Learn how asking your happy customers for word of mouth and friend referrals might be the best marketing investment you could ever make for your small or mid-sized ecommerce business
3. WORD OF MOUTH HAS CHANGED
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Refer
a
few
friends
over
days
Broadcast
to
the
WORLD
in
seconds!
go
here…
4. CONSUMERS ARE INFLUENTIAL
57% of US adults are on Facebook
338 - Average number of friends
Pew research
73% of consumers say Social Media
influenced a store visit decision
Empathica
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I’m
a
big
deal
5. CUSTOMERS HAVE A LOT TO SAY
83% of consumers are
willing to refer
Texas Tech
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6. IT’S WORTH ASKING
65% of new business comes from
referrals New York Times
People are 4X more likely to buy
when referred by a friend Nielsen
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7. TURN TRANSACTIONS INTO REFERRALS
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A
customer
buys
something
from
your
store
We
trigger
a
markeCng
campaign
asking
them
to
share
They
share
an
incenCve
with
friends
and
also
receive
a
reward
themselves
8. How you ask:
• Targeted template campaigns and messages
THE SECRET TO MORE REFERRALS (1)
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9. THE SECRET TO MORE REFERRALS (2)
When you ask
• Triggered emails at key moments of the customer
journey
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10. THE SECRET TO MORE REFERRALS (3)
Test, test, test
• Quickly test and compare hypotheses
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11. REAL WORLD RESULTS
“Global beauty brand”
– $10,000+ referral sales in first 2 months
– 30%+ of customers will refer
“Boutique women’s retailer”
– $3000+ referral sales in first 2 weeks
– 35%+ of customers will refer
“Custom art prints”
– $2500+ referral sales in first 3 weeks
– 8% lift in sales
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12. BUILD A PROFILE OF YOUR BEST ADVOCATES
A recipe to find more advocates
• Gender
• Location
• # of Friends
• Purchase behavior
• Purchase influence
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Find
more
of
me!