Up Selling & Cross Selling

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Up-selling

&
cross-
selling
Up selling
Upselling is a sales strategy when a customer is
encouraged to buy anything that would make
their primary purchase even better. It’s like an
upgrade to an existing order. Marketers often
use this tactic in their campaigns to generate
more sales.
Up selling
The upselling technique also provides value to
customers because it offers them to pay a little more
but wind up with a better product. It's a mutually
beneficial deal. That's right, savvy marketers will
never suggest buying the last iPhone model if a
person is looking for a cheap smartphone. It doesn't
make any sense. But it's a good idea to offer a phone
that's 10-15% more expensive but equipped with a
better camera, for example.
Up selling
We bet you’ve experienced upselling many times,
perhaps, even not realizing that. When you buy a
big latte, a barista may suggest paying extra for
chocolate crisps and vanilla syrup. As a result, you
get an A1 coffee, and the barista ramps their daily
receipts up.
Up selling

As you see, upselling is an effective practice that’s beneficial for both merchants and customers.
The former can scale up their AOV (average order value), while the latter walks away with a better
product.
Cross-selling
Cross-selling is another great practice to encourage
people to buy more. Here how it works: a customer
is shown a variety of products that may complement
their needs.

This practice is quite common at physical locations


as well. For example, at McDonald’s, you are likely
to be offered French fries along with your
cheeseburger. If you’re ordering chicken nuggets,
get ready to be asked: “Would you like to grab a
sauce?”. And you normally would! Because it’s
more delicious to savor them in tandem.
Cross-selling
For instance, you are purchasing a pillow. The
related products will be a set of sheets or
pillowcases. In fact, marketers often suggest those
products that a client would buy anyway. They just
do it at the right time and place.
Cross-selling
In e-commerce, cross-selling is used all the time.
You can see complementary items on the product
pages, in the shopping cart or during the checkout
process. You may also be emailed a list of additional
products that would perfectly suit your order.
Cross-selling
If you think that cross-selling is utilized in direct sales only, you are wrong. This technique is helpful
everywhere. When you’re opening a savings account, you might be cross-sold a credit card. Even at the
dentist’s, you can be offered a tooth cleaning service alongside filling.
You can think of upselling as an upgrade to the existing purchase when cross-
selling is an additional purchase. Each of these strategies works well for B2C
and B2B niches, but together they can significantly change your business for the
better.

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