{"id":18480,"date":"2022-03-01T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T07:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affise.com\/?p=18480"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:22:08","slug":"ecommerce-customer-acquisition-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/ecommerce-customer-acquisition-model\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to an Effective Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Model Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18480\" class=\"elementor elementor-18480\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82b4ec7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82b4ec7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a114aaf\" data-id=\"a114aaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb960e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb960e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer acquisition is essential for any business seeking to maintain consistent profit margins. And while it can be tempting to generate fast-paced sales by any means necessary, in fact, the key to successful acquisition is long-term customer nurturing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is to get your customers to stick around, make regular purchases, and become your brand\u2019s key advocates. So, how can we go about achieving this long-term acquisition equilibrium? Well, you just need to keep reading to find out.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is Customer Acquisition?<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what exactly is customer acquisition? There\u2019s a lot more to the customer acquisition process than first meets the eye. It\u2019s not just a case of randomly onboarding one-time-only buyers. It\u2019s about realizing a strategy that helps you attract, engage, and retain prospective buyers so that they convert into sustained, repeat customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Definition Of Customer Acquisition<\/span><\/h2><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By definition, customer acquisition is an umbrella term used to describe a set of processes involving multiple marketing and customer service techniques. All of these techniques come together to onboard and retain new customers for a business by nurturing them through the sales funnel from start to finish. From the awareness stage to the education stage, all the way through to that all-important final conversion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy Customer Acquisition<\/span><\/h2><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In very basic terms, a healthy rate of customer acquisition is an increasing one. But, in reality, it\u2019s not as simple as this. There are many different factors that go towards determining the health of a business\u2019s customer acquisition metrics. As well as seeking a generally upwards trend, it\u2019s important to ensure that customers lost are offset by customers gained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, you may be acquiring new customers at a steady rate but if you\u2019re losing more than you\u2019re gaining then the impact is going to be minimal and margins will start to suffer. It\u2019s also important to consider the wider economic context when assessing the health of your acquisition rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you notice acquisitions going down, don\u2019t immediately assume that you\u2019re doing something wrong. Think about what\u2019s going on in the wider economy and compare your acquisition rates to those of your competitors. Are theirs also declining? As long as your customer acquisitions are similar or above those of your competitors, you\u2019re looking good.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost Of Customer Acquisition<\/span><\/h2><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76575ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76575ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6876957\" data-id=\"6876957\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c9055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34c9055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/average-cac.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18518\" alt=\"average cac\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sourcce (firstpagesage.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac33f3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac33f3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23b2802\" data-id=\"23b2802\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0756a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0756a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like any marketing process, customer acquisition incurs a cost. A business\u2019s Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is the sum of total expenditure for acquisition purposes (such as new sales and marketing costs, cost of goods, salaries, and ad spend) divided by the total number of new customers acquired during the marketing campaign period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To calculate the CAC ratio, you can use this formula:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53caaa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53caaa1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac26dd\" data-id=\"3ac26dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c9de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94c9de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/customer-acquisition-cost-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18520\" alt=\"customer acquisition cost\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Created by Writer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5943b1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5943b1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d5e895\" data-id=\"8d5e895\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79476b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79476b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost per acquisition (or customer acquisition cost) can vary quite dramatically from industry to industry. This is to be expected. Cheaper products that sell fast, may incur lower sales and marketing expenses and generate high rates of acquisition. Products with a bigger price tag may incur greater sales and marketing spend and generate lower rates of acquisition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The important thing is that overall gross profit margins remain in an upwards trajectory (whether that\u2019s by selling lots of little things or a few big things is entirely up to you).<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Does Customer Acquisition Work In Ecommerce?<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer acquisition works in nuanced ways and varies considerably from industry to industry. For ecommerce business owners there are a few industry-specific features that contribute to a successful customer acquisition process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By nature, ecommerce exists in the online space and the importance of digital advertising for acquisitions cannot be stressed enough &#8211; even for ecommerce behemoths such as Amazon and Shopify.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, online sales are expected to account for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/statistics\/ecommerce-share-of-retail-sales\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22% of total retail sales by 2023<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Online promotion is a key booster of conversion rates, meaning that your SEO, blog content, PPC Ads, Google Analytics, and social media copy need to be on point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ced618 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ced618\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-396264d\" data-id=\"396264d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055c46c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"055c46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ecommerce-share.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18526\" alt=\"ecommerce share\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source (oberlo.co.uk)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1bfb92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1bfb92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0806c98\" data-id=\"0806c98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f914760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f914760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, ecommerce customer acquisition is becoming an ever more expensive endeavor and data suggests that in-app purchases incur the highest average acquisition costs in North America. In 2020, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/941273\/mobile-app-average-user-acquisition-cost-worldwide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">average cost of acquiring an in-app purchase<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was $74.68.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f921fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f921fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95caafb\" data-id=\"95caafb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46822b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46822b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1210\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/user-acquisition-cost.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18527\" alt=\"user acquisition cost\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e497ce3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e497ce3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d832fe3\" data-id=\"d832fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08a993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c08a993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/average-user-acquisition-cost.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18519\" alt=\"average user acquisition cost\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source (statista.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45f72cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45f72cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a2021c\" data-id=\"7a2021c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2b418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2b418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to reach a point where an ecommerce acquisition can be made, prospective customers must be nurtured through the sales funnel from start to finish. This involves four key stages:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sparking the customer\u2019s <\/span><b>awareness<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining the customer\u2019s <\/span><b>interest<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving customer <\/span><b>decisions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prompting <\/span><b>action<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (aka a sale)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below we\u2019ll explore these processes (and more) by delving into the customer acquisition process in even more detail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Process Of Customer Acquisition In Ecommerce<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as the four key sales funnel stages, acquiring customers also involves a few additional steps. Once interest is sparked, customers will need to be guided through a process of deliberation and evaluation before a decision is made.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, once that purchase is set in stone, don\u2019t go thinking the acquisition process is over. Far from it. Following up with customers post-sale is essential if you want to generate repeat custom and long-term customer advocacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take a look at each individual process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awareness<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the awareness stage. This stage is all about initial lead generation. Reach out to your target demographic with informative and engaging content. During this stage, your target audience has little-to-no purchase intent. It\u2019s your job to spark their interest &#8211; and don\u2019t forget those targeted CTAs that will land these prospects on a relevant webpage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interest<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your prospects know who you are. Now it\u2019s time to get them interested. Communication and conversation are key to this process. Get customers involved with promotions, offers, contests, and dialogue on social media and other relevant online platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consideration<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, we reach the consideration stage. This is when purchase intent is starting to develop. Uninterested prospects will have dropped off by now (those left have real potential for conversion). To keep these customers engaged encourage them to sign up for brand communications via an email list, or social media platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluation<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now the serious thinking starts. Customers who have been umming and ahhing about your products will generally start to evaluate their options more carefully before making a decision (especially if the price tag is on the higher side).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is when customers might compare your product offerings to those of your competitors. So make sure you\u2019re standing out from the crowd and offering the best quality of service and value for money out there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decision<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s decision time. The buyer decision process culminates in the customer making a final purchase decision. They\u2019ve done their research already and decided to invest in your brand. Remember the decision-making process will vary in length depending on the type of product. A customer might decide to buy a t-shirt in a few seconds, but it\u2019s going to be a different story for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accelerate.agency\/saas-product-ideas-and-examples-for-startup-companies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SaaS products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purchase<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your customer is ready to convert. The product is in the cart and ready to go. It\u2019s important to ensure that the customer experience is plain sailing from here on in to avoid any dreaded cart abandonment cases. Utilizing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/order-management-software\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best order management software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will help ensure that the purchase process runs smoothly and efficiently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some ecommerce brands will introduce discounts, trials, or other incentives at this stage to win over their new converts and encourage them to return for future purchases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of future purchases, remember the acquisition process doesn\u2019t stop at a sale. It\u2019s important to nurture each conversion so that it turns into another\u2026 and another. The more frequently a customer purchases from your store the more likely they are to continue doing so long-term.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the customer has handed over their credit card details make sure that their post-purchase experience is nothing short of perfect. Equip yourself with a high-quality <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/warehouse-management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">warehouse management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tool to make sure that orders are fulfilled on time, every time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loyalty<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By maintaining outstanding levels of customer service, and going above and beyond your competitors, you\u2019ll establish loyal customers who keep coming back. Nurture these customers with high levels of service, personalized communications, and bespoke promotions to reward their loyalty and ensure customer retention.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocacy<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do this successfully and you\u2019ll create a ready-made marketing team of brand advocates, introducing your products to their friends and family. The better your product and service offerings your marketing efforts will pay dividends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f717c37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f717c37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdf9dc4\" data-id=\"cdf9dc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f90b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f90b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/customer-acquisition-process.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18521\" alt=\"customer acquisition process\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source (swoopnow.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e836e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e836e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d52a026\" data-id=\"d52a026\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d92556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d92556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective Customer Acquisition Strategies<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve covered a lot of great stuff here already.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how about some actionable steps you can take to implement a comprehensive and effective customer acquisition strategy? Below we\u2019ll be exploring some of the essential techniques that every ecommerce store should be using to start making targeted improvements to long-term acquisition rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Influencer Marketing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love them or hate them \u2018influencers\u2019 (as the name suggests) have a lot of influence. If you\u2019re reading this and wondering what the heck an influencer is, then listen up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Influencers are celebrities and digital-media personalities with a committed following of fans or supporters. These individuals have a lot of influence over their subscribers&#8217; purchase decisions and just one recommendation is enough to get viewers flocking to pick up the latest hot product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before sparking up a brand deal with an influencer, it\u2019s important to do your research. Pick an influencer who is trusted and speaks directly to your target personas. The influencer should be an industry authority whose opinion is respected. The most effective brand deals are with influencers who genuinely love your product and would recommend it to a friend off-screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook Audience Insights Tool<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Facebook\u2019s Audience Insights tool will help you access key insights about your brand\u2019s target audience. The insights tool will help identify your target persona\u2019s interests, behaviors, likes, and dislikes. Use the tool when conducting preliminary research for your campaigns and target your campaign content to match your audience\u2019s specific needs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75bb938 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75bb938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03d2382\" data-id=\"03d2382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b646d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b646d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/audience.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18517\" alt=\"audience\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source (learn.g2.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-858329e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"858329e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09b4a11\" data-id=\"09b4a11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8891280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8891280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Marketing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email remains a solid and effective marketing strategy for customer acquisition and lead generation. Email is one of the biggest contributors to businesses\u2019 recurring revenues and also helps brands to create a database of invaluable customer information. To get the most out of your email campaign make it easy for interested shoppers to sign up to your mailing list. This will help keep them engaged, even if they\u2019re not ready to buy at that exact moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, use your email list to send personalized email marketing content to your prospects. Personalizing emails is about much more than just using your customer\u2019s name. For the best results try behavior-triggered emails (cart abandonment emails, for example), offers and incentives, or even informative emails to keep your audience listening. Finally, include a clear and concise CTA that will direct your reader to a relevant landing page for your online store.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content Marketing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the topic of informative content, make sure that you\u2019ve got a robust and engaging content strategy. Providing engaging and authoritative content is a great way to build customer trust and nurture sales. Regularly updating a company blog or social media channel with industry-specific, quality content is a must for strengthening brand-customer relationships and generating leads. Guest posts from related authorities are another way to boost reputability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic Traffic Via SEO<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Engine Optimization (or SEO) is going to be your best friend. In order to generate more consistent organic traffic to your website, you\u2019ll need an SEO strategy that gets your business ranking on the search engine leaderboards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that you\u2019re following essential SEO best practices including the use of keywords, backlinking, and effective metadata. Furthermore, ensure that all of your web pages are optimized for search engines in terms of site speed, site mapping, mobile-first design, and maintaining a targeted social media presence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Platforms For Paid Ads<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as organic traffic, some brands choose to boost traffic to their websites using paid ads. Ads can be placed on search engines like Google and social media platforms like Facebook for a small fee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oftentimes the return on investment more than offsets the minimal cost of this type of advertising.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, Google and Facebook ads generate a huge amount of traffic, so getting your brand seen on these high-density platforms is incredibly beneficial. These platforms provide businesses with a route to rapid growth as well as allowing brands to target the precise type of customer they want their ad to be shown to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partner marketing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least &#8211; if you haven\u2019t already &#8211; give partner marketing a go. Partner marketing (sometimes termed affiliate or performance marketing) is a type of digital marketing in which ecommerce brands partner with other, non-competitor, brands with a similar customer base.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marketing partnerships<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for different verticals but this technique works especially well in an ecommerce setting. The desired effect of this is to collate a shared database of customers free of charge and drive traffic to one another\u2019s respective sites. The effect? Increased brand awareness and more sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At some point, you may wish to migrate your affiliate program from an existing platform to a new affiliate or management platform like Affise. This process is called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">platform migration<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is a great way to enhance your acquisitions campaigns with access to key <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reporting tools, and specialized features like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/reach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affise Reach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/category\/updates\/affise-reach-where-brands-and-agencies-partner-up\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allows brands and agencies to partner up<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> swiftly and efficiently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b02d02f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b02d02f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4502f16\" data-id=\"4502f16\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e745851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e745851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/digital-ad-spending.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18522\" alt=\"digital ad spending\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source (invoca.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d93d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d93d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-688110f\" data-id=\"688110f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2258703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2258703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tips to Reduce Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Costs<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, we know what customer acquisition is and what makes up a robust customer acquisition strategy, but what about those costs we mentioned right at the beginning of this article?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All businesses want to keep their customer acquisition costs down, and with CAC rates for ecommerce rising rapidly, finding some effective cost-saving strategies is more important than ever. To help you get started, we\u2019ve collated a list of some fantastic money-saving techniques that you can try out for yourself to start saving a few cents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\/B Test Your Campaigns<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First thing\u2019s first, make sure that you\u2019re testing your campaigns before launch. There are many different types of tests you can employ, but A\/B testing is one of the most tried, tested, and effective options. A\/B testing involves testing out two different variations of an individual digital feature to see which one participants respond to best. You can test everything from ad and website design to web copy and email layouts in this way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retarget Website Visitors<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retargeting is the process of marketing to customers who have shown purchase intent but failed to make the final conversion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if they abandon their shopping cart at the last minute. Retargeting emails are a great way to re-engage these customers and encourage them to make that purchase once and for all. Instead of giving up and looking for a new prospect, giving existing customers a final push is quicker, cheaper, and prevents losing a potential long-term brand advocate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage Customer Reviews<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reviews and referrals are one of the most effective ways to build trust and reputability. Ensuring that your customers have the opportunity to review your products across multiple online platforms and then directing new prospects towards these reviews will finalize those acquisitions. Sometimes all a prospect needs is the reassurance that they are making a good decision and investing in a quality product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deploy a Chatbot for Lead Generation<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omnichannel communication is a must both for customer service and customer acquisitions. Today\u2019s customers want to be able to contact businesses quickly and easily from any device and on multiple available platforms, providing you with a selection of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marketing channels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipping your website with a chatbot will help customers get answers to their queries quickly and easily. Plus you\u2019ll reduce the burden placed on your contact centers, meaning that incoming callers will enjoy faster service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Display Social Proof<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social proof works by using similar psychology employed with review-based marketing. Social proof is anything that demonstrates the quality and usefulness of a product via an impartial agent. For example, this could be a referral from an industry expert or a customer success story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f378f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f378f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdafe38\" data-id=\"cdafe38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac453b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ac453b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/app-review.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18516\" alt=\"app review\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source (instapage.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-836a98c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"836a98c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6089545\" data-id=\"6089545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425a874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"425a874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employ Marketing Automation<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimize your acquisition campaign by automating all those repetitive processes. 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