{"id":4554,"date":"2011-06-20T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/?p=4554"},"modified":"2011-06-20T17:00:52","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T17:00:52","slug":"how-to-use-research-to-develop-an-offer-your-ideal-customers-cant-resist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/how-to-use-research-to-develop-an-offer-your-ideal-customers-cant-resist\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Research to Develop an Offer Your Ideal Customers Can&#8217;t Resist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/20\/how-to-use-research-to-develop-an-offer-your-ideal-customers-cant-resist\/istock_000002911947xsmall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4558\" title=\"iStock_000002911947XSmall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/istock_000002911947xsmall.jpg?w=300\" 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the standard demographic info and some psychographic questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;\">Find out what they want<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>If you have an existing panel &#8211; you can start sending them short surveys either via email or maybe even using their mobile device and the SurveySwipe app. \u00a0If you already have a list of customer wants that you&#8217;d like to prioritize, then these apps are a dream &#8211; you can literally have an answer to a quick question in less than an hour!<\/div>\n<div>If you aren&#8217;t sure if what your customers want &#8211; try using <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"IdeaScale\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ideascale.com\/\" rel=\"homepage\">IdeaScale<\/a> to start that discussion. \u00a0Get your audience to register and start contributing ideas. \u00a0IdeaScale is a great way to use crowd sourcing to collect voice of the customer phrases that you can use in your 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your creative work (benefit).<\/div>\n<div>Your goal is to separate their &#8220;wants&#8221; from the &#8220;features&#8221; and the &#8220;benefits&#8221; &#8212; you will use this in developing a great offer, so you want to make sure that you&#8217;ve classified their feedback correctly.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Match the WANTS &#8211; FEATURES and BENEFITS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The next step in developing your irresistible offer is to match up your customers&#8217; wants to the features that you offer and the benefits. \u00a0I like to use this handy template that you can download here: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diymarketers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Irrisistible-Offer.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Irresistible Offering Template<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>The &#8220;What if&#8230;&#8221; Column is your secret competitive weapon<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The template I&#8217;ve provided has one last column called &#8220;What if&#8230;&#8221; 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