You may think improving your website or your point of sale system or even your after-sales service will help increase your sales. They most likely will. But there usually are more places that customers (and potential customers) interact with your brand (touchpoints). Ignoring these other customer touchpoints may counter-act the good you’re trying to do.
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Jul
28
2010
Old Spice Viral Campaign Increases Sales
While the Old Spice ad campaign, “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” was amusing to watch, marketers were interested in whether it could lead to increased sales. According to The Nielson Co. and SymphonyIRI Group, the answer is yes, as reported by BrandWeek:
Over the past three months, sales jumped 55 percent and in the past month, they rose 107 percent, also per Nielsen. Recent sales figures from SymphonyIRI also show a lift for Old Spice Body Wash products. - Old Spice Campaign Smells Like a Sales Success – Brand Week
As the Old Spice Man responded directly to people via a series of videos, we took a look at the basic measurements available. Let’s take an updated look now that we have sales information.
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Jul
14
2010
Social Media is Measurable
For whatever reason, there’s this perception that social media is not measurable – that you just do it because good things will happen. ”What’s the ROI of your phone?” is one thing I’ve heard in comparison to measuring social media. But, if you know what you are trying to accomplish ahead of time, there’s always something that’s measurable (even with a phone).
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Jun
09
2010
Want a Sale? Make the Next Step Obvious
You have traffic coming to your blog or website. You’re using social media to network and build relationships. A person comes to your landing page on your site, ready to purchase — credit card in hand — but there are too many choices. They’re not sure what to do next. So they give up and leave.
Think this isn’t happening to you? Take a look at your analytics and see how many people are getting to your landing page (they’re interested) and how many people are actually going through with the sale (sales or thank you page).
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