{"id":25607,"date":"2017-03-05T21:12:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T20:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/respondelligent.com\/?p=25607"},"modified":"2020-04-07T22:45:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T20:45:20","slug":"response-to-customer-reviews-a-powerful-marketing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/respondelligent.com\/en\/response-to-customer-reviews-a-powerful-marketing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Response to customer reviews: a powerful marketing tool!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider height=&#8221;20&#8243; 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custom_margin=&#8221;18px||80px|&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.59&#8243; header_font=&#8221;PT Sans||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;52px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;42px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Response to customer reviews: a powerful marketing tool!<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;620px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; 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use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b0dc;\"><strong>Alexander Zaugg<\/strong><\/span>, Founder<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans|on|||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>5 March 2017<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;620px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; 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But have you ever thought about why bother to respond to the reviews at all? Some reasons are obvious, some maybe not so much \u2013 but let\u2019s start at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text max_width=&#8221;620px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||0px|&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.59&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Taking your customers seriously<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How would you deal with a live-feedback (positive or negative) from \u00a0your customer right after she\/he bought your service? Would you just ignore her\/him and walk away or would you instead listen carefully and learn?<br \/>\nSounds obvious right, but to be clear, people have always talked about your business \u2013 ideally with direct feedback or possibly behind your back \u2013 it\u2019s happening anyway. If it happens <strong>online, you are lucky, because you can deal with it calmly and show appreciation to somebody who took time to write about\/to you<\/strong>. It\u2019s just natural and respectful to respond to your customers, to take them serious and use some tricks to make more than just writing a response out of it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;620px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#aeaeac&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text max_width=&#8221;900px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;32&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;16px||30px|&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cYour responses are a powerful marketing tool and best thing about it, it&#8217;s for free!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#aeaeac&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text max_width=&#8221;620px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||0px|&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.59&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Win new customers &amp; learn from current ones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Online reviews and responses are a versatile marketing tool \u2013 use it! We\u2019ve already learned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/respondelligent.com\/en\/blog\/online-reputation-management-why-is-it-important\/\">majority of new customers inform themselves online<\/a>. What do you think they see, if on the relevant platforms, that all reviews are responded to? Yes, they know that the <strong>business truly cares about its customers<\/strong> \u2013 the happy and maybe not so happy ones equally. This makes your business more authentic and at the same time, you collect new feedback about your business and can maybe make good things even better or correct little flaws.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_width_px=&#8221;830px&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;17px|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#aeaeac&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;width:130px;&#8221; \/][et_pb_text max_width=&#8221;130px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||on||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||0px|&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Online reviews and responses are an important part of your online reputation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Input_Computer.jpg.png&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade_in&#8221; sticky=&#8221;on&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.59&#8243; alt=&#8221;Response to customer reviews: a powerful marketing tool&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;620px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text max_width=&#8221;620px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;46px||0px|&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Advertise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, reviews and responses are a marketing tool. You don\u2019t only show potential customers how they are going to be treated at your place, but you can also advertise the highlights of your business.<br \/>\nIf you have, for instance, a new offer for lunch or a weekend special, why not let the person you\u2019re responding to know about it? Of course, chances are high this particular person isn\u2019t coming to this event, <strong>but your response is read by many thousands of others and now, they know about your new offer<\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Optimize your results on search engines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All your reviews and responses are a part of your business\u2019 online reputation.<\/strong> This means, how people \u201csee\u201d you online. But it\u2019s not just people who are looking for your business online, the bots from search engines do the same. So if you write in your responses the keywords which are relevant for your business, it\u2019s helps to create a better result, if people are looking for your type of business. Simple, but powerful!<br \/>\nOf course the whole topic SEO is rather complex and therefore we are going to cover it a bit deeper in on of our next posts.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;620px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|||&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text max_width=&#8221;620px&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||0px|&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>You see how powerful writing a \u201csimple\u201d response can be and how much you can make out of it. 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