{"id":2695,"date":"2022-06-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/138.197.200.24\/resources\/blog\/5-steps-to-radically-improve-customer-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:39:57","slug":"5-steps-to-radically-improve-customer-experience","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.smartkarrot.com\/resources\/blog\/5-steps-to-radically-improve-customer-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to Radically Improve Customer Experience!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Till\u00a0a while\u00a0ago,\u00a0nobody thought much of customer experience\u00a0improvement\u00a0\u2013 let alone SaaS companies, who prided themselves in creating\u00a0some of the best products\u00a0but left it to the customer to figure out how good it really was.\u00a0But not any longer. Now, customer experience and service\u00a0are\u00a0everything; it\u00a0has even taken the entire SaaS ecosystem from a market led one to a product led growth path. Customer experience is driving sales and building brands.\u00a0It\u2019s important to constantly improve customer experience with a personalised touch, because, as Nick\u00a0Bonfiglio, author and CEO, says, \u201ceach customer uses your software in a unique way, you want to have meaningful individual conversations with them while they\u2019re in the product.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a software-first or a SaaS company,\u00a0from the moment a customer becomes aware of its product\u00a0(ads, word of mouth, social media posts, etc)\u00a0to getting him to engage with the product\u00a0(free\u00a0trials and freemiums)\u00a0and interacting\u00a0(getting\u00a0hands-on with the\u00a0product)\u00a0combine to form an overall customer experience\u00a0and perception of a brand for people.\u00a0So, a great\u00a0customer-centric strategy that optimises customer experience\u00a0should be\u00a0a dynamic combination\u00a0of\u00a0customer service, customer success, customer satisfaction, customer engagement, customer interaction and\u00a0much more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here are five ways\u00a0to build up each\u00a0customer\u2019s perception of your company, product and brand\u00a0by improving customer experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Today,\u00a0every customer is multi-tasking and mobile-enriched\u00a0\u00a0and demands\u00a0data that enables them to make strategic decisions\u00a0pronto.\u00a0While businesses measure customer experience on various parameters,\u00a0this\u00a0Forrester Research<\/a>\u00a0found that a\u00a0whopping\u00a077% of\u00a0customers\u00a0rate a\u00a0company\u2019s service\u00a0as per\u00a0how it values their time.\u00a0So time to stop forcible onboarding, and make ?\u00a0<\/p>\n Woo the customer with\u00a0speed and efficiency\u00a0and turn them into your advocates.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Multiple surveys conducted in the recent years have indelibly linked customer experience and PLGs with customer\u2019s time. A\u00a0<\/em>Twitter poll<\/em><\/a>\u00a0showed how airlines\u00a0customers\u00a0are\u00a0willing to pay\u00a0an astounding\u00a0$19.83\u00a0if that would enable them to get a\u00a0response\u00a0to their queries\u00a0within just six minutes.\u00a0So provide value to the customer here and now, and drive growth\u00a0\u2013 this is the simplest way to improve customer experience.\u00a0So, time to stop forcible onboarding and give other educational tools for customers to know your product, perhaps?<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n Keep in constant touch with the\u00a0customer,\u00a0talk to them,\u00a0feel their pain, hear their problems patiently \u2013 show them you care. This comes from understanding your customer and their\u00a0needs\u00a0\u2013 actually,\u00a0anticipating them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
2.\u00a0Empathise: Feel the customer\u2019s pain\u00a0<\/h3>\n
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