Product Launch:
When a new
product
is created there are 2 ways to offer it to
customers:
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One is to
introduce it to the market on a gradient by putting up
a website
with a sales
page once
the product is ready for sale and starting
building up traffic,
ideally with the help of some affiliates
or JV
partners.
-
The other way is to
make a big Product Launch event out of the
release
A Product Launch is a
marketing strategy consisting of a carefully planned and
scheduled sequence of events with the goal to make a big
happening out of the release and, of course, make as much sales
as possible in a short time span.
To achieve this the
launch is scheduled to a specific date and time. You really
beat the drum already days and weeks prior to the actual
release (the prelaunch
phase), have a lot of affiliates on your side who support
you in massively promoting your product in the Prelaunch phase.
You can even have potential customers subscribe to a preference
list which entitles them to a special bonus when they buy
shortly after the Launch.
Then have the actual
Product launch at exactly the specified time, that is, your
sales page goes live at that point.
And after the Launch keep
the promotion going by sending out several follow up messages
letting your customers know that there were so many sales in
the first hours already that the product will probably be sold
out soon and they’d have to hurry if they’d want to secure
their copy.
The most successful
Internet marketers consider the Product Launch as the most
important phase in their marketing strategy. Therefore they
plan it through to the last detail sometimes even with the help
of a special Product Launch expert. One famous example is John
Reese’s 1 million dollar day in 2004, when he made 1 million on
the first day of releasing his traffic secrets
course.
[Product comes from Latin
producere,
productum
= to bring forth, draw
out; pro- = forth and ducere = to bring,
lead;
Launch comes
from Latin
lancare = to wield or throw a lance]
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