CHAPTER 14

Your Natural Market

IF YOU ORGANIZE YOUR CLIENTS by age, occupation, or outside interests, you will see that they cluster into groups. For example, say that a large portion of your clients are retirees over 65, golfers, and business owners. You can then combine these groupings—combinations might be retirees over 65 who like golf, or business owners between 50 and 60 who fly fish or enjoy the performing arts. Or it may be that a large portion of your clients have different occupations but like golf, or a high percentage are in a certain age group but have different occupations and interests. The combinations can be endless.

These similarities among your clients—alone or in combination—represent your natural affinities, or your natural ...

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