SDL LiveContent
Intelligent Content Conference
February 8, 2013




Chip Gettinger, VP XML Solutions
Content Management Technologies
cgettinger@sdl.com
                                   SDL Proprietary and Confidential
The Customer Journey
Product Content




                     Marketing    Engineering




                                                Training
          Partners
                                                & Learning
                         PRODUCT CONTENT



                  Field Service
                                    Support
                   Personnel
Content Maturity Model
The Customer Journey

      Continuing the Engagement


                      Purchase    1st Out-of-the-
                      Decision    Box Experience


      Investigating                       Getting
      Options                             Started



  Determining                                In-depth
  Needs                                      Tutorials



Initial                                         Advanced
Interest                                        Learning
Continuing the Engagement


VALUE OF AN                                                         “Retention is a lot more cost
                                                                    effective than acquisition”
EXISTING CUSTOMER                                                   Carrie Johnson – Forrester
                                                                    Research


                      IMPORTANCE OF
                      CUSTOMER RETENTION




    Source: Frederick Reichheld – “Business marketing strategies”
The Customer Journey

     Keeping Customers Satisfied

Brand                                             Initial
Advocate                                          Problem



  Recognized                                   Searching
  Fan                                          Resources



       Consistent                           Determining
       Praise                               Solution


               Initial         Resolution
               Endorsement
Preferred channel to Access Product Information



                                         Reasons for Using
                                         Product Information

                                          Speak to a customer
                                          service agent

                                          Chat online with a customer
                                          service agent

                                          Look at product
                                          manual


                                          Search engines


                                          Search on company
                                          website



8   Source: “SDL Survey 2012.”
Reasons for Using Product Information



                                        Reasons for Using
                                        Product Information
                                 4
                                        Learning about a
                                        product before use


                                        Troubleshooting


                                        Discovering new functions
                                        and features




9   Source: “SDL Survey 2012.”
Bad News Travels Fast


                                                                            “After a poor customer
                                                                            experience, more than
                                                                            one-quarter of
                                                                            consumers (26 percent)
                                                                            posted negative
                                                                            complaints on a social
                                                                            networking site such as
                                                                            Facebook or Twitter”
                                                                            Harris Interactive, 2011
                                                                            Customer Experience
                                                                            Impact Report

                                                        Average number of
                                                        people a customer
                                                        will tell about a
                                                        bad experience




  Source: “From the November 2011 issue of Inc. magazine.”
What makes XML so powerful?




     DIRECT VS       CONTENT   FUTURE
     FLATTENED       REUSE     PROOF
Direct vs. Flattened

                        DIRECT & DYNAMIC

       Re-use      Shared      Relevant      Ubiquitous   Personalized




       Locked      Siloed     Inconsistent   Formatted      Generic



                            FLATTENED
Content Reuse Enables Efficiency, Consistency, & Quality




    Sales and Marketing




    Product Development




    Customer Support




    Training and Learning
Channel-specific Formatting Doesn’t Scale




      AUTHOR




      CONTENT




      CHANNEL
Separate Content from Format




      AUTHOR




      CONTENT




      CHANNEL
What makes content compelling?
How do you deliver compelling content?




SOCIAL          PERSONALIZED   MULTIMEDIA    MEASURING
SHARING         CONTENT        INTEGRATION   ENGAGEMENT
Your content must be easy to share




   Facebook, LinkedIn, Google +, and more
Personalization


                  Mac User          Advanced
                                        User




                        Dynamic Content


                                   Beginning
                  PC User               User
Case Study


                                                    Business Impact:
     Profile:
                                                    • 100% reduction of DTP
     • Revenues: $2 billion
                                                    • 50% efficiency gain
     • Employees: 6,737
                                                    • Reduced translation
     • Countries: 8 time zones
                                                      costs by 20%
     • Products: 70+
                                                    • Reduced returns for
                                                      spare parts



     Business Drivers:
     • Reduce multiple processes and tools across
       the organization
     • Achieve efficiency of content development
       and localization cost reduction
     • On-Demand publishing of information to the
       Website


20
Case Study


 Profile:
• Revenues: $1.3 B
• One of fastest growing software companies   Business Impact:
• Employees: 6,300                            • Faster time-to-market for
• Leading Decision Management Software          global launches
• Locations: 40+                              • Significant reduction in
                                                amount of content of
                                                authored
                                              • Reduced time to market with
                                                content
Business Drivers:
                                              • Significant increase in
• Get ready to scale                            multilingual support with
• Plan for global markets                       same budget
• Add 10 new languages
• Scale content to meet new customer needs
• Integrate with translation management
  solution
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Customer experience and making it work for dynamic product content (sdl)

  • 1.
    SDL LiveContent Intelligent ContentConference February 8, 2013 Chip Gettinger, VP XML Solutions Content Management Technologies cgettinger@sdl.com SDL Proprietary and Confidential
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Product Content Marketing Engineering Training Partners & Learning PRODUCT CONTENT Field Service Support Personnel
  • 4.
  • 5.
    The Customer Journey Continuing the Engagement Purchase 1st Out-of-the- Decision Box Experience Investigating Getting Options Started Determining In-depth Needs Tutorials Initial Advanced Interest Learning
  • 6.
    Continuing the Engagement VALUEOF AN “Retention is a lot more cost effective than acquisition” EXISTING CUSTOMER Carrie Johnson – Forrester Research IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER RETENTION Source: Frederick Reichheld – “Business marketing strategies”
  • 7.
    The Customer Journey Keeping Customers Satisfied Brand Initial Advocate Problem Recognized Searching Fan Resources Consistent Determining Praise Solution Initial Resolution Endorsement
  • 8.
    Preferred channel toAccess Product Information Reasons for Using Product Information Speak to a customer service agent Chat online with a customer service agent Look at product manual Search engines Search on company website 8 Source: “SDL Survey 2012.”
  • 9.
    Reasons for UsingProduct Information Reasons for Using Product Information 4 Learning about a product before use Troubleshooting Discovering new functions and features 9 Source: “SDL Survey 2012.”
  • 10.
    Bad News TravelsFast “After a poor customer experience, more than one-quarter of consumers (26 percent) posted negative complaints on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter” Harris Interactive, 2011 Customer Experience Impact Report Average number of people a customer will tell about a bad experience Source: “From the November 2011 issue of Inc. magazine.”
  • 11.
    What makes XMLso powerful? DIRECT VS CONTENT FUTURE FLATTENED REUSE PROOF
  • 12.
    Direct vs. Flattened DIRECT & DYNAMIC Re-use Shared Relevant Ubiquitous Personalized Locked Siloed Inconsistent Formatted Generic FLATTENED
  • 13.
    Content Reuse EnablesEfficiency, Consistency, & Quality Sales and Marketing Product Development Customer Support Training and Learning
  • 14.
    Channel-specific Formatting Doesn’tScale AUTHOR CONTENT CHANNEL
  • 15.
    Separate Content fromFormat AUTHOR CONTENT CHANNEL
  • 16.
    What makes contentcompelling?
  • 17.
    How do youdeliver compelling content? SOCIAL PERSONALIZED MULTIMEDIA MEASURING SHARING CONTENT INTEGRATION ENGAGEMENT
  • 18.
    Your content mustbe easy to share Facebook, LinkedIn, Google +, and more
  • 19.
    Personalization Mac User Advanced User Dynamic Content Beginning PC User User
  • 20.
    Case Study Business Impact: Profile: • 100% reduction of DTP • Revenues: $2 billion • 50% efficiency gain • Employees: 6,737 • Reduced translation • Countries: 8 time zones costs by 20% • Products: 70+ • Reduced returns for spare parts Business Drivers: • Reduce multiple processes and tools across the organization • Achieve efficiency of content development and localization cost reduction • On-Demand publishing of information to the Website 20
  • 21.
    Case Study Profile: •Revenues: $1.3 B • One of fastest growing software companies Business Impact: • Employees: 6,300 • Faster time-to-market for • Leading Decision Management Software global launches • Locations: 40+ • Significant reduction in amount of content of authored • Reduced time to market with content Business Drivers: • Significant increase in • Get ready to scale multilingual support with • Plan for global markets same budget • Add 10 new languages • Scale content to meet new customer needs • Integrate with translation management solution
  • 22.
    Copyright © 2008-2012SDL plc. All rights reserved.. All company names, brand names, trademarks, service marks, images and logos are the property of their respective owners. This presentation and its content are SDL confidential unless otherwise specified, and may not be copied, used or distributed except as authorised by SDL.