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How we grew a highly engaged online community of customers using organic and paid social media posts, video, competitions, email and more.
Develop an online presence for national furniture retailer.
An online communication strategy that delivers high levels of customer engagement.
Everybody knows that brands need to be online if they want to grow, however, few are able to use social media marketing, email and other communication channels effectively. When Full House decided to start building its online presence, they knew better than to hire an entire in-house digital marketing team. They turned to Shapeshift.
Alistair MacKenzie, Founder and Managing Director, Full House
Building an online presence is as much an exercise in understanding who your audience is and how they communicate as it is about creating valuable content. Shapeshift spent three months learning about Full House’s customers.
They studied customer demographics, device usage statistics, and the language, tone and voice that Full House customers use.
Research showed that 75% of Full House customers use mobile phones, and that social media, messaging applications and email were popular means of communication. Shapeshift therefore developed a growth communication strategy to support these channels.
Full House’s strategy comprised of a complete communication plan with an editorial calendar, creative content deliverables and key performance metrics that all future content will be measured against. Also included is monthly reporting, which is presented to Full House’s leadership team and used to optimise future creative content to increase engagement.
As part of Full House’s communication strategy, Shapeshift delivered a Facebook page, a dedicated WhatsApp communication channel and an email newsletter.
On Facebook, Full House publishes various posts in the unique communication style of their audience.
Social content includes staff anniversaries, promotions, competitions, inspirational content and videos, all of which are aligned with Full House’s business objective of driving engagement.
Over 75% of Full House customers are mobile phone users. Shapeshift saw this as an opportunity to find a way for customers to quickly and affordably engage the brand.
A dedicated WhatsApp contact number was established and is accessible via Full House’s mobile first website. Customers can now enquire about products, credit applications and more via WhatsApp.
Lastly, a weekly email newsletter was created to promote updates from Full House on specials, new products and competitions. Email is a more affordable, eco-friendly alternative to print media and easier to track, making it a highly attractive marketing tool.
Full House has a highly engaged Facebook page, a WhatsApp communication channel that receives queries daily, and weekly email newsletter that’s growing in popularity with customers.
Full House has a highly active audience with daily engagement.
Customers turn to WhatsApp to query specials, products and credit application status.
Weekly newsletter views and signups are on the rise.
Alistair MacKenzie, Founder and Managing Director, Full House
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