Selling the Invisible

In this summary you will learn

• Why providing your customers with good service at all times is a promise you must keep
• What ten main errors to avoid in the service industry
• How to build relationships rather than just selling a service
• Why every satisfied customer is a walking, talking advertisement for your business

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Why you should read Selling the Invisible

This book presents the crucial concepts of new marketing. In an age where more than seventy percent of people in the United States earn their living working for service companies, the old product-marketing model is no longer viable. Instead of emphasizing features and benefits, new marketers need to work on developing lasting relationships with their clients. Those who learn this first will be able to attract the largest number of clients, even in a market that is becoming over-saturated with commodities and services. Harry Beckwith’s excellent book offers numerous useful tips in a highly readable format. Few chapters are more than a page long, and he offers enough insightful stories and eclectic examples to keep even the most time-pressed reader interested. getAbstract.com recommends this book to anyone trying to market a service and to those interested in ideas about marketing.

About the Author

Harry Beckwith, founder of Beckwith Advertising and Marketing, won the American Marketing Association’s Effie award. He has worked for several of America’s best 100 service companies and nine Fortune 500 companies. Selling the Invisible is his first book. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and children.