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Episode 16 ~ How to Write an Email Sales Sequence Part 1

July 31, 2019 by Corinna Email marketing is a major player in my business. I know, I know. You’re skeptical. I was too. Low open rates. Unsubscribes. Spam…. I get it. But it’s different with a CSA product. And if someone actually downloads your CSA “Lead Magnet” (aka piece of bait), there’s a good chance…
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Episode 15: How to Sell Without Feeling Salesy

July 24, 2019 by Corinna If you secretly avoid aggressively promoting your product because you struggle with “feeling salesy,” you are not alone. It’s the most common push-back I receive from farmers that follow me. And I get it… I felt it once too. (Actually, I still feel it a little bit). And that’s what…
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14 ~ A Backstage Pass to My Marketing Strategy (Overview)

July 17, 2019 by Corinna Ever tried putting a puzzle together without having the picture on the box to look at? (It’s hard). That’s what it can feel like when you first start trying to do “digital marketing” for your farm. Lead magnets?… email sequence?… Facebook? How does it all work TOGETHER to actually make…
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Episode 13 ~ How to Create an Irresistible Bonus for Your Offer

July 10, 2019 by Corinna Remember these? It’s the Honeycomb bike license plate “BONUS” that came inside their cereal boxes back in the 1980’s. Boy did I love these. In fact, it’s why I bought Honeycomb cereal. Have you ever used bonuses to help you sell your CSA? I had NEVER thought of this in…
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Should You Still Be Doing Farmer’s Markets?

Are there things in your business that you shouldn’t be doing anymore?   Things that should “just die”?   Today I want you to  watch this video from Don Miller. Don is the author of Building a Storybrand. And he is a marketing expert.   The video is all about “opportunity cost.” And how it…
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Episode 12 ~ How to Build a CSA Offer that Converts

July 3, 2019 by Corinna Are you struggling to get people to sign up for your CSA offer? One thing you may want to troubleshoot first is your “offer.” What’s an offer?  That’s what this episode is all about. I used to think that I just had to put a few bullet points together to…
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Episode 11 – 8 Ways to Boost CSA Member Engagement with Your Weekly Newsletter

June 26, 2019 by Corinna CSA newsletters — do you like writing them? I have a lot-hate relationship with them. I know how valuable they are to some of my customers. But I’m not convinced that a majority of them actually read the thing. And that makes it hard to justify spending 5 hours a…
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Episode 10: The Curse of Knowledge – Is It Killing Your Sales?

June 19, 2019 by Corinna Do you know TOO much about your product? Are you making assumptions about what they already know (or want to know?) Are you talking about the WRONG things? And is your marketing confusing your prospects as a result? Welcome to something called “The Curse of Knowledge” — when we make…
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Episode 9: The Anatomy of a Great Lead Magnet

June 12, 2019 by Corinna   If you’re a CSA farmer, you know that not everyone is a perfect fit for your product. It takes a “special kind” of person to succeed at CSA. So how do you find more of them? That’s what this episode is all about. I teach you all about digital…
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Episode 8: The 6 Reasons People Buy

June 5, 2019 by Corinna If I told you that there are 6 reasons that trigger someone to buy something, wouldn’t you want to know what they are? (so you could make those things happen…?) That’s what this episode is all about. Based on psychology and lots of research, here’s what the marketing world knows…
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