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4 Shopper Types You Need to Know
The modern shopper is becoming increasingly complex and it’s challenging to create a one-size-fits-all shopping experience. Not only are there generational differences between shoppers, but there are several different customer types. These customer types define the how they shop, their goals, and their expectations. Knowing the different segments of shoppers will help you assist students … Continue reading
What You Need to Know about the Customer Journey
Shopping is changing and with Generation Z doing most of their initial research online, it’s important to understand the customer journey. Learn a student’s shopping process you so can prepare for your part in their decision making. Realizing the journey students go through is important to make the sale. To get a better understanding of … Continue reading
How To: Implement Consistent Customer Service
Consistency is powerful and it defines the type of experience students will have when they shop in your store. Now more than ever, students are shopping in brick-and-mortar stores solely because of the experience they get there. Remember, your employees are the face of your store and ultimately can control the type of interactions students … Continue reading
The Value of Students as Brand Ambassadors
Campus stores need to balance revenue while supporting the affordability of students and it is often perceived that the store’s products and textbooks are overpriced. To combat this misconception, utilize your student workers as brand ambassadors. Although your store needs to make profit, be transparent about where that profit is going. Show employees how that … Continue reading
Tips and Tricks: 5 Ways to Build a Loyalty Program
Leveraging your current customer base is so important since it costs businesses 5-10x more to acquire new business than it does to sell to existing ones. Current customers also spend 67% more than new customers because you have already established trust with them. A 5% increase in customer retention can lead to a 25%-100% increase … Continue reading
How To: Create a Positive Customer Experience
In the changing era of retail, brick-and-mortar shops are still coming up short on winning over shoppers with in-store experiences. In a survey, GPShopper found that more than one-third of shoppers said they “feel nothing” when asked about their initial reaction after shopping in stores. When consumers feel indifferent about their shopping experience, they will … Continue reading
How To: Implement Customer First Marketing
According to MarketingSherpa, consumers are 269% more likely to be satisfied when they believe companies’ marketing efforts put their needs before business goals. In this survey 56% of respondents said customer-first marketing was either “important” or “very important” to them. What is Customer-First Marketing? MarketingSherpa defines customer-first marketing as, “an approach to marketing that strives … Continue reading
6 Ways to Create an Online Influence
There is an extraordinary opportunity to reach the largest audience possible and influence your students’ purchases in an online environment. It’s important to create an online influence for your store so you can compete with all of the other companies trying to gain their business. Here are 6 ways you can build your store’s influence … Continue reading
How To: Create an Effective Marketing Plan
Creating a marketing plan might sound overwhelming, where do you even start? Creating a successful marketing plan requires a lot of thought, research, and eventually action. A marketing plan describes who your customers are and identifies a specific and measurable plan on how to reach them. While creating your marketing plan it’s important to outline … Continue reading
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