This document provides tips on finding customers and engaging in conversations with them. It discusses reliable marketing channels like offline ads, existing platforms, and PR. Specific tactics covered include networking, cold emailing, social media, cold calling, and referrals. For conversations, it emphasizes listening to understand problems, not overpitching solutions, avoiding hard sales tactics, determining a prospect's budget, and using the Manni Method to focus on experience and getting a "yes". The key takeaways are to try communication hacks, measure results, and apply lessons to the next prospect interaction.
5. "If you cannot
buy a customer -
you do not have
a business"
Tom Libelt
6. Offline Ads
Existing Platforms
Channels
Non-traditional PR
Target Market Blogs
Public Relations (PR)
Affiliate Programs
Non-SEM Ads
SEM
Community Building
Engineering as Marketing
SEO
Business Development
Content Marketing
Direct Sales
Email Marketing
Viral Marketing
Offline Events
Speaking Engagements
18. Pitch fast, then shut up
"Hello, this is Till from Märketing Limited. We
manage your digital marketing with a risk-free
trial period. You do not pay until we deliver
results. Is that something your company could
benefit from?"
19. ● Make the list first, then call
● Have a script ready + Get to the point
● Use a headset
3 HACKS
23. To: Ramit
From: Chris
Subject: Introducing me to Jennie Jones
Hey Ramit,
I noticed you’re connected to Jennie Jones at Acme on LinkedIn. I would love to chat with her to get some
advice about Acme. I promise to be respectful of her time.
Would you mind connecting me? I can send you a pre-formatted introductory email to make things
really easy for you.
Is that OK?
Thanks,
Chris
24. 3 HACKS
● Divide contacts into 5+50+100
● Give value first, then ask
● Make introductions easy
25. How to find the reliable
channel
1) Pick 3 channels today
2) invest in them
3) measure the output (ROI)
35. “Whoa! Hey! I’m building a mobile app to
help stores give out discounts to their most
loyal customers so you’d never need to carry
paper cards again. Do you think you would
use something like that?”