How to Craft the Perfect Pitch

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YOUR PITCH

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YOU AREN’T IMPORTANT

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“THEY” ARE IMPORTANT

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BUT STILL ...

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GET IN THEIR BRAINS

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BE INTERESTINGFOR THE LOVE OF GOD

Pitching is storytelling.

Storytelling exists to inform, delight, and entertain the listener.

Great storytellers are great editors, too.

They choose to say only what keeps the listener listening.

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SAY ONLY WHAT’S VITAL TO SPARKING A

BIGGER CONVERSATION

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THIS IS HARD

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BUT YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!

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ANSWER “WHO CARES?”

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“Users can share reviews”

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KNOW YOUR DATA. LOVE YOUR DATA.USE YOUR DATA.

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Your 2 key goals:GROWTH & EMOTION

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Bounty Hunter

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CRAFT A PITCH THAT KEEPS THE ENERGY MOVING FORWARD

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1. FOCUS- Who is your target audience?- What do they care about?- Where will you tell your story?

Before you write your pitch, REALLY THINK about who your audience is. Do that and you’ll already be a better storyteller.

2. CHOOSEPick only 3 things that make your product intriguing to that audience.

If your audience can remember 3 intriguing things about you, they can tell other people. They can also make decisions more easily.

Being selective about what to include in your pitch respects your audience. Busy people don’t like unfocused, rambling stories.

3. STRUCTURELead with what’s most captivating to your target audience. Then end with it, too.

Command your audience’s attention by GETTING RIGHT TO IT. Busy people want the specifics, clearly stated, immediately.

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Subject line trick

Messages = leads

3 sentence rule

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TRACTION-START (Preferred):We’re [name] and [x] [smb’s] use our [app] every day to [get some outcome/solve problem.] Since our launch only [x time] ago...

PROBLEM-START (meh):[This problem] sucks. And at least [x] agree, because that’s how many have used [product] since [date].

ENDING YOUR PITCH:So if you want to help us [expand from 100K to 1M customers], introduce yourself by [emailing me at address].

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BE BOLD, PEOPLE!