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The famous direct-response copywriter Dan Kennedy amassed a fortune crafting offers for blue-collar workers, and specifically truck drivers (I believe he consulted on one of the more successful “mail order brides” offers)
Dan had a simple test for determining whether he had a winning offer. He would buy a round of drinks for a small group of truck drive Read more
Below is a summarized excerpt from the book Obviously Awesome by April Dunford, which every startup founder and product manager should read: --------- In short, It says that biggest tell-tale sign that you have a positioning problem is: your current customers love your product but new prospects can’t seem to figure out why they would need it. The story below helps make the point clear.
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A Summarized excerpt from the book How Will You Measure Your Life , which we recommend! RIP Clayton. Your insights and incisive thinking will be missed. "The job-to-be-done theory arose on project for a big fast-food chain. The company was trying to increase milkshake sales. They'd spent months studying the issue and interviewed quintessential milkshake consumers: "Do you want it chocolatier? Cheaper? Chunkier?&rdquo Read more
“Know your target audience” is one of the top pieces of advice for anyone who wants to get into eCommerce. But while the “why” of knowing your target audience is easy to understand, the “how” is far more complicated. Can SparkToro make it easier? We tried the tool ourselves: here’s what we found.
What Is SparkToro?
SparkToro was co-founded by Rand Fishkin, one of Read more