The Pre-eminence Mindset
This is
Jack
Last week,
he wasn’t
feeling so
hot...
15 minutes and
$200 later...
That’s lawyer money
at $800 an hour!
I was so
relieved...
And just like
that, Jack was
back to being a
happy doggo.
✔ Help I needed
✔ Peace of mind
I wanted.
✔ The follow-up
they thought
I deserved.
Would I switch my vet?
Not a chance.
I want you to come on a
journey with me.
Imagine the last person you
pitched anything...
Frustrating isn’t it?
What would happen if...
We have lost our way.
We have inundated those
who we serve by selling
them instead.
With too much Big Data
With too many Magic Tactics
With too many
broken promises
Most people never realize that 80% of the
work is done before you step in a room.
That's why they spend their entire lives
grasping for magical tactics instead of
changing their entire mindset.
- Ramit Sethi
3 out of 4 executives don’t
believe that marketing drives
demand and revenue.
57% of consumers
are actively unfollowing
brands.
43% of marketers
cannot secure enough
budget.
Why is this our reality?
with
ourselves
We are
more in
with those
we serve
Than we
are in
It’s because we ask...
What do we have to say to
get people to buy?
Instead of asking...
What benefit do we need to
render to deserve their
patronage?
You and I have an opportunity.
The key of all life is value.
Value is not what you get,
it's what you give.
Jay Abraham
Price is what
you pay. Value is
what you get.
Warren Buffet
This is a
perspective shift.
Pre·em·i·nence
more important.
You > Me
The preeminence mindset
is founded on this strong
conviction...
I am here to serve you,
not sell you.
Catch 22
In order to serve you’ve
got to get the opportunity
to do so first.
Why haven’t we got
them already?
Because they lack faith.
Information ≠ Advice
We can’t let them fail.
What is our job as a marketer?
Job → Career → Calling
Provide Focus
Most people
don’t know
what is
out of focus
till you show
them.
They’ll only
make a decision
to change once
they realize
what is out of
focus.
Focus Leads
to Clarity
Just because you see something
doesn’t mean you know what to
do about it.
Problem #1
We need to understand their
biggest frustrations,
challenges, and opportunities.
Most people are in
one of two states
They either
know
where they
are
But don’t
know
where they
are going
Or, they
know
where they
are going
But don’t
know
where they
are!
Do you have clarity on your
specific goals for 2017?
Thought Exercise
Clarity Leads to Power
Just because they know their
orientation, doesn’t mean they
know what they want.
Problem #2
We must turn
abstract needs,
wants, and desires
Into a clear and
concise statement of
our audience’s goals.
Power leads to
Understanding
Opportunity is
missed by most
people because it’s
dressed in overalls
and looks like
work.
Thomas A. Edison
Thought Exercise
If Dev Basu bumps into me next
year, and calls me aside to ask me
what I’ve done in the last 365 days,
I want to tell him...
Just because they’re clear on
what they want, doesn’t mean
they feel you “get them”.
Problem #3
Who was the last
person who
“had your back”?
How did they make
you feel?
Preeminent leaders
come from a position
of “hopefulness”
This earns the loyalty,
admiration, and respect of
everyone you serve
You and I have an
opportunity to be
that person.
Understanding leads
to certainty.
Without trust, people
won’t take action.
Problem #4
Certainty leads to trust.
To gain trust
We have to put their
needs ahead of our own
Because only then will they believe
that you can lead them
To greater results, less
frustrations, and more
productivity.
Thought Exercise
What have you done in
the last 90 days to inspire
other to trust you?
Trust leads to Action
Focus →
Clarity →
Power →
Certainty →
Trust →
Understanding →
Action
with my audience
than myself.
I will fall
more in love
Thank
You

Inboundcon 2016 - The Preeminence Mindset - Dev Basu

Editor's Notes

  • #12 So I want to help you Shift their thinking from selling to serving as a strategic mindset, so you can go back to the table and commit to delivering what their customers want, need, and deserve. I want you to go on a journey with me. It’s not going to be pleasant in the beginning, but I promise you, if you’ll join me, you will come out of the other end transformed.
  • #13 Close your eyes, and imagine the last time you pitched someone you really wanted to say “yes!” to you.
  • #14 What was it? A prospect you needed to close? A boss you really wanted to convince? A project you really deserved to spearhead? Picture how that interaction went…did you feel like you were pushing a boulder up a hill, constantly having to give them information to “back up” your ask?
  • #15 Frustrating isn’t it… Open your eyes. Open your eyes both literally and figuratively because I am going to share with you why we as marketers are lost, and what we can do about it.
  • #16 What would happen if your day to day reality was different. What if everyone who you had to ‘sell’; your clients, customers, bosses, and peers, placed complete faith in your advice and recommendations? Picture how you’d grow your success, influence and income; personally, professionally, and in your business. Really, think about that.
  • #17 There’s only one problem: As marketers we have lost our way.
  • #18 We have inundated those who we SHOULD be serving by selling them instead
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