Acquiring customers costs brands more than ever before, and those customers have never been as discerning and demanding of personalized experiences as they have today, according to the statistic from Business Wire.
With an increasingly complex marketing landscape, and sky-high customer expectations, how can you drive your desired business results? The answer lies in retention and loyalty.
Customer Loyalty vs Customer Retention
Customer Loyalty and Customer Retention, while often used interchangeably, are distinct concepts:
Customer Loyalty
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In short, companies that can build Customer Loyalty thrive.
Best Customer Loyalty & Retention Strategies
Let’s leverage below 5 strategies to strengthen customer relationships and drive repeat revenue:
1. Unify your data and channels
If your data is siloed across multiple platforms, you’re not going to get the customer visibility you need. Engage anywhere with an unified platform.
2. Gain insights by analyzing your existing data and channels
If you want to keep customers coming back, you need to know why they’re leaving and plug those holes:
- Review customer journeys: Where are the bottlenecks? Why are your customers dropping off?
- Use heatmaps: How are your customers interacting with your website and apps? Are there any points of friction where metrics could be improved?
- Gather feedback: Speak to your customers. What content do they want to see on social and in emails? Are the rewards in your loyalty program enticing enough?
- Launch exit-intent surveys: Are there product bundles that you can create? Are there alternative payment methods which customers prefer?
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3. Build personalized, cross-channel experiences
To drive retention and long-term loyalty, you need to start by maintaining your customers’ attention. This can be earned through high-quality cross-channel experiences that are relevant and meaningful, and speak to each customer on an individual level.
Each time your customers receive a personalized engagement, you set yourself apart from competitors that are pushing generic experiences.
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4. Automate customer journeys
Marketing automation comes in to ensure you’re always sending out the right content to the right person, at the right time to deliver the most impact on the customer, running your customer loyalty strategy 24/7.
5. Measure results
To keep your customers happy while your business also happy, you need to adapt your strategy quickly in view of changing analytics. Take a holistic approach and view retention and loyalty as a whole.
This article is originally published by Emarsys:
Emarsys, an SAP company, is the omnichannel customer engagement platform that empowers marketers to build, launch, and scale personalized, cross-channel campaigns that drive business outcomes. We partner with more than 1,500 companies from global enterprises to fast-moving mid-market brands across industries.
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