What's one of the most important things to know before giving a Persuasive Selling Presentation?
Understanding what motivates people to buy and then pushing all the right buttons.
Simple.
Before I launch into creating and presenting your own offer, whether in person, on the web, or in media, we need to do some research to make sure your offer is accepted.
Now, when I say "research," I'm sure visions of high school term papers come to mind - late nights in the library pouring through book after book.
Don't worry, I wouldn't put ya through that!
I've already done the research for you. All you need to do is LEARN from what I have researched and am sharing with you today.
Core Reasons People BuyI want to show you core reasons that people buy.
Are there other reasons?
A few, and they are profound and I'll talk to you about them in Las Vegas.
But for now, what if I told you that I am going to outline the things that motivate people to make purchases, and I'm going to show YOU how to have control over each of these core factors, AND I am going to give you the training you need to master these motivators to practically cause people to buy from YOU.
Interested?
Ready?
What motivates people to buy?As mentioned earlier, this isn't an all-inclusive set.
These are the major causes of why people buy.
There are seven.
1. The Principle of EMOTION
One of the reasons people make purchases is because of emotion.
Emotions like...
* FEAR:
Fear of gaining weight. Fear of missing an opportunity. Fear of unemployment. Fear of death. Fear of a future price increase.Fear of what others think about them. Fear of the unknown. Fear of growing old. Fear of being alone. Fear of being cheated.
There are hundreds of different PHOBIAS that DRIVE people to make purchases.
People buy life insurance because they fear dying prematurely and leaving their family financially strapped.
We buy exercise equipment because we fear gaining weight or getting out of shape.
We buy alarm systems because we fear we are going to be violated in some way.
KEY POINT: We make a lot of purchases because of our fears, on things that are supposed to ease our fears.
* PASSION:
Passion for food. Passion for money. Passion for our children. Passion for our partner. Passion for our career. Passion for success. Passion for fame.
You and I have those things in our lives that we are passionate about. Whether it is a relationship or a recreation, a possession or a position, we all have those things that we long for.
We all have those things that we "love." And we spend a lot of money in pursuit of those things.
I began reading voraciously as a kid. And everywhere I went, people told me more and more of the different kinds of books I could purchase. I bought thousands of books.
Why?
Because my passion for reading triggered an emotional response... I wanted to KNOW as much as a human could...and I was as good as sold long before walking into Barnes and Noble.
(To this day I have and have read everything possible about Biblical Archaeology, Religious Literature, The Historic Jesus, Decision Making, Illusion of Consciousness, Consumer Behavior, Evolutionary Psychology, Strategic and Critical Thinking, Motivation, Rejection, Relationship Research, well...and a few other ...dozen areas of interest....)
You and I make a lot of purchases based upon passion or love.
Things that make us happy, that bring us joy...that increase our pleasure. People buy food in many cases not because they are hungry, but because they love eating.
People buy self-help books not because we need to improve our reading skills, but because we long to improve our lives. People buy roses because they love their spouses.
Passion - it fuels a LOT of buying decisions.
I touched on fear and passion because those are the two biggest emotional buttons that cause people to make purchases.
There are plenty of others:
Sorrow, reverence, hate, sadness, surprise, anger, joy, excitement.
We make purchases for all of these reasons.
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