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The 4 Levels of Customer Experience Bliss

        posted by , July 02, 2011

Customer Experience is more than a business buzzword — it is a fundamental economic concept. There are four levels of customer experience — at each level profit margins jump.

customer experience management

Commodities

Commodity businesses need to focus on increasing revenue and cutting costs — customers see no difference between products and will almost always choose the lowest price.

Examples:
- gasoline
- telecom
- airlines
- apples

Commodity industries have little incentive to focus on customer experience. Industries such as airlines and telecom have an almost antagonistic relationship with customers.

Goods and Services

Goods and Service businesses need to consider branding and product features — customers want to feel confidence in their purchases.

Examples:
- coffee
- organic food
- banking products
- sunscreen
- electronics
- milk
- insurance
- dry cleaning
- social media

Experience

Experience businesses need to please customers — customers are sensitive to how they feel about the product.

Examples:
- cafés
- fine restaurants
- nightclubs
- hotels
- video games
- movies
- music
- ice cream
- magazines
- beer

Transformative

Transformative businesses need to go far beyond making customers happy — they must transform the customer.

Examples:
- top-notch consultants
- cutting edge technology
- health spas
- plastic surgery
- education and learning products
- high fashion
- certain mobile devices

Transformative industries have high margins and are very competitive — successful businesses are almost completely focused on customer experience.





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