It is the first Vodafone talkative virtual assistant that uses the speech recognition technology to capture an intent in a single utterance and immediately provide the answers.
• It will be accessible (only for Scegli Unlimited30 subscribers) through a basic interface appearing in user’s device screen aJer the opening of the “Vodi” section in MyVodafone App. The consumer can choose his/her favourite character and change it any time.
3. HI, I’M VODI AND I’M GLAD TO HELP
YOU
NEW SOLUTION
No long lines in the storesv
No neverending queues when calling
operators
No browsing for centuries on Internet
4. NEW SOLUTION
Differentiate customer experience with respect to the competitors
Saving on hiring Full-Time Employees within the Customer Care
Saving on Office Space and related costs
Increased Productivity
Know-How enrichment
WHY VODI FOR VODAFONE?
6. GAP ANALYSIS
MIND THE GAP
Low Efficiency* High Efficiency
High Human Interaction
Low Human Interaction
Social Networks
Chat
FAQ Video Tutorial
Call Center
Physical
Store
IVR
*Efficiency means both finding the solution to problems and the speed of the service in achieving it.
7. TARGET
WHO IS VODI TALKING TO?
Once implemented, Vodafone can make Vodi a social phenomenon:
LEAD USERS INNOVATORS EARLY ADOPTERS
They will test Vodi
Beta Version
They will try the final
version of Vodi
They are influenced by
WOM and Communication
9.3 17.4
8. COMMUNICATIO
N
LET YOUR VODI FIND THE ANSWER
A specific advertisement strategy to launch Vodi will increase people’s attention on
Digital Care.
The benefits provided by Vodi will be communicated through:
*The majority of respondents expressed their preferences towards ordinary people as testimonials of Vodafone’s
commercials.
587,850 €
9. ACHIEVEMENTS
WHO WILL TALK TO VODI?
User base for Vodi and the Digital Care one year after its launch:
659,515
9,980,181
Italian population aged 15-30
33%
Vodafone Market Share
75%
Awareness Objective
26.7%
Expected Trial Rate
10. MARKET SIZING
& FINANCIAL
FORECAST
WHICH NUMBERS?
132,333.70€
= 1,939,045€
Initial Set-up and Development Costs
Total Savings with IVR system
Variable cost: 0.0838€/minute/customer
227,374,000 €
26%
16.4%
20%
Cost of Customer Care Employees
Saving Rate
Percentage of Italians aged between 15-30
Percentage of Vodi users among
Vodafone young customers
Empower mobile customers
Deliver immediate outcomes
Free services
Saving on Hiring Full-Time Employees within the customer care:
Saving on Office Space:
Increased Productivity
Know-how enrichment
1.Lead user TO TEST THE BETA VERSION
Innovators (9.3%) THE FIRST TO TRY THE PRODUCT
3. Early adopters (17.4%) INFLUENCED BY WOM
To overcome the chasm between early adopters and early majority, Vodafone can make Vodi become a social phenomenon.
A consistent and focused communication will be necessary as well.
Considering the fact that the RELATIVE ADVANTAGE is high, because the concept offers consumers’ only benefits, without the need of paying an extra fee for receiving it and that complexity is medium-low , because the service will have an user-friendly interface and its usage will be intuitive, avoiding the consumers to incur learning costs. Moreover, users have experienced similar technologies, which are already available in the market (e.g. Siri).
The advertising campaign, named “Let your Vodi find the answer”, is addressed to young people and its main purpose is to inform them about how Digital Care and Vodi work.
Tv advertisement,
Youtube commercials
Facebook and other social network
Testimonials: ordinary people
TV commercials: slots with the highest traffic of the target segment, on the major national channels from January to March 2016.
COST=137,850€
Facebook advertisement: use of a banner from January to December 2016.
COST=10,000€
YouTube advertisement: TrueView in Stream from December 2015 (one month before the launch of the new service) to January 2016 (first month after the launch).
COST=80,000€
The advertising campaign, named “Let your Vodi find the answer”, is addressed to young people and its main purpose is to inform them about how Digital Care and Vodi work.
Tv advertisement,
Youtube commercials
Facebook and other social network
Testimonials: ordinary people
TV commercials: slots with the highest traffic of the target segment, on the major national channels from January to March 2016.
COST=137,850€
Facebook advertisement: use of a banner from January to December 2016.
COST=10,000€
YouTube advertisement: TrueView in Stream from December 2015 (one month before the launch of the new service) to January 2016 (first month after the launch).
COST=80,000€
Empower mobile customers
Deliver immediate outcomes
Free services
Saving on Hiring Full-Time Employees within the customer care:
Saving on Office Space:
Increased Productivity
Know-how enrichment