When you’re trying to build a brand, it’s all about getting your messaging right. What type of reputation do you want to build for your business? What do customers need to know about your brand and the services or product you provide? How do you stand up to your competition? These are all important questions business leaders can ask themselves to help ensure the messages they are communicating to current and potential customers align with their mission and goals.
And while it’s vital to spend time generating ideas for and actually crafting these messages, it’s equally important to measure the impact of these messages. What do customers think of the messages you’re putting out? What actions (if any) do they feel persuaded to take? Without answers to these questions, business leaders likely won’t be as effective in their communications, meaning they could be missing the mark without even realizing it.
In the culture space, connecting with your audience in the right way is key. Here, seven leaders from Rolling Stone Culture Council discuss some of the ways in which businesses can measure the impact of their messaging, and how doing so not only helps them improve customer retention but sales as well.
Monitoring sentiment on social media and other customer-facing platforms can be a great way to boil down soft data into concrete numbers. This is an excellent way to stay connected with customers, too — and responding directly to any exceptionally negative or positive feedback is incredibly impactful when done well. – Evan Nison, NisonCo
Clients who refer others signal clear messaging. When people understand your message, they confidently share it. A clear and confident message makes them recommend you. Referred clients often show a 37 percent higher retention rate and are 18 percent more loyal than those gained by other means. They often refer others, which will create retention and increased revenue. – Kelley Swing, Head Case Hair Studio Editor’s picks The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
Direct customer feedback is the best indicator of a company’s overall performance. When you actively engage with your customers, you quickly learn of their likes and dislikes, which gives you the information needed to fine-tune your services and build a loyal customer base. – Dustin Eide, CanPay
One of the greatest signs of messaging success is when the audience repeats the message back to you. Whether that’s fans wearing the team jersey, radio listeners quoting the station slogan on-air or online audience members using the campaign hashtag — all are full-circle moments of hearing, owning and rebroadcasting the message. Whatever that life cycle looks like in your application is success. – Jed Brewer, Good Loud Media
Convene focus groups and have them discuss the specific topics that the business has been trying to address through its messaging. Listening to what the members of the focus group say about their experiences with the company and its products and their perception of the business can help the business gauge the effectiveness of the messaging and gain insight into consumers’ mindsets. – Gail Gottehrer, Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, Inc.
Businesses can measure the impact of their messaging through A/B testing, comparing different versions of messages to analyze engagement metrics like click-through rates and conversions. This helps identify what resonates with customers, enabling more effective communication strategies that boost retention and drive sales by aligning with audience preferences. – Matthew Miller, Orlando Informer
The best indicator of whether your company messaging is working is if customers are showing signs of engagement and interest. If they are clicking links in your emails, watching your video messages or even asking questions about the content you are putting out there, these show positive signs. If all they do is delete your email without reading it, that’s a sign something needs to change. – Zain Jaffer, Zain Jaffer Foundation
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