Members-only Articles Set up a customer marketing function: The first 30 days Getting started from scratch is never easy. At first, building your customer marketing function may seem like an overwhelming task to take on. But we've got your back. Keep these key ideas in mind, and you’ll nail it the first time round....
Members-only Articles Empowering Advocates: How to identify and mobilize your brand ambassadors To harness the power of brand ambassadors, they need to be identified first! Finding those customers who genuinely love your product or service can come from various sources. But it’s just as important that your advocates are equipped with the support and knowledge they need to be successful....
Members-only Articles How to manage a successful end-to-end customer review program Today, I want to share insights from my experience running Aircall's customer review program and offer some tips to help you implement a successful one at your company...
Members-only Customer collaboration Customer vs. community engagement: Know the difference Not all forms of engagement are created equal. Understanding the distinctions between customer engagement and community engagement is crucial....
Members-only Articles Privacy vs personalization: Striking the balance with customer marketing techniques With personalization being so important, how do you accomplish it without compromising your customer’s data or privacy? Let's go through some strategies to give you the data-driven campaign of your dreams without compromising privacy....
Members-only Articles How to thrive as a solo customer marketer in a scaling company Being a solo customer marketer in a high-growth company can feel a bit like a fairly relentless rollercoaster. One minute you're celebrating a successful initiative, the next you're drowning in a ton of new requests and shifting priorities....
Members-only Affiliates and referrals Is affiliate marketing worth it? The pros and cons to consider Affiliate marketing is just one of many paths to explore when building a strong and sustainable customer marketing strategy. But with recent Google updates, is affiliate marketing worth it?...
Members-only Customer collaboration 4 powerful examples of brands using customer content to deepen connections If you know how to connect with an audience by promoting them and your products simultaneously, and then making that the heart of your content marketing strategy framework, you’ll be creating ads that truly connect to the heart of your audience....
Members-only Articles Six ways to measure your Customer Advisory Board success Customer Advisory Boards are a fantastic program for customer marketers to get face-to-face time with their customers. But how do you measure its success?...
Members-only Articles Five steps to harnessing testimonials for effective customer marketing Testimonials are not just a one-and-done deal but should continue to evolve as your customer's preferences change and grow. They’re powerful tools when produced and used correctly that harness both the Voice of the Customer and advocacy to support your team's success....
Members-only Articles How to calculate your customer retention rate (and increase it) If you sell a product, have you sold it to the same client more than once? Congratulations, you’ve just retained a customer. If you provide an ongoing service and a client sticks with you for more than a day then, yep, you’re retaining customers....
Members-only Articles Effective engagement channels for advocacy and retention How you approach, connect with, and build relationships with your customers is a vital part of the customer marketing machine. Picking when and where you connect with your customers is just as important as how you connect with them....
Members-only Articles The power of customer events in building brand loyalty One of the most impactful things I've learned is the immense value of connecting customers directly with product teams. By facilitating this connection through engaging customer events, we gain invaluable insights, forge stronger relationships, and fuel customer-led growth....
Members-only Customer marketing How customer referrals can drive organizational growth Imagine a world where your customers become your most powerful salesforce, effortlessly driving exponential growth through the sheer power of their enthusiasm. This isn't some marketing fantasy – it's the reality of harnessing customer referrals, the ultimate growth engine for smart businesses....
Members-only Articles Decoding customer engagement scores: Understanding and improving your scores A customer engagement score is a quantitative measure used by businesses to assess the level of interaction, involvement, and satisfaction of individual customers with their brand, products, or services....