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Sure-Fire Methods
Proven To Convert More Customers
If you're
a marketer your number one concern is customers. You've
probably read and heard a million and one ideas about
how to build relationships, retain customers, create
a list of potential customers, and inspire consmer loyalty.
But the tough question is, "How do I convert prospects
into customers?"
There are
a lot of people out there who see your ads, think about
them, and maybe even say, "I ought to..."
They're just waiting to be convinced to to do something
about it. There is something you can do to get them
moving!
1.
Improve Your Offer
No on can pass up the deal that’s “too good
to resist.” Think about it... how often do your
customers want your product, but just want something
else a little more? That leaves you with a long list
of “almost sales” that have the potential
to be converted into real sales and profit. Sweeten
the deal. Make the offer so good they can’t resist
it.
Now, I’m
in no way suggesting that you drop your prices to sweeten
the deal. You can just as easily load it up with bonuses
to increase the perceived value without cutting away
at your profit. Bonuses motivate sales, maybe even more
than cut prices.
Don’t
let them lollygag. Yeah, get them into the store pronto
with a deadline. They may have to put a competitors
purchase on hold to get your deal, but hey... what’s
wrong with that?
2. Follow Up
How would you like to increase your sales by more than
50 percent? Yeah, it sounds good! There’s really
a very simple tactic that you can implement... follow
ups.
Chances are,
prospective customers aren’t going to buy your
product the first time they see or hear about it. Maybe
it’ll be the third or fourth, but they have to
hear from you that third or fourth time before they
actually become a customer. Do you have a follow up
system in place?
Simply contact
the “almost customer” every month with a
new offer, or give them more information about the product
they are showing interest in. It doesn’t have
to be an intricate process. Keeping the contact there
goes a long way toward building trust... the key to
finding life-long customers.
Internet
Marketers experience a high number of customers who
browse their site, then click away. You can’t
follow up without some form of contact information.
A great way to gather the info you need is to offer
a free ebook or informative report that consumers will
find of interest. Once they’ve given you the information
to email them the product, you have what you need to
keep in contact, and work on converting them into loyal
customers.
Personalize
as much as possible. If you can get the firstname of
your customer... great! Personalized messages have greater
appeal than “addressed to occupant” messages.
Who
is Allyn Cutts, and why should you care?
Allyn has spent over 24 years helping businesses like
yours find new customers and increase sales to current
customers. Allyn is a marketing and sales fanatic, providing
measurable marketing solutions that drive huge results
for small-to mid-size business clients. Allyn works
personally with clients to design and deliver off-line
and on-line direct marketing strategies that focus on
metrics and measurable results. You can learn more about
Allyn Cutts at www.AllynCutts.com and you can call 610.437.4106
between 10 AM and 4 PM Eastern Time Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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