Elvis May Have Left The Building, But He Still Has Loyal Followers Who Buy
Sixty years ago this month, in July of 1954, music history was made when the then unknown Elvis Presley recorded the first commercial song of his career.
The song—“That’s All Right (Mama)” set him on a path to superstardom.
In fact, many still consider him to be the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.
Elvis still holds records for “the most Top 40 hits (114), the most Top 10 hits (40) and the most weeks at Number One (80).” (These is for the Pop charts and only in America. He was also a leading artist in American country, R&B, and gospel fields and his chart success in other countries was substantial.)
In fact, in 2004, the Recording Industry Association of America announced that Elvis had become the bestselling solo artist in history.
Twe-e-e-n-t-y-seven years after his death.
Even in death, his stature grows.
Graceland, Elvis’ white columned mansion and estate, has become one of the most visited private homes in America with over 600,000 visitors every year paying anywhere from $15 to $72 to tour the home. And according to Elvis Presley Enterprises is one of the five most visited home tours in the United States, and is the most famous home in America after the White House.
After fans tour Graceland, they are turned loose to shop in the Graceland gift shops.
In 2022, overall Elvis business, including royalties and licensing, totaled $57.3 million.
Search for “Elvis souvenirs” in Google and you’ll get 1,060,000 results. In fact, there are whole businesses created for the sole purpose of selling Elvis items such as “Elvisly Yours” and “Elvis Collectibles.”
Visit Elvis fans’ homes and you’ll find whole shrines built around him—with posters, paintings, collectibles and framed pictures. Some fans even attribute a sacred character to certain objects associated with Elvis. Extreme fans go so far as to collect items from Elvis’ personal life such as toenails and his used water cups.
Fans recount stories of Elvis and re-tell his life story.
Every year there are pilgrimages to Memphis on Elvis’ birthday (January 8th) and the anniversary of his death (August 16th).
The man has a herd of committed followers, that’s for sure.
And while I’d probably apply for a restraining order if someone expressed interest in collecting my toenail clippings for display in their house, can you imagine developing a loyal following like that?
What would that do for your business?
Fans that continue to buy and re-buy your products or re-packaged items and build shrines in their homes of you for the entire world to see—spreading the word about how great you are.
What would that do for your bottom line?
Well we might not be able to get you quite to “Elvis stature,” but we can help you discover how to build a relationship with your customers so that they will want their pictures taken with you and will build mini-shrines at home or in their office.
This is the kind of herd you want to build. Because a herd like that will stay with you forever.
Isn’t that what you want?
So exactly what should you do to build a loyal herd?
Here are four things you can do to build a big, loyal following starting today:
Target the people most likely to benefit from your product or service. When building your list, create offers which your target audience are most likely to receive an IMMEDIATE result. People who have success quickly using your products or services are more likely to trust that they will get results with future purchases from you. This can turn them into hyper-responsive and loyal fans.
Attract your BEST prospects. Who are your ideal clients, customers, or patients? Create a system for attracting these customers and these alone. One mistake I often see is that business owners think they should try and attract as many people as possible. As a result, what happens is you end up with people who are not a good fit for you or are “bad apples” that talk bad about your product or service. This only hurts you. Focus on the people who will love what you have to offer and avoid the rest.
Use both offline AND online list-building methods. It’s tempting to rely on online methods only to build your list, but you’ll build a much bigger and better list if you combine both online and offline. Plus you’ll build your list faster.
Invest in relationship building strategies. If you want your list to stick around for years and years and continue buying from you, you’ll want to spend time and money investing in the types of marketing that will build your relationships with your list such as giving them great, relevant, and free content or following up after a purchase to see if they have any questions about how to use their purchase.
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Source: Dan Kennedy