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The telephone number is required so the customers can be reached if they win…and if you are thinking two steps ahead….so they can be contacted to come in even if they didn’t win. Since she already has established trust with her customers, this method should help her quickly get a card full of comments. What To Do With All Those Cards Sue should then sort the card into a few piles. For each positive comment, she should place each card in a stack that addresses each unique selling point of her business. So in this case, let’s say one of Sue’s unique selling position (or USP) is that she provides the most luxurious atmosphere, then all comments regarding that should go onto a stack. Let’s say she provides a free 15 minute shoulder massage as an added bonus at the end of a facial…another stack should be created for those comments. Now she has many testimonies, each of which talk to each of her unique selling points. So what does she do with these testimonials? 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This mindset usually lends itself to episodic marketing. With a system, you’ll be better prepared to generate inquiries and convert new clients all year round. Marketing and Sales Notice that I’ve said you need a Marketing and Sales system. Marketing and sales are NOT the same thing, but you need a system that addresses both seamlessly. One of the notions I hear over and over again is that Marketing is about creating name recognition or brand awareness. I would argue that these are simply welcome side-effects of marketing. When you are a small business and all of your time, energy, and money count, then what you really need is for marketing to produce a consistent stream of good quality leads. Sales then is the process(es) you use to convert as many as possible of those high-quality leads into clients. This is why the two should be seamlessly addressed in your system. Too many businesses jump forward to selling before a potential lead is even established as a qualified prospect. 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