It seems that Cyber Monday is only thought of as the 'little sister' of Black Friday, but last year Cyber Monday brought in $3.45 billion in sales.
So, how can you influence your audience to buy your products? What is it they're looking for? Sometimes offering a % off discount on products and services simply isn't enough because they can wait until discounted sales happen again for Summer, New Year or even Christmas campaigns.
Research by Global Web Index shows the features that would increase the likelihood of a consumer buying a product online.
79% of respondents stated that free delivery would be their main influence. Often we find ourselves buying products in online sales, but the delivery charges are almost as much as the product.
Have you included free delivery in your Cyber Monday campaign?
Unsurprisingly, loyalty points were the least important to online shoppers with only 40% of respondents stating this would increase the likelihood of them buying a product online. Loyalty points are almost always a year-long program for many stores, meaning shoppers don't have to buy your products on Cyber Monday to gain points.
Your Cyber Monday campaign needs to:
This might sound easy but you need to know what motivates your customers to buy. You'll only know how to do this by knowing who your customers are and reaching them where they're searching for products.
Having a fully integrated campaign this Cyber Monday is vital in order to increase leads and have a higher number of conversions. 62% of those surveyed research products online via search engines and 49% use a mobile device to buy a product.
This means all your marketing channels need to be aligned to reach your audience where they're searching and also provide the best possible UX. Better UX means customers are more likely to stay on your site and buy your product. If your product page isn't optimized for mobile, is too slow or they can't find you on search engines this will decrease the likelihood of customers buying your product.
By Carolanne Mangles
Carolanne Mangles Dig DipM is the Digital Marketing Executive for Click Travel, an award-winning corporate travel booking platform. She is a specialist in B2B SaaS and enjoys planning and optimizing the full customer journey across all digital channels to create brand awareness, great user experience and copy that really sells the benefits of the product. She was previously Digital Marketing Executive for Smart Insights where she was involved with multiple digital channels to manage fully integrated membership campaigns to boost new customer acquisition and current membership retention. She has spoken and given masterclasses at B2B Expo on Search and Content Marketing, holds an IDM award in GDPR and loves a glass of red wine. Connect with her on LinkedIn or follow her on Twitter.
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