England is an excellent market for international success. With proper preparation, your e-commerce business is good to go.
Online Marketer specializing in the UK market.
There are many good reasons to expand into England. The market is large and the language is familiar to most entrepreneurs.
The well-known English tongue-in-cheek represents a sarcastic, subtle sense of humor. That subtlety is not only an important part of British humor, but certainly of online marketing as well. Dutch directness is not necessarily appreciated in England. In short; a factor of importance when developing content for British market.
British consumers are well-informed and price-conscious. They value transparency, fair prices and reliable customer reviews. According to research, 54% of customers rely most on online reviews when making purchasing decisions. It is therefore crucial to display positive customer reviews and clear product information to build trust.
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In addition, personalized and respectful communication is important. Brits value politeness and subtlety; overly direct or intrusive marketing can be counterproductive. A friendly tone and avoiding excessive sales talk contribute to a positive perception of your brand.
Differences also exist when it comes to payment methods. For example, England does not have "iDeal. As in America, Britons prefer to pay with a credit or debit card. This is directly followed by Paypal as the most commonly used payment method.
A notable point of interest for Dutch entrepreneurs is our aforementioned directness. This plays a role not only in humor, but also in the general layout of a web shop and customer contact. Being too direct can overwhelm the English customer.
Tomahawk is a premier partner of Google, making it one of the top 3% best online marketing agencies in the Netherlands. We continuously train our German specialists. They have direct access to closed betas: new features within Google Ads that have not yet been rolled out to all advertisers.
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I'm Roel, founder of Tomahawk. I am happy to help you from our office in Nijmegen.