18 Feb 2008 04:38:05 | Abdallah Khamis Abdallah
It is always important that you use the right terms when
marketing your product to potential buyers. The right
terminology may mean increased enquiries for your product and
possibly more sales.
Failure to use these terms may leave potential customers
undecided or going to the competition to satisfy their needs.
Your competitors may be making more sales by using these terms
intelligently in their promotional materials while you are still
stuck with dry unattractive terms in your promotional materials.
In using these attractive terms care must be taken not to
overuse them or to display mere rhetoric with no matching action
to back them. You ought to choose which terms to use and when
the right mix of terms may be used together. Circumstances may
also not allow you to use certain terms at certain times and a
sound discretion must be applied in their usage.
Apart from advertising copy and sales promotion materials the
terms may be suitably used whenever talking to potential
customers. You ought to speak with confidence and emphasis if
they are to believe your claims regarding your products.
Here is a listing and brief descriptions of these terms:
FREE: Perhaps the first and foremost of these terms. You ought
to give the customer something free to persuade him to buy your
product and not those of your competition. It could be free
advice, a free report or another product of lesser value. But
the free offer must be tied to the buying of the product
otherwise you may not make substantial sales.
MONEY: Mention money and everybody's attention is caught. It
could be "great Value for money" or a donation to a worthy cause
or a sweepstake tied to the buying of the product. Find out a
way of factoring the issue of money in your sales material if
you want to make more sales.
NEW: If the product is new or if there are new facts or
ingredients in the product then say so. It will create interest
from potential buyers. Everyone loves new things and people are
willing to abandon old unattractive products for new better
ones. Some do it just to break the monotony.
SAVINGS/REDUCED PRICES/PRICES SLASHED/DISCOUNT: Customers want
goods at lower prices and use the money saved for other needs.
If you can demonstrate that the prices have been reduced whether
by giving a discount or by selling at a lower price then you are
likely to attract prospective customers.
QUALITY: You ought to tell your customers that your products are
of a high quality to win their confidence. Mentioning a quality
standard you have attained or showing a quality mark from a
national or international standards body such as the
International Standards Organisation (ISO) may easily
demonstrate this
BUY NOW!: Don't forget to mention this term at the end of your
ad. Put it in a conspicuous place in a bold, big font size
somewhere in your ad and it may work like magic. This term helps
to inform the doubting prospect to take action now and not
later.
LIMITED TIME OFFER: If you are giving away free goods with your
product or are giving an irresistible offer it is best to make
it for a short but reasonable time. This will cause whoever is
interested in what you are offering to expedite his buying
decision so that he does not miss it. This is where the use of
this term comes in. The use of this term should be used after
taking into consideration the type of offer you are giving
whether it is attractive enough to prospective customers and the
quantity of products in stock whether they will be sold in
sufficient quantities within the time offer period.
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: By giving your customers a 30 days money
back guarantee and no questions asked if they are not satisfied
with the product if they return it in a saleable condition, you
are demonstrating a measure of credibility and reliability of
the product. Do not fail to give this guarantee. You will
definitely win over the doubting customer by giving him the
guarantee.
TESTIMONIALS: Provide brief statements from satisfied customers
who liked your product and include their names and location.
This shows that your product is genuine and has been tried and
tested to some customers' satisfaction.
BENEFITS/GAIN: Explain to the customer the benefits he is going
to get by using the product. We use products because of the
utility we expect to derive from them and an explanation on what
will be obtained from their use is important.
ADVANTAGES: Even if you do not mention this term, please explain
the superiority of your products over you rivals' products. What
features are more outstanding? Is the quality much higher? Are
the ingredients more and is the price lower?
ONLY: By specifying the uniqueness of your product you are very
much likely to entice prospective customers to buy your
products. This uniqueness may best be expressed by using the
term "only" appropriately. This shows customers you have an edge
over competitors, materials and products to delight their
customers and stay ahead of the competition.
Please note that the use of these terms on their own will not
make high sales without the presence of a valued product and the
right mix of factors such as a strong distribution network,
attractive packaging and branding, an effective and efficient
friendly customer service among a host of other factors.
The whole business must be geared towards providing better
customer service and care and continually improve its
advertising materials.
Mere usage of terms without ensuring that your products meet the
highest reputation,safety standards and customer expectations
will not do much to improve sales. The company must develop
mechanisms of measuring and meeting customer concerns and
requirements if it is to keep within track of its goals.
About Author :
Abdallah Khamis Abdallah is a freelance writer and publisher.He
can be reached at:mailto:akaph@lycos.com