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How do we increase our dollar spend per customer without discounting?

Written by Step Change Marketing | June 24, 2015

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Q: How do we increase our dollar spend per customer without discounting?

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A:

  • There are two different ways to increase customer spend: either encourage them to spend more each time they buy, or encourage them to buy more often

  • Try benchmarking how often they should be visiting you or making a purchase. If they come every month, tell them to come once a fortnight. This can be done by sending customers email reminders or outlining a return date on a receipt. One pillow manufacturer achieved this by printing an expiry date on all of their products  

  • Play around with your package deals. You might be able to create a premium product for a slightly higher price

  • Take a premium product further and make it a super premium product. This is something outrageous that puts price increases on your standard product into perspective. Customers will be able to justify paying a little more in comparison

  • A subscription service may work well by turning purchasing into a common behaviour or habit

  • You can also try to upsell by adding complementary products to your customers' basket

  • Make purchasing more convenient by moving the purchase point closer to the customer. This might be in the form of a dropbox or pick-up service close to a customer's home or office. Partnering with other businesses looking to increase purchase frequency may also incentivise customers to use this system

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