I can’t think of a single company that couldn’t improve their customer relations and loyalty programs. True, there are amazing examples of world-class customer programs out there. From Zappos to Zingerman’s, there’s plenty to observe and emulate. But generally, I find that companies either completely under-invest in the customer side of marketing (vs. acquisition marketing), […]
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This blog post is the second in a series of four on how customer lifecycle marketing works for marketers and organizations seeking to increase revenue and grow loyal customer relationships. Last week, I shared a marketing love story to help explain the difference between the traditional marketing approach and customer lifecycle marketing. This week, I’d […]
Have you ever received an email, phone call or knock at your front door and thought to yourself, “What are they trying to sell me this time?” Chances are, you — like most people — have received unwanted telemarketing, email marketing or solicitors in the past. Thanks to technology, marketers and salespeople alike are now able […]
This blog post is the first in a series of four on how customer lifecycle marketing works for marketers and organizations seeking to increase revenue and grow loyal customer relationships. Marketer meets lead. It’s love at first click. The lead hangs on to the marketer’s every word. “The marketer knows how I really feel,” thinks […]
All customers are alike. If a person or business is interested in working with your business, they must be exactly like other people and organizations you’ve worked with in the past. In fact, their lifecycle, or journey, with your brand will be no different than all of your other customers’ paths. Oh, and that message […]
Every brand tries to take its relationship with its customers to a point where they’re no longer looked at as a commodity. In today’s media-engulfed world, your customers and prospects are being inundated with a never-ending stream of content and messaging. It is more important than ever that you build a real one-on-one relationship with […]
I recently came across an example of the future of strategic digital marketing. A friend of mine (we’ll call her Amanda) is a trendy young professional in Chicago. I always find her to be on the cutting edge of marketing and she just made a Facebook post that I find intriguing: Is it a bad […]
Consumers and businesses alike used to conduct business face-to-face, in retail stores or board rooms. The Internet truly changed everything. When Amazon launched, less than 1% of the world was using the Internet. Times have certainly changed — and so has the customer. The marketing funnel is dead. Customer journeys are now more complex, spanning […]
Knowing who your target audience is and the type of content that’s most likely to interest them is critical for engaging prospective and current customers alike. Successful organizations today provide content that’s relevant, personalized and timely. According to Marketing Sherpa, 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales. Lack of lead nurturing is the common cause […]
As consumers and organizations alike venture into new channels such as mobile and social media, the once linear purchase path is breaking into an assortment of touch points that have very little do with marketers. The time has come for marketers to walk away from the traditional marketing funnel and pursue a new approach that […]