Wednesday, August 27, 2008

How To Brand Yourself As The Expert So Prospects Will Call You

By Lindsey


Every person working in sales has the same goal: to be the most well-know expert in their field of business. When people think of your business, you want them to think of you as the front-runner, with more know-how than the competition. This is often easier said than done.

An example of this is the guy who walks into a marketing office and asks what results the head of the department has to show off. The guys says heas heard very good things about this amarketing guru,a but that he just hasnat been able to turn up anything of real value that the companyas done.

aWell,a says the department head in response, \"let me ask you how you heard about our business.\" He pauses to let it sink in. \"Obviously the word-of-mouth marketing campaign we use to advertise our own business is working!a The customer understands that the expert has proven his point.

The point being made here is that a huge part of selling yourself as an expert is making people believe that you are one. If your goal is to make people think of you as the foremost expert in your field, selling yourself as such is one way to reach that goal.

Now, how do you achieve this goal? It may not be the easiest thing to do, but you can learn how to develop the kind of reputation that will bring customers calling. What all the best-known experts in any given field have in common is that they have learned this trick.

The people who become experts in their fields are certainly experts in one sense: they are the masters of self-marketing. They may have picked up this skill by participating in a seminar or by watching another expert operate their business.

The first rule of branding yourself an expert is to act like one. In marketing, itas important to act like you have something to sell. If you are able to get your advice to people on the internet or through e-mail, they may find that they like what you have to offer and will turn into loyal customers.

Imagine having prospects flocking to your door, rather than having to chase them down. This is whatas possible if you successfully brand yourself an expert. No matter what your business, this self-branding technique can help you get off the ground running.

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