The fortune is in the follow-up

Let me show you how to cash in!

80% of sales are made after the 5th contact with a prospect...but 85% of all sales people follow-up 3-times (or less)! If you read that and see opportunity, then read on!

If I told you that there is a way...

...to grow your business, attract new clients, get more referrals and smooth out the peaks and valleys in your revenue chart...would you believe me?

What if I told you it's possible to achieve without spending money on an expensive website, SEO, pay-per-click advertising or offline advertising...would you still believe me?

Would you believe me if I told you that, lying hidden inside your business are marketing assets...and you're not taking advantage of them.

In fact, those hidden assets hold the key to growth...in any economy...

...those hidden assets can be turned into new and repeat business for pennies compared to advertising for new clients.

The fortune is in the follow-up. Let me explain why...

McGraw Hill studied the behavior of sales professionals (10,000 of them) across a range of industries and here's what they found:

  • 48% of sales people NEVER follow-up with a prospect (astonishing isn't it!)
  • 25% make a second contact and stop...
  • 12% make a third contact and stop...
  • and a puny 10% of sales people make more than three contacts!

The same study found that...

  • Just 2% of sales are made on the first contact;
  • 3% of sales are made on the second contact;
  • 5% of sales are made on the third contact;
  • 10% of sales are made on the fourth contact;

and a WHOPPING 80% of all sales are made on the fifth to twelfth contact!

So...do the math.

If you can figure out how to follow-up 5 to 12 times (more is better) in a way that's not pushy, annoying or creepy...in a way that adds real value to your prospective client...you have access to more business than you can handle!

And here's the bonus: There's virtually NO COMPETITION. You're fighting for 80% of the sales with 10% of the competition. There's plenty for you, and everyone.

Forget competing on price...if you build the follow-up system the right way, you'll drive away the cheapskates, price shoppers and tire kickers. And you MAGNETICALLY attract the best clients...the ones who value you, your company and the great value you provide.

BUT FOLLOW-UP WON'T HAPPEN WITHOUT A SYSTEM

Look, follow-up isn't glamorous. You've got to be organized and you've got to have a plan. You need a system to keep track of who's on Step 3, who's on Step 7 and who's on Step 16 today...and make sure they all get the right stuff.

Without a system, your marketing STOPS if you're not working.

Without a system, you'll stay among the 85% of businesses competing for 10% of the sales.

And that's OK if...

You're happy competing on price and you're content being a commodity.

But...

If you want to be more than a commodity...

If you want the freedom that a marketing system can give you...

If you want to grow your business consistently...

I can help. Click here to find out how to get started.

Well, the response to my email asking you to send in your marketing questions was huge…I’ll be sifting through the emails for a few more days.

One thing is clear…a whole lot of you out there in Internetland want to know how to get more clients with little or no marketing moola.

That’s a tough problem….you know the old adage “it takes money to make money.”

Thankfully, I’ve got just the plan for you!

It will take SOME money…but you can start with as little as $100 bucks (that’s less than the price of a baked potato at Ruth’s Chris).

The answer to this vexing marketing problem is direct response, lead generation marketing.

It works like this…

  • You have important information to share with a potential client. Information that will help them make a buying decision.

  • You package your knowledge in an e-book, CD, DVD, report…

  • You use inexpensive ads to get interested prospects to call you (remember you’re the expert who’s publishing important information).

  • Prospects ask for your informational “bait” (Cool…we just generated a lead)

  • You keep in touch until they’re ready to buy

Here’s what you need to make it happen…

  1. A free information piece that answers your prospects’ most asked questions.

  2. A direct response ad (in print, on radio, TV, PPC, direct mail, email, social media…) to get your prospects to request #1.

  3. A follow-up marketing system to educate (entertain) and convert leads into clients.

Put all three together and you’ve got a dirt cheap, client getting autopilot.

Simple.

Want one for yourself?

I’ll be releasing the next issue of Clients on Autopilot on the 1st of the month…and this one’s all about building direct response, lead generation systems.

To test drive the current issue and get on-board click here.

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