1. Dedicated Support Hashtags on Social Channels
If you receive a high volume of social media communication from fans and customers, offering suggested hashtags is a great way to sort messages for the response. If you have a recurring support question, ask users to flag it with a specific hashtag.
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2. Auto Call Back Option During Long Hold Times
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It’s also much harder to trust someone over the phone since you can’t read their facial expressions.
Video chat solves both of those problems. Most customers won’t take advantage of it, but simply offering it shows a high degree of attentiveness.
5. Opt-In Text Messaging Notifications
Over-texting customers, like sending spam emails, is a good way to get people mad at you. Used sparingly, however, texts can be a great way to break the big news to your customer base.
Have a limited supply of an exciting new product? That’s the perfect situation for a mass text to your biggest fans. They’ll appreciate hearing the scoop first, and they won’t feel like you’re abusing their phone number.
6. Mobile-Friendly Account Access/ Management
Since more than half of all Americans now carry smart phones, mobile apps can be a great way to reach your customers. Push notifications allow you to get important messages out and keep your customers engaged and informed. The trick is that the app has to offer some real value or no one will download it. If you can find a way to offer a free service people will actually use, you can piggyback very effective advertising and branding messages onto it.
7. 24-Hour Customer/ Tech Support
Giving your customers a 24-hour number they can call to reach an actual human being is a huge value differentiator in today’s market.
It shows extreme dedication to customer service for a shockingly low cost.
You don’t need to have a salesperson or a tech support worker on call at AM to make this work. Just contract with a firm in India to take messages on late-night calls.
Technically, it’s no different than leaving a voice mail, but customers value human contact.
8. Post-Sale Follow-Up Emails
Even if you’re selling gumballs at two cents apiece, technology has made it cost-effective to follow up with customers after every single sale.
The follow-up doesn’t have to be much. The goal is just to show the customer that you care and open an avenue for future dialog. For big-ticket items like cars or appliances, a personal phone call is best.
For smaller sales, opt for a form of email or text message ” Hey [name], just wanted to make sure the new (product] is working out for you. Are you happy with your purchase?” A message like that sustains the relationship with your brand and invites the customer to communicate with you further.
9. Social Media Personality
Virtually every company in the world now understands the importance of a social media presence, but few take advantage of the huge opportunity platforms like Twitter and Facebook present.
These platforms aren’t the place for sanitized corporate language and official legal language they’re a place to express your company’s personality.
Take a page from the playbook of corporate giants like Taco Bell and use social media to interact with followers, poke fun at celebrities, and even give away free samples.
Keep it light and entertaining to cultivate your fan base.
10. Hand Written Greeting Cards
The greeting card might be one of the oldest business-to-customer communication techniques, but it’s also one of the best.
With bills and bank statements all moving through online channels, a handwritten note in the mail stands out more than ever.
Christmas and birthday cards are easy to send. They take only a moment to sign and seal, but they make a lasting impact on customers.
If you want them to remember your name, signing it to a card is the way to go.