LESSON 2 � Help clients SEE the need for your service or product.

One of Factor�s most bizarre inventions was the �Beauty Calibrator�- a weird gizmo for measuring the face, which looked more like a medieval torture device than anything you�d find in a local beauty parlor.

It�s hard to imagine that people would voluntarily put this contraption on their heads � but they did. You see, Max�s invention was designed to discover what was �wrong� with client�s face and how they NEEDED to use his make-up to correct the flaws.

Why is this important? Just like we don�t argue with a doctor sharing with us the results of a medical test he or she might have put us through, we tend to take for a fact something that was measured and is presented in a structured and organized way.

If you find your prospects a bit resisting to taking the �final step� with you, it�s likely because they are not sure they really need it and how they will benefit from your help.

But find a structured way to illustrate the need for your services and watch the resistance melt away.

LESSON 3 � Make everyone feel good (and unique and special.)

At his famous Studio Max Factor built four special �celebrity make-up rooms� each designed to bring out the best in women of a particular hair color: one room labeled "For Blondes Only" (decorated in flattering shades of blue); other rooms were solely for Redheads (done in mint green), Brunettes (dusty rose pink), or Brownettes (pale peach) � all designed to make them FEEL GOOD!

So you may not have an office where people visit you, but it�s still important you find ways to make clients feel good about doing business with you. Here are few tips how.

LESSON 4 - Let your clients be your most effective marketing weapon.

Many of Max�s clients appeared in his advertising campaigns promoting his products. The magnetic power of celebrity endorsements is nothing new, but are you using it in your business?

You don�t need world famous movie stars to be your clients. Turn your regular customers into mini-celebrities by asking them for testimonials and featuring their success stories on your website and in other marketing materials.

LESSON 5 � Create an enduring brand.

I doubt that Max Factor was overwhelmingly concerned with branding, yet over 70 years later the company he started still thrives as one of the global power-players in the cosmetic industry.

The company still uses his photo on the front page of their website and his story is listed on the �about us� page. I believe it�s because Max Factor was his own brand.

Everyday I run into people who try to make their marketing materials look like they are a world-wide, multi-billion dollar heartless corporation. What they forget to show through is their PERSONALITY.

Here is a newsflash � we don�t do business with corporations � we do business with other people!

With the explosion of professional service providers starting their own businesses, chances are you�ve got more competitors than you care to count � all appearing to offer the services and products identical to yours.

The solution? Take it from Max Factor and make YOUR PERSONALITY count and let people get to know YOU. The more competitive your field is the more this matters. Because no one can duplicate you!

© 2005 Adam M. Urbanski. All Rights Reserved. The author, Adam Urbanski, Founder and President of Marketing Mentors, helps service professionals and business owners develop strategies to increase sales and profits. For ideas to create an effective marketing plan, free marketing tips and information about free marketing teleclasses and workshops visit his website at www.theMarketingMentors.com