You’ve been working hard on your marketing. You’re speaking the right language and the enquiries are coming in. But what happens next?

Too many leads quietly fade away – not because your prospects weren’t interested, but because you didn’t continue the conversation. The right follow-up isn’t pushy. It’s strategic. When you use the right language, it helps to deepen the emotional connection you have with potential clients and naturally moves them towards the right decision.

Let me show you how.

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Every company has one primary StandOut Strategy. When you use it consistently in your marketing it attracts the right prospects. When you use it in your sales conversations and follow-up, it builds trust, clarity and confidence. It makes conversion far easier.

Here’s a reminder of the five strategies and how to use them in follow-up conversations:

1. Certainty – is about being a safe pair of hands. Clients choose you because they want clarity, reassurance, security and confidence that the job will be done properly.

Sales follow-up example:

“Based on what you’ve told me, it sounds like peace of mind and clear next steps are really important to you. Let’s work on that together.”

2. Connection – is about helping clients feel part of something bigger. You create relationships, introductions and a sense of belonging, respect and mutual support.

Sales follow-up example:

“I know building the right relationships matters to you. If we work together, you’ll be connected to the right people and supported within a community that understands your goals.”

3. Contribution – focuses on helping clients feel they’re making a positive impact beyond their own business; that they are supporting a wider purpose, cause or community.

Sales follow-up example:

“It’s clear you want your work to make a real difference. Let’s make sure that whatever we create together contributes to something meaningful and aligned with your values.”

4. Growth – is about development (personal or professional.) Clients want to feel energised, challenged and stretched in a way that helps them move forward.

Sales follow-up example:

“This feels like an opportunity not just to solve today’s issue, but to help you grow strategically and take the next step in your development.”

5. Significance – is about helping clients feel valued, recognised and respected. They want to make a bigger impact and feel that their work truly matters.

Sales follow-up example:

“What you’re building deserves to be seen and recognised. Let’s position this so your expertise has the impact and visibility it deserves.”

Using the Right Language to Convert More Easily

When you align your follow-up with your StandOut Strategy:

• You stay consistent with your brand
• You make it easier for prospects to decide to work with you
• You avoid sounding pushy!

Marketing brings people in. Emotional language builds trust. Follow-up closes the gap. If you’re generating leads but not converting as many as you’d like, it’s not about more effort. It’s about using the right StandOut Strategy language at every stage of the journey. That’s where the real difference lies.

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Take the Test if you haven’t already done it – there’s a free test on my website and I’ll send you details of the best StandOut Strategy for your business. (If you’ve been to Take the Test before and you can’t remember your results, click here to email me and I’ll send you a reminder.)

When you have your results and you know which StandOut Strategy is the best one for your business, use the language to work out how to talk to one of your prospects. Write down what you would like to say to them, when you call to follow up on a proposal you’ve sent or a marketing conversation you’ve had.

Draft a few lines that you could use and put them into the comments, letting me know which is your StandOut Strategy. I’ll send you feedback and ideas on how to turn more of your prospects into clients, more easily.