<div id="pl-1591"  class="panel-layout" ><div id="pg-1591-0"  class="panel-grid panel-no-style" ><div id="pgc-1591-0-0"  class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-1591-0-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child" data-index="0" >			<div class="textwidget"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recalibrating has always been second nature to Australian-based Fulcrum Suspensions. Although they</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> had a system in place to collect reviews, customers didn’t post those reviews online. The company knew they were missing out on a huge opportunity to leverage word-of-mouth marketing. They set a plan in motion to improve their online presence and customer engagement right away.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We could see that people were enjoying the experience we gave them in our workshops, but nobody else knew that,” says Doug Steindl, digital marketing specialist. “</span>We were looking to convert our customer experiences to written reviews and have them seen online<span style="font-weight: 400;">.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, Fulcrum Suspensions also sought to revise other important systems. “We were looking for SMS solutions so we could send our services to customers. At the same time, we were also looking to push reviews online,” says Doug Steindl. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Emma Pitt, Fulcrum’s marketing coordinator that wasn&#8217;t all. “We were looking for kind of a one-stop shop for all of the online services we needed.”</span></p>
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		</div><div id="panel-1591-0-0-1" class="so-panel widget widget_text" data-index="1" ><h3 class="widget-title">Discovering a one-stop solution for a balanced digital presence.</h3>			<div class="textwidget"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Fulcrum Suspensions found Podium, they discovered everything they needed to manage multiple systems in one place. Between </span><a href="/interaction-platform/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Messenger</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="/reviews/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reviews</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, implementing Podium improved Fulcrum Suspensions’ customer engagement and online presence.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Messenger</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, in particular, has helped Fulcrum save time on both customer calls and managing their social media presence. “Bringing all those social media platforms into one area makes it easier to manage six company stores plus an online store, and our business is continually growing,” says Pitt. </span></p>
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		</div><div id="panel-1591-0-0-2" class="so-panel widget widget_text" data-index="2" ><h3 class="widget-title">Reaping the benefits of a well-oiled marketing plan.</h3>			<div class="textwidget"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fulcrum Suspensions also uses </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Messenger</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to send service reminders, answer questions, and send attachments to provide additional information, further streamlining customer interaction. Plus, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Messenger</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> sees a lot of traffic. Fulcrum Suspensions previously used a different messaging system </span>but saw a 70 percent uptick in messaging once they switched to Podium.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With Podium, Fulcrum Suspensions also garners a higher volume of online reviews. They saw a massive rise in Google Reviews between September 2018 and April 2019. While ratings held steady at a stellar 4.7 stars, the total number of reviews skyrocketed from 254 to 395 after adding Podium.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to the obvious benefits from </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Messenger</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reviews</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, using Podium has provided Fulcrum Suspensions with some less expected results.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“From using Podium, we&#8217;ve actually come up with an additional sales process,” says Doug Steindl. “Previous to this, we had no way of getting into direct contact with a customer. What we do is we reply to them, and there&#8217;s a set of criteria that if we know that they want to buy based on those criteria, then we get the online team just to pick up the phone and call.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perhaps Podium’s biggest impact on Fulcrum Suspensions has been its effect on sales. Doug Steindl estimates a 15–20 percent increase in online sales since implementing Podium. The numbers don’t lie. Podium has overhauled Fulcrum Suspensions&#8217; online presence while still improving sales.</span></p>
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