Category: Facebook Messenger
In today’s on-demand world, customers expect to reach customer service almost instantly. Traditional digital channels like web and email no longer provide the experience customers accept. Looking for a sure-fire way to gain the competitive edge? Be there when your customers want you. 41% of companies ignore customer service emails. – Customer Service Benchmark Report 86% of […]
This article was previously published in AdWeek on April 10, 2017 It’s time marketers put down the megaphones and join in a dialog with each customer Marketing tactics are changing. Consumers are bombarded with marketing messages from every possible channel. Television, radio and satellite commercials are not to be outdone by print ads, pop-up ads, […]
This article was previously published in MarTech Advisor on April 4, 2017 Brands are personalizing messages with consumers to strengthen their emotional connections. Jason Kapler, Vice President of Marketing at LiveWorld, covers how messaging apps have opened new opportunities for brands to engage in more human-to-human conversations Brands are getting personal with consumers by strengthening […]
This article was previously published on Customer Think on March 28, 2017. Should a brand adopt Facebook Messenger as part of its marketing strategy? There are many advantages, use cases and benefits for businesses to deploy and use messaging apps. All a marketer needs to do is look at where the consumer is spending their […]
The Holidays Are Upon Us If you’re a B2C company, particularly in the retail industry, you’re likely gearing up for the holiday season. It’s no wonder, since holiday spending has jumped to more than $800 per person, a gradual increase since the Great Recession in 2009. A good holiday season of sales may account for […]
Facebook Messenger Is More Than A Conversation Facebook Messenger is changing the game when it comes to communication. Just as email revolutionized how people interact and share information, Messenger offers companies an entirely new channel to reach customers and vice versa. It is transforming a communications channel into a direct, interactive marketing and sales channel. […]
Where Everyone Knows Your Name In the past, companies who wanted to engage with customers and prospects did so with face-to-face interactions as the person visited the business. Whether the neighborhood grocery or car dealership, relationships were the basis of most interactions. The better you knew your customers, the greater the chance they would stay […]
Planet of the Chatbots What exactly is a chatbot and why are we hearing so much about them lately? It’s a software-based persona you can talk to to perform tasks, find information or simply for entertainment. They have become quite prolific as more companies enlist their help for customer service. We recognize them as the […]
Marketing Strategies Are Changing Every B2C company has something in common: they want to increase sales. How each company goes about doing it varies tremendously. How do you market your company? How do you get your foot in the door? How do you close the deal? As we all know, the internet has changed things. […]
Using Facebook Messenger for Customer Service Every B2C company is faced with the same challenge: how do you engage with your customers when they are a moving target? Gone are the days of mass advertising and broadcast marketing techniques. Customers are smarter and more mobile than they were even five years ago. They don’t want […]