The document outlines 6 keys to creating a stronger customer experience: 1) think omnichannel by integrating shopping channels, 2) nurture advocates through mutually beneficial relationships rather than just discounts, 3) leverage data insights to understand customers and drive decisions, 4) let consumers control their experience by listening to feedback, 5) personalize the experience in real time through emerging technologies, and 6) anticipate consumer needs by understanding how they interact with the brand across channels. Retailers who can adapt to these consumer-centric strategies will be the most profitable in today's competitive retail environment.
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Creating a Strong Consumer Experience: 6 Keys to Retail Success
1. 6 Keys to Creating a Stronger
Customer Experience
2. Did you know? Retailers lose
$65 billion due to poor consumer
experiences.*
*Retail Info Systems News, “Omnichannel Readiness Report,” October 2013
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3. Welcome to the New Retail Reality.
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4. Competitors are not only across
the aisle, they are also the next
website over.
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5. The Buying Process is no
longer concrete and linear.
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6. Retailers who can adapt to
consumer preferences in real-
time will be the most profitable.
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7. Read these 6 Tips:
To capture consumers across
every stage of the buyer’s
journey
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9. 49% of consumers said
retailers need to integrate
in-store, online, and mobile
shopping channels.*
*Accenture, “Accenture Seamless Retail Study,” April 2013
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10. All channels must be created
equal, no matter how
consumers choose to engage
or transact.
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11. An “omnichannel” strategy
enables consumers to start,
continue, and end their buying
journey seamlessly.
Remember this graphic? Yes we’re
enabling consumers to use their own
buying journey!
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12. Consumers now expect the
same answers, information,
and personalized treatment.
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14. Up to 15% of a business’
most loyal customers
account for 55-70% of total
sales.*
*The Center for Retail Management at Northwestern University.
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15. Simply relying on discounts
and benefits to create customer
loyalty is not the answer.
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16. Retailers need to create mutually
beneficial relationships with their
customers.
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17. Retailers need to use loyalty
promotions and return
incentives triggered by social,
location, and in-store referrals
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32. Nearly 2/3 of online
shoppers would trade
privacy for personalized
offers from retailers.*
*Accenture, “Today’s Shopper Preferences: Channels, Social Media, Privacy, and the Personalized Experience”
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41. What are consumers trying
to do on different channels?
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42. How do consumers interact
with your services?
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43. Where can you serve
consumers in unique and
relevant ways?
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44. So Remember…….
1. Think “Omnichannel”
2. Nurture Customer Advocates
3. Leverage Data for Insights
4. Let Consumers Control the Experience
5. Personalize Experience in Real Time
6. Anticipate Consumer Needs
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45. Following these 6 Principles
will help you in creating a
competitive retail business in
2014 and beyond!
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