Optimizing Customer Value and
Experience through Next Best Action:
Customer Stories from the Trenches
Peter van der Putten
peter.van.der.putten@pega.com
Director Decisioning and Marketing Solutions WW

© 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.

Amsterdam, January 23, 2014
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The Grim Reality

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Photo by Pascal Sebah (1823-1886)

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Build for Change®
Pega software revolutionizes how leading
organizations optimize the customer experience
& automate operations

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Optimise Customer Experience
Decision
Why/What

360°
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Data
Who

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High Definition
720°
360°
1080°

Automate Operations
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Process

When/Where/How

360°
On Processes (Muscle) and Decisions (Brain)
Unifying Two Strengths

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Next-Best
Action Marketing

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Sales Force
Pega CRM
Automation

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Customer
Process
Manager
Next-BestActionMarketing

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Sales Force
Automation

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Customer
Process
Manager
Next-Best-Action
Optimizing Value And Experience For Each Customer
Channels

Growth

Contextual

Service

Timely

Relevant

Customer
Needs

Consistent

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Business
Objectives

1:1
Business Case
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Retention

Risk
NBA Addresses Marketing Execution Gaps
Channels

Execution Gaps
1

Contextual

Customer
Needs

Difficult to
adapt and
change

Consistent

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Growth

Service

Static and
disconnected
channels

Timely

Relevant

Optimize

One-size-fits-all
Strategies with
marketing
Next-Best-Action

Business
Objectives

Retention

Risk

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Next Best Action
Knowing when to sell to a customer (and what/how) ….

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Next Best Action
… or not to sell but to best negotiate a collections deal ….

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Next Best Action
… or not to sell but to best service the customer ….
Thank you for
calling we have
received your
payment for 35
euros today at
10 am
ID & V

IVR

Pass MSISDN

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Return relevant
message

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Next Best Action
Decision Strategy Example
Decide on a proactive next-best-action
• Address a collections issue or risk, or
• Address a retention issue or risk, or
• Make a sales recommendation, or
• Thank the customer

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NBA Addresses Marketing Execution Gaps
Channels

Execution Gaps
1

Contextual

Service

Static and
Personalize
disconnected
Across Channels
channels

Customer
Needs

Difficult to
adapt and
change

Consistent

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Growth

2

Timely

Relevant

Optimize

One-size-fits-all
Strategies with
marketing
Next-Best-Action

Business
Objectives

Retention

Risk

© 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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Personalize Experience Across Channels
Two way conversations in outbound, inbound & event trigger
Channels

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Personalize Experience Across Channels
Retail Example – Blended Agent-Customer Experience

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Personalize Experience Across Channels
Listen and Respond on Mobile Channels

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Personalize Experience Across Channels
Orchestrate real time cross channel journeys
1. Communicate through
preferred or most successful
channels

3. We should also listen for
responses on inbound
channels

2. How long to listen and wait
for a response?

4. Listen and react to
responses in real time,
at customer level
5. Close the loop by fulfilling
accepted offers

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NBA Addresses Marketing Execution Gaps
Channels

Execution Gaps
1

Optimize
One-size-fits-all
Strategies with
marketing
Next-Best-Action

Contextual

Customer
Needs

3

Monitor,
Difficult to
Control, and
adapt and
Adapt
change

Consistent

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Service

Static and
Personalize
disconnected
Across Channels
channels
2

Timely

Relevant

Growth

Business
Objectives

Retention

Risk

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Continuously Monitor, Control, and Adapt
Manage marketing
effectiveness across all
channels, segments, and
products in real time
Measure the return on
NBA Excellence and
Drivers – Test & Learn

Next-Best-Action

Adapt and learn from
customer feedback
Automate the Test &
Learning with Adaptive
Analytics

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Next-Best-Action Delivers Marketing Agility
1

Optimize Marketing
with Next-Best-Action
Strategies

2

Personalize in Real-Time,
Across Inbound &
Outbound Channels

3

Continuously
Monitor, Control, and
Adapt
Measure
Simulate

Learn

Unparalleled Marketing Agility
Closed loop marketing that increases operational effectiveness,
reduces time-to-value, and drives massive returns.
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EverythingEverywhere
From optimizing inbound retention and sales through centralized
decisioning to transitioning the customer base into the new EE brand

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ABN AMRO (Alfam)
Business Command and Control to Optimize Loan Sales and Credit Risk

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    Optimizing Customer Valueand Experience through Next Best Action: Customer Stories from the Trenches Peter van der Putten peter.van.der.putten@pega.com Director Decisioning and Marketing Solutions WW © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc. Amsterdam, January 23, 2014
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    The Grim Reality 3 3 ©2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    4 4 Photo by PascalSebah (1823-1886) © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    Build for Change® Pegasoftware revolutionizes how leading organizations optimize the customer experience & automate operations 5 5 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    Optimise Customer Experience Decision Why/What 360° 6 6 + Data Who + HighDefinition 720° 360° 1080° Automate Operations © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc. Process When/Where/How 360°
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    On Processes (Muscle)and Decisions (Brain) Unifying Two Strengths 7 7 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    Next-Best Action Marketing 8 8 Sales Force PegaCRM Automation © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc. Customer Process Manager
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    Next-BestActionMarketing 9 9 Sales Force Automation © 2014,Confidential, Pegasystems Inc. Customer Process Manager
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    Next-Best-Action Optimizing Value AndExperience For Each Customer Channels Growth Contextual Service Timely Relevant Customer Needs Consistent 10 10 Business Objectives 1:1 Business Case © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc. Retention Risk
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    NBA Addresses MarketingExecution Gaps Channels Execution Gaps 1 Contextual Customer Needs Difficult to adapt and change Consistent 11 11 Growth Service Static and disconnected channels Timely Relevant Optimize One-size-fits-all Strategies with marketing Next-Best-Action Business Objectives Retention Risk © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    1 12 12 Next Best Action Knowingwhen to sell to a customer (and what/how) …. © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    1 Next Best Action …or not to sell but to best negotiate a collections deal …. 13 13 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    1 Next Best Action …or not to sell but to best service the customer …. Thank you for calling we have received your payment for 35 euros today at 10 am ID & V IVR Pass MSISDN 14 14 Return relevant message © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    1 Next Best Action DecisionStrategy Example Decide on a proactive next-best-action • Address a collections issue or risk, or • Address a retention issue or risk, or • Make a sales recommendation, or • Thank the customer 15 15 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    NBA Addresses MarketingExecution Gaps Channels Execution Gaps 1 Contextual Service Static and Personalize disconnected Across Channels channels Customer Needs Difficult to adapt and change Consistent 16 16 Growth 2 Timely Relevant Optimize One-size-fits-all Strategies with marketing Next-Best-Action Business Objectives Retention Risk © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    2 Personalize Experience AcrossChannels Two way conversations in outbound, inbound & event trigger Channels 17 17 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    2 18 18 Personalize Experience AcrossChannels Retail Example – Blended Agent-Customer Experience © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    2 Personalize Experience AcrossChannels Listen and Respond on Mobile Channels 19 19 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    2 Personalize Experience AcrossChannels Orchestrate real time cross channel journeys 1. Communicate through preferred or most successful channels 3. We should also listen for responses on inbound channels 2. How long to listen and wait for a response? 4. Listen and react to responses in real time, at customer level 5. Close the loop by fulfilling accepted offers 20 20 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    NBA Addresses MarketingExecution Gaps Channels Execution Gaps 1 Optimize One-size-fits-all Strategies with marketing Next-Best-Action Contextual Customer Needs 3 Monitor, Difficult to Control, and adapt and Adapt change Consistent 21 21 Service Static and Personalize disconnected Across Channels channels 2 Timely Relevant Growth Business Objectives Retention Risk © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    3 Continuously Monitor, Control,and Adapt Manage marketing effectiveness across all channels, segments, and products in real time Measure the return on NBA Excellence and Drivers – Test & Learn Next-Best-Action Adapt and learn from customer feedback Automate the Test & Learning with Adaptive Analytics 22 22 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    Next-Best-Action Delivers MarketingAgility 1 Optimize Marketing with Next-Best-Action Strategies 2 Personalize in Real-Time, Across Inbound & Outbound Channels 3 Continuously Monitor, Control, and Adapt Measure Simulate Learn Unparalleled Marketing Agility Closed loop marketing that increases operational effectiveness, reduces time-to-value, and drives massive returns. 23 23 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    EverythingEverywhere From optimizing inboundretention and sales through centralized decisioning to transitioning the customer base into the new EE brand 24 24 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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    ABN AMRO (Alfam) BusinessCommand and Control to Optimize Loan Sales and Credit Risk 25 25 © 2014, Confidential, Pegasystems Inc.
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