When it comes to selling, you have to understand that people based largely on emotion. Not logic.

For them to part with their hard-earned money, you have to first discover their innate wants and desires. We call these “mind motivators”. Once you get their sweet spot, keep pressing these emotional hot buttons.

As you slowly begin to understand what gets the buyer’s pulse racing, you can easily incorporate them in your sales presentation and sales copy.

Use it in your sales copy for PPC ad…landing page copy…banner…whatever!

Here are a few mind motivators for starters:

• Buyers want to avoid pain
• Buyers want to gain pleasure
• Buyers want to save time
• Buyers want to have an easier life
• Buyers want to feel safe and secure
• Buyers want to have a peace of mind
• Buyers love to receive compliments
• Buyers like to invest in future
• Buyers also love short term, instant gratification
• Buyers like experience happiness
• Buyers are fearful of being disadvantaged
• Buyers love to dream the dream
• Buyers want to save on trouble
• Buyers want to let the people (especially loved ones) around them feel happy
• Buyers want it more if they have to be qualified first
• Buyers want to have authority and power
• Buyers want to be part of an exclusive group
• Buyers want to feel independent

Do these points give you some ideas on how you can sell your product?

Remember, you want to be focused on selling benefits (emotions) and not so much on features (logic).

Let me know what you think.

To your success,

Jag Foo

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Here’s another example of how a little tweak can effect a huge change.

In this case, we are going to talk about the power of consensus.
Or the power of the crowd.

How does this fit into the "small change big impact" theme? Let me explain…

There’s this product where buyers can call in to buy.

The product was advertised as an infomercial.
And the call-to-action line was "Call now and our operators will be there to serve you".

Well…the response was okay, but not fantastic.

So the call-to-action line was re-written and tested.

It now read, "Operators are busy. Please call back again later if the line is engaged".

Straight away, orders went through the roof!

Why was there such a big impact when the change to the call-to-action script is so small?

Because of the power of consensus!

In the first case, you get the mental picture that operators are free, and are probably twiddling their thumbs waiting for calls to come in.

But in the second case, the picture is that of busy operators who have their hands filled with orders.

And if everyone is buying it, then it probably is going to be a good product. So I must get it!

See the difference?

Yet another example that demonstrate the importance of:
- Constantly testing and tweaking for higher conversions
- Paying attention to the even the smallest of details. Because sometimes they make all the difference.

As usual, I love to hear your comments.

All success,

Jag Foo

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In the previous post (part 1), we talk about using the principle of consistency technique that helped a restaurant reduce their cancellation of table reservations by 30%.

This was achieved just by adding 2 “small words” to the call script used by the phone receptionist.

Today, we are going to explore another “Small Change Big Impact” scenario.

I got this from a newsletter issue from John Forde’s Copywriting Roundtable. I thought it’s pretty relevant to today’s theme.

And I think you will like this. It goes like this:

In Italy, and for many countries for that matter (including Singapore where I am based), you get penalized with points if you commit a traffic offence.

Once you accumulated points to a certain level, your driving license get suspended.

Now Italy is well well-known for bad driving on the road. And while this measure probably work to a certain degree, the authorities decided to do a small tweak to the system.

They Flipped It Around!

That means you start of with points on your record. With every violation, you get points taken off. If you hit zero, you are IN LUCK! Say goodbye to your license!

What happened after that?

Traffic deaths went down. Accidents went down. Speeding incidents went
down. Helmet and even seatbelt use went up!

Small change. Big impact.

But why?

Because fear of loss is a powerful motivator!

When it’s down to “fear of loss” versus “benefit of gain”, the former wins. Hands down.

Don’t believe me? Take a look at the stock market. It can take years for a stock to reach its absolute peak. But you only need a matter of months (or even days) for the stock to plummet back to square one during a panic.

Wonder why weekend clearance sale work so well? Because people are afraid of missing the bargain. There is “scarcity” involved. That’s very effective in getting people to act. And act now.

Amazing how human emotions work right?

As usual, let me know your thoughts below.

All success,

Jag Foo

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Do you know that you can have significant increase in revenue just by making seemingly “small changes” to your business?

Most people tend to think that if you want big results…you need big change! You need to spend big money! But that’s not entirely true!

If you know how to make the RIGHT change, you can still achieve great results even if it may just be a small tweak.

Let me tell you a story illustrating this concept.

I read about this story in one of Robert Cialdini’s presentation about how to be more persuasive.

Robert Cialdini is a world-renowned authority in the study of influence. He is also the best-selling author of "The Psychology of Influence".

And it goes like this.

There is a restaurant that takes advanced booking by phone. But there was a problem. There were many customers calling in to cancel at the last minute.

The thing is that the receptionist was trained to say “Thank you for calling our restaurant. Please call if you want to cancel your reservation” to all the customers making their booking.

Later, a small change was made to this statement. To be more precise, 2 extra words was added.

What was it?

Now, the receptionist says, “Thank you for calling our restaurant.

Will you please call if you want to cancel your reservation.”

That’s it. And because of these 2 extra words (“Will you"), there was a 30% reduction in cancellation.

What happened here?

Let me tell you, the restaurant just applied…

The Principle Of Consistency

We like to be consistent. And if someone points out any inconsistency in your behavior or actions…it will cause you to feel highly uncomfortable.

Therefore, when we insert the extra 2 words "Will you" into the question, it subconsciously tells the person on the other end, that now he has got to take responsibility.

He made the booking at first. And now he cancels. The receptionist wants him to know that he is being inconsistent. By using the word “you”, the person is now more aware of this fact.

Amazing isn’t it? The addition of just 2 words!

Can you apply this concept to your website’s sales copy to make it more persuasive? Definitely.

Test it. And you will see the result.

The next time you meet a client, see if you can implement this principle to get the other party to do what you want.

While you may not be succeed all the time, it will surely increase your odds.

In the next part, I will share with you another “weapon of influence” that can yield powerful results with just another small tweak.

All success,

Jag Foo

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Fret not. Here’s an instant headline idea generator…

Go to Digg.com

If you want to write a headline regarding "weight loss",
go to the search bar and key in the keyword accordingly.

And there you go.

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Pretty neat eh?

All success,
Jag

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In there, you will find hundreds of promotional campaigns
written by legendary copywriters such as Eugene Schwartz,
Gary Halbert and John Carlton.

Why should they engage your service? Or buy your product?

The biggest obstacle to getting the sale is displaying adequate proof.

Proof that you are able to do what you say you can do.

Proof that it is safe to do business with you. Proof that there will little to no risk.

I’ve lost sales before. I’ve made unconvincing presentation too. Because I failed to show enough proof. So don’t repeat the same mistakes I made.

Here are a few good ways to ramp up your “proofs”:

• Display successful case studies – how, who what, when, why – explain in specific terms how your service/product has helped…
• Testimonials – better to let a 3rd party brag for you…
• Show videos/images/pictures (optical proof) of results/products – People are visual creature. They tend to believe more when they see…
• Show relevant certifications – I’m talking about security certifications… educational certifications…industry accredited certifications and so on…
• Show facts and figures – people are more taken in by numbers. The more specific the better. If they can see that you can go down to that detailed a data, then it must be true…
• Money back guarantee – To show proof that you are supremely confident of what you can deliver. If not, your money back. Not suitable for all though.
• Display client logos – rub their credibility to you. It’s the power of association.
• Quote relevant quotes by authority figures that will help your cause. Again it’s about the power of association.

Do you have anymore you can think of? Are you showing adequate proof today?

Let me know what you think?

All success,

Jag Foo

This is a great quote from the great copywriter, Elmer Wheeler.

Basically, as humans, we are all emotional creatures. A lot of what we do are driven by emotions. And you will include buying decision in that.

Emotions are what we made us buy. And then we use logic to justify the purchase.

Therefore, if you can appeal successful to your prospect’s emotions…and press his hot buttons repeatedly…you are going to get his business.

So what can spark off his emotions, you may ask?

The short answer is put your focus on “benefits”.

Elmer Wheeler, calls this selling the “sizzle”.

“WHAT WE MEAN by the “sizzle” is the BIGGEST selling point in your proposition – the MAIN reasons why your prospects will want to buy. The sizzling of the steak starts the sale more than the cow ever did, though the cow is, of course, very necessary!

Hidden in everything you sell, whether a tangible or an intangible, are “sizzles.” Find them and use them to start the sale. Then, after desire has been established in the prospect’s thinking, you can bring in the necessary technical points.

The good waiter realizes he must sell the bubbles – not the champagne. The grocery clerk sells the pucker – not the pickles, the whiff – not the coffee. It is the tang in the cheese that sells it!

The insurance man sells PROTECTION, not cost per week. Only the butcher sells the cow and not the sizzle, yet even he knows that the promise of the sizzle brings him more sales of his better cuts.”

Wise words indeed.

To illustrate further, consider this:

• Don’t sell the toothpaste. Sell the captivating smile.
• Don’t sell the house. Sell the warm fuzzy feeling of a home.
• Don’t sell the software. Sell how much time and money it can save for you.
• Don’t sell the fast luxury car. Sell him the convenience, and his need for REAL speed!

Get the drift?

Appeal to his inner desires, and reach deep down into his longings. Explain it to him better than he can explain it himself.

And then make him imagine it in a way only he can. With that, I guarantee you, the sale will be in the bag.

Applicable to both copywriting and offline salesmanship.

What do you think? Let me know your comments below.

All success,

Jag Foo