Comments on: How I got out of 2 tickets with the assumptive close http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/ High-calorie ideas for hungry businesses Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kelly http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Kelly Tue, 05 May 2009 16:55:08 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-467 Sarah, if I didn't have a deadline, I'd be on a plane to Pelham right this minute to hear about this alpaca obsession of yours and witness your art firsthand! You're a natural-born seller! (BECAUSE you feel uncomfortable being sleazy and can only be yourself, you make the best kind of seller there is!) Sarah, if I didn’t have a deadline, I’d be on a plane to Pelham right this minute to hear about this alpaca obsession of yours and witness your art firsthand! You’re a natural-born seller! (BECAUSE you feel uncomfortable being sleazy and can only be yourself, you make the best kind of seller there is!)

]]> By: The Fear of Selling | Sarah's Blog http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-466 The Fear of Selling | Sarah's Blog Tue, 05 May 2009 14:27:31 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-466 [...] Today though, I read an article by Kelly Parkinson at Copylicious (yes, the winner of my Mother’s Day Giveaway) and it completely changed how I look at the sales process. She talks about assumptive selling, which means you just assume that the person is going to buy and then try to make that easier for them. [...] [...] Today though, I read an article by Kelly Parkinson at Copylicious (yes, the winner of my Mother’s Day Giveaway) and it completely changed how I look at the sales process. She talks about assumptive selling, which means you just assume that the person is going to buy and then try to make that easier for them. [...]

]]> By: Sarah Marie Lacy http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Sarah Marie Lacy Tue, 05 May 2009 13:49:13 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-465 Omg I NEEDED this today. My big art festival this weekend? Umm, totally scary. I'm so bad at selling. I can chat away for hours about my art and their cat and my obsession with alpacas and the fact that I collect cacti, but asking them for the sale?! Dude, no way. Not happenin' my friends. This makes it seem so much less scary. I can just assume that they're going to buy. I can relax, and just focus on making it better for them, and stop focusing on me and the fact that I'm freaking out. You're basically a genius, Kelly. Thank youuuuuu! Sarah xoxo Omg I NEEDED this today.

My big art festival this weekend? Umm, totally scary. I’m so bad at selling. I can chat away for hours about my art and their cat and my obsession with alpacas and the fact that I collect cacti, but asking them for the sale?!

Dude, no way. Not happenin’ my friends.

This makes it seem so much less scary. I can just assume that they’re going to buy. I can relax, and just focus on making it better for them, and stop focusing on me and the fact that I’m freaking out.

You’re basically a genius, Kelly. Thank youuuuuu!
Sarah xoxo

]]> By: Kelly http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Kelly Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:49:47 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-441 Deveena, when you capitalize it like that, Bush rat stew takes on a whole new meaning! Well, the kind I had in Africa was delicious. But I'd never consume the presidential version. It's a matter of principle, and you are what you eat! Deveena, when you capitalize it like that, Bush rat stew takes on a whole new meaning! Well, the kind I had in Africa was delicious. But I’d never consume the presidential version. It’s a matter of principle, and you are what you eat!

]]> By: Deveena http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Deveena Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:40:54 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-440 Where’s Guinea?” said the officer. “West Africa.” “What did you eat over there?” “Bush rat stew. And lots of rice and sauce.” “Well, you’re going to have to slow down. And maybe hire a professional organizer. Your car is a mess.” “I know, I will.” Love this. HA Is Bush rat stew good? Wonderful advice by the way. Where’s Guinea?” said the officer.
“West Africa.”
“What did you eat over there?”
“Bush rat stew. And lots of rice and sauce.”
“Well, you’re going to have to slow down. And maybe hire a professional organizer. Your car is a mess.”
“I know, I will.”

Love this. HA
Is Bush rat stew good?
Wonderful advice by the way.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Kelly Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:12:54 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-378 Hi Nathalie, Thanks! But no need to join the Peace Corps when you've already spent 4 months traveling around Asia! Brainstorming here: Maybe you could show the officer your passport and put together a little "My Travels in Asia Ticket Escape Kit"? Kelly Hi Nathalie,
Thanks! But no need to join the Peace Corps when you’ve already spent 4 months traveling around Asia! Brainstorming here: Maybe you could show the officer your passport and put together a little “My Travels in Asia Ticket Escape Kit”?

Kelly

]]> By: Nathalie Lussier http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Nathalie Lussier Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:06:04 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-377 This was such a great post Kelly. I loved the analogy, backed up with real world experience too! ;) I'm still a copy writing newbie, but I really appreciate your insights. Now to go join the peace corps... ;) This was such a great post Kelly. I loved the analogy, backed up with real world experience too! ;)

I’m still a copy writing newbie, but I really appreciate your insights. Now to go join the peace corps… ;)

]]> By: Kelly http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Kelly Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:21:05 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-376 Hi Zoe, Thank you! Now that you mention it, I would love to see you write a post on how to ride a motorcycle with 5 things balanced on your head in Thailand. Now that would be useful information! Kelly Hi Zoe,
Thank you! Now that you mention it, I would love to see you write a post on how to ride a motorcycle with 5 things balanced on your head in Thailand. Now that would be useful information!

Kelly

]]> By: arizona mortgage refinance http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-372 arizona mortgage refinance Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:36:14 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-372 I recently was stopped and used my charm to drive away with zero tickets. Ok, so the officer just happened to be extremely busy following an NBA game (we were leaving from) but he was very nice as well. I recently was stopped and used my charm to drive away with zero tickets. Ok, so the officer just happened to be extremely busy following an NBA game (we were leaving from) but he was very nice as well.

]]> By: Zoe http://www.copylicious.com/2009/02/how-i-got-out-of-2-tickets-with-the-assumptive-close/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Zoe Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:11:30 +0000 http://copylicious.com/?p=900#comment-366 Hi Kelly, I love this analogy. Not only do you give us valuable copywriting tips, but you teach us how to get out of a ticket as well! I'll save those tips for when I move away from Thailand, as there is a complete lack of traffic law enforcement here -- to the point that I don't even have any idea what the speed limits are. Hi Kelly,

I love this analogy. Not only do you give us valuable copywriting tips, but you teach us how to get out of a ticket as well!

I’ll save those tips for when I move away from Thailand, as there is a complete lack of traffic law enforcement here — to the point that I don’t even have any idea what the speed limits are.

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