{"id":1429,"date":"2012-02-24T12:09:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T17:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/cuttingedgemarketingsales\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2012-02-24T12:14:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T17:14:19","slug":"we-hate-to-lose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/cuttingedgemarketingsales\/we-hate-to-lose\/","title":{"rendered":"We Hate to Lose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>I recently read an article about Behavioral Finance, which studies the decision making process in regards to financial decisions. The theory brought forward in the article is that individuals and businesses do not act rationally when making financial decisions, even when they are presented all the available information.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>One of the case studies mentioned involved two groups. The first group was presented with this problem.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div>In addition to whatever you own, you are given $1000. You are now asked to choose between:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px; \">A. A sure gain of $500.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px; \">B. A 50% chance to gain $1000 and a 50% chance to gain nothing.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Another group of subjects was given this problem.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<div>In addition to whatever you own, you are given $2000. You are now asked to choose between:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px; \">A . A sure loss of $500.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px; \">B. A 50% chance to lose $1000 or a 50% chance to lose nothing.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In the first group 84% chose A. In the second group 69% chose B. The two problems are identical in terms of net cash to the subject, however the phrasing of the question causes the problems to be interpreted differently.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The study concluded that people are much more distressed by potential losses than are happy about equivalent gains. Some economists decided that people consider the loss of $1 twice as painful as the pleasure from gaining $1.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>So this begs the question, What are your lost sales costing you?<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Lost sales are not just those that a prospect chose not to act, or chose a competitor. Lost sales include those prospects that never contacted you in the first place. It can be painful to look at your business in terms of lost sales rather than just looking at sales generated, but it is absolutely necessary.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>This is where the professionals at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmsm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHMSM.com<\/a> come in. We have the tools and resources available to help you capture new business and grow your sales. Utilizing the knowledge and strategies from our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/business-development\/solutions-overview\" target=\"_blank\">solution oriented sales and marketing programs and training<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=2033\" target=\"_blank\">attending free business building seminars like those at the upcoming Great Southwest Home Show<\/a> and maximizing exposure and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/advertise\" target=\"_blank\">generating sales by advertising on MHProNews.com<\/a> are how you minimize lost sales and maximize your businesses&#39; sales. # #<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><em><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><span>post by<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/em><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><em><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><span>Jeff Templeton<br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/em><em><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Business Development and Advertising<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/em><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#2970a6\"><font size=\"2\"><span><span>www.MHProNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/em><em><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#2970a6\"><font size=\"2\"><span><span>www.MHMarketingSalesManagement.com<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/em><em><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><span>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmsm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#2970a6\"><font size=\"2\"><span><span>www.MHMSM.com<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/em><em><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/em><strong><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><i><b>Innovation &ndash; Information &ndash; Inspiration for Industry Professionals<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><em><font color=\"#555555\"><font size=\"2\"><span>Office &ndash; 954-217-2571<br \/>\n\tCell &ndash; 954-593-8897<br \/>\n\t<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/em><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><em><font color=\"#2970a6\"><font size=\"2\"><span><span><a href=\"mailto:jeff@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\">jeff@mhmsm.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently read an article about Behavioral Finance, which studies the decision making process in regards to financial decisions. The theory brought forward in the article is that individuals and businesses do not act rationally when making financial decisions, even when they are presented all the available information. &nbsp; One of the case studies mentioned &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/cuttingedgemarketingsales\/we-hate-to-lose\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We Hate to Lose<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[846,853,852,855,851,847,854,848,758,850,856,775,849],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>We Hate to Lose - The Cutting Edge of Manufactured Home Marketing &amp; Sales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/cuttingedgemarketingsales\/we-hate-to-lose\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"We Hate to Lose - The Cutting Edge of Manufactured Home Marketing &amp; Sales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I recently read an article about Behavioral Finance, which studies the decision making process in regards to financial decisions. 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