Offers Strategy Guide
Use this skill when designing offers for paid campaigns — the offer types that convert cold B2B traffic and matching offer strength to funnel stage.
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| ads-offers-strategy | Offers strategy guide | Use this skill when designing offers for paid campaigns — the offer types that convert cold B2B traffic and matching offer strength to funnel stage. | Ads |
Offers Strategy Guide
What Is a No-Brainer Offer?
A "no-brainer" offer has high perceived value AND high likelihood of attainment, where the thought of transaction is little to nothing.
Key Principles
- Every ad promotes some type of offer: demo requests, product tours, free trials, e-books, checklists, blog posts, educational videos, webinars, conferences, physical products, calculators, assessments, community, etc.
- The best offer varies based on the stage you're focusing on
- Just because you're offering something for FREE doesn't mean you don't have to SELL it
- Marketers DRAMATICALLY overestimate the perceived value of their offers and underestimate the reality of prospects
Two Ways to Communicate Value
1. Be Clear
Answer these questions: Who is this for? What is the one big takeaway? What is required on my part? (time/effort)
Bad Example: "Learn about the world of private equity from the most trusted names in finance. Sign up for the next cohort today."
Good Example: "Startup founders learn how to raise, negotiate, and manage private equity in the next 6-weeks for just 1-hour a day."
2. Be Compelling
Humans are motivated by pain or desire. Get people excited when they read your CTA.
Bad Example: "Break into private equity with the Private Equity Certificate from (School)"
Good Example: "Join X certified startup founders who successfully raised $X+ in private equity after graduating from (School)"
Example Offers by Stage
1. Create (Build brand affinity & trust)
- YouTube videos
- Blog posts
- Webinars
- Conferences
- Social posts
2. Capture (Convert in-market buyers)
- Free trials
- Demo requests
- On-demand product tours
3. Accelerate/Activate (Shorten sales cycles)
- Case studies
- Testimonials
- Proof of concepts
- Customer dinners
- Product webinars
- Certification programs
4. Revive (Restart lost opportunities)
- Extended trials
- Product discounts
- Professional services
- Incentivized demo requests
5. Expand (Drive revenue from customers)
- Referral program
- Early access to new releases
- Additional product offerings
When Crafting New Offers from Scratch
- Get clear on who it's for / not for
- All the pain points you're solving
- The big takeaways
- Effort required
By Ivan Falco - Frontal
| 1 | |
| 2 | name "ads-offers-strategy" |
| 3 | title "Offers strategy guide" |
| 4 | description Use this skill when designing offers for paid campaigns — the offer types that convert cold B2B traffic and matching offer strength to funnel stage. |
| 5 | category Ads |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | # Offers Strategy Guide |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ## What Is a No-Brainer Offer? |
| 11 | |
| 12 | A "no-brainer" offer has high perceived value AND high likelihood of attainment, where the thought of transaction is little to nothing. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ## Key Principles |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Every ad promotes some type of offer: demo requests, product tours, free trials, e-books, checklists, blog posts, educational videos, webinars, conferences, physical products, calculators, assessments, community, etc. |
| 17 | The best offer varies based on the stage you're focusing on |
| 18 | Just because you're offering something for FREE doesn't mean you don't have to SELL it |
| 19 | Marketers DRAMATICALLY overestimate the perceived value of their offers and underestimate the reality of prospects |
| 20 | |
| 21 | ## Two Ways to Communicate Value |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ### 1. Be Clear |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Answer these questions: Who is this for? What is the one big takeaway? What is required on my part? (time/effort) |
| 26 | |
| 27 | **Bad Example:** |
| 28 | "Learn about the world of private equity from the most trusted names in finance. Sign up for the next cohort today." |
| 29 | |
| 30 | **Good Example:** |
| 31 | "Startup founders learn how to raise, negotiate, and manage private equity in the next 6-weeks for just 1-hour a day." |
| 32 | |
| 33 | ### 2. Be Compelling |
| 34 | |
| 35 | Humans are motivated by pain or desire. Get people excited when they read your CTA. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | **Bad Example:** |
| 38 | "Break into private equity with the Private Equity Certificate from (School)" |
| 39 | |
| 40 | **Good Example:** |
| 41 | "Join X certified startup founders who successfully raised $X+ in private equity after graduating from (School)" |
| 42 | |
| 43 | ## Example Offers by Stage |
| 44 | |
| 45 | ### 1. Create (Build brand affinity & trust) |
| 46 | YouTube videos |
| 47 | Blog posts |
| 48 | Webinars |
| 49 | Conferences |
| 50 | Social posts |
| 51 | |
| 52 | ### 2. Capture (Convert in-market buyers) |
| 53 | Free trials |
| 54 | Demo requests |
| 55 | On-demand product tours |
| 56 | |
| 57 | ### 3. Accelerate/Activate (Shorten sales cycles) |
| 58 | Case studies |
| 59 | Testimonials |
| 60 | Proof of concepts |
| 61 | Customer dinners |
| 62 | Product webinars |
| 63 | Certification programs |
| 64 | |
| 65 | ### 4. Revive (Restart lost opportunities) |
| 66 | Extended trials |
| 67 | Product discounts |
| 68 | Professional services |
| 69 | Incentivized demo requests |
| 70 | |
| 71 | ### 5. Expand (Drive revenue from customers) |
| 72 | Referral program |
| 73 | Early access to new releases |
| 74 | Additional product offerings |
| 75 | |
| 76 | ## When Crafting New Offers from Scratch |
| 77 | |
| 78 | Get clear on who it's for / not for |
| 79 | All the pain points you're solving |
| 80 | The big takeaways |
| 81 | Effort required |
| 82 | |
| 83 | |
| 84 | |
| 85 | > By Ivan Falco - Frontal |
| 86 |
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