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Why Costco Is Destroying Its
Competition - 3 Marketing
Lessons YOU Can Use
Costco has climbed over the
years to #15 on Fortune 500
Proof of their success:
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 1 - collect data
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 1 - collect data
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 1 - collect data
Costco studies what you
buy and when you buy it
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Costco studies what you
buy and when you buy it
What if your company doesn’t
have a membership
program?
Lesson 1 - collect data
3 Marketing
Lessons from
1.) ASK your customers
why they chose you
Lesson 1 - collect data
What if your company doesn’t
have a membership
program?
3 Marketing
Lessons from
2.) LISTEN to your
customers on social media
1.) ASK your customers
why they chose you
Lesson 1 - collect data
What if your company doesn’t
have a membership
program?
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Wait…what?
Lesson 1 - collect data
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Wait…what? Lesson 1 - collect data
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
Only TWO kinds
of toothpaste
offered
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
Implication -
Costco has already
done all of the hard
work for you
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
Lesson 3 - offer assurances
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
Lesson 3 - offer assurances
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
Lesson 3 - offer assurances
Guarantee
*Guarantee I actually believe
vs.
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
Lesson 3 - offer assurances
*Guarantee I actually believe
Guarantee
3 Marketing
Lessons from
Lesson 2 - offer LESS choices
Lesson 1 - collect data
Lesson 3 - offer assurances
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