If you already have an upselling strategy… Congratulations you are ahead of many!! If like many others you don’t, or you upsell only occasionally please keep reading…
Everyone knows that Mcdonald’s is one successful business, obviously, there are many reasons for this, however one aspect of their success is due to their successful upsell strategy. They are constantly trying to upsell and cross-sell- whether it’s an increase in size, upgrading to a meal package, or adding fries.
So how can you use this practice for your business…
- Figure out your ‘related’ products – Are there products that go together? Does that improve the value of each other? Find out which products are the next level up – Perhaps they want a 15inch screen – you can try and sell them the 17inch. These products are generally more expensive or with better profit margins – These products will become the products that you upsell.
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- Are there small value products that you make good margins on, that you can sell like the ‘Would you like fries with that?’ This could be cases for computers, a warranty for a particular service, or a small gadget that enhances the product.
Once you have identified the products that you can upsell and cross-sell it is time to implement them into your strategy. It can be as simple as adding a ‘Related Products’ section to your checkout or putting up a counter with smaller items near the register in your store. Additionally, you can add them into your email marketing campaigns – Set up an auto-responder campaign to send them additional product suggestions a week to a month later depending on your industry!
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You don’t have to have the perfect plan to start, you just have to start!
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