How to Sell a Wrinkled Iguana…

>> and almost anything else you want.

You can touch this statue outside a restaurant near my home in Bristol.

And there are quite a few examples of the sculptor’s work scattered around the area.

Brilliant!

Because it’s one thing to say “I sculpt amazing statues!”.

But quite another when people say, “Look at that amazing iguana!”.

And here’s an unforgettable example of what I’m talking about.

Will it Blend??

And during my walk today, I found another very simple example.

Free ice-cream outside a new shop selling…

Ice-cream!

You see, it doesn’t really matter what you sell.

A free sample or demo usually does the trick.

And that’s why, when I offer you Ask Drayton, I offer you a “sample”…

… But I add a twist.

Instead of “Try a month free” I say, “Give me a dollar to try it for a month.”

And why do I do that? Is it just because I’m too greedy?

No. The answer is because I’ve tested it.

And asking for a dollar, which means almost nothing, and is refundable anyhow, works better than just saying “free”.

Whilst a full month gives you time to see if it’s everything I say.

This is to do with psychology.

The minute people pay something, no matter how little, they change from being a prospect into being a buyer.

And that’s a very important difference. Maybe we can talk about that some other time, but not now.

But for now, why don’t you go to Ask Drayton and see what it’s all about.

Best,

Drayton

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About the Author

In 2003, the Chartered Institute of Marketing named Drayton one of 50 living individuals who have shaped today’s marketing.

He has worked in 55 countries with many of the world’s greatest brands. These include American Express, Audi, Bentley, British Airways, Cisco, Columbia Business School, Deutsche Post, Ford, IBM, McKinsey, Mercedes, Microsoft, Nestle, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, Unilever, Visa and Volkswagen.

Drayton has helped sell everything from Airbus planes to Peppa Pig. His book, Commonsense Direct and Digital Marketing, out in 17 languages, has been the UK’s best seller on the subject every year since 1982. He has also run his own businesses in the U.K., Portugal and Malaysia.

He was a main board member of the Ogilvy Group, a founding member of the Superbrands Organisation, one of the first eight Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Direct Marketing and one of the first three people named to the Hall of Fame of the Direct Marketing Association of India. He has also been given Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Caples Organisation in New York and Early To Rise in Florida.

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