John Oechsle — May 4, 2019 Follow @hjoech — May 4, 2019 Move over, Cinco de Mayo! This year, May 5 kicks off another holiday of sorts and one the US small business community has had circled all year long: National Small Business Week. For the past 56 years, we’ve set aside one week to … Continue reading Dedicate This Small Business Week to Building Lasting Customer Relationships
Invest in your customer base in the same way you want them to invest in your company. These three steps can get you started. Ryan Phelan on April 30, 2019 My last post here generated some great conversations with readers, especially among people who wanted to go deeper into the concept of marketing-as-service and how … Continue reading How connected are you to your brand’s customer service?
Mia Jacobs — April 28, 2019 — April 28, 2019 Renewal is about a consistent revenue basis. The rate at which your customers extend their relationship with you determines how fast and how far your enterprise can grow. As such, being able to accurately calculate your renewal rate gives you insight into your customer success … Continue reading How to Calculate Your Customer Renewal Rate
Here’s how retailers should map their audience strategy for new-versus-returning customers to search. Steve Costanza on April 19, 2019 Like nearly all retailers, a large health and beauty organization is facing escalating competition and CPCs on search. The performance marketing team realizes it can’t keep paying heightening costs to acquire the same levels of … Continue reading New customer acquisition vs. retention: 7 best practices for search
Michael Ugino — April 10, 2019 — April 10, 2019 One of the great things about shopping in brick-and-mortar stores is the interaction with sales associates. Customers can ask about product features, sizes, and more. And to cap off their shopping experience, when customers finish checking out, they get the customary, “Thanks for shopping with … Continue reading How to Use Ecommerce Thank You Emails That Improve Customer Experience
Elizabeth Williams — April 9, 2019 Follow @bizmkter — April 9, 2019 Last time we looked at why marketing needs to pull the employee journey into the customer journey mapping process, and this week I’d like to wind that back to one other miserable process that could use a bit of marketing help. That’s right, … Continue reading Time to Take Candidate Experience as Seriously as We Take Customer Experience
The way customers are accessing content is continually changing and brands need to engage with users on their terms. Caleb Freeman on April 8, 2019 In the hyper-connected world we live in, it’s bewildering to see instances where brands activate lack-luster or even broken mobile experiences for their customers. The ultimate frustration though is when … Continue reading Here’s why it is important to have a cohesive mobile customer experience
Marc Jadoul — April 3, 2019 Follow @mjadoul — April 3, 2019 Many sales people (and few marketers) only have a handful of intimate customers. But they’re able to build out a long-lasting and rewarding relationship with them. Customer intimacy goes beyond frequently talking to buyer groups. It’s all about creating, nurturing and cherishing a … Continue reading Between Customer Intimacy and Digital Marketing
Ingrid Catlin — March 27, 2019 Follow @blueingy — March 27, 2019 Gallup, an organization long noted for its in-depth analysis of employee and customer engagement, identified a number of necessary requirements for successful B2B customer focus. Dubbed the Customer Engagement Hierarchy, the model includes those elements that go beyond standard customer satisfaction and increase … Continue reading Applying a Customer Engagement Model To Your Channel Partners
Betsy Kent — March 26, 2019 Follow @bevisible — March 26, 2019 Many people tell me they experience a rush of FOMO when they try to identify their ideal customer. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is one of the big reasons people get stuck when they try to identify their ideal customer. They say, “If … Continue reading Does Your Business Have More Than One Ideal Customer?
