Reacting, Predicting Or Dictating Behavior?

Are You Reacting, Predicting Or Dictating Consumer Behavior?

 

Reacting = Road kill
Predicting = Passenger/hitchhiker
Dictating = Driver

 

Forget about 2017, to guarantee growth and survival, you better be working on what your 2022 Customer Experience model will evolve to. If you haven’t started working on the innovation of your future experience, you are in danger of being a passenger or even worse road kill. Why is this important, because every so often, a product or service comes along that can eliminate other products all together. Worse yet, there are even some examples of one single product eliminating entire industries.

 

Which of the following products have you previously owned at one time or another in your life?

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  • Camera
  • Wallet
  • Flashlight
  • Portable GPS
  • Garmin for running
  • DVD player
  • CD Player
  • MP3 Player
  • Palm pilot
  • Cell phone
  • Multiple TV remotes
  • Alarm clock
  • Calculator
  • Calendar/Day Planner
  • Notebooks
  • Voice Recorder
  • Seminar Workbooks
  • Books
  • Magazines
  • Presentation Clicker
  • Garage door opener
  • Wallet
  • Wrist Watch
  • Tickets
  • Board Games
  • Video games
  • Kindle/Ereader
  • Handheld Video Recorder
  • House phone
  • Voice mail machine
  • White Pages
  • Yellow Pages

I personally have owned every single individual product on that list.0981e983 D550 4091 890c Cece7d813977, The DiJulius Group Today,  they are all consolidated into one device, my cell phone. I am sure you can think of many more items, devices, and gadgets that have been eliminated by the advent of the smart phone. When the IPhone first came out, it was supposed to make our lives simpler by combining three major devices people were using regularly, the mobile phone, the palm pilot and their MP3/music players. However it didn’t stop at just those three. Look at the list and think about how many industries the IPhone impacted and eliminated.

The #1 Thing Your Company Better Be Focusing On Is…

Making it EASY for your customers to do business with you. Less hassle, less policy, less steps, less red tape, less explaining, and less redundancy. Ask me once – then you keep track of the rest. Customers want a personalized experience, where businesses recognize them, predict and anticipate what they want and need, and provide it seamlessly, at every touch point, face-to-face, ear-to-ear, and click-to-click. And they want to be treated like they are really cared for.

 

*Related – The Results Of Your Product Or Services Has The Least To Do With Creating Customer Loyalty

Convenience Wins

This may be your ultimate Customer Experience weapon. How easy and convenient are you to do business with? Your competitor has the same 65f5bba8 5d2e 4bea B402 E81d7c78e562, The DiJulius Groupproducts and services. So, all things being equal, how can an organization tip the scale in its favor? Convenience. Companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, Uber, and Starbucks, have spoiled consumers in a great way and have raised the bar for businesses to follow suit. If you want to win in business, figure out how to be more convenient than your competition.

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About The Author

John DiJulius

John R. DiJulius is a best-selling author, consultant, keynote speaker and President of The DiJulius Group, the leading Customer experience consulting firm in the nation. He blogs on Customer experience trends and best practices.