Selecting the “right or wrong” target market can be THE factor which determines success or failure! Marketing means: Market first, message second, and media third, in that order!
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 8 – Copywriting Techniques
When tax business owners promote this way their words and phrases actually have “little meaning” because they could be talking to anyone, seemingly about anything.
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 9 – Copywriting Techniques (Part 2)
It Really Does Matter What You Call Things! A fact of life is: whatever you sell (in our case, tax services), you’ll sell MORE of them if you add bonuses or premiums to the main offer.
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 10 – Copywriting Techniques (Part 3)
Now that you know about guarantees and their importance to growing your tax business, what’s stopping you from having two? Two bold, gutsy guarantees will out sell one. Three out sells two.
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 21: Media Tricks (Part 2)
Sometimes it’s just about the ad placement in a local newspaper publication. Have you considered putting together your own local co-op mailing for people in your area?
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 23: Broadcast Media
Many tax professionals ask me about broadcast media and do I think it is effective. My answer is yes, radio and tv ads can be effective, but like anything else you have to test it.
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 31: Adding Emotional Zing
If you aren’t using EMOTIONAL sales copy to sell your tax services, you’re NOT really selling anything! Emotional copy SELLS better, period! We BUY from emotion, and then JUSTIFY with logic.
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 32 – Passion and Clarity
Remember, the number one marketing sin is being boring! So one of the fastest ways to make your ads and promotional pieces better is to add passion and drama to your sales copy.
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 33 – Two Types of Readers
Since one of the main goals of your advertising will be clarity and being easily understood, you’ll need to make sure you’re doing this for as many people as you can AND at the same time.
Real Tax Business Success: Tax Marketing Lesson 34 – Messaging Tricks
There are some simple tricks you can apply to your marketing message that will certainly get you a better response: Repeat yourself, strengthen your copy and have a clear call to action.