Marketing

CRM

Reasons to use Media Shield customer relationship management (CRM) system

At Media Shield, the number one problem we solve for our clients in improving their customer relationship and their ability to manage their leads and sales. Our clients say they always find themselves researching customer relationship management systems, better known by its acronym, CRM. Do you know what we are talking about? Simply put, a CRM refers to software that tracks interactions with your current and potential customers. Did you know that by using the correct CRM you can boost your business as nothing else can? But, when we talk about the advantages of implementing a CRM, what do we mean? By properly implementing a CRM system, you will be able to store and manage current and potential customer data, track interactions, and help win more customers by increasing your ability and your sales team’s ability to close deals, as well as improving your services, your customer support team and automate marketing processes easily. But does your business need one? What are the benefits of a CRM? Now, let’s get into some reasons to use Media Shield’s CRM system. ✔️ You need management. Primarily management of the flow of leads so that no leads are forgotten. With the Media Shield CRM system when you add a new lead to your sales cycle, it will begin to build a timeline of your interactions with them, creating a complete history of your relationship. At the same time, with the Media Shield CRM system, you can set follow-up dates for each potential customer and can remind you when they are due. ✔️ Your potential customers have multiple points of contact If your current and potential customers are talking to multiple touchpoints in your organization, it can be easy to lose track of what has been communicated during the sales cycle period. The CRM features will provide a documented history of all your customer interactions, showing who said what and when. ✔️ Visibility of data is as important as collecting it. If you want to run sales forecasts, track your sales accordingly, improve your marketing strategy or other business activities, then a CRM system will give you what you need. ✔️ If you can’t remember what stage of the sale each potential customer is in and what happened on the last call, you need the benefits of CRM to easily extract customer history and pick up where they left off. Thus, the seller, whether he is the same one who started the conversation with the customer, or not, will be able to resume without missing any detail. ✔️ If you want to run simple or more sophisticated marketing campaigns, then you need a customer management system to contain the data and ideally to also send the emails. Then when you look at a potential customer in the CRM, you can see if and how they responded. Can you think of any other reason a business may need a CRM system? If so, we’d love to read you in the comments.

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All-In-ONE Inbox

Media Shield brings all your conversations to one inbox

Are you old enough to remember when marketers used landlines as their exclusive channel to achieve their goals? Back then, the all-in-one inbox wasn’t even a latent idea. Well, it is clear that today, as new communications channels and methods continue to appear, businesses enter a completely different path. And this demands new solutions from digital marketing agencies. At Media Shield we don’t only think in terms of the mobile experience, the computer experience, on the tablet experience, or on those cool watch experience; we know and understand that the approach to customer relationship must be holistic —that is, employing an all-in-one inbox, contemplating all possible channels where you will communicate with your customers and your team. In the last year we designed a single communication channel that have become enormously diversified and our clients today have many possibilities to manage their relationships with their customers and also effectively communicate with their team members. We bring all your conversations in one inbox. Yes! One INBOX. Facebook Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, email, calls, text, and much more. Now you can finally sync all your inboxes with Media Shield and control all your business communications in one inbox, where you can quickly reply, accept payments, schedule and confirm appointments and do much more with a couple of clicks or on your Media Shield mobile app. Book a Demo Call now and learn more about our all-in-one inbox with one of our experts.

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Online Reputation

Start the Year off right by Properly Managing your Online Reputation

Business owners understand that keeping a positive online reputation is key to running a successful business. At Media Shield, we stress that you, as a business owner, marketer, blogger, social media manager, etc. should ALWAYS monitor and manage your business online presence because it could either make or break your company. There are many different ways that your company can be negatively impacted by having an unfavorable reputation on any internet platform. This is the reason why Media Shield offers an effective online reputation management solution that is integrated into our Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms. Let’s discuss some of the reasons why you need to keep an eye on your online presence at all times. Your business online presence is one of the first things your customers consider before making a purchase. Have you ever looked up a restaurant and quickly glanced at the reviews? Yup! Consumers are increasingly doing their own research before buying anything. With a few tabs or click they can research products and services online, compare prices, and read reviews from other shoppers who have used the product or service, giving them an idea of what to expect when buying it. Your business online presence speaks loudly to your potential business partners. Looking to expand with a partner or franchise your business? How does your business look online? Business analysts and potential partners will probably look up your brand on their favorite search engine and whatever they find there might be what will seal or break interest with them! Remember, your online presence first impression sets everything into place from thereon. Your business online presence will be appealing to bloggers, local brand ambassadors, your local media, etc. Throughout the year we have learned at Media Shield that the power of having influential writers talk about the products/services offered by businesses is undeniable; these people can help you create awareness on what you offer and also shape public opinion which means positive reviews will outnumber negative ones greatly over time – giving you an even greater advantage when promoting their own brand alongside yours if done correctly. So, for your business, this could drive traffic to your site, increase credibility for clients or partners in more ways than one, and provide that free advertising that works like charm! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Media Shield ®️ (@mediashield) Your business online presence can attract qualified and best employees. Want top talents who will be committed to your brand and passion? Well, your positive online reputation is the best way to attract top talents. When you hire someone, it isn’t just a matter of who gets the job; both parties are choosing each other, and this can have a significant impact on potential candidates’ willingness to join your team. Just remember that negative reviews posted online may dampen the enthusiasm of high-quality job seekers! To wrap it up, Angy at Media Shield says that a strong online presence is a necessity for any business that hopes to succeed in the modern digital world. With so many businesses vying for customers’ attention on social media and many other platforms, it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd and attract new business. To help you get started on improving your online reputation with targeted search engine optimization or better branding choices, contact our experts today! Media Shield has been helping companies build their brands for years and will gladly offer you a free consultation if you need some more guidance on how to improve your marketing efforts. Book a Demo Call now and learn how to manage your online presence and reputation with one of our experts.

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Marketing

Holiday Marketing Tips: 4 Strategies to Increase Sales

2021 is flying by and, almost without realizing it, we are in the weeks leading up to Christmas and New Year. As usual, the need arises in businesses to implement Christmas marketing actions to take advantage of this time of year. Angy, Media Shield Operations Manager says that we must bear in mind that the holidays are very important dates for people. It is not only a way to close the year and move to a new stage, but also a moment to share with loved ones. For this reason, gifts become the protagonists of the time. No custom is more important than looking for gifts at the foot of the Christmas tree. This is how Christmas marketing becomes relevant for companies. Precisely for this reason, today we want to talk to you about how to reach your customers and potentials through Christmas and New Years marketing actions. For that we will share 4 tips to sell more during the holidays. Tip # 1. Prepare your online store 2020 was a before and after in the lives of people around the world. Something characteristic of this great change was the transformation of consumer habits. Electronic commerce around the world grew according to an analysis by Media Shield. The U.S. was the region that grew the most in online shopping. It also confirms a trend that is even more established today: the buyer’s journey inevitably begins through the Internet. For this reason, within the Christmas marketing actions, it is very important that your company or business has its landing page ready to receive visitors. Your customers expect to have a good user experience and that is why it is key that: Your catalogs are up to date. The information on your website is accurate. Your business receives visitors correctly. Provide fast and personalized attention with tools such as the Media Shield chatbot. Tip # 2. Social media yes, but searches too! A blog is a content marketing strategy that should certainly exceed the holiday season. Having content on a blog is always good to amplify visits to your website, achieve good SEO positioning and be as high as possible in searches. In turn, this is key because organic traffic has the capacity to generate a good percentage of sales. Of course, the number of queries that Google receives daily amounts to 80,000 requests per second (6,900 million per day), according to Google. Consequently, and as it is a fundamental strategy, it should not be missing among the marketing actions this Christmas either. Make sure to prepare enough content to have a steady stream during the weeks leading up to and during the holidays. You can recycle old posts and prepare new ones. Also, try to use some keywords that are specific to the season and that if you work them well they can help you get more traffic. And if you don’t have a blog yet, maybe it’s the perfect time to start one. Ask our Media Experts for advice 🙂 Tip #3. Prepare content for all your social media networks Another idea to sell during Christmas is to prepare extra content for all of your business social media networks. Today, these platforms have become a massive communication channel with customers and potentials. Because these sites have an enormous capacity to expose brands and show them to the world with interactive content such as video, for example. Without going any further, Instagram has over 1 billion users. In addition, according to the internal data of Instagram, 90% of the users on the platform follow a brand. While 2 out of 3 people surveyed say they interact with businesses on the social network. Therefore, interacting with followers and potential clients on the networks is a more than profitable opportunity. 🤩 Preparing a content calendar through Media Shield can help you organize the Christmas promotions and products you want to launch this holiday season. You can take surveys using Media Shield survey forms to find out what your followers want the most and offer tempting purchase opportunities that meet their expectations. Do not forget! Take advantage of the potential of video, create quality content and voila! You have a recipe for success. Tip # 4. Email Marketing through Personalization Email marketing is another essential part of your Christmas marketing actions. However, the inbox filter is one of the great challenges of email marketing. Personalization is presented as one of the most powerful strategies to deal with this difficulty. For this idea to sell during Christmas to work, it is important that what reaches your customers boxes is relevant information. That is, useful content related to the needs of your audience. At Media Shield, we believe you should not include every contact in an ideal consumer. Rather, think of diversity as a Christmas marketing strategy. Tim, Media Shield CEO says that you should take advantage of sending suggestions based on previous purchases or based on the interests of consumers. And fundamental! Do not forget to write each email carefully, aiming to initiate conversations with consumers. After all, email marketing gives you the opportunity to segment customers, personalize content, build loyalty through relationship building and measure results. In fact, it is a consolidated technique, with a very high return on investment of at least 50 to 1 according to data collected by Media Shield experts. Therefore, you cannot miss it in the middle of the Holidays season. Can you think of any other tips to sell more during this holiday season and Christmas? If so, we’d love to read you in the comments.

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