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Demand capture: what is it and what does it have to do with your e-commerce?

By Tiago Moraes 5 minutes reading
Demand capture: what is it and what does it have to do with your e-commerce?
Photo: A smiling man in a striped shirt emerges from a yellow background, shouting into a megaphone. This image refers to paid traffic, one of the strategies for capturing demand.
Paid traffic is one of the best strategies for capturing demand. Picture for illustration purposes only: @master1305

In marketing and e-commerce, demand capture is the action of convincing consumers who already know they need a certain product to solve a problem to buy this product from your online store instead of from your competitor's store. In short, the demand already exists, you just need to capture it.

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Thus, while in demand generation , which is another concept in Marketing and e-commerce, consumers are not yet aware that they have a problem and therefore do not yet need a product; in demand capture, this need already exists, and therefore you only need to give the final push, which is to persuade the consumer to make the purchase.

Knowing this, we will now show you some great strategies for capturing demand. In other words, we will tell you what to do to convert consumers who already know what they need to buy into becoming your customers. Keep reading!

3 STRATEGIES FOR CAPTURING DEMAND

The first step in capturing demand for your e-commerce business is to be aware that you must use persuasive language. That is, all your content intended for this purpose should contain sales triggers like those of Cialdini or Neuromarketing.

With this in mind, start using demand capture strategies such as:

Paid traffic:

Invest in producing and running online ads . To do this, use platforms like Google Ads and Meta Ads, for example. This way, when a consumer searches for your product on Google, your ad will appear at the top of the page, making it easier to click. The same will happen on Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta Ads platforms. This will generate qualified paid traffic to your online store, increasing your sales.

Traffic Management

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Organic traffic:

Organic traffic is also a great strategy for capturing demand. However, its implementation isn't instantaneous like sponsored ads. In fact, blog articles and online store sales pages with excellent SEO can take months to start appearing in the top SERPs . However, when that happens, these pages will begin generating qualified traffic that you won't need to pay for.

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Email Marketing:

This is an excellent strategy, even better if you use it within an Inbound Marketing project . This way, you can capture leads (contacts) using an Inbound platform like RD Station , for example. This platform will help you segment leads . In effect, you can distribute persuasive content via Email Marketing to these leads in a personalized way. This can certainly greatly increase your sales conversion.

Inbound Marketing in E-commerce

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Finally, paid traffic, organic traffic and email marketing are very good tools for capturing demand. The investment in these tools is not that high and, therefore, access to them is easy. In addition, they can generate a good return on investment. By enhancing demand capture in this way in your e-commerce, you are sure to achieve some advantages in the market. Find out more below!

ADVANTAGES OF DEMAND CAPTURE

By investing in capturing demand in your e-commerce, you can obtain advantages such as:

  • Greater ability to send tailored offers, which can undoubtedly increase your conversion;
  • Better use of available demand and consequent increase in sales;
  • Increased competitiveness, that is, your sales power compared to your competitors.

For these and other benefits, it is extremely important that you start using paid traffic, organic traffic and email marketing tools, among others, in your online business. Find out how to implement them below!

HOW TO IMPLEMENT DEMAND CAPTURE?

To implement paid traffic, organic traffic, and email marketing tools, and thus increase demand capture, rely on the support of e-Plus Agency! e-Plus Agency is certified in the best marketing platforms for this purpose, such as RD Station , Google Ads, and Meta Ads . Therefore, it has the credibility to implement, test, configure, optimize, update, evolve, scale, and manage projects in this area. In addition, it provides consulting, advisory, and training services for you, the merchant, and your employees.

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e-Plus Agency has been operating in the e-commerce development and digital marketing application market since 2013. In that time, it has completed over 400 large projects for companies such as Rede Torra, Drogaria Globo, and Sonda, for example, in Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, among other countries. You can also hire us from anywhere in the world. To do so, click the button below and start a conversation with our team via messaging app right now:

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