How to give your business a competitive edge by looking at it from the customers' point of view. Redesigning products and services to make them work better.
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90% of US companies regards
customer experience as important
or vitally important.
Forrester Research
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85% of CEOs agree that traditional
means of distinction do not cater for
long term development.
71% believe customer experience is
the next frontier.
Shaw & Ivens
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24 different flavor jams
60% of customers tried
Tesco consumer test
6 different flavor jams
40% of customers tried
3%
BOUGHT
30%
BOUGHT
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• Born in 1948
• Male
• Grew up in England
• Married 2nd time
• Successful in business
• Wealthy
• Spends winter holidays in the Alps
• Likes dogs
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Packaged meats
Cheese, eggs & milk
My favourite beer is warm
Where have they hidden the toothpaste?
Long line at the cashier
F**k – forgot the butter - run back
Cashier
What do you mean my card doesn’t go?
Pack into new bags
Need one more bag – but I have no cash
Out of the supermarket – it’s pouring!
Fresh meat and fish
No lettuce – I have to change the menu
Fruit aisle - the bananas are rotten
Damn, the wheel is loose
Get a shopping trolley
What an interesting choice of music
SUPERMARKET
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For any product and service,
there is a “customer journey”
that begins a long time before purchase
and ends a long time after purchase.
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What causes the failure of change initiatives?
7%
10%
16%
25%
28%Lack of clearly defined milestones to measure success
Lack of commitment by senior management
Poor communication
Employee resistance
Insufficient
funding
Source: Leaders of change: Companies prepare for a stronger future. Economist Intelligence Unit, Celerant Consulting
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“Our mission is to become the international
leader in the space industry through maximum
team-centered innovation and strategically
targeted aerospace activities.”
Not the words of John F. Kennedy, 1961
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Only 5% of employees understand their
company's strategy.
Robert Kaplan and David Norton,
the founders of the Balanced Scorecard
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If this company were a football team
Only 4 team
members would
know which one’s
their goal
Only 2 players care Only 2 would know
what’s their position
and specific task
All but 2 players are
fighting against
their own team
Only 2 players
listen to their
coach