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bridging the sales gap

Identify the pain

There are many explanations for why people buy. When all the...more

Don’t send quotations

Most of us need to provide written quotations in our businesses....more

Give small gifts

We all like to be appreciated, don’t we? In fact, studies have...more

Create limited time offers

A very powerful motivator for all of us is the fear of loss. We...more

Create limited time offers

A very powerful motivator for all of us is the fear of loss. We are much more strongly motivated by this than we are by the prospect of gain. So, when you create a special offer for your customers (motivation: gain) include a time by which they must order or else they will miss out (motivation: avoid loss). This way you give them 2 reasons to buy from you, rather than one.
 
You’ll see companies selling seminars doing this a lot. It allows them to judge the demand, and therefore decide early whether to cancel, step up their marketing, or reduce their marketing because they are approaching capacity.
 
You can make this offer even more powerful by being a little vague about the closing date, e.g. “for the next few days only”.