A guide to building customer trust through the power of desig
So, you've developed an innovative product that has been
hugely popular even before it was released. It's also likely that you've found
a brilliant team that believes in your product and will go above and beyond to
launch it. You may even have created a solid marketing strategy to start
promoting your product. But is it enough intended for your product to generate
the desired income? Will your business flourish?
Don't worry, we're not going to keep you. Having received a
more than satisfactory sigh of relief, you can be forgiven for thinking that
the most important work is done. But if you're launching a brand new product,
perhaps from an unknown brand, you're asking your consumers to take a huge leap
of faith to trust you. And like any relationship, customer trust usually comes
with a price (especially when it's left phantom and not written here from
experience).
Digital illustration of building customer confidence
Customer trust needs to be earned, and good design can help
you achieve that. OrangeCrush illustration.
Design is the first thing a consumer sees when looking at
your brand. Design fills in any gaps that are missing from the written word,
conveying your brand's personality, values, and overall personality to the
audience. Design is invaluable to all your marketing assets; when done
effectively, it sets you apart from the competition. The decisions you make
about your brand design can create strong emotional bonds with your target
consumer, but they can also completely alienate them.
In this article, we'll walk you through the easiest ways to
gain customer trust through design. But first, let's dive into why customer
trust is so important.
Why is customer trust important?
Fox reads a newspaper and drinks tea
Crazy Pepper
In today's competitive, consumer-driven marketplace, your
potential customers have many options.
Even for something as simple as a cup of mint tea. There are
tons of branded pack options, and this doesn't even include individual or fresh
leaves. How to convince a person to choose your tea if he has never heard of
it?
Assuming your tea is pretty phenomenal, how do you convince
them to keep coming back to you when there are so many other teas on the field?
The answer is that, in addition to retention and loyalty, customer trust.
1. Trust boosts conversions
You cannot build a successful business without winning and
maintaining the trust of your potential and existing customers. This is even
more important when you're running an online business and don't have the means
to communicate directly with consumers.
Trust is a key factor that helps you convert website
visitors into leads and active leads into customers. This will help you
outperform your competitors and encourage consumers to try your brand.
2. Higher retention
Ideally, your customers will keep coming back to buy more
products/upgrades. Earning the trust of your existing customers is essential to
retaining them as it helps you build strong and long-term relationships with
them. This is especially important given that the cost of acquiring a new
customer is five times higher than retaining an existing one.
3. Increase loyalty
Plus, it builds loyalty and turns customers into dedicated
supporters, which can be huge if you make your brand an authority in the
industry and make it stand out from the competition.
If you have a network of repeat customers who tell their
friends how great you are, your popularity is likely to rise. This, in turn,
will help you attract more paying customers and further increase your income.
In today's competitive market, it is no longer possible to
simply prioritize customer trust. Every aspect of your business, from produce
development and marketing to sales and customer service, should be focused on
building trust. If you deviate from this approach, you risk being left behind.
So how do you earn customer trust?
trust autumn book cover design
Book cover design by armin_design
When you think about gaining customer trust, content
marketing and search engine optimization are the first things that come to
mind.
It also goes without saying that meaningful, valuable,
accurate, and well-optimized content is essential to building your reputation,
credibility, and ultimately trust. However, it is equally important to present
the content in a professional way.