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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWelcome to . . .Welcome to . . .Marketing
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presented by
Al LautenslagerCertified Guerrilla Marketing Coach
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Do you have all the customers you want?
Do you have a blank check book to spend on marketing?
Does everyone that could buy from you, know about you?
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Winning and keeping customers is the end
result!
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Common Sense, Not Common Practice
Put the following into practice:
1. You must be committed to your marketing.
2. You must think of your marketing as an investment
3. You must see to it that your marketing is consistent
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1. The market is constantly changing
2. People forget fast
3. Your competition isn’t quitting
4. Marketing strengthens your brand and identity
5. Marketing is essential to survival and growth
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Truths...6. Marketing will give you an advantage over
competitors who have stopped their marketing
7. Marketing allows you to continue operating
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The primary investments of a Guerrilla Marketer should be Time, Energy and Imagination.
Since Guerrilla’s do not have big bucks to invest, the marketing arsenal must work harder and smarter!
Theory of Guerrilla Marketing
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysShow Up Where Your Target
Market Is
• IF Branded Tennis Balls Toss in yard where a loose dog resides
Note address Follow up with a call Put phone number on ball
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 Days“Refreshed by KFC”
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysBonus Marketing Tactic
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysGuerrilla Marketing in 30
Days Definition
• Marketing is everything you do or say that a customer or prospect sees or hears.
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysGuerrilla Marketing in 30
Days provides:
• Proven Guerrilla Marketing ideas
• Step by step
• Day by day blueprint
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Day 1 – Guerrilla Marketing Mindset
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysThe Question to Focus On:
• “How am I building awareness with my prospects and clients through all of our marketing?”
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat is your Marketing Habit?
• 3-5 things a day
• Put Marketing on your to-do list
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat is your Marketing Habit?• What are some new things you can do to get you and keep in you the proper marketing mindset? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day 2 – Goals/Purpose of Marketing
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat specific activity do you want customers to take?
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysSpecific Customer Activity• Send for information / Free Report
• Call your toll free 800 number
• Visit your website
• Enter a contest
• Visit your place of business
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysCalls To Action
• What are some calls to action for you?
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Day 3 – Research / Competition
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysCustomer Research
• What problems do they have that need solved?
• How do they want them solved?
• What is it worth to them to have their problems solved?
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysThe Big 3
• What is your current supplier doing for you that you like?
• What is your current supplier doing for you that you don’t like?
• If you could wave a magic wand and change things about your current supplier, what would you change?
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat Problems Do Your Customers Have That Need Solved?
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What is it Worth To Them To Have Their Problems Solved?
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Day 4 – Target Market
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Exercise
• If you could magically define the “ideal client,” what would they look like?
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysYour Best Prospect
….is a current customer
Second best is a past customer
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysYour Ideal Customer
Define your ideal client/prospect:
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Day 5 – Positioning
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysDavid Ogilvy:
“Marketing results depend less on how advertising is written than on how the product or service is positioned.”
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• Positioning is not something you do with a product. Positioning is what you do in the mind of a prospect.
• All that exists in the world of marketing are perceptions in the minds of the customer or the prospect. The perception is reality.”
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysPositioning Examples
• Southwest Airlines
• 7-Up
• United Airlines
• Fed-Ex
• Crest Toothpaste
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysSimple Positioning…
• We are now known as…
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysA Revenue Exploding Guerrilla Marketing Positioning Example
• An appliance business that can provide the most affordable kitchen appliances to cost conscious buyers.
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You Are an Expert!
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Something!
• Design Expert• Marketing Expert• Financial Expert• Wealth Expert• Home Environment Expert• New Home Expert• Transportation Expert
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat are You An Expert At? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysA Tagline Can Position A Business
• Do you have a Tagline?• Brainstorm some tagline ideas: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day 8 – Competitive
Advantages/Benefits
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysProspects Don’t Care About You
They want to know, “What’s in it for me? How will you benefit me?”
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Features vs. Benefits
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• Self cleaning oven• 200 Cd jukebox• One click buying on Amazon• Live operator on duty 24/7• In business since 1910• We have the biggest widget maker
• Award Winning
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysThese are the related Benefits• Convenience• Time savings• Organization• Easy access• Immediate• Less resources required• Reliability
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysYour competitive advantage is the benefit you offer that your competition does not (Day 4 – benefits)
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat are you really selling?
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysDig Deep for Benefits
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat Do You Really Sell? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat is Your Competitive Advantage? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day 11 – Advertising / Media Plan
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysAdvertising
• Is a numbers game
• Repetition is key
• How many times does it take?
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysAdvertising
• The most visible form of marketing
• Shouldn’t be intimidating
• Can eat a budget very quick if not done right
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysAdvertising
• 1. The first time a man looks at an advertisement, he does not see it.
2. The second time, he does not notice it.
3. The third time, he is conscious of its existence.
4. The fourth time, he faintly remembers having seen it before.
5. The fifth time, he reads it.
6. The sixth time, he turns up his nose at it.
7. The seventh time, he reads it through and says, "Oh brother!"
8. The eighth time, he says, "Here's that confounded thing again!"
9. The ninth time, he wonders if it amounts to anything.
10. The tenth time, he asks his neighbor if he has tried it.
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysAdvertising
• 11. The eleventh time, he wonders how the advertiser makes it pay.
12. The twelfth time, he thinks it must be a good thing.
13. The thirteenth time, he thinks perhaps it might be worth something.
14. The fourteenth time, he remembers wanting such a thing a long time.
15. The fifteenth time, he is tantalized because he cannot afford to buy it.
16. The sixteenth time, he thinks he will buy it some day.
17. The seventeenth time, he makes a memorandum to buy it.
18. The eighteenth time, he swears at his poverty.
19. The nineteenth time, he counts his money carefully.
20. The twentieth time he sees the ad, he buys what it is offering.
The list you've just read was written by Thomas Smith of London in l885.
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 Days“I do not regard advertising as an entertainment or an art form but as a medium of information. When I write an advertisement, I don’t want you to tell me that you find it creative. I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product.”
-David Ogilvy
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysCreative
• Market your product or service, not your creative, (unless you are in the creative business).
• Super Bowl commercials Herding cats - who was it?
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Day 12 – Business Networking
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• Neighbor
• Banker
• Bartender
• Travel Agent
• #49
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• Set goals before arriving
• Arrive early, leave late
• Help at registration
• Power partners
• Show interest
• Act like a host, not a guest
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Referral Strategies
• Ask for them – verbally and written
• Ask at the peak of enthusiasm
• Narrow the Universe of those you ask
• Define a good referral
• Offer an incentive or reward
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Day 13 – Fusion Marketing
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysFusion Marketing
• Business connections (non-customers) with other businesses; strategic alliances, affinity marketing, joint venturing, affiliate relationships.
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysFusion Marketing
Hotel Room Key
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Offers Be? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day 17 – Direct Mail
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Junk Mail vs. Love Mail
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• The message
• The vehicle
• The target
• The frequency
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysPostcard Planner Exercise
Headline Hook Benefits Attention Getter Call to Action
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysWhat Has Your Experience Been With Direct Mail? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Day 19 – Marketing Hooks
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day
• Low response rates are rampant
• Creative overwhelms the messages
• Action does not result
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysMore Good hook examples• Special Report:
7 Mistakes People Make When Choosing A _______________Supplier
Before You Purchase __________________ You Should Read this Report
This is what our competition won’t tell you about ____________________
12 ways to Get Twice as Much Value at Half the Cost
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• GM 3rd
• Savvy consumers
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysPlacement of Marketing
Hooks• On or offline• Brochures or other marketing communication material
• Point of purchase• Packaging materials• Bounce back offers
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Day 20 – PR
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• Tie Yourself to Current News Event
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• Interest Rates – Mortgage Broker, Real Estate, Financial Advisor
• Prisoner Sentences – Social Workers
• Business Startups – Marketing, Sales, Consultants
• Running and Sporting Events – Chiropractors, Physical Therapists
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PR• Ideas for a Press Release:
• New service• Awards• Promotions• Reorganizations• New employees• Celebrations (anniversaries)• Survey results
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• How to Get That Extra Boost From PR
• Use quotes like, “As seen in the Chicago Tribune or Time Magazine”
• Post Press Releases on your website• Attach reprints to letters/handouts• Use in mailings• Include in kits
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. . In 30 Days . . In 30 DaysMarketing Wrap Up –
What WorksWhat Doesn’t?
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Three Things to Do Now…
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Up/Conclusion/Action
• Launch what is comfortable
• Get help if you need it
• Do something…in 30 Days
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Does Guerrilla Marketing
Really Work?
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One Way Mind vs. Two Way Mind
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Happy Marketing!
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