Loyal Customers
The fun factor: how to build your customer experience 🥳(5/5)
Benefits aren’t everything: complete your offering with a great customer experience. I am obliged to eat every single day. Since it is something I must do, I am determined to have fun doing it. Once your clients are convinced by your benefits, they still have to work with you on it all. Make sure they…
Read MoreSpeak Like a Pro: Turn Technical Jargon into Tangible Benefits 🛠️ (4/5)
You can make a client’s life better, you can make a client’s business better, but don’t forget to also make their work better. Use your technical skills to ease their day-to-day efforts. It’s how you solve problems they can’t solve themselves. These are your technical benefits. Technical benefits It’s all about how you’re different from…
Read MoreYou’ve got the brains, I’ve got the tools: let’s make lots of money 🤑 (3/5)
(Here’s hoping you read that with the Pet Shop Boys tune in your head) Businesses have to make money. But not for the sake of making money. It’s money that makes a business survive, grow, and develop. The article we are referencing lists two money-related benefits you must offer: Other benefits can’t happen without these…
Read MoreGive the people what they want: the power of personal benefits 🎁 (2/5)
Humans are rational beings. But not too much. Around 95% of our buying decisions happen in the subconscious mind, not the conscious, logical mind, according to Harvard professor Gerald Zaltman. There is a scientific reason: our subconscious mind can process volumes more data than our conscious mind, so while we think we are considering 3-4…
Read MoreWhy it’s all about the benefits: features work, benefits sell ❗️(1/5)
Nobody has ever bought a Coca-Cola because it is carbonated, dark, sweet, liquid, made from a mix of flavors, has a red and white logo, or is sold in over 200 countries. People buy Coca-Cola because it is refreshing, tasty, and has a popular or nostalgic appeal. People buy Coca-Cola because of its benefits. And…
Read MoreAll the Whos That Matter to Your Business: Understand Your Clients and Competitors 🥸 (3/6)
A business is nothing without its clients. And that’s what Forbes puts next in your pitch, suggesting the three next sections as We could summarize all this as the Whos, & why them. Who is a client The worst answer you can give here is “anybody”. Anybody is not your client, but somebody is. Describe…
Read MorePut the client first when you talk about your business 🥇 (2/6)
Now that you’ve got an enticing mission statement, it’s time to talk about clients. Who are you serving on this great adventure? Explain the problem your clients have, and explain how you solve it. If you were a dentist If I have a toothache I go to the dentist. I have no idea what I…
Read MoreSuddenly, your clients change their mind 🤷🏻♀️ (4/4)
Sometimes, your competition is your clients themselves. And how they make decisions. Because, of course, they can change their mind completely and not buy from you OR your competitors. Replacements Your client’s life keeps happening around and beside and before and after their need for you. In other words: you are not the only thing…
Read MoreThe curse of too many options pushes your clients away 🫣 (3/4)
Your clients are not just choosing between you and that one competitor. They are not just choosing between you and all your direct competitors either. Your clients have options. All sorts of options. Too many options. And it can be hard for them to decide how to spend their money. Being good is not enough…
Read MoreHow are you not like the business exactly like you 🔁 (2/4)
No two businesses are the same. People who offer the same product or service as you aren’t exactly like you. With last week’s post, you defined your business in various ways. Now it’s time to take that to market and see how it works alongside other businesses that do what you do. Who are your…
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