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Take a skin care brand for example. If it gives free samples of its moisturizer away to customers, they can see the positive results of using it before investing their money into the full-price product.
We offer single-use sample sizes of our most popular products with every order. People try samples and we see an increase in our reorder value, as about 40% of our customers add an additional product they tried as a sample first.
So, how does product sampling play a role in customer loyalty? For 95% of customers, trusting a company increases their loyalty to the brand. Free samples play on this. The customer can use, interact, and play around with the product before trusting its worth the retail price.
Costco is the most obvious example of traditional product sampling. At each warehouse, customers have the opportunity to taste some of the food products it has for sale. A quarter of them buy food they sample more often than not, with some shoppers visiting the store just for free food.
Everything you do in your retail store revolves around your target audience. Product sampling is no different. Always consider what your ideal customer wants. Use the answer to decide on the product offered as a free sample.
For the reminders you send to product samples that encourage them to purchase the full-size item, leave it too long and repurchasing the item will no longer be top of mind. You might have to convince them to buy the full-priced version (or take another free sample) to remind them of how great it was.
? PRO TIP: Be intentional with the products you sample. Consider reserving samples for new products as part of your launch strategy, or for products with higher margins. To spot high-margin products, view the Profit by product variant SKU report in Shopify admin.
Think of your free product samples as the first step of the purchase process. People receive the free sample, enjoy it, and want to purchase the full-price version. But when they run out of the free sample, reordering falls to the bottom of their priority list.
PRO TIP: If your ecommerce store is powered by Shopify, use the Product Samples app to offer samples to online shoppers without the logistical headaches. If people can only qualify for these free samples when ordering full-priced products, you can incentivize the purchase and absorb shipping costs for the sample.
Kenko Tea is a Japanese matcha tea brand that offers 30 gram sample bags to its wholesale customers. Director Sam Speller says one of its biggest product sampling mistakes was not getting products in a smaller sample size that you can give out in a cost effective manner.
Earlier, we mentioned that product samples have a domino effect on customer loyalty. Those repeat customers are sources of consistent revenue for many retailers. So, why not take that one step further and use small samples as an incentive to join a loyalty program?
Some direct-to-consumer brands base their entire business model on this strategy. Monthly subscription boxes by Birchbox and Glossybox contain free miniature versions of popular beauty products. The contents of each box changes monthly so customers are incentivized to keep their subscription.
While free products can be enticing, not everyone wants more stuff. Younger generations, especially Gen Z and millennials, prefer experiences over materialistic things. Work that into your product sampling strategy by partnering with charities.
Remember to match the product samples with items previously purchased, position the sampling station in a high-traffic area of your store, and schedule reminders for customers to purchase the full-sized (and full-priced) versions once the sample runs out.
Product samples let you touch, feel, and try products from a potential supplier before you place a larger order or start production. Depending on whether you design your own products and then work with a manufacturer to bring them to life or stock products from other brands, you can request samples during different stages of the development process.
First things first: Always request samples from more than one supplier. When you start your search for the perfect product supplier, make a list of the top three to five that meet your needs and order samples from each of them.
There are a few different ways to get product samples. You can contact a company directly and ask for samples, attend trade shows to receive samples from vendors, join product testing panels, or search for free sample offers online.
To request a product sample from a supplier, you should contact them directly. Most suppliers have contact forms or phone numbers listed on their websites. When you contact them, explain what product sample you are interested in and how you would like to receive it. Be sure to provide your contact information so they can respond to your request.
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