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Mortgage Marketing Tips: #23
The 9 Biggest Advertising Mistakes 95% of All Mortgage
Professionals Insist on Making, Over and Over Again - Part 1
1. ME-TOOISM.
Blindly copying other mortgage company`s advertising. (On a foggy night,
one driver is thrilled to spot two glowing red tail-lights creeping along
in front of him. He decides to stick right
behind those lights. All of a sudden the car he`s following makes a turn
and comes to a stop. Wham - he rear-ends the guy. He jumps out, hotter
than a pistol. `How could you do something as dumb as coming to an abrupt
stop in this fog?` he bellows. `Well,` the other guy says, `I usually stop
when I get into my garage.`)
2. HAVING NOTHING MUCH TO SAY.
Advertising is, at least in part, `news.` If you haven`t got anything new
or different to say, save your money.
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3. LACK OF A `USP.` (Unique Selling Proposition)
I talk so darned much about USP, even I`m tired of hearing about it. But
this is the question that, if answered, means you`ll never have to worry
about the new client flow again: why should I, your prospective client,
choose you vs. any other mortgage professional?
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4. SAYING IT ALL POORLY.
I guess the greatest mortgage marketing sin of all is being boring.
Advertising needs personality. Yours ought to have your personality.
That`s why standard, fill-in-the-blank ads are a bad idea.
5. FEAR OF LONG COPY.
Forget all this nonsense about `white space.` It is COPY that sells.
People making important decisions will squint to get relevant information.
To be continued...
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