E-commerce development results in increased competition and thus more options for the consumers, who are harder to convince to choose our store. Therefore, the company must stand out from the competition preferably at the first contact with a potential customers. What can convince them? Reviews about the product they are interested in.
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“It’s easier to rebuild a shattered city than shattered trust,” Karol Bunsch, a Cracow-based history writer, once said, and his words echo even in today’s digital business world. For example, a lack of trust raises transaction costs by 40%. It can also prevent close relationships for 80% of employees, and in turn, lack of trust in managers exposes the US economy to losses of more than $300 billion a year!
Austrian Psychologist, Paul Watzlawick, once stated that it is impossible not to communicate, and therefore impossible not to have an image. We create images of ourselves, companies, or institutions (whether we want to, because, for example, even our lack of presence in online communication channels already indicates something about us), thus we should do it consciously. The key to building customer relationships – using marketing or public relations tools – is to build brand awareness in a controlled and deliberate way.
Black Friday is the day of the year for which every enthusiast of shopping at attractive prices has been waiting for. It is also a hot period for the e-commerce industry starting the pre-Christmas shopping spree. That is why we have prepared a handful of information and tips on how to prepare your online store for Black Friday.
Building brand awareness through positioning in the consumers’ eyes, associated with national (or regional) branding, is a standard procedure for increasing recognition of products and services.
Daniel Pink, in his book A Whole New Mind, makes a quite bold claim that: “the era of the dominance of scientific minds is over. The future belongs to a different kind of people with a different kind of mind: designers, inventors, teachers, storytellers, in other words, creative and empathy-filled right-hemispheric thinkers.”
It raises controversy, doesn’t it? If you’re here because you’re actually interested in this headline and you’re hoping to rank your Google My Business well using fake positive reviews, then… I just want to show you that it is not so much weak, unstable and punitive, but simply – not profitable!
Almost every business owner knows after reading our blog article “What conclusions do customers draw from Google Maps reviews?” what an online user thinks when evaluating a brand. With the information in this post, you will deepen your knowledge of managing your business online and learn why you should create a Google My Business account.
What are you thinking of before making your next online purchase? About the price? Probably your attention is also caught by customer reviews regarding the company, the service you need. This is confirmed by the 3D Cart report, which says that clients are 71% more comfortable buying a product after reading reviews. Why not take advantage of such information and influence the buyer’s decision so that he will make a purchase in your online store and not choose your competitors.
The IT industry is quite difficult when it comes to collecting reviews. Definitely more review sites can be found for companies related to e-commerce or popular services. However, there are dedicated platforms that allow clients to give reviews e.g. about software developers. In this article you will find seven portals designed to collect reviews on companies in the IT industry.
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