Every time a customer interacts with your brand

IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY

      An MDC Partners Company




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The ACCENT
  ADVANTAGE
• A refreshing point of view, specialist experience
  and proven ability to deliver differential results.

     Deep customer insight
     Engaging and personal experiences
     Monetize every customer interaction
     Vested in our strategies and ideas




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THE COMPANY WE KEEP
            Progressive Marketing and Communications Network of 40+ Companies




          Leveraging Digital, Creative and Analytics to Solve Problems and Drive ROI
Communications   Retail   Consumer Products   Technology   Automotive   Financial      Other
   Media                    Manufacturing




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Helping Brands

  ENGAGE
                                                                            Engagement creates
                                                                            opportunities to:
• Your customers have more power than ever to
  influence your brand. Join the conversation                               • Connect personally
  through Engagement.                                                       • Influence behavior
                                                                            • Shape brand perceptions
                                                                            • Transform customers into
                                                                              brand advocates
         ENGAGED CUSTOMERS                DISENGAGED CUSTOMERS
     Recommend your brand nearly           Tell an average of 3 people
          4 times more often                  to AVOID your brand
    Visit your website twice as often
                                            Cost you 25% to 75% of
    and make 3 times as many online
                                               annual lost sales
               purchases
      Are more willing to forgive a      Are 4 times more likely to post
      problem if referred by friends     to a blog or website about their
                or family                   poor customer experience
   SOURCE: People Metrics Survey, 2009                                                                   4
The   ACCENT Engagement
• Transform customer service touch points into
  powerful relationship and brand-building tools.


     Connect where customers live,
     learn and make decisions
     Lower cost to serve
     Increase efficiency
     Improve brand experience
     Drive incremental revenue




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The ACCENT Engagement
  LISTEN
• A solid understanding of your customers’
  questions, concerns, needs and wants.


     Monitor social conversations
     Capture inquiries across
                                    MANUFACTURER
     channels
                                      ACCENT monitors
                                     thousands of tweets
     Collect feedback through        daily on behalf of the
     surveys and written              grill manufacturer -
                                           listening for
     correspondence                    opportunities to
                                     provide product help
                                    and improve customer
                                            sentiment.




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The ACCENT Engagement
      LEARN
• Capturing data to better understand
  your customers.


     Uncover insights about your
     customers, brand and products
                                         APPLIANCE OEM
     Generate dynamic scripting
                                         Through multivariate
     to guide conversations                 testing, ACCENT
                                           uncovered hidden
     Intelligently route customers         value in the OEM’s
                                        warranty relationships.
     to best communications             Insights gained yielded
     channel                            18% decrease in churn
                                          and generated 194%
                                         return on investment.




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The ACCENT Engagement
  CONNECT
• Engaging and personal conversations that are
  transparent, timely and consistent with your
  brand.


     Empower self-service
                                        RETAILER
     Provide guided assistance     ACCENT helped create
                                    the ultimate member
     Host peer-to-peer support       experience across
     communities                      phone, online and
                                   social media channels
                                   – propelling retailer to
                                     Forrester Research
                                      Top 10 Customer
                                     Experience Leader.




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The ACCENT Engagement
  INFLUENCE
• Transforming your customers into
  brand advocates.


     Turn negative experiences
     into positive interactions
                                     COMMUNICATIONS
     Present real-time modeled
                                      ACCENT proved to be
     offers                                right call for
                                     collections. Our ability
                                     to positively influence
                                      delinquent customers
                                      yielded 25% increase
                                       in amount collected
                                     while improving CSAT
                                        from 73% to 86%.




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The ACCENT Engagement
  OPTIMIZE
• Each interaction is more intelligent and
  engaging than the last.

     Analyze speech and text to
     uncover sentiment
     Monitor quality of engagement    MANUFACTURER
     against defined customer         ACCENT’s satisfaction
                                          surveys provided
     experience
                                      immediate feedback on
                                     dealer performance and
     Uncover reasons “why”             product satisfaction –
     through root cause analysis       helping manufacturer
                                         achieve 95% CSAT
     Administer customer                rating and generate
     satisfaction surveys            353,000 new service and
                                         installation leads.



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Where Great Talent LIVES
         • Solely focused on helping you connect
           with your customers.


                Passionate
                Energetic
                Knowledgeable
                Helpful
                Friendly
           ENGAGEMENT CENTERS
           Hot Springs, AR / Zephyrhills, FL / New Albany, IN
           Tell City, IN / Monroe, LA / Farmington, MO
           Kansas City, MO / Kingston, Jamaica
           Makati City, Philippines

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THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES
  To Drive Your Business Forward


• Creating engagement solutions tailored to meet your needs.


     Data Analytics
     Communication Channels
     Knowledge Management
     Social Media Monitoring
     Print and Fulfillment Services
     Back-Office Services
     Workforce Management
     Quality Monitoring
     Reporting
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Solution: Customer Care
   Experience                                    Results: 41% savings of $8.26MM and $1.4MM in



  Builds
                                                 incremental billing adjustments over internal centers

                                                 Solution: Tech Support / Cross and Up-Sell



  Brands
                                                 Campaigns
                                                 Results: 14% increase in revenue on incentivized
                                                 items
                                                 Solution: Appointment Confirmation Campaigns
                                                 Results: $430,000 cost savings in less than six
                                                 months on unnecessary truck rolls
• Expert guidance to
                                                 Solution: Member Sales
  engage in the digital,
                                                 Results: Sold four times more memberships over
  social, interactive and                        internal center, generating $18.8 MM in member
                                                 lifetime value
  real-time world.                               Solution: Member Care
                                                 Results: Decreased cost per call by 29% while
                                                 improving member satisfaction rating to 94%
  VERTICAL MARKETS SERVED
                                                 Solution: Account Review Campaigns
  Telecom / Manufacturing / Insurance / Retail
  Cable / Healthcare / Financial Services        Results: Scheduled 51,000 appointments
                                                 resulting in $1.1MM in new revenue

                                                 Solution: Loyalty Marketing Program
                                                 Results: Generated 68,000 product sales and
                                                 registrations valued at more than $389,000
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The most important customer interaction
is the one that’s
going to happen
next.                              Contact us to get started
                                   866.623.0018 or visit
                                   www.accentonline.com


ARE YOU
READY?
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ACCENT Marketing Overview

  • 1.
    Every time acustomer interacts with your brand IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY An MDC Partners Company 1
  • 2.
    The ACCENT ADVANTAGE • A refreshing point of view, specialist experience and proven ability to deliver differential results. Deep customer insight Engaging and personal experiences Monetize every customer interaction Vested in our strategies and ideas 2
  • 3.
    THE COMPANY WEKEEP Progressive Marketing and Communications Network of 40+ Companies Leveraging Digital, Creative and Analytics to Solve Problems and Drive ROI Communications Retail Consumer Products Technology Automotive Financial Other Media Manufacturing 3
  • 4.
    Helping Brands ENGAGE Engagement creates opportunities to: • Your customers have more power than ever to influence your brand. Join the conversation • Connect personally through Engagement. • Influence behavior • Shape brand perceptions • Transform customers into brand advocates ENGAGED CUSTOMERS DISENGAGED CUSTOMERS Recommend your brand nearly Tell an average of 3 people 4 times more often to AVOID your brand Visit your website twice as often Cost you 25% to 75% of and make 3 times as many online annual lost sales purchases Are more willing to forgive a Are 4 times more likely to post problem if referred by friends to a blog or website about their or family poor customer experience SOURCE: People Metrics Survey, 2009 4
  • 5.
    The ACCENT Engagement • Transform customer service touch points into powerful relationship and brand-building tools. Connect where customers live, learn and make decisions Lower cost to serve Increase efficiency Improve brand experience Drive incremental revenue 5
  • 6.
    The ACCENT Engagement LISTEN • A solid understanding of your customers’ questions, concerns, needs and wants. Monitor social conversations Capture inquiries across MANUFACTURER channels ACCENT monitors thousands of tweets Collect feedback through daily on behalf of the surveys and written grill manufacturer - listening for correspondence opportunities to provide product help and improve customer sentiment. 6
  • 7.
    The ACCENT Engagement LEARN • Capturing data to better understand your customers. Uncover insights about your customers, brand and products APPLIANCE OEM Generate dynamic scripting Through multivariate to guide conversations testing, ACCENT uncovered hidden Intelligently route customers value in the OEM’s warranty relationships. to best communications Insights gained yielded channel 18% decrease in churn and generated 194% return on investment. 7
  • 8.
    The ACCENT Engagement CONNECT • Engaging and personal conversations that are transparent, timely and consistent with your brand. Empower self-service RETAILER Provide guided assistance ACCENT helped create the ultimate member Host peer-to-peer support experience across communities phone, online and social media channels – propelling retailer to Forrester Research Top 10 Customer Experience Leader. 8
  • 9.
    The ACCENT Engagement INFLUENCE • Transforming your customers into brand advocates. Turn negative experiences into positive interactions COMMUNICATIONS Present real-time modeled ACCENT proved to be offers right call for collections. Our ability to positively influence delinquent customers yielded 25% increase in amount collected while improving CSAT from 73% to 86%. 9
  • 10.
    The ACCENT Engagement OPTIMIZE • Each interaction is more intelligent and engaging than the last. Analyze speech and text to uncover sentiment Monitor quality of engagement MANUFACTURER against defined customer ACCENT’s satisfaction surveys provided experience immediate feedback on dealer performance and Uncover reasons “why” product satisfaction – through root cause analysis helping manufacturer achieve 95% CSAT Administer customer rating and generate satisfaction surveys 353,000 new service and installation leads. 10
  • 11.
    Where Great TalentLIVES • Solely focused on helping you connect with your customers. Passionate Energetic Knowledgeable Helpful Friendly ENGAGEMENT CENTERS Hot Springs, AR / Zephyrhills, FL / New Albany, IN Tell City, IN / Monroe, LA / Farmington, MO Kansas City, MO / Kingston, Jamaica Makati City, Philippines 11
  • 12.
    THE TOOLS ANDRESOURCES To Drive Your Business Forward • Creating engagement solutions tailored to meet your needs. Data Analytics Communication Channels Knowledge Management Social Media Monitoring Print and Fulfillment Services Back-Office Services Workforce Management Quality Monitoring Reporting 12
  • 13.
    Solution: Customer Care Experience Results: 41% savings of $8.26MM and $1.4MM in Builds incremental billing adjustments over internal centers Solution: Tech Support / Cross and Up-Sell Brands Campaigns Results: 14% increase in revenue on incentivized items Solution: Appointment Confirmation Campaigns Results: $430,000 cost savings in less than six months on unnecessary truck rolls • Expert guidance to Solution: Member Sales engage in the digital, Results: Sold four times more memberships over social, interactive and internal center, generating $18.8 MM in member lifetime value real-time world. Solution: Member Care Results: Decreased cost per call by 29% while improving member satisfaction rating to 94% VERTICAL MARKETS SERVED Solution: Account Review Campaigns Telecom / Manufacturing / Insurance / Retail Cable / Healthcare / Financial Services Results: Scheduled 51,000 appointments resulting in $1.1MM in new revenue Solution: Loyalty Marketing Program Results: Generated 68,000 product sales and registrations valued at more than $389,000 13
  • 14.
    The most importantcustomer interaction is the one that’s going to happen next. Contact us to get started 866.623.0018 or visit www.accentonline.com ARE YOU READY? 14