Watch this session live at 3:40pm EST on Thursday, December 8, 2016 http://aamob.targetmarketingmag.com/session/customer-first-mobile-marketing-how-b-to-b-and-b-to-c-brands-are-succeeding-in-an-age-of-skeptical-customers-2/.
It has long been proven by academic literature that customer satisfaction leads to customer loyalty and an increased share of wallet (Anderson, E. W., Fornell, C., & Lehmann, D. R. (1994)).
But how do you get satisfied customers? By engaging in customer-first marketing. In this session, Daniel Burstein, Director of Editorial Content, MarketingSherpa, will share how B2B and B2C brands are improving their understanding of customers’ needs and wants…and using that knowledge to improve their mobile marketing.
In this session, you will learn from:
• The latest MarketingSherpa research with consumers (fielded in September 2016), including specific data about customers’ actions in response to mobile marketing
• Inspirational stories of customer-first marketing from NakedWines, Metropolis, Brian Gavin Diamonds and Door to Door Organics
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Customer-First Mobile Marketing: How B2B, B2C and nonprofit brands are succeeding in an age of skeptical customers
1. How B2B and B2C brands are succeeding in an
age of skeptical customers
Senior Director of Editorial Content,
MarketingSherpa
2. #AAEM16
Thinking about companies whose products/services you are generally [satisfied or unsatisfied]
with, how often do you do the following?
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
4. “Don't bombard every angle possible to market products. Find out
which route has the best return and utilize that. Sometimes too
many ads is too much and could possibly make the consumer
block emails or delete apps. ”
“Put more ads in outdoor places like billboards rather than
annoying pop ups on mobile”
#AAMOB16
Source: MarketingSherpa survey of 2,400 consumers
5. #AAMOB16
One of the biggest ways to
alienate customers is to not
put their needs first in your
marketing…
6. #AAMOB16
1,200 consumers 1,200 consumers
In early Oct. 2016, we sampled 2,400 consumers, weighted
to reflect the U.S. population, to help you
get a better understanding of customer-first marketing.
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
8. I consistently have good experiences with it 56%
It is easy to conduct business with the company
whether online, in person or on the phone. 43%
It doesn’t always try to sell to me but tries to provide
value 35%
Its marketing is not intrusive 34%
It is respectful of my privacy 33%
It makes me feel like I have a relationship with the
company 31%
Its marketing is engaging and interesting to me 25%
It knows what I like and don’t like 23%
It puts my needs and wants above its own business
goals 18%
Other 0.4%
1
2
9
4
5
6
7
8
3
10
Satisfied
The company does not put my needs and wants above its
own business goals 35%
The company doesn't make me feel like I have a relationship
with them 34%
The company always tries to sell to me instead of providing
value 27%
It is not easy to conduct business with the company whether
online, in person or on the phone 26%
I've heard negative things about the company from people I
know (friends, family, coworkers, etc.) 25%
The company's brand isn't a good fit with who I am 17%
The company doesn't know what I like and don’t like 16%
I've heard negative things about the company on social
media from people that I don't know personally 16%
I've heard negative things about the company in the press 14%
Its marketing is boring and irrelevant to me 12%
The company 's marketing is intrusive 11%
Other 10%
The company is not respectful of my privacy 9%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Dissatisfied
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
9. I consistently have good experiences with it 56%
It is easy to conduct business with the company
whether online, in person or on the phone. 43%
It doesn’t always try to sell to me but tries to provide
value 35%
Its marketing is not intrusive 34%
It is respectful of my privacy 33%
It makes me feel like I have a relationship with the
company 31%
Its marketing is engaging and interesting to me 25%
It knows what I like and don’t like 23%
It puts my needs and wants above its own business
goals 18%
Other 0.4%
1
2
9
4
5
6
7
8
3
10
Satisfied
The company does not put my needs and wants above its
own business goals 35%
The company doesn't make me feel like I have a relationship
with them 34%
The company always tries to sell to me instead of providing
value 27%
It is not easy to conduct business the company whether
online, in person or on the phone 26%
I've heard negative things about the company from people I
know (friends, family, coworkers, etc.) 25%
The company's brand isn't a good fit to who I am 17%
The company doesn't know what I like and don’t like 16%
I've heard negative things about the company on social
media from people that I don't know personally 16%
I've heard negative things about the company in the press 14%
Its marketing is boring and irrelevant to me 12%
The company 's marketing is intrusive 11%
Other 10%
The company is not respectful of my privacy 9%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Dissatisfied
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
10. I consistently have good experiences with it 56%
It is easy to conduct business with the company
whether online, in person or on the phone. 43%
It doesn’t always try to sell to me but tries to provide
value 35%
Its marketing is not intrusive 34%
It is respectful of my privacy 33%
It makes me feel like I have a relationship with the
company 31%
Its marketing is engaging and interesting to me 25%
It knows what I like and don’t like 23%
It puts my needs and wants above its own business
goals 18%
Other 0.4%
1
2
9
4
5
6
7
8
3
10
Satisfied
The company does not put my needs and wants above its
own business goals 35%
The company doesn't make me feel like I have a relationship
with them 34%
The company always tries to sell to me instead of providing
value 27%
It is not easy to conduct business the company whether
online, in person or on the phone 26%
I've heard negative things about the company from people I
know (friends, family, coworkers, etc.) 25%
The company's brand isn't a good fit to who I am 17%
The company doesn't know what I like and don’t like 16%
I've heard negative things about the company on social
media from people that I don't know personally 16%
I've heard negative things about the company in the press 14%
Its marketing is boring and irrelevant to me 12%
The company 's marketing is intrusive 11%
Other 10%
The company is not respectful of my privacy 9%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Dissatisfied
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
11. #AAEM16
“Only when the tide goes out do you
discover who's been swimming naked.”
- Warren Buffett
12. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, MarketingSherpa — a subsidiary of MECLABS Institute — is a publication
specializing in reporting on what works in all aspects of marketing (and what does not). These
interviews, case studies and data analyses are published for the entire marketing industry to benefit
from. MarketingSherpa, currently in its 17th year, has published more than 7,000 articles on
MarketingSherpa.com and hosts the MarketingSherpa Summit.
#AAMOB16
13. Senior Director of Editorial Content,
MarketingSherpa
@DanielBurstein
Speaker Headshot
15. #AAEM16
Thinking about companies whose products/services you are generally [satisfied or unsatisfied]
with, how often do you do the following?
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
19. 30% of satisfied customers
unsubscribe from emails
50% of unsatisfied customers
unsubscribe from emails
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
22. Not mobile responsive
Right sidebar
Desktop Mobile
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/video/metropolis-international-blacklist
23. • Clean HTML &
CSS code
• Fresh design
• 100% mobile
responsive
Desktop
Mobile
Bigger Buttons
Simplified Nav.
Eliminated
big blocks
of text
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/video/metropolis-international-blacklist
24. Eliminated
big blocks
of text
Right sidebar
Bigger Buttons
Simplified Nav.
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/video/metropolis-international-blacklist
26. HP to shed another 25-30,000 jobs
Breaking news from Electronics industry
Second-most popular story
Prefix
Default snippet
Just in: US government funds online data security projects
Just in: US government funds online data security projectsSymbol
No snippet
Source: http://www.marketingexperiments.com/blog/general/preheader-testing-higher-newsletter-opens.html
27. 0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
No Snippet "Just-in:" Prefix
Open Rate
2.5
3
3.5
4
No Snippet "Just-in:" Prefix
Clickthrough Rate
30%
17%
Just in: US government funds online data security projectsPrefix
No snippet
Just in: US government funds online data security projects
Source: http://www.marketingexperiments.com/blog/general/preheader-testing-higher-newsletter-opens.html
28. 28
60% increase in email opens
8% increase in online revenue
90% increase in traffic coming from the email
campaigns into the brand websites
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/video/metropolis-international-blacklist
32. • Great content-specific CTAs
• Link directly to site
• No specific social CTAs
More than
24 million
email sends
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/weddingwire-pinterest-email-marketing
33. • Great content-specific CTAs
• Link directly to site
• No specific social CTAs
More than
24 million
email sends
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/weddingwire-pinterest-email-marketing
0%
34. • Our audience is already
using Pinterest for
collecting and sharing
wedding inspiration and
advice
• Fuel an organic
behavior/reduced friction
• Distribute our content
beyond our subscriber
base
Same CTA concept
in top section
Additional CTA to
“Pin Now, Read
Later” in bottom
section
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/weddingwire-pinterest-email-marketing
35. X Pinterest Follower Growth Re-Pins
Control – Newsletter with Pinterest icon in template 0 0
Treatment – Integrated newsletter Pinterest articles +27% +31%
31%* increase in re-pins
*Has reached as high as 180%
Understanding User Behavior Is the Key to Social: We chose Pinterest
because it natively facilitates the gathering, saving and sharing of wedding
inspiration and advice. Our audience is already on Pinterest, and this is what
they’re using it for.
!
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/weddingwire-pinterest-email-marketing
39. Of the companies with which you are generally dissatisfied, how often do you disengage
with their marketing by doing the following?
Of the companies with which you are generally [satisfied or unsatisfied] , how often do you
disengage with their marketing by doing the following?
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
40. Of the companies with which you are generally dissatisfied, how often do you disengage
with their marketing by doing the following?
Of the companies with which you are generally [satisfied or unsatisfied] , how often do you
disengage with their marketing by doing the following?
29% of satisfied customers
delete the app from their
smartphone or tablet
43% of unsatisfied customers
delete the app from their
smartphone or tablet
44. • Acquisition channel?
• First order spend?
• Demographics?
• Product selection?
• Engagement level?
• App download status? Those who organically
engaged by rating or
posting and those who
downloaded the app worth
5-6x those who did not
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/nakedwines-email-onboarding-lifetime-value
45. • One welcome email
• New Angels received same campaign-based messages as mature
customers
• Engagement behavior and app download largely organically
driven
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/nakedwines-email-onboarding-lifetime-value
46. • Welcome email followed by
series of five steps:
1. Rate our service
2. Download the app
3. Rate your wines
4. Set your preferences
5. Follow a winemaker
• Incentive for completion
• Cross-promoted via email and
webstore
Start easy
Set expectations
Incentivize action
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/nakedwines-email-onboarding-lifetime-value
61. Of the companies with which you are generally dissatisfied, how often do you disengage
with their marketing by doing the following?
Of the companies with which you are generally [satisfied or unsatisfied], how often do you
disengage with their marketing by doing the following?
28% of satisfied customers
unfollow the company on
social media
42% of unsatisfied customers
unfollow the company on
social media
Source: https://www.marketingsherpa.com/summit2017/customer-first-study
63. We needed a cost-
effective method
that could help us
stand out amongst
the competition.
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/brian-gavin-event-social-media-
marketing
64. We needed a cost-
effective method
that could help us
stand out amongst
the competition.
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/brian-gavin-event-social-media-
marketing
65. Ideally images
have no borders
or background
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/brian-gavin-event-social-media-
marketing
66. Ideally images
have no borders
or background
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/brian-gavin-event-social-media-
marketing
68. What You Need to Understand: Compared
to your average 30-second commercial, an
individual watches one Vine 4–5 times.
!
6.5 million
Vine loops
Approx. 1.63 million views
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/brian-gavin-event-social-media-marketing
69. What You Need to Understand: Vine content
can be and should be repurposed across
all of your marketing channels.
23% increase in open rate
!
1,241% increase in CTR
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/brian-gavin-event-social-media-marketing
70. What You Need to Understand: There are no direct links in the Vine
platform.!
13% YOY increase in total
traffic*
20% increase in direct
traffic** *Q1 2015 vs. Q1 2014
**H2 2014 vs. H1 2015
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/brian-gavin-event-social-media-marketing
74. Let your customers speak for you by
sharing their content to showcase their
experience.
A customer’s
photo
featured
in a Facebook
offer
Source: http://marketingsherpa.com/video/door-to-door-organics-social-media-marketing
76. Realize that customers are using mobile to communicate
through multiple channels.
1
2 Make sure your app has a unique value proposition.
3 Understand how your customers are already using mobile
devices and join the conversation!
#AAMOB16
MODERATOR QUESTION:
How did you change your email templates?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
What things did you have to change to make that possible?
Desktop version is simple and the mobile version is staked – that’s because are used to scrolling down with their thumbs, correct?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
What things did you have to change to make that possible?
Desktop version is simple and the mobile version is staked – that’s because are used to scrolling down with their thumbs, correct?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
What did you find was most effective for your subject lines?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
What did you find was most effective for your subject lines?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
Let’s talk about the overall results. You’ve optimized every step of the email process. What effects have you seen from this overall optimization?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
What was your conversion rate?
This is what we’ve always done and is a very common practice at most brands. You send a newsletter that has curated article headlines that link back to the content section of your website.
MODERATOR QUESTION:
What was your conversion rate?
This is what we’ve always done and is a very common practice at most brands. You send a newsletter that has curated article headlines that link back to the content section of your website.
MODERATOR QUESTION:
How did you use this lesson for later?
MODERATOR QUESTION: What was your transformational moment?
MODERATOR QUESTION: Now let’s take a look at how you used that data. You set up a triggered campaign? These steps came from what you found they were already doing that were associated with high LTV, correct? That’s a great lesson for all of us.
MODERATOR QUESTION: The Mobile app is really key for this, too, right?
MODERATOR QUESTION: The Mobile app is really key for this, too, right?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
What are the results from the specific things you asked customers to do?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
Let’s take a quick look at that video together.
MODERATOR QUESTION:
Let’s take a deeper look in the email. You created a personal info-graphic about their relationship with Marriott. How did you determine those key points? And there are key brand statements here you wanted to incorporate, correct?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
Here’s where you get into building the idea of the community. 48 Million members.
MODERATOR QUESTION:
Sounds like you had to work cross-functionally with your data team to make this happen. How did you do that?
MODERATOR QUESTION:
This is another example of mixing something interesting to the customer and a marketing conversion goal with getting the app downloaded.
MODERATOR QUESTION:
This is another example of mixing something interesting to the customer and a marketing conversion goal with getting the app downloaded.
MODERATOR QUESTION:
In the beginning we talked about low response rates in December, how were you able to change that year over year? I think the reason customers responded so well is you used the data in a very customer first way.
SAMPLE MODERATOR QUESTION: What was your transformational moment?
SAMPLE MODERATOR QUESTION: What was your transformational moment?
SAMPLE MODERATOR QUESTION: You did a big campaign and you got amazing results – for this session, we’re only focused on one aspect of that campaign – let’s talk about that
SAMPLE MODERATOR QUESTION: You did a big campaign and you got amazing results – for this session, we’re only focused on one aspect of that campaign – let’s talk about that
SAMPLE MODERATOR QUESTION: You did a big campaign and you got amazing results – for this session, we’re only focused on one aspect of that campaign – let’s talk about that
MODERATOR QUESTION:
This is another example of mixing something interesting to the customer and a marketing conversion goal with getting the app downloaded.
We let our customers & fans speak for us by sharing user-generated content to showcase customer experience.