If you think that Internet marketing and social networking have replaced traditional marketing, think again. By picking the right traditional networking tools, you can reach many prospects that you won’t touch in any other way. As much as I believe in web-based marketing, it’s just one tool, though a multi-faceted one like the Swiss Army Knife. It actually works best when used to augment traditional marketing.
Like my last two articles, I’m going to continue to explore Scott Slater’s marketing efforts for his Slater’s 50/50 “Burgers by Design.” This post will look at how Slater effectively uses at least nine pre-Internet marketing activities to draw customers and to keep them coming back. So whatever your business consider including traditional marketing methods to reach and appeal to people interested in what you provide as well as to keep them coming back. [...]
Have you ever thought that for something to be a unique selling proposition it needed to be really significant, like the Craftsman Hand Tools Lifetime, Unlimited Warranty or owning a patent or having a guarantee like FedEx’s guaranteed next day delivery? I used to. Then I began to pay attention and discovered that unique selling propositions (USPs) only have to be distinctive and important to the prospect.
To give you an example of a business person doing a good job of developing his USP, I’m going to continue my analysis of restaurateur Scott Slater and Slater’s 50/50. If your uniqueness appeals to your target market, then you may have a unique selling proposition. The goal is to have some distinction that sets you apart from others so that patrons have a reason to come. Almost any branding campaign can create a unique selling proposition just by heavy and constant repetition of their brand name and tagline. The problem with such an approach is that small and mid-sized businesses lack the advertising budget to build a brand just on the repeating an advertising slogan over and over on TV. Scott Slater, on the other hand, takes the path of most small businesses. [...]
This article is about famous marketing lines often called taglines or slogans. This week I finished the 6th lesson that’s part of my opt-in bonus, an ecourse, 9 Steps to Finding Prospects Who Want What You Provide. This lesson, “How to Stand Out in a Cast of Thousands,” describes how to Identify Your Unique Selling Proposition.
Writing that article inspired this blog post. Here are some of my favorite taglines for you to match up in a little quiz. To keep it interesting, I researched a few movie taglines too. These slogans become brief statements of the company’s or movie’s unique selling proposition. Notice that some describe very minor differences between the company whose slogan it is and its competitors. The key point is that they are establishing their position in the minds of the public. Not all of these statements are taglines. Some will be identifiers I think you’ll recognize because the company’s branding is so [...]
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