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Factors of
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All that (so far) distinguishes you from your more successful competitors are the choice factors that they have, but you don’t have yet.

In today’s world, customers always have a choice and are guided by various factors when making decisions. Our framework will help you identify the key factors influencing your customers’ choices, assess how well each of these factors is implemented in your offering, and plan your marketing development based on the data obtained.

This method effectively complements custdev research or can even be used as an alternative. You will get the answers you need quickly, without having to gather a sample of respondents or conduct large-scale surveys.

  • Researching choice factors will help:

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    Systematize the development of your marketing.

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    Highlight areas of development that you hadn’t thought about before.

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    Determine the sequence of implementation of processes and tools.

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    Look at your marketing from a scientific perspective.

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    Receive a ready-made marketing plan for several years ahead.

The «Choice factors» framework is an ideal complement or alternative to Custdev research.

The main advantage of our framework is that you don't need to build a respondent database or conduct surveys to obtain valuable information.

How can you find out what customers want if you don't ask them?

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This is possible thanks to our methodology. Sign up for a consultation with an expert to learn more. You will especially appreciate this approach if you view marketing as a science — we adhere to this approach and work based on proven data.

Have you ever considered the numerous factors that influence your business decisions? How many have you taken into account, and how many have you overlooked?

In most businesses, 100+ factors influence a customer’s decision. Identifying and implementing these factors is vital for the successful development of your marketing.

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Serhii Soloviov, CEO of Solve Marketing

Marketing is the science of choice

Serhii Soloviov, CEO of Solve Marketing

The science of choice? Isn’t marketing a form of creativity or art?

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Yes, marketing provides many opportunities for creativity. It is necessary to find new ideas and during the implementation stage. Creativity was also needed to create this page that you are currently reading. But creativity alone is not enough to plan what this page should be like. Creativity has no rules or restrictions; it simply exists and may or may not serve you well. Your ability to be creative can be a deciding factor for customers. But market leaders are those businesses that consciously work to be chosen.

So, if you want to achieve results, focus on what influences customer choices.

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Factors of choice

The unique Solve Marketing framework

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Each customer makes a purchase decision based on their own unique set of factors. We identify several groups of such factors:

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    The customer should be aware of how you intend to meet their needs.

    For example, a customer who knows nothing about laser vision correction will choose between glasses or contact lenses. Therefore, the customer must be sufficiently informed about the solution you offer to meet their needs.

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    In how your company describes itself on the market, the customer should see the features that are important to them.

    This includes positioning, values, and many other characteristics that are important to your specific market segment.

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    From the first contact to signing the agreement, the customer considers and takes into account 50+ choice factors.

    Consciously or subconsciously, these factors influence every decision a customer makes on the path to completing a transaction. It is important to design and implement the ideal interaction experience that will influence the decision to start and continue cooperation.

When making purchasing decisions, people are guided not only by price, but also by a whole range of criteria.

Therefore, our goal is:

  • Gather all the essential choice factors and classify them into categories to create a comprehensive picture of customer needs.
  • Analyze the choice factors that have been implemented, identify necessary improvements and priority tasks.
  • Create a clear action plan based on real data and objective analysis. Let’s replace subjective «brilliant ideas» with specific factors that directly affect your business results.
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Cases

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86 leads for heat pump purchases in 2 weeks

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Will advertising on social media be effective for a product such as heat pumps? Let’s face it, it’s not something you search for online every day, let alone buy based on a Facebook ad. However, we have proven once again that after detailed analysis and strategy development, nothing is impossible for the Solve team.

In this case study, we explain how to attract a demanding audience, build trust, and motivate them to buy.

MRR over $500,000 for SaaS

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This story began back in 2019. A client operating in Europe, the US, and Canada wanted to accelerate the development of their SaaS project. We developed a strategy that increased sales from 500 to 12,000 per month. In our case study, we describe the tools we used and the results we achieved.

Over the past year:

80 000 + sales
$7 500 000 earned

for our clients

B2C enters the European market

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Our cooperation began with… a refusal. We refused to develop an application for the client because we understood that this work would not bring the desired result. As a result of market analysis and an honest approach to cooperation, we gained a client, Ambassador Trade, which, with our help, obtained financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In this case study, we discuss entering the European market, developing a personal brand, and the results of our work.

We make dreams come true for B2C

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From our own experience, we know that every entrepreneur dreams of getting leads cheaper and better than yesterday…

The business of selling tickets abroad was no exception. And in the first month of lead generation, we reduced their cost by 40%.

We didn’t use magic — just marketing and love for the project. See the results in the case study.

Marketing analysis of a business idea

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If, according to the canons of the world, a man must plant a tree, raise a son, and build a house, then a startup must conduct a marketing analysis to be confident that it will achieve the desired results.
With this in mind, we were approached by a client who was planning to start producing peanut butter in Canada. The results of our research once again proved that analyzing the market, trends, and competitors helps save a lot of money. Find out more about the process and its results in our case study.

Sold Out for recreation center

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In the south of the Odessa region, on the banks of the Budzhak River, the Tikhie Ostrova recreation center awaited its guests. It was a wonderful place to relax, but potential guests knew… nothing about it. So the owners turned to us to fix that.

In two months of operation, we received over 900 calls and secured bookings until the end of the season. We describe how we did this step by step in our case study.

Content marketing for B2B

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SEO, email marketing, a company blog, and a dash of paid promotion—this is the recipe for successful promotion that we came up with for a Ukrainian manufacturer of interior signs and number plates.

Effective systematic work or a waste of time and money? We will tell you in our case study.

Instant results from the study

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«What does our target audience really need?» This question was asked by a client, a provider of language courses for B2B. We are advocates of evidence-based research methods, so we did not resort to fortune telling and chose a longer but more productive approach.
After compiling a list of important questions, we set off for interviews. We selected representatives of companies that could potentially become customers. The outcome of the discussions exceeded our expectations, as we will explain in our case study.

The «Choice factors» methodology provides a clear marketing development plan that is often more structured and detailed than data from Castdev alone. This approach enables companies to make more informed strategic decisions and create products and services that best meet customer expectations.

Serhii Soloviov,founder of Solve Marketing.

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    What are the stages and steps of the study?

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      • We learn more about your project.
      • We discuss the reasons for your referral, the research objectives, and the expected results.
      • We prepare a proposal that will take into account the required scope of work.
      • We finalize the arrangements and sign the agreement.

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      • We thoroughly examine your proposal: what exactly you do, what your clients receive, how you work.
      • We conduct interviews with project stakeholders.
      • We study your customers in detail. Who are your customers, what customer segments do they belong to, how do they behave?
      • We study competitors. Communication on social networks, websites, commercial offers, and positioning.
      • We compile a list of 100-200 factors that influence your customers’ choices.
      • We segment the choice factors according to important characteristics.

    30+ hours

    depending on the specifics of the project

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      • We analyze which factors have already been fully or partially implemented.
      • We create a map of priorities, which factors of choice need to be implemented first.
      • We hold a presentation meeting where we tell you in depth about the main details of the study, conclusions, and our recommendations.

    20+ hours

    depending on the specifics of the project

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    specialists

    from 1 week

    What is important to know

    before ordering a «Choice factors» study
    from Solve Marketing?

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      Choice factors are a unique methodology

      Have you received an action plan from a marketer? It’s great when you trust their experience. But in order for this plan to not just sound good, but also bring real results, you need a solid foundation. The list of choice factors allows you not only to draw up a plan, but also to predict how each step will affect your customers’ behaviour. This will enable you to make more informed decisions and achieve better results.

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      Verified by marketing practitioners

      The choice factors methodology is not just a theoretical concept. It was developed and refined based on many years of experience of our marketers. We have applied it in practice in various projects and are convinced of its effectiveness. The list of choice factors that we offer is the result of numerous marketing studies and analysis of real cases.

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      Our cat is not in a bag — get examples

      We want you to be confident in our methodology. That is why we are ready to provide you with all the necessary evidence. We are open to any questions you may have and are ready to demonstrate how the «choice factors» will be useful for your business. You will be able to familiarize yourself with our methods, tools, and the results we have achieved.

    Research at Solve Marketing

    The Solve Marketing team consists of 7 departments and 35+ specialists. A team of experienced marketers is working on conducting the research.

    Between 3 and 6 specialists are working on the project:

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    Operational Marketer

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    Head of PM Team

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    Solve Marketing operates as a remote marketing department.
    For business needs, we offer the following team composition:
    • Designers
    • SEO specialists
    • Email marketers
    • Content marketers
    • SMM specialists
    • Analysts
    • Lead generation specialists
    • WEB developers
    • And others

    What is the cost?

    It all starts with a free introductory consultation with a Solve Marketing specialist.

    The cost of developing «choice factors» for your business is calculated depending on the business area and other factors that affect the scope of work. Leave a request, and we will select the optimal tariff plan.

    During the consultation, we discuss:

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    Customer reviews

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    Valentyna Malko CEO at Dva Bileta
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    Anastasiia Kononchuk Acting Marketing Director, ANT Logistics
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    Denys Co-Founder & CEO of Ezra

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      Answers to frequently asked questions

      The «Choice factor» framework is a universal tool that is suitable for different types of businesses, regardless of their field or scale. This framework works effectively for both B2C and B2B companies, helping to gain a deeper understanding of what influences customers’ decisions when choosing a product or service. The methodology is valuable for startups that are just forming their positioning, as well as for large companies seeking to optimize their marketing processes or improve their offerings.

      Using a ready-made choice factor framework can yield results fairly quickly. Even in the early stages, you will gain an understanding of which factors most influence your customers’ decisions. This will allow you to adapt your sales strategies and marketing messages or improve your product, which can lead to improved performance within the first 3-4 months. Of course, not all choice factors can be implemented quickly. In general, the framework can contain enough information to form a marketing work plan for 1-2 years.

      The choice factor framework is developed by Solve Marketing’s strategic marketers, who have over 5 years of experience in promoting businesses in various markets. They use a systematic approach to analyze the market and customer behavior. The framework is based on:
      1. Market and consumer trend data, which enables accurate analysis and useful decision-making in marketing.
      2. Research that the company already has, such as customer data, sales department insights, customer reviews, and competitor analysis.
      3. And, of course, the experts’ own experience.

      he list of choice factors is dynamic. This means that new factors can be added to it as needed during the process of working with it. In general, we advise business owners to review the list of choice factors once a year during a strategic session, where it is worth evaluating what has been implemented, what results have been achieved, and planning the next backlog of strategic tasks for the marketing department for the next period.