Archive for month: January, 2023

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The Power Of Customer Reviews. Collecting online customer reviews is an important aspect for any business and will boost your business reputation. Customer reviews provide invaluable feedback on the services and products your organisation offers. Additionally, reviews serve as an extremely powerful marketing tool. Potential customers are more inclined to trust and do business with your company if you have a varied selection of positive reviews.

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Table Of Contents

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• Build trust and credibility
• Look to improve
• Enhanced customer experience
• Influence a purchasing decision
• Reputation management
• In Summary
• Download our customer prompt pdf
• Frequently asked questions
• 10 commonly used review platforms[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Build trust and credibility. A significant benefit of customer reviews is they help to build trust and credibility in the mind of a potential customer. If someone is considering hiring your company for a particular service, they often look for reviews to read what others have experienced. Positive reviews can help to reassure potential customers your company is trustworthy and reliable, leading to an increase in the likelihood of them getting in touch with an inquiry.

Look to improve. Another important aspect of a customer review is they can help identify areas where your business can look to improve. Negative reviews will provide valuable insight into areas where your customers are not satisfied. This can help your business take steps to address those issues through consultation with your customer, leading to improved customer satisfaction, ultimately leading to increased trust and a boost in bookings or sale of goods.

Enhanced customer experience. In addition to the benefits of customer reviews for your business, reviews also can help to improve the overall customer experience. When a customer leaves a review, they are providing feedback on their experience with a product or service. This feedback can be used to make changes to the customer experience, such as improving product quality, providing better customer service, improved service satisfaction or making the purchasing process more efficient.

Influence a purchasing decision. You will quickly recognise positive consumer feedback in the form of a customer review is easily displayed (Google, Social Media or Trust Pilot) and accessible to a large audience. With the rise of e-commerce and online marketplaces, customer reviews can be found on a variety of review platforms, including a company’s website, social media, and review websites, making it easy for potential customers to find and read reviews, which can have a significant impact on their purchasing decision and choosing to get in touch for your particular service.

Reputation management. There is no doubt online users searching for a particular service will compare you to other online companies offering the same services, and reviews will be a major factor in their decision making. You are stepping into the realm of online reputation management. As visuals go, an overall five-star rating will trump a three-star rating every time. A five-star rating will always jump off the page when potential customers are browsing a Google Business listing for a certain service. Try searching ‘Joiner Kilmarnock’, can you guess who our client is?

In summary. To summarise, customer reviews are a vital aspect for all business owners to demonstrate trust and credibility. Reviews will help build trust and credibility, identify areas for improvement, improve the customer experience, and increase sales and revenue. It is important for businesses to actively seek out and respond to customer reviews in order to gain the most benefit from them. Get in touch to kick start your reputation building campaign through customer engagement.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” el_id=”download-our”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_btn title=”VIEW CUSTOMER REVIEW PROMPT” style=”classic” size=”lg” align=”center” css_animation=”fadeInRight” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Flevelonecre8.wpengine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2Flevelone-creative-customer-review-prompt.pdf”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”36326″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”36324″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”36325″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_heading main_heading=”The Power of Customer Reviews – FAQS”][/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][qode_accordion][qode_accordion_tab title=”How do customer reviews affect my business?” el_id=”frequently-asked”][vc_column_text]Customer reviews can greatly affect a business by influencing potential customers’ purchasing decisions, directly impacting search engine optimisation. Positive reviews can increase consumer trust and lead to increased sales & bookings, while negative reviews can harm a business’s reputation and lead to lost sales.[/vc_column_text][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title=”How important is it to have a high number of reviews?”][vc_column_text]The number of reviews is not as important as the overall sentiment of the reviews. A high number of positive reviews are generally better than a low number of negative reviews.[/vc_column_text][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title=”How can I respond to negative reviews?”][vc_column_text]It is important to respond to negative reviews in a professional and empathetic manner. Acknowledge the customer’s concerns and apologise for any issues they may have experienced. Reach out and offer to make it right and provide contact information for further assistance.[/vc_column_text][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title=”How can I get more customer reviews?”][vc_column_text]There are a several ways to encourage customers to leave reviews, such as sending follow-up emails after a purchase or job has been completed successfully or includes a call-to-action on receipts & packaging. Additionally, making it easy for customers to leave reviews on popular platforms such as Google and Yelp can also increase the number of reviews.[/vc_column_text][/qode_accordion_tab][qode_accordion_tab title=”Can fake reviews be used to boost my business?”][vc_column_text]Creating fake reviews is against the terms of service for most review platforms and can lead to penalties for your business. Additionally, fake reviews are often easy to spot and can damage your business’s reputation if discovered. It is always better to focus on providing excellent service and encouraging customers to leave honest reviews.[/vc_column_text][/qode_accordion_tab][/qode_accordion][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][ultimate_heading main_heading=”10 Of The Most Commonly Used Web Review Platforms”][/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]

Trustpilot, TripAdvisor, Google Reviews, Feefo, Reviews.co.uk, Instagram, Review Centre, Yell, Glassdoor & Facebook

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