{"id":729,"date":"2020-10-15T12:08:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/insights\/?p=729"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:16:07","slug":"businesses-to-influence-consumers-in-the-new-normal-get-set-for-the-next-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/businesses-to-influence-consumers-in-the-new-normal-get-set-for-the-next-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses to Influence Consumers in the New Normal &#038; Get Set for the Next Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>\u201cThe key to managing complex situations lies in balancing the daily demands of business activities with the early identification of risks and opportunities.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changes in consumer behavior and the appearance of new opportunities and needs to be solved in the market are just two aspects that force companies to transform themselves if they wish to survive the &#8220;new normal&#8221; that the crisis leaves behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumer behavior is highly influenced by the set of beliefs they hold about the world and circumstances around them and this is the major cause of several transitions in behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the trigger exists or is no longer present, businesses at this sensitive moment of time must reinforce new beliefs and shape the behavioral shifts to position and align their brand offerings to better prepare for the next normal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transformation. Reinvention. Resilience.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the three trajectories that promote <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Push <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and act as the drivers of the next-gen world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the pandemic, the focus is on getting back to critical business functions quickly and minimizing customer churn. It is critical that companies fully focus on recovery planning and turn risk into opportunity, being prepared, and being proactive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cMaking necessary operational adjustments are the permanent changes business must undergo at regular intervals.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common Characteristics to Rebuild Agility &amp; Resilience in the Next\u00a0 Normal<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major aspects that can help Organizations to navigate through the aftereffects of the Corona Crisis include:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Set Up a Common Purpose<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a need to forge a shared purpose that is based on resilient principles to rebuild and reshape the broken business channels, networks, activities, and operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agility and efficiency can help bridge the gap and get businesses on track of acquiring customers, implementing new strategies and principles that constantly adapt to changing contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*[Not necessarily, the common purpose must be newly conceived to be effective, it may be possible that an existing purpose is held well.]<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Prefer Reading: <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/agile-methodologies-future-proof-your-business-for-a-digitized-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agile Methodologies: Future-Proof your Business for a Digitized World<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Establish Clear &amp; Consistent Communications<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sheer focus on frequent communication with employees, customers, and clients will form the fundamentals to pave the path of business success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will help you to engage, motivate, and prioritize competing demands and will eliminate the barriers to re-enter the fray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear communication and transparency will become the key pointers that will drive customers and their vote of trust. Let your employees and robust tools individually and proactively analyze changes in customer preferences and consumer behavior and then act upon them wisely.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Orchestrate Methods for Rapid Decision Making<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rapid decision making and resource allocation are elementary aspects in crisis management. In this digital era, technology has aided humans at almost all tough times, thus, one must not think twice to integrate tech advancements with business operations in order to accelerate procurement cycles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from machines, decision-making forums play a pivotal role in structuring employees, resources, and services within an enterprise and promote the embracing mindset of making smart decisions promptly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unforeseen situations guided with clear goals, visionary purpose, proactive resources and necessary tools will lead to a greater ability to innovate, adapt, and make decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Prefer Reading: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/rpa-dpa-applied-science-for-accelerated-business-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRPA &amp; DPA: Applied Science for Accelerated Business Growth.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Develop a Culture that Centers &amp; Empowers People<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure people continue to feel empowered and must invest in leadership that works for the people and by the people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering staff is the first step as they are the initial faces of organizations that can look for opportunities to make a noticeable difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Frontline employees are closer to customers and usually understand customer needs with clear intent.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next jump should be on the customers\/consumers to target by offering them unique and satisfactory products\/services by running effective marketing campaigns and applying workable techniques.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Aid Masses with the Technology Needed\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/JxUA-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the present time, technology is the key to every interaction where online software, equipment, and tools have become an integral part of work and life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTechnology is ruling and the processes of change have accelerated exponentially.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology is not only restricted as a supporting capability but is seen as a core segment to every aspect of a business, so consider which technologies can be embedded in ongoing ways of working and which new features can be offered to the customers to leverage the potential of your brand products and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Prefer Reading:<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/are-we-technology-ready-post-2020-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cAre We Technology-Ready Post 2020 Pandemic?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every Business has a Strategy, Be Mindful of the Marketing Psychology\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cFormulating strategic and innovative initiatives with agility, strength, business intelligence, and tech power are the parameters that would drive the Next Normal.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Small Value, Big Impact<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many times, while running in the race of competition we forget to value small things which can render huge impactful results. Consumers today look for instances where a marketer or a business is rationally delivering the real value in return for little customer\u2019s favor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"312\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/likesup.com\/likes-up-the-liking-authority-on-cialdinis-influence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of reciprocity can be well applied by enterprises where, in the act of doing something good and positive for people\/customers will in turn make them more cooperative, thus, urging them to respond back in an empathetic way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This theory isn\u2019t really a new one added to the list, nevertheless is an evergreen technique to allure potential business by acquiring new leads or customers and gaining customer retention as well as loyalty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give away first and get back Value in return. The gift doesn\u2019t need to be huge or expensive, it&#8217;s the thought that counts and effort that matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try some ways like<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tweet to Win<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow, Like, Tag to Win<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask for Ideas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run an In-App Giveaway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hashtag Contests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product Launch Giveaway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sales Promotion Campaigns<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/blog\/giveaway-ideas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more business ideas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for generating leads, engaging your audience, and driving growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Use Social Proof of your Business<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.referralcandy.com\/blog\/social-proof-interactive-content\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media is a big business weapon which when utilized well, can open the gates of multitudinous opportunities for any business type. With more than 60% of the earth\u2019s population active on social media, no business can keep any traces of doubt upon the potential and capabilities of social media platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"552\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/272014\/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social proofs help to influence people to act upon business CTAs, they are informational social influences. Every business wants its customers to respond in a way that leads to a conversion or a sale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyzing and believing upon Social proofs people will follow the action of the masses and will adapt their behavior according to what other people are doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real and Unedited Testimonials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Media Reviews &amp; Feedback<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrity Endorsements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expert\u2019s Stamp of Approval<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Media Shares<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earned Media<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Credentials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wisdom of the Crowds<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After reading a positive review or feedback of a company or a product, more than 50% of the consumers prefer visiting their website as a result of the positive impact.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/social-proof-examples\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Productively Use Downtime<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As operations slow down or come to a halt, there is an opportunity to leverage the workforce at home to maximize your operations preparations for the recovery phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Procedures and training can be updated; review contractor planning and recruit potential new contractors to complete work during startup; create checklists for a startup; carry out the planning of people and how to match the workforce with the escalation of operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also an ideal time for the workforce to gain insight into how to better manage and mitigate operational risks by deploying virtual training or deep eLearning modules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policies and procedures should also be fully updated and documented. It could happen that some of the resources are not preserved as planned, so they must be fully checked according to all lockout\/start-up procedures, and any maintenance work must be carried out before the start-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Design your Reinvention Strategy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Wheel-of-Business-Model-Reinvention-Voelpel-et-al-2004.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"629\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/The-Wheel-of-Business-Model-Reinvention-Voelpel-et-al-2004_fig2_322530461\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It should include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1) Visibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prepare a visibility plan, adapted to your new budget and income goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2) Attraction:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> once you are visible to your potential client, you attract them and start the process of falling in love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3) Excellence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when your potential customer has the first contact with you, you show them why you are their best option with super powerful customer service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your plan must be clear.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have collaborators, let them see what the new plan will be like and internalize it. If you work alone or alone, you must be very organized. Use a mandatory agenda, make a daily calendar, and divide the activities into:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Strategic (everything related to sales and customer attraction)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Generic (answering emails, messages, calls, others not related to sales)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#Relaxation (eating, family time, fun).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe key to managing complex situations lies in balancing the daily demands of business activities with the early identification of risks and opportunities.\u201d Changes in consumer behavior and the appearance of new opportunities and needs to be solved in the market are just two aspects that force companies to transform themselves if they wish to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3982,"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions\/3982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.netsetsoftware.com\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}