What is people-first marketing?

The language you use shapes your perceptions. And your perceptions influence your actions.

That’s why we talk about “the customer journey” instead of “funnels.”

In the world of marketing those terms are often used interchangeably. Both refer to the moment someone becomes aware of your business until at least the time of purchase.

(If you’re smart, you go beyond that and take excellent care of your customers, to create loyalty and even better, referrals.)

Now picture a funnel. Got it? Next, imagine a customer.

The first is an object. The second is a living, breathing person.

In marketing, words matter. A lot.

The difference in words might seem subtle (and okay, yes, that’s a coffee filter, not an actual funnel-funnel) but the impact is not.

Think about the lifeless, mechanical marketing you’ve come across. Like one of those terrible “customer service” emails that make you want to throw your mobile phone across the room.

Or the deluge of emails you get pushing you to buy something the instant you sign up for a freebie or newsletter.

That’s what happens when people — relationships between a business and customers —  aren’t front and centre in a business.

Relationships apply to big corporations or a business of one. Frankly, when it comes to customer service, solo businesses can run circles around big companies, because they don’t have massive, overly complex systems that swallow everything in their path.

But to beat the big guys, people have to be a priority.

So that’s our focus here at the Agency of Words. We create marketing strategies and tactics the gives your customer a sense of your values and personality.

We make buying from you easy, with simple, effective messages that inspire, educate, and delight the people you most want to work with.

That’s what draws your right-fit people in — and allows not-right customers to screen themselves out.

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