This document discusses improving a company's customer journey to increase sales and loyalty. It notes that 57% of purchase decisions are made before speaking to a supplier. The ideal customer journey involves helping customers through phases from knowing a company, liking it, trusting it, trying its products or services, buying, repeating purchases, and referring others. The document provides examples of content and touchpoints that can be used at each phase, such as content for awareness, education, engagement, and conversion. It also discusses mapping the current customer journey and designing an ideal one to better meet customer needs and monitor the experience.
9. 53% of those surveyed claimed that the sales
experience itself was one of the greatest
contributing factors in continued loyalty to the
brand..
Source: CEB Global
10. These are the phases most customers go through
What are you doing to help them
decide to do business with you?
11. People don’t like to be sold to
But they love to buy!
Think about how you can help them buy!
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13. Use NPS on your current customers
Net Promoter Score survey:
• On a scale from 1 to 10, how likely are you to refer us to
someone else?
• Why did you choose that rating?
• How could we have done better?
Scores:
1-6 = detractors – probably won’t buy again
7-8 = neutral – may buy again
9-10 = fan, promoter, raving fan
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15. How?
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Step 1
Define
customers
Who are our
best
customers?
Step 2
Analyze
experience
What is their
current
experience?
Step 3
Analyze
touchpoints
Which
touchpoints
most impact
success?
Step 4
Design
experience
What is the
ideal
experience?
Step 5
Monitor
experience
Are we
delivering
the ideal
experience?
27. Map your customer journey
Know Like Trust Try Buy Repeat Refer
Promotion Ads,
articles,
referrals
Website
content,
email
Marketing kit Nurturing
content
New
customer
kit
Quarterly
events
Partner
intros, peer-
peer
webinars
Product Newsletter White paper Webinar Core
offerings
Maintenance
offerings,
membership
Community
Process Sales
presentation
Evaluation
meeting
Service
team,
contract,
delivery
Post project
survey, cross-
sell
presentation
Results
reviews
28. Content Plan & Editorial Calendar
June July Aug Sept Oct Nov
Theme Content
Marketing
Referrals Strategic
Partners
Building
Authority
Lead
Conversion
Advertising
Blog 2X 4X 2X 4X 2X 4X
Guest 2X 2X 2X 2X 2X 2X
Podcast 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X
White Paper 1X 1X 1X
Ex Article/OE 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X
Case Studies
LI article 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X
Curate 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X 1X
Social Media See Social
Plan
G+ HO 1X 1X 1X