And in YOU, INC. Beckwith teams up with Christine Clifford (motivational speaker and former top sales executive) and they expand on this fundamental premise of selling, providing wonderful tidbits, anecdotes, and advice through his well-known home-spun writing style.
The authors offer doses of humor and practical knowledge to anyone who wants to learn how to "seal the deal" and thrive in business.
What do Howard Hughes and 50 Cent have in common, and what do they tell us about Americans and our desires? Why did Sean Connery stop wearing a toupee, and what does this tell us about American customers for any product? What one thing did the Beatles, Malcolm Gladwell and Nike all notice about Americans that helped them win us over? Which uniquely American traits may explain the plights of Krispy Kreme, Ford, and GM, and the risks faced by Starbuck's? Why, after every other plea failed, did "Click It or Ticket" get people to buy the idea of fastening their seat belts? To paraphrase Don Draper's character on the hit show Mad Men, "What do people want?" What is the new American psyche, and how do America's shrewdest marketers tap it? Drawing from dozens of disciplines, the internationally acclaimed marketing expert Harry Beckwith answers these questions with some surprising, even startling, truths and discoveries about what motivates us.
"Service businesses sell something that cannot be seen or heard, experience--and to make that experience truly exceptional they must first understand people and how to satisfy them. In this indispensable volume, Harry Beckwith provides a treasury of quick, practical, and entertaining strategies. Applying the study of human nature to the real world of business,
The Invisible Touch will open your eyes to this crucial branch of marketing with four key concepts:
Price: Its seductive power--from Uma Thurman's Five-Dollar Milk Shake to the Mansion at Turtle Creek.
Brand: The triumph of Red Pepper, Opium, Yahoo!, and the inscrutable A-AI AC Delco Jani Express Cleaning Service 500.
Packaging: Looking at the pretty mousetraps of Disneyland, the ugly Butterfly Effect, and a tale of oranges and heels.
Relationships: A consideration of Jim Marinelli's magic one word, Laura Nyro s folly, the madness of Tom Peters, and further ripples of the Lake Wobegon Effect.
Based on the author's extensive business experience, this book delivers its wisdom with unforgettable and often surprising examples--from the regrowth of a bitten Apple to Camden Yards' grand-slam face-lift, to the three eternal lessons of a twenty-year-old coffee commercial. Thorough, informative, and easily implemented, The Invisible Touch shows you how to market a service and, most important, how to keep happy, loyal clients with you forever."
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