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 Direct Marketing Tips from the Pros

 What’s the secret to generating a flood of new business?

In McCraigh’s article, “How to Create ‘Knock Your Socks Off’ Offers that Will Generate a Flood of New Business,” he offers up a direct marketing master tip:

“Here’s the secret master direct marketers understand: You can get even more response by adding what I call “Bonus Pile On.” PBO works by piling on bonus after bonus until finally the reader has to say "OK! Enough! Stop!" and whip out their charge card. The old Ginsu knife commercials used this technique perfectly to sell millions of dollars of cutlery. The announcer would say, “And if you act now you'll also get...” and then about 15 different knives and kitchen gadgets would pop up on the screen. It made you think about how much value you were getting for such a little price. That’s the power of the “bonus pile on.” Think big value, little price.”

 


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