Create a Unique Selling Proposition to Increase Profits - Part 2 of 12

The USP should be the core message you share every time you contact your customer, and every time your customer contacts you. Here are three reasons why the USP is so valuable:

Your USP separates your business from the competition and makes it easier for customers to choose you.

Your USP goes inside your prospect's mind and positions your company as the top choice in your line of business.

Using your USP regularly reminds you what your customers are buying, and what you should focus your energy on doing better than your competitors.

If you want your product, service, or company to be in the front of your customers' minds, you only have one option. Make your USP the big idea of every marketing message you put out -- as well as the big idea behind how you run your business.

So how do you create a powerful USP?

By the time you finish reading this page, you'll know how to create a powerful USP -- I'll even give you the questions you need to ask yourself as the business owner, the questions you need to ask your sales team, the questions you need to ask your customers, and the research you need to do on your competitors.

But first, let's get a little guidance from Rosser Reeves, who first defined the concept of the Unique Selling Proposition in his 1961 book Reality in Advertising. There are three basic "to-dos" that define a USP -- and one big "don't."

Do these in your USP:

1. Make a benefit-based proposition to your customer -- i.e. "buy this product, get this benefit."target="_new"

2. Identify a uniqueness -- something your competitors do not, will not, and preferably can not offer.target="_new"

3. Make it strong enough to move the mass millions -- pack a punch!target="_new"

And what do you avoid? What Rosser Reeves called "The Deceptive Differential." Be careful in your USP that you don't position yourself as having a difference that your competitors can easily copy, emulate, or convince the market doesn't matter.

This is an excerpt from the article "Create a Unique Selling Proposition to Differentiate your Business and Increase Profits." The complete 14 page article was put together to be the best how-to resource on the internet for creating an effective Unique Selling Proposition. By the time you finish the entire article, you?ll understand how to create the most powerful weapon in your marketing arsenal. It includes examples, a definition of this under-leveraged weapon, and how-to instructions for you to do it yourself.

To read the entire article, visit: http://www.freshlookinc.com/create-a-unique-selling-proposition/

Roy Furr is President of Fresh Look, Inc.

Fresh Look, Inc. helps small business owners increase sales without spending more money on advertising. Their unique system leverages hidden marketing assets in your business to create more sales. They help you implement in your business for the most success. All results are guaranteed with a better than risk free guarantee. For more details, visit http://www.FreshLookInc.com

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Create a Unique Selling Proposition to Increase Profits - Part 8 of 12

The next part of creating your USP is knowing the answer to this question. How do your best customers understand your business?

Your customers have a unique perspective on your business that you will never get from being an insider. They also have experience being a prospect of your business -- they know what it is like to choose to do business with you instead of your competitors. If you truly care about their well being and in that spirit you contact them and ask for and listen to their opinion, they will love to give it. In addition to the beneficial knowledge you'll receive, they'll feel validated as a customer and will likely come back to do more business with you.

The key to conducting these interviews with your customers is to truly care about what they have to say. And not be calling to sell them something. You need to just be getting their opinion -- because ultimately that will be hundreds of times more valuable than any sale you could make with them with this one contact. Take notes -- their answers are valuable.

To do this you'll want to call or otherwise contact your top 15 to 20 customers. These are the customers who spend the most money with you, or purchase the most frequently. Here's what to say to them:

"Hi, this is ______ from _______ company. This isn't a sales call. I was actually hoping you could help me out today. I'm calling to get your opinion about my business. I picked you out because you're one of my best customers -- and what you think matters to me. I have six quick questions that should take less than five minutes to answer. Would you be willing to give me your honest opinion?"

1. Are you satisfied with the service you have received from us?

2. Is there anything you would like to see us adjust or change to serve you better?

3. What was it that caused you to choose us?

4. Have you patronized any other businesses in this industry? If yes, why?

5. Do you have any crucial or obvious needs that are overlooked and not being taken care of by anyone in this business?

6. What would you say is unique or that separates us from other such businesses?

"That's it. Thank you again for your opinion today. And thank you for your business."

This is an excerpt from the article "Create a Unique Selling Proposition to Differentiate your Business and Increase Profits." The complete 14 page article was put together to be the best how-to resource on the internet for creating an effective Unique Selling Proposition. By the time you finish the entire article, you?ll understand how to create the most powerful weapon in your marketing arsenal. It includes examples, a definition of this under-leveraged weapon, and how-to instructions for you to do it yourself.

To read the entire article, visit: http://www.freshlookinc.com/create-a-unique-selling-proposition/

Roy Furr is President of Fresh Look, Inc.

Fresh Look, Inc. helps small business owners increase sales without spending more money on advertising. Their unique system leverages hidden marketing assets in your business to create more sales. They help you implement in your business for the most success. All results are guaranteed with a better than risk free guarantee. For more details, visit http://www.FreshLookInc.com

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

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