lavacon 2014: customer success - focusing on customer needs not topics
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Today’s customers expect brands to support them throughout the entire ownership lifecycle and will jump ship (and churn) if it takes too much effort to become a product expert. Building a Customer Success strategy requires a collaboration across many departments in your organization and a new way of thinking about how you deliver content to your customers.TRANSCRIPT
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Focusing on customer needs, not topics
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Agenda
1. Relevant Trends and Research
2. Topics vs. Customer Needs
3. 7 ways to identify customer needs
4. Companies who invest in the customer experience
5. Q&A Session
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Driving Shareholder Value
Customer service and customer effort with products or services were principal factors of CXI.
Source: October 2013 “Technology Management In The Age Of The Customer”
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Customer Needs vs. Topics
Topics: Technical Documentation
Internally created
Customer Needs: Customer feedback
Self-ServiceSupport Agent EmpowermentCollaboration with all SME’s
Real Time UpdatesMulti-Channel
Cust
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Exp
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Product Expert
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Driving Shareholder Value
Customer service and customer effort with products or services were principal factors of CXI.
Source: October 2013 “Technology Management In The Age Of The Customer”
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Preference and Growth of Customer Service Channels
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Preference and Growth of Customer Service Channels
71% in 2013 Study by Forrester
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Preference and Growth of Customer Service Channels
Estimating 80% + by 2020
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Key Research Trends
70% of Buyers self educate online before buying
71% of Consumers prefer self-service channelSource: Forrester Research 2013
Customers Requiring Agent Interaction
4 times more likely to leave disloyal than loyalSource: Harvard Business Review July 2010
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So what does this all mean?
• Customers expect a web based self help center.
• Customer involvement is critical to improving experience.
• Companies not investing in the customer experience will lose to the ones that do.
You can’t afford not to do it!
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So how do you identify customer needs and
improve their experience?
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7 Ways to identify customer needs to improve their experience
1. Search Behavior 2. Google Searches3. High Bounce Rate4. Calculate your content impact5. Low Article Rating6. Create a suggestion form in CEM7. Newsletter
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1. Search Behavior
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2. Google Searches
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3. High Bounce Rate
A high bounce rate typically indicates users are stopping on this page and departing the site.
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4. Calculate your content impact
Articles at the top of this list are performing poorly and should be rewritten
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5. Low Article Rating
• Rating
• # of Votes
• Last Edited Date
• # of Page Views
• # of Edits
• # of Comments
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6. Create a feedback form in your CEM software
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7. Newsletter
Customer Success Newsletter• Informed• Builds Relationships• Provides an excellent channel for feedback• Improves Adoption and Communication
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Companies Who Invest in the Customer Experience
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1. Search Behavior ✔
2. Google Searches ✔
3. High Bounce Rate
4. Content Impact ✔
5. Low Article Rating ✔
6. Creating Suggestion Form ✔
7. Newsletter
Achieved 96% SatisfactionRating, Industry Leaders
Customer Experience
Support.code42.com
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1. Search Behavior ✔
2. Google Searches ✔
3. High Bounce Rate
4. Content Impact
5. Low Article Rating ✔
6. Creating Suggestion Form ✔
7. Newsletter ✔
Created 4,500 articles in 6 weeks as a by product of
supporting clients
Help.avalara.com
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1. Search Behavior ✔
2. Google Searches ✔
3. High Bounce Rate ✔
4. Content Impact ✔
5. Low Article Rating ✔
6. Creating Suggestion Form ✔
7. Newsletter ✔
15,000 customer visits/month
15% Hard Ticket Deflection
Tracking Demographic InfoSupport.remington.com
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Q&A Session
Thank You!