If you spend time and money to acquire a new customer, you lose out on their full revenue potential if they leave early. Companies prosper and grow faster when churn is reduced.
Most companies think of pursuing new customers as a way to accelerate growth.
Increasing customer satisfaction is important for profit growth, as evidenced by high customer retention rates – existing customers are 60-70 percent more likely to buy than new customers (5-20%).
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After-sales support
After-sales support is interacting with customers after the sale. The best way to provide after-sales support depends on the product and brand.
Some industries provide more comprehensive post-purchase support, such as webinars and training sessions, to help customers get the most out of their purchases. This is common among subscription-based businesses.
Customer feedback can reveal churn reasons. Several customers may complain about a product feature that didn’t meet their expectations, or a problem with the purchasing process, such as slow delivery or unprofessional customer service.
Determining how to effectively address customer concerns and complaints is critical. If you don’t listen to your unhappy customers, they may choose to vent publicly via online reviews. In fact, 2.4M consumer complaints on Pissed Consumer show that businesses frequently ignore their customers.
Personalization and targeting of repeat customers
Personalization is a key marketing concept. It means tailoring marketing to each customer. A company’s understanding of its customers at an individual level is critical. Even if a customer is similar, their needs may vary.
While 55% of businesses use direct mail to keep current customers, there are several other approaches that can be used in combination. For example, 63% use social media to retain customers, while 49% use online marketing.
Mail merge, for example, can instantly modify marketing emails so that they use the consumer’s name instead of a generic salutation.
Examine client behavior data to identify reasons for churn.
If a company has an online store, it may notice that returning customers frequently abandon their carts. It is highly beneficial to identify why this is so and consider what can be used as a ‘hook’ to keep the customer engaged.
Some customers are more likely than others to repurchase a service. This can be due to a variety of factors such as brand loyalty and regular behavior, personal needs, and the amount of money spent on the business’s products or services.
Advanced personalization techniques
A company can tailor which products are promoted to a customer based on their past purchases and optimize marketing communications based on their behavior. These strategies increase customer retention by making smart use of existing consumer data.
Companies should not over-focus on one customer group at the expense of others. Nonetheless, it makes sense for a service to target those most likely to become repeat customers.
Recognize consumer churn factors
Churn is the phenomenon of customers buying from a business and then leaving quickly. This is clearly counterproductive to customer retention.
Customer retention is as important as gaining new customers, but small businesses often overlook it. Understanding customer churn isn’t difficult, but identifying it is.
It simply means identifying your customers’ wants and needs. Then ensure their satisfaction with your product or service, and keep them interested in your future offerings.