1. Prospects and customers are most likely to
buy from who they like and trust.
2. Your past customers are considerably more likely to
buy from you again, than the new prospects that most small
businesses spend all their time chasing.
3. And you already know that there must be a consistent
flow of customers and sales to be profitable in your small
business marketing.
A Powerful Weapon Of Influence
A study done by a pair of Canadian psychologists
(Knox & Inkster, 1968) uncovered something fascinating
about people at the racetrack: just after placing bets they are
much more confident of their horses’ chances of winning than
they are immediately before laying down the bets. Of course,
nothing about the horse’s chances actually shifts; it’s the same
horse, on the same track, in the same field; but in the minds of
those bettors, its prospects improve significantly once that
ticket is purchased….Like other weapons of influence, this one
lies deep within us, directing our actions with quiet power.
It is, quite simply, our desire to be (and to appear) consistent with
what we have already done.
(R. Cialdini, Influence Science and Practice)
Cialdini, psychology professor at Arizona State University, also
says “Once we make a choice or take a stand, we will encounter
personal and interpersonal pressures to behave consistently
with that commitment”.
Consistency & Commitment Explodes Small Business Marketing
You can use this powerful weapon of influence in you marketing
by making it as easy as possible for a prospect to commit to a
purchase and become a customer. It doesn’t matter how small the
purchase is.
Just make it easy, simple, and small, but in line with what your
prospects wants.
Once they have made that commitment, the playing field
immediately changes, and there is a high level of trust, liking, and
more importantly, consistency and commitment in your favor to
encourage and advise future purchases.
The Easiest Sell To Make
An upsell is the easiest sell to make. On many occasions, I find that
I get over 50% of my customers to take an upsell I offer.
Why? Because they are in the buying mood, they like and trust
me, and they feel that they have to act consistently with the
commitment they have just made.
Rabid Customers Unite
Once you have a customer, it is easier to sell to them than it is
to sell to a new prospect. With a new prospect, you have to break
through their defenses, through the commitments that they
have made and get them to trust that making a commitment with
you is a good decision.
A past customer already has this relationship with you
and will be more inclined to purchase from you again because
they know what to expect, it’s an easy decision to make, and
because there is a Powerful Weapon Of Influence working
hard on your behalf.
To Your Immediate And Lasting Small Business Success,
Kenneth Jr.
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