Real Estate Postcard Marketing Tip: Use Both Emotional and Rational Marketing Techniques
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
This is without a doubt the most overlooked rule in copywriting strategy. And even as a real estate investor about to embark on a postcard campaign, you should keep this uppermost in your mind.
Advances in information technology and consumer education have taught almost everyone to make informed purchasing decisions. Seldom do we buy anything that we haven?t first checked the reviews in internet forums.
However, don?t let this mislead you into thinking that logical reasoning alone can persuade people to accept your offer. Do not send your target market a real estate direct mail that only lists the practical benefits why they should sell their home and not the emotional benefits.
If, however, you can create some emotional connection then you?ve really made that ultimate connection and have practically ensured your sale. If, on the other hand, you can?t excite him to the benefits of this decision, then you haven?t closed the sale. So in addition to making a logical argument? don?t forget to make an emotional pitch as well.
What are some of the emotional reasons people buy? To gain peace of mind? to increase their financial bottom line ? to feel better about themselves in general? out of fear of losing something? even from greed.
One classic example of the power of emotional marketing is the1960 presidential debate between Nixon and Kennedy. Radio listeners, who were only given the opportunity to focus on the arguments of the debate, picked Nixon as the winner. However, people who watched the debate on TV picked Kennedy instead because he was more emotionally and visually appealing on screen.
One recent example of the successful application of rational and emotional marketing is the 2008 Presidential Elections. Whether you are an Obama supporter or not, Obama?s emotional charisma and poise overcame rational arguments against his lack of experience.
This election also revealed the nation?s growing preference for positive emotional appeals, as against negative emotional appeals. Hence, do not minimize the importance and credibility of emotional marketing.
Emotions not only push people to buy status symbol consumer products, or vote for a presidential candidate. People?s emotions also shape their decisions about reading your real estate direct marketing materials and to responding to your message to sell their homes to you.
Emotions. Never underestimate the ever present emotional appeal of a major decision? whether it?s a minor purchase a major consumer decision or even the choice of the president of the United States. If you can not only logically persuade your audience to your side, but win them over emotionally, then you have closed that sale. And yes, you can do this through your postcard mailing for your real estate investment firm. Guaranteed!

