Anyone who has worked at a direct selling company for any period of time has experienced a Distributor Advisory Council meeting: Those meetings with select field leaders and home office members to help gain insights and input from the field. On the surface, these meetings seem productive and helpful in nature, and they can and should be. Getting feedback from your top salespeople and customers should always be highly valued. How Most of These Meetings Go However, you’ve probably … [Read more...]
Does Your Target Audience Really Want It?
Benjamin Franklin once said, "Our necessities never equal our wants." Which is exactly why the first and most important question of great marketing is NOT "do they need it?" Many a well-intentioned yet shamefully-confused marketer has started with a concept he thought was a need of a certain group of people. It's why that first question is "Do they WANT it?" No need. We're talking about "want" here. If you're not clear on who it is you are serving, and how what you have satisfies them, you … [Read more...]
The Only Marketing Questions You Need to Answer
Marketing can be a really simple thing if you let it. Think about who you want to reach with your product, service, idea or message. It may be customers you already have, or it may be someone you’ve targeted but haven’t quite connected with yet. Can you see them in your mind? OK, now get a clear picture of what it is you're marketing. Your idea. Your message. Your product. Your service. Get Clarity & Ask Yourself These Questions Now keep your customer and your idea at the … [Read more...]