Building Valentine’s Day buzz is all about knowing your audience and finding a strong way to elicit customer engagement with relatable content.
Over the years, we have observed that promoting ones business on special occasions yields excellent business results.
There are a variety of marketing ideas and strategies you can employ to surprise, delight, and drive sales during this Valentine’s Day season, from social media promotions to SMS campaigns, and more.
Here are 9 Valentine’s Day marketing ideas to help you share the love with your customers this February.
1. Build Trust
Trust is the foundation of all marketing ideas for fashion brands and nobody wants to dole out money and suffer “what I ordered vs what I got.” It is painful and as such, you should be able to make your users trust you. Put yourself in the shoes of the consumer who lands on your site and ask yourself this very simple but devilishly important question: Would I order from this store? Be honest with yourself otherwise, the exercise will not help you2. Advertise! Advertise!! Advertise!!!
Paid advertising is critical to all forms of marketing because it helps put your business in front of many people. Even if you have 1 million family members, you don't want to rely on family and friends to make sales. This is one of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make. You have to put your brand out there by advertising. Pay for ads online or make use of micro-influencers who actually have an influence and not just a large number of followers.In our podcast, we explore 3 reasons you should have an ad running
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3. Customize Your Product Descriptions
Don't just post standard product descriptions. Add a personal touch. People prefer detailed and inspiring information and this enhances your products and makes them want to buy from you. Detailed and relevant product descriptions show that your product/service is one that took some thought and this gives customers more confidence to trust you enough to buy.
4. Take Pretty Pictures
To showcase your products, don't neglect the quality of your photos. Display your goods from different angles. Don't steal pictures from the internet. The product description alone is not enough to convince a potential customer.
5. Pamper New Customers
Acquiring new customers is one of the most difficult steps, it's important that you pamper them. You really don't have to go overboard with this as a first time discounted sale would do or you add a little not to their first purchase or a gift item to make them remember you.
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6. Display Your General Conditions Of Sale
To prove your seriousness to your customers, you have to be transparent with them. Are the items brand new or fairly used? Are they made in Nigeria or imported? These are some of the little things that count to some customers. Also, be clear on certain crucial points such as delivery, returns, or refund and exchange conditions.
7. Create Style Guides
Your customers and potential customers want to know how they can style the pieces they buy from you. If you sell a variety of clothing items, put together style guides so that they can get ideas on how to wear your clothing, and even incorporate pieces into their existing wardrobe.
8. Engage With Your Audience
Building brand loyalty begins with engagement. You want to constantly engage with your target audience to help improve how they see your brand. This helps to further drive sales. Engaging an be Live Q&A sessions, Offline Q&A sessions, Frequently Asked Questions sessions and so on.
9. Do Giveaway!
We all know how giveaways attract users from all facets of life. Whilst some would go after the giveaway is over, some would definitely be retained if they like the look and feel of your platform as well as the products you sell.
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