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Customer Retention Strategies
Engagement Externally & Internally
Why is it Hard to Retain Customers?
Value
Disappointment
Offers
Ours vs. Others Affinity
Ours vs. Others
Service
Disappointment
Product
Disappointment
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Get Off the Churn Bandwagon
OrangeTM by France Telecom
Awareness  Exploration / Expansion  Commitment  Dissolution
• Pricing
• Branding
• Community
• Individualization
• Interactivity
Experience
Spectrum
Marketing
Mix
Message
- Timing
- Frequency
- Content
Realities
vs.
Aspirations
Shared Interest:
- in Information
- in Activity
- from Commonality
Marketing Plan Includes Customer Retention?
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Executives Include Customer Retention?
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Database
Build
Volume
Build
Loyalty
Build
Loyalty
Present
Customers
Competitors’
Customers
New/Emerging
Customers
Maintain
Usage
Build
Usage
Gain
Trial
Marketing Tools Include Customer Retention?
Value
Segmentation Experience
Personas Predictive
Modeling
Awareness  Exploration / Expansion  Commitment  Dissolution
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Product & Service
Quality
Leadership
Can Be Trusted
Treats Employees
Well
Priorities Reflect Trust-Builders?
#1 #2 #3
#4 Value for the money
#5 Stays within the spirit & letter of the law
#6 Strong financial future
#7 Frequent communication about the state of its business
#8 Innovates new products, services or ideas
#9 Creates & maintains local jobs
#10 Gives time, money or resources to public good
#11 Strong commitment to protect the environment
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1%
Reduction
of Negative
Word-of-Mouth
1%
Increase
of Positive
Word-of-Mouth
0.41% Revenue Growth 0.14% Revenue Growth
Higher ROI by Acting on Constructive Feedback
300% ROI on reducing negative buzz
compared to increasing positive buzz
-London School of Economics
Advocacy Drives Growth study
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Customer Retention by Delivering Brand Promise
• Customer-
centric
• Trust
• Marketing
Plans
• Budget
• Personas
• Processes
• Policies
• Proactive
• Involvement
• Equity (non-
transferable)
Culture Tools Prevention Passion
Under-Managed
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Best Average Laggard
Customer Retention 15% 1% 0%
Customer Satisfaction 19% 8% 3%
Profitability 8% 6% -8%
Customer Retention is Smart Business
-Aberdeen Group
2008 Customer Experience Management Study
Year-over-year increases for best-in-class, average & laggard customer experience practitioners
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If You Like These Concepts, Get the Book!
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>30 Tools &
Techniques
Step-by-Step
Guidelines
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If You Like These Concepts, Get the Book!
5 Keys Explained
>20 Tools &
Techniques
Step-by-Step
Guidelines
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If You Like These Concepts, Get the Book!
4 Keys Explained
10 Templates
Step-by-Step
Guidelines
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ClearAction Consulting Clients
“ClearAction taught us things
that wouldn’t readily cross our
minds and has increased our
efficiency & accuracy in many
areas. We highly recommend
ClearAction as a business
consultant.”
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company/clearaction-llc
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CustomerExperienceOptimization

Customer Retention Strategies

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    Why is itHard to Retain Customers? Value Disappointment Offers Ours vs. Others Affinity Ours vs. Others Service Disappointment Product Disappointment © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    Get Off theChurn Bandwagon OrangeTM by France Telecom
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    Awareness  Exploration/ Expansion  Commitment  Dissolution • Pricing • Branding • Community • Individualization • Interactivity Experience Spectrum Marketing Mix Message - Timing - Frequency - Content Realities vs. Aspirations Shared Interest: - in Information - in Activity - from Commonality Marketing Plan Includes Customer Retention? © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    Executives Include CustomerRetention? © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    Database Build Volume Build Loyalty Build Loyalty Present Customers Competitors’ Customers New/Emerging Customers Maintain Usage Build Usage Gain Trial Marketing Tools IncludeCustomer Retention? Value Segmentation Experience Personas Predictive Modeling Awareness  Exploration / Expansion  Commitment  Dissolution © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    Product & Service Quality Leadership CanBe Trusted Treats Employees Well Priorities Reflect Trust-Builders? #1 #2 #3 #4 Value for the money #5 Stays within the spirit & letter of the law #6 Strong financial future #7 Frequent communication about the state of its business #8 Innovates new products, services or ideas #9 Creates & maintains local jobs #10 Gives time, money or resources to public good #11 Strong commitment to protect the environment © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved. -2009 Edelman Trust Barometer
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    1% Reduction of Negative Word-of-Mouth 1% Increase of Positive Word-of-Mouth 0.41%Revenue Growth 0.14% Revenue Growth Higher ROI by Acting on Constructive Feedback 300% ROI on reducing negative buzz compared to increasing positive buzz -London School of Economics Advocacy Drives Growth study © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    Customer Retention byDelivering Brand Promise • Customer- centric • Trust • Marketing Plans • Budget • Personas • Processes • Policies • Proactive • Involvement • Equity (non- transferable) Culture Tools Prevention Passion Under-Managed © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    Best Average Laggard CustomerRetention 15% 1% 0% Customer Satisfaction 19% 8% 3% Profitability 8% 6% -8% Customer Retention is Smart Business -Aberdeen Group 2008 Customer Experience Management Study Year-over-year increases for best-in-class, average & laggard customer experience practitioners © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    ClearActionCX.com See the wholepresentation in ClearAction Insiders! © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 12.
    ClearActionCX.com If You LikeThese Concepts, Get the Book! © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved. >30 Tools & Techniques Step-by-Step Guidelines
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    ClearActionCX.com If You LikeThese Concepts, Get the Book! 5 Keys Explained >20 Tools & Techniques Step-by-Step Guidelines © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    ClearActionCX.com If You LikeThese Concepts, Get the Book! 4 Keys Explained 10 Templates Step-by-Step Guidelines © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved.
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    ClearAction Consulting Clients “ClearActiontaught us things that wouldn’t readily cross our minds and has increased our efficiency & accuracy in many areas. We highly recommend ClearAction as a business consultant.” © Copyright ClearAction LLC. All rights reserved. Partial List Send us a note: OptimizeCX@ClearActionCX.com
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    OptimizeCX@ClearActionCX.com tel +1 408687 9700 Lynn Hunsaker ClearAction company/clearaction-llc +ClearActionCXO CustomerExperienceOptimization