2. Session Overview
• Welcome and introductions
• Why is good customer service important?
• Why incorporate eCustomer Service
strategies?
• What eCustomer Service will you investigate
further?
• Workshop Evaluation
3. Share what you … know or find
• Go to bit.ly/eCustomerService131112
• Add info, links, slides, comments etc
• Review what others have contributed
5. Brand Recognition, Return Business
& Customer Loyalty
Think Apple or Harley-Davidson
Image: 'Chipmunk Checking Email' Image: 'Dark Knight'
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8. Save time & $$
Offer a ‘one stop
shop’
Offer a ‘one stop
shop’
sa.gov.au/doitonline
Image: http://sa.gov.au/doitonline
9. Anytime, Anywhere
Predicated that
between 80-85% of
Australians will have
an internet-enabled
smart phone by mid-
2013
Australian Mobile Phone Lifestyle
Index Survey 2012
Source: aimia.com.au/home/news/member-news/aimia-releases-eighth-annual-australian-mobile-phone-lifestyle-index
Image: 'toddler apps'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7941044@N06/5661879987
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10. Convenience
Apps
• What’s your favourite
business app?
• would your business lends
itself to having an app?
iTunes App Store
Android Apps Store
Image: “Order your coffee with an app” – Vanguard Visions Consulting - http://www.flickr.com/photos/77018488@N03/8143763298/
11. Real-time comparison
Customers are
'googling' product
information in store
Offer customers real-time
support or ‘discounts
Digital Trends
digitaltrends.com
Image: “Swarm” from Digital Trends - http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/swarm-app-tracks-and-guides-shoppers/
13. Give to Get
What can you give away in order
to get your customer’s
attention?
• Scoopons?
• scoopon.com.au
• Free online service?
• Samples or tasters?
• Free quotes?
• Free first consultancy?
Image: http://www.scoopon.com.au/
14. The “Push”
Email Lists
• mailchimp.com
Register for eUpdates: bit.ly/digitalcapability
Image: https://www.purlem.com/blog/2012/07/case-study-purlem-com-announces-innovative-new-mailchimp-integration/
15. The “Push”
Subscribe to Social
Media –
• Facebook Page
• Twitter
• Linkedin Group
50% of Web Sales to
Occur Via Social Digital Capability – Doing it Smarter
Media by 2015 Follow us on:
Twitter - twitter.com/digitalcapabili
Facebook - facebook.com/digitalcapability
Mashable, 1 November 2012
LinkedIn - bit.ly/DCLinkedIN
Image and quote : http://mashable.com/2012/11/01/facebook-sales/
17. And the “Pull”
Search Engine Optimisation
• Key words
• Naming your websites
Images: from Vanguard Visions Consulting's website dashboard – http://vanguardvisionsconsulting.com.au
18. And the “Pull”
Adwords - adwords.google.com
• what are terms are customers using when
looking for products like yours?
Image: from the Dashboard of http://adwords.google.com
20. Listening to your customers
Customer service is an
emotional experience.
People want to share
their experiences –
both good and bad.
What are your customers saying
about your business?
United Breaks Guitars
Video: United Breaks Guitars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
21. Listening to your customers
Social media -
Facebook
• “posts”
• “likes”
Image: Sydney Morning Herald – 14 August 2012 - http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/storm-over-targets-trampy-fashion-sense-20120813-244xz.html
22. Listening to your customers
Social media -
Twitter
• “trending”
• “#hashtags”
Image: Digital Capability Twitter - https://twitter.com/digitalcapabili
23. Listening to your customers
Google Alerts
google.com/alerts
Image: http://www.google.com/alerts/manage
24. Listening to your customers
Online feedback
(Google forms)
docs.google.com
Image: Screenshots
32. eCustomer Service is one of many
customer service strategies
Image: 'A Sea of Glass - The Chihuly Exhibit at the Bellagio in Vegas'
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33. Your customers’ ‘digital literacy’ and
online confidence
Image: 'My Ghost'
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34. Your eCustomer Service’s ease of use
or ‘usability’
Image: 'How a toddler deals with a crashed+app'
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35. Upfront costs and ongoing
support/maintenance
Image: '101123-F-5751H-097'
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38. Allison Miller
0400 732 270
allison@vanguardvisions.com.au
Vanguard Visions Consulting’s
eCustomer Service offerings
More info and blog: vanguardvisionsconsulting.com.au
Register for eUpdates: bit.ly/digitalcapability
Follow on:
Twitter: twitter.com/vanguardvisions
Facebook: facebook.com/vanguardvisions
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vanguard-visions-consulting
vanguardvisionsconsulting.com.au
Notas del editor
Where the customer sells the brand for you
Ask participants to share what eCustomer Service strategy they will be further investigating and why?
Ask participants to complete the online workshop evaluation