We take a hard look at how customer reviews affect trust, speed, and cost in 2017.
First, we evaluate O'Conner's and Bandura's studies on social proof.
Then compare social studies against business data from a local dentist that acquired 300 Google reviews over the course of two years to see how reviews increased social proof, revenue while decreasing customer acquisition costs, and buy cycles.
31. Which Reviews are Best?
Google vs Yelp vs Facebook vs YP vs niche/DemandForce
32. Which Reviews are Best?
Google vs Yelp vs Facebook vs YP vs niche/DemandForce
33. Which Reviews are Best?
Google vs Yelp vs Facebook vs YP vs niche/DemandForce
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The Customer Review Affect: How Reviews Affect Trust, Speed, & Cost in 2017
Influence by Robert Cialdini & Albert Bandura study on Social Proof
Influence by Robert Cialdini & Albert Bandura study on Social Proof
Influence by Robert Cialdini & Albert Bandura study on Social Proof
Influence by Robert Cialdini & Albert Bandura study on Social Proof
1st business – cell phone store to 9 – flyers, mailers, thurs & sun paper, radio remotes. 2nd business – consumer electronics. 3rd Trading Software & Foreign Currency Brokerage – Traditional advertising too expensive. Traders scattered all over the world. Doctors & Dentists to online poker players were clients. US to UK to China to Middle East. Lost tens of thousands over and over on ppc and display. Total bath. Started reading everything on the web about SEO from blogs to black hat forums. Bought more than 2000 domains. Built a couple hundred microsites and link wheels to our software and brokerage site. I couldn't believe it when my sites started ranking 1st page. I felt like a god when we started generating a couple dozed leads each day.
How we turned 310K revenue in March of 2015 to 413K in revenue in March of 2016
And how we did that with a seasoned, 15 year old dental practice with thousands of loyal customers already. Without any increase in marketing spend or activity.
That increase in sales/dollars is the result of ”the review effect”. Who would you call for your family dentist upon seeing this search result?
Its embarrassing to ask. What if I get a negative review? I’m a divorce lawyer, a review is the last thing that my client wants to leave. My client base are baby boomers and not tech savvy enough to leave a review…. And the list of excuses I hear goes on and on.
By a show of hands how many hear use reviews as reference before buying products and services?
http://searchengineland.com/88-consumers-trust-online-reviews-much-personal-recommendations-195803
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The Customer Review Affect: How Reviews Affect Trust, Speed, & Cost in 2017
The Pareto principle, named after economist Vilfredo Pareto (also known as the 80–20 rule, the law of the vital few, and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.