1. Learn to Speak the Inner Language of Your Clients
(Webinar 2 of 4)
Character Branding
Geiger Galleria
July 11, 2014
2. Meet Your Presenter
Jim Socci, CAS
President Artistic Toy
“Inspiring the use of Plush Toys In Advertising
with our Character”
3. The Character Branding Series
1. The Six Cornerstones of Successful Brands
2. Learn to Speak the Inner Language of Your Clients
3. Incorporate the Power of Story for Sales Success
4. Create Your Own Character in the Market Place
6. How do you get client to share desires & fears?
1. Tell them what to do.
2. Soak them in product details and features
3. Show them what everyone else is doing
7. What’s the best way to get someone to share?
1. Ask them questions
2. Listen to them
3. Encourage them
4. Help them solve their problem
5. Share information with them about what they want, need, or value
8. Why is that important?
Roger Burnett @RogerBurnett · 24h
“If you've not shifted your focus from the
transaction to the relationship, you're leaving all
kinds of money on the table.”
9. Let’s Start with You!
1. What are you most passionate about in your career?
2. What has your organization primarily been known for in the past?
3. What is your organization primarily known for now?
4. What do you want your organization to be known as in the future?
5. Is the sale of promotional products your family’s primary income?
10. Do you know what your audience
really wants?
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11. How they really see themselves
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12. How they really see themselves
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17. Sell Solutions, Not Products
PPB Article – February 2014
1. You’ve said that you are interested in (objective one and objective two). Which of
these objectives is the most important to you?”
2. Can you tell me why that is important to you?
3. You’ve mentioned that (insert the clients’ responses) is really important. Can you tell
me more about why this is important?”
Keep asking these questions by taking your clients’ responses and going deeper with the next
question. The key to this technique is to never accept the first one or two answers your client offers:
http://pubs.ppai.org/2014/01/sell-solutions-not-products/2/
Better Prospective Client ????
18. The Right Story Can Transform Your Brand
PPB Article – March 2014
Why are you buying these mugs?
What result are you looking to accomplish with these pens?
How well did those bags work for you at the trade show?
What comments did you receive from clients?
Have you seen an increase in sales activity from introducing those toys into your integrated marketing campaign?
What do you think would get better results?
Are you willing to risk feeling naive when you ask simple questions, such as:
http://pubs.ppai.org/2014/02/ppbmarch-2014branding-feature
Better REORDER ????
19. Client Psychology
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Control of
Environment
for Stability
Discovery
Connections
with others
and
likeability
Change the
world!
Where do your
stakeholders fit?
Four Primary
Yearnings
20. Core Yearnings Create Tendencies
If Your Customer Desires: Then Their Yearning Is: Your Character Can
Appeal To Them By:
1 Compassion Helping others Showing them you care
2 Self-Expression Giving form to vision Showing them how to
create with your product
3 Being in charge Creating a prosperous
community
Showing them how to
have control; not what to
do
4 Harmony Being happy Offering predictability in
an unpredictable world
5 Individualism Experiencing a more
fulfilling life
Being part of their
exploration
6 Knowledge Using intelligence to
analyze their world
Establishing your
credibility and expertise
21. Core Yearnings Create Tendencies
If Your Customer
Desires:
Then Their Yearning Is: Your Character Can Appeal To
Them By:
6 Knowledge Using intelligence to
analyze their world
Establishing your credibility and
expertise
7 Fitting In Belonging to a group Showing them how to fit in with
others
8 Intimacy Forming deep and
meaningful relationships
Showing them how to connect
with and attract others
9 Being Playful Having a good time Providing happiness and fun
10 Competition Exerting mastery to
improve self or the world
Showing them how to be
victorious
11 Revolution Destroying what is not
working
Showing them how to disrupt
things; to be a little “bad”
12 Transformation Making dreams come true Developing a vision and creating a
transformative experience
22. What Are You Selling?
What Is Your Audience Buying?
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Conscious
Connection
Sub-Conscious
Connection
27. In Conclusion
1. Real Motivation comes from 2 things.
2. Continue to improve asking questions:
• Timing
• Quality
3. Uncover core yearnings and their tendencies
• Client
• Client’s audience
4. Create and Share Stories with your product
sales.
Keep brief. Our focus will be on understanding the internal language of our clients.
Keep brief. Our focus will be on understanding the internal language of our clients.
Keep brief. Our focus will be on understanding the internal language of our clients.
Keep brief. Our focus will be on understanding the internal language of our clients.
Keep brief. Our focus will be on understanding the internal language of our clients.
Keep brief. Our focus will be on understanding the internal language of our clients.
Keep brief. Our focus will be on understanding the internal language of our clients.
Brief discussion of emotional connections here; primary drivers of all people.
Just a quick follow-up to the previous slide. This is an intro to the next slide that talks about the four drivers.
Just a quick follow-up to the previous slide. This is an intro to the next slide that talks about the four drivers.
My Geiger Relationship Story
It’s tough to get client’s time and in today’s world that moves at the speed of light, who has time to do real relationship building. It’s not easy; however, the people who are surving or should I say thriving have figured out how to do it.
Do What? Ask the right questions at the right time. To get the money off the table.
If you want more su
How did the product perform last year?
Do you have any improvements your thinking about this year?
Why is that important?
ggestions on this refer to PPB Magazine Aritcle that I wrote in this Februay and March’s PPB Magaine.
If you want more su
How did the product perform last year?
Do you have any improvements your thinking about this year?
Why is that important?
ggestions on this refer to PPB Magazine Aritcle that I wrote in this Februay and March’s PPB Magaine.
If you want more suggestions on this refer to PPB Magazine Aritcle that I wrote in this Februay and March’s PPB Magaine.
If you want more suggestions on this refer to PPB Magazine Aritcle that I wrote in this Februay and March’s PPB Magaine.
Spend a few minutes talking about the commonality here.
Introduce the notion of “character” as part of a life story.
Talk about products as props.
If Jim has anecdotes for each of these types of examples, great. Otherwise we will talk in general terms.
Set up with some quick things to do and prep for next webinar;
e.g., story structure, etc.
Set up with some quick things to do and prep for next webinar;
e.g., story structure, etc.
Your customers are not rational and don’t make buying decisions rationally.
People think in terms of symbols – It’s a short cut and things already mean things to us when we see them that words don’t even have to be used.
Our products are great short-cuts to be used to help communicate to the core yearnings of the clients’s audience.
Jim’s Carpet story here
Jim’s Carpet story here
Jim’s Carpet story here
Jim’s Carpet story here
Set up with some quick things to do and prep for next webinar;
e.g., story structure, etc.
Set up with some quick things to do and prep for next webinar;
e.g., story structure, etc.