Love Is More Powerful Than Fear In Your Marketing
January 24, 2011 by Matthew Gillogly · 3 Comments
Have you ever seen fear based marketing?
This is easy to spot, because it uses things like; scarcity, fear of loss, missing out, fake deadlines and language that makes you think that if you don’t make this decision today, you are damned to burn in hell.
I won’t mention names of marketers who use this approach, but you’ve seen this method.
Then there is the direct opposite. This approach uses things such as; education, serving the customers needs, sharing information freely without expectation of sale.
Famous copywriters like: Gary Bencivenga, Ted Nicholas use this method. Marketers like Gary and Ted have been around for 30, to 50 years and have sold hundreds of millions of dollars in products and services.
I call it ‘love based marketing’.
Of the two groups, my marketing is more like that of Gary and Ted. There is a reason, which I will explain and it’s based on experience.
For years I was a hired gun, front of the room pitch man for a number of famous speakers. Traveling around the country, city after city, selling from the front of the room.
Usually you had 90 minutes, not a second more, to sell your stuff. You were graded based on your success rate of selling.
In those environments, I sold about $250 per person in the room.
However, when I did a half day or full day selling, I usually doubled or even tripled my dollars per head in the room. Because I was given more time to bond with the prospect. They could see I was real. Having their best interests in mind.
Furthermore, my return rate from full days was drastically lower than the 90 minute presentations.
At first, as a marketer, I fell into the trap of being a hype oriented type sales person. It didn’t matter if it was online or offline. My goal was to get you to buy and buy fast. I hammered my list with offer after offer, after offer. Using hype language. “Last Chance” offers.
In retrospect, this was a ‘scorched earth’ marketing process. In this method, you burn through your leads as quickly as possible. Throwing caution to the wind.
Then I started taking my time. I built a relationship with my list first. In many cases, you can’t buy anything from me until day 14 or 30. Just like Gary and Ted.
Guess what happened.
My sales steadily increased and my list has longer life.
I can sum up my process as simple as:
“Love is more powerful than fear in marketing.”
Love is the most powerful thing on earth. People long to be loved. They will move mountains to experience love.
When you, as a marketer, come at your clients with nothing but respect and love, when you truly care about them as business owners, you’ll see amazing changes in your business. Positive changes.
If you use FEAR in your selling, your customers won’t stick around for very long. They’ll see through the ruse. They realize the FEAR is being used to manipulate their response.
Granted, taking an approach of love, education and sharing, takes more time to experience sales results. In the end, it creates a better environment for you and your business. And your customers.
In end you get greater satisfaction and a more enjoyable business.
Have a great day,
Matthew Gillogly
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I See Opportunity Everywhere
December 27, 2010 by Matthew Gillogly · 1 Comment
Opportunity everywhere… Those were the words spoken by my oldest son, Andrew at 7 AM the day after Christmas. He came down the steps and saw we had just received 4 plus inches of snow during the night.
“What do you mean Andrew?”
“Well, it snowed last night and I know people will need to get their driveways shoveled.”
“How do you plan to shovel, we don’t have a snow shovel.”
“Hmmm, maybe I’ll ask Mr. Tom if I can use his shovel.”
After about 30 minutes and a breakfast, Andrew went next door to Mr. Tom and borrowed a shovel. Within a few moments I looked outside and my son was shoveling the snow off the driveway of our neighbors. They are in their late 60′s. A perfect target market for this endeavor.
In about 45 minutes, my son came back in the house with $20 in his pocket and a grin the size of Texas.
He warmed up a bit, then came into my office. We plotted out the other homes in the neighborhood who had older residents. Determining these homes were the best opportunity for him to earn money shoveling snow.
Our neighborhood has about a thousand kids. Of which 100 are in the 12 to 17 year old category. No one is out offering to shovel driveways for $10 or $20. Most are probably inside, staying warm, playing the wii or facebooking.
There is no doubt in my mind, that Andrew saw this snowfall as heaven sent. A divine opportunity to earn some cash for his summer scout trip to the Northern Tier.
He didn’t futz around, come up with excuses or figure out how not to get a job. He saw and opportunity, figured out how to get his hands on a shovel and went out knocking on doors.
Not really hard, but yet don’t we make things way more difficult than they need to be in business? Especially as a Christian?
My son didn’t fast, pray, seek God as if this was the right opportunity. He didn’t consult with his Bible Study group or seek the scriptures to see if there was a reference to snow, money and shoveling.
He just saw an opportunity.
If you are a business owner, or contemplating being a business owner, my I suggest you operate in the same fashion. There is all around you, opportunities galore. Just open your eyes and get after the abundance around you.
Other kids in the neighborhood saw snow, my son saw a money making opportunity. Into which category would you fall into?
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The Fear Of Shame Is Sucking Your Courage Dry
December 16, 2010 by Matthew Gillogly · 2 Comments
My good friend Perry Marshall of www.PerryMarshall.com sent out this video regarding shame and fear.
Perry is one my closest friends. He is one of the few guys who stood by me during the dark days in my living hell. He is also one of the brightest business owners/entrepreneurs I know.
A few days ago, he sent out this link to a wonderful video. In this video, Brene Brown discusses the impact that fear and shame have on our lives. Now I don’t know if Brene ‘Knows Jesus.” (Frankly I don’t care.) One thing I do know, she discusses the basics of following Christ in this video.
She said a few things that really impacted me (as I’ve watched this video 3 times already) Here’s just a sampling.
“The only people who don’t experience shame are the ones who don’t have any capacity for human connection.”
“In order for connection to happen we have to allow ourselves to be seen.”
“Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging believe they are worthy of love and belonging.”
I’ll let her tell the rest.
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