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Why Use Sexual Appeal to Market Your Business

7 September 2008 209 views 2 Comments

If there is a place that needs sexual appeal the most, it is online. Everything seems impersonal on the internet. There is always the need to go one step further to enhance your appeal to your target market. Some marketers see sexual appeal as the answer.

Some time back, there was a strategy nicknamed “boobs marketing”. You have probably encountered one of these ads if you’ve been surfing the internet for at least six months. Well, this is a desperate measure to catch the visitor’s attention and it worked. A lot of men claimed that they simply couldn’t resist clicking on it despite the fact that they know it will lead them to unwanted offers. With the number of marketer who used this tactic, who knows what the click will lead to. It can be anything from SEO ebooks to female enhancement products.

But beyond this outrageous sexual appeal tactic is GoDaddy.com. The company made a name for itself from sponsoring the Super Bowl using girls sporting racy outfits. You might be asking yourself, why did such a tactic work? It seems old and a lot of companies have tried it out in the past.

Well, it worked because GoDaddy.com effectively presented itself as an adventurous alternative as a registrar and a webhosting provider over the internet. Similar companies used staid and boring tactics outlining the benefits of their products or services. GoDaddys.com’s approach was bold, brash, and unexpected. A lot of people responded and the company is holding its place in the internet marketplace from its effective marketing technique using sexual appeal.

Even as it is perceived to be a savvy marketing company, Go Daddy is serious about its internet business. It currently holds a portfolio thrice the size of its closest rival. More than 20 million domain names are under its management and it is continually growing. For every aspiring marketer who wants to use the power of sexual appeal as well, this company seems like a tough act to follow. But do as they do and get the sexiest females out there, you are sure to build a fail-safe empire.

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2 Comments »

  • Sumoku said:

    Nice girl in the picture, sexual appeal works great deal!:)

  • Pantene or Wonderbra? | Internet Entrepreneur Blog said:

    [...] up on my post Why Use Sexual Appeal to Market Your Business here’s a couple of resent print ads from Brazilian advertising agency MatosGrey done for a series [...]

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