It should go without saying that providing high-quality products and services that offer real value to the lives of customers is the first step toward business success. However, even with exceptional products that sell themselves, companies require strong marketing and customer relationship management to progress to the next level.
In the past, organizations have frequently underrated the importance of customer retention, focusing instead on customer acquisition in order to demonstrate growth to their stakeholders. However, as more businesses and marketers grasp the importance of customer retention for both revenue growth and long-term business success, things may soon change.
COVID-19 has also drastically changed purchasing habits and customer decision-making. Customers who may have previously made judgments solely on price or quality will now evaluate a plethora of considerations. In this context, acquiring new consumers is even more difficult, and retaining existing customers is even more crucial.
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Here are four customer experience strategies that businesses should focus on to improve customer acquisition and retention.
Customer Loyalty Program
Perhaps the company already has a loyalty program, but they want it to be more effective. Maybe they’re just stepping up their retention efforts for the first time. In either case, a successful loyalty program should drive more trials, visits, or incremental purchases. Marketers must ensure the program and rewards are set up to accomplish this.
Existing customers who spend more money should receive more meaningful benefits, such as exclusive promotions, as part of a good loyalty program.
Marketers should also leverage the capabilities of their MarTech stack to tailor their offers and rewards to the interests and preferences of their consumers.
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Marketing Automation
Today’s marketing automation tools can automate entire marketing processes, making workflows for marketing teams easier. One of these steps is re-engaging customers. A marketing automation solution that combines AI and machine learning (ML) can automatically determine when consumers have lapsed and re-engage them with individually relevant content, eliminating the requirement for the marketing team to track which customers have lapsed.
Segmentation and Targeting
Various segments of the lead and customer population have different requirements, preferences, and pain areas, which is understandable. Marketers can adjust the language, style, and presentation of their online content to different audiences once they know who is buying their product and how they are using it. Individual buyers might be instantly alienated or attracted by language, style, and persona. Knowing what the target customers like, what they relate to, and what they desire from their product is critical for tailoring the messaging to the right prospects.
Customer acquisition and retention, in the end, are all about building relationships with leads and customers. Customers are more confident about buying from a company that makes an effort to get to know them and their wants, and brands are better positioned to keep their business running for a long time.
Customer Data
Many customer retention strategies include the omnipresent customer feedback survey, but marketers must understand customers’ motivations and preferences without having to ask them. Customer data such as consumer service interactions, transaction histories, and loyalty program data can be collected and mapped to help prevent churn and determine where business objectives and customer desires intersect
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