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How To Explain VALUE

How To Explain VALUE

If potential customers are questioning the value of what you offer, your first question should be whether you have communicated the value of your work… to yourself.

I can teach you all the marketing tactics, but they won’t ring true unless you walk the talk and treat your own work like it’s valuable.

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Stop Skipping Stating The Obvious In Your Messaging

Stop Skipping Stating The Obvious In Your Messaging

Don’t assume that because it’s obvious to you, it’s obvious to them. Effective messaging usually requires you to spell it out. Oh, and be careful not to speak at a 400 level when new customers need 101.

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The Challenge of Simplicity

The Challenge of Simplicity

Simplicity - both in terms of brevity & removing complexity - is a messaging skill you’ll need to invest in one way or another. It’s the difference between spray & pray marketing and marketing that hits bullseye after bullseye.

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Pain Is NOT the Only Way To Motivate People to Buy

Pain Is NOT the Only Way To Motivate People to Buy

Pain, shame, and fear are overused and overexploited in mainstream marketing. That’s why so many of us find marketing and sales so icky. But DESIRE is a much more powerful and pleasant buying motivation anyway.

So, let’s stop pressing on bruises and start getting people to fantasize about everything that could go RIGHT instead.

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