The $100 MBA Show

MBA04 Solving a Pain

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Aug 11, 2014
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INSIGHT

Solve A Real Pain, Not A Want

  • Solving a real pain makes a product far easier to sell than chasing wants.
  • People buy solutions to problems because needs beat desires in urgency and clarity.
ADVICE

Research Deeply Then Describe The Pain

  • Research your audience deeply using forums, blogs, emails, and community participation.
  • Describe the pain in your sales copy so prospects immediately recognize you understand them.
ANECDOTE

Medicine Ads And Instagram Filters

  • Chris uses allergy medicine commercials as a simple example of showing pain then relief.
  • He also cites Instagram filters as software that solved a photo-quality desire for many users.
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