{"id":12368,"date":"2019-05-22T10:57:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T09:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=12368"},"modified":"2019-05-22T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T10:00:24","slug":"how-manufacturers-can-use-social-media-to-improve-servitisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/how-manufacturers-can-use-social-media-to-improve-servitisation\/","title":{"rendered":"How manufacturers can use social media to improve servitisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Servitisation is now recognised as a business model that allows manufacturers to attract and retain their clients. Social media offers an easy and affordable way to increase and improve manufacturers\u2019 service offerings, while raising awareness of their business among their target audience. Jonathan Wilkins reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Waitrose & Partners announced it would begin testing its While You\u2019re Away service, delivering orders into customers\u2019 homes while they are out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like supermarkets, manufacturers should continually improve their service offerings to stay competitive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servitisation is widely recognised as a business model that allows manufacturers to attract and retain customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A popular service offered by manufacturers like Siemens allows customers to obtain a product for free. The manufacturer can monitor the use of the product remotely and charge according to the amount of use or added business value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make sure you stand out from your competitors, you should always be looking for ways to improve your servitisation. Social media offers an easy and affordable way to increase and improve your service offerings, while raising awareness of our business among your target audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make it public<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use social media to show your existing and potential customers that they can gain more from your business than just products. Sharing case study examples of customers who have benefitted from your services is one effective way of achieving this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should also share relevant thought leadership articles on social media, including your own pieces and those written by others, to educate your target audience on your field of expertise \u2014 education is a service that customers can benefit from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you are targeting the social media platforms that your audience most commonly uses. The easiest way to find out which platforms they use is to ask \u2014 just send them an e-mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen carefully<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media isn\u2019t just about the information you share, it also allows you to \u2018listen\u2019 to what your customers are saying about your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In doing so, you may find out what challenges your customers face and introduce services to help them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if your customers say they want to reduce their energy consumption, you could offer a consultation service to advise customers on where they can increase energy efficiency in their facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends for life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media allows you to build lasting relationships with customers, so that you can continue to support them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By engaging with customers on social media, you increase the chance that they will message you to resolve an issue with one of your products, rather than source a replacement from a competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important that you respond to messages quickly, especially on Facebook, which only considers a company profile to be \u2018very responsive\u2019 if it replies in five minutes or less, regardless of the time of day. If you do not have the resources to monitor social media channels around the clock, consider using automation tools to reply when there is nobody available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternatively, tell your followers when someone will be available \u2014 Waitrose & Partner\u2019s Twitter bio says, \u201cWe\u2019re available on Twitter whenever our shops are open.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waitrose recognised that its customers wanted an easier way to fit delivery around their day-to-day lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturers should engage with their existing and potential customers on social media to make sure they can provide the services their customers require and improve their servitisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Wilkins is, director at automation parts supplier EU Automation<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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