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3 Ways to
Internet Marketing increase
Super-Summit business
love is better 2nd time
around
communication
Break even today, break
the bank tomorrow
USP
Strategy of Preeminence
Fish where the big fish are
increase # of clients
increase the average size of the sale per
client THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT
3 Ways to increase business STRATEGY YOU CAN USE TO MAXIMIZE
increase the # of time clients return + buy
THE VALUE OF ALL OTHER
again
STRATEGIES IS TO COMMUNICATE ON
work on all three = geometric growth A REGULAR BASIS WITH EVERYONE
WHO CONTRIBUTES, OR EVER WILL
CONTRIBUTE, IN ANY WAY TO YOUR
BUSINESS SUCCESS
breakthroughs are unconventionally fresh,
your challenge is to keep clients constantly
superior, more exciting ways of doing
connected to you
something
how valuable you are
ask yourself continually " Where's the big
overlooked opportunity here?" keep them thinking how good you are
always discover the hidden opportunity in communication how much you care about them
every situation
the more contact + communication you
try to uncover at least 1 cash windfall for have with a person, the stronger + richer
your business every 3 months the relationship becomes. in business the
secret to keeping + growing clients is to
build a foundation based upon multiple
Breakthroughs keep meaningful communication w/
streams of idea generation. get ideas from
everyone important to you
others
one of you breakthrough goals is always to
make your product or business special, to get your prospects + clients to see your
unique, + more advantageous in your business as offering them a superior benefit
clients eye or advantage that no other competitor offers
them
Breakthroughs increase in direct proportion
to the amount of networking, brainstorming, you must determine the most powerful
and masterminding you do with like minded, benefit or advantage you can possibly offer
success driven people outside your industry an existing or future client so it will be totally
irrational for them to choose to do business
with anyone but your company
YOU MUST IDENTIFY WHAT
when you limit your business to doing things ADVANTAGE OR RESULT YOUR
the same way every other competitor of CLIENTS WANT THE MOST
your does, you can only produce modest,
incremental gains at best you must integrate your USP into all your
promotional, marketing, advertising, +
most business people don't realize it, but selling operations
they are in the client and prospect business
generating business. that's the basic goal the more clearly you telegraph what makes
of all marketing you a better choice, the more often they'll
choose you over the competition
the pint is to focus on the one need, or gap
whenever 2 parties come together to that is most sorely lacking - provided you
transact business of any kind,1 side is can keep the promise you make
always asking the other to assume more or
all of the risk IT IS CRITICAL TO ALWAYS FULFILL
THE"BIG PROMISE" OF YOUR USP
if you ask someone to take on all the risk,
their 1st inclination is not buy Internet Marketing the USP is the nucleus around which you
your goal is to eliminate as much, if not all,
'Super Summit' build your success, fame + wealth. SO YOU
BETTER BE ABLE TO STATE IT!
of the risk in the transaction for your client
try it. write 1 paragraph statement of your
take away risk, you lower the barrier to new USP. at first you will have trouble
action + eliminate the primary obstacle to expressing it tightly + specifically. it may
buying take 2 or 3 paragraphs or more. ruthlessly
1 of the biggest "competitive edge" edit away the generalities + focus on a crisp
advantages you'll ever gain is to always clear statement that promises the most you
make it easier for the client to say yes than could possibly offer.
it is for them to say no. remember axiom: you will not appeal to
you totally + everybody. in fact certain USPs are
USP designed to appeal to only 1 segment of a
completely
guarantee the market
ASSUME THE RISK IN EVERY
purchase for all your employees (or subcontractors) with
TRANSACTION YOU HAVE WITH YOUR
your client any public contact or client interaction, or
CLIENTS
anyone who impacts your business -MUST
FULLY UNDERSTAND, EMBRACE, +
Better Than Risk Free BELIEVE YOUR USP
compensating your client for their talk to your staff, write scripts, HOLD
dissatisfaction + valuing their time + trust is CONTESTS, + reward people who
the concept behind it distinguish themselves promoting your USP
consider offering the client something else Risk Reversal immediately following the sale, write,
in addition (a bonus) when they agree to e-mail, phone, or visit your clients. During
purchase. offer them an exceptional IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT TO
BTRF the follow-up, make sure the clients feel
money-back guarantee, but allow the client INDELIBLY ETCH A STRONG,
important + special, and that their initial
to keep the bonus if he or she asks for a CLEAR, COMPELLING USP IN
purchases are "RESOLD". repeat your USP
refund THE MINDS OF YOUR
+ remind the clients how it helped them
CLIENTS AFTER THEY'VE
make their purchasing decision
TEST THE MOST SPECIFIC TYPES OF BOUGHT FROM YOU
GUARANTEES + BETTER THAN RISK
FREE GUARANTEES YOU CAN BEFORE
ARBITRARILY DECIDING ON ONE I advice my clients to frequently offer special
promotions to their clients by mail,
when you put a very specific + dramatic telephone, or in person.
performance-based guarantees or risk
reversals on your selling proposition, your by offering your clients genuine, specially
sales almost certainly soar. a USP can come in priced deals, you endear yourself to them
the form of an
the longer the guarantee + the more 1st the client should always see the offer as
occasional special
specific the performance expectations you a logical extension of your basic USP
test it yourself offer.
make, the more people will buy if your USP is service, your preferred
promotions will be service based rather
RISK REVERSAL CAN BECOME AN than price based
IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR USP
2nd make it very clear that this special offer
weight-loss programs guarantee specific is only available to current clients
weight loss in a specified period of time
give staff reasonable authority to ensure the
make a complete list of every obstacle to promise behind your USP
your clients that might prevent them from
purchasing, dealing with, or choosing you
over your competition.
a formal client referral system will bring you
an immediate increase in clients and profit
a referral-generated client normally spends add ons= you graduate the client to a larger
more money, buys more often, and is more or superior alternative product or package
profitable + loyal than most categories of of goods or services
business you could go after cross sell= is introducing the client an
REFERRALS BEGET REFERRALS they additional product or service that will add or
are self perpetuating increase the result of their transaction with
you or your company
every time clients deal w/ you in person,
through sales staff, by letter, e-mail, or on every time
the phone, diplomatically ask them for client someone buys
referrals from your
company, you
you provide far too important a value + have an
benefit to allow all of the friend, coworkers, opportunity to adding product + services
family members, and colleagues of your increase the size
current clients to be denied access to you of the purchase adding volume or time options
refuse to allow yourself to become a adding combinations (packages)
commodity. instead focus on your
contribution to clients lives + the ultimate when you close the sale, it's the perfect
impact that results time to make an additional sale- particularly
if there's a very good reason + benefit for
HE TOLD PEOPLE WHO REFERRED the client to buy your package deal. 60% of
PATIENTS TO HIM TO TELL ANYONE all clients will increase if you do it right +
THEY REFERRED THAT THEY offer true value
A PSYCHIATRIST I'VE ADVISED MADE
WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE
HIS BUSINESS BOOM BY FOLLOWING write the names of you 3 best selling
FIRST SESSION
JUST 1 PIECE OF ADVICE products
the law of consistency is such that if clients make now add the end result that clients desire
recommend you to someone else, they ad-ons work when they buy these items
have committed themselves also. for you
alongside list some of the ways in which
IF YOU WANT TO OPTIMIZE ANY you might increase the value + benefit of
BUSINESS, THEN YOU WILL HAVE AT those goods + services to your clients by
LEAST 4 TO 5 DIFFERENT REFERRAL adding a product or service to a typical sale
SYSTEMS
observe what your clients do before they
who are the ideal prospects? buy your services, Can you provide that to
what is the benefit your ideal prospect
Add Ons them, too?
wants +needs + watch what people do w/your service after
Cross-selling ways to they buy it, + offer to do it for them for a fee
what benefit or result does your competitor come up
what you need to know
provide with see what people buy to go with your
product or service in the pursuit of their end
what benefit do you provide
result. make it available through you
what is the ideal prospect's biggest problem
Ask yourself how you would make a clients'
that is not being met?
end result even more complete
what are the demographics of your ideal IF YOU CAN SELL ANY PRODUCT OR
prospect SERVICE THAT CAN BE OFFERED ON
WHAT I REFER TO AS 'TFN' (TILL
clients FURTHER NOTICE) BASIS, YOUR CAN
employees USE YOUR AD ON OR UP SELLING
TECHNIQUE TO TURN A 1 TIME
competitors PURCHASER INTO AN ONGOING,
PERPETUAL, WEEKLY, DAILY,
prospects who can refer prospects to you MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY LOCKED IN
prospects who didn't convert SALES. THE CONCEPT THAT DRIVES
THE MUSIC CLUB BUSINESS
other business + professionals Internet Marketing
'Super Summit' give clients three better options + a number
associations - unions, etc.. Formal of them will choose 1 of the two additions
Referral over their initial intent. give them superior
make sure you have a good or valuable value in each option you add, and they
product System become benefited many more times more
than you do from the process
revere what you do
another approach to increasing the average
position yourself as different from your
transaction value is to use point of sale
competitors promotions. point of sale promotions are
show interest in your current clients by nothing more than displays or signage that
asking them about themselves grab the clients attention right at the point of
sale.
explain that even if the referral doesn't buy,
you will provide a valuable service for them I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO LOOK AT
YOUR BUSINESS OR PRACTICE + ASK
explain that you get most of SELF "COULD I TAKE ANY OR ALL OF
your business from referrals give them both logical + THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES I SELL +
because you do, you're emotion reasons why they REPOSITION THEM TO BE MORE UP
able to invest your money should give you referrals MARKET?
+ time in providing a better
service
test everything. it's simple and the payoff
in the case of some can be enormous
professionals who until you start testing different responses +
cannot ethically take pay set performance levels, your leaving massive
for referrals do other stage potential on the table
offer to give
things like donating for
them an with each specific ad compute the cost per
money to their favorite getting
incentive for steps prospect, the cost per close, the average
charities referrals
the referral sale per prospect, the average conversion
per prospect, + the average profit per sale
offer to give their clients a product or against the control
service for free or at a discount and tell
them that this is something that the person WHEN YOU TEST ONE APPROACH
referring you to them has bought them AGAINST ANOTHER + CAREFULLY
ANALYZE + TABULATE THE RESULTS,
offer to give the referral a special incentive YOU WILL BE AMAZED THAT ONE
APPROACH ALWAYS SUBSTANTIALLY
have your client call or directly contact the
referral Testing OUT PULLS ALL THE OTHERS BY A
TREMENDOUS MARGIN
do something in advance of asking for the
TEST EVERY SALES VARIABLE. any
referral for the person for who you want to
positive or negative data can help you
get referrals. THIS WILL INDUCE THE
LAW OF RECIPROCITY manipulate dramatically the effectiveness of
your sales efforts.
keep in frequent contact w/ people who
NEVER TEST BIG IF YOU CAN TEST
have provided referrals in the past
SMALL
ASK FOR REFERRALS WHEN CLIENT IS
MOST RECEPTIVE A/B SPLITS ALLOW YOU TO TEST TWO
APPROACHES WITH ONE HOMEPAGE
DON'T BE BASHFUL; ASK FOR
REFERRALS when advanced test quality of response
instead of mere quantity
THANK YOUR CLIENTS FOR
whatever you think is your best selling price
REFERRALS
probably isn't
help your clients locate referrals for you.
ask them, "WHO DO YOU KNOW
WHO______?"
a health club's new clients are 80% from
referrals. when new people are introduced,
the emphasis is on service + results. when
they sign up, the club gets them to commit
to consistently come into the club and use
it- then they get them to promise to refer
friends so they can help them out, too. after
the new clients get results they were after,
the club asks them to write a letter of
recommendation
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT
STRATEGY YOU CAN USE TO MAXIMIZE
THE VALUE OF ALL OTHER
STRATEGIES IS TO COMMUNICATE ON
A REGULAR BASIS WITH EVERYONE
WHO CONTRIBUTES, OR EVER WILL
CONTRIBUTE, IN ANY WAY TO YOUR
BUSINESS SUCCESS
your challenge is to keep clients constantly
connected to you
the next time you come home + find a stack
of so-called junk mail in your mailbox, don't how valuable you are
pitch it into the garbage. take a few minutes keep them thinking how good you are
to read a letter or two.
communication how much you care about them
is one of the least expensive + most
effective ways for you to tell you full sales the more contact + communication you
story to your clients + prospects have with a person, the stronger + richer
the relationship becomes. in business the
a sales letter is nothing more than a secret to keeping + growing clients is to
conversation between 2 friends. 1 person keep meaningful communication w/
gaining knowledge from another everyone important to you
it must get readers
headlines are the key attention w/ powerful
offer the reader a desirable reward for headline trading your products or services for things
reading the letter your business needs or wants is called
business barter
the letter must show clear + distinctive components
advantages in the body copy don't rule out barter simply because you're
of sales in a profession + not a hard industrial
the letter has to prove or validate your claim letter product
of benefit or advantages through factual
examples (testimonials) start by going to the most direct + logical
prospects first, and then propose a direct
the letter must persuade the reader to reach exchange of your goods + services for
out + seize the advantage you promise theirs
trade retail dollar to retail dollar
your facilities
facts about your
reputation +the standing whenever you require
research unlimited time to
of your business something right now, + the
location person or company you are take your goods or
Barter trying to trade w/ doesn't services
night + weekend hours 1 on 1 need or want to. offer the he may assign the
barter prospective trade this option credit you are
details about employees experience, facts that may
credentials, + skills offering him to
impress you
reader
Internet Marketing anyone else
special delivery or production process which
your competitors don't have 'Super Summit'
Direct Mail insist on assignability for any item or service
usage of data, records, documents + case + E-Mail + you ever receive credit for
studies Web-Copy ground rules never try to trade your good or services at
names of prestigious past or present clients anything else than retail value
+ their endorsements
the use of 3 or more separate transactions
pick up the phone + call our client service it still won't be to achieve your ultimate barter objective
triangulation
order lines profitable unless you
ask the reader to act
go to the nearest location
now
don't let another day go buy without sending if used correctly, telemarketing can produce
for this free information explosively profitable results for almost any
business or professional practice
i ask the reader to respond immediately to a telemarketing works best when you prepare
specific offer totally at my risk the way for it with a letter or ad that causes
i limit the time + restrict the quantity of the prospects to write to you for more
information
offer, and clearly explain why
i explain in detail the loss of sampling don't jump into telemarketing w/ both feet
until you've tested it on a small scale +
opportunities for free bonuses the reader
determined that you stand at least a fair
will lose by failing to respond in time jay's tips
chance of turning a good profit
i provide a better than risk free guarantee
be an interested + knowledgeable person
that makes it short of ludicrous not to take
me up on my proposition communicate to the prospect that you
understand their need + problems
i tell the reader precisely + in progressive
steps exactly how to respond telemarketing
let them know you have the solutions for
them
your sales letter should be warm, human,
sincere, honest, personal, and 1 on 1. your create a mutually convenient appointment
brochure or your company service report when prospect calls you time
should be technical
advise them don't sell them
reprint or excerpt your best testimonial,
endorsements, + recommendations. guide them professionally
NEVER USE A BROCHURE IN THE MAIL as with its counterpart Direct Mail, you need
W/O AN ACCOMPANYING SALES to ethically lead your prospective client to
LETTER TO AMPLIFY IT action, telling him what to do, when to do it,
how, when, etc.
you can use telemarketing to find out why
people don't buy from you to convert them
1. compute your average sale + your profit
per sale
most businesses generate a substantial 2. compute how much additional profit a
amount of profit from clients who keep client is worth to you by determining how
repurchasing, again + again many times he or she comes back
acquiring clients at a break even or a slight 3. compute precisely what a client costs by
loss + making substantial profits on back dividing the marketing expenses by the # of
end repurchasing is one of the most clients it produces
overlooked + underutilized methods of client Client's Marginal Net Worth
growth + generation available to you 4. compute the cost of a prospect the same
way
until you know exactly how much combined
profit a client represents to your business 5. compute how many sales you get for so
for the life of that relationship, you can't many prospects
determine how much time, effort, + expense 6. compute the marginal net worth of a
you can afford to invest to acquire a client in client by subtracting the cost to produce the
the first place Break even today, break the bank client from the profit you expect to earn from
many companies increase their clients + tomorrow the client over the lifetime of his patronage
profits merely by shifting their focus from
trying to make a huge profit on the
acquisition of the client to making their real utilizing existing goodwill + strong bonded
profit on all the repeat purchases that result relationships that other companies already
from those new clients have established with people who are prime
prospects for your product or service
the goal is to make the 1st purchase so
much more appealing that people find it ask self: "who already has a strong
harder to say no than yes relationship with people to whom I might be
able to sell a noncompetitive but related
give salespeople greater financial incentive determine who in your marketing area is product or service
to bring in new, first time clients can already selling to the clients you want to be
produce tremendous results in the right reaching,and who has their trust, respect+ contact the non-competing businesses +
situation goodwill ask them to introduce your product or
service to their audience. supply them w/
plenty of info on what you sell, + some
testimonials attesting to its quality
to put your clients needs always ahead of
your own they would be selling something that either
goes before, goes along with, or follows the
customer= a person who purchases a
product or service that you sell to people
commodity or service
all you have to do is contact those
client= A person who is under the protection
companies and make it easy +
of another customer vs. client advantageous for them to refer their clients
Always think of them as CLIENTS to you.
think of your clients as dear, valued friends 1. your product or service is absolutely
noncompetitive to host's product or service
the biggest mistake people make in Internet Marketing
business is that they fall in love with the 2. it's not going to take away or supplant
wrong thing. they fall in love with their 'Super Summit' any income or profits the host would
product, service, or company ordinarily realize
you should believe passionately in your 3. it augments their profits
CLIENTS product, service, or company. BUT YOU
4. they don't have to lift a finger or spend a
VENDORS SHOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR
dime. if they do wish to participate, that's
CLIENTS
EMPLOYEES even better
on the phone clients = employees, clients, 8. point out it's purely bonus income for
treat them like a friend them
in person suppliers
they can share in the profit, they can get so
it means thinking about the client as more much per client, so much per prospect,
than just a checkbook. it means seeing him lead, or inquiry. it could be a fix fee for
or her as a valued business partner, doing it.
someone whose well-being and success is
directly tied to your own if you're the host. you make the easy
money just for endorsing someone else
in doing so you
enrich your own sometime the host company is
life, the lives apprehensive about entrusting you w/ their
around you, clients names. i always warrant personally
your family, their a successful business does not just start in writing, under penalty of punitive
with just a great idea or product, rather is damages, i w ill not make their names
family,
starts with a desire to provide a solution to available to anyone else, or i won't use
employees,etc.
another's problem them for other than the express purpose
you must first identify what your client really "how do i know it's not going to take away we'll do a small test 1st + measure
needs, even if your client doesn't recognize my clients?"
what it is he needs
what your really selling is a solution to their we'll create the product +service your most
"i want control. i don't like you having comfortable with
problems objections control