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Business Tips you need for this Holiday Season
2017 is sadly coming to an end, but just before we depart for 2018 we have one big holiday left and that is Christmas. Many companies do not consider the season to start until black Friday, but despite that it is always better to prepare yourself for the coming weeks. Here are a few tips that we think will help this winter.
Put Extra Effort into Customer Service
Due to busy towns and shopping centres during the holiday it is easy for shoppers to become grumpy and frustrated and sometimes it is an inconsiderate member of staff that can send them over the edge. That is why we feel it is very important for members of staff to be extra nice and accommodating during the Christmas season. You should bring festive happiness to your customers as the happier you make customers they are more likely to spend their money with you.
Review Past Holidays
This is also crucially important for the holiday seasons, you need to review and understand what techniques you used on the last similar holiday and access which ideas worked and which flopped. This allows you to build up a base of solid marketing techniques that you can use and alter slightly year on year instead of taking the plunge and risking it all on a new strategy. If customers particularly liked something about the past campaign you ran,
then do not hesitate to bring it back if you feel it has not gone stale.
Decorate and Organize
This technique is usually the part of prep that many people take part in and truly enjoy. Decorating with Christmas elements will increase customer happiness when they enter the store. Take the time to really think about where certain products should go in the displays. You want to have customers looking first and clearly at the main products you are pushing during the season.
Use and correctly plan Promotions
This time of year, is where retailer really bring out some good deals and promotions. You also should 100% jump on this wagon. People are spending lots of money during this season, but they are also looking for the best deals on everything. No matter what you sell, Christmas related or not you should use this time to offer festive discounts and promotions as it can really bring sales up during this time.
Consider Unique Season Marketing Techniques
If you are lucky enough to have a business with a strong social media following, then it is vital that you up your marketing game. It is hard to stand out during the season as everyone is screaming and shouting but if you can get a good and well-planned campaign onto social media then it will be a key part of your holiday sales. Holiday colours and themes really catch people eye so do not be afraid of change.
Think Long Term
The holidays are a vital part of each business year when it comes to profits and sales, but when it comes down to it it is only a few months out of a year and it not a good idea to forget your core business values when promoting for the season. The aims you should have are to get the customers back in the store after the holidays have ended and to keep them returning in the new year. This can be achieved by using reward systems and fantastic customer service.
They have been just a few tips to up your game this holiday and we are sure that you will find some of this information useful. If you enjoyed this post and want to see what else, we have on offer then visit either one of these pages! Home, BlogSpot.
Staff ID cards and Pos systems are two important components of any retail business. They are used to identify customers and employees, respectively.
This is how staff ID cards work: Employees wear a card around their neck or on their shirt pocket. The card contains the employee’s name, picture and other information such as the department they work in or their shift schedule.
This is how Pos systems work: A cashier scans a barcode on an item with a hand-held scanner to ring up the purchase. The system then prints out a receipt for the customer that shows the price, date and time of purchase, store name and location of purchase, total cost of purchase and any discounts used.