{"id":9475,"date":"2015-01-27T06:30:08","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=9475"},"modified":"2015-01-27T06:30:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T14:30:08","slug":"how-to-get-gurus-to-sell-your-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/how-to-get-gurus-to-sell-your-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Gurus To Sell Your Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out these mangoes:<\/p>\n<p>If you want to see lots of cool ways to market and sell (as well as\u00a0some really dumb ways, but that&#8217;s another email) your products and\u00a0services study the billion dollar comic book industry.<\/p>\n<p>They have ways of boosting sales down pat.<\/p>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<p>One of the most popular Marvel Comics characters is Wolverine. In\u00a0fact, for the past 40 years he&#8217;s been so popular, that for a long\u00a0time it seemed as if every. single. month. he would &#8220;guest star&#8221; in\u00a0another comic book to increase its sales.<\/p>\n<p>Sales low on Fantastic Four?<\/p>\n<p>Do a Wolverine guest appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Want to boost interest in a brand spanking new title?<\/p>\n<p>Toss Wolverine in.<\/p>\n<p>Want to make the stockholders happy with short term sales cash\u00a0surges even if it annoys the readers?<\/p>\n<p>Throw in Wolvie &#8220;fast ball special&#8221; style.<\/p>\n<p>And so on.<\/p>\n<p>Easy peasy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anyway, how can you use this in your business?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, one of the best ways to get sales for products is to make the\u00a0premium\/bonus so hot and desirable that people buy the product more\u00a0for the premium than for the product. And, one of the best ways to\u00a0create a premium with perceived value that trumps even your main\u00a0product is to include interviews and\/or content with gurus in your\u00a0market.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that then begs the question:<\/p>\n<p>How do you get gurus to agree to doing that?<\/p>\n<p>Especially if you are unknown to them?<\/p>\n<p>The answer:<\/p>\n<p>Become known to them.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a LOT easier than you think.<\/p>\n<p>And, the February &#8220;Email Players&#8221; issue contains a bonus training\u00a0with a JV specialist who manages JV&#8217;s for John Reese and a bunch of\u00a0other guys with big lists, influence and, yes, celebrity-guru\u00a0appeal.<\/p>\n<p>He shows you how to contact gurus.<\/p>\n<p>How the game works.<\/p>\n<p>And, how to profit like gangbusters from it all.<\/p>\n<p>Very valuable stuff.<\/p>\n<p>But, only for &#8220;Email Players&#8221; subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>And, only if you subscribe before it mails.<\/p>\n<p>Subscription info here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EmailPlayers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.EmailPlayers.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out these mangoes: If you want to see lots of cool ways to market and sell (as well as\u00a0some really dumb ways, but that&#8217;s another email) your products and\u00a0services study the billion dollar comic book industry. 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