To make the most your business, it's important to understand what's happening on your site, and to make improvements. More than 97% of a site's traffic leaves without converting to revenue. Visitor engagement and personalization is a great place to start, to improve those results. We'll walk through industry best practices and share real stories on how these changes have made a difference in the lives of storeowners.
3. Who we are
• Spring Metrics
– Founded in 2010
– Raleigh, NC
– Provide high value solutions to marketing
professionals, with a focus on personalization
through real-time, onsite engagement
7. Marketing Technology
• Ion Interactive study
– Chiefmartec.com blog
• 2014 – 947 companies
• 2015 – 1,846 companies
• Groups
– Email Marketing, CRM, SEO, Personalization,
Analytics, Display Ads, Social Media, Video, etc
• These are your options
8. Ecommerce Sites
• Internet Retailer via DandyLoop
– Worldwide
• 12,000,000 – 24,000,000
– Revenue $1K+
• 650,000
– Revenue of $100K+
• 17,000
– These are visitor options
10. Key points
• Technology provides options…many
options
• No matter the technology, there is a
person on the other end of the device,
making a decision to continue, or not to
continue, the relationship
• How do you make the most of each
interaction?
11. Traffic
• ~97% of traffic leaves without an action
• Move the needle
– Provide Value
– Build the Relationship
– Actively Engage
12. Value
• Communication
– Differentiation from competition
• Shipping options (clarity/education)
• Return policy (clarity/education)
• Product guarantee (low risk)
• Reviews (validity)
• Ratings (validity)
• Third party endorsements (validity)
13. Value
• Content
– Where do your customers “live”?
• Blogs
• Social
• Industry sites
– What is important to them?
• Areas of interest
– Brand, product, service, etc.
14. Build the Relationship
• Consistency
– Schedule
• Engage based on visits
– 1st time visitor
– Repeat visitor, multiple purchases
• Email
– Relevant content
• Social presence
15. Build the Relationship
• Continued value
– Rewards program
– Referral program
– Customer retention strategy
• Repeat buyers
16. Engagement
• When is interest the highest?
– Onsite
– Seasonal
• Tools
– Onsite
• Real time content/offers, chat, surveys
– Offsite
• Email, retargeting, paid
17. Execution
• What is going well
• Area for improvement
• Assess options
• Implement
• Measurement
– Data Information Knowledge Wisdom
– Big steps…small steps
18. Summary
• Focus on relationships
– Communication
– Content
• Understand how your market engages
– Email
– Social
– Other
• Take actionable, measurable steps