People working in the pet industry need high quality pet products; people who own pets also need high quality pet products. This shows that there is a mutual benefit in people being able to get hold of quality products when they own a pet, so suppliers need to ensure that what they are supplying is right for their customers. If you don’t supply exactly what your customers want and need, you will find them moving to other suppliers who may represent better value for them. This is not what you ever want – keeping a customer is always cheaper than winning a new one, so quality products that people actually want to buy are very important.
In the UK, the pet industry offers an enormous amount of opportunity for business owners. People in the UK spend an increasing amount of money on their pets, and they will be willing to spend more as long as the quality is right. Products that they know will be good for their pet’s health, that their pet loves, that look good and that represent good value for money will generally go down very will with pet owners. As these people are your target customers, this is an essential part of shaping the customer journey.
When you are selling per products, whatever they might be, from pet bedding and food, to toys, to medicine and worming treatments, to general petcare products such as grooming items, they need to be two things: high quality, and also what your audience wants. It is essential you understand your audience and know what they are looking for so you can cultivate loyalty and ensure people stick with your brand.
You can work to understand what you audience wants in various ways. One of the options is perhaps to survey them directly, if you have access to contact details. Another way is to create marketing personas, showing your ideal audience and what they will want. Once you know the exact people you are targeting, you can really begin to hone in on this and make sure they will be getting what they want out of your business. This is a popular technique used by suppliers in various industries, including the pet industry, and there are many benefits to be enjoyed from targeting your products accordingly.
You need to be able to communicate the value of your products as well – this is very important in making sure your audience understands what they are getting. They will often be willing to spend more if they want to gain particular benefit, but they will need to know what this benefit is, and that it is something they should consider. Again, this comes down to marketing and making sure your products are correctly targeted. You will probably need to have digital marketing campaigns to help people find you and understand why your pet products are different, and why they are integral to pet care.