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Sometimes investing resources in swift-flowing clients companies overlook retaining the existing ones. The main causes of the constant outflow of clientage is a poor quality of services or products or an insufficient level of customer satisfaction. So, the base of any reliable and progressive company, particularly B2B, is customer retention.
It’s proven that it costs up to seven times more to acquire a new customer than it does to retain an existing one. Apart from its higher effectiveness, selling to customers who you already have a relationship with is even easier. You don’t have to attract, educate, and convert them from scratch.
These are top customer retention strategies that I recommend:
It’s proven that it costs up to seven times more to acquire a new customer than it does to retain an existing one. Apart from its higher effectiveness, selling to customers who you already have a relationship with is even easier. You don’t have to attract, educate, and convert them from scratch.
These are top customer retention strategies that I recommend:
- The most obvious strategy to retain customers is to provide world-class customer service. This is how you can stay ahead of the competition. Keep them in the loop about everything that is going on with your product or service. Have an open line 24/7 to hear them out.
- Help customers understand where your products fit into their lives by producing content that tells a story. This strategy encourages an emotional investment, rather than only financial one. It allows customers to feel themselves as the hero of a story, with a happy ending using your product.
- A CRM system can not only store all the contacts and conversations in one place, but also serve you as a marketing automation service. All your contacts can receive personalized messages (news, offers, events, media content etc.) and you can easily track email clicks and opens.
- Using CRM metrics you can monitor clients that benefit from sales reps service. Based on this data, customer satisfaction can be increased and business opportunities can be enhanced.
- CRM makes the sales process simpler, as you know customers’ needs and preferences and always stay in touch with clients’ demands.
- A CRM tool can be used as an event planner and task manager. For example, you can set reminders and follow-ups to act as a ToDo list. Don’t forget about following-up, it keeps the conversation open for the future.