Ep156 Three Proven Ways to Build Your Customer Database with John Dwyer

About this episode

John Dwyer shares three effective methods for building a customer database and discusses the importance of customer data in business.

John Dwyer is the founder of the Institute of Wow and one of Australia’s most well-known marketing strategists, helping businesses build customer databases and generate consistent sales through smart, practical marketing systems. In this episode of the Franchise Everything Podcast, JD breaks down three sure ways to build a customer database including irresistible offers, Facebook contest strategies that generate red-hot leads, and how to build a community or “club” that turns audiences into long-term customers. They also discuss why most businesses fail to collect customer data, why databases are more valuable than ads, and how simple systems like contests, clubs, and follow-ups can turn a business from constantly chasing customers into one that builds long-term demand. 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Method #1: Irresistible offers in exchange for data 01:20 Method #2: Facebook contest strategy for red-hot leads 02:18 991 leads in one week from $210 ad spend 3:31 Why most businesses are afraid to try bold marketing ideas 05:02 How landing pages and pre-qualification improve lead quality 5:23 Method #3: Building a community or “club” model 7:45 How the club monetisation and email strategy…

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Walford

Guest: John Dwyer

Topics covered

• customer database
• marketing strategies
• lead generation
• community building
• business growth

Keywords

• customer database
• marketing
• irresistible offers
• Facebook contests
• community building
• long-term customers
• lead generation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute of Wow

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