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(Minneapolis, MN ) “In 2008, Minneapolis area housing permits were off 39% from 2007, but we basically doubled our (home) sales with the woman-centric approach!"

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(Akron, OH) “Since we started our Woman-Centric spec home and held our REALTOR open, we are working with over 40 people in various stages of building a new home!”

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Woman-Centric MattersWOMAN-CENTRIC MATTERS!sm
Approach to Home Design, Building, Marketing and Sales

As reported at the International Builders Show, “Women are the sole or primary decision makers in 91% of new home purchases! Design Basics’ Woman-Centric Matters!sm program is a proven approach for capitalizing on that reality—and opportunity. Builders using the approach tell us, “It makes the competition irrelevant!”
 Adopt the Woman-Centric Matters! Approach

1.  Attend / Participate in one half-day Woman-Centric Matterssm Webinar or Symposium

Click to Register for a Wman-Centric Matters! Think Tank

Location:  Webinar's are conducted via GoToMeeting.com and a conference call. Symposiums are located as noted.
  This is a GoToMeeting.com eventdenotes a GoToMeeting.com web based online event.
Dates:        
November 18, 2009 This is a GoToMeeting.com event Webinar
December 9, 2009 This is a GoToMeeting.com event Webinar

Omaha based think tanks and online webinars contain the exact same content. However, attendees of Omaha based symposiums also tour our Omaha-based licensee's Woman-Centric model homes and Personalization and Design Studio. Symposium locations outside of Omaha may not include model home or design studio tours.

This is a GoToMeeting.com eventFor GoToMeeting webinars, participation is limited to five to eight companies in non-competing markets.


 

 

2.  Together, We Identify the Opportunity -

  • Together, we assess how this approach would impact your business.
     
  • Discover how to simultaneously increase sales, profits and customer satisfaction.
     
  • Identify ways to make other builders "irrelevant" in the minds of buyers!

 

 

3.  We develop a custom woman-centric program that will work for you!

  • It begins with our woman-centric menu.  Then we develop a proprietary program tailored to your company, your market and your goals.
     
  • Receive exclusivity in your market area for the Woman-Centric Matterssm and Finally About Me® brands.
     
  • Create a compelling case for her to buy from you.

For more information, call us at 800.947.7526 or contact
Paul Foresman or Greg Dodge or Lynda King.

Why does it work? Who is your real customer? Here are some facts:

CONSUMERS:

  • Earth’s largest economy: American Women (Tom Peters)

EDUCATION:

  • 57% of the nations' undergraduates are women.
  • 58% of master's degrees are being awarded to women. (Washingtonian, 2002)

INCOME:

  • The median income of men in 2005 was 2% higher than in 1973 compared to a 74.6% increase for female earners (U.S. Census Bureau)

INVESTING

  • Women represent nearly half of all investors with $100,000 or more in investable assets. (Women's Financial Network, 2002)
  • Women investors realize better gains on average than male investors due to their longer term outlook and more balanced portfolios. (Digital Look and Dalbar studies)
  • Financial services companies have historically woefully underperformed in reaching out to women. (Lynn Ford, Sr. V.P. Retail Retirement Group, Wachovia)
  • Women pay 70% of all household bills” (NetSmart America)
  • Women are directing the financial stability and security of almost 70% of all U.S. households. (SRI Consulting Business Intelligence)

AUTO

  • Females influence 80% of ALL purchases and have 95% veto power regarding automotive purchases. (Ford Motor Company)
  • "GM wants more women as customers and frankly, in today's environment, any company that doesn't strive to meet the needs of women is crazy!" (Cynthia Price, GM Center of Expertise, Women's Market Initiative, GM Fastlane blog.)

INSURANCE

  • Studies show as much as 64% of American women carry no life insurance. (InsWeb)
  • Because our mates usually die before us, we have to plan for our own needs in the future. (Betty Soldz, Senior Women Web)
  • Nearly 50% of women surveyed ranked the protection of their family and property as their #1 financial goal. (Independent Insurance Agents of America)
  • 76% of women wish they had learned more about investing while growing up.” (Oppenheimer Funds)
  • Women make over 80% of healthcare decisions… and are knowledgeable “go-to’s” about the care and products consumed by their aging parents. (Kelly Connors, President, KC Healthcare Communications)

RETAIL

  • Women make 83% of all consumer purchases. (Business Week)

HOUSING:

  • Women Directly purchase or have a controlling influence in the purchase of 91% of all new home. (Smith-Dahmer Associates, NAHB IBS)
  • 92% of women use the internet to shop for homes, making them the most powerful online audience of home buyers. ("Multi-tasking Women," Building Women, Summer 2005)

At a time when some builders are reeling from economic pressures and an oversupply of new homes, woman-centric builders are making “price” secondary to offering the new homes she truly wants. Since introducing the program late in 2006, we have over 80 builders now working with the approach. Each has an exclusive geographic area.

 
 The Woman-Centric Approach to Home Design, Building, Marketing, and Sales

Woman-Centric Matters!sm, a division of Design Basics, is a powerful business approach and education platform that teaches businesses how to become remarkable by transforming their attitudes and practices based on the woman's perspective.

Taking a woman-centric approach means designing everything from her perspective:

• The actual product or service
• Sales and marketing
• Training
• Her overall experience
• The physical environment

At its core is understanding your female customers so innately that you can actually anticipate what they want even before they ask for it.

In addition, woman-centric approaches are rooted in a keen appreciation for how women differ from men in their purchase decision process, as well as insights on why they buy.

How We Got Started
It all began in mid-air on a flight back to Omaha in January 2003 the president of Design Basics was reading an article in Forbes magazine about the impact of female consumers. Reading that article was an "Ah ha!" moment.

She reasoned that if women are making the decisions on most of the purchases, then many business could benefit from learning how to market, sell and design their products and services around the things that actually matter to women. Later that same year, she launched Her Home Magazine, a publication targeted to women home buyers, and began two years of extensive research on how women make buying decisions.

In 2005, Design Basics launched a new division called Woman-Centric Matters!sm and began licensing and training business on how to effectively target new female customers and keep their current female customers coming back again and again. A unique bundle of products and services were developed to support the Woman-Centric Matters!sm brand, available exclusively to companies who choose to license the brand within their marketplace.

 

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