#228 HTE- Top 9 High-Yield Retail Marketing Strategies for Maximizing BFCM Profits 🚀🔥🛒

September 30, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 13 minutes

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Turbocharge Your Sales: How to Plan Your BFCM Campaign 📈 🛒

9 Most Profitable Retail Marketing Strategies For BFCM 💰🚀

Amazing Marketing Ideas to Skyrocket Your BFCM Success 🌟🛍️

Brand of the Week🔥

Top Read 📚🤩

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Turbocharge Your Sales: How to Plan Your BFCM Campaign 📈 🛒

💰 In the latest BFCM season, independent businesses globally raked in an astounding $7.5 billion, a 19% surge from the previous year. And the 2023 season shows no signs of slowing down!

🛒 Consumers are gearing up for holiday shopping with a vengeance, actively seeking the best deals. 🧐 A recent survey of over 24,000 consumers worldwide revealed that 76% are after high-quality, long-lasting products, and 84% plan to compare prices for the best discounts during BFCM.

In 2022, over 52 million consumers worldwide shopped from brands, marking a 12% increase from 2021. BFCM remains the year's highest-volume shopping event for merchants, underscoring the significant global impact of independent businesses. 🌟🛍️

🎯 Whether you operate a physical store, e-commerce shop, or both, it's time to gear up for maximum holiday sales. Here's the plan:

📊 Build Your Customer Database: Expand your reach by adding more contacts. Encourage social media followers, callers, website visitors, and in-person customers to join your mailing list.

🚀 Create a Lead-Generation Landing Page: Make joining your mailing list easy. Lead them to a dedicated page to collect essential contact info, even if you don't have a website. Ask about their product and service preferences for targeted messaging.

📈 Invest in the Right Marketing Infrastructure: Personalized attention trumps mass messaging. Invest in an all-in-one marketing platform that seamlessly integrates, automates, and analyzes customer data for your brand.

🗓️ Craft a BFCM Marketing Calendar: Plan when to send key promotional messages for traffic generation. It may take more than one email or social media post to keep orders flowing. Prepare to engage with your mailing list before, during, and after holiday sale events.

9 Most Profitable Retail Marketing Strategies For BFCM 💰🚀

  1. Focus on Optimization for BFCM Success:

a) Conversion Optimization 🚀:

  • Use urgency and rarity in offers for BFCM sales.

  • Launch countdown campaigns with timers and discounts 💰.

  • Include deal availability, viewer count 👁️, and click-to-copy coupons 📋.

b) Checkout Process Optimization 🛒:

  • Simplify the user interface for website and mobile 📱.

  • Offer multiple payment options.

  • Consolidate checkout pages and set up abandoned cart emails 📧.

c) Shipping Optimization 🚚:

  • Provide various delivery options.

  • Clearly, state expected delivery times ⌛.

  • Consider offering free shipping if feasible.

d) Mobile Optimization 📱:

Prioritize mobile optimization for a seamless shopping experience 🛍️.

Implement one-click checkout and reduce mobile checkout hassles 🛒.

e) Website Load Speed Optimization ⚡:

  • Keep pages clutter-free to improve load speed 🧹.

  • Display imagery as visitors scroll.

  • Delay login requests and perform regular load testing 🔄.

  • Optimize images for faster loading 🖼️.

  1. Cultivate Customer Loyalty 🤝

Attract BFCM shoppers with discounts and convert them into long-term customers through a loyalty program. Offer exclusive deals, early-bird discounts, free gifts, and personalized experiences.

Statistics show that 83% prefer brands with loyalty programs. Start before BFCM by rewarding points for purchases, email sign-ups, and SMS subscriptions.

Send timely loyalty messages about BFCM deals via SMS and email. Promote it aggressively through banners, campaigns, and instant sign-up rewards. 🎁💎📢

  1. Create Flows, Segments, And Campaigns Beforehand

Combat cart abandonment with triggered emails and SMS:

  • Send automated, compelling emails with discounts or free shipping when a cart is abandoned.

  • Optimize email flows and segment lists for personalized promotions.

  • Consider triggered web push notifications.

  • Targeted BFCM emails yield 5.8% higher open rates.

  • Use retargeting ads to re-engage shoppers. 📧💰📈

  1. Increase your social media ad budget

Maximize BFCM Social Marketing 📱💰:

  • Elevate ad budget dynamically based on real-time trends.

  • Sell directly on social platforms like Instagram for global reach.

  • Target top-performing cities and states, optimizing ad spending.

  • Create Black Friday Cyber Monday hashtags for broader visibility.

  • Share exclusive deals and countdown timers to boost interest.

  • Offer limited-time discounts, free shipping, and personalized promo codes.

  • Utilize TikTok for engaging brand storytelling and shopping appeal.

The DTC brand Finn expanded on TikTok by leveraging UGC and building credibility.

  1. Organize retail displays

Visual merchandising refers to how you plan, design, and display products to highlight their features. The goal is to attract customers and motivate them to buy. The best visual merchandising tactics will keep your store organized and help products sell themselves. 

Visual merchandising includes: 

  • The color palette of your store

  • The music you play in your store

  • The scents surrounding your display

  • Interactive displays

  • Mannequins

Organizing your retail display is critical to successful retail marketing. It allows you to connect with people through the five senses and can trigger more sales in your store.

  1. Responding in Real-Time During Black Friday Cyber Monday:

Customer support requests surged by 65% during this peak shopping season, causing concern for DTC and e-commerce sellers. To address this and offer exceptional service:

  • Use a special banner or website popup for direct sales connections.

  • Install chatbots for streamlined support, handling FAQs with canned responses, and allowing support executives to address specific queries later. 🚀🤖📞

  1. Understanding Your Target Audience

Think of this like honing your retail aim; hitting the bullseye starts with knowing where to focus. Identifying your ideal customer is akin to finding your guiding North Star. It shapes your retail marketing strategy and ensures resource allocation is effective.

Three crucial criteria to define your customer persona:

  • Demographics: Quantifiable attributes like age, gender, income, education, and location provide an overview of your ideal customer.

  • Psychographics: Delve into your audience's psyche to understand their interests, values, lifestyles, and attitudes. This insight allows you to craft resonant marketing messages.

  • Behavioral Characteristics: Explore buying habits, brand loyalty, and decision-making processes to uncover how customers engage with your products and services. 🎯🌟🎯

  1. Use FOMO marketing tactics and social proof

Unlock the power of psychology to boost online sales:

  • FOMO (Fear of Missing Out): Trigger urgency by highlighting low inventory or limited-time deals. Encourage immediate purchases, as 60% of consumers buy due to FOMO, often within 24 hours. ⏳💥

  • Social Proof: Showcase that others are buying your products. Include customer reviews to build trust and show potential buyers that people like them have enjoyed your offerings. 🌟👥

  1. Curb appeal

They say you first eat with your eyes, and the same is true in retail. Before a customer gets anywhere close to checkout, your curb appeal must get them into the store. Curb appeal refers to the look and feel of your store from the street, including parking and landscaping.

Some ways to boost curb appeal include:

  • Install nice signage. 60% of businesses reported that updating signage increased sales by an average of 10%. Your signs communicate your message to shoppers from the street, so they connect with your brand and enter your store. 

  • Create an engaging window display. Data shows that window displays influence purchases an average of 24% of the time. Attractive displays that highlight the right products and promotions can increase foot traffic into your store.

Amazing Marketing Ideas to Skyrocket Your BFCM Success 🌟🛍️

  1. Offer Hourly Deals ⏰:

  • Attract and engage customers with hourly deals.

  • Create a sense of curiosity and urgency.

  • Use banners, email reminders, and social media to promote.

  1. Create Gift Ideas 🎁:

  • Tap into the gift-giving season with a gift guide.

  • Optimize for SEO to reach more customers.

  • Share gift ideas through emails and on your site.

  1. Offer a Free Gift 🎁:

  • Encourage purchases by offering free gifts at checkout.

  • Ensure gifts complement purchased items or promote your products.

  1. Extend Your Sale 📅:

  • Prolong the shopping season to boost sales.

  • Plan an appropriate discount strategy.

  • Consider using gifts and discounts on different days.

  1. Take Advantage of Hashtags 🔍:

  • Use relevant hashtags like #blackfriday, #blackfriday2023.

  • Attract shoppers searching for Black Friday deals.

  1. Create Printable Gift Cards 💌:

  • Offer printable gift cards for versatile gifting.

  • Use extensions like Mageplaza Gift Card.

  1. Use Transactional Emails 📧:

  • Enhance customer interaction with automated emails.

  • Welcome, confirm orders, recover abandoned carts, and gather feedback.

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