Communicating a Service Offering in Cairns

January 31st, 2010

Because services are intangible, marketing messages for services achieve more than market services. Communications render services more tangible, and give prospects something firm to measure.

As a result, marketing communications for most services drag around a heavier burden than communications for products. A bright red Porsche 911 convertible, for example, chants loudly and beautifully for itself. Very few services shout for themselves at all.

We implicitly trust most products. We trust that our new tyres won’t explode, our white sugar will taste sweet, and our aspirin will relieve our headaches without bad side effects. But we are far less trusting and certain about most services.

We worry that our solicitors and web designers will toil on our behalf more than necessary, and bill more than is warranted. We are concerned that the latest weight loss service will fail, just like the two before it. We worry that our home renovators will pad their budget and complete the job weeks after they promised. We worry that the collection agency we hire for our service will harass our clients worth keeping and collect only a small part of our outstanding receivables.

So unlike communicating about products, communicating about services must make the service more tangible and real, and must reduce risk for the worried prospect. It’s not like selling Porsche automobiles.

For more information about services marketing and making services more concrete, visit Rob Johnson’s Twitter page. Sponsored by Rob Johnson of http://seocairns.seovoodoo.com.au/

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Communicating a Service Offering in Cairns

January 31st, 2010

Because services are not touchable, marketing communications for services achieve more than promote services. Communications make services more tangible, and present prospects something firm to evaluate.

As a result, marketing communications for most services haul around a heavier load than communications for products. A bright red Porsche 911 convertible, for example, speaks loudly and beautifully for itself. Very few services speak for themselves at all.

We implicitly trust most products. We trust that our new tyres won’t blow out, our white sugar will taste sweet, and our aspirin will cure our headaches without bad side effects. But we are far less trusting and certain about most services.

We fret that our solicitors and auto mechanics will do more than necessary, and charge more than necessary. We are concerned that the latest weight loss service will be useless, just like the three we have tried before. We worry that our home renovators will pad their budget and finish weeks after they agreed to. We worry that the collection agency we engage for our service will harass our customers worth keeping and collect only a small part of our outstanding receivables.

So unlike communicating about products, communicating about services must make the service more tangible and real, and must soothe the worried prospect. It’s not like selling Porsche automobiles.

For more information about services marketing and making services more concrete, visit Rob Johnson’s Twitter page. Sponsored by Rob Johnson of http://seocairns.seovoodoo.com.au/

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