To change your daily website visitors to its regular customers, you first need to change their perceptions by assisting them with the correct channels to connect to your business elements. The Omnichannel strategy is one of the efficient ways to cope with this scenario. Online selling brands have reportedly shown a massive increase in their customer retention when adopting this strategy into their business model.

For this goal to be achieved, brands require diverse strategies to tackle with the feedback obtained from their customers. HughesNet Customer Service is one such example of the internet providers incorporating a diverse multi-functional strategy to incorporate customer services smoothly and also increase the retention of its customer base while adding in new customers

Benefits attached to a multi-channel strategy:

These requirements can be fulfilled by a multi-channel strategy that involves twelve connection channels that are associated with different types of customers based on their buying behaviors. These channels help benefit the brand by enhancing the operational activities of the business and reducing the risk associated with the cons to be dealt with.

Following are the channels to be incorporated in your business laid by this strategy.

Chat contact control:

To be able to talk with the organizer of the website you are to buy goods from is the requirement of almost every customer. As they are uncertain about the quality, service, and after-sales of the product they wish to buy. To resolve this query, online chat channels are provided on websites having the following sub-channels.

Virtual Connection/chatting on browser:

For the convenience of their customers, many brands offer 24-hour live chat assistance for taking feedback on their services and to clear the queries of their target segment of customers. People residing in the young age group of around 18-34 are especially attracted to this feature of communication with the website managers as it clears all their ambiguities regarding the brand.

Chatbots:

Chatbots are referred to as automatic responses generated by the systems, in chat boxes designed for FAQs and repetitive ambiguities by people roaming online on the websites. Various customers can be tackled with, at the same time with the help of this innovation. However, it does not provide precise answers to unique questions as they are only programmed to answer built-in frequently asked questions.

Applications for text messages:

In the modern era of text messaging, the thing that keeps you connected with everything is remaining active on social media platforms such as WhatsApp or messenger on Facebook. Having tremendously high traffic on these applications, it is easy to advertise, sell or perform after-sales services with your customers and rather cost saving for the brand as well.

Social Media platforms:

As discussed previously, today’s generation uses social media as its primary source for buying, selling, promotions, or even getting awareness on different trends of society. This being said, social media platforms help you communicate directly with different brands and get to know them well.

Handwritten communication channels:

Written communication between brands and individuals has almost gotten obsolete due to being one of the most traditional methods of conversation. They are a lot slower than the modern ways adopted for the same purpose that is why they are mostly denied.

Email:

Electronic mail (Email) is one of the most widely used and appraised methods for conversations whether with a brand or an individual. It usually consists of formal dialogues between two parties but a major downside is that it does not provide fast responses on the customer’s end.

Post:

Posts, including written letters or any form of on-paper communication, are soon to become obsolete due to the advancements in technology and the adoption of paperless techniques of communication by brands. 

Voice Contact:

Voice contact between brands and customers includes the use of cell phone devices or live call sessions on internet platforms. These mediums of communication are used mostly in case of emergencies when the person requires urgent information on any aspect of a brand.

Traditional phone calls:

Contact booths created for telephone calls are an old yet still active form of communication. These centers have been a successful element in providing quick and efficient contact between two concerned individuals. The downside of this system is that you at times have to wait in large queues to get hold of the calling representative to assist you in the process which is initially very time taking.

Web calling and assistance:

Customers can now interact privately with brands in real-time communication. This is done by creating an opportunity for the customers where they can get hold of a call to the brand representative with the click of a button. This can be done directly via the browser on your cell phone.

Callbacks:

The callback opportunities have reduced the wait time for customers and whenever they want to access any brand representative and they are not readily available, they will receive a callback from them as soon as they are in a position to communicate.

This creates a sense of satisfaction and trust for services in the mind of the customer. The brand image is increased. However, the individual will only call back when they get the time and in case of large burdens of work in the organization, the customer will have to wait a long time for receiving the callback.

One-on-One direct interaction:

This medium of interaction is considered the best among all others, as face-to-face interaction can help with clearing a lot of doubts about the products and services of the brand. Only physically located retail outlets had this facility but now due to the advancements, even the online sector can avail this opportunity with the help of video calls, etc.

Video chats:

After the covid pandemic, retail outlets have had a large decline in their services due to the closure in lockdowns. However, some of them shifted online and provided their customers with video chat facilities where they could place their orders online and they could have the billing done on the spot or the delivery of their desired goods.

In-Store appointments:

At times, your customer base can be expanded with the art of in-store appointments, referring to their physical presence in the store. Checking everything such as the quality and prices of the products in person. This makes them feel at ease and motivates them. All in all, bringing a rise in their loyalty towards the brand.

Interaction with your advised channels: A conclusive note

Irrespective of the industry you are working in, the advised Omnichannel solutions are no doubt a splendid medium of increasing your brand’s communication and interaction with the customers. Not specifically implementing all, but adopting even two or three of these channels for your brand’s customer retention will give the experience a huge boost in the future.