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This year is about to end, which means Christmas shopping is just around the corner which also means you have to start marketing double time. Have you already planned how you will spend your marketing dollars? A sound plan to me is to throw away last year’s plan and start fresh. The economic situation coupled with the current popularity of social media and of course the developments with the internet have forever changed the way people shop. Entrepreneurs these days give a huge importance to customer interaction.

Rather than relying heavily on traditional media channels such as television, radio and newspaper wherein customer interaction is not seen, allocate your marketing budget to less traditional tactics. Winning and keeping customers nowadays uses innovative marketing where customer interaction is visible.

Here are some marketing tips wherein you can effectively perform customer interaction:

1. Take advantage of new media – As I have said earlier do not rely heavily on traditional marketing channels, but I did not say STOP using them. What you can do is integrate traditional media to that of new ones. These new marketing channels that you can use have more room for customer interaction.

For example you can use cable TV ads to build recognition and credibility for your business, and at the same time use newspaper ads to draw prospects to specific price promotion. Both of these channels are great however it would perform even better if you couple it with a terrific interactive website. This particular website is wherein customer interaction will happen as well as this is your customer’s first stop if they want to learn more about your business.

2. One-on-one communication – A lot of people say everything old is new again, and that couldn’t be more on point when it comes to developing new techniques for customer interaction.

Due to the economic situation that is affecting everybody, people are now more conscious when they purchase online. They go through careful evaluation as to whom they are doing business with. So they are spending their money at businesses, and on products and services, they can trust to deliver what they have promised and more. Create opportunities for customer interaction to happen, which is vital to the business.

3. Your customers expect to be interacted with and understood – Of course the reason why customer interaction is important is because you want to understand their needs and wants. In this day and age of instant and pervasive interpersonal communication, customer interaction helps a lot. The key to establishing a positive relationship is to demonstrate that your business cares about the same things its customers care about.

There are several smart ways to achieve customer interaction. You can participate actively in social networking websites and add an interactive element to your own company website where customer interaction can take place.