{"id":2453,"date":"2019-03-04T07:52:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T07:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T06:45:45","slug":"how-to-use-digital-marketing-retain-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-to-use-digital-marketing-retain-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you use Digital Marketing to Retain your Customers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSM_Infographics_BrandManagement17-e1551685920980.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"DSM Digital School of marketing - retain customers\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSM_Infographics_BrandManagement17-e1551685920980.jpg 620w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSM_Infographics_BrandManagement17-e1551685920980-600x423.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSM_Infographics_BrandManagement17-e1551685920980-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSM_Infographics_BrandManagement17-e1551685920980-284x200.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Michael LeBoeuf said that \u201ca satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all\u201d. And we wholeheartedly agree. A business without customers is like a balloon without air. However, it\u2019s not only about getting new customers but keeping them. This is something that you can do very effectively with <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/courses\/advanced-digital-marketing-course\/\"><strong>digital marketing<\/strong><\/a>. You want to build a lasting relationship with your customers.<\/p>\n<p>Possibly the only thing better than gaining a new customer is retaining an existing customer. As with customer acquisition, digital marketing plays a pivotal role in customer retention as well. So, without further ado, here are three ways you can use digital marketing to retain your customers.<\/p>\n<h2>Retain customers with Digital Marketing<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Communicate, communicate, communicate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Digital marketing or welcome emails are fantastic digital marketing tools to use in order to convert new customers to regular customers and to transform regulars into loyal customers. When a customer first buys from a business, they know nothing about the organisation or how their processes work.<\/p>\n<p>Cue the marketing emails and voil\u00e0! You\u2019ve just made it so much easier for the customer to engage and re-engage with your brand or business. No matter how you connect with your customers, communication should take place at multiple points before, during and after the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve attracted the leads to your website, the next step is to convert them into buying customers. This <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/digital-marketing-sales-funnel\/\">article<\/a> will show you how to create a digital marketing sales funnel which will help you make this happen.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Personalisation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Is there anyone in this world who doesn\u2019t want to be acknowledged or known? Who wants to blend into the crowd and receive the same treatment as anyone else \u2013 no matter how loyal they are to a brand?<\/p>\n<p>The key to <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/why-does-digital-marketing-improve-customer-relationships\/\">retaining customers<\/a> is how you make them feel through your digital marketing strategy of personalisation. You need to tailor content, rewards and opportunities to your customers. Add their names to your emails, take note of their purchases, preferences or searches, make suggestions, and remember their birthday. Do whatever it takes to keep them around.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-video align_none ratio_16x9 has_iframe\"><div class=\"w-video-h\"><iframe title=\"Vimeo video player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/288518736?autoplay=0&loop=0&autopause=0&color=00adef&portrait=0&byline=1&title=1&controls=1&muted=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"w-video-icon\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);color:#fff\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Many bricks-and-mortar retails outlets use digital marketing to personalise their customers\u2019 experience with their brand. Dis-chem has done this very successfully with their app. When you first open it, you\u2019re encouraged to insert your Dis-chem loyalty card number. Once you\u2019ve done this, you\u2019re able to see you\u2019re able to see the balance of your loyalty points. In addition, you\u2019re able to personalise your shopping experience by loading your own shopping lists as well as reminders for your repeat prescriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix takes this level of personalisation one further as it suggests programmes for you to watch based on the preferences that it has gathered from your previous watching history as well as other programmes which you have liked.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>If you\u2019ve got it, flaunt it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most brands or businesses have at least a few loyal customers who would love to vouch for you. Use their love for the company to gain new customers and remind existing customers why they love you. Encourage your customers to share their love and excitement with the world through videos, photos and reviews.<\/p>\n<p>There are those businesses who take this type of thinking one step further and use it to gain more loyal followers. For example, they will choose influencers \u2013 who are in line with their brand \u2013 to broadcast a number of specially tailored messages to their audience so that the brand can attract the same sort of followers. <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/pick-perfect-influencer-for-your-brand\/\">Read<\/a> our article, entitled <em>How to Pick the Perfect Influencer for your Brand, <\/em>to find out how to choose the best person to collaborate with.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/contact-us\/\">Get in touch with the Digital School of Marketing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Become an expert in digital marketing with DSM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/courses\/digital-marketing-course\/\">Digital Marketing Course<\/a>. After completing this course, you will be an SEO master, social media marketing guru and digital marketer extraordinaire. 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