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1、Definition:Visual Engagement For the purposes of this research,Aberdeen defines visual engagement as a form of customer/company interaction enabled by any technology that helps organizations visually interact with current and future customers through digital channels.The technologies that provide th

2、is capability include,video,screen sharing,co-browsing and WebRTC.Visual engagement reduces customer effort and gives customer support agents enough context to properly address issues.Many companies think of customer experience management(CEM)as a sophisticated mix of processes and technology.In rea

3、lity,creating happy customers simply requires getting the basics right,specifically,managing the perceptions that make up the buyer experience.Aberdeen surveyed 215 organizations for our study,Omni-Channel Customer Care:Best-in-Class Steps to Success(December 2015).Among those companies,126 indicate

4、d that they use technology that enables visual engagement(see sidebar)with customers.In other words,59%of businesses surveyed already enrich their technology toolbox with solutions enabling contact center agents and customers to see the same view at the same time.Figure 1 provides an overview of the

5、 annual performance improvements companies using visual engagement tools observe,as compared to All Others.VISUAL ENGAGEMENT:THE ROI OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE April 2016 Seeing is believing.This is particularly true when creating great customer experiences.In this report,we highlight the bus

6、iness value companies realize by using technology that enables them to visually interact with customers across digital channels.?Omer Minkara,Research Director,Contact Center&Customer Experience Management Figure 1:Investing in Visual Engagement Improves Annual Performance Gains Considering these fi

7、ndings,we see that the benefits of visual engagement fall into two categories:financial and operational.Financial Gains When investing in technology,companies naturally look to the value it will provide the business and its shareholders.At the highest level,this translates either into growing revenu

8、e or reducing costs.The above figure shows that visual engagement capabilities in CEM programs enhances financial health.Businesses employing visual engagement tools enjoy an 83%greater year-over-year increase in annual company revenue,compared to All Others(8.8%vs.4.8%).This growth in revenue is a

9、result of contact center agents being able to view customer issues in real-time and within the appropriate context.Along with helping resolve issues,these tools also enable reps to provide cross-sell and up-sell recommendations tailored to a customers unique needs.Findings illustrated in Figure 1 al

10、so reveal that companies with visual engagement capabilities enjoy double the annual 8.8%8.5%7.9%7.6%4.8%4.8%3.2%3.2%0.8%-3.9%-4%-2%0%2%4%6%8%10%AnnualcompanyrevenueImprovementin customereffort scoreWebsiteconversion rateCustomerretentionAverage profitmargin percustomerYear-over-year percent changen

11、=215Companies using visual engagementAll OthersSource:Aberdeen Group,April 201659%of businesses have already incorporated visual engagement tools in their CEM technology Three Levels of Maturity in Visual Engagement Our research revealed that there are three stages of maturity companies employing vi

12、sual engagement go through:1.Beginner 2.Intermediate 3.Advanced Companies in the Beginner stage focus on laying the foundation for effective visual engagement with customers.They empower agents with timely insight into customer interactions across all channels so agents can personalize the visual co

13、nversations.Companies in the Intermediate stage focus on ensuring compliance,connecting the right customer with the right agent,and surveying customers after each visual interaction to gauge success.Those that are in the Advanced stage focus primarily on optimizing activities to maintain a competiti

14、ve edge and maximizing long-term results.Tactics here include analyzing the factors driving repeat contact as well as real-time analysis of customer data to guide agents in personalized cross-sell and up-sell opportunities.improvement in website conversion rates,compared to All Others.This metric in

15、dicates the percentage of buyers visiting the company website and ultimately purchasing a product or service.Improvements in this metric suggest that being able to visually assist shoppers on the website(desktop or mobile)helps organizations maximize sales effectiveness.Users of visual engagement so

16、lutions also attain a 4.8%annual increase in customer profit margins,compared to a 3.9%erosion in margins among All Others.This delta is a result of organizations growing client spend while reducing cost to serve.Weve already observed how visual engagement helps increase client spend.As for reducing

17、 support costs,visual engagement helps agents quickly understand the context of the customer need,thus decreasing the time to handle an issue and improving agent productivity.Improving agent productivity helps contact centers handle more issues without increasing staff,and subsequently reduces costs

18、 associated with client profit margins.An important note to make here is that achieving such financial gains ultimately hinges on organizational maturity in visual engagement.(See sidebar for the three levels of maturity Aberdeen identified for visual engagement programs.)Companies that begin using

19、this technology,and take the necessary steps towards maturity,also realize improvements in their operational results.Operational Improvements Data shows that companies relying on visual engagement achieve 2.7x greater annual improvement(decrease)in customer effort score.Achieving improvement in this

20、 metric requires organizations to identify the processes that cause customers to experience longer than needed wait and handle times,frustration big source of customer frustration.Such inefficiency takes its toll on agent productivity.By giving agents the ability to view and manage a customers scree

21、n remotely,companies minimize the effort on both ends.Addressing needs in a convenient fashion is rewarded by customers.They stick around.Visual engagement technology helps businesses increase customer retention rates 7.6%annually,compared to a mere 0.8%increase for All Others.Companies looking to r

22、etain customers must include visual engagement in their CEM technology toolbox.Key Takeaways Using multiple channels is no longer,by itself,a differentiator for businesses when interacting with the empowered customers.Organizations looking to build and maintain strong bonds with their buyers must en

23、sure that they use the right channels effectively.This means minimizing customer effort in getting needs addressed without incurring unnecessary costs.Findings highlighted in this document reveal that companies incorporating visual engagement technology maximize customer loyalty,grow revenue,and red

24、uce costs.However,those results are not solely an outcome of expanding the CEM technologies used in the business.Research indicates that there are three levels of maturity when it comes to using visual engagement and that companies in the later stages of maturity are more likely to enjoy the greates

25、t benefits.If you havent begun your visual engagement journey,we highly recommend you to take the first steps towards becoming a Best-in-Class organization by using visual engagement when interacting with customers.Take the first steps and expedite your activities to become a Best-in-Class organizat

26、ion by using visual engagement when interacting with customers.Companies looking to retain customers must include visual engagement in their CEM About Aberdeen Group Since 1988,Aberdeen Group has published research that helps businesses worldwide improve their performance.Our analysts derive fact-ba

27、sed,vendor-agnostic insights from a proprietary analytical framework,which identifies Best-in-Class organizations from primary research conducted with industry practitioners.The resulting research content is used by hundreds of thousands of business professionals to drive smarter decision-making and

28、 improve business strategy.Aberdeen Group is headquartered in Boston,MA.This document is the result of primary research performed by Aberdeen Group and represents the best analysis available at the time of publication.Unless otherwise noted,the entire contents of this publication are copyrighted by Aberdeen Group and may not be reproduced,distributed,archived,or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent by Aberdeen Group.12197