Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Roof Melt
WOW!!! ROOF MELT I was excited when I saw the ad on the tv then I bought it, Should have known better.
When you get the tub I am in Canada so I had to get my local Hardware store to order it in, all adding of course to the excitement as I currently have a nice ice dam on one part of the roof of my house.
Well it duly arrived as promised a tub containing little white pucks of ROOF MELT. I read and then re read the instructions it sounded just too easy JUST CHUCK UM UP ONTO THE ROOF.
I did. The instructions with the roof melt even tell you how much to space them out, this i did now it in fairness does say that you will have to wait about an hour or so for the first signs of action.
Well a week later and three applications in the same area so now i have put about half the tub of ROOF MELT 25 pucks in the one area and guess what. I STILL HAVE A GREAT ICE Dam.
I guess I should have know better.
When you get the tub I am in Canada so I had to get my local Hardware store to order it in, all adding of course to the excitement as I currently have a nice ice dam on one part of the roof of my house.
Well it duly arrived as promised a tub containing little white pucks of ROOF MELT. I read and then re read the instructions it sounded just too easy JUST CHUCK UM UP ONTO THE ROOF.
I did. The instructions with the roof melt even tell you how much to space them out, this i did now it in fairness does say that you will have to wait about an hour or so for the first signs of action.
Well a week later and three applications in the same area so now i have put about half the tub of ROOF MELT 25 pucks in the one area and guess what. I STILL HAVE A GREAT ICE Dam.
I guess I should have know better.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
A Great letter I recieved on Affinity Marketing
This is one of the original guru guys who's e-mailing list I am on. This was his latest e-mail and it ids great advice for anyone getting into online or of line marketing.
Republished here with his permission.
Smart Selling Lesson #1: She Used Affinity To Build Rapport
I'm ranking affinity first because it's what Sarah Palin did first.
She built rapport by using affinity.
(And it's the first thing
you want to do as well, if you want to be a successful salesperson.
And it doesn't matter if you're using print media, broadcast
media, or you're in a face-to-face situation.)
If you want to create trust, build credibility, and 'predispose'
someone to like you -- one of the quickest ways to do that is to
convey to them the message, "I'm just like you."
We're actually drawn to others whenever we perceive a
common bond. And the best part is it happens subconsciously,
below any level of awareness.
Affinity is very powerful emotionally, and ridiculously easy to
create - because it happens "naturally", (it's natural, but I put
that in quotes, because even though it's a naturally occurring
process, it's also something we can create intentionally)
You'll quickly see why I say ridiculously easy by
a couple of examples:
Let's say you're from Oregon, but happen to be vacationing in
Florida. Suddenly, a car pulls into the parking lot with Oregon
plates ... how do you feel? Don't you feel friendly? Don't you
want to let them know that you're from Oregon too?
Here's a true story of something that actually happened to me:
In 2002 my wife and I moved from Lincoln, NE to Roseburg, OR. Not
too long after arriving I went into the Roseburg Chamber of
Commerce one day to get a map. When I came back out there was a
note on my car windshield. It said - "My family's from Nebraska
too. We moved out here a couple of years ago."
But that's not all. He also included his name, his phone number.
and where he worked at. And I was a total stranger he'd
never even seen! Isn't that powerful?
I'm sure you can think of examples in your life too.
So how did Sarah Palin Do It?
In so many ways. Did you see her speech? She started out by
introducing her family to us, to tell us who she is. She's a
mother. A "hockey mom". A member of the PTA. She married her
'high school sweetheart". And she's not immune from struggles -
she has a teenage daughter whose pregnant. A Downs Syndrome baby.
Her oldest son will be serving in Iraq.
By every measure you'd have to say that families
all across America felt like they knew Sarah Palin
-- and that she knew them!
Listen to what a female commentator said on CNN after the speech:
After one of the male journalists tried to minimize her credentials
the woman spoke up. As best I recall she said something like this:
"what you don't understand is how a woman viewed that speech.
Seeing her with her family like that had an impact on me, as a
woman I made an emotional connection with her."
Now that's affinity! Use it, and I PROMISE you will INCREASE SALES!
Until next time!
Virgil Stanphill
P.S. You're free to reprint my articles on your blog.
"The Let's Increase Sales" newsletter is published approximately
twice a week by Virgil Stanphill, author of:
The Beginner's "Easiest Book in the World" For Learning
How to Write Powerful Sales Letters.
Republished here with his permission.
Smart Selling Lesson #1: She Used Affinity To Build Rapport
I'm ranking affinity first because it's what Sarah Palin did first.
She built rapport by using affinity.
(And it's the first thing
you want to do as well, if you want to be a successful salesperson.
And it doesn't matter if you're using print media, broadcast
media, or you're in a face-to-face situation.)
If you want to create trust, build credibility, and 'predispose'
someone to like you -- one of the quickest ways to do that is to
convey to them the message, "I'm just like you."
We're actually drawn to others whenever we perceive a
common bond. And the best part is it happens subconsciously,
below any level of awareness.
Affinity is very powerful emotionally, and ridiculously easy to
create - because it happens "naturally", (it's natural, but I put
that in quotes, because even though it's a naturally occurring
process, it's also something we can create intentionally)
You'll quickly see why I say ridiculously easy by
a couple of examples:
Let's say you're from Oregon, but happen to be vacationing in
Florida. Suddenly, a car pulls into the parking lot with Oregon
plates ... how do you feel? Don't you feel friendly? Don't you
want to let them know that you're from Oregon too?
Here's a true story of something that actually happened to me:
In 2002 my wife and I moved from Lincoln, NE to Roseburg, OR. Not
too long after arriving I went into the Roseburg Chamber of
Commerce one day to get a map. When I came back out there was a
note on my car windshield. It said - "My family's from Nebraska
too. We moved out here a couple of years ago."
But that's not all. He also included his name, his phone number.
and where he worked at. And I was a total stranger he'd
never even seen! Isn't that powerful?
I'm sure you can think of examples in your life too.
So how did Sarah Palin Do It?
In so many ways. Did you see her speech? She started out by
introducing her family to us, to tell us who she is. She's a
mother. A "hockey mom". A member of the PTA. She married her
'high school sweetheart". And she's not immune from struggles -
she has a teenage daughter whose pregnant. A Downs Syndrome baby.
Her oldest son will be serving in Iraq.
By every measure you'd have to say that families
all across America felt like they knew Sarah Palin
-- and that she knew them!
Listen to what a female commentator said on CNN after the speech:
After one of the male journalists tried to minimize her credentials
the woman spoke up. As best I recall she said something like this:
"what you don't understand is how a woman viewed that speech.
Seeing her with her family like that had an impact on me, as a
woman I made an emotional connection with her."
Now that's affinity! Use it, and I PROMISE you will INCREASE SALES!
Until next time!
Virgil Stanphill
P.S. You're free to reprint my articles on your blog.
"The Let's Increase Sales" newsletter is published approximately
twice a week by Virgil Stanphill, author of:
The Beginner's "Easiest Book in the World" For Learning
How to Write Powerful Sales Letters.
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