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If You Want Customers to Say Yes, Try THIS

Beyond Philosophy

Sometimes people say no to sales offers out of habit. The scientific name for it is Escalation of Commitment, but it is also the basis of many sales techniques, and it is an excellent way to get your customers to say yes. . Escalating Commitment into a Sale. There are several theories surrounding communication and advertising.

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Why You Think You Are In Control When You Are Not

Beyond Philosophy

You can also see it in business situations, like when a sales manager criticizes a sales representative for missing quota, which may or may not be within the sales representatives’ control. It starts with advertising messages and package design, but other things along the way affect the purchase also.

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The Fundamentals Of Effective Marketing Communications

Beyond Philosophy

Some people confuse marketing and advertising. They are not, but advertising and its related communication is a crucial part of what marketing does. Advertising is where your organization communicates with the customer. We talked about advertising and communication in a recent podcast. and they can’t answer.

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For Employees and Customers, Should the Goal Be Higher Engagement or Higher Experience Value?

Beyond Philosophy

A recent article by a major employee research and engagement consulting organization were reported on results of their national workforce tracking poll, the highlight of which was that employee engagement had risen 1.2% Those question are: 1) Really? correlation. Republished with permission from CustomerThink.com.

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Will Offering Free Products Increase My Sales?

Beyond Philosophy

Our listener wants help convincing his team that using a free trial will help sales. So, yes, offering a free trial could increase sales by activating the Endowment Effect. . So, it’s easy to imagine that this free trial would increase sales. One of our podcast listeners wrote to us with a problem. The Trials of Trials.

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Amazing! Customer Relationships are Like Marriage

Beyond Philosophy

Most do a great job of making themselves attractive with packaging, advertising and product placement. The company loses sales on that day, but it communicates a shared set of values with its outdoorsy customer base. The customer relationship lesson: Organizations can’t build a relationship with customers if they don’t have any!

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Digital Transformation: The Unexpected Opportunities and Surprising Problems for Customer Experience

Beyond Philosophy

We spoke with Amit Sharma, CEO of Narvar and consultant to brands like Apple, Levi’s and Walmart, about how to keep up the emotional engagement with your customers even when interacting through technology. Sales of the jacket were good. The retail landscape is changing and with it comes new challenges for the emotional experience.