November 2, 2009

The Trust Issue In Marketing

Filed under: Brands — admin @ 9:31 pm

One of the prime motivating factors in the purchase decision making process is “trust”. A consumer will at some point for however long or short of a time, ask the question, “Can I trust this company/person/product?”

In today’s ever-changing world of marketing, electronic media, email, and advertising innovations and intrusions, companies, and businesses are marketing to an ever increasingly suspicious consumer, who is conflicted between their desire not to be “sold” to and their desire to consume. They are looking for ways to establish believability, credibility, and trust.

According to a paper by the Peppers and Rogers Group (2004), 36% of major U.S. corporations view privacy as an important part of the company’s brand image.

It is my belief based on consumer thinking that one way to develop a competitive edge in the marketing world is to place greater emphasis on tying privacy policy to brand. This strategy places a direct link between trust and purchase while developing the beginnings of long-term relationship.

I suggest highlighting your privacy policy in all your marketing in a way that makes privacy, trust, and your brand synonymous. Let the consumer know that here is a business that will respect your privacy. Let them know that your communication with them will be relevant to their consumer needs. And you can let them know that information they share with your business will be used to better meet their needs and will not, knowingly be used against them, sold, or given to third parties.

It might even be smart to develop a short marketing campaign that focuses on your commitment to your customer’s privacy, instead of simply stating that you have a privacy policy or stating your policy in unreadable font at the bottom of your literature.

About 50 % of consumers today have little more knowledge than brand or product recognition and have little desire to acquire extra information about a brand or product, so it behooves the marketing community to link recognition of their brand to trust, safety, and advocacy. Instead of selling to consumers, target your marketing to help them believe that you are making them safer and more secure by purchasing your brand and then back it up!

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Darrin Coe holds a masters degree in professional psychology specializing in consumer thinking. He publishes The Darrin Coe Ezine. You can subscribe at http://www.consumer-thinking.com/dcezine.html.

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Equipment Solutions for Any Opthalmic Practice

Filed under: The Medical Way — admin @ 7:09 pm

Optometrists require a lot more than professional knowledge, something even more important than all their training; for all this apart, what they actually require preeminently is most likely to be specialized instruments to aid them in serving up results as swiftly as they can. Let’s examine three essential tools, involving measurement, the comfort of your patients, and supply storage, and what to bear in mind in buying these and similar items — whether they’re new, used, remanufactured or simply refurbished.

Useful for many a diagnosis, there are many designs of tonometer available to fit the demands of each individual opthalmologist. To be certain of maximum precision you will have to employ the best quality tonometers and those which boast most effortless use, thus ensuring a respectable overall improvement in the diagnosis — benefitting patients and practice alike.

The inconvenience generated by a chair which won’t hold a patient in the position you want is legendary in the field. When your attention turns to choosing exam chairs for your practice you need to take into account the comfort factor as well as utility. Search for fully adjustable examination chairs which can raise and lower even the largest patient to the right height. The examination chair you go for should also bear the patient and make her appointment as comfortable as as can be. This will be more essential for more in-depth and longer visits. Your equipment must be stored away somewhere, and ideally in a place offering easy access when needed. Typically this means a selection of treatment cabinets that offers certain essential features; flexible shelving, leveling glides for use on unsteady floors, and the like. Cabinets like these are simple to transport to whichever part of your practice currently requires what they hold and to contain everything else you’ll discover you use. Be certain that you buy a cabinet which won’t be too unwieldy for easy deployment. Your capacity to perform at your job will be determined in part by the instruments you employ, to wit your choice of exam chair, tonometer, and treatment cabinet. Thus, commence your equipment purchasing only after precisely establishing what you actually need. Inaccurate or shoddy gear will be likely to invoke trouble; whereas, by the same token, the simpler to use and the more useful your instrumentation, the better you’ll be able to do. Pick out the ideal equipment, and you’ll be simply amazed at how much smoother this will make the work in your practice… Hence, the choices you make in terms of your instruments will be bound to have a significant effect on your performance in your professional tasks in general, and, let’s remember, the long term advancement of the practice.

Your Definitive El Gordo Lotto 101

Filed under: Casino Stuff, Miscellany — admin @ 5:22 pm

A key part of the Euromillions Euro lottery is the Elgordo Loteria which you may well wish to learn about. Offering one of the richest jackpots worldwide, this simple game of hazard offers payouts ranging from eighty-four million to 2.6 billion Euros. This is just one of the lottery’s claims to fame. With more than 13,000 prizes available, the odds of winning something work out to around one in every six. Not bad at all by the standards of the prizes offered by competing lotteries!

Once a month the Euromillions Euro lottery holds a draw. But three months each year boast bigger drawings for grander prizes. The three bigger drawings are hosted in January, summer, and at Christmas: in order, these are El Nio, San Ildefonso & Elgordo, literally meaning “Fatso”. Unusually among lotteries, the balls used in the Elgordo lotto display five digits on each, in a numerical range from 00,000 to 84,999. One ball is drawn from each of two bowls; the first selection indicates the winning ticket, the second the prize value.

So how do you enter this draw? You have two options; the first is that you can purchase a “serie” or a full ticket. There is also a cheaper option; called a “décimo” valued at one-tenth of a full ticket. These choices have an equal chance to win, although their share of the payout varies according to how much you spent at the start. This is the reason that the e-lottery system is used by many Euromillions Euro lotto players. The e-lottery system guarantees a prize to every participant. Simply buy your way into the Elgordo Lotto syndicate which will then divide you up into teams. Each team is assigned a number ranging from 0-9 when the drawing is held, the last number on the winning ball identifies the team that will receive the prize. All members then receive their share of the prize. After that, subscriptions are offered for the syndicate ready for the draw held next month.

The concept of sharing the prizes is cause for concern to some players. The thing to remember is there’s still plenty to go around when the total prize was 2.6 billion Euros. As you’re guaranteed to win once a month, the syndicate is both less of a worry and more affordable. E-lottery is the best strategy…

Car Insurance Equivalence Sites Are Becoming Increasingly Common and it Is Easy to Discover Why

Filed under: Classic Automobiles & Others, The Insurance Way, Travel Tips — admin @ 10:36 am

A comparison internet site allows you to discover discount car insurance in just a few moments

Insurance equivalence internet sites hand consumers the tools they require to find the better car insurance deals. The owners claim that they have made a more competitive market place as web technology has enabled users to more easily compare several policies and premiums against each other. This, they say, has really kept car insurance premiums low.
With aggregators extending to advertise heavily on television, and recessionary pressures raising in the economy, it is probable that these companies will pull drivers that havn’t previously used car insurance comparison web sites

These companies are already common in the US and Europe but has still to make its full possiblity in OZ. Just how car hire comparison australia internet sites have got off the ground in Australia, Insurance is set to be the future to kick off.

Our Tip
Check Over your presumptions.
Or better still, check The insurance company’s assumptions. Some web sites, make assumptions on your state of affairs when establishing their price quotes. If your state of affairs doesnt match their assumption ” say youre convicted of a crime, or have had a scrape or five! ” the prices displayed will not be right.

Know what you are equating.
In order to get the optimal comparison, you need to compare apples-with-apples. Its important to know that the insurances being compared provide the identical cover, or the comparison simply doesnt make sense.

The valuable part in the comparing website isn’t the internet site , but rather the list of insurance providers. While any new webmaster can install the newest car blog template and throw up a site, it’s the connection to the insurance company quote data where the serious value exists.