Customer Recognition In 4 Easy Steps With Social Media

Every day, millions of customers, which might even include you

, are giving their opinions, sharing their complaints and suggesting competitors in online networks, forums, communities, and blogs. Are you listening and reacting to them in a manner to keep customers happy or are you paying the price of losing customers and acquiring new ones? The general rule is that acquiring new customers costs 4 to 6 times more in marketing dollars than keeping them, so the solution to maintaining customers has never been easier with social media. Here is what you need to do in the social media world:

Step 1: Listen to your customers using social media tools

One such tool is Nielson NetRatings, which measures data from most of the worldwide web (up to 90%) and provides an analysis of your customers' behavior and demographics. LinkedIn has a company buzz application that lets consumers express their real opinions of products and the quality of service at companies, and all of that is free to listen to. CompanyBuzz comes with useful features that let you listen by topic, see historical data in graphical formats like charts, view the top keywords for these topics, and read relevant tweets to the topic. With these kinds of listening tools, you will be able to pass on to your customers the benefits of informed marketing and positive testimonials.

Step 2: Choose the appropriate social media platform

Start using Twitter to interact with your customers in short bursts that won't take a lot of time on your part or theirs. To create deeper conversations with your clientele, try sites such as Facebook and utilize the many features, such as surveys. Using Facebook allows you to engage with potential customers as well.

Step 3: Allow your website visitors to interact with your company

You can enchant your customers on your site on a regular basis. The one to try is WordPress or any of the other website creator tools that allow you to easily set up ratings on your products and allows your customers to leave feedback as well as suggestions for you. Then let your visitors rate every product that is in every section on your website. In addition to a 1-5 rating, you can allow them to leave comments. In doing this, you will be getting great market data on the positive as well as negative thoughts from your customers that you will find invaluable in making effective marketing decisions.

Step 4: Have a evoking discussion with your website visitors

Allow your customers to feel involved and important by letting them problem solve ideas for your new products and give suggestions on how to change existing ones. These are the 4 steps to maintaining recognition. Now listen!

That is it! By following these simple by easy steps you can keep your customers coming back with a few tricks from social media. Please visit for more great advice on business.

by: Gary Spirer.

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