How to skyrocket sales from $20K to $800K with a product launch
An old but efficient framework that proved to start a flywheel effect and generated hundreds of pre-orders.
In 1977 Gary Halbert, the best copywriter of all times, was hired to manage the launch of Tova Perfume. After the launch, the company’s revenue skyrocketed from $20K/month to $800K/ month. The crazy thing — the strategy he used can work wonders even today. What exactly did Gary do?
Talk to your customers. Or someone who has access to them
If you think that product development cycle has improved in the 45 years since the launch of Tova Perfume — you would be too optimistic. Look at dozens of products launched daily on Product Hunt or Twitter. Look at thousands of items listed on Amazan.com that no one buys. The underlying reason for these product’s failure is the same that was in place almost half a century ago — product makers (developers, marketers, designers) did not listen to customer voice while creating new items. Alternatively, they listen — but to the wrong voices.
A quick example from this week: a product designer is setting off to build a better scheduling tool. A competitor for Calendly, Chili Piper and others. A designer wants to play…
