How to get more sales enquiries

By Nigel Temple1 Comment
If you want to get more sales enquiries, it is a good idea to think strategically and to plan ahead. Within your marketing plan (hands up if you have one!), list all of the ways that you currently promote your business. For example, for an enterprise selling to other businesses: website, SEO, blogging, newsletter, networking, telemarketing, talks, printed matter and referrals. Consider which of these techniques have worked well for you in the past. If you keep track of where your sales leads come from, study the numbers. In addition, think about the promotional techniques which you are drawn to. For example, if you love to write, then you will be drawn to blogging, newsletters and article placement. At this stage, you may well decide to ditch some promotional techniques which aren't working for you. The next step is to add some new techniques to your list. Think in terms of promotional mix categories, i.e. Advertising, Alliance marketing, Direct mail (which is...
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How to get more response and sales leads using the AIDCA copywriting model

By Nigel Temple4 Comments
Here is a marketing tip, which you can use online and in published materials. The AIDCA copywriting model is an effective way of generating more response. I have used this technique for 25 years and I have generated response rates of up to 38%. AIDCA represents the process that the buyer goes through, on their journey from being aware of a marketing proposition, until they make a buying decision. 1. Headline or opening line: Attention 2. Product description: Interest 3. The offer / proposition: Desire 4. Guarantee / reassurance: Conviction 5. Call to action: Action Did you know that in advertising, nearly six times as many people read the headline as the body copy of an advertisement? An effective headline should telegraph your message into the reader' mind. It will entice them to read the rest of your copy. In his book 'Confessions of an Advertising Man', advertising guru David Ogilvy said: "The headline is the most important element...it is the telegram which decides whether...
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