Tag: Proof Positioning

Grant Gooding pitch emotion

Is your pitch getting emotional? Because it should be

By Tommy Felts / March 2, 2016

When it comes to selling your product or service, the devil truly is in the details. Despite what bad salesmen might tell you, people don’t buy based on features or price. Decision making is rooted primarily in the part of our brain that controls emotions. Science shows that regardless of whether we are buying a…

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Gooding: Is that a lion? Yes, and it’s keeping your business from growing

By Tommy Felts / January 18, 2016

Ever watch one of those nature shows where you see a herd of gazelle that gets spooked by a lion and they all take off running together? In the ensuing chaos, the camera always follows that one gazelle that breaks from the pack. Why do they follow that one gazelle? The correct answer is “Good…

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Subjective language is making your elevator pitch completely forgettable

By Tommy Felts / December 14, 2015

Your elevator pitch is the single most important communication of you or your business and why you are relevant. Last month I wrote about how you can use your elevator pitch — or 20-second summary of your business — as a litmus test to determine if you are creating your own market or if you…

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Gooding: Create your own market — don’t compete in someone else’s

By Tommy Felts / October 20, 2015

“It’s a $100 million dollar industry, all I have to do is capture 1 percent of that market and I’ll make a million dollars.” After working with hundreds of startups, I have heard this statement countless times. This way of thinking is held by many business owners regardless of their industry, background or target market.…

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