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October 07, 2015
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– CO P Y M AT T E R S
.T U M B L R .CO M “One of the biggest challenges they face is gaining users trust. You’re putting your actual money into them, so every single thing they do needs to feel incredibly safe and reassuring.”
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Optimizing for Delight
Wut?
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Stop playing by other’s rules
Stop playing by other’s rules Start making our own
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1. Earn trust
1. Earn trust 2. Build relationships
1. Earn trust 2. Build relationships 3. Profit
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Tactic: First Impressions
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What is your first impression? How can you make
it awesomer?
Tactic: Building Relationships
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How do friends say thank you?
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These are all hand made
These are all hand made But it’s possible to automate
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Customer Support #1 NPS driver
Examine your last 20 tweets/emails: Are you robot, or human?
Tactic: Leverage Delight
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https://fj.simple.com/r?i=4435893d&click_type=aclk
https://fj.simple.com/r?i=4435893d&click_type=aclk
https://fj.simple.com/r?i=4435893d&click_type=aclk https://www.huffingtonpost.com/article-url
+33% CTR ~20% Requested Invite
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Leverage your last 5 testimonials Use them to make new
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Tactic: Don’t be boring
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Turn boring moments into highlights
Tactic: Just answer the question
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Do you answer their basic question in 30 seconds or
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Tactic: Unique Content Propositions
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What unique insight do you have to share?
Tactic: Delight like Google and Facebook
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Make a $250 budget for Restaurants in October
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*removed for PDF* “Hello”
How can you thrive in a instant answer world?
First impressions Building relationships Don’t be boring Contribute something unique
Act bigger than you are
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These aren’t just tactics
These aren’t just tactics We’re building real, strong relationships with
customers
No algo change can take that away
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