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Why Clients Behave “Irrationally” And Buy Your Products (Even When They Already Have Enough)

Author: Sean D'Souza

Why do clients behave in an irrational way?

When a client buys a product, what goes through their mind? Often you’ll notice they have a similar product, so why do they buy again? There are four reasons why your client (and you and I) keep searching for products and buy in what looks like an irrational way. And no matter how saturated the […]

Filed Under: Selling Tagged With: Selling

Why We Struggle To Get Awesome Testimonials (And How To Overcome It)

Author: Sean D'Souza

It’s not like you haven’t tried getting testimonials before. You sure have. You have at least some testimonials, but  somehow they don’t have that snap, crackle and pop! There’s a reason why testimonials fall short of the mark Mostly it has to do with the length. And yes, yes, the detail. Instead of a testimonial […]

Filed Under: Psychological Marketing, Selling, Why Clients Buy And Why They Don't Tagged With: Psychological Marketing, Selling, testimonials

The Two-Options Sale Strategy That Boosts Sales

Author: Sean D'Souza

Choice is a good thing Yes, but too much choice is a bad thing. It confuses customers and causes them to abandon whatever it is you’re selling. So what if you have many products or services to sell to your customers? What should you do? You should use the Two-Options Sale Strategy in your email […]

Filed Under: Consumption, Selling Tagged With: boost sales, sales strategy, Selling

Twin Factors of Conversion: Risk and Like it

Author: Sean D'Souza

Get a weighing scale. Put ‘Like’ on one side. Put ‘Risk’ on the other side. And your eyes start to roll as you figure out the obvious. That the higher the risk, the less you’re liked. But is there more to the like factor than you think? The biggest reason why customers don’t buy You […]

Filed Under: Consumption Tagged With: Consumption, Selling, selling strategy

Unconverted Leads: What Do You Do With Them?

Author: Sean D'Souza

It’s September 2004. And the mountain, St. Helens is at it again. She’s burping, gassing, and throwing hissy fits. But doing nothing more than that. And then in October, with little or no warning, the mountainside explodes. The mountain top lost 1,300 feet of height, the valley of the North Toutle River filled with 3 […]

Filed Under: Selling Tagged With: Consumption, Selling, selling strategy

The Swiftest Way To Convert Prospects Into Clients

Author: Sean D'Souza

Take out that Nokia from your bag. And look at the features. It can tell time; it can be a stopwatch; it can keep diary appointments; it can help you pass time with ingenious little games; it can probably take photos; send text messages; maybe even double up as an mp3 player or a torch. […]

Filed Under: Consumption Tagged With: Consumption, Selling, selling strategy

How To Avoid Throwaway Lines In Article Writing

Author: Sean D'Souza

How To Avoid Throwaway Lines In Article Writing

Let’s say you’re writing an article. And let’s also assume that you’re writing a pretty good article when suddenly you manage to slip in a ‘throwaway line’. So what’s a throwaway line? A throwaway line is a line that’s often not related to the article. It’s probably just a thought that popped up in your […]

Filed Under: Article Writing Tagged With: 5000bc, Article Marketing, article strategy, Article writing, Brain Audit, psychotactics, sean d'souza, Selling, speaking

How Today’s Promotion Is An Ad For Tomorrow’s Sale

Author: Sean D'Souza

Most people make a mistake with promoting a product or service. When they promote a product/service, they expect sales. And rightly so. But you’re missing out on the most important aspect of all: that people don’t buy when you want to sell. And this is why most of us go bananas in sales and marketing. […]

Filed Under: Copywriting, Human Nature, Marketing Strategy Tagged With: 5000bc, Article writing, Brain Audit, Copywriting, human behaviour, Human Nature, info products, information products, internet strategy, marketing, Marketing strategy, promotion, psychotactics, recession, sales, sales page conversion, sales strategy, sean d'souza, Selling

Why Do Press Releases Get Rejected?

Author: Sean D'Souza

As a journalist, I might reject your PR piece for lots of reasons. Here are just a few. Avoid as many as you can, and you’re more likely to have positive results. 1) It’s irrelevant to what I do or what I’m working on. If I cover health topics exclusively, don’t send me a release […]

Filed Under: Consumption, Human Nature, Why Clients Buy And Why They Don't Tagged With: Brain Audit, Copywriting, education, getting things done, journalist, learning, Marketing strategy, PR, press release, psychotactics, sales, sales pitch, sean d'souza, Selling

Announcing Brain Audit 3.2 + Special Goodies Offer worth $158 (This offer has expired

Author: Sean D'Souza

If you’ve been wondering whether or not to purchase the Brain Audit then here’s the perfect moment. And it’s perfect because you get the brand new Brain Audit Ver 3.2 Two years in the making… This book has been two years in the making, and now it’s finally out! And you not only get the […]

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