{"id":1143,"date":"2018-08-23T14:01:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cacpro.com\/can-i-get-a-witness-why-testimonials-are-essential-to-your-marketing-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:56:22","slug":"can-i-get-a-witness-why-testimonials-are-essential-to-your-marketing-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cacpro.com\/insights\/can-i-get-a-witness-why-testimonials-are-essential-to-your-marketing-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Get A Witness?! Why Testimonials Are Essential to Your Marketing Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Do you include customer testimonials on your website?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If not, you are missing out on a big \u2014 FREE \u2014 marketing opportunity for your business or organization. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good customer service leads to referrals and leads, but not all businesses understand how important it is to capture customer&#8217;s raves and great reviews. Other businesses may be too new for testimonials or unsure how to ask loyal customers for public endorsements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a court of law, first-hand witness testimony is as rock solid as Lebron\u2019s slam dunk. And in the court of public opinion, what people are saying about your brand matters <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are saying about your brand. Here\u2019s why: <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Customer testimonials are unbiased and establish your credibility<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cacpro.com\/thinking\/10-branding-terms-every-leader-should-know\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brand ambassadors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who are typically hired and compensated for their endorsement&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a customer testimonial is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a spontaneous and unscripted account of how your product or service helped your customer become a hero<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer testimonials backup the claims of your marketing copy and compel potential customers to believe that you practice what you preach. Customer testimonials are peer-to-peer influence marketing. Your leads will know you\u2019re legit when others testify that you are, and testimonials hold more weight than your perfectly polished website content. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Customer testimonials build trust<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the more powerful aspects of word-of-mouth marketing. There is always the character in the story who says \u201cI\u2019ve got a guy for that.\u201d Need a plumber? I\u2019ve got a guy. Need a tune-up? I\u2019ve got a guy. Need a website? We\u2019ve definitely got a guy for that \ud83d\ude09 A positive personal experience with your brand can satisfy a customer so much that they tell anyone who\u2019ll listen and even go as far as insist that their close friends and loved ones choose you over the competitor because they trust you. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Customer testimonials shine a light on benefits<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cacpro.com\/thinking\/why-your-logo-is-not-your-brand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we have said before<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, features are a part of your brand identity, what your brand\u00a0<em>is<\/em> or what it <em>has<\/em> (this dual suspension four wheel drive) while benefits are what your brand <em>does for the customer<\/em> (keeps your family safe on the road). Customer testimonials are a great way for future customers to understand the benefits of your product or service coming from the experience of a satisfied customer. Admittedly, this hold more sway than the eloquent words and designs of your marketing team. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Customer testimonials cast vision for the hero&#8217;s journey<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective content marketing puts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cacpro.com\/thinking\/bueller-bueller-what-to-do-when-your-story-fails-to-engage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your customer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the center of the story. The lead in your sales funnel needs to see themselves as the hero and your brand as the tool that equips them to save the day (benefits!). Reading the stories of other \u201cheroes\u201d you\u2019ve served goes a long way to convince curious leads to buy-in and become loyal customers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a school offering specialized distance-learning courses or a financial services firm planning estates and managing major life changes for individuals and their families, there are always stories to tell about how you helped your customer save the day. Find those stories and invite your customers to tell them for you on your website and social media channels. There are many ways to do this right (and wrong) and we will dive into the tactics over the next few blog posts. Stay tuned!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[inf_infusionsoft_inline optin_id=optin_13]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you include customer testimonials on your website? If not, you are missing out on a big \u2014 FREE \u2014 marketing opportunity for your business or organization. Good customer service leads to referrals and leads, but not all businesses understand how important it is to capture customer&#8217;s raves and great reviews. 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