10-Point Checklist to Prepare Your Remote Employees for Next Black Friday
Working remotely has become the new normal due to COVID-19. Irrespective of whether employees work physically in the office or work from home, company’s productivity should not dip. Hence there are many suggestions and tips that can be followed so that BFCM does not get affected.
Track employee work
Tracking employees work can help in boosting productivity and ensure sales. When an employee is tracked for their work, they do not become lethargic and keep up the good work. There are many software that can help in successfully managing employee’s work and provide a detailed report. This report helps in understanding the employee’s weaknesses so that the employee can work on them.
Test websites
Employees may face issues with some websites that are creating a threat to their work. Hence an intelligence software can be put in place so that the websites are blocked and the employees are able to work without any glitches.
Educating employees
It is necessary to keep the employees informed of safe online shopping. Simple tips such as websites need to start with ‘https’ and a green lock sign ensures privacy during payments should be communicated with them. Basically, they need to check if all the transactions are encrypted. The Work Examiner dashboard will help in this.
Online management
Social media management can have a huge impact on the sales. Articles, brochures, banners and advertisements play a major role in increasing sales. Hence it is necessary that the employees are well informed about these strategies so that it helps them in future.
Identify target audience
It is very important to know who are the target audience and who would be most interested in the sale. Research has shown almost 70% of brands participate in Black Friday sales.
Understand your strengths
Identify your strengths by inviting customers to the store and pamper them by providing exciting offers and publicity. You can also offer convenient and effortless shopping during the sales so that customers do not have to wait for their turn.
Plan your sales
Everybody expects throw away offers and promotions during Black Friday sales. Hence it is necessary that you are strategic about how you are going to plan the entire promotion. This will directly affect the sales and business.
Creating irresistible offers and planning ads
Prepare you teams to create irresistible offers so that more customers are attracted to your sales. Advertisements are very essential marketing skill.
Create Suspense
Creating suspense can help in boosting sales, so keeping customers curious about the offers can help in success.