Your Marketing Message
October 30th, 2008How do you turn visitors into buyers? This is where your marketing message comes into play. In an earlier post, we discussed addressing the problem rather than the solution to make your message more effective. Today we’re going to take a look at determining what type of product that you have to offer.
There are tons of products out there. To effectively market yours, it is important to know why people want to buy it. There are 3 types of products out there…things people need, things that are should have and things that people want.
* Needs.
Everyone has needs. We need to eat and drink, have shelter from the elements and clothes to both cover us and protect our skin. Those are the things people need to survive. For a business to operate on the Internet it needs a computer and an Internet connection and a website. This is the simplest type of product to market as people buy the things they need with little prompting.
* Should haves.
Should haves is a broad category that covers a wide variety of product that compliment customer needs. For example, when you buy a house, you also buy insurance and security systems and other safety products. These products do not fall in the need category. You will be protected from the elements in a house without insurance. The insurance only protects you from damage to the house. Promoting this type of product requires more effort. Visitors need to be educated about this type of product in your marketing message. The stress of your message should be in detailing the benefits they will receive.
* Wants.
I need a drink, but I want chocolate milk. Water will quench my thirst, but chocolate milk will give me satisfaction as it does the same. I need a car, but I want a Jaguar. Items that fulfil wants cover everything from designer handbags to luxury housing. To market this type of product successfully, your message has to cut through the millions of other advertisements out there and grab your customer by the eyeballs. They fill emotional needs, those beyond what a person needs to survive. Some people need to feel important, respected or wealthy. Your marketing message needs to tell them how your product will fill their emotional need.
Knowing what type of product you are promoting makes an enormous difference in your marketing message. If they need it, they will buy it. If they should have it, benefits make the sale. Wants fulfil emotional needs and your message has to tell them how they will be met. Effectively marketing your product means understanding what you are offering.
Karen Gross is the owner of Affiliate Work Home, an online resource for beginner and intermediate affiliate marketers.
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