Let's be brutally honest, most of our potential customers don't really care about us, they mostly care about what it is we can do for them... They are looking to have a problem solved or a need fulfilled and are looking for the best business to help them.
I call this the "What's In It For Me" principle or WIIFM.
As business owners we already know that the most effective "sales" technique is to show our clients or customers the benefit to them of our service or product.
We're always being told how important it is to distinguish the benefit of what we do from the features, but this isn't always easy. Often it takes some real drilling to get to the actual benefit.
I've found two simple phrases that help enormously when you're trying to get down to the nitty gritty of the benefits of what you do:
"so that..."
and
"this means..."
Once you start using these phrases when describing your services, the benefits just flow quite naturally.
Click here for a detailed explanation of how this simple but powerful sales strategy works.
Or if you'd like to hear more about how to use WIIFMs to improve your business click here for a recording of my most recent "Your & Your Business" radio segment on 98.1FM Radio Eastern (or ask me about a one-on-one session to help you get better results from your market strategy).
Talk soon,
Caren
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