"I hate sales pitches!" You may have felt this way yourself or heard others say it. If it's such a common response, what's
best way to organize your marketing to attract new clients and customers?While getting all aspects of your marketing right can be complicated,
simple truth is that you can attract many more clients and be far more successful by doing just one thing.
To get
attention of your prospects and gain their trust and their business, base your marketing on
way your prospects make buying decisions. Just as a sweater needs to fit its owner, your marketing needs to fit your prospects.
Mirror Your Prospects' Decision Making Patterns How do your prospects make purchasing decisions? A research study by Enquiro and Marketing Sherpa found that 86% of Internet users begin a search using Google. Of these, 63% scan
search results, looking for key phrases in order to determine which sites to visit.
If your target market doesn't find
key phrase they are looking for, they won't contact you. It doesn't matter how long you've been in business or how happy your clients are; if your marketing message doesn't match
language your prospects use, tens of thousands of people will n/ever find you. This is true even if they need and want your products and services.
First If you want people to respond to your search engine listing, billboard ad, radio spot or business card,
handful of words you use need to grab their attention. Invest
time and effort to create a brilliant marketing message. Tailor it to your prospects' problems and concerns and they'll take notice.
Once you have your prospects' attention, you may want them to buy your products and services right away, but this is not realistic. While a small percentage of prospects with an urgent need may buy on first contact with you or your website,
vast majority won't. The research by Enquiro and Marketing Sherpa found over 80% of people looking to buy research a purchase for a period of time ranging from one week to four months, with 54% taking one to three months.