{"id":14954,"date":"2020-10-27T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmoment.com\/?p=14954"},"modified":"2020-10-29T17:45:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T17:45:30","slug":"how-to-create-meaningful-customer-experiences-not-just-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmoment.com\/blog\/how-to-create-meaningful-customer-experiences-not-just-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Meaningful Customer Experiences\u2014Not Just Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Conventional wisdom holds that customers shop the brands whose products and services best match their needs. But there\u2019s more to the story than that. Even if it\u2019s just a quick trip to the grocery store, customers seek something more profound from brands than a mere product: meaning<\/em>ful customer experiences. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a lot for organizations to gain by orienting themselves around customers\u2019 search for meaning. Experience programs can help them get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re going to go over exactly how <\/em>companies can achieve that reorientation, create meaningful experiences for customers, and, ultimately, ride that heightened connectivity to the top of their respective verticals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right Audience, Right Problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We touched on this in our last conversation<\/a> about the importance of carefully designing your program before deploying it, but it\u2019s worth saying again: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some audiences are more worth brands\u2019 time than others. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sounds harsh, but let me explain. Some audiences offer context and solutions to problems that other groups may not even be aware of. Therefore, one of the first things brands should do to create meaning for their customers is consider the problems that can be solved by focusing on specific audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach is vital is because it allows brands to hone in on customers\u2019 “moment of truth.”<\/strong> This is the moment in which a customer finds significance in their interaction with a brand, not just a product or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is preventing customers from finding their moment of truth? The answer to this question will dictate what you should design your listening program<\/a> around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, that search will allow your company to create fundamental human relationships with customers. And those relationships will create positive buzz, build lifetime loyalty, and result in a much stronger bottom line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing the Love<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thinking how certain audiences can help solve business challenges is important, but it\u2019s not the only step brands must take. Once a company\u2019s experience team finds moments of truth, they absolutely must share the news across the organization! This sharing process is often called data democratization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really can’t say enough how important it is to share customers\u2019 moments of truth. First, socializing that data across the organization gives every employee a glimpse of how their role affects the customer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, sharing this intel makes it easier for brands to identify moments that matter out of mountains of experience program data. Ultimately, brands that intentionally democratize data from the beginning get so much more from their listening than companies who fail to design their strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listening Empathetically<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The final key to creating meaningful customer experiences is on that is often overlooked: empathy. Empathy<\/a> is the key to understanding moments of truth and, ultimately, business success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catering to customers\u2019 search for meaning is neither a program luxury nor a saying you put on a wall sign. It\u2019s a strategy that builds transformational brand success and the meaningful, emotional relationships that can sustain it indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I go into greater depth about the importance of designing your experience program before listening in my article on the subject, which you can read here<\/a>. Thank you!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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