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Avoid Salesy - Feel Good

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One non-salesy tip

Here's an underrated, underused and non-salesy way to clarify your sales & marketing message…

CONTRAST

Contrast does three things really well:

1. It’s a simple way to get your prospect’s attention
2. It helps your prospect understand more clearly
3. It allows you to play to your strengths

Here's three some examples:

1. If you’re a small firm, you can contrast your personalized touch to the big, impersonal firms.

It might sound like this: “Rather than standardized approaches that don't meet the unique needs of your situation, we enable you to customize the solution to your environment.”

2. If your company (or product) is new, contrast your fresh approach to traditional approaches.

It might sound like this: “Unlike traditional approaches, many of which take a long time to see results, we take a different approach that allows you to get quick wins, while building for sustainability.”

3. If you’re a high end shop, contrast that to cheap knock offs that end up costing more in the long run.

It might sound like this: “In contrast to some products that end up costing you more in the long run, this enables you to have uninterrupted service for less.”

Why does contrast work so well?

It hits the primal brain, allowing you to cut through the noise so your prospect can see you more clearly.

In short, contrast:

  • Gets attention
  • Adds clarity for your prospect
  • Let’s you play to your strengths
I hope this helps!

One sales principle

Contrast is primal

One 1-min vid

Here's a short video on using contrast

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