Write Well to Sell Big

In the age of e-mail and instant communication, great sales copy is indispensable to closing a deal. But too many sales letters end up in the junk file or the wastebasket. In this new edition of his top-selling book, author Dan Kennedy explains why some sales letters work and most don't. And he shows how to write copy that any business can use.Among other things, he provides:

• Completely updated text and examples
• Great headline formulas
• New exercises to spark creativity
• The best way to use graphics

Kennedy is the most successful, highly paid direct-response copywriter in the country. In this book, he shares his step-by-step formula so everyone can write letters that will nail the sale.

Fact: More commerce and wealth is created by direct mail than by any other media (true before the internet and true now) Reported in 2013 as the marketing channel that "delivers the best ROI for customer acquisition and retention" by Target Marketing's Seventh Annual Media Usage Forecast survey of B2C, direct mail is surprisingly outdated and under-represented on the marketing bookshelves for small business owners -- authors Simpson and Kennedy change that. Millionaire-maker Dan S. Kennedy and direct mail marketing specialist Craig Simpson urge small business owners to drive the momentum built via social media and other marketing avenues into the mailboxes of their target consumers. Unlike other direct mail marketing books on the shelf that specialize in one aspect of preparing a campaign such as copywriting or design, this comprehensive solution covers all -- the organizational, technical, and creative including designing, budgeting, tracking, and assessing effectiveness. Also covered is how direct mail can be used in today's online marketing funnels. Benefiting from the authors' combined 30 years in direct marketing, business owners are given the guidelines for what works and what doesn't, illustrated by real-life business campaigns that show step-by-step how to build a results-producing promotional campaign.

FACT: NOTHING IS COSTLIER OR MORE DIFFICULT THAN GETTING A NEW CUSTOMER. Business owners agree. The referred customer is far superior to the one brought in by 'cold' advertising. Yet most business owners will invest more money to find new customers than getting referrals from current, happy customers. Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy and customer retention expert Shaun Buck dare you to stop chasing new customers and keep an iron cage around the ones you already have. Kennedy and Buck present a systematic approach to help you keep, cultivate, and multiply customers so that your entire business grows more valuable and sustainable, and you replace income uncertainty with reliable income through retention and referrals. Learn how to: * Apply the #1 best retention strategy (hint: it's exclusive) * Catch customers before they leave you * Grow each customer's value (and have more power in the marketplace) * Implement the three-step customer retention formula * Use other people's events to get more referrals * Create your own Customer Multiplier System * Calculate the math and cost behind customer retention Discover the referral-getting, sales-increasing, battle-tested tactics designed to help you build a thriving business for the long-term.

What does it really take to get productivity from people and, by doing so, maximum profits for your business? With a nod to Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and other ruthless yet highly successful managers, Dan S. Kennedy delivers the answer. In this new edition, Kennedy expands on his proven (if radical) strategies to get accountability, profitability, and productivity from employees. In his traditional No B.S. style, Kennedy kicks traditional leadership and management ideas squarely in the teeth with a realistic, straightforward assessment of the real relationship between business owners and their employees. Uncompromising strategies help managers gain iron-fisted control and get the results they demand. This take-no-prisoners advice liberates entrepreneurs to act in their best interests and insist on implementation of their objectives. And it leads to a cooperative, high-performance team when traditional textbook methods fail. Topics include learning how to hire profitable employees, taking home as much money as possible, making every employee's job a profit center, managing the powerful force of word of mouth, compressing the time between idea and action for maximum profits, and posing questions to individuals that force them to think and improve productivity.

Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy, joined by successful franchisors Forrest Walden and Jim Cavale, debunk the branding lies and myths shared by small business owners and entrepreneurs and deliver a heavy dose of reality--YOUR BRAND SHOULD BE A HAPPY, FREE BY-PRODUCT OF DIRECT MARKETING--NOT PURCHASED OUTRIGHT. Kennedy and his co-authors don't offer a strategy for creating a company logo, writing a slogan or issuing a press release. You won't learn how to follow in the footsteps of big brand advertisers (and thus, brand-build your business into bankruptcy). This book isn't about buying brand power. It's about getting a highly valuable brand--FREE. Led by Kennedy and contributors, learn the principles behind power-house brands that didn't pour oceans of money into the branding of their business. Then, master these truths for yourself, put them into practice, and gain your own brand tribe-- customers who believe in, promote and buy your brand.

Social Media is Not Marketing Simply broadcasting a message to millions by social media accomplishes little for most businesses. Millionaire-maker Dan S. Kennedy and marketing strategist Kim Walsh Phillips are here to tell it like it is: If you're not focusing on converting social media traffic into sales, you might as well set your money on fire. Kennedy and Walsh Phillips teach you the customer-getting, sales-boosting direct response strategies you must employ with every social media campaign so you can stop accepting non-monetizable "likes" and "shares" as a return on your time. You'll learn: 6 direct-response principles that must be applied to social media marketing The most powerful marketing tactic (per Google) How to get riches with niches and become a magnet to your customers The monetizing magic of crafting effective emails The #1 way to prevent wasted marketing dollars 5 ways to grow your list for FREE (before spending a dime on advertising) Turn passive content into an active conversion tool Create raving fans who introduce you to their networks Turn niches into riches, laser in on your perfect prospects and ignore the "tire kickers" Harness the biggest secret in social media-offline Discover the principles behind successful marketing campaigns and start making dollars and cents out of your social media strategy.

People buy more and buy more happily when in good humor. Understanding humor and being able to effectively use it for your sales and persuasion purposes is a powerful advantage--for any speaker, salesman or writer."
Drawn from 30 years' experience as a popular professional speaker, author of 13 books, columnist and advertising copywriter, Dan Kennedy looks at humor as an instrument of persuasion and influence. Anyone--amateur--or pro--who must stand and deliver speeches, seminars, group sales presentations, serve as toastmaster, or write advertisements, sales letters or newsletters will find fodder here, to be faster on their feet, more confident and adept at being funny with a purpose. The book contains thoughtful insight but also simple shortcuts. Reading it, you'll get a better appreciation for the humor around you and humor professionals who entertain you, and you'll exit stage left with humor strategies and tricks you can use. Even if you're not all that funny. Note: this book contains adult material and may not be suitable for minors. Or for the easily offended.
From the author. . .
"I first titled this book "Mugging for Fun and Profit," but then thought better of it. Reminds me of Napoleon Hill being threatened by his publisher with the title 'Use Your Noodle To Get The Boodle, ' which Hill transformed to 'Think And Grow Rich.' Overnight. The power of a deadline and desperation. And one of the all-time bestselling books on the subject of success the result. Anyway, unless you are just doing to hit 'em over the head and drag them out into the desert to empty their pockets, I'd suggest, you need to know how to make 'em laugh.

Work smarter, not harder

What does it mean to be a peak performer? How do you measure success?
What business strategies will propel you into a new stratosphere? This collection of essays, from the best and the brightest entrepreneurs of our day, reveals industry tested secrets for peak performance success with you. Inside, you will find insights on everything from social media marketing to estate planning. Save yourself some time and energy.

THE SCARY TRUTH: The middle-class consumer population-and their buying power-is massively shrinking. Customers are buying less and in fewer categories. THE SILVER LINING: It takes no more work to attract customers from the explosively growing Mass-Affluent, Affluent, and Ultra-Affluent populations eager to pay premium prices in return for exceptional expertise, service, and experiences. In this new edition of No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent, millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy shows you how to re-position your business, practice, or sales career to attract customers or clients for whom price is NOT a determining factor. Learn how to sell to those who will always be spending as Kennedy shines the spotlight on the practical strategies used by The Ritz-Carlton, Disney, Harrah's Entertainment, Dove, AARP, Dr. Oz, Starbucks, Williams-Sonoma, DeBeers, the health and wellness industry and many other fascinating and diverse true-life examples. You'll also discover how to: Use 10 surprising emotional buy triggers the affluent find irresistible Stop selling products and services and learn how selling aspirations and emotional fulfillment is more profitable Use Kennedy's Million-Dollar Marketing System. A step-by-step blueprint comparable to those developed for six-figure clients, ready for do-it-yourself use Apply the magic language of "membership" to any business for the affluent... from pizza shops and medical practices to retail stores and pet hotels

The ultimate, no-nonsense guide to help you market your product, build buzz, and make more money than ever from marketing expert Dan S. Kennedy. Let's face it-the business world today is nothing like it was ten years ago. Marketing budgets are tighter, consumers are more skeptical, and social media has changed forever the way we talk to our customers. In this new edition of his bestselling The Ultimate Marketing Plan, industry expert Dan S. Kennedy integrates such tools as social media marketing, networking, and strategic memberships into a complete plan that will strengthen your customer base without breaking your budget. Packed with updated examples, marketing techniques, and contributions from experts, Kennedy shows you how to catapult your company to the cutting edge.

BOOK AUTHORSHIP for personal promotion, to create powerful 'lead generation magnets' for use in advertising, for securing favorable media attention and publicity, to promote a cause or philosophy, for fun or fame or fortune ...is the most proven, most powerful activity a person can take
Casting yourself in the role of a published author can foster authority, credibility, believability and even celebrity like nothing else. Being introduced as a book author (not a salesman) and introducing yourself with a book (not a brochure) creates interest in place of resistance. The position of expert advisor is more easily commandeered by the book author than by anyone else. These are just a few of many good reasons to learn how to become a published author and how to use that status and your book to accomplish your particular goals - exactly the information roads traveled with you here by Adam Witty and Dan Kennedy. Together, they probably have more experience as published authors and with assisting entrepreneurs and business professionals in becoming published authors and promoting themselves, their businesses or their causes with books than anyone else on the planet Their impressive credits are on pages 179-181.
Inside these pages, you'll discover nine exciting, different ways to make money and advance your career, business or cause by being the author of a book.
If you know you have a book or books inside you, here you will learn not only how to get that message and those ideas into the right book and get it published, but more importantly how to leverage that book for all it's worth. If, on the other hand, you question what you have to contribute to a book and find the idea of writing one daunting, this book will replace your doubts and questions with practical advice and motivation.
Whether you want to make it to the bestseller lists or just sell a lot more of your goods or services more easily with profound competitive advantage, this book is for you
INSIDE:
- WHY a book is better than any other marketing tool
- HOW to build authority and expert status with a book
- Your book as The Ultimate Lead Generation Tool
- Your book as The Ultimate Referral Generation Tool
- Use your book to get interesting and profitable Speaking Engagements
- Your book as the key to the vault of Free Publicity
* A Proven Plan for Being a Published Author, Fast

Dan S. Kennedy dares marketers to dramatically simplify their marketing, refocusing on what works. Updated to address the newest media and marketing methods, this marketing masterplan delivers a short list of radically different, little-known, profit-proven direct mail strategies for ANY business. Strategies are illustrated by case history examples from an elite team of consultants--all phenomenally successful at borrowing direct marketing strategies from the world of online sales, infomercials, etc., to use in 'ordinary' businesses including retail stores, restaurants, and sales.

Throughout the pages of Celebrity Leverage, you'll discover creative strategies for getting your products in celebrities' hands, getting low-cost and free celebrity endorsements, linking your business, product or service to celebrities in other ways, and even making yourself into a celebrity in your field. All of these strategies are what I collectively call "Celebrity Leverage." This book is divided into two parts. The first, "Making Your Business Famous," shows you how to get other celebrities to promote your business, your products, and your services. The second section of Celebrity Leverage, "Making Yourself Famous," reveals how to turn yourself into a celebrity in your area, your niche and your field. Along with insider secrets from myself, you'll also hear advice from some of today's top marketing and publicity experts like Susan Berkley, Alex Carroll, Jeff Crilley, Donna Cutting, Mike Esterman, Brian Patrick Flynn, Rick Frishman, Drew Gerber, Jake Halpern, Bill & Steve Harrison, Susan Harrow, Paul Hartunian, Craig Hirschfeld, Dan Janal, Gavin Keilly, Dan Kennedy, John Kremer, Rebecca Lightsey, Ann McIndoo, Brian Reich, Rhonda Rees, Nick Romer, Penny Sansevieri, Yanik Silver, Robyn Spizman, Joan Stewart, Amy Stumpf, Joe Vitale and more.

Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy has joined with speaking and presentation expert Dustin Matthews to help business owners, private practice professionals, and professional marketers start making dollars and cents of their speaking and online media presence. Kennedy and Matthews show readers how to harness the power of their personalities to sell their businesses in person, at events, and via online outlets like webinars, video, and online seminars.

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