
Too often companies spend a considerable amount of time, effort and money on customer acquisition; entirely forgetting to service and mine their existing loyal customer base. As a business relationship already exists, it is entirely appropriate to use a more personal, individual style of approach – and personalised Direct Mail can be very effective. Positive Advertising pruduced this direct mail campiagn for JT Hughes’ B2B business and fleet customers. As the number of customers was low, but their business value high, it was worth creating a ‘reward piece’ that you knew wouldn’t end up in the bin.
CONCEPT
Invite the customer and their partner to a local health club and spa and enjoy a day’s pampering, courtesy of JT Hughes.
The accompanying Body Treat Kit ensured that it hit the right target. Female managers would receive it directly and male managers would, of course, pass it to their wives – it’s always nice to get in the ‘good books’, especially for free. The female side of the partnership could then be relied upon to ensure attendance at the Spa was extremely high.
SO WHAT DID JT HUGHES GET OUT OF IT?
You mean beyond a nice customer reward exercise? Well, it’s a well-known fact that relaxed people make the best customers. Old hands know that more business is done in the pub after a meeting than ever takes place during it.
Specialist staff were on hand to meet and greet customers and make sure the day went smoothly. Naturally, suitable business and fleet cars were on display at the spa during the day. Of course, if a customer just happened to want to talk about contract and fleet hire, well why not – no pressure, but plenty of relaxed business concluded. Job done.
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