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Daniel BallDan Ball has 25 years of experience in RV Dealership Advertising. His company, D.P. Ball Advertising, specializes in developing very strong, aggressive advertising concepts and benefit rich messages that generate an immediate consumer response.

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Internet Advertising vs Traditional Advertising

Direct Mail Advertising - What it Teaches

Isolate the Components in Your Ads and Determine What works for Your Dealership

How Advertising Laws Are Established

What is Your Unique Selling Proposition?

Content Remains King - Internet or No Internet

 

 

 

 

 

What is Your Unique Selling Proposition?

It may seem that taking a diverse position is necessary when it comes to the RV industry, but it simply isn’t as strong in the eyes of the consumer as a single unique selling proposition. Your USP should be one unique, benefit rich selling advantage you are best suited to deliver.

 
Depending on your real strength, biggest market void, or unfilled niche, your USP might be one of the following:
 
1. You sell your products or services for less than any other company.
 
2. You sell a higher quality product or service than anyone else.
 
3. You provide the most customer service or education before, during and after the sale than anyone else.
 
4. You offer twice the guarantee or protection, assurance, and warranty than anyone else.
 
5. You offer exceptional bonus products, services, gifts, etc.
 
6. You offer more choices, selection, options than anyone else.
 
7. You have 5 times the service department as your competitors, so your customers are serviced within a few hours vs. the industry average of a few days.
 
8. Special trade-in program no other company offers.
 
9. Your dealership provides a special service to specific age group, industry, type of person, etc.
 
The number of USPs are endless. You probably already know what they are for your dealership. If you don’t have a clear picture to work with, you can brainstorm the unique qualities of your dealership with members of your staff.  Make a list of benefits that you offer that your competition doesn’t. As you review this list of benefits think of what that statement will mean for the customer. Is it truly a benefit?
 
To determine if a statement is benefit rich, state the USP and complete the sentence with, “which means that . . .” For example: Our Service Department has open hours 7 days a week. That is a unique benefit to the customer that your competitors don’t offer. Test this sentence with “which means that . . . we can help you every day, because emergencies aren’t limited to Monday thru Saturday. This message offers a solution to a problem. Strong benefits that you place before your customer should always offer solutions.
 
 
 
It's important you determine what your USP is, has been, or should be, before you move forward with your marketing program. Your USP should be integrated into all aspects of your marketing collateral. If you can’t determine what it should be consult a professional marketing firm to help you. This is one area that you can’t afford to ignore when developing your advertising messages. It is foundational. It should go without saying that you should always make certain you can fulfill whatever USP promise you decide to associate your business with.
 
Your RV Dealership is unique. Make sure your potential customers know what you have to offer on a consistent basis, by keeping your name and your USP in front of them as often as possible.
 
 
Daniel Ball
President
DP Ball Advertising
440-285-8164
888-273-7763

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