Does Anyone Else Have This Problem?

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Discussion Overview

The thread explores participants' experiences with low customer engagement and response rates to their outreach efforts, particularly through emails and newsletters. Participants share their frustrations and seek insights from others facing similar challenges.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses disappointment over receiving no responses from customers despite multiple outreach attempts, including emails and newsletters.
  • Another participant shares a similar experience, noting that their email list is larger but still yields low engagement, suggesting it may be a numbers game.
  • One participant mentions that email newsletters are often ignored and emphasizes the importance of focusing on customer calls instead.
  • Another participant suggests looking for booths and fairs as a way to refresh the customer list, although it may not lead to immediate bookings.
  • One participant discusses sending an incentive to encourage purchases but reports no success.
  • Another participant notes that a significant portion of their email list does not open newsletters, reiterating the need for phone calls to secure bookings.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the effectiveness of email outreach versus phone calls, with some participants advocating for direct communication while others continue to value newsletters. No clear consensus emerges on the best approach to improve customer engagement.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences related to customer engagement in their businesses, highlighting varying levels of success and strategies employed.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants experiencing similar challenges with customer engagement and seeking to understand different perspectives on outreach strategies may find this discussion relevant.

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I'm getting kinda bummed with the no responses I'm getting from my customers. When I was trying to qualify I sent out an email saying I needed help to get to my goal and nothing. I sent out emails to potential host and call them, nothing. I send out my newsletter, nothing. I did Black Friday and still nothing. I just sent out an email saying I'm hosting my own catalog show for the Holiday Shopping and again NOTHING. I either get OPT outs or no response at ALL. I do not have a huge database roughly about 165 but still nothing. I'm working on getting my CC calls done and moving forward but it's hard.

I have a friend who sells Tastefully Simple that pretty much mimics what I do and she seems to have all the luck. She has sold 3x the amount I have in 6 months and she idid it in 3 months and her products are so much cheaper.

I guess I'm just looking to see if others have had this problem and what you did to change it.
 
I rarely get responses to my emails either (my email list is a bit over 300 I think). I remember seeing someone say a while ago in a discussion that she had gotten several orders and two bookings from her newsletter, but she also had been in the business for years, and has a database of 2000+ emails. It's all a numbers game.

However, I have to say, if someone sends me an email newsletter, I usually ignore it too. Email is very easy to ignore, that's why those CCCs are what you need to focus on. If you feel like you're not getting the response you want out of your CCCs, ask to practice with your D or a fellow consultant. Maybe it's in the way you word things.

Don't stop sending your newsletter though, you want to keep your name in front of your customers, so that they consider you THEIR PC consultant. That way, when they do need something, they will get in touch with you.
 
It won't help with immediate bookings, but look for booths and fairs in Jan and Feb. This will help to keep your customer list fresh.
 
You need to CALL people, not email them.
 
I sent an incentive for December to get 40% off ONE item with a $40 purchase, JUST to get the ball rolling and ZILTCH! So, there ya go...
 
TS is very popular around here too.

I have over 300 contacts on my email list & only about 25% open the newsletter. Continue to send it but the best way to get the bookings is get on the phone.
 

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