Use your customers as your marketers

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Allow your customers to help you drive your marketing strategy, they are an authentic representation of how your product/service is perceived in the market. Here are three ways to work customers into your marketing efforts:

Reward your customers

Inviting customers to tell you what they think of your product directly on your website, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or other platforms, is a meaningful way of showing you care.

Use the feedback you get from them as content on your website / social media platforms, this shows that you value their opinion and they feel like they are part of the brand.

Let customers share inventive ways they’re using your product and allow your customers to create and share stories about your brand.

There is nothing more authentic than learning about how real people use a product and how it has changed their lives. You will learn a lot about your market from the way people define your brand. For example, if you are a fashion business, consider inviting customers who have purchased one of your items to share/post photos of them wearing the item.

Enable customers to create your marketing material

Responding and engaging directly with your customers on social media and other platforms establishes an emotional attachment to your brand. Often the comments or photos they produce can be your best marketing material. They will speak on behalf of your brand on their networks and this will increase your brand awareness.

Post By: SimplyBiz

 

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  • I think this article about Letting your customers be your Marketers is a very sober reminder to us all thatlovingeach and every customers engagement is the only mantra for starting your working day... WE LOVE YOU CUSTOMERS
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  • McDonald’s starts to clean up its image…with the help of its customers. McDonald’s is also in the middle of a turnaround—and listening to customer feedback has been key to some early wins. The company isrespondingto changing customer tastes by serving only chicken that isn’t raised with antibiotics. The fast-food chain also announced that it is offering milk from cows not treated with an artificial growth hormone. On the international side the Golden Arches announced that it will be expanding its all-day breakfast menu to the Gold Coast—a move that was informed by customer feedback. “We are always listening and taking on feedback from our customers and all-day breakfast was one that people are always asking of us ”saysMark Lollback chief marketing officer of the company. Microsoft shifts its focus to customer love. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to change the culture at his company. He said that as part of the company’s new corporate mission Microsoft is focusing less on things like revenue and profit. Instead Nadella wants to focus on “leading indicators of success” such ascustomer love. “Nadella thinks that Microsoft needs to focus less on profit for profit’s sake and more on building stuff that people love ” reportsBusiness Insider’s Matt Weinberger. “If people love Microsoft products the rest will fall into place.”
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  • And on the issue of pricing and costs etc it was illuminating to hear Alon Raiz speaking of the mental shift we need to make when thinking of pricing. He said that selling time is not a scaleable concept so instead of thinking about services in terms of hours and time rather shift your thinking to the idea os VALUE. What value do you add and how much is that worth. It reminds me of a surgeaon friend in Paris France who charges 10 x the medical aid rates. He is over loaded with patients... and it because he does doubt the VALUE he adds not just the hours
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  • However if your work product or service is less than exemplary then the reverse is also true. So it gets down to just how good you really are and just how hard you try to be customer orientated
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  • There are always going to be some degree of clashes like price and costs but if the client feels loved then these issues will be easier to resolve.
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  • It is also a nice idea when you are offering an incentive for a referral such as the gym example to think about getting say a local restaurant that is looking to get its name out there to partner with you and offer gift cards and promotional deals so it works for everyone. Its thinking beyond the ordinary that gets the momentum going
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  • You know that your customer is fundamental to your strategic success. At the heart everything you do and everything your organization does should be an all-encompassing consideration of your customer. Customer-core. Customer-centred. Customer-centric. Customer-obsessed.
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  • If you want people to share information about your company what information should you share? It depends on your product and marketing goals. But I’d start by thinking through what information your marketing team needs to do their job. Some things you might want to consider. Your message.Can your customers describe your product or service in one sentence? How about your brand attributes? Give them the information they need to clearly explain to someone else who you are and why you’re awesome. How would they introduce you to a friend? Your customers.What are the things that connect the people who use your product or service? Is there an identifying trait or characteristic? Help them see how they are connected to your company and they will be able to identify others with the same potential link. Your market.What is the problem you are solving and why is it important to the world we live in today. Help your customers see and feel the problem that they are themselves facing and they will be able to identify it for other people as well. A detailed PowerPoint presentation might be a good way to share this information with your marketing team but it’s probably not the best way to communicate with your customers. Instead consider how you can embed this information within your already existing customer interactions.
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  • A positive and optimistic outlook is vital when asking customers questions like WHY CHECKERS because the answers can be painful so ... chin up and use all the feedback as learnings no matter how personal
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  • sorry Doesn't doubt....
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  • Good morning South Africa Yes customers word of mouth is an amazing tool for growing your business
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