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Forrester research report
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Making Leaders Successful Every
Day
2.
Salesforce Data Overview Forrester
Consulting Andrew Magarie Associate Consultant Ben Harris Consultant Kate Leggett Principal Analyst November 15, 2012 For internal use only
3.
Preamble… © 2012 Forrester
Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
4.
Customer experience decision makers say that a
good experience is critical to their success Think the importance of customer experience has risen
5.
Forrester’s Customer Experience
Index
6.
Few companies deliver
an outstanding customer experience Source: April 24, 2012, “The State Of Customer Experience, 2012” Forrester report © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
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Customer service managers
agree that customer experience is important
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The customer service
leader must balance customer needs with business needs Cost Customer satisfaction and Compliance loyalty Revenue
9.
Take a step
back and think about the journey that customers expect to have with a company
10.
Most of the
time this journey is fractured. Why? www..com
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Most companies are
a mess of disconnected technology www.astutesolutions.com
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Customers want to
engage using a variety of communication channels
13.
Realize that online
channel usage has grown in the past two years
14.
Companies are not
investing in shoring up the foundations of good interactions Source: “Contact Center Purchase Plans 2011” Forrester report © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
15.
Agents don't have
access to the right information at the right time
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Companies cannot tame
the knowledge problem Email
17.
Agents cant easily
collaborate
18.
Customer service metrics
don’t drive the right behavior
19.
And the volume
of social inquiries and comments overwhelm companies © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
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Companies offer more
customer touchpoints than ever before © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
21.
SalesForce Data Slides ©
2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
22.
S1: Profile of
respondents: US focus “In which country is your company headquartered?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 22
23.
S2: Respondents work
primarily for large to global companies “Using your best estimate, how many employees work for your firm/organization worldwide?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 23
24.
S3: Respondents have
a fairly even distribution of customer service organization sizes – from small to very large “Using your best estimate, how many customer service agents do you have in your company?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 24
25.
S4: The survey
profiled select industries “Which of the following best describes the industry to which your company belongs?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 25
26.
S5: Respondents were
evenly split between business and IT roles “Which department or group best describes where you currently work? If you work for multiple groups, please choose the one you work in most frequently” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 26
27.
S6: Respondents have
a direct knowledge of their customer service strategy and operations “Please indicate level of involvement in your organization’s customer service strategy and operations.” (Select one for each) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 27
28.
S7: Respondents have
mid to senior titles “Which title best describes your position at your organization?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 28
29.
S8: Few companies
solely outsource their customer service operations “How do you manage your customer service operations today?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 29
30.
P1: Respondents work
for B2B and B2C companies “Which of the following best describes the audience that your company's products/services are marketed to?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 30
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P2: Survey respondents
consider themselves technology leaders “How aggressive is your company when it comes to investing in customer service technology?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 31
32.
P3: Respondents use
a variety of social media channels “Do you use the following social media tools or perform the following social activities on a weekly basis?" (Select all that apply) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 32
33.
Q1: Half or
survey respondents have a clear link between company and customer service strategy “What is the relationship between your customer service strategy and your customer experience strategy?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 33
34.
Q2: Organizations have
a balanced scorecard of customer service goals “What are your firm’s three (3) most important customer service goals over the next 12 months?” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 34
35.
Q3: Organizations rely
on customer sat ratings to declare success with their operations “What are the main measurements of success for your customer service operations?" (Select your top 5) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 35
36.
Q4: Organizations rely
on a balanced scorecard of metrics to measure the success of a customer service interaction “On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest priority, what do you consider the key components of a successful customer service interaction?” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 36
37.
Q5 Companies are
moving away from viewing their customer service organizations as cost centers “What is the vision of your customer service organization?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 37
38.
Q6: Customer service
agents are measured via direct customer feedback and adherence to productivity goals “How are you planning to incentivize and measure your agents to support your vision of your customer service organization?" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 38
39.
Q7: Operational pain
points include managing social inquiries and empowering agents with a single desktop to manage all inquiry types “On a scale of 1 to 5, how proficient do you feel your organization is currently when it comes to the following business capabilities?” Poor1 2 3 4 Excellent5 Don't know/ not applicable Standardizing the delivery of customer service across our agent pool 4% 22% 52% 22% Increasing the productivity and ef f iciency of my customer service organization 1%5% 27% 47% 21% Using collaboration tools to quickly connect agents with other agents or subject matter 3% 12% 29% 35% 20% 1% expert Locating the right content to answer a customer's question by searching across all 3%5% 29% 43% 20% 1% sources of conten Guiding agents through the right customer service processes 1% 2% 30% 47% 20% Enabling customers to use multiple communication channels in the course of a 3% 12% 29% 37% 19% 1% single interaction Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 39
40.
Q7 cont: Operational
pain points include managing social inquiries and empowering agents with a single desktop to manage all inquiry types “On a scale of 1 to 5, how proficient do you feel your organization is currently when it comes to the following business capabilities?” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 40
41.
Q8: Agents are
not empowered to manage social media inquiries “On a scale of 1 to 5, how proficient do you feel your organization is currently when it comes to providing the following capabilities to empower your customer service agents?” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 41
42.
Q9: Agent priorities
for improving the customer experience include better productivity and personalization “What are your most important priorities when thinking about improving the experience of customers as they interact with customer service agents?” (Select all that apply) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 42
43.
Q10 Organizations are
challenged with people, process and data issues when looking to improve customer experiences “On a scale of 1 to 5, what are your organization's biggest challenges to improving the overall customer experience delivered by your customer service organization today?” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 43
44.
Q10 (cont.) Organizations
are challenged with people, process and data issues when looking to improve customer experiences “On a scale of 1 to 5, what are your organization's biggest challenges to improving the overall customer experience delivered by your customer service organization today?” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 44
45.
Q11: A quick
resolution time is the driving factor for customer satisfaction “On a scale of 1 to 5, what do you believe impacts your customer satisfaction scores the most?” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 45
46.
Q12 Agents struggle
with multiple applications to service customers effectively “Thinking about your customer service technologies that agents use to provide service to customers, what are the challenges that your customer service agents face?” (Select all that apply) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 46
47.
Q12 (cont.) Agents
struggle with multiple applications to service customers effectively “Thinking about your customer service technologies that agents use to provide service to customers, what are the challenges that your customer service agents face?” (Select all that apply) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 47
48.
Q13 Managers are
not empowered with the right strategic technologies to gain insight about their customer interactions “Thinking about your customer service technologies that agents use to provide service to customers, what are the challenges that your customer service managers face?” (Select all that apply) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 48
49.
Q14 Organizations report
a correlation between improved agent experiences and better customer satisfaction outcomes “Complete the following statement in the way that best describes your ability to correlate an improved agent experience to better customer satisfaction: We can correlate a good agent experience to good customer satisfaction ratings...” Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 49
50.
Q15: Technology implementation
challenges focus on cost, integration complexity, and organizational resistance to change “What challenges did you face during your technology implementations?" (Select all that apply) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: AForrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 commissioned study conducted by 50
51.
Q16: Organizations balance
cost and customer experience initiatives “In the next 12-24 months, when planning to invest to improve your customer service capabilities, what business benefits do you hope to achieve?” (Please rank your top 3 where 1 is most important and 3 is third most important) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 51
52.
Q17: Agent toolset
priorities focus on efficiency, productivity and personalization “Thinking about your priorities for improvements in your customer service agent toolset that you would like to see made, what are the 3 most important priorities?” (please pick and rank your top 3 improvements from 1(most important) to 3 (third most important)) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 52
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Q18: Tactical priorities
for improving customer service capabilities revolve around knowledge and multichannel service “Thinking about your tactical priorities for improving your current customer service capabilities, what are the 3 most important priorities?” (Please rank your top three where 1 is most important and 3 is third most important) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 53
54.
IT priorities for
new technologies focus on integrate-ability, scalability and performance “When choosing new technologies to implement in customer service organization, what are the 3 most important priorities from an IT perspective?” (Please rank your top three where 1 is most important and 3 is third most important) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: AForrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 commissioned study conducted by 54
55.
Q20: Companies plan
a broad set of customer service technology investments What are your firm's plans to implement or expand the use of these technologies in the next 12 months? Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 55
56.
Q20 (cont.) Companies
plan a broad set of customer service technology investments What are your firm's plans to implement or expand the use of these technologies in the next 12 months? Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 56
57.
Q21 Organizations face
cost, budget and process barriers which prevent them from optimizing their technology investments “Which of the following barriers, if any, prevent your organization from making better use of technology to improve your customer service capabilities?” (Select all that apply) Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 57
58.
Q22 Companies face
a balanced scorecard of risks if new technologies are not adopted “What are the perceived risks of not adopting new technology in your customer service organization? (Select all that apply)" Base: 196 United States Customer Service decision-makers Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of salesforce.com, July 2012 © 2012 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited 58
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