If you've also concluded that “advertising doesn't work for me”, you're not alone. Almost every business owner thinks so at some point.

Where you are now

Could the problem be not the message, but who received it? Advertising never works on the wrong audience, so an ad aimed at the wrong people would have failed on any wording and any budget.

And it costs you twice. A message to the wrong audience costs a lot of money and gets no result, and then you also learn the wrong lesson from it, and stop trying.

As long as you don't know who you tried it on, “I tried it and it didn't work” tells you nothing, and “I have tried everything” turns out to be one thing, over and over, on the same audience. I used to sell on the phone too, and in the end I felt I was cheating people.

Axel Jedlitschka

Who's talking to you: Axel Jedlitschka

From May to November 2021 I worked in telemarketing, selling internet provider services. There I learned to sell by phone and to take “no” for an answer, and in the end I felt burned out on the industry, and I didn't feel “ethical” toward the customers.

I left, and in my next job I booked sales meetings by phone, ran sales and service meetings, and started building systems and automations for business owners. I'm not against selling. I'm against promotion done without finding out who you are talking to, because without a survey “you are going in blind.”

Axel Jedlitschka

What to demand

  • Know it's the recipient

    See that the problem is not in the message, but in who received it.

  • Break down “my customers”

    Break your customers down into separate groups, and name each one.

  • Know who they listen to

    Identify the people whose opinion settles things in your audience, and why they are not who you would think.

  • Questions people answer

    Turn a direct question into a question people actually answer.

  • Count correctly

    Count answers properly, and find the answer that came back most often.

There is a way

Changing the wording, the picture or the budget doesn't change who reads the ad. And without asking them, you write a very accurate message to the person you are imagining. “When you mix it up, you fail.” And: “When you get it straight and survey it, you succeed.”

  1. Identify the audiences.There may be several separate kinds, and each one gets a name of its own.
  2. Survey each one.You ask, and you look at the responses. This is the step most people skip.
  3. Plan for each one.A separate message and offer.
  4. Send.The right one to the right one, in every case.

The words they said are the words you write, not a polished version of them. They open the door, and what goes through it is your message.

The way, in one booklet

Who Are You Actually Talking To · a booklet by Axel Jedlitschka

Who your audiences are, and what each one wants to hear. That is enough to stop wasting a budget.

  • Every quote in the booklet was checked against the source: 59 quotes, no failures (original Hebrew edition)
  • Passages from the source that do not fit were marked in the research, and did not enter the booklet
  • 10 chapters, from “Advertising doesn't work for me” to an image with no budget
  • The System in four steps, from identifying the audiences to sending the message
  • Four questions that find the person your audience listens to
  • A practice section with five exercises
  • A self-check at the end of every chapter
  • A glossary and a summary in ten lines
The cover of the booklet: Who Are You Actually Talking To. How to find out who your customer is, and what they actually want to hear

The comparison

Free

Who Are You Actually Talking To

What you change
The recipient: you identify the audiences and survey each one
What it rests on
The words they said, not a polished version of them
What it costs
Free

Changing the wording

What you change
The wording, the picture and the budget
What it rests on
A very accurate message to the person you are imagining
What it costs
A message to the wrong audience costs a lot of money and gets no result

The offer

51 pages, 10 chapters, four questions that find the person your audience listens to, and five exercises

Price: FreeNo credit card, and no chapter is held back for payment

The booklet is free and you get it right away. You only get marketing messages if you tick the box, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

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By Axel Jedlitschka

What you get

Promised

  • The full booklet, free, as soon as you leave your details.
  • No chapter is held back for payment.
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Not promised

  • A result. The booklet teaches you to diagnose and fix, and the result depends on how you apply it and on your business.
  • Personal advice. The booklet is general knowledge, not advice for your business.

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Questions?

How do I get the booklet?

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Is it really free?

Yes. No credit card, and no chapter is held back for payment.

I don't have time to read 51 pages.

If you recognise yourself in the sentence “I tried advertising and it didn't work”, the first chapter is for you. You can start there.

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A free booklet, so it must be an ad?

The booklet is complete, and no chapter in it is held back for payment. Every quote in it was checked against the source: 59 quotes, no failures (original Hebrew edition).

I already know what my customers want.

You can guess, but until you actually find out, there is very little you can do about it. Two hours of finding out are far cheaper than a campaign fired in the wrong direction.

I already know what the problem is.

If you already knew it, and the situation still exists, it's probably a wrong Why.

What now

You can change the wording again, or you can pick your most profitable audience, ask ten people in it one question, and count.

A 51-page PDF booklet: 10 chapters, four questions that find the person your audience listens to, and five exercises, free.

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