Case Study - Recommendation marketing - suggest friends 2.0 Case study discussing 8 brief concepts with newly developed and adapted ideas to acquire customers as recommendation and sales mediators

The Background

  • 86% do not believe any longer what brands and companies claim for themselves
  • Yet, 67% believe what others tell about brands and companies
  • Firms being present in the web need to build-up a certain size in order to be recommended


Inspiring applications can foster product recommendations.

Tasks

  • Development of procedures to support the recommendation processes
  • Utilization of viral processes

Implementation

  • Benchmarking concerning recommendation marketing:
    • Tools for eShops to create motivation for recommendation processes
    • Best-in-Class examples to create connection to incentive systems
  • Potential analysis of recommendation tools:
    • Transportation of recommendations on- /off-page
    • Viral distribution of content
  • Development of particular instruments to acquire new customers and to establish customer relationships

Results

  • 8 brief concepts with newly developed and adapted ideas to acquire customers as recommendation and sales mediators.
    • Description and visualization of ideas
    • Schedule for realization
    • Planning of time and costs