{"id":1133,"date":"2021-12-03T15:15:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incentivesmart.com\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:22:24","slug":"how-to-increase-customer-engagement-after-the-festive-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.incentivesmart.com\/blog\/how-to-increase-customer-engagement-after-the-festive-break\/","title":{"rendered":"How to increase engagement after the festive break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing quite like the excitement of the build up to Christmas. The glistening lights in the streets, the sweet smell of mince pies, the radio blaring out Mariah Carey and of course, time off work to spend with your friends and family. Switching off, relaxing and putting your feet up &#8211; absolute perfection!<\/p>\n<p>However, all good things must come to an end. Many of us will experience the dreaded January blues. The lights are unplugged, the mince pies are all gone and we say goodbye to Mariah Carey for another year.\u00a0It&#8217;s understandable that we might feel a little gloomy and a little less motivated! Unfortunately, that includes your customers and employees too.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses need to go the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction and employee engagement levels are high during the start of the year as this will set the tone for the rest of the year. So let&#8217;s discuss some ways you can do this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing quite like the excitement of the build up to Christmas. 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