capturing customer data and insights that elevate the customer experience
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April 28, 2016
The customer experience has become the competitive battleground for business. By delivering a consistent, memorable experience, companies can create a competitive advantage that increases customer engagement, conversion, loyalty and advocacy.
Today, almost everyone in a company plays a role in the customer experience — from HR to finance, operations, sales, marketing, customer service, even general employee connections and interactions. As a result, ownership and management of the entire customer experience has been elusive. That is rapidly changing. Over the next three-to-five years, 75 percent of marketers say they will be responsible for the end-to-end customer experience.
This series will provide CMOs and business executives with a deeper understanding of the strategies and tactics required to deliver a superior end-to-end customer experience.
/ About the series
/ Upcoming sessions: May - July
/ Upcoming sessions: August - October
/ Upcoming sessions: November - December
Download the complete curriculum guide and register for the entire series:
www.cmoeducationseries.com
The March session discussed the CMO and marketing’s role in the customer experience.
We focused on the context and understanding it takes to make material changes to the role marketing plays throughout the customer experience.
How customers interact with your company has fundamentally changed.
This changes the customer experience.
Customer Experience is redefining the role of marketing and the CMO.
Employees & Partners Influence on Experience
Culture Drives Experience
Consistency & Continuity are King
Customer Data and Insights
“Always On”
Purpose vs. Profits
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“CMOs should step forward and take responsibility for turning the enterprise toward
the customer. This means taking on a more significant role on the executive team …
it also begs CMOs to lead innovation processes in the organization … the CMO has to
create a more engaged customer relationship … only CMOs who rethink their
approach to marketing operations will pull it off.” ~ Forrester Research
"To become the ‘general manager’ of the overall
customer experience — to launch and drive a
market-oriented management of customer
engagement — means most CMOs will need to
acquire new skills. Many marketing chiefs may
not be ready for this transformation as it requires
not only a change in their own competencies and
responsibilities, but also changes in their mindset
and the mindset of the whole organization."
~ Constellation Research
/ Change creates opportunity
IMPLICATION
Fundamental changes in
marketing skills, staffing
models and operating
procedures are required.
Changing executive perception
will also be critical.
What a successful model looks likeSTRATEGY / STRUCTURE
SYSTEMS STORY
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Customer
Connectivity
Culture
Formally document the
strategic intent,
responsibilities and goals for
marketing’s role in the
customer experience. Then
secure appropriate ownership
within the organization.
Identify and connect data,
systems and processes that
are crucial for delivering a
cohesive and consistent
customer journey.
Align marketing operations
(roles, responsibilities, processes) with the customer
journey; integrate processes
across customer-facing areas of
the business; and initiate sustained culture development
programs required to deliver a
connected and compelling experience.
Develop and drive consistent
utilization of a customer-centric
Messaging Platform inside and outside of the organization that
aligns corporate Strategy, Vision,
Mission, Values, Purpose, Promise and Core Value
Messages.
Capturing Customer Data and Insights that Elevate the Customer Experience
Learning Objective: Participants will leave with a deeper
understanding of the customer research
methods and data they need to create a
more engaging and compelling customer
experience.
Cinnamon Perryman Engagement Director, OnMessageStrategic consulting firm, specializing in messaging development and delivery throughout the customer experience.
1,000+ Customer Research Hours
DOZENS OnMessage Strategic Messaging Engagements
20+ Years Strategic Consulting
Leading Brands
Expertise and Experience/ Customer research and analysis
/ Corporate messaging strategy and execution
/ Internal communication strategy development
/ Go-to-marketstrategic planning
What percentage of your customers are emotionally or psychologically attached to your organization?
Only 29 percent of B2B customers
are fully engaged — psychologically
attached to the companies with
whom they do business.
B2B companies are at risk of losing
more than 71 percent of their
customer base.
~ Guide to Customer Centricity: Analytics and Advice for B2B Leaders,
Gallup
This is true in every type of company — from manufacturing to pharmaceuticals
to law firms.
Give them what they want.
How can I emotionally or psychologically engage them?
“60 percent of B2B customers do not believe their problems were resolved.”~Guide to Customer Centricity: Analytics and Advice for B2B Leaders, Gallup
But how do I know what they want?
Today’s topic can become quickly overwhelming if not anchored.
Customer insights will enable you to focus on what matters.
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Focus on data to
help understand a
customer’s desires,
needs and challenges
Leverage customer
data to specifically
improve the
customer
experience
Create a more
engaging and
compelling customer
experience with
customer data
/ Identification / Organization / Activation
So, we will focus our conversation on …
Complexity paralyses
A course of action is never defined. The customer experience is never started.
Uncertainty of the best approach for capturing and using customer data
Fear about how to formalize a customer experience strategy
Anxiety over all the things not known
Overwhelmed by the enormity of the task
Never-ending questions. No action. Customer experience opportunity is not realized.
Simplicity empowers
Steve Jobs built an entire career with
focus and clarity.
/ Eliminate the noise
/ Simplify
/ Focus on what matters to the
customer
Create a differentiated customer experience
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”~Mark Twain
“the experience” “ then act”
Focus on what matters to the customer: Gather essential customer insights:
/ Inform organizational strategy
/ Drive strategic initiatives and investments
/ Improve customer acquisition, retention and advocacy
/ Generate and sustain organic growth
Benefits abound
The benefits of customer insights cannot be overstated. Customer insights:
It is the CMO’s job
The CMO owns customer perception.
Forrester Research says the customer experience is simply defined as:
“How customers perceive their
interactions with your company.”
That is why CMOs must own the customer experience…
And it starts with gathering customer insights that will turn the customer
experience into a competitive advantage.
Since the customer experience is defined as:
“How customers perceive their interactions with your company.”
Insights that matter
/ Customers
Who are your
(valued)
customers?
/ Perceptions
What are their
overall experience
expectations?
/ Interactions
Where does their
journey begin? What are the
critical interactions
along the way?
Your data collection model should be anchored in three things…
/ Demographically
Easiest to find and
explain, not as
powerful
Who are my (high-value) customers?/ Customers
/ Behaviorally
Tells what
happens; but not why
/ Attitudinally
Strongest
options; but difficult to
explain or act upon
Let’s start here…
Not all customers are created equal.
Customer Segments relevant to your industry (Organizations)
- Strategic Segment: Strategic business alignment, high growth opportunity
- Opportunity Segment: Low market penetration, significant growth opportunity
- Mature Segment: Low growth opportunity but high market penetration
Target Customer / Influencer within each Customer Segment (Functional Role)
- High-Performing Relationships: Loyal and profitable
- Stagnant Relationships: Somewhat content and low maintenance
- Struggling Relationships: Low reliability and higher maintenance
Personas for customers within the Customer Journey (Mindsets / Motivators)
- Don’t assume the persona work done for sales or content will cover this.
- It is likely customers involved in the post purchase and repeat purchase phases of
the customer journey have not been represented in past personas activities.
Segmentation work is required.
Conduct formal research
Now that you know who they are,
you must understand the critical
interactions they have with your
company.
Look for commonalities and differences
within each customer persona:
Who they are.
How they think.
What motivates them.
/ When
At what points in the
journey do customers
interact with my
company?
What does my customer’s journey look like? / Interactions
/ Where
Where (locations) do
these interactions take
place?
/ How
What methods, processes
are used to facilitate the
interaction?
/ Why
What is their desired
outcome in each critical
interaction?
Creating a journey map
What you need to know …
When do my customers interact with my company?
Where do they interact with my company — online / offline / in-person?
How do they interact with my company — social media / partners / others?
Why do they interact with my company?
Remember …
Complexity Level: High, but do not
overcomplicate the process
or the deliverable
Execution: Dedicated resources
Insights: Immediate visibility only —
not the strategy
Deliverable: An actual customer journey
map
When
Start by defining the
major and repeatable
phases of your
customer’s journey.
Each phase should have a timeframe attached to the activity. These touch
points, and the time you have to make a significant impact, will play a critical
role in helping you formulate your overall customer experience strategy.
At what points in the journey do they interact with my company?
Online locations Offline locations
Where (locations) do these interactions take place?
Each location provides visibility to critical technologies, business functional areas and stakeholders that play a role in the customer journey.
Where
Social Media
Live Chat
e-Commerce Software Interaction
Online Support YouTube
Sales / Marketing
C-Suite Customer Service
PurchasingTechnical Support
Professional Services
Corporate Website
How
The goal? To align these insights and
discover the customer’s desired outcome in each interaction…
the Why.
We know when and where, but what does it look like?
What methods or processes are used to facilitate the interaction?
For example, during selection and purchase of the customer journey, the customer is engaged with the sales team. Is that interaction:
/ Face-to-face?
/ Email?
/ Webinars?
/ Online product demonstration?
This helps to analyze and assess the quality of the content and messages used to facilitate the interactions.
Why
To get this information requires primary research, preferably through
interviews, clustered by customer segment, target customer and
influencers identification already completed.
What is their desired outcome in each critical interaction?
What is the customer trying to achieve within each interaction?
- Get an answer - Solve a problem
- Conduct transactions - Validate buying decision
What is emotion do we WANT them to leave with professionally? Personally?
- Trusting - Confident
- Advocate - Incomplete
What is their mental state within each interaction professionally? Personally?
Positive Negative Neutral
Assumptions are dangerous.
Don’t assume you know the answers. Don’t accept what sales or customer service tells you.
You not only need to capture customers’ answers, but also the essence of what they desire.
How
e-Commerce
SoftwareWhere
Online
Activate your insights
Here is a picture of a specific “interaction” that is critical in the customer journey:
WhenPurchase
Phase
HowWhyFast, Painless
Ordering
Customer intent:
/ Get in and out of the system as quickly as possible.
Customer challenge:
/ It is not quick. Customers leave feeling negative, under-valued and questioning your company’s capabilities.
Customer insight:
/ You can now justify a significant improvement activity within the customer experience.
You now know:
STRATEGIC ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:
— Change the way you position your e-Commerce software in the sales process
— Improve the user experience of the e-Commerce software by removing complexity
— Improve the e-Commerce software experience and develop messaging to support “smarter,” faster systems intentionally designed for quick service
/ People
Familiar vs. Professional
What are their experience expectations?/ Perceptions
/ Products
Emotion vs. Price
/ Processes
Interpersonal vs. Independent
PerceptionsWhat customers expect from the people, products / services and processes are foundational.
It is critical to not only understand what customers expect from individual interactions, but to understand what they expect from their relationship with your company.
This is the customer’s “experience expectation.”
People ProcessesProducts / Services
What do customers expect from your people?
/ Smart?
/ Efficient?
/ Helpful?
/ Professional?
What creates a positive experience when a customer engages?
/ Efficiencies?
/ Account manager contact?
/ Order processing transparency?
What creates a positive product experience?
/ Ease of use?
/ Incremental ROI?
/ Productivity improvements?
/ Access to assistance?
/ Competitive advantage?
“How customers perceive their interactions with your company.”
~ Forrester Research
Instead…Developing a customer
experience strategy
can be daunting.
It can turn into a never-ending
data gathering process.
(Stop it : )
Search for answers to critical, strategic questions that will lead to action.
Execute actions that will materially impact the customer experience.
In summary
/ Identification / Organization / Activation
Clearly identify and understand your high-value” customers
Determine the critical interaction phases
Confirm the desired outcome from each critical interaction
Establish what customers expect from your organization
Execute a customer experience strategy to fulfill customer expectations
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Questions?
Next Session
May 24
Gleneagles Country Club
Plano, TX
Topic:Corporate Messaging as a
Competitive Advantage in
the Customer Experience
About the sponsor. OnMessage is a strategic consulting firm with 15 years of experience executing corporate messaging development and infusion initiatives that enable B2B companies to deliver a clear, compelling and consistent message throughout the customer experience. Our Messaging Development and Infusion™ Methodology aligns and activates your entire organization around a unified corporate story that increases customer acquisition, retention and loyalty. www.itsonmessage.com
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