Integration of call centre is what marketers can look at while devising BTL or experiential marketing campaign for better ROI
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What is a BTL Marketing?
Experiential marketing or Below the Line (BTL) Marketing is a strategy used for advertising wherein advertisers opt for a more eccentric approach over the traditional mediums such as radio, television, film, billboards etc. More personalized selection is made for promotion to create a direct connection to potential buyers. This type of marketing strategy is adopted in order to achieve increased accuracy in campaign to wow a niche audience. Some BTL campaigning techniques include distribution of brochures or pamphlets to public, use of stickers or placing banners at the point of sale or strategic public places, organizing roadshows etc. The same is done to reap the following benefits:-
Personal connection with the customers.
Quantification of leads and appropriate actions can be taken thereof
Flexibility to adapt according to situation and attain efficiency
Unadulterated feedback
Trending Now- Call Centres
Below the Line (BTL) marketing is all about establishing a one to one relationship with the potential as well as current customers and what better way to do so then striking a conversation with your targeted audience. This can be done best through telephonic medium for ease and cost benefits.Even though on the first look this sounds extremely tiresome and difficult, the innovative ways of this decade has made this doable too.
The fixer in this situation is outsourcing the BTL campaign to a professional agency willing to put in the time and efforts to undertake the activity of calling potential clients. In this case, the employees of the infamous Call centres come to the rescue like knights in shining armor.
The ABC of Call Centres
A call centre is a centralized office used for receiving or transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone
All in all, a call centre is an office where employees are provided with a computer, a telephone with a headset, a call list and the responsibility to call potential leads and promote the product or services. These can be a part of the company or can be outsourced to experts, the perfect example of call centre activity to sum it up is tele-marketing.
Why should call centres be integrated in Below the Line (BTL) campaigns?
The sudden wave of marketing is inclusive of growth in use Below the Line (BTL) marketing approaches in order to gain a competitive advantage over other brands. The increase in number of marketers opting for taking the services of a call centre have also increased over time, now, tele-marketing is used for selling services as basic as postpaid connection or free entry trading accounts. The out turn has even been seen in otherwise conservative avenues such collection of donation by political as well as philanthropic purposes.
The same is because integration of call centre with the BTL marketing campaign of the company can lead to better Return on Investment (ROI) as :-
Trained Staff
Call centre employees are often trained by experts and are capable of handling any situation coming at them during the phone call to protect the integrity of the product or services that they are endorsing.
Lower Cost
Using the services of call centre results in lower costs then what it would have if the company decided to implement the campaign by itself completely, costs such training and recruitment cost of employees as well as data cost is wiped off the expense board.
Availability
Shifts are designed in call centres to provide availability to a global audience and cater to their work hours.
Customer Satisfaction
Trained staff and availability clubbed with grievance management can help increase customer satisfaction.
Core Business Utility
When call centres are used during BTL marketing campaigns, focus remains on core activities making them more effective and efficient.
Therefore, marketers insist on collaborations with call centres for better reach and effectiveness of campaign.
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