{"id":6160,"date":"2023-06-09T10:56:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/e-commerce-marketing-7-tips-to-humanize-your-marketing-strategy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:28","slug":"e-commerce-marketing-7-tips-to-humanize-your-marketing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/e-commerce-marketing-7-tips-to-humanize-your-marketing-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"E-commerce Marketing: 7 Tips to Humanize Your Marketing Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >On this page<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/e-commerce-marketing-7-tips-to-humanize-your-marketing-strategy\/#Why_You_Should_Humanize_Your_Brand\" title=\"Why You Should Humanize Your Brand\">Why You Should Humanize Your Brand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/e-commerce-marketing-7-tips-to-humanize-your-marketing-strategy\/#How_You_Can_Humanize_Your_Brand\" title=\"How You Can Humanize Your Brand\">How You Can Humanize Your Brand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/e-commerce-marketing-7-tips-to-humanize-your-marketing-strategy\/#Wrap_up\" title=\"Wrap up\">Wrap up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>If you have been in e-commerce for quite a while, you may have come across the idea of \u201chumanizing your brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When we say that you should humanize your brand, it simply means making your business relatable and engaging. This is possible if you focus more on building relationships with your market, rather than shoving your products to their face.<\/p>\n<p>Doing so allows you to have a support group \u2012 a community of customer advocates. In relation to this, people prefer to make transactions with businesses that share the same values as theirs. Therefore, allowing you to increase your conversion.<\/p>\n<p>But why it is important to humanize your brand?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_You_Should_Humanize_Your_Brand\"><\/span>Why You Should Humanize Your Brand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Making your brand appear human is one desirable trait that every business should have, and here are three reasons why:<\/p>\n<h3>Allows You to Build Relationships<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, humanizing your brand lets you build a community of customer advocates through relationship building. After all, creating connections with your market is easier nowadays, thanks to social media.<\/p>\n<p>Doing so allows you to understand them better, which means you can improve how you deliver your products or provide your services.<\/p>\n<h3>Lets You Tell Your Brand\u2019s Story<\/h3>\n<p>Every business has a story to tell. It can be because you aim to help alleviate poverty in your community, you are fighting for a good cause, or you want to save the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason is, humanizing your brand allows you to tell your brand\u2019s story. And storytelling is one of the many ways that humans communicate.<\/p>\n<h3>Enables You to Share the Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>People will always prefer to talk to a human. Thus, you can share the spotlight to the people behind your brand.<\/p>\n<p>Much like what Lush UK does. It is part of their branding strategy to feature people, communities, and grassroots organizations that promotes animal and human rights, as well as sustainable living. That\u2019s because these are the causes that Lush supports and advocates<\/p>\n<p>And who would not want to help a company that helps one of the marginalized sectors in a southeast Asian country?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_You_Can_Humanize_Your_Brand\"><\/span>How You Can Humanize Your Brand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that you know the importance of humanizing your marketing strategy, it is time to learn how you can apply that to your own business:<\/p>\n<h3>Feature your employees<\/h3>\n<p>The best way to humanize your brand is to use real humans, such as your employees.<\/p>\n<p>For one, employees can effectively tell your brand\u2019s story. Come to think of it; there is no more knowledgeable about your products and processes other than your employees. So, you can give them the freedom to build content about your products and services to educate your target market.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason is that your customers are more likely to trust recommendations from a person. Thus, featuring your employees can create consumer trust, which can lead to an increase in sales. For your part as a business owner, that means reduced marketing cost!<\/p>\n<h3>Show your fun side<\/h3>\n<p>Another way to humanize your e-commerce marketing strategy is by having a sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p>In case you haven\u2019t noticed, brands like Old Spice, Dollar Shave Club, and Geico incorporate humor and fun in their marketing strategy. And there\u2019s a reason showing your brand\u2019s fun side works.<\/p>\n<p>According to Neil Patel:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn many cases, making your audience laugh is the key to winning them over, boosting your brand equity, and creating the perception of authenticity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For one, humor makes your target market less skeptical about your brand and marketing campaigns. Second, it makes you relatable. After all, they would not laugh at your brand messaging if it will not make them say, \u201cThis is so funny, I can relate!\u201d Third and last, humor makes your brand relatable, which compels your consumers to share and talk about your brand.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder the most shared content on social media is funny pet and baby videos.<\/p>\n<h3>Give your audience a voice<\/h3>\n<p>Back in the day, even before the dawn of e-commerce, every business\u2019 marketing strategy is all about promoting their brand and emphasizing their unique selling point. The audience, on the other hand, can only receive the branding message.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, the Internet enables brands to understand and listen to their market. This results in customer engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Market surveys, data, and web analytics, blog comments, and online reviews are just some of the ways you can listen to your audience.<\/p>\n<p>And because of two-way communication that you have between your consumers and your brand, you are sure to develop an engaging marketing campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>Evoke emotions through storytelling<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned earlier, storytelling is one of the many ways that humans communicate. From a business perspective, storytelling is what makes you stand out.<\/p>\n<p>As Ekaterina Walter pointed out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe live in a noisy world. Nowadays, to stand out as a brand, you either have to offer an unparalleled customer experience or become a really engaging storyteller. Or both.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are some quick tips on how to include storytelling in your marketing strategy:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Always hold on to your brand\u2019s core identity.<\/li>\n<li>Build your campaigns around your business\u2019 mission and vision<\/li>\n<li>Engage your communities by adding value<\/li>\n<li>Listen with your audience\u2019s stories<\/li>\n<li>Use data to understand what resonates well to your market<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Be transparent and own up to your mistakes<\/h3>\n<p>No one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes. However, consumers tend to be unforgiving when it comes to businesses. Just like what happened to AirBnb.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2015, Harvard released a working paper based on social media user\u2019s reports that they experienced discrimination while using the home sharing platform. According to the report, travelers with a distinct African-American names are \u201c16% less likely to be accepted\u201d compared to those with distinct White names.<\/p>\n<p>AirBnb proactively addressed the issue when CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky issued an apology via email. This was followed by a 32-page report that evaluates where the company falls short on preventing racial discriminiation, as well as the measures that would be put in place.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, mistakes can disrupt a business. However, owning up to your mistakes lets you demonstrate integrity and shows that you are human.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, you have to learn how to be sensible with your marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n<h3>Show and express your gratitude<\/h3>\n<p>Your customers are the reason your e-commerce store, and your business in general exists. Thus, it is essential that you show and express your gratitude towards them.<\/p>\n<p>In the words of Mother Teresa:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cKind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, how can you thank your customers? It can be as simple as including a thank you note whenever you ship an order to something as grand as hosting a Thank You event.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you could think of, always find the time to show and express your gratitude to your customers.<\/p>\n<h3>Share user-generated content<\/h3>\n<p>In our opinion, user-generated content is the mother of influencer marketing. That\u2019s because UGC includes product reviews and client testimonials.<\/p>\n<p>And you also have to keep in mind that reviews can sway a person\u2019s opinion about your products.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sorilbran Stone:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYour customers are far more likely to trust someone\u2019s endorsement of you than they are to trust the content on your website. User-generated content helps you to forge a connection between your brand and your prospect.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, if you come across someone\u2019s post about your brand, feel free to ask his or her permission if you can share it on your social media pages.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap_up\"><\/span>Wrap up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Humanizing your brand means making your business relatable with people. Thus, your customers would tend to connect with you.<\/p>\n<p>So, which of these aforementioned tips are you ready to apply for your e-commerce store?<\/p>\n<div><em>This post is contributed by Jake Rheude &#8211; He\u00a0is the Director of Marketing at Red Stag Fulfillment, an\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/redstagfulfillment.com\/ecommerce-fulfillment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/redstagfulfillment.com\/ecommerce-fulfillment\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1565259823792000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGDm-DeMSVxSZt4gEmV9thSo-5WqA&quot;\">ecommerce fulfillment warehouse<\/a>\u00a0that was born out of ecommerce. He has years of experience in ecommerce and business development. 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