Use Contact Marketing to Break Through to Anyone | Stu Heinecke - 1817

The Sales Evangelist

You want to speak with a company's high stakeholders but have no idea how to reach them. Prospecting is always a challenge for sellers, but it’s easier when you use this powerful sales technique that’ll get through to anyone.

In this episode, I chat with Stu Heinecke, a Wall Street Journal cartoonist, marketer, and author, about using contact marketing for prospecting. Listen to the secrets he used with his sales teams to reach prospective clients and close more deals.

Stu Heinecke’s Background

• Stu Heinecke, a Wall Street Journal cartoonist, discovered the power of “Contact Marketing” early in his career, earning him two Hall of Fame nominations as a marketer.
• He now hosts and writes for the How To Get A Meeting with Anyone podcast and blog.
• Additionally, Heinecke is the founder and president of Contact, a company specializing in contact marketing.

Importance of Business Cards

• When was the last time you saw someone pull out a business card? Thanks to the digital world we live in today, it's rare.
• However, Stu shares why it's essential to go back to the basics to help clients remember who you are.

Upgrading Business Cards to Devices

• Say goodbye to business cards and hello to engagement devices. The regular business cards aren't impressing people anymore, especially those with long titles. So, instead of giving them a card, you provide them with an engagement device.
• An example of this is Kevin Mitnick's card. The card does not contain logos, words, or descriptions. It speaks for what the company does.
• The goal is to make business cards serve as visual metaphors for your best work. They still fit in their pocket, but they use them differently, and not only when they give you a call.

How Does Contact Marketing Work

• These engagement devices are designed to align with the contact marketing model.
• Businesses should establish a baseline for responses. The goal is to achieve a 100% breakthrough with every deal the company makes.
• To accomplish this, provide prospects with a standout card that directs them to your landing page. A well-crafted card will pique their curiosity about what your landing page offers, potentially sparking the beginning of a conversion.
• Stu’s book offers a wealth of stories and insights on launching campaigns using contact marketing. It’s filled with actionable ideas that you can adapt to your own contact marketing efforts to achieve breakthroughs with your audience.

“Reach people using relevant, timely, and high-value campaigns.” - Stu Heinecke.

Resources

How to Get a Meeting with Anyone

Get The Meeting

How to Grow Your Business Like a Weed

Stu Heinecke on LinkedIn

TSE Prospecting Course

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