Customer-Centric Marketing
Redefining Engagement
The old marketing model was simple: broadcast to the masses, SPAM the inbox, keep the conversation strictly one-way.
But in today’s hyper-noisy, mistrustful, movement-hungry world, that’s not just out of style—it’s DOA.
Un_Standard brands lead with clarity and put real people at the heart of every interaction. They turn engagement into two-way movement: listen first, care loud, and deliver an experience buyers actually want.
Why Customer-Centric Marketing Beats the Old Playbook
- Customers are numb to old-school tactics: Promises of “best in class” and “unmatched service” bounce off busy minds.
- Real engagement is a dialogue: The brands that win ask, listen, and adapt in public—not through “customer panels” no one remembers.
Customers are movement-makers. If your marketing doesn’t respect, empower, and celebrate them, you’re just making more noise.
Join The Movement
The Modern Model: Authentic Engagement That Lasts
Listen Like a Founder, Not a Marketer
- Run quarterly customer “mission jams.” Invite frank, unfiltered feedback—what thrills, what frustrates, and what nobody else will say.
- Turn complaints and lost deals into clarity sprints. The hard truth is where the next win is hiding.
Map Meaningful Moments, Not Just Funnels
- Build journeys around experience, not clicks.
- What are the surprise, delight, or “they really get me” moments where you can show up and stand out?
Movement brands build loyalty at every customer collision, not just after a purchase.
Create Participation, Not Just Personalization
- Empower customers as co-creators.
- Run crowd-sourced feature polls, open Q&As, or behind-the-scenes peeks showing how customer input guides your next launch.
- Recognize superusers Publicly—make them advocates in your movement.
Simplify to Amplify
- Review every engagement touchpoint. Does it add to the relationship—or just create click fatigue?
- Kill friction wherever it’s hiding.
- Make your stories and offers crystal clear, so customers can move, buy, and advocate—without confusion.
Proof: Customer-Centric Wins from the Movement
- A founder-owned DTC brand invited their best customers into monthly “clarity calls”—uncovering insights that led to a 300% referral spike.
- A SaaS firm rebuilt its onboarding and support flows around user feedback, not just metrics. Churn dropped, NPS doubled, and customers started submitting case study testimonials unprompted.
The Un_Standard Playbook for Engagement
- Run monthly “Conversation Reports” team-wide: what did real customers say? What needs more listening?
- Make your brand values visible on every channel—lead with empathy, not just offers.
- Reward and amplify customer-driven stories, movement wins, and big learnings—even if it means revealing gaps or making pivots.
Action: Build Your Engagement Movement
- Challenge your team to replace one marketing broadcast this quarter with a true collaborative project (survey, event, or content crowdsourcing).
- Audit every step in your customer journey to remove “busywork” and multiply value.
Un_Standard Takeaway
It’s not about the volume—it’s about the voices. Customer-centric brands get remembered, shared, and become indispensable. They treat every interaction as the beginning of a movement, not just a “conversion.”
If you’re ready to turn engagement from a metric into a movement, Un_Standard is here to amplify your best customers (and pull you outside the overcrowded funnel).
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David Garrard
Agent Provocateur & Chief Creative Officer at Un_Standard. David helps ambitious brands unearth clarity, break the rules that hold them back, and co-create movement-level growth. When not challenging the status quo, he’s in the kitchen inventing new flavors or chasing after his three cats: Hallie Tosis, Lester Een, and Jim G. Vitis. #BeUnStandard
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