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2. Two Kinds of Customers
“ Half the money I spend on
advertising is wasted; the
trouble is I don't know which
half.”
- John Wanamaker
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3. Two Kinds of Customers
The Relational Customer
• Thinks long term.
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• Considers today’s transaction to be one in a series
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• Does not enjoy comparison shopping or
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• Fears only “making a poor choice.”
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A • Is likely to become a repeat customer.
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• Is a good source of word-of-mouth advertising.
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4. Two Kinds of Customers
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• Cares only about today’s transaction. N
• LOVES the process of shopping and negotiating. S
• Fears only “paying more than I had to pay.” A
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• Considers themselves the expert.
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• Is a good source of word-of-mouth advertising.
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5. Two Kinds of Customers
NOTES:
According to a study conducted by Dr.
Richard D. Grant of 60 million Myers-Briggs
Type Instruments, for a given product or
service, Relational Shoppers tend to
comprise roughly half the population, while
the other half are Transactional Shoppers.
A customer can be a Relational Shopper in
one product category and a Transactional
Shopper in another.
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18. Two Kinds of Customers
Average Sale: $82
Average Gross Profit: $32*
Average Profit Margin: 39%
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19. Two Kinds of Customers
BEWARE of Averages
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($340 of $820) were by
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38. BUT…
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40. Two Kinds of Customers
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41. WHY?
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42. Two Kinds of Customers
Most retailers say their
primary objective is to
“drive traffic.”
And since traffic is heavily
weighted towards the
everywhere-at-once
Transactional Shopper, it’s
not surprising the majority
of all retail ad dollars are
spent on “Sale,”
“Price-Item” and
“Event” ads that target
the transactional mindset.
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43. Two Kinds of Customers
Most retailers assume the
store traffic they see each
day is representative of
their typical customer
profile and potential
sales volume.
But seldom is this the case.
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44. Two Kinds of Customers
Transactional Shoppers
represent a greater share
of overall store traffic
than of actual sales or
gross profits because
they tend to visit a greater
number of stores in search
of the the lowest price.
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45. Two Kinds of Customers
Consequently, Transactional
Shoppers represent lower
closing ratios, lower
average sales, and smaller
profit margins.
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46. Two Kinds of Customers
Relational Shoppers
represent a smaller share
of store traffic, but a
larger share of sales,
higher closing ratios,
higher average sales, and
higher profit margins.
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47. Two Kinds of Customers
Intentionally or unwittingly,
every ad speaks to either a
relational or transactional
shopper.
Who have you been targeting?
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