Mia, from Signpost, scans data on millions of consumers to find new opportunities to send the right messages at the right time. This AI-based technology creates emails and texts that your customers respond to, increasing your sales by 10% and upping your review rating by nearly two stars on average. Mia reaches out to customers to see if they’d recommend your business and, if they say yes, she follows up with a reminder to leave
Attention Shoppers: Retail Earns More Reviews than Restaurants on Yelp
You hear TripAdvisor, you think hotels. You hear Healthgrades, you think doctors. You hear Yelp, and chances are good that you think restaurants. That’s exactly why it comes as a surprise to many local business owners and marketers to read Yelp’s own statistic which states that, of the 115 million consumer reviews Yelpers have left since launch, 22% relate to shopping vs. 18% relating to restaurants. Retail reputation, then, makes up the dominant portion of
ReachEdge to Help Local Businesses Get More Customers
Local businesses are losing nearly three-quarters of their leads due to leaks in their sales and marketing process. Even if they’re successful at reaching consumers online, many businesses don’t have a website that’s built to convert leads, don’t follow up with leads quickly or regularly, and don’t know which of their marketing sources are working. ReachEdge, an integrated marketing system from ReachLocal, helps businesses eliminate these costly marketing leaks and drive more customers through their
Impact of Online Reviews
We recently started working with Angie’s List and it’s already been an eye opener to us how many businesses get leads through their ratings, reviews and deals. For local businesses that provide their customers with great service, the paid reviews at Angie’s List are pure revenue. According to the Small business Search Marketing Survey by American Express OPEN, U.S. small businesses can still count on word-of-mouth as a top way for shoppers to find them.