Captivating Customers
Key customer engagement strategies discussed in the document include ecommerce, CRM and email marketing, clienteling, and mobility. Ecommerce solutions discussed integrate online and in-store inventory and allow for a customized online shopping experience. CRM and email solutions provide a 360-degree view of customers and allow for targeted, relevant messaging. Clienteling solutions encourage personalized in-store customer engagement. Mobility solutions allow retailers to engage customers anywhere through mobile point-of-sale and access to customer and inventory data. The document advocates an integrated approach across these channels to drive customer engagement.
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This webinar presentation explores how Cuisinart is using data analytics to better connect with customers, and provides the latest market research from 100 leading brands.
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• After a comprehensive cultural change management and training program, 95% of the associates were consistently using the system and successfully completing their pro-active selling tasks.
• Migration of all users from manual client books to the new system in alignment with PCI directives.
• A 1000%+ increase in the number of outbound e-mails and calls to prospective customers by sales associates.
• A 9% Increase in total sales revenue by associate over a period when new customer acquisitions were down 12%.
• Number of repeat customers increased by 33%.
• A 21% increase in average spend per transaction over 3 months with customers that were “clienteled.”
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We’re so happy that you thought of Raymark to empower your associates with the best mobile platform for retail stores.
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Read on to learn about the most common questions people have when evaluating mobile store solutions.
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This presentation provides an in-depth look at why people, rather than product, should be driving your retail enterprise. It focuses on why traditional, product-oriented retailing with ERP at its core is not aligned with a customer-centric approach, and offers insight on how powering your business with CRM will transform it into a true people-driven organization.
Raymark | Guide: Loyalty and the Luxury ConsumerRaymark
The needs, desires and priorities of affluent customers are shifting. No longer limited to “ladies who lunch”, today’s consumers of luxury goods are a diverse mix including
demanding millennials, busy businesspeople and conservative, mature shoppers. These individuals are highly marketed-to and they have plenty of choices. Their time is of utmost value to them. Today’s consumers, especially the younger generation, value experiences over material goods: 72% of millennials would rather spend their money on experiences than on products. (JWT Worldwide)
For more information, visit www.raymark.com.
Retail Guide: 10 Commandments of Customer-Centric RetailingRaymark
As our physical and online environments continue to come together, consumer behavior
keeps changing and retailers need to react. Today’s consumers are extremely connected and live a digital lifestyle. They are educated, expect speed and have become extremely demanding. With an overload of mass marketing, some customers have lost trust in retailers and have become less loyal.
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How to Improve Sales Productivity in 5 Steps: Digital Sales CoverageMarketBridge
Your buyers have changed how and when they want to engage with your Sales Team. However, when they do engage, 70% of the time your Sales Reps are not properly prepared for the conversation and only 7% will earn a second conversation.
Join us for a 30 minute webinar to learn about the 5 step approach to Digital Sales Coverage, a tactic that combines digital customer engagement with analytics, enabling sales teams to target, prepare, and engage far more effectively.
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Lower Your Cost-of-Sale to Deliver Revenue More Efficiently
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For more information, contact us at sales@firestring.com
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2. Customer engagement
“When asked how companies can
encourage them to spend
more, 61% of customers said
accessible information, 66% said
improved customer service and
23% said a tailored experience.”*
*Harris Interactive, Customer experience Impact Report 2010
5. CHALLENGE :
How can retailers make the most of the
online shopping phenomenon?
6. Solution 1 : Supply chain integration
1. Integrated system
• Full integration to the enterprise
• Real-time accurate view of
inventory info
• Global capabilities, one online
storefront
• Security functions
7. Solution 2 : High quality user experience
2. High quality user
experience
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•Save customer product look-
up, wish lists, history &
delivery tracking
• Customers can review and
rate
• Send targeted emails,
newsletters & coupons
• Accept credit cards in
real-time
8. Ecommerce
Summary
Key Benefits
• No information silos!
• Integrated to back-office
• Inventory in one place
• Eliminates duplicate
processes
9. CRM & Email Marketing
Is your message
getting through?
10. CHALLENGE 1:
Multi-channel business models often lead to disparate customer
data, rendering it difficult to truly know and understand your best
customers.
11. Solution 1: 360⁰ view of the customer
1. 360⁰ view of the
customer
• Convergence of
multichannel customer data
• Better know the customer
• Ad hoc queries
• Act on these insights to
personalize the sales
experience
• Automated customer
segmentation
13. Solution 2: Integrated Email marketing
2. Integrated Email
Marketing
• Integrated to CRM
and Xpert
• Using intelligence
gathered at all channels
• Effectively target the
right customers with the
right message
18. CHALLENGE 1:
There is a clear value in offering better customer service but how can
retailers offer superior customer service to their competitors?
24. CHALLENGE :
How can retailers seize every sales opportunity and stop
the customer from going elsewhere?
25. Solution : Seize the moment with flexible retailing
Seize the moment with
flexible retailing
• Line-busting mobile POS
• Customer data capture &
VIP
• On the spot product &
inventory look-up
• Real-time integration to
the enterprise