Kategorier: Alle - benefits - marketing - customers - profit

av Scott Richards 5 år siden

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Profit Map (private)

Understanding the lifetime value of a customer is critical for businesses aiming for long-term profitability. This involves not only focusing on sales but also fostering trust and knowing the target market intimately.

Profit Map (private)

Profit

Expenses

Costs you can control
Costs you can't control
Registrations, licences & memberships
Rent
Insurance

Sales

Lifetime value of the customer

benefits over features

trust is essential to success

know your target market

Subtopic
Quantity
Increase number of transactions

Back end

Reactivate old clients

Irresistible bonuses

e.g. if bring car in for service at the desired level receive a 10% discount

Seminars

Communicate frequently

Newsletters

Customer retention

Constant contact

VIP programs

Customer satisfaction

Increase average sale

Pre-frame

the gross profit must be greater than the price of the bonus.

e.g. if average transaction is $15 then bonus if spend more than $25.

to expand your customers purchase patterns

New products

Up-sell, cross-sell and down-sell

Point of sales

Sales scripts

New Customers

Barter

Buy other businesses

Special events

Direct response

Prospects

Lead generation

Direct marketing

Telemarketing

Sales letters

Compelling incentives

Can also be used to motivate customers and prospects to fill underutilized capacity.

Work out the value of the customer over their lifetime.

Free trials

1. motivate prospects to try your products or services in order to demonstrate the benefits you provide - use if repeat in nature or have a high lifetime value

e.g. free haircut, tax return, first visit.

Good if have underutilized time

Free demonstrations

e.g. vacuum cleaner

Free evaluations

when the prospect needs your help to understand that they have a need.

Powerful for two reasons

1. creates customers who weren't wouldn't have purchased either from you or your competitor.

2. You become the obvious choice for the work.

the promise is "you MAY be able to significantly benefit the prospect with a SMALL EFFORT on their part.

e.g. free insurance evaluation, free water testing, mortgage refinancing, blood pressure test.

doesn't have to be free just an irresistible offer.

Free seminars to educate

Keys

1. provide actual value to each attendee

2. demonstrate the benefits to the prospect will derive from buying your product or service

Put value on ticket and give away.

this method is more difficult than three other methods

Value added bonuses

Increased the perceived value of your offer

Can reduce the cost of the purchase in the buyers mind

Designed to achieve 3 things

1. it acts as a huge value add over the competition

2. Keep profit at its full amount

3. Improves value to the customer.

Free gift should compliment the purchase.

Free valuable information

Goal is to:

1. Call out your targeted prospect

2. Enable you to educate them in detail on the unique benefits you provide

powerful if your product or service requires an educational sell

Compelling teasers

Designed to pinpoint prospects when fulfillment costs are high and therefore not wasting on unintended parties.

Qualify, pre-frame and program

Trade shows

Brochures, flyers and catalogues

Public relations

Internet marketing

PPC

Email

Website

Ads

Radio and TV

Print

Risk reversal

Sales training

Joint ventures

Referrals

Price
Competitor
Cost plus Mark up
Value

Irresistible offers

Education

USP

Benefit gained

Problem

Unique solution

Packaging