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), […]
Tag Archives: lifecycle marketing
No two customers are alike and neither is their path to purchase. Long gone are the days of the funnel where each and every prospects enters the buying process at the same stage and advances to the next in sequence until they make a purchase. The “path to purchase” is no longer a linear transition […]
Consistent, constructive communication is essential for any organization to achieve true client satisfaction and growth. Engaged relationships are at the root of loyal customers. One primary goal of ROI’s Client Success Team is to teach users how to best utilize their Customer Lifecycle Marketing platform, and encourage growth in their knowledge and understanding of the […]
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 […]
These days, customer journey has become as much of a catch phrase as “big data” and “content is king.” Everywhere you look, marketers are touting the importance of understanding the customer journey and marketing to the customer journey. Why? Because it’s true. Understanding your customer journey or lifecycle is critical in developing engaging content and […]
Growing up, the family across the street from me always had two Toyotas in the garage. Through the years, the models varied from a Celica to a Camry and even a 4Runner and Tundra, but the make never changed. They were brand loyal to Toyota, like many folks around the world. However, what’s important to […]
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 […]