

    . . . . especially advertising money . . . . and now weno longer have to . . . . . . . . . .

    HOW???

    TEST AND MEASURE

    Thats right . . . . . test each item . . . . . and

    measure the results.

    Measure : Responses

    : Responses to Appointments/Visit

    : Appointments/visits to Sales

    : Cost per Sale

    : Average $ Sale: Profit per Sale

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    Most people guess and get it wrong . . . . . Test

    different offers, different headlines.

    Test and Measure

    PACKAGE YOUR EXPERTISE

    We mentioned this earlier in the Research Section .

    . . . . become valuable to your customers . . . . . an

    interesting, yet simple and very, very effective way

    to do this is to package your expertise.

    How . . . . . Write a Report

    e.g. Learn the 20 things that stop people losing

    money in XXX industry.

    . . . . .Produce a CD

    Why a CD?

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    So people can listen in their cars on the way to

    work. you get to sit in the prospects car for

    twenty minutes and give the ultimate

    presentationwhy not offer these in your Business

    to Business letter or advert.. obviously give the

    CD an exciting heading.

    Produce a Checklist for Buyers

    Supply a list with comments on everything they

    need to complete the project successfullytools,

    time, supplies, etc.

    Make The Invisible.Visible.

    Make the invisible (what everybody in your

    industry knows . . . . . but your clients dont know)

    . . . . . . . . . . . visible.

    Write a report or handout sharing what everybody

    in your industry knows.share that information

    with prospective clients.

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    You will be surprised at the business it will

    generate.

    Despite what you think People Dont Know

    Everything.

    People do not know everything about yourindustry or product despite what they might hint

    or you assume.

    However, you will win them over if you give them

    the information that everybody in your industry

    knows in a simple clear format.

    It helps them become informed. Obviously, you

    will highlight your product and show why they

    should choose you and not

    your competitors.

    TRY THIS!

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    On the last page you could have testimonials,

    your guarantee, and brief history of your

    company. Call to action and name, address, etc.

    The objective of this Information Pack is to leave it

    with your prospect, the perfect sales call, if youlike. They can read it later, if required, but in

    most cases it is handed to another party who is

    probably the decision- maker, but may not be

    available when your there.

    Example.

    For example, lets say in the Mums and Dads

    market you present to the wife. She says she must

    discuss the decision with her husband (this may

    not be an excuse not to buy, it may be a legitimate

    answer and that they discuss all financial things

    before committing). They are then given the

    Information Pack, which is a true and accuratesales pitch in writing.

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    This also reinforces what you said at the

    presentation, helps Mum remember what was

    discussed and Dad gets to read for himself, which

    helps him feel he made the decision on his own.

    By using the Information Pack you can alsoovercome inaccurate information often given by

    competitors about your product.

    Try it..It Works!

    When this was used with one company it could be

    traced back to increasing sales by 5%. Think

    about that for a moment, a 25c piece of paper

    increased sales by 5%.

    Would a 5% increase in sales, with little cost, help

    your bottom line profit?

    The Foolish Act of Assumption

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    youand why you charge what you do). This

    uniqueness is what sets you apart.

    Do this in your advertisements, brochures,

    proposals, CDs - all promotional items.

    Heres another way at looking at the same

    thingthis time from the customers point of view.

    1.What is the name of your company?

    2.What business is your company in?

    3.What is your companys specialty?

    4.

    Where is your companys office?

    5.How long has your company been in business?

    6.Do I know anyone you do business with?

    7.What is your companys guarantee?

    8.

    Does your business have after sales service?

    now what was it you wanted to sell me.

    Heres another proven and very successful way of

    getting in contact with prospects.

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    THE CHOCOLATE LETTER

    Maybe your business doesnt use mass advertising

    and is business-to business or more targeted.

    Then consider the Chocolate Letter method.

    This idea has proven to work time and time again.

    One person used the idea and generated 10 clients

    from 10 lettersfor the percentage person thats

    100%!

    Another company uses the idea and consistently

    gets a 60% response rate. Not bad.

    What is the Chocolate Letter? Well its simply avery short letter (see below)...and attached to it is a

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    chocolate bar for them to eat while they read the

    letter.

    How many letters do you get with a chocolate

    attached to them? If you did, would you read the

    letter? I bet you would, and probably all the

    information attached.so why dont you try this

    idea right now and see how it works with yourpotential clients.

    You will be amazed how quickly you get through

    the gatekeeper and straight to the person you want

    to speak withjust say youre the chocolate

    person.

    The Method

    1.Ring the organisation you wish to target and

    obtain the name of the person to whom you wishto present your product or service.

    2.Next, post the following letter and your

    presentation, with a chocolate bar attached.

    3.Then, a few days later, call and ask to speak with

    that person.

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    4.Be ready for a positive response, but dont forget

    the objective of the letter is to get an

    appointment with the person, so ask for the

    appointment.

    5.Keep records of your response rate and then

    work out how many letters you have to send out

    to fill your appointment book.6.Its simple, effective and it really works (beats

    cold calling any time).

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    This pack is designed to simply, easily and quickly

    outline the many features and benefits companys

    like yours have gained from investing in our

    product.

    Thanks for your time will call shortly and see if

    I can drop by and answer any questions you mayhave about us.

    In the meantime..enjoy.

    Regards,

    Heres another exciting and very often overlooked

    method of getting to your target market using themass media approach:

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    POSTCARDS

    Thats right, the simple and often overlooked

    postcard.

    Cost-wise its most effective:

    Printing about 0.12c

    Postage.about 0.13c

    Say you do a trial run of 10,000, thats about

    $2,500 in total.

    Now, you need to work out a break even sales

    numberProfit on sales divided by the cost =

    Break Even.

    You then proceed with the exercise and monitor

    the responsesany thing over break even must be

    a winresponse rates vary but range between

    0.5% -12%.

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    You will need a compelling offer, good headline,

    features and benefits, name, contact details, etc.

    Dont forget creative artwork.

    What a simple and effective way to go!

    You could direct people to your shop or yourwebsite for a free report as well as providing a

    phone number for a free quote.

    Success Story

    One company, an importer and wholesaler, offered

    free postcards to its clients (retailers) so they could

    let their customers know about their new product

    line. There was a 55% take up by retailers

    wanting the free postcards to send to their

    customers. Worked brilliantly for all concerned.

    Another Method

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    Getting new clients, from suspects to prospects,

    can be a hard and expensive road. You always

    seem to be on the attack and they always seem to

    be on the defensive.

    Try this out for sizeits a bit slower, but theresults are very powerful.

    Step 1

    Seminar

    Invite you suspects to a seminar (for a fee) where

    you will explain how to over come a range of

    problems they have in their industry.

    Use a Chocolate Letter, postcard, phone call or

    invitation to encourage them to attend.

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    Another Thought

    You may not wish to charge for the seminarlets

    say you are a carpet retaileryou could speak

    with the locals builder(s) and offer to send all their

    clients a letter inviting them to a free seminar in

    you shop after hours to learn all about thedifferent types of carpet and underlay.

    On the night, give hand-outs explaining all about

    the different types, what to look for, problems that

    occur, etc. You will obviously position yourself as

    the expert and sales will surely followtry it in

    your industry you could be amazed at the results.

    QUOTING

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    Well, as stated above, most people get 3 quotes.

    Line them up on the desk and look at the price

    which is normally the last thing on the page. They

    usually discount the cheapest and choose one of the

    other two (isnt it interesting they dont normally

    choose the cheapest).

    By changing the order in which you present theQuote (wash my mouth out with soap for using

    that word)they have to read through yours to

    find the amount.

    People then usually continue reading on and you

    justify their investment (people always try and

    reduce costsso dont use that word, but people like

    to invest). By listing your features and benefits as

    well as your USP after the investment amount you

    are adding value to the investment as they read on.

    The others are only looked at for price as they list

    their features before the amount. And people

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    Did you know most professional consultants write

    down or discount their accounts by 20% before

    posting them out mainly due to embarrassment?

    IF YOU ARE A PROFFESSIONAL

    CONSULTANT

    STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY!

    Be proud of what you charge, if its justified.

    Again educate your customer as to how you arrive

    at the fee (maybe in the accounts or on a separate

    fact sheet) . . . . . youll feel better, and the

    customer will understand the account and usually

    pay it quicker.

    Examples:

    !time involved (total)

    !research undertaken

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    PR (Public Relations)

    In the past, the only way to do this was to send a

    press release to the local newspaper and hope.Usually nothing happened.

    Today it is very different.

    Consider writing an article or conducting

    research, as mentioned above, to educate andinform readers. This could be your industrys

    perspective on a current topic, technology and

    processes, your customers success stories or a

    topic that illustrates your expertise. Use exciting

    and current headlines.

    Then:

    1.Send an email to your client list inviting

    them to visit your website to read the

    article (have a special offer handy).

    2.Write a press release for newspapers

    (local, national, business, magazines)summarizing the article in 500 words. If

    possible, include a picture (make the

    picture exclusive for each newspaper,

    and note this on the picture. Also include

    the names of those featured in the

    picture).

    3.

    Post your press release over the internetthrough special web sites designed for

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    and all our frontline order-taking personnel

    should be trained in sales techniques.

    Selling techniques are as relevant today

    as 5, 10 or 15 years ago

    Probably more important today as middlemanagement disappears and often the lowest paid

    in the company deal with our customers . . . . . in

    fact to the customer, they are the company.

    And again, the customers perception of our

    company is reality to them.

    Are they trained professionals???

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    True sales professionals need to know 4 important

    items:

    - Product knowledge

    - Selling skills

    - Time/territory management

    - Attitude skills

    If your sales people are on the road are they

    prospecting and selling? If so, are you aware that

    on average they are only spending 20% of the time

    selling.

    What a waste of time, expertise and manpower..

    Todays companies should be using all the

    opportunities available to supply leads to its

    salespeople.

    If you are producing your promotional itemscorrectly, then the maximum number of leads

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    should be generated. You should be monitoring

    the results and know exactly how many salespeople

    you need to maximise the sales for you.

    YOU COULD DOUBLE YOUR TURNOVER

    OVERNIGHT IF SALESPEOPLE SPENT

    THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME SELLING.

    What do I mean by that? Well, if salespeople

    spent say 80% of their time getting leads and only

    20% selling, then they are really spending most of

    their time in lead generation, not selling. It would

    be better for your company to employ a lead

    generation person, and get the salesperson in front

    of more clients who are likely to purchase.

    Isnt that what they are employed and trained to

    do anyway?

    Lets say they now spend 80% of their time selling,they have immediately doubled their selling

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    Would you not get increased and better targeted

    prospects?

    When salespeople put more time into selling, and

    are better trained, their conversion rates improve.

    Its that simple.

    But people dont do it because they think it must

    be harder than that, but its not. Most businesses

    follow what every other business does and they get

    the same results as them.hard work, low sales

    and poor profits.

    Why not try the new way today. You could be

    amazed at the results.

    Remember, do it systematically and monitor the

    numbers.

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    S E L L I N G

    Basic Selling Step-by-Step

    1. Create Interest

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    -Demonstrate

    - Proof

    - Use the 5 senses (sight,

    sound, touch, smell, taste)

    2. Ask Questions

    - Sell the interview time- Think in terms of their

    interests or

    needs

    - Listen to answers

    3. Presentation

    - Product knowledge

    - Keep it simple

    4. Close the sale

    5. Objections

    6. Close the Sale Again

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    7. After Sales Service

    SOME OTHER POINTS TO CONSIDER

    * Smile

    * Be Enthusiastic

    * Be Sincere, ooze confidence

    Its Interesting to Note:

    When you ask salespeople what their conversionrate is they always say 80%.

    Yet when actual figures are taken most are

    converting around 40%.

    It has been found by giving sales training regularly

    you can increase this to more than 50%.

    Again this would improve your sales by 10% for

    little or no cost.

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    You should also be monitoring your salespeoples

    conversion rates. The best and simplest way is to

    record the following:

    Number %

    Leads n/a

    Appointments

    Sales

    This will give you an accurate figure

    ANOTHER GOOD IDEA TO INCREASE

    TURNOVER

    - SELL ADD ONS -

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    HOW??? . . . . . Have lists available of items

    that accompany the product or service you

    have just sold . . . . .

    - Have them available at the display

    - On the Counter

    - In your order pad . . . . .

    Once people have purchased - they relax . . . . .

    and even appreciate helpful suggestions that

    can make the job easier . . . . . the best time to

    offer these items is immediately after the sale .

    . . try it . . . . . it works.

    HOW TO DO IT

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    Head a piece of paper with the following:

    (Having a printed piece of paper looks better and

    gives a better imageand has a impression that you

    always offer this item)

    WHEN OTHER PEOPLE BROUGHT THIS.

    THEY ALSO BROUGHT THESE ITEMS:

    1.

    xxxxx2.YYY

    3.ZZZZ

    4.ETC , ETC.

    Thank you.

    Testimonials

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    How to get them automatically.

    Use testimonials to help close the sale and take the

    pressure off the salesperson. The customers fears

    will be allayed and they will be happy to follow

    other people and buy.

    Heres an amazing, timeless idea that has worked

    brilliantly for me for years and years.

    Certificate Of Satisfaction

    I got this idea while shopping with my wife for a

    new kitchen. We went from retailer to retailer

    looking at all the different options.

    Then I came across one retailer that had a number

    of photo albums spread around on tables. I flicked

    one open expecting to see photos of kitchensbut

    instead I found a simple one page sheet titled

    Certificate of Satisfaction. The page listed

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    customer comments under various headings

    relating to kitchensdesign, workmanship,

    tidiness, etc.

    The more I read the more I wanted whatever they

    had because it was full of glowing testimonies

    about all the things this company had done for thepast clients.

    I could see the possibilities immediately.

    Image if you could get your customers to give you

    feedback in glowing terms that you could show to

    your new prospects. It would have an amazing

    effect on them just as these certificates had on me.

    When you think about it, it works in many ways,

    and this has proved to be correct since I stated

    using them myself.

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    Firstly, you give the opportunity for customers to

    give the company feedback on your service.

    They like doing this. If its good they will say so,

    and if its not good they will also say so, and you

    can use these negative comments to improve your

    business.

    Remember, to your customer the sale isnt

    completed until they are using the product or

    service happily and it is solving their problem.

    I found I needed to explain the full benefit of these

    forms to everyone in the company. It wasnt to

    catch them out (as some thought) but was mainly

    used to obtain positive testimonials from our

    clients to give to future prospects.

    This did rely on all parties in the process doing

    their bit to achieve a success result for the client.

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    PRICING

    Sadly today, most people believe price is the key

    . . . . . Its not its . . . . .

    V A L U E

    When choosing to buy from one business overanother . . . . . even today, price ranks 5th . .

    . . .

    Others are:

    1) Courteous, Polite Behaviour

    2) Satisfied Needs

    3) Positive Past Experience

    4) Recommendation

    Dont be afraid about losing customers . . . . . the

    80/20 rule applies

    i.e. 80% give profit & no grief

    20% give you grief and no profit

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    Unfortunately . . . . . its the 20% we spend most of

    our time on.

    (Please reread this page at least twiceits a key

    issue)

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    PRICING

    We should at all times charge the maximum

    amount the market will bear . . . . .

    DISCOUNT POLICIES

    DONT WORK . . . . .

    (Just ask any major retail chain).

    Charge more . . . . . make more profit

    thus enabling you to give more value . . . . .

    Most people are scared to increase their prices

    fearing it will drive customers awaybut

    rememberpeople want Valueand are prepared

    to pay a bit more for it.

    If you are telling people aboutyour value to them,

    then they will happily pay a bit more for it.

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    Try ityou can always drop you prices

    laterbut I bet you dont need to if you are doing

    things properly.

    And, you will put the money straight in the profit

    bin.

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    Hows yours???

    Story.

    One company surveyed all its customers when

    things werent going so good. The results turned

    the business around. One of the main findings:

    service people dressed incorrectly and putcustomers off . . . . . this stopped referrals.

    The service people agreed

    to a dress change . . . . .

    and referrals went from 0.2% to 12.4%.

    A 12+% increase in sales for little or no cost.

    Why not conduct a full check up on the supply end

    of your business . . . . .

    What Happened?

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    Step 5: WOW!!!

    Deliver the unexpected . .. . .

    Simple, economical, but very, very effective.

    For example

    A shoe shop gave free Mickey Mouse Band aidsto kids when they brought new shoes - kids loved it

    . . . . . Mums loved it . . . . . because kids were

    happy.

    (Why? Just in case they got blisters)

    Also, they gave away free clothing vouchers to

    the kids clothing shop around the corner . . . . .

    WOW . . . it worked so much for the clothing shop

    they gave vouchers to their customers to the kids

    shoe shop . . . simple and easy.

    WIN . . . . . WIN . . . . .

    - Give Value

    - Give Soft Dollar . . . . . Time

    - Use Others (non-competitors)

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    Another company gave away a Car First Aid Kit

    with every Car Window tint.

    It cost $2.50.

    Why do it?

    People dont usually sit around saying Gee I got

    this or that done to day and discuss thefeatures

    and benefits. BUT they will discuss good and badservice and a small cost effective free gift.is a

    simple, cost effective way of getting word of mouth

    referrals.

    What small dollar item can you give away that will

    make people go WOW.

    A good place to start is go beyond your product

    and what problems could arise after they purchase

    it (remember the Mickey Mouse Band Aids).

    The best business is referral business.

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    Just consider for a moment the LIFE TIME

    VALUE of a customer to your business . . . . . in

    terms of turnover and net profit . . . . .

    HOW MUCH ARE CUSTOMERS REALLY

    WORTH . . . . .

    How often should we keep in touch??? . . . . .

    Wendy Evans . . . . . in her book How to get New

    Business in 90 days and keep it Forever . . . . .

    suggests within 90 days they should get something

    from you.

    Ideas include: Postcard

    : Newsletter

    : Closed Door Sale - Invitation

    : Members Club

    : Loyalty Bonus: Seminars

    : Just keeping in touch letter

    : Pre-Sale . . . . . Sales

    A point here . . . . . the information you send

    doesnt have to be about you and your company.

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    It can include articles from other experts that will

    help your client.

    For example:

    A printing company sent a newsletter every 90

    days to its business clients containing information

    from experts in business management e.g.. time

    management, advertising etc. Clients looked

    forward to receiving the newsletter as it gave them

    free tips and ideas. And when they needed

    printing, who do you think they went to and

    referred people to?

    Be persistent . . . . . it takes time . . . . . be organised

    and dont give up . . . . . research your customers,give them ideas and information valuable to them .

    . . . .

    test and measure

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    PS Alsoas a special thank you I am enclosing 2

    Gift Certificates for you to give to friends or

    family.

    Another idea

    Obtain email addresses....especially if yourclientele is local. You can then scan you

    appointments for the day e.g... restaurant,

    hairdresser, etc, and let clients know of gaps you

    have in you appointment book. Give them a

    special offer if they fill the gaps. Its extra money

    you may not have earned and keeps your staff

    busy all day.

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    So, we must insure that we have systems in place to

    collect the monies due.

    1) Hire a Bookkeeper.

    The best way to do this is to get someone else to do

    your bookwork, which includes following up

    people who are behind in their payment

    arrangements. Its also better for a third party todo this as you can be too close, too emotional, and

    even a bit afraid that other sales may disappear, if

    your have to chase a client. So you put it off.

    Employing someone to do this will also

    dramatically increase the time you have available

    to grow your business.

    The paperwork involved in running a business

    today is astounding. So invest a few dollars in

    getting someone else to do your

    paperwork.everybody who has bitten the bullet

    and done it is amazed and question why they

    didnt do it earlier because of how much it hasbenefited their business.

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    2) History is a curse. Assumption is also a curse.

    When we start out in business we feel that we must

    automatically give credit because everybody else

    does (history). The curse is this: by giving credit

    we immediately put our business under financially

    pressure. Again, the assumption is that everybodyelse does.

    Be different dont give credit.

    To do this you must clearly state up front, when

    you are in the proposal stage, what your payment

    terms are. Then everybody is clear when payment

    is required. Otherwise it is left unclear and

    accounts get posted out and people only pay when

    chased.

    It becomes a costly exercise in terms of time,

    paperwork and interest on monies not received.

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    You will surprised and amazed at how many

    people are happy to pay when and where directed.

    Yes, a limited few will ask for credit terms. In this

    case, you decide the terms and insist they sign a

    document which outlines the terms and

    consequences of late paymentthen everything isclear and outlined.

    3) Interesting Idea.

    Heres an idea which helped one company secure

    30% more jobs by offering this arrangement.

    There terms were payment on delivery. However

    some did ask for terms so the following document

    was drawn up. This clearly outlined the payment

    terms and a clause which enabled the company to

    recover collection costs if they needed chasing.

    The terms offered were:

    A third of the payment on delivery, a third 30 dayslater and the final third 30 days after that.

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    As stated at the beginning of this Manual, the

    dream of most people going into business is to

    eventually get more time than before to do the

    things they want to do and to earn more money

    from their own efforts.

    Sadly most find the opposite is true and struggle

    from day one. It doesnt have to be so.but nowits up to you.

    These simple steps and ideas are proven to work.

    If necessary adapt them for your business.

    But do them.

    Go for it.

    Thank you and may you achieve your dreams and

    targets.

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    PS: Dont forget if you have any questions please

    email me and I will answer you promptly.

    LIST OF BOOKS

    Following is a list of some of the books I havefound inspirational and that have helped and

    guided me in mybusiness journey.

    AREA TITLE AUTHOR

    People Management Bible Various

    How to Win Dale Carnegie

    Friends & Influence People

    Personality Plus Florence Litlauer

    Selling How I raised myself from

    Failure to Success in Selling

    Frank Bettger

    Body Language Joe Braysich

    Service Deliver Knock Your Socks Off

    Service

    Kristin Anderson

    Ron Zemke

    Letters/Proposals Write Right Paul Dunn

    Advertising Ogilvy on Advertising David Ogilvy

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    Marketing Guerilla Marketing Jay Conrad Levinson

    22 Immutable Laws of

    Marketing

    Al Ries & Jack Tront

    What they dont teach you at

    Harvard Business School

    Mark H. McCormack

    Time Management One Minute Manager Kenneth Blanheng

    Spencer Johnson

    AREA TITLE AUTHOR

    Systems The E Myth Michel E. Gerber

    Empowering People Moments of Truth Jan Carlzon

    Maverick Richard Schimer

    The Nordstrom Way Robert Spector

    Patrick D. McCarth

    Ideas Ideas Unlimited Neville Smith & Murray

    Ainsworth

    How to make your own Luck Bernard Gittelson

    PR/Newsletters How to get New Business in 90

    days and Keep it Forever

    Wendy Evans

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    BONUS CHAPTER.

    List

    Of

    Proven

    Successful

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    Letter writing (or for that matter, any form of

    writing) is just conversation in printbut we get

    so hung up on trying to do it right that we miss

    that point.

    Tell it like it is

    Try this.

    Dear Sir.

    How many letters still begin this way? This

    opening began when people first started writing to

    each other(around the 1800s).it was the way

    they spoke then and weve followed suit ever

    since.

    Why not just sayGood morning or Hijust

    as you would greet them if you meet them in the

    street.think about it!

    Another interesting idea is

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    LAYOUT

    In the pastletters were boring, neat, square

    paragraphs

    .use the following method to give moreimpact.

    Do a large paragraphfull size of pagethe next

    one.make it centredand then another larger

    paragraph following.

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    For example:

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

    YYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    YYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    YYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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    After a sales presentation in a clients home,

    perhaps generated by a referral card, why not take

    a few extra minutes and drop a brochure into the

    letter box of 5 people around that home..

    5 should include one either side of the client.

    and the 3 across the road

    The old sayingbirds of a feather flock

    togetherapplies here

    That is, often like people are in the same area.

    This simple brochure can explain that you have

    just sold your product or service to someone

    nearby. (for all sorts of reasons, people get

    interested in who)

    and then go on to explain the product and why

    they bought them

    and if they are interested in looking at the same

    thingcall you

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    while you are still in the neighbourhood

    Youll be amazed how many ring up

    You could even sweeten the pot with a

    gift cheque

    the money you save in travelling can be given to

    them.

    Try it.

    it only takes about 2 minutes to do it,

    and they will bring you back again and again to

    the same area.

    P.S. If you have plenty of time

    Letter box the whole street.

    Invite Prospects Seminars.

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    Seminars are great lead generators..when

    used correctly.

    People today are hungry for helpful information

    ..and with a bit of thought and effort.you can

    tap into that hungerof information.

    When promoted correctly, seminars will you

    excellent, grateful prospects.

    Think about it.Can you give seminar on

    your industry.

    Oranother way how many people do you have in

    your circle of friends or other places, who are

    experts in their field? Consider approaching them

    to be the main speaker at your seminar.

    .Most will agree.

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    They lead out giving expert advice and

    information on their topic, give handouts.

    It Works.

    You then follow up with a promotion on your

    product.

    You arrange to promote the seminar to past

    clients, new prospects, and their friends..even a

    small advert in the local paper..letter box

    drop in a targeted area.

    Create an exciting and compelling seminar

    title

    Make sure people get 2 invitations.one for

    themselves and one for a friend

    Bookings essential..obtain names and

    addresses as people enter.do a simple promotion

    yourself.introduce the speaker.and away

    you go.Dont forget to make these topics compelling.

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    How does it work?

    Simple.

    Arrange a sample of your product.

    This could be in the form of:-

    (1) Letter with sample..

    (2) CD

    Arrange for someone to read some of yourpromotional literature and include a

    full sales presentation on to a CD.CDs cost

    only a few dollars each..and are an excellent

    way to pre-sell

    your product or service with the perfect sales

    presentation, duplicated as many times as you

    likeyou just pick up the

    orders.easy!...........

    How do you give them away...You could run small,

    single column adverts in local papers offering

    Free Sample

    .then send them out.and followup..

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    OR..hand them out at seminars and talks

    you give to local organisations..who are

    always looking for speakers.

    Think of some exciting topics.power

    headlines.

    Think about it..try

    ittest it

    Youll find it will be the most successful lead

    generation method you can use.

    Dont leave theNo Sale Customer

    Empty-handed!

    How often do you go shopping and see something

    youd like to own, but then make the decision not

    to buy itand later that day, or the next, you

    think, well, maybe I should have.could have.

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    But you never do anything about it.it

    passes.and you forget all about it?

    It happens a lot and it happens to your potential

    customers.But there is a way to

    capture a lot of these potentially lost

    dollars.

    This is a system others have used over and over

    again.and it does bring that potential customer

    back it does bring you extra dollars.

    If the presentation is going nowherewhen you

    are leaving..as a casual after-thought..give

    them a gift cheque.you could say, just a

    second, I have something for you.

    And give them the following cheque.

    XYZ Pty Ltd

    PayCash.

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    The sum ofTwenty Five Dollars

    Signature$25.00

    XYZ Pty Ltd

    As stated you will be amazed how many peoplecome back with that promotional

    cheque.especially good for retailers.

    Dont leave theNo Sale Customer Empty

    handed! (2)

    Then on the back of the gift cheque, include the

    following

    In case you decide to go ahead..

    ..heres $25 for you to spend on our

    productbut it has to be

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    some time within the next 3 (three) weeks. And

    there are truly

    no strings attached. This is a genuine enticement.

    You see, Id like to have you as a customer.

    Thank You

    Personally sign each one.

    This fake cheque can be photocopied onto

    coloured paper for greater effect.

    It works..

    For example:

    someone who has a swimwear store gave out 50

    of these cheques tobrowsers.people who dont

    buy from the store- she made it seem like it was a

    spur-of-the-moment thing to do.

    The colour copying cost $167.

    Over the next week, 8 of those browsers

    returned to her shop to spend their $25 cheque.

    This brought in an extra $1,123 in sales frompeople who she may never have seen again!!!!!!!

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    The pretend cheque strategy can also be used as

    a direct mail piece to boost your sales from your

    existing customers. You can simply attach it to

    the top of the letter, or just with a With

    compliments slip..also you could easily change

    the message on the back.

    Business Cards

    Business cards can be boring

    OR

    they can be an exciting prospecting tool.

    Why not use both sides of your cardand even

    better stillhas 4 or 6sides to your business

    card.

    What can you say?

    LOTS..

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    an eye-catching front..that opens to reveal a

    simple, yet effective sales presentation.complete

    with headline, sub-headings, body copy with

    paragraph headings, pictures..call to action.

    Hand them out everywhere.. youll be

    amazed at where people call you from..

    Alsothe cost to go to 4 or 6 sides is not that

    dramatic..especially if you see it as an effective

    prospecting tool.

    Try itit works

    Kids Club

    (or Mums, or Customer or Whatever Club)

    Why not start a Kids Club????

    Thats right.

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    At each client visit.get Mum, Dad or the kids to

    fill out a simple

    application form and theyre in..

    Then send them a quarterly newsletter which

    could include:-

    * Crosswords and puzzles* Recipes quick, simple, healthy

    * Product offers

    * Stories for children, about life

    * Coupons to fill in for more products

    BUT..dont forget their birthday.HOW?

    Simple.get it on the application form.

    Kids love getting mailespecially

    birthday cards..

    you may be the only card they receive!!!!

    Also.in the newsletter, youll be asking for

    names and addresses of

    their friends..

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    .then you contact their Mum & Dad

    asking if its

    OK for them to joinand explaining

    what you do

    Surprise, surprise.

    they will probably ask you to drop by

    and show them...

    when you collect the kids application

    form to the

    club .and so it goes on.

    Go back to the beginning and change Kids to

    Mums

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    Keep in Touch Cards

    Client circumstances change all the time and you

    dont even know

    about it.

    Unless.youre. Keeping in

    Touch

    Heres a simple effective way to do it.

    Have printed, or buy specially printed cards, and

    send them on a regular basis to you clients.. as

    part of your 3-monthly program

    of course!

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    Could include:-

    * Motivational statements

    * Cheering thoughts

    For best results..jot a quick hand-written note in

    the card.

    These have a very powerful

    effect..

    Dont forget. Include your business card, or

    have your business details

    Printed on the cardso they can call and thank

    you.

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    Keeping in Touch

    Letter

    Good Morning!

    Why am I writing to you out of the blue?

    Yes I know that a letter from me is both unusual

    and unexpected because we both know that in the

    past, I probably have not stayed in touch as

    frequently as perhaps I should.

    And thats the reason Im writing.

    Quite simply, I have decided to take advantage of

    the new

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    technology thats now available to do a better job

    of staying in touch with my clients. You see, in the

    past, its always been a pretty major job to get a

    relevant, interesting and timely message to all of

    my clients. In fact, it was a major operation.

    But, with the advent of these marvellouscomputers that even I can now understand and,

    better still, the amazing software you can get these

    days, it has become a breeze to stay in touch.

    So thats what I have resolved to do. Very simply

    to be in touch from time-to-time just to keep you

    up to date with ideas, information and, yes

    inspiration that may be of value to you.

    What Ill try to do is keep you informed of the

    things I think you should know from my business

    perspective that will be of value to you.

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    So thats the reason Im writing to you out of the

    blue. Ill let you be the judge of how well keep my

    promise.

    Yours sincerely,

    Fred LeaderXYZ Pty Ltd

    P.S. By the way, Im enclosing a voucher for you

    to either use yourself, or to pass on to a

    friend..just to say Thank you, should you wish

    to contact me again

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    Thats it.go for it.put it into to practisetry

    it..monitor itwatch it grow.

    Get more leads.

    Get more sales.

    Make more money.

    Learn to work on your business not in your

    business.

    Spend the extra time and money you generate

    doing the things you want to do.

    Any questionsemail me at

    [email protected]

    In the meantime wishing you good things,

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    David Shaw.

    www.suremarketingsystems.com