In September of 2005, Neil Strauss released his book The Game, which told his story of becoming a pick-up artist and venturing deep into the seduction community....View More
It was on best-seller lists for two months straight & created a cult following. Leading off of the book's massive success, Neil partnered up with some internet marketers (including Frank Kern) to do a huge launch for a $3,779 product called the Annihilation Method.
The core of their pitch was built on scarcity & exclusivity - only 375 will be available for purchase. Because of the limited supply & huge build up behind the launch, it sold out in 30 minutes. The biggest deliverable that likely nudged many to buy was a live apprenticeship program where they would meet Neil & work with him personally to develop their pick-up skills.
Overall, this launch was truly the ultimate example of using exclusivity & scarcity to sell a product. They sold the product on the domain http://only375.com - the 375 number was the main thing they wanted everyone to know. What's important to note is that because that was their main focus, they had to back it up in a big way to make it believable. To do that, they went as far as mentioning that they signed a contract that would make it illegal to sell more than 375 courses as well as mention that buyers would have to sign an NDA to never disclose the information.
Finally, what had a huge impact on the launch was Frank Kern's email sequence. The success of that sequence helped launch his biggest product ever, Mass Control.