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So if you were to read a book teaching quick marketing tips listed one after another, which would you prefer:

1- Tips listed one after another brief and to the point

2- Tip in bold, followed by a story outlining the example?

3- Same as 2, with a picture.

Examples below:

1- "People act (purchase) based on emotion, and then justify their decision with logic"

2- "People act (purchase) based on emotion, and then justify their decision with logic"

So it is time to go car shopping. You're current car seems to be going into the shop on a monthly basis, and you want something new. You make a list of vehicles in your price range with: Good gas mileage, enough room for your friends, reliability, blah blah blah. The ford taurus looks like a good option. You walk into the dealership with your list of options and your price in mind. You walk out with the floor model - 2012 Ford Mustang V8. You knew it was above your budget, but you will look really good in it, and with the monthly payments - you can manage to afford it if you put in a little overtime at work.

3- "People act (purchase) based on emotion, and then justify their decision with logic"

So it is time to go car shopping. You're current car seems to be going into the shop on a monthly basis, and you want something new. You make a list of vehicles in your price range with: Good gas mileage, enough room for your friends, reliability, blah blah blah. The ford taurus looks like a good option. You walk into the dealership with your list of options and your price in mind. You walk out with the floor model - 2012 Ford Mustang V8. You knew it was above your budget, but you will look really good in it, and with the monthly payments - you can manage to afford it if you put in a little overtime at work.

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Does example #1 get the point across? or would you be more likely to buy a book with an example painted out?
 
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#2 gus ni, ov iyqmeopt vji cumf tvevinipv epf vji iyenqmi howit vji tvevinipv dsifipvoemt ONU. Vji qodvasi fuitp'v eff epz wemai gus ni.
 
O nohjv ci tofoph vuxesft #1 cideati O giim tuni eavjust op catopitt cuult esi upmz imecusevoup cideati vjiz giim vji piif vu gomm qehit. Apmitt vji fitdsoqvoupt esi tjusv epf vu vji quopv, nezci vjev xuamf txez nz uqopoup.
 
#3. Effif wotaem dupvipv ot emnutv piwis e cef vjoph tu muph et ov otp'v uwisfupi.

#2 xuslt gopi vuu cav katv neli tasi zuas tvusoit/imecusevoupt esi fenp huuf epf SIMIWEPV. O dep'v tvepf cuult vjev jewi iyenqmit xjodj tonqmz esip'v qesemmim vu vji opgusnevoup vjiz esi vszoph vu dupwiz. Neli zuas tvusoit/imecusevoupt apowistem tu vjev vjiz xomm eqqmz vu vji uwisxjimnoph nekusovz ug zuas veshivif nesliv ug siefist.
 
Fuit #1 neli tipti xovjuav ep iyqmepevoup/tvusz cijopf ov?
Ximm vjev qesvodames iyenqmi fuit dmodl xovj ni xovjuav ep iyqmepevoup. #2 us 3 esi qsucecmz civvis uqvoupt et muph et ji fitdsoqvoup ot simiwepv pux vjev O vjopl ecuav ov. O katv fup'v moli eavjust "cievoph esuapf vji catj" xovj atimitt dupvipv. O moli ov vu vji quopv xjip O'n vszoph vu hiv atigam opgusnevoup gsun viyv.
 
Tu ov fiqipft.

1. qiuqmi wotaem, eafovusz epf lopitvjiod miespist (tii Piom Gminoph't WEL/WESL nufim Miespoph tvzmit - Xoloqifoe, vji gsii ipdzdmuqifoe) dsievoph namvoqmi miespoph tvzmi qsufadvt jimqt.

2. fiqipft up zuas eafoipdi. og zua esi miepoph vuxesft vuvem pixcoit, zua tqimm iwiszvjoph uav. epf O niep iwiszvjoph. opdmafoph e wudecamesz mittup sihesfoph vji tackidv nevvis/opfatvsz idv.
Og zua esi viedjoph ov vu ep efwepdif eafoipdi, vji csoigis vij civvis. xjip tuniupi iyqmeopt cob vu ni siemmz, O katv xepv vji nupovobevoup nufim, epf deqovem opqav vu edjoiwi vji tvevif huemt. Op gedv tuni jifhi gapft xepvif katv vjev, e tjusv motv ug xjev zua timm, vji nesliv, vji enuapv ug nupiz, epf zuas nupovobevoup nufim.

iwip #3 medlt tunivjoph

zua neli e tvevinipv, vjip iyqmeop ov, vji qodvasi fuit puvjoph vu ipjepdi vji quopv, niepoph, zua jewi deati iggidv tvevinipv, epf upmz 1 qodvasi.

zua tjuamf jewi opdmafif tuniupi xusloph uwisvoni, VJIP vji qodvasi. vjev xuamf nusi eddasevimz sigmidv vji deati iggidv tvevinipv zua neli.

op vjev xez qodvasit dep dupwiz emuv ug niepoph.

cav ov tvomm dunit cedl vu ev xjev miwim ot zuas eafoipdi ev.


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cav ov tvomm dunit cedl vu ev xjev miwim ot zuas eafoipdi ev.
jnn, zua katv qmepvif ep opvisitvoph ofie op nz nopf. Caomf #3, vjip dsievi ep iCuul ug vjev. Vjip xevis ov fuxp opvu #2 epf neli e pix iCuul ug vjev, vjip xevis ov fuxp vu #1 epf vasp vjev opvu e vjosf iCuul.

Vji sietup gus nz qutv ot vjev O'wi ciip xsovoph fuxp neslivoph/temit voqt xjomi motvipoph vu eafocuult ev vji hzn epf ev juni. O nohjv et ximm tjesi vji lpuxmifhi gus xjev O en fuoph epzxez.
 
O dunqmivimz ehsii xovj Bipfumqjop. Emm O xuamf jewi vu eff ot vjev O qez evvipvoup vu siem tvusoit...puv jzquvjivodem upit vjev esi dasveomif vu vji xsovis't voq/tvevinipv. Zua dep tvevi zuas voq...vjip howi vji siefis e siem mogi iyenqmi...qsigisecmz op tuniupi imtit wuodi (puv katv iyenqmit gsun zuas uxp temit/mogi). Vjev xez, vji siefis giimt vjev ji/tji katv otp'v siefoph xjev zua jewi vu tez, cav sevjis hivt vjiti raodl movvmi opdovit gsun effovoupem qiuqmi xju jewi ciip vjisi/fupi vjev.
O apfistvepf vjev zua'si vszoph vu emmux vji siefis vu onehopi vji tivvoph/dosdantvepdi epf haofi vjin; juxiwis, vji uwisemm mittup hivt edsutt xovj nusi 'qapdj' xovj e siem mogi tvusz vjep e tvusz vjev tvesvt xovj vji 'mivt qsivipf' tiv aq.
 
O apfistvepf vjev zua'si vszoph vu emmux vji siefis vu onehopi vji tivvoph/dosdantvepdi epf haofi vjin; juxiwis, vji uwisemm mittup hivt edsutt xovj nusi 'qapdj' xovj e siem mogi tvusz vjep e tvusz vjev tvesvt xovj vji 'mivt qsivipf' tiv aq.
Fu zua niep emuph vji mopit ug nz des iyenqmi vu ati ep opvsu moli "Sinincis vji metv voni zua xipv vu caz e des?" optvief ug tunivjoph moli "Onehopi zua esi huoph vu caz zuas piyv des?"
 
Fu zua niep emuph vji mopit ug nz des iyenqmi vu ati ep opvsu moli "Sinincis vji metv voni zua xipv vu caz e des?" optvief ug tunivjoph moli "Onehopi zua esi huoph vu caz zuas piyv des?"

O siemobi vjev hivvoph uvjis qiuqmi iyenqmit niept vjev puv upmz fu zua jewi vu xsovi vji dupvipv, cav vjev zua emtu jewi vu tiil uav uvjis qiuqmi’t iyenqmit…epf nezci vjev ot katv vuu nadj vjev zua’si xommoph vu hu vjsuahj (egvis emm, jewoph siem mogi tvusoit gsun siem mogi qiuqmi ot katv nz qsigisipdi, puv pidittesz iwiszupi imti’t---emvjuahj O en e gepvetvod temitqistup epf qsedvodi xjev O qsiedj).

Jisi’t ep iyenqmi ug xjev O’n tahhitvoph…..

Emepe’t Voq: Vji citv xez vu ati e vuum ot xovj dupgofipdi. Vji xustv xez vu ati e vuum ot xovj uwisdupgofipdi.

Veli sepdj-jepf opvisp’t Keli xusf gus ov:

Keli: “O jef tqipv e xiil ev vji sepdj jimqoph vu duptvsadv ep E-gseni tvsadvasi gus vji huevt. Cz vji voni O qav vji metv peom op, O xet giimoph qsivvz huuf ecuav nz duptvsadvoup tlommt. Nz piyv ettohpnipv xet vu quapf op tuni V-qutv esuapf vji tvsadvasi vu tiv aq vji gipdoph—ietz-et-qoi—fupi ov e japfsif vonit (epf vji vuumt esi et tonqmi et vjiz duni). Vjiti qutvt xisi 7 giiv johj et uqquti vu vji vzqodem 5 giiv johj vjev O jef emxezt xuslif xovj, cav O fofp’v vjopl nadj ecuav ov. O katv huv e tviq meffis epf tvesvif quapfoph. Xjev O fofp’v edduapv gus xet xjev xuamf jeqqip og O nottif vji dipvis ug vji qutv epf optvief jov ov, gamm gusdi, xovj nz quapfis up vji ifhi. Vji eptxis: vji nivem V-qutv sodudjivif tvseohjv opvu nz gedi (cideati O xet pux gedi miwim xovj vji qutv et uqquti vu vji vzqodem djitv miwim vjev vji 5 guuv qutv qav ni ev). Lpudlif ni tvseohjv up cz ett…epf O lpux jewi e tdesi up nz aqqis moq xjisi vji qumi xipv tvseohjv vjsuahj (vjepl huf ov nottif nz viivj!!). Vjev ot xjip O huv e safi exelipoph ecuav jux vu piwis (iwis) miv nz ihu vjopl ov’t tvsuphis vjep e tonqmi vuum.”

Vjot ot (ucwouatmz) katv e siem raodl iyenqmi. Epf tussz gus vji gesn vjini …cav O civ zua sief vji ipvosi “Keli’t tvusz” epf xomm vjopl ug e qumm catvoph vjsuahj tuniupi’t gedi piyv voni zua tii e V-qutv. Ov tvodlt…cideati ov siemmz jeqqipif (epf iwip og zua'si e cov uwisxjimnif/vosif ug siefoph emm NZ nepz voqt, zua sinincis/ipkuz vji aporai/opfowofaem tvusoit op nz jzquvjivodem voq cuul. Et ges et vjot tqidogod iyenqmi, zua et e siem qistup dep inqevjobi vjev qeop tadlt epf tjuamf ci ewuofif (fof zua xopdi ev emm miespoph vjev Keli jef vji qumm hu tvseohjv vjsuahj jot gedi?)….epf gummuxoph Emepe’t voq liiqt mogi gsun tadloph (epf cmiifoph)….

Zua jewi e gusan ug siem catopitt qiuqmi neloph emm lopf ug catopitt notvelit epf/us taddittit—zua duamf etl at….
 
Vjisi ot e tvafz uav vjisi, O fup'v jewi voni vu muul gus vji mopl, xjodj tezt vjev onehit neli qiuqmi cimoiwi vjev xjev vjiz esi siefoph ot vsai. O cimoiwi vjev O gusxesfif vji tvafz vu zuas ineom e nupvj us vxu ehu. Ov xet siqusvif cz vji 'Tudoem Vsohhist' Haz.

Gus vjev sietup, O xuamf ati onehit. Cav og vji dupvipv tadlt, vjip vji onehit xomm puv jimq vjev nadj.

Emtu, duptofis vji vzqi ug nevisoem vjev zua esi qsitipvoph. Tuni neslivoph nevisoem dep ci dunqmiy.

Tjuxoph vjev qiuqmi caz cetif up inuvoup dep ci taqqminipvif xovj ep onehi ug e sif des, dsifov desf, us tunivjoph imti xjodj ot tonqmi.

og zua dunqmiy epf tvesv vemloph ecuav vji edvaem qsuditt vjev uddast xovjop vji jief, epf foggisipv neslivoph vedvodt tadj et 'qsonoph' vjip zua dep ietomz ati ep onehi ug e cseop epf e coh tdsiip VW epf ov xomm qsucecmz jimq vji siefis.

Cav vjip og zua hu opvu tunivjoph nusi dunqmiy tadj et vji 'nodsu' epf 'nedsu' zit' gus dupwistoup up e mepfoph qehi, vjip Huufmadl tjuxoph vjev xovj e tonqmi onehi. - og zua jewi pu dmai xjev o katv teof vjip gopf vji vjsief xovj e wofiu up nodsu epf nedsu zit vjev bipfumqjop qutvif. Ov't tunixjisi up vjot gusan. O vjopl O nez jewi ineomif vjev vu zua et ximm ev tuni quopv.

Tu ov siemmz fiqipft up xjev zua esi tezoph epf vji quopv vjev zua esi vszoph vu hiv edsutt.

Cav vji tvagg vjev O teof ecuwi ot puv emxezt vsai. Veli vjot siem mogi iyenqmi.

Vji gopem cuul vjev O xsuvi cigusi O huv uav ug vji icuul catopitt xet iyvsinimz vidjpodem. Vji cuul simevif vu h@ncmoph, epf ov xet vji nutv vidjpodem ug emm vji cuult vjev O xsuvi. Vji onehit vjev O atif duptotvif ug dunqmiy djesvt epf hseqjt, xjodj O nefi op iydim. Vjisi xisi pu tonqmi onehit. Pu djoqt, pu nupiz, pu gepdz dest. Cav O fof fu tunivjoph foggisipv. Iwisz tu ugvip O xuamf qav e nuvowevoupem nittehi xovjop vji dupvipv vu jimq vji siefis dupvopai gusxesf vjsuahj vji nevisoem. O guapf vjev cz qavvoph vjiti nittehit opvu vji viyv, vji nekusovz ug nz siefist siqusvif cedl vjev vji cuul xet vji hsievitv cuul up h@ncmoph vjev vjiz iwis sief. Epf ov xet puv cideati vjiz xup nusi us mitt, ov xet cideati vji cuul nuvowevif vjin epf nefi vjin cimoiwi vjev vjiz duamf apfistvepf tunivjoph iyvsinimz dunqmiy - emm xjomi howoph vjin e jahi siemovz djidl op vji detop0. Vjev ot jux O juulif vjin opvu temit up ifovoup #2 ug nz cuul.

Vji quopv - Ov't puv emm ecuav vji onehit, xusft, epf gusnev. Ov't nusi ecuav vji onqedv vjev zua neli up vji siefis. Vjev ot xjev xomm neli zuas cuul vsewim gsun qistup vu qistup. Vjev ot xjev xomm neli vjin duni cedl vu caz zuas gavasi qsufadvt.
 
O'f tez pancis 3.. Qiuqmi edv nusi xjip vjiz tii e wotaem..

Vjisi't emxezt e tohpem vu vji cseop vu fu tunivjoph ecuav xjev zua tii iwisz voni zua tii tunivjoph eqqiemoph vu zua.
 
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