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Dating and E-commerce Success

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
In e-commerce, there is one goal that stands above all: Generate revenue, by encouraging Web site visitors to purchase your product or service, either online; or at your brick and mortar store. To accomplish this, you must flawlessly provide two key ingredients: a positive appearance and great communication.
 
When motivated consumers arrive at your Web site, they are in search of a solution.  Each visitor has an individual question they need answered, or problem they need solved. If your Web page does not immediately provide the satisfaction they covet; they will move on to your competitor- an undesirable consequence. As such, your Web site’s landing page (Home or otherwise) provides the most valuable opportunity, to build a genuine relationship of trust with Internet visitors; and establish your Company’s brand.  The information that you choose to showcase here, and the manner in which it is conveyed; can invoke powerful emotions in Web site visitors.
 
Your first online interaction, with a potential customer; should play out like a first date. Considering that first dates are more like job interviews, a positive appearance and great communication; will help to make the sale. Both first dates and job interviews are an emotional experience, loaded with questions; ultimately seeking the answer to “why”. Like employers and blind dates, Web site visitors know “what” they are searching for, they just don’t know “why” they need you; to provide it.
 
Be certain that your landing page speaks directly to Web visitors, in a manner that is simple and easy to relate to. Make every effort to provide specific answers, about how your product or service WILL help; not CAN help.
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Customer Satisfaction Is Reflected In Profits

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Executives and small business owners alike, would like to know what inspires and motivates consumers to purchase a particular product or service.  I say this is a million dollar question; with a far more affordable answer.

Customer satisfaction, and the positive emotions consumers experience when using or purchasing a product; motivates shoppers to repeat their purchases.  As well, customer satisfaction inspires conversation within the community; that promotes additional consumer traffic, and revenues.  Therefore, businesses need to make every effort to ensure that their product or service; is positively remarkable.  Understandably, negative remarks will have an undesirable effect on consumer conversation, and profits.

Understanding customer satisfaction will help businesses define new market opportunities, drive product innovation, and improve performance.  Customer satisfaction plays an important role in an organization’s ability to generate revenues; and as such, customer service should be a fundamental part of any company’s Valued Customer approach; to business.  Notably, there’s an large body of research, which shows that customer satisfaction and loyalty; are major contributors to a company’s long-term profitability.

Companies are now realizing, that their efforts must concentrated on “how” to interact with customers; through personal and inspiring communication. The subtle differences in customer satisfaction and a company’s customer service; will provide the competitive advantage.  It has been said that the cost of customer acquisition, is far greater than the cost of customer retention.  As such, in an effort to identify with consumers, Executives and small businesses are utilizing a web survey; to determine areas needing immediate improvement.  This form of exploratory market/customer research, should be considered an essential; and continuous part of a company’s development and self-improvement. The data collected from an effective customer satisfaction survey, will provide the foundation for innovative problem-solving, solution generation; and project management.

An online survey software solution, encourages administrators/researchers to create a unique web survey or modify an existing customer survey template; to suit their marketing or customer service campaign needs.  The questions and responses included in a customer satisfaction survey, can be used to target specific customer concerns; and focus on consumer generated solutions.  It is also incredibly important for companies to respond to the web survey feedback, in such a way that the consumer is satisfied that their concerns have been appropriately addressed.

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