Finding the Gaps With a 
Customer Experience Map 
Jill Hewitt 
Customer Experience Designer 
jhewitt@catalystinc.com 
www.catalystinc.com 
August 18, 2014
Who Is Catalyst? 
2 
A marketing agency that 
helps clients acquire, retain 
and develop long-term 
relationships with customers 
We specialize in the retail 
and financial services 
industries 
Jill Hewitt 
Customer Experience 
Designer
Key Takeaways 
1. What is a customer experience map and 
how to create one 
2. How to use a customer experience map to 
pinpoint gaps in your customers’ 
experience 
3. How to apply your findings to create a 
competitive advantage
Source: venturebeat.com sponsored 
post by Gigya: “The current state of 
cross-channel commerce”, August 2014 
Today’s Customer Experience 
4
The Omni-Channel Challenge 
90% of people move between 
devices to accomplish a goal 
45% of in-store consumers turn to 
social platforms on their mobile 
device to influence buying decisions 
54% of marketers cite not having a 
consolidated customer view across 
channels as the biggest roadblock 
to a successful cross-channel 
experience 
5 
Sources: eMarketer “US Time Spent on Mobile to Overtake Desktop” August, 2013 
Retail Systems Research (RSR) “Retailing: Omni-Channel Approach Central to Strategies in 2013” August, 2013
Start Thinking Holistically 
Corporate projects focus on individual touchpoints, technologies 
or features without taking into account the total customer 
experience 
6 
Organizations must think holistically
What Is a Customer Experience Map? 
7 
Illustrates the customer journey 
across all channels 
Presents your customer’s point of 
view 
Describes the highs and lows people 
feel while interacting with your 
business 
Identifies opportunities Source: Adaptive Path, “The Anatomy of an 
Experience Map,” November, 2011
What Does it Look Like? 
8 
Source: nForm, “Experience Maps: Understanding Cross-Channel Experiences for Gamers,” February, 2010
What Does it Look Like? 
9 
Source: Customer Experience Matters, “LEGO’s Building Block for Good Experiences,” March, 2009
What Does it Look Like? 
10 
Source: desonance, “Customer Service Mapping &,” June, 2010
What Does it Look Like? 
Guiding 
Principles 
Stages 
Customer 
Journey 
Qualitative 
Research 
Takeaways
What Is Your Customer’s Experience? 
Look at each stage of the customer life cycle 
Consider Evaluate Buy Enjoy Advocate 
12
Step 1: Inventory 
Identify customer touch points across channels
Build an Inventory 
14
Build an Inventory 
15 
Look at the gaps in your touch 
point inventory – are those 
opportunities?
Step 2: Research 
Elicit the customer’s point of view
Observe and interview customers 
Online surveys 
Traditional focus groups 
Online focus group 
17 
Customer Research
18 
Benefits of Online Focus Groups 
Large geographical reach 
Easier for customers to participate 
Participants can remain anonymous 
Moderator can probe for clarification 
Eliminates “group think” and biasing 
Results are immediately available
Customer Feedback 
“…if I knew that I was close to another 
reward, I’d be more likely to go to the 
19 
store sooner than I might have 
otherwise.” 
Linda C. (newbie) 
“I wish I could have earned more rewards 
but when I’m just buying for myself the 
rewards didn’t add up fast enough” 
Jessica F. (lapsed member) 
“Make us feel special for choosing your 
store. We pay your paychecks, so we 
make you feel special.” 
Bill M. (longtime member)
Step 3: Workshops 
Analyze and summarize what customers are thinking 
and feeling
Stakeholder Workshops 
Include stakeholders who 
can impact the final 
customer experience 
Workshop participants 
gain customer empathy 
21
Stakeholder Workshops 
22
Step 4: Feelings 
Define the highs and lows
Model Customer Feelings 
24 
ELATED 
UNHAPPY 
SIGN-UP MAKE WEEKLY EMAIL 
PURCHASES 
EXPIRATION 
REMINDER 
EARN 
REWARD 
Optimal experience Average experience Poor experience
Step 5: Map 
Putting it all together
The End Product
Customer Experience Map in Action 
Banking
28 
Typical banking customer life cycle 
Consideration Onboarding Ending 
Relationship 
Account 
Opening 
Expanding 
Relationship 
Day-to-Day Account 
Management
29
30
31
32 
Who do my friends and 
family bank with? 
How do I choose the best 
account for my needs? 
Does the bank offer the 
services and technology I 
need? 
How close are the nearest 
branches and ATMs? 
How do fees and rates 
compare to other 
banks? 
How big is the bank’s 
presence (local, 
national, 
international)? 
Does the bank take an 
interest in my 
community? 
How helpful and 
knowledgeable are the 
bank employees? 
Will the bank help me 
grow and progress 
financially?
33
34
35
Pinpoint Opportunities 
36
Identifying Customer Themes: 
Guiding Principles 
Themes that carry through all stages of the life 
cycle 
37 
Use your guiding principles as a litmus test for 
the success of organizational initiatives now 
and in the future
Guiding Principles 
38 
Know me Remember me 
Make me 
feel special Help me succeed 
Always be 
there for me 
Get better connected 
to your customers. 
Stay connected with 
more relevant touches. 
Proactively optimize 
their account and 
make product 
suggestions that are 
tailored to them. 
Continue to improve 
online tools and 
technology. 
Be there 24/7 
for your customers: 
whenever/wherever/ 
however. 
“I absolutely want the 
relationship to feel 
personalized and the 
customer service 
personnel to show interest 
in me and my needs.” 
“The bank really hasn’t 
reached out to me. I 
would expect more postal 
mailings as well as emails.” 
“Connectivity, to me, 
would be a bank reaching 
out with specific custom-tailored 
products and 
services.” 
“I would prefer a bank 
that understands where I 
am with my financial life, 
where I want to go, and 
can provide the 
knowledge and tools to 
help me get there.” 
“I want to be connected 
to my accounts 24/7, 
online, whether through a 
computer or via a mobile 
app, and if I have a 
problem with my account, 
there should be someone 
available at all times that I 
can interact with to find a 
solution.”
Process Summary 
39 
Inventory 
Triggers, 
Touch Points 
and 
Channels 
Conduct 
Customer 
Research 
Develop 
Initial Model 
of Customer 
Feelings 
Hold 
Stakeholder 
Workshops 
Build Your 
Customer 
Experience 
Map
Key Takeaways 
1. The process pinpoints opportunities by channel, 
customer segment, and touch points within the life 
cycle 
2. A customer experience map tells you what your 
customers are doing, thinking and feeling at each 
stage of the customer life cycle 
3. In the end your team will have guiding principles 
and a roadmap of opportunities to improve the 
overall customer experience
Questions? 
Jill Hewitt 
585.720.4952 
jhewitt@catalystinc.com 
@jhewitt98 
www.catalystinc.com 
41

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CRM Evolution Conference: How to Create a Customer Experience Map

  • 1. Finding the Gaps With a Customer Experience Map Jill Hewitt Customer Experience Designer [email protected] www.catalystinc.com August 18, 2014
  • 2. Who Is Catalyst? 2 A marketing agency that helps clients acquire, retain and develop long-term relationships with customers We specialize in the retail and financial services industries Jill Hewitt Customer Experience Designer
  • 3. Key Takeaways 1. What is a customer experience map and how to create one 2. How to use a customer experience map to pinpoint gaps in your customers’ experience 3. How to apply your findings to create a competitive advantage
  • 4. Source: venturebeat.com sponsored post by Gigya: “The current state of cross-channel commerce”, August 2014 Today’s Customer Experience 4
  • 5. The Omni-Channel Challenge 90% of people move between devices to accomplish a goal 45% of in-store consumers turn to social platforms on their mobile device to influence buying decisions 54% of marketers cite not having a consolidated customer view across channels as the biggest roadblock to a successful cross-channel experience 5 Sources: eMarketer “US Time Spent on Mobile to Overtake Desktop” August, 2013 Retail Systems Research (RSR) “Retailing: Omni-Channel Approach Central to Strategies in 2013” August, 2013
  • 6. Start Thinking Holistically Corporate projects focus on individual touchpoints, technologies or features without taking into account the total customer experience 6 Organizations must think holistically
  • 7. What Is a Customer Experience Map? 7 Illustrates the customer journey across all channels Presents your customer’s point of view Describes the highs and lows people feel while interacting with your business Identifies opportunities Source: Adaptive Path, “The Anatomy of an Experience Map,” November, 2011
  • 8. What Does it Look Like? 8 Source: nForm, “Experience Maps: Understanding Cross-Channel Experiences for Gamers,” February, 2010
  • 9. What Does it Look Like? 9 Source: Customer Experience Matters, “LEGO’s Building Block for Good Experiences,” March, 2009
  • 10. What Does it Look Like? 10 Source: desonance, “Customer Service Mapping &,” June, 2010
  • 11. What Does it Look Like? Guiding Principles Stages Customer Journey Qualitative Research Takeaways
  • 12. What Is Your Customer’s Experience? Look at each stage of the customer life cycle Consider Evaluate Buy Enjoy Advocate 12
  • 13. Step 1: Inventory Identify customer touch points across channels
  • 15. Build an Inventory 15 Look at the gaps in your touch point inventory – are those opportunities?
  • 16. Step 2: Research Elicit the customer’s point of view
  • 17. Observe and interview customers Online surveys Traditional focus groups Online focus group 17 Customer Research
  • 18. 18 Benefits of Online Focus Groups Large geographical reach Easier for customers to participate Participants can remain anonymous Moderator can probe for clarification Eliminates “group think” and biasing Results are immediately available
  • 19. Customer Feedback “…if I knew that I was close to another reward, I’d be more likely to go to the 19 store sooner than I might have otherwise.” Linda C. (newbie) “I wish I could have earned more rewards but when I’m just buying for myself the rewards didn’t add up fast enough” Jessica F. (lapsed member) “Make us feel special for choosing your store. We pay your paychecks, so we make you feel special.” Bill M. (longtime member)
  • 20. Step 3: Workshops Analyze and summarize what customers are thinking and feeling
  • 21. Stakeholder Workshops Include stakeholders who can impact the final customer experience Workshop participants gain customer empathy 21
  • 23. Step 4: Feelings Define the highs and lows
  • 24. Model Customer Feelings 24 ELATED UNHAPPY SIGN-UP MAKE WEEKLY EMAIL PURCHASES EXPIRATION REMINDER EARN REWARD Optimal experience Average experience Poor experience
  • 25. Step 5: Map Putting it all together
  • 27. Customer Experience Map in Action Banking
  • 28. 28 Typical banking customer life cycle Consideration Onboarding Ending Relationship Account Opening Expanding Relationship Day-to-Day Account Management
  • 29. 29
  • 30. 30
  • 31. 31
  • 32. 32 Who do my friends and family bank with? How do I choose the best account for my needs? Does the bank offer the services and technology I need? How close are the nearest branches and ATMs? How do fees and rates compare to other banks? How big is the bank’s presence (local, national, international)? Does the bank take an interest in my community? How helpful and knowledgeable are the bank employees? Will the bank help me grow and progress financially?
  • 33. 33
  • 34. 34
  • 35. 35
  • 37. Identifying Customer Themes: Guiding Principles Themes that carry through all stages of the life cycle 37 Use your guiding principles as a litmus test for the success of organizational initiatives now and in the future
  • 38. Guiding Principles 38 Know me Remember me Make me feel special Help me succeed Always be there for me Get better connected to your customers. Stay connected with more relevant touches. Proactively optimize their account and make product suggestions that are tailored to them. Continue to improve online tools and technology. Be there 24/7 for your customers: whenever/wherever/ however. “I absolutely want the relationship to feel personalized and the customer service personnel to show interest in me and my needs.” “The bank really hasn’t reached out to me. I would expect more postal mailings as well as emails.” “Connectivity, to me, would be a bank reaching out with specific custom-tailored products and services.” “I would prefer a bank that understands where I am with my financial life, where I want to go, and can provide the knowledge and tools to help me get there.” “I want to be connected to my accounts 24/7, online, whether through a computer or via a mobile app, and if I have a problem with my account, there should be someone available at all times that I can interact with to find a solution.”
  • 39. Process Summary 39 Inventory Triggers, Touch Points and Channels Conduct Customer Research Develop Initial Model of Customer Feelings Hold Stakeholder Workshops Build Your Customer Experience Map
  • 40. Key Takeaways 1. The process pinpoints opportunities by channel, customer segment, and touch points within the life cycle 2. A customer experience map tells you what your customers are doing, thinking and feeling at each stage of the customer life cycle 3. In the end your team will have guiding principles and a roadmap of opportunities to improve the overall customer experience
  • 41. Questions? Jill Hewitt 585.720.4952 [email protected] @jhewitt98 www.catalystinc.com 41