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July 30, 2019
A customer experience map is made up of all of the customer journey touchpoints a customer could or does have with your organization as well as the interactions that take place at each touchpoint which contribute to their CSAT. Similar to customer journey maps, customer experience maps go one beyond simply mapping the touchpoints, also analyzing customer behavior and customer-brand interactions across all touchpoints and channels. Customer experience maps are usually laid out in a visual form and typically include the marketing, branding and sales processes of a given company. Customer experience maps include many benefits for the overall health of a business.
Questions like these are exactly why creating a customer experience map is important.
One of the easiest to identify benefits of using an experience map is, of course, improved sales. That said, there are a number of positives that lead to the result of better revenues. Improving these factors boost the overall health of a company from beginning to end.
These benefits include:
There are a number of different “touchpoints” in your organization. Figuring them all out will be easier for some than others. For instance, a small company may only have one ad channel (say Facebook ads). Those ads take leads to a primary landing page. It’s on this page where potential buyers will make a decision.
Other businesses may have complex funnels which include multiple channels, including:
In order to put together an accurate customer experience map, you’ll need to document every way in which site visitors, leads and customers see your brand and materials.
In order to find all of the data, you’ll need to use tools. These tools are primarily in a few categories, like software, past records and outreach. Here is a short list of common tools used to gather customer experience data.
Note: It’s important to note that a customer experience map is not how you would like for leads and buyers to interact with your organization.
Now that you have so much data, it’s time to put it in visual form. Focusing more on function, rather than design, will help you get the most out of all of the information. In the same way, a spreadsheet often holds more data than an infographic. How you organize the data should resemble the progression your customers make.
You may have multiple touchpoints for each step on the way to purchase (and beyond) and all of those points should be listed together. Other items for customer journey visualization will come after the actual map is created. For instance, figuring out how your customers feel and ideas for improvement can be included in your map.
Tip: In order to figure out how a customer feels about a touchpoint, you can use the tools mentioned above. For example: If a certain element converts well, it’s likely customers respond well.
Using things like customer interviews (and the other tools) can give you eye-opening experiences to how visitors view your touchpoints. These notes should also be included on your customer experience map. If visitors to your site are frustrated with load times, it’s obvious site-speed improvements should be made. Or, perhaps customers aren’t impressed with how quickly they hear back from your team. Likely, there can be improvements in support.
One of the most useful benefits from customer experience maps is the ability it gives those creating it to see potential improvements. The process of visualizing where your organization interacts with its customers creates a very clear picture.
Here are a few examples of effective customer experience maps you can draw inspiration from:
Once you have the complete map of how customers are interacting with your brand and processes — it’s up to you to implement the changes and create the map you and your buyers really want.
Have you created a customer experience map for your brand? What elements do you find most essential for improving CX?
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