What can Mother Theresa and Charles Schwab teach you about marketing online.
Certainly these two historical figures saw two vastly different worlds in their lifetimes. Mother Theresa spent hers with the poorest of the poor, while Charles Schwab spent his with the richest of the rich.
But look at these two famous quotes.
"There is more hunger in this world for love and appreciation than for bread" Mother Teresa
"I have yet to find a man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism." Charles Schwab
Do you see the underlying thread?
Regardless of who you are selling to, from one end of the social spectrum to the other, and everywhere in between, human beings are looking for appreciation, and approval, above all else.
Show your customers how the use of your product yields a sense of importance, and recognition, or how it helps them avoid embarrassment and indifference, and you will make many more sales than if you simply describe the qualities of your product.
But it takes a certain kind of selling to pull this off.
While your advertising can speak directly about the features of your product, and explain what those features do for your customer, it is much more difficult to transfer emotional meaning with the same directness.
Yet it is the emotions that trigger desire in the buyer. As an advertiser, it is your job to bring those desires that already exist in the buyers mind to the fore. To stir them to life, so to speak. And the best way to do that is through indirection.
By wrapping your sales message up in a story, you give your prospect permission to imagine. You're not telling them how they should feel. They instinctively project themselves into the tale. They can't help themselves. It's what we all learnt to do as little children.
Remember this. Without imagination, there is no desire, and without desire, there is no action.
When someone comes to your website and reads your copy, do they see themselves using your product? Do they see themselves living the results of using it? Even more importantly, do they see others approving of them, and appreciating them for having done so?
That may sound like a strange way of thinking about a product, but let me give you an example of what I'm talking about.
Let's say you're selling a diet plan. How do you use indirection and storytelling to trigger your prospect's desire for it?
You might talk to your overweight potential client like this... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imagine yourself walking briskly along a hot, sandy, sun drenched beach. An azure haze hangs over the skyline as the warm wind caresses your bare skin.
As you stride confidently to your favorite spot, your breathing is normal, and your body relaxed. You smile to yourself, knowing you could walk for miles like this without becoming fatigued.
The beach is busy, and as you glance around you catch the eye of someone of the opposite sex. They smile at you, and you smile back. You walk assuredly into the water, and swim a couple of hundred yards out and back with ease. Lying back on your towel you can't help but think?
'Life Has Never Been So Good'
OK, now stop dreaming, and answer this question. Did you have a little trouble seeing yourself in that picture? If so, then take heart.
A slim, sexy figure and abundant self-esteem can now be yours, thanks to the amazingly simple and easy to follow...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------
Do you see how indirection works? You don't have to come right out and tell your potential client people will appreciate them, and approve of them as a result of what your product can do. You don't have to tell them they'll no longer feel embarrassed by their weight in social situations.
The story does it for you. Now you've got their undivided attention, and a real chance to prove your product is unique and that it works.
Copyright 2005 Daniel Levis
Daniel Levis is a top marketing consultant & direct response copywriter based in Toronto Canada. Recently, Daniel & world-renowned publicist & copywriter Joe Vitale teamed up to co author "Million Dollar Online Advertising Strategies ? From The Greatest Letter Writer Of The 20th Century!", a tribute to the late, great Robert Collier.
Let the legendary Robert Collier show you how to write words that sell...Visit the below site & get 3 FREE Chapters! http://www.Advertising-Online -Strategies.com/ad-strategies.html
As we look at building our online businesses, many of... Read More
You Do Not Need To Be An Internet Marketing Guru... Read More
Often-overlooked commands can boost sales and project a more professional... Read More
Real estate has made many people large amounts of money... Read More
Web commerce is all about courtship, not salesmanship. In life,... Read More
The way we do business is changing rapidly. From VOIP,... Read More
A Internet marketing plan provides you with a way to... Read More
I have become involved with many network marketing companies the... Read More
So many times, online business owners are confused about where... Read More
Wife: "I'm getting sick of these harrassing bill collectors who... Read More
Do you want to create a passive income? Are you... Read More
Every business is engaged in selling something, whether a product,... Read More
What's happening to the personal touch on the World Wide... Read More
Copyright 2005 Michael Port & Associates LLCWould you rather be... Read More
Do classified ads really work? Should you include an email... Read More
Some sites are perfect for the Christmas season - their... Read More
Oh no... are people leaving your site without buying?Get used... Read More
For the last couple weeks I have been running a... Read More
Every new generation of a Web site brings the hope... Read More
Hint: don't send send your online advertising traffic to your... Read More
If you've a business, you must always keep an eye... Read More
Creating a network -- meaning a community of users --... Read More
Does your online marketing campaign have a flat tire? Or... Read More
A successful online business takes more than a website?a lot... Read More
Do you want to make your ad appealing and increase... Read More
To most people Internet Marketing looks like a good way... Read More
Creating and building your home internet business does not need... Read More
Do you want to unleash a tsunami of sales at... Read More
Here is a list of a few of my favorite... Read More
There are certain magical tactics that work so well that... Read More
There is a trend going on in the world of... Read More
Niche marketing is hot these days. Membership sites pop up... Read More
Anyone trying to start an Online business needs to have... Read More
When you offer your products via an email campaign to... Read More
One of the reason why the concept of free stuff... Read More
I started as an internet marketer, like I am sure... Read More
"Making money online quick and easy" seems to be the... Read More
Many people join internet business opportunities online blindly. By this... Read More
If you are considering launching a website for your business... Read More
"Never underestimate the value of giving things away." I remember... Read More
Many website owners all too often give up on their... Read More
Impulse shopping in the checkout lane may be what drives... Read More
What is one of the main keys to a successful... Read More
Many people fail to realize how they can really make... Read More
Yes, it has been ten successful years of online marketing... Read More
Do you want an amazingly simple trick to move far... Read More
As the Internet grows in popularity and importance, the quality... Read More
I was at a meeting the other day when one... Read More
Who would have thought that a TV network dedicated to... Read More
Several months ago I went on the cruise from hell.... Read More
Internet Marketing Internet Marketing |
|
| العاب | منتديات هيدى | الزاوية الحمراء | |
|
Pharaohs products egypt products Egypt shopping Shopping in Egypt sho Egypt Bazaar Pharaohs Shoping Center Egypt Pharaohs |