How chatbots can boost your marketing strategy: 3 tips

Chavelly • 4 minute read • 09/03/2021
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Did you know marketing and chatbots go really well together? Service and webcare departments often start their interaction with potential clients when the purchasing process begins. The role of service changes from giving a reactive response to proactively thinking along with the client to help them a step further. This is where chatbots can be of assistance. Chatbots can, for example, help to communicate campaigns on several communication channels, which has a positive effect on sales and marketing and opens up opportunities for marketers. In this blog we will give you three tips about how you can use chatbots as an effective and powerful tool in the customer journey and how bots can help you to boost your marketing strategy.

Tip 1: Integrate marketing goals in the service process

An increasing amount of consumers come into contact with chatbots via service channels. A trend research from Mindshare has shown that 48% of the consumers would consider getting in touch with an organisation via chatbots. The amount of organisations that use artificial intelligence solutions to provide services is also increasing, according to this analysis from Chatbot Magazine.

Next to answering ‘simple’ questions about an order, you can also integrate your marketing and communication goals in your service process. Are you already using chatbots in your organisation? Then involve the bot in your marketing plans. Think about communicating campaigns or promotions to customers, providing price or product information, or directing visitors to other (web)pages. E-commerce businesses and travel organisations are especially advanced in this area and benefit from chatbots in clever ways. Two examples below.

On her own channels KLM refers to BB, the quickest and easiest way to book a ticket:

chatbot-klm

Based on a few questions HelloFresh gives you suggestions for a tasty supper. Only a few simple questions need to be answered to give the chatbot an insight into your preferences:

hello-fresh-chatbot

Tip 2: Use social media for chatbot conversations

Social media channels are of course an excellent way to reach your target group and to update your followers on the latest news and offers of your brand or product. Facebook Messenger and Twitter DM are ideal for quick chat conversations and Instagram DM is also on the rise. Next to answering service related questions, this medium also offers opportunities for cross- or upselling and creates the possibility to expose consumers to your newest product or service.

The fashion sector has embraced social media as an early adaptor and they know how to reach their target group through this channel. Chatbots offer the ideal solution for giving advice about, amongst others, a new purchase, like in this example from Hennes & Mauritz:

H&M-chatbot

We know that the customer journey can start anywhere these days, whether it is online, in a store or on social media. Chatbots can help you to quickly provide customers with the information they are looking for. Is the chatbot unable to answer the question? Then there’s always an employee who can take over!

Tip 3. Make clear agreements to achieve a successful integration

For a successful integration of your marketing goals in chatbot conversations it is important that marketing and service departments make clear agreements before the chatbot is deployed. Both departments need to agree on the areas in which the chatbot will assist. For what purposes will the chatbot be used? And what information is the virtual assistant allowed to provide and what not? If both parties come to an agreement and create a joint goal, there is a greater chance that this goal will be achieved.

A chatbot without a goal does little for you. What do you want to achieve with your chatbot? Important properties and ingredients for the success of a chatbot are speed, quality and personalisation. With good application, a chatbot can quickly deliver the following:

  • Up to 36% cost savings
  • Up to 24% higher customer satisfaction (NPS)
  • 20% growth in productivity
  • Up to 40% of all conversations handled by chatbots

If marketing, sales and service all keep the corporate objectives in mind, planning and executing the strategy will be much easier. The result: a smooth customer journey where the customer journey is the main priority. Success will be guaranteed!

Would you like to know more about chatbots?

Curious what Spotler Engage’s chatbots can do for your organisation? Request a free demo via contact-engage@spotler.com or call +31 (0)85 210 50 60.

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