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Blocks to Customer Focus
Despite all the proclamations, catchy advertising slogans, and
customer service publicity, service levels have improved only
marginally in the last few years. As Harvard Business School
professor, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, puts it "Despite the...
Customers - What They Really Want - 6 Secrets of Customer
What customers really want can be divided into two areas. Firstly - they want the core service of your business to meet their needs. They expect your product or service to work. If you say you're a plumber, then the customer expects you to fix their...
Great Customer Service Is The Foundation Of Business Success
Customer Service: fundamental to success... but so often
forgotten. No matter what you're selling, widgets or copywriting
services, business success is built on satisfying customers --
one at a time. It's about delivering great customer service....
The Customer Is King
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The Shrinking Ad Dollar
CPR CPA CTR... what does it all mean? What it means is dollars "out" of your pocket instead of "in" to your pocket. Advertising dollars are gaining in value, meaning the regular advertiser now gets MORE for his dollar than he did a few years...
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Convert Leads Into Customers, And Customers Into Super-customers!
A simple definition of marketing is "the getting and keeping of
customers." To sell your product or service, you must have
customers. To increase your revenues, you must have customers,
and you must turn those customers into repeat super-customers.
The easiest way to do this, both on- and off-line, is through a
content newsletter. There is no doubt that content sells. Useful
content builds trust and credibility, and over time turns your
customer from a stranger to a friend.
An online newsletter is easy to begin--all you need is an
autoresponder. I use Aweber for my newsletter (http://aweber.com/?203081).
You can advertise your newsletter on your website, on forums, on
your business card, in articles you write, on traffic exchanges,
and in your email signature. If you faithfully do these
marketing tasks, your email list will grow over time.
You must provide useful and informative content in your
newsletter. If you want subscribers to read it and (eventually)
buy from you, do not offer them junk. I define "junk" as opt-in
spam. Don't fall into the habit of sending out advertisements
veiled as "articles." Don't send only solo ads. Instead,
research topics for your newsletter and write quality articles.
Subscribers who are impressed with your newsletter will buy from
you. But it will take time to build trust. Trust is not built
through junk.
There are three phases to this process: 1) Get a lead; 2)
Convert that lead into a customer; and 3) Convert that customer
into a super-customer. Your newsletter will help you accomplish
all three tasks.
If you sell or market a product or service, and you are driving
traffic to your website, you typically
have only one shot at
capturing the interest of a prospect. If I go to your site and
click away, I may never come back. You need some sort of
follow-up system. A newsletter is the perfect vehicle for
follow-up.
If you are sending targeted traffic to your site (any other type
of traffic is a waste), visitors will be interested in the
content of what you are offering. To keep their interest, and to
keep your name in front of them, offer a f-re-e newsletter. Even
a simple, once-a-month newsletter will do.
If they sign up, you then have a chance to build a relationship.
This is done through your content. Many people don't buy
something the first time they see it, but as they come to know
you and your product through your newsletter, they become more
willing to purchase. Over time, just by offering a newsletter,
you can convert more leads into customers.
You turn those customers into super-customers also through your
newsletter. If the product or service they bought from you was
quality, you have built even more credibility with them. Perhaps
now they will make repeat purchases, or join a membership site
you offer, or even become an affiliate for your product or
service.
But the key is to offer useful, informative content. If the
premier issue of your newsletter is nothing but an ad similar to
your site, you will lose that lead. Build relationships through
high-quality content, and you will convert leads into paying
customers into paying super-customers.
Remember - no list, no money.
About the author:
Kirsten Hawkins is an online marketing specialist from
Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.pageranksite.com/ for more great
online marketing tips and webmaster resources.
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