TeamTALK Spring 2014 | Page 15

CAR INCENTIVE WINNER - MARCH BEVERLEY PETTS Here are some photos of my lovely Easter treat. It was a great few days especially as my dad was chauffered around for a change & my mum who had been very ill, was well enough to come out and enjoy the car. I’m looking forward to winning the next one :) Marketing Update Written by Colette Lamb Marketing Manager The RMS marketing team and PR Company have been working hard to get us some decent press coverage on various blogs, social media sites, retail publications both on and offline and we are even hoping for a mention in a national paper. Watch this space! There is a broad range of subjects that we have covered including eCommerce for fashion retailers, payment options for SME businesses and why SMEs should consider an independent provider over their bank. All of this should go some way to building the profile of our brand and reputation as well and our website is growing into a valuable information source for those looking us up in advance of an appointment or following a visit from a BDM. You will notice we have also installed Trustpilot onto our website and already have achieved an overall rating above 7/10 with limited reviews so far. As is always the case with these things, customers are far more inclined to post a review following a negative experience than a positive one, the latter being the case that things are running smoothly and customers are busy running their business! So, in order to paint a true representation of Retail Merchant Services, we are doing a monthly draw to win an iPad for ALL customers who post a review. This could go some way in encouraging reviews and it’s a very simple process. The email we send has a form to complete with no sign up required. We are currently sending our requests from Customer Services which is drip feeding the reviews but in order to speed things up, It’s a CALL TO ARMS to everyone, particularly BDMs as we really need your help to drive the number of positive reviews up, which in turn will provide you with a great place to refer potential customers to, even at POS on your iPads! Who is the best salesperson at RMS in the eyes of our customers? Now that really is the question. We’ll be running a competition and the person who achieves the most customer reviews (be it a Customer Services Advisor or BDM) will be awarded a RMS Customer Champion Award at the summer conference and a mystery prize! Better get on it then….