You're Selling The Wrong Thing

4 Thoughts

  1. People buy emotionally first.
    Logic usually shows up afterward.

  2. Price becomes less important when value is clear.
    Confusion creates price shoppers.

  3. Most businesses talk about themselves too much.
    Customers care about their own problems.

  4. The better you understand your customer, the easier selling becomes.
    Connection matters.

4 Lessons

  1. Features explain.
    Benefits persuade.

  2. Great marketing focuses on outcomes.
    Not specifications.

  3. Trust creates pricing power.
    That is why some businesses can charge more.

  4. Value is communicated.
    It does not automatically speak for itself.

4 Challenges

  1. Look at your website or sales pitch.
    Are you talking about features or outcomes?

  2. Ask yourself what problem you actually solve.
    Go deeper than the obvious answer.

  3. Review your last sales conversation.
    Did you focus on the customer or your product?

  4. If this topic resonates, read Magician vs Mule.
    A big theme of the book is understanding leverage, value creation, and how to stop thinking like everybody else in the marketplace.

Quote of the Week

“People don't buy what you do. They buy why you do it.” - Simon Sinek

The goal is not to be the cheapest.

The goal is to be the most valuable.

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