ANNOYING PEST OR WELCOMED GUEST?

Annoying pest or welcomed guest?  That really is the question!  This was part of a column by Dan Kennedy and I believe he really made a point with it.  Let me ask you...how many times do you receive mail from retailers only to throw it away thinking, "How dare that company send me such junk?"

The headline didn't catch you and there probably wasn't an offer to entice you into the store either.  Their mail didn't stand out in any way, shape or form from all of the other junk mail each of us receive daily.  Here we have the paradigm of being the "Annoying Pest" instead of being a "Welcomed Guest".

How do you become the welcomed guest with your marketing?  First of all by crafting pieces that stand out with a headline that screams "Look At Me!" followed by a very enticing offer.  It constantly amazes me at the professional jewelry store's I see who simply haven't learned how to write an ad/billboard/direct mail piece that can predictably draw customers in their door.

There is one simple truth, and that is when you make your bank deposit at the end of the business day...does your banker look at you and say, "Wow, you toiled long and hard to get this, you've worked all these years and now you're able to make this deposit."  They don't care if you worked a year or a day, the bank deposit still goes in and all that's looked at is the amount.  It doesn't matter how hard you work to make those deposits...what does matter is how "Smart You Work"! 

One last thought...for years I struggled as a goldsmith, watchmaker, gemologist, appraiser along with being a jewelry store owner.  I started down the road to success with my business when I made the shift from being a jeweler to becoming a "Marketer of Jewelry & Related Services."  As a business owner, the most important thing you should concentrate on is the marketing for your store.  It truly is the engine that drives everything else around you!

'Til Next Time,

Bill Warren
Warren Marketing Systems
www.warrenmarketing.blogspot.com
828-729-1020
goldman86@bellsouth.net

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To Attract Or Repel Customers...That Is An Unusual Question

Let me ask you a question...have you ever thought that maybe your retail store will only attract as many people as you repel from it? Hang with me here, this is a bit of a complicated post...let me elaborate...

For example, have you ever noticed how the stores that seem to focus on the things they are really good at attract the customers that they want? They really don't care if they have the whole pie (or all the customers) as the saying goes...they only care about attracting the kind of customer "They" are looking for and they are willing to risk losing or even "Repelling" the kind of customer they don't want!

Yes it is true! The days of a jeweler being all things to all people are now long gone. Today's jeweler needs to focus on his niche which may be custom design work, appraisals, closeout jewelry, bridal, etc...the successful independant retailer no longer tries to be all things to all people...they focus on attracting the kind of customer (a very loyal one at that) who likes and buys the thing they as a retailer focus on.

The more focused you become on a certain grouping of customers, the more "Magnetized" they become to receiving your message and products. You also turn away the tire kickers, time wasters, etc. who you really weren't looking for anyway.

Yes, this post is a bit different, but it also comes from observing many successful retail stores who have put this into action...and believe you me, it pays big dividends!

"Til Next Time,

Bill Warren
Warren Marketing Systems
828-729-1020


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