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HOW A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ROAD MAP CAN GROW YOUR BUSINESS

August 13, 2018

If I asked you to guess which company had the third most popular app and was fast implementing new technologies that their customers are lining up for, enhancing their customer experience, who would you guess?

Amazon?

Starbucks?

Uber?

Nope. Scroll down……..

 

 

 

 

 

McDonalds.

Over the next year, customers will be able to go to any McDonald’s around the country and order directly from one of their new in store kiosks, after which they can then pick up their food at a counter or wait on an employee to bring the meal directly to the table.

It makes sense since when you really think about it, McDonalds is in the convenience business. People eat there because they don’t have time (or desire) to cook, and they want a meal that won’t break the bank. We live in a world where we are used to using a computer, pad or phone to streamline most of our daily chores, so a self-serve kiosk (or mobile app) is comfortable to us.  McDonalds understands their customer and how to use this insight to enhance the customer experience.

But McDonald’s knows that it’s not about the kiosk. As Justin Bariso points out in Forbes: “The new tech is only the surface. It’s about reaching people emotionally.” It’s about the experience, the journey.

“But I’m not McDonalds!”  You don’t need McDonald’s vast resources to understand your customers experience. Map your customer’s journey from their viewpoint; it might lead to unexpected treasures.

IT’S ALL ABOUT CREATING A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ROADMAP

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6 KEYS TO IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE (WHICH IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS)

July 16, 2018

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CUSTOMER’S EXPERIENCE

I saw an ad from a social WiFi marketing company touting the data they collect on your customers from Facebook which includes:

  • Demographics
  • Page Likes
  • Location & Language
  • Facebook Usage
  • Purchase Activity

Great data for a brand but how useful is this generic data for a SOHO or small business looking to increase customer retention.  After all, aren’t all 34 year old women who like to bike, who buy Lululemon, who work in sales and who log onto their FB page once a day, all the same? And does it really matter? Yes, according to the National Business Research Institute. The NBRI pointed to research conducted by Frederick Reichheld and W. Earl Sasser that revealed that when a company retains just five percent more of its customers, profits increase by 25 percent to 125 percent!. And they found that the key to improving customer satisfaction comes from simply listening to the actual voice of the customer.

The NBRI wrote: “The only way to know the changes your company needs to make is to listen to the voices of your customers. Incorporating customer research into your marketing efforts is a wise investment that will result in a significant ROI.”

THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER IMPACTS THE BOTTOM LINE

 

The impact on the bottom line is tangible to any size business. Where it costs 4-10X more to acquire a new customer than retain a new one and where satisfied customers make 56% more visits.

“Research is the only universal best practice. The only way to know the changes your company needs to make is to listen to the voices of your customers. Incorporating customer research into your marketing efforts is a wise investment that will result in a significant ROI.” according “The Fallacy of Universal Best Practices.”

Your customers have a voice and most* are happy to tell what you want to know if you give them the chance. Use multiple channels to hear what your customers are saying, what they like (what they don’t) and what they want.  Try implementing customer feedback as much as possible, through the WiFi you  provide (Turnstyle Solutions, via email (Constant Contact or MailChimp) or through your mobile app. Add a CRM that captures every interaction you have with a customer, online and in your place of business.  And, as simple as it sounds, ask them. Pick up the phone and randomly call your clients (especially those that left a poor review) learn who they are and listen to what they have to say.

Or you can listen to the group-speak voice of a generic group of 34 year old women who like to bike, who work out and who log onto their FB page once a day.

THE 6 KEYS TO IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Michael Carver and Gary Cagnon, Professors of Marketing at Central Michigan University, have identified keys to improving customer satisfaction programs. The key activities they identify include:

  1. ·        A customer-focused culture
  2. ·        Executive support, persistence, and intensity
  3. ·        A set of customer listening tools
  4. ·        Linking performance measures
  5. ·        Identifying improvement opportunities
  6. ·        Evaluating and rewarding customer value and satisfaction (CVS)

But none of this will work unless you add the critical 7th key:

7.          LISTEN!!

#itsallaboutthecustomersvoice

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