Today’s marketplace is about building relationships and learning how you can spend your resources wisely so those who are predisposed to buying your products and services step forward. Unfortunately, many companies are still following outdated mass marketing techniques where they approach everyone with their offer with the hopes of landing a few sales. As such, too many businesses spend too much money on marketing because they’re bombarding people with ads and offers—and getting mediocre results at best.
Because consumers feel buried under all the sales information hitting them every day, they don’t trust companies and people who are blatantly trying to sell them something. That’s why if you want to compete and win in today’s business arena, you need to “give it away” in order to attract long-term customers—that is, give away something of value for free.
The focus on “give it away” is on the pre-selling, meaning that you make the prospect predisposed to your product or service. The goal is simply to get prospects familiar with what you have to offer. By doing so the sales will come, although not always right away. Remember that customers willingly spend a lot of money buying from people and companies they know, like, and trust. Since many companies offer similar services or products, the winners will be the companies with the best relationship, credibility, and rapport with the marketplace.
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