Save The Sale: Retargeting Marketing Tips 

Using Retargeting To Bring Back Lost E-Commerce Opportunities

E-Commerce has truly changed the traditional shopping experience where a customer would go to a specific store to browse or in search of an item. Nowadays, we constantly scroll through content on our electronic devices making the online shopping experience a 24/7 game. Because of this, the sales funnel has evolved and so have marketing initiatives. Ecommerce brands should be using retargeting and remarketing strategies to turn viewers into buyers. 

The path to purchasing is much different online than in a traditional store setting. Traditional settings think about things like aisle displays, but online sales go through a web of social media ads, blogs, influencers, emails, and more. This web of various digital advertising and strategies all lead to someone eventually creating a cart and making an electronic payment. 

Traditional Advertising Methods No Longer Work

It used to be that traditional advertising such as television or print ads is no longer a viable source of information. Today consumers read reviews, search for videos online, and read blog posts from purchasers. Consumers also search for competing brands to compare pricing, quality, and options. 

For marketing efforts, you must consider the new age thinking: Budget, Authority, Need, and Timeframe (BANT). The beginning of any online shopping experience is usually just brand awareness. Over time, users will keep seeing your digital marketing efforts and find a need. 

Turn Abandoned Shopping Carts Into Sales

It is said that 75% of shopping carts online are abandoned. That means users adding products to their cart but did not actually purchase. By using retargeting, you can bump those customers to remind them of their desired purchase that they did not make. 

Retargeting is happening on the internet all around us. You find a pair of sunglasses you like, you put them in your cart, decide to wait, and then the next day those same sunglasses are popping up as ads on your social media, display ads on websites, and even in your gmail. This is not a coincidence; this is retargeting. Retargeting is when you show ads to someone because of their browser history. 

You can also use old customer data to remarket 

There is also a similar term to be aware of: remarketing. Remarketing involves collecting customer info such as emails or phone numbers and sending them marketing promotions and updates. The overall goal with both is to convert those customers – both old and new – into a converting sale. 

If you are an e-commerce store and you are not using retargeting or remarketing strategies, it is time to get on it. There are many tools and resources out there to use this online sales tactic to show your ads to the RIGHT customers – converting higher sales! 

Elemerce was created to empower ecommerce brands for growth. Contact us today to see how we can help you reach your online sales goals.