How do you make prospects fall in love with your business? How do you convert them into long-term customers? Contrary to popular belief, it’s really not that hard to build a trusted relationship with the people interested in your business. The key is to retain those using smart marketing techniques. Don’t be too sales and focus on educational content when sending emails and newsletters. Before a prospect becomes a customer, he or she will want you to give them solid reasons to make a purchase. How do you do that? Here are 4 guidelines that can help you thank your customers and encourage them to keep doing business with you.
1. Craft a customer-focused culture
Crafting a customer-focused culture for your business in a once in a lifetime opportunity. A lot of
Businesses today don’t know how to do customer service the right way. If you don’t nurture your target audience, it’s literally impossible to keep them around. Numbers don’t lie, meaning that if you want to encourage customers to stick around, you must constantly offer them unbeatable service.
Let’s not forget that we live in a world of advanced technology; a world where we do anything without posting it on social media. Looking after the needs and wants of your customer is vital for success. Showing your appreciation for someone who buys regularly from you matters because you want that individual to spread the world, and shares his amazing experience with friends and family. One of the smartest ways of looking after your customer base is with email marketing. The power of email is still dominant because unlike social media, an email is a personal message that addresses to a single person. This makes your customer feel special.
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2. Listen to the needs and wants of your customers
Thanks to social media, and channels like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, now it’s easier than ever to listen to the needs and wants of your customers. Social media listening is a phenomenal strategy every business should consider when looking to market their products and services. How do you gather feedback? It’s simple. Collect surveys from your consumers, monitor social media engagement, and don’t ignore emailing.
3. The great potential of coupons and vouchers
Never try to fool your customer with a promo offer that seems too good to be true. Be honest and transparent about you can and can’t give them. Sending them an email with a subject line like “Huge discount inside” is fine. But if they open that email and they only see a voucher of 10% off the initial price of a product, they won’t be enticed.
If you want prospects to stick around and have an interest in your service and business, you should abide by your word. Trust is very hard to attain, and it can be ruined in a split of a second. Don’t let that happen to you. Manage your consumer’s expectations and be blunt when marketing coupons and vouchers. It’s perfectly true that these are valuable, but try not to underestimate their abilities.
4. Delight the customer
In business, getting to that point where you delight the customer is one of the most challenging things to do. After you’ve grabbed their attention and they entered your website to make a purchase, the final step is to delight. Keep them around with beautiful newsletter and quality content; branded corporate gifts might seem like a good idea, but keep those for the most loyal ones. If you show them how much you appreciate them, they’ll respond. They might even become involuntary brand influencers. Do this constantly and your business will thrive.
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In a world where there’s a website for everything, making your product or service stand out is extremely difficult. But if you plan correctly, and you send out the right “thank you” messages at the right time, you’ll have a lot to win. In the beginning, you might only get their respect. But in time, you’ll also get their trust. Trust is attained only if you stay true to what you have to offer. Don’t beat around the bush, accept criticism, and move on. It’s ok to make a mistake, as long as you own it.
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