3 Ways To Get Customers Fast

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Email

Marketing can feel, well, a little overwhelming to a lot of business owners – especially if you’re new! But marketing always will be the most important aspect of a business, and is the only way you can get customers fast.

Before you can get your customers, it’s a good idea to plan what your perfect customer looks like. This allows you to really dig deep into the problems they’re facing and better understand them, making your marketing 10x better. I mean after all, there’s nothing worse than wasting your time + money. 

Like anything worth having, marketing takes time & effort. Constantly refining, perfecting and working on your skills will not only mean your advertising is more effective, but you also get rhythmic acquisition and customers come to you whilst you sleep. Come up with a long-term marketing strategy and consistently look to refine.

With all this though, there are ways you can get more customers,, quickly. It’s worth knowing that all of this doesn’t come without two things; Offering a quality product or service, and investing time. These two elements are crucial, one without the other might be effective short-term but won’t give you that life-long customer that sticks with you.

 

#1 Way To Get More Customers Fast – Word Of Mouth (Organic)

 

What is it?: Word-of-mouth is a free-form method of marketing, done by existing customers to new customers!s. Word of mouth is a way that can build long-term credibility to your brand, and reinforce to potential customers why they should pick you over someone else!  

Why is it effective?: Your customers become your marketers, doing the hard work for you!. In nearly all senses, it’s free. And means you and your team focus on giving the best possible service to your customers. . The more satisfied a customer is the more likely they are to recommend you to others. 

How can I get started on this?: The quickest way to get started is to get referral schemes made right away. Reward your customers for referring others to you. Make a fuss of them, give them a shoutout, reward them! People socialise with people like them, so most likely your solution, your product, your service can help someone close to them. . 

You can take this one-step further and get your customers to leave you reviews on two of the worlds biggest search engines; Facebook & Google. When they do this not only does it reinforce credibility to your business, but a lot of people like to share their review on their social media page if they love it.

(QUICK TIP) When replying to reviews, always make your reply really personal. Make the person feel acknowledged and loved. Did they wear a yellow jacket? Did you have a funny moment together? Mention it! The more you appear human, it reinforces your Know/Like/Trust factor – what helps people buy!

Here at The Checklist Group, we’ve been helping business owners devise effective word-of-mouth schemes that help build their business (organically). 

This means no rise in advertisement cost, but an emphasis on customer service & retention. Click here to book a strategy call to see how we can help you use word-of-mouth to grow your business.

 

#2 Way To Get More Customers Fast – Scarcity Marketing On Facebook & Instagram

 

What is it?: We’ve all bought one of those products before where it said ‘final 10 left!’ because of FOMO (fear of missing out). And businesses don’t just do this because it looks good either. It’s highly effective at getting people to action almost right away, and with the right support content (reviews, features vs benefits, emotions) it’s almost a guaranteed way to get sales in a short amount of time.

The two platforms that work really well with scarcity marketing are Facebook & Instagram. Interruption marketing works amazingly well when customers see your Godfather offer; an offer you can’t refuse!

Why is it effective?: By creating urgency, it triggers people to want to take action right now. Timers, deadlines, countdowns,  plus how much money the person can save is a guaranteed way to push your customers one step closer to buying from you. We love to buy on fear!

How can I maximise this?: One of the best ways is to optimise your website and landing pages with this offer. Make it look like this offer won’t ever happen again, and be sure to retarget those people who visited your site then clicked off. 

A lot of people leave retargeting when it comes to Scarcity Marketing, but life gets in the way and people forget! By retargeting or remarketing with ads, you’re giving them that gentle reminder that they need to take action right away.

If you’re looking to deploy some epic scarcity marketing to your business, and trigger a boost in sales (almost overnight) – then we’d love to help. Click here to book a quick strategy session and let our team help you! 

 

#3 Way To Get More Customers Fast – Direct Response Marketing

 

As the name goes, this proven technique is the oldest (and most effective) way for you and your team to grow your business. It cuts the middle-man out and means you get a direct response from your customer, leaving no room for those dreaded ‘maybe’s’ and tyre kickers. 

Why is it effective?: Direct response allows you to get a response from your leads almost immediately. Whether that’s through generating leads, or ringing potential leads to see if your business is a good fit for them or creating landing pages that only have 1 place for them to click to.

How can I maximise this?: Setting up automation with emails going out to your customers, regular 2-way texting, and doing business development using appropriate social networks and email can be an effective way to directly reach you perfect customers. This can be more time consuming, but can also have the greatest impact and return on your time.

(TOP TIP) Getting in touch with leads as soon as possible, whilst the idea is still fresh in their mind has been proven to be more successful when it comes to closing. You can connect apps together using amazing software like Zapier to make your team aware when those precious leads come in.

Looking to get direct response marketing done for you? Want to get sales for your business taken care of, so you can concentrate on the day to day?

Our in-house sales and marketing team are here to get business for you, converting those leads we get into paying customers using our effective sales techniques. For a lot of businesses there’s a disconnect between sales & marketing. We take care of both, and get results for you.

Find out how we can make your business grow by speaking with one of our team here.

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Email

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *