EM011: Forget Benefits. Think Impact Statements!

Forget Benefits. Think Impact Statements!

Warning: this may be difficult to accept for traditional marketers.

Of course, everyone knows that all great sales and marketing focuses on the benefits, right? And the higher level the benefit is, the better.

There’s only one problem with that: it’s wrong.

Telling your prospects you’ll help them — [...]

EM116: Category Challenges vs. Essential Challenges

Category Challenges vs. Essential Challenges

If you’ve ever gone to a networking event or referral exchange group, you might have heard something like this. When it’s the accountant’s turn to stand up, he (or she) says, ‘if you know someone who wants to save money on their taxes, that person would be a good [...]