What is a VSL (Video Sales Letter) Funnel?

How VSL Funnel originated from the mail order/ sales letter funnel?

Why do Indian customers buy expensive white goods online, but not expensive programs?

How has VSL funnel been adopted in India by the coaching/ consulting industry?

Get answers to these and many other related questions in today's episode of Coach! I Need Help, a podcast about the coaching industry, by coaches, and for the coaches in India, and across the world.

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Time Stamps

00:00 Introduction

01:23 What is a VSL (Video Sales Letter) Funnel?

02:45 How VSL Funnel originated from the mail order/ sales letter funnel?

09:02 Why do Indian customers buy expensive white goods online, but not expensive programs?

13:33 How has VSL funnel been adopted in India by the coaching/ consulting industry?

15:30 How does the consultation funnel work in India?

19:19 How was the consultation funnel created internationally?

21:36 What products “need” a meeting/ consultation funnel worldwide?

27:14 Pankaj gives an overview of how to sell your products using different funnels (as per the nature and price of your products)

31:05 Manish explains how the ecosystem of a personal brand works?

39:25 Disadvantages of VSL/ Consultation funnels

41:25 01. Time intensive

45:46 02. Low show up ratio for sales/ consultation meetings

52:06 03. Bad lead quality

56:59 04. Sales conversion is very low

1:05:38 Teaser for the next episode of Coach! I Need Help

1:08:23 05. Importance of a great offer in a sale

1:12:19 Manish offers a bottle of water at Rs. 50,000 to Pankaj

1:18:25 06. Just VSL doesn’t sell. Sale = VSL + Meeting + Offer 

1:19:25 07. Revenue ≠ Profit

1:21:50 08. Lack of Trust

1:23:35 Importance of content marketing in building trust

1:28:25 09. Prospects can’t commit to high ticket products/ services

1:31:25 Disclaimer: Pankaj & Manish don’t hate the VSL/ Consultation funnel

1:33:33 Breakdown and examples of various hybrid funnel options using VSL techniques

1:44:12 Book recommendations from Pankaj & Manish

1:48:25 Manish makes a plea to the audience

1:49:25 Preview of the next episode on 1-to-1 sales and conclusion

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