We can bet you've been appalled and underwhelmed by the level of customer service you've received by a company. Have you ever been pleasantly surprised and delighted by a brand's customer service?
Engineer a surprise & delight effort that will boost your reputation, leave your customers satisfied and draw your prospects in. After some observation and testing, we’ve come up with an 8-prong attack to the surprise & delight campaign. It involves big data, incredible insight, strong tools and the keen ability to pick out the perfect present.
Are you game?
Your surprise & delight campaign will put you in the history books with the likes of Albert Einstein and Constantine the Great. Or at least pump up your customer retention, revenue and brand loyalty. And probably rack up your Facebook fans & Twitter followers.
3. SO YOU WANNA SURPRISE & DELIGHT
Well, congrats! Youʼre already thinking ahead
when it comes to customer care in the age of
New School Marketing.!
!
The next step is asking yourself, “Why?”!
!
Want to build awareness?!
Want to recover from a crisis?!
Want to retain customers?!
!
The reason why you build your campaign will
be the secret sauce that determines the
flavor of your Surprise & Delight campaign.!
SERVICE IS THE
NEW MARKETING!
6. 1
FIND THE CONVERSATION
Where do you think brands have the biggest impact in social media? #DigitalDelight!
of the world’s
data has
been created
in the past 2
years
90%
7. LISTEN AND MONITOR
Only 1-2 percent of
social media
conversations are
ROI opportunities
for brands, but the
payoff can realize
a big return
9. 2HONE IN
What criteria would you use to choose a target for Surprise & Delight? #DigitalDelight!
!
Service has
gone from 1:1 to
1:100000
visibility ratio
because of
social media
10. YOU ARE WHO GOOGLE SAYS YOU ARE
The conversation on Google
and other social platforms is
controlled by your customers
not your marketing
department
11. “
”
Deysha,
I received your PM; thanks for the
update! Out of the 24.2
bazillion total people in the
world, you just ranked
number 2 on my Most
Awesomest People List. You
only trail my wife who has to get the
number 1 slot since she agreed to
me fulfilling a lifelong dream to get a
brand new Mustang exactly how I
want it.”
R33F – Mustang Forums
FORD SERVICE
12. STALK, A LITTLE BIT
In a word, how would you describe the perfect Surprise & Delight target? #DigitalDelight!
!
3What happens in
Vegas stays on
Google – but
people aren’t
thinking that
way…yet.
Capitalize on it!
13. CHOOSE THE SCOPE
Which campaign do you prefer: random act of kindness or grand gesture? #DigitalDelight!
!
How large is the act of extreme
customer care going to be?
Typically, the grander the act, the
higher chance for it to go viral
and reach a lot of people. But
smaller acts to individuals can
build very strong brand loyalty.
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15. 5CHOOSE THE REWARD
Whatʼs the best reward youʼve seen in a Surprise & Delight campaign? #DigitalDelight!
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Take your time, do
your research and
find something that
will not only appeal
to the Surprise &
Delight target, but
also the general
public.!
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17. PLAN YOUR SOCIAL ATTACK
Whatʼs your favorite social site for promoting Surprise & Delight campaigns? #DigitalDelight!
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6 The goal at hand is to
reap cred for your brand,
so blasting the Surprise
& Delight campaign
result to the Interwebs is
essential. Come up with
the game plan and create
some waves, before and
after the ball drops.
18. DELIVER IN A MEANINGFUL WAY
How would you like to be Surprised & Delighted? #DigitalDelight!
!
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Customers say
that immediacy
and
personalization
are two main
factors in driving
brand loyalty.
19. 8BUILD YOUR BRAND LOYALTY
Has a brand ever checked up on you as a customer, just because? #DigitalDelight!
!
More than 1/3 of
companies
believe that
personalization
is the factor that
drives brand
loyalty the most
20. ABOUT DIGITAL ROOTS
Follow us at @DigitalRootsCRM! #DigitalDelight #SocialSquared #RootsRunDeep!
Digital Roots is changing the game of customer relationship management in
social media with proprietary software and a simple objective — to help
brands establish roots in a digital world. Since 2009, we’ve used our passion
to position brands everywhere customers communicate online, so they can
build relationships and improve business results. Our dedication to
innovation and excellence is reflected in everything we do, from our
customized products to our end-to-end program management.
Check us out at digitalroots.com!