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Fulfill The Needs And Desires Of Your Prospects
The key to a great marketing campaign starts with under- standing how the needs of your prospect relate to your product or service. It's basic, but most business owners never consider the thought. Until you know what they need and determine how you can satisfy those needs, you can't really plan a meaningful campaign.
Get a pen and paper out and ask yourself these questions:
· If I were a prospect getting solicited by my company, what would it take to get my attention? · What promise would I want fulfilled? · What needs would I want to have met?
Now ask yourself:
· What needs and desires are my competitors not fulfilling?
The best way to find out where you need the most work is to list all the needs and desires your competitors are already fulfilling. Maybe you are fulfilling these desires too, but is it possible that you could articulate it better than they can? Sure!
A good USP (unique selling proposition) is one that fulfills a void in the marketplace. It is communicated clearly and concisely so that your prospects "get it."
It's also known as your "big promise." So, it's important that not only do you communicate it in everything you do and say... but that you standby it - always!
To formulate your marketing campaign, along with the lines of your USP, I suggest asking yourself the following questions.
· How can I show more interest in my customers than my competition? · How
much more service can I offer than my competitor does? · What are my specific added or extended service benefits? · When I have used similar services from competitors, where have I been most impressed -- or most disappointed? And, why? · How can I make my customers understand how important they are to me? · How can I persuade them they are being treated with professional interest and courtesy? · What specific needs should my product or service fulfill?
As I've said before, without a customer your business doesn't exist. Stop running your business the way YOU want it, and start running it the way YOUR CUSTOMERS want it.
It's all about them. It's never about you.
Treat your customers like dear and valued friends. Give them what they want. Treat them with respect and courtesy. Communicate with them often. Let them know you care about their wants, needs and desires.
If you've asked yourself the questions above, you are 1000 percent better than your competition. Rarely will ANY business ask themselves these questions. It shows in their poor revenues.
Always remember: It's all about their needs, wants and desires. It's never about yours.
About the Author
Craig Valine is the publisher of the The AwfulMarketing Alert Newsletter, "Where you learn GOOD marketing strategies by looking at those who do it really BAD." To subscribe his free newsletter, go to: http://awfulmarketing.com/ezinesubscribe.htm
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