{"id":10880,"date":"2023-11-08T04:13:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T04:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/182-fresh-ways-to-wow-delight-your-customers-this-holiday-season\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T04:13:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T04:13:34","slug":"182-fresh-ways-to-wow-delight-your-customers-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/182-fresh-ways-to-wow-delight-your-customers-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"182. Fresh Ways to Wow &#038; Delight Your Customers This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"date\">Nov 6, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>With host retail coach Wendy Batten<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/182-2\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Show Notes:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you want to put your best foot forward this Holiday<br \/>\nseason and beyond in your retail shop, join the Retailer\u2019s<br \/>\nInner Circle! The Inner Circle is my private coaching group.<br \/>\nWe\u2019ve got a vibrant group of retailers from all over the globe in<br \/>\nour community and we want to help you too! In October, we launched<br \/>\nour monthly playbook inside the Inner Circle. The monthly playbook<br \/>\nis changing the way my retailers approach marketing! It\u2019s taking<br \/>\nthe pressure off: you\u2019ll no longer have to ask yourself \u201cWhat do I<br \/>\nneed to do? When do I need to do it? What emails should I be<br \/>\nsending?\u201d In addition to goal setting, it\u2019s full of tips, ideas,<br \/>\nand timelines to help independent creative retailers navigate small<br \/>\nbusiness ownership. Check it out today!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Holiday Retail Marketing can feel so hard. But it<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t have to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One extra step and an important step in the marketing<br \/>\nframework I teach is to\u00a0 \u201cwow &amp; delight\u201d our retail customers<br \/>\nto keep them coming back. This is such an important part of<br \/>\nindependent retail because it is one of our true advantages over<br \/>\nthe big box stores. We can build communities of allies, believers<br \/>\nand advocates for our shops. Hospitality is what connects people to<br \/>\nyou and your retail brand. This week on the podcast I\u2019m sharing<br \/>\nsome extra tips for you this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tips to Wow &amp; Delight Your Customers:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1. Send a gift to your top\/milestone clients: Even if<br \/>\nyou don\u2019t have access to home addresses of your best customers, you<br \/>\ncan make up small \u201cthank you\u201d gifts to hand out when your best<br \/>\nclients come in to shop. Get creative!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2. Think beyond the bench: Do unexpected things! We\u2019ve<br \/>\nall thought about placing a bench outside of the dressing room or a<br \/>\nplace for the husbands to hang out, but what else can we do that<br \/>\nwill wow your customers unexpectedly? In this episode, I\u2019m sharing<br \/>\na bunch of ideas my clients are using now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3. In-store and ongoing promotions: Think about what<br \/>\nyou can do in your shop that will help out your clients that is<br \/>\nunique to you. Make your promotions fun and different. Elevate your<br \/>\ngift registries, bag stuffers, all of the things! How can you make<br \/>\nyour customers smile?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Related podcasts we think you\u2019ll like:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Episode<br \/>\n93: How to Wow &amp; Delight Your Customers to Keep Them Coming<br \/>\nBack<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Episode<br \/>\n143: How to Plan and Host Successful Events and Promotions in<br \/>\nYour Shop<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Episode 145:<br \/>\nHow to Market Promotional Events in Your Shop<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wow and delight<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Episode<br \/>\n181: 3 Areas to Focus on in Q4 in Your Retail Shop<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">About your host, Retail Coach Wendy Batten<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In case we haven\u2019t met yet, I\u2019m Wendy, a small<br \/>\nbusiness coach and founder of the<br \/>\nRetailer\u2019s Inner Circle, where I help other independent shop<br \/>\nowners learn how to gain the right business skillsets to see more<br \/>\nprofits, paychecks, and joy as they navigate running their retail<br \/>\nbusiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Through online classes, business coaching programs,<br \/>\nspeaking, and a top-ranked podcast,<br \/>\nI\u2019ve helped hundreds of retailers around the globe reclaim their<br \/>\ndream and see the success they want from their beautiful shops. my<br \/>\nsignature private coaching community, The<br \/>\nRetailer\u2019s Inner Circle, has helped retailers around the world<br \/>\nbuild their retail business skill sets and confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I am proud to have been featured in several major<br \/>\npublications, including my own business column in What Women Create<br \/>\nmagazine. I have been privileged to be a guest on top-ranked<br \/>\npodcasts and sought-after as a guest speaker and teacher for<br \/>\nseveral brands, associations, and communities that are passionate<br \/>\nabout the success of independent retailers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When I\u2019m not coaching, you will find me either DIYing<br \/>\nand renovating my very imperfect old crooked cottage by the sea in<br \/>\nthe UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, NS, or blogging about<br \/>\nour travel and RVing adventures and the weird fun things we get up<br \/>\nto in our coastal village. I\u2019d love to invite you to check out one<br \/>\nof my free resources for real retailers at https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/free-resources\/\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more support from Wendy<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Retailer\u2019s<br \/>\nInner Circle &#8211; Join Wendy inside the best retailer\u2019s<br \/>\ncommunity<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wendy\u2019s sources for shop<br \/>\nowners\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hang out and connect<br \/>\nwith Wendy on IG\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">All<br \/>\nof Wendy\u2019s programs and services for shop owners can be found<br \/>\nHERE.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Subscribe &amp; Review in<br \/>\niTunes<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Are<br \/>\nyou subscribed to my podcast? If you\u2019re not, I\u2019d love you to<br \/>\nconsider it. Subscribing means you won\u2019t miss an episode!<\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to iTunes!<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"docs-internal-guid-06047681-7fff-9459-c761-00d931c9533d\">If you want to be more of<br \/>\na rockstar, I\u2019d love it if you could leave a review over on iTunes<br \/>\nas well.\u00a0 Those reviews help other retailers find my podcast<br \/>\nand they\u2019re also fun for me to go in and read.<br \/>\nJust click here to review, select<br \/>\n\u201cRatings and Reviews\u201d and \u201cWrite a Review\u201d and let me know what<br \/>\nyour favorite part of the podcast is. So grateful for you! Thank<br \/>\nyou!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n      var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n      if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n      js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n      js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.8&appId=834757889913083\";\n      fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 6, 2023 \u00a0With host retail coach Wendy Batten \u00a0 https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/182-2\/ \u00a0 Show Notes: If you want to put your best foot forward this Holiday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}