How	
  to	
  make	
  the	
  digital	
  customer	
  
rela3onship	
  seem	
  human?	
  
Mee#ng	
  today’s	
  concepts	
  of	
  sell	
  and	
  service.	
  
www.intellectSEEC.com	
  
THE	
  EVOLUTION	
  OF	
  CONSUMER	
  
EXPECTATIONS	
  
Personas	
  
•  Access	
  and	
  knowledge	
  beyond	
  what	
  they	
  could	
  find	
  out	
  for	
  themselves	
  	
  
•  Easy	
  to	
  understand	
  facts	
  and	
  informa#on:	
  inefficient	
  communica3on	
  will	
  result	
  in	
  
fact	
  finding	
  and	
  debunking	
  	
  
•  Ability	
  to	
  self-­‐service	
  
•  Technology:	
  bring	
  an	
  experience	
  that	
  is	
  easy,	
  instantaneous	
  and	
  intui3ve.	
  	
  
•  Touch	
  points	
  and	
  keystrokes	
  that	
  have	
  informa#on	
  served	
  up	
  concierge-­‐style	
  
based	
  on	
  IP	
  address	
  or	
  satellite	
  loca3on	
  or	
  other	
  useful	
  tools	
  
•  Expect	
  the	
  person	
  on	
  the	
  other	
  end	
  to	
  be	
  as	
  connected	
  as	
  they	
  are	
  when	
  they	
  do	
  
have	
  to	
  call	
  
What	
  are	
  they	
  expec#ng?	
  
Insurance: Selling	
  policies	
  or	
  crea3ng	
  	
  value	
  for	
  life-­‐3me	
  customers?	
  
•  About	
  Lead	
  Management	
  
–  You	
  should	
  have	
  done	
  your	
  homework	
  on	
  me	
  because	
  I	
  have	
  done	
  it	
  on	
  you	
  and	
  your	
  
company	
  
–  Know	
  and	
  use	
  my	
  preferred	
  method	
  of	
  communica#on	
  –	
  if	
  you	
  want	
  me	
  to	
  respond	
  
–  My	
  buying	
  paSerns	
  are	
  non	
  linear	
  and	
  I	
  control	
  them	
  
•  About	
  	
  New	
  Business	
  
–  I	
  have	
  made	
  a	
  commitment	
  to	
  you;	
  it	
  must	
  feel	
  reciprocal	
  
–  Tell	
  me	
  what	
  to	
  expect	
  up	
  front;	
  I	
  want	
  the	
  worst	
  case	
  scenario	
  not	
  surprises	
  
–  You	
  have	
  to	
  give	
  me	
  a	
  compelling	
  reason	
  why;	
  I	
  am	
  going	
  to	
  double	
  check	
  you	
  anyway	
  
–  Get	
  it	
  right	
  the	
  first	
  #me	
  
•  About	
  	
  Customer	
  Service	
  
–  I	
  want	
  to	
  be	
  visible	
  and	
  important	
  
–  Keep	
  in	
  touch	
  with	
  me	
  digitally	
  not	
  directly	
  
–  Have	
  the	
  answers	
  at	
  your	
  finger#ps;	
  I	
  am	
  impa#ent	
  with	
  inefficiencies	
  
•  About	
  	
  Claim	
  Processing	
  
–  Tell	
  me	
  why	
  I	
  need	
  to	
  do	
  this	
  and	
  where	
  I	
  go	
  to	
  get	
  it	
  done	
  
–  Tell	
  me	
  what	
  I	
  need	
  to	
  get	
  you	
  and	
  make	
  sure	
  I	
  can	
  send	
  it	
  from	
  my	
  device	
  
What	
  are	
  consumers	
  thinking	
  and	
  feeling	
  
ITS	
  NOT	
  JUST	
  A	
  MILLENNIAL	
  
THING	
  
…How	
  millennial	
  are	
  you?	
  
Agents	
  and	
  Brokers	
  are	
  important	
  yet	
  have	
  become	
  tradi#onal	
  channels.	
  
	
  
Customers	
  are	
  searching	
  before	
  they	
  buy	
  is	
  an	
  understatement	
  
Customers	
  are	
  used	
  to	
  having	
  access	
  (at	
  the	
  click	
  of	
  a	
  buSon	
  is	
  what	
  we	
  used	
  to	
  say).	
  	
  
CUSTOMER	
  CONVENIENCE	
  IS	
  ESSENTIAL	
  FOR	
  DOING	
  BUSINESS	
  
Yet,	
  many	
  things	
  remain	
  the	
  same	
  
	
  
•  Insurance	
  con#nues	
  to	
  be	
  viewed	
  as	
  complex	
  industry	
  
•  Agents	
  con#nue	
  to	
  find	
  selling	
  a	
  cumbersome	
  task	
  
•  Buying	
  insurance	
  is	
  cloaked	
  in	
  ambiguity	
  and	
  contradictory	
  
informa3on.	
  
•  Carriers,	
  agents	
  and	
  customers	
  s#ll	
  work	
  in	
  silos,	
  with	
  differing	
  
expecta3ons	
  from	
  the	
  same	
  insurance	
  products	
  
•  Many	
  systems	
  con#nue	
  to	
  be	
  policy	
  centric	
  
•  Systems	
  are	
  in	
  place	
  that	
  are	
  not	
  intui#ve	
  and	
  cause	
  increased	
  
cogni3ve	
  load	
  	
  
•  We	
  con#nue	
  to	
  work	
  and	
  to	
  provide	
  to	
  our	
  customers	
  
overwhelming	
  interac3ons	
  
	
  
The	
  Journey	
  
How	
  has	
  the	
  digital	
  world	
  effected	
  the	
  Customer	
  
Journey?	
  	
  
Classic	
  Journey	
   New	
  Journey	
  
•  Your	
  not	
  just	
  compared	
  to	
  other	
  insurance	
  or	
  financial	
  companies	
  
–  You	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  what	
  good	
  looks	
  like	
  	
  
–  You	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  “on”	
  
–  You	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  relevant	
  (predic#ve)	
  
–  You	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  helpful	
  
•  Customers	
  are	
  mul#-­‐channel	
  users	
  the	
  balance	
  of	
  power	
  has	
  shiUed.	
  
–  How	
  easy	
  is	
  it	
  to	
  do	
  business	
  with	
  you?	
  
•  The	
  insurance	
  company	
  no	
  longer	
  has	
  a	
  monopoly	
  on	
  product	
  informa#on	
  	
  digital	
  
informa3on	
  is	
  just	
  a	
  click	
  away	
  
–  You	
  have	
  to	
  credibly	
  address	
  misinforma#on	
  	
  	
  	
  
•  Customers	
  expect	
  rou#ne	
  processes	
  to	
  be	
  self-­‐service	
  
–  Creates	
  a	
  paradigm	
  shib	
  in	
  the	
  nature	
  of	
  calls,	
  making	
  the	
  average	
  call	
  more	
  
complex	
  and	
  longer	
  
•  	
  	
  Customers	
  are	
  no	
  longer	
  looking	
  at	
  what	
  the	
  organiza#on	
  says	
  about	
  its	
  brand	
  
–  They	
  are	
  looking	
  at	
  what	
  their	
  friends	
  and	
  followers	
  say	
  about	
  a	
  brand	
  
What	
  does	
  it	
  mean	
  for	
  human	
  interac#on	
  in	
  the	
  
Insurance	
  Industry?	
  
Change	
  in	
  the	
  insurance	
  industry	
  
is	
  a	
  bit	
  like	
  TURNING	
  A	
  
SUPERTANKER	
  –	
  I	
  Work	
  on	
  the	
  
‘Supertanker’	
  CAN	
  WE	
  TURN	
  THIS	
  
THING	
  AROUND?	
  	
  
Talking	
  the	
  talk…	
  
•  Omni-­‐Channel	
  
•  Touchpoint/Touchpoint	
  Management	
  
•  Holis#c	
  
•  360	
  Degree	
  view	
  
•  Customer	
  Centric/Client	
  Centric	
  
•  Disrup#ve	
  Innova#on/Disrup#ve	
  Technologies	
  
•  Big	
  Data/Datafica#on	
  
•  Cloud	
  Compu#ng	
  
•  Upsell/Cross	
  Sell	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Understanding	
  the	
  buzz,	
  stops	
  the	
  noise	
  
…How	
  noisy	
  is	
  it?	
  
Keeping	
  that	
  new	
  customer	
  feeling.	
  
Walking	
  the	
  walk..	
  
•  Ease	
  of	
  use	
  will	
  enable	
  ease	
  of	
  knowledge	
  transfer	
  and	
  customer	
  support	
  
•  Remove	
  industry	
  jargon	
  and	
  legaleeze	
  	
  where	
  it	
  can	
  not	
  be	
  avoided	
  it	
  must	
  be	
  
understood	
  and	
  explained	
  
•  Do	
  not	
  let	
  “because	
  we	
  have	
  always	
  done	
  it	
  that	
  way”	
  be	
  an	
  answer	
  you	
  give	
  or	
  a	
  
reason	
  you	
  take.	
  	
  
•  Understand	
  the	
  shib	
  toward	
  Values-­‐Based	
  Products	
  
•  Response	
  channels	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  prompt	
  and	
  thoughXul	
  
	
  
How	
  the	
  infrastructure	
  effects	
  mee#ng	
  customer	
  
expecta#ons	
  
…Purpose	
  or	
  Protocol?	
  
•  Sales	
  
–  Seamless	
  integra#on	
  between	
  carrier,	
  csr	
  and	
  	
  agency	
  systems	
  –	
  simple,	
  seamless	
  
–  Quick	
  modern	
  plalorm	
  adap#ve	
  to	
  changing	
  market	
  needs	
  
–  Having	
  a	
  clear	
  understanding	
  of	
  what	
  products	
  are	
  offered	
  and	
  how	
  they	
  are	
  relevant	
  
–  Provide	
  channel	
  of	
  choice	
  
•  Gain	
  and	
  keep	
  customer’s	
  trust	
  	
  
–  Capture	
  a	
  comprehensive	
  view	
  of	
  customer	
  needs	
  easily	
  and	
  quickly,	
  360	
  degree	
  view	
  of	
  
customer	
  
–  View	
  and	
  discuss	
  coverage	
  and	
  coverage	
  needs	
  with	
  clients,	
  uncover	
  life	
  goals	
  
–  Capture	
  objec#ves	
  and	
  risks	
  
–  Accurately	
  profile	
  customer	
  and	
  poten#al	
  products	
  before	
  speaking	
  
–  Convey	
  the	
  value	
  of	
  each	
  touchpoint	
  
•  Ease	
  of	
  doing	
  business	
  
–  Minimize	
  processing	
  #me	
  –	
  data	
  prefill	
  
–  Digital	
  capabili#es,	
  provide	
  channel	
  of	
  choice	
  to	
  customers	
  
–  Leverage	
  modern	
  mobile	
  plalorms	
  and	
  capabili#es	
  to	
  op#mize	
  efficiency	
  
Where	
  expecta#on	
  turns	
  into	
  implementa#on	
  
Trust	
  and	
  engagement	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  established	
  among	
  agent,	
  customer,	
  
CSR	
  and	
  Carrier	
  (brand).	
  
	
  
OPENING	
  UP	
  POSSIBILITIES	
  	
  
(DISCOVERING	
  NEW	
  WAYS	
  OF	
  INTERACTION)	
  
OPENING	
  UP	
  POSSIBILITIES	
  	
  
(SIMPLE	
  INTERFACE	
  FOR	
  EASY	
  NAVIGATION)	
  
OPENING	
  UP	
  POSSIBILITIES	
  
(IT’S	
  ABOUT	
  CAPTURING	
  EXPERIENCES)	
  
TO	
  THINK,	
  ACT,	
  	
  
SPEAK,	
  EXPLAIN,	
  TOUCH,	
  FEEL,	
  
KNOW	
  &	
  EXPERIENCE…	
  
IS	
  ALL	
  HUMAN.	
  
POWER YOUR PEOPLE
POWER YOUR PEOPLE
DISTRIBUTION	
  SUITE	
  	
  
Thank	
  You.	
  
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How to make the digital customer relationship seem human?

  • 1.
    How  to  make  the  digital  customer   rela3onship  seem  human?   Mee#ng  today’s  concepts  of  sell  and  service.   www.intellectSEEC.com  
  • 2.
    THE  EVOLUTION  OF  CONSUMER   EXPECTATIONS  
  • 3.
  • 4.
    •  Access  and  knowledge  beyond  what  they  could  find  out  for  themselves     •  Easy  to  understand  facts  and  informa#on:  inefficient  communica3on  will  result  in   fact  finding  and  debunking     •  Ability  to  self-­‐service   •  Technology:  bring  an  experience  that  is  easy,  instantaneous  and  intui3ve.     •  Touch  points  and  keystrokes  that  have  informa#on  served  up  concierge-­‐style   based  on  IP  address  or  satellite  loca3on  or  other  useful  tools   •  Expect  the  person  on  the  other  end  to  be  as  connected  as  they  are  when  they  do   have  to  call   What  are  they  expec#ng?  
  • 5.
    Insurance: Selling  policies  or  crea3ng    value  for  life-­‐3me  customers?  
  • 6.
    •  About  Lead  Management   –  You  should  have  done  your  homework  on  me  because  I  have  done  it  on  you  and  your   company   –  Know  and  use  my  preferred  method  of  communica#on  –  if  you  want  me  to  respond   –  My  buying  paSerns  are  non  linear  and  I  control  them   •  About    New  Business   –  I  have  made  a  commitment  to  you;  it  must  feel  reciprocal   –  Tell  me  what  to  expect  up  front;  I  want  the  worst  case  scenario  not  surprises   –  You  have  to  give  me  a  compelling  reason  why;  I  am  going  to  double  check  you  anyway   –  Get  it  right  the  first  #me   •  About    Customer  Service   –  I  want  to  be  visible  and  important   –  Keep  in  touch  with  me  digitally  not  directly   –  Have  the  answers  at  your  finger#ps;  I  am  impa#ent  with  inefficiencies   •  About    Claim  Processing   –  Tell  me  why  I  need  to  do  this  and  where  I  go  to  get  it  done   –  Tell  me  what  I  need  to  get  you  and  make  sure  I  can  send  it  from  my  device   What  are  consumers  thinking  and  feeling  
  • 7.
    ITS  NOT  JUST  A  MILLENNIAL   THING   …How  millennial  are  you?  
  • 8.
    Agents  and  Brokers  are  important  yet  have  become  tradi#onal  channels.    
  • 9.
    Customers  are  searching  before  they  buy  is  an  understatement  
  • 10.
    Customers  are  used  to  having  access  (at  the  click  of  a  buSon  is  what  we  used  to  say).     CUSTOMER  CONVENIENCE  IS  ESSENTIAL  FOR  DOING  BUSINESS  
  • 11.
    Yet,  many  things  remain  the  same     •  Insurance  con#nues  to  be  viewed  as  complex  industry   •  Agents  con#nue  to  find  selling  a  cumbersome  task   •  Buying  insurance  is  cloaked  in  ambiguity  and  contradictory   informa3on.   •  Carriers,  agents  and  customers  s#ll  work  in  silos,  with  differing   expecta3ons  from  the  same  insurance  products   •  Many  systems  con#nue  to  be  policy  centric   •  Systems  are  in  place  that  are  not  intui#ve  and  cause  increased   cogni3ve  load     •  We  con#nue  to  work  and  to  provide  to  our  customers   overwhelming  interac3ons    
  • 12.
  • 13.
    How  has  the  digital  world  effected  the  Customer   Journey?     Classic  Journey   New  Journey  
  • 14.
    •  Your  not  just  compared  to  other  insurance  or  financial  companies   –  You  have  to  be  what  good  looks  like     –  You  have  to  be  “on”   –  You  have  to  be  relevant  (predic#ve)   –  You  have  to  be  helpful   •  Customers  are  mul#-­‐channel  users  the  balance  of  power  has  shiUed.   –  How  easy  is  it  to  do  business  with  you?   •  The  insurance  company  no  longer  has  a  monopoly  on  product  informa#on    digital   informa3on  is  just  a  click  away   –  You  have  to  credibly  address  misinforma#on         •  Customers  expect  rou#ne  processes  to  be  self-­‐service   –  Creates  a  paradigm  shib  in  the  nature  of  calls,  making  the  average  call  more   complex  and  longer   •     Customers  are  no  longer  looking  at  what  the  organiza#on  says  about  its  brand   –  They  are  looking  at  what  their  friends  and  followers  say  about  a  brand   What  does  it  mean  for  human  interac#on  in  the   Insurance  Industry?  
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    Change  in  the  insurance  industry   is  a  bit  like  TURNING  A   SUPERTANKER  –  I  Work  on  the   ‘Supertanker’  CAN  WE  TURN  THIS   THING  AROUND?    
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    •  Omni-­‐Channel   • Touchpoint/Touchpoint  Management   •  Holis#c   •  360  Degree  view   •  Customer  Centric/Client  Centric   •  Disrup#ve  Innova#on/Disrup#ve  Technologies   •  Big  Data/Datafica#on   •  Cloud  Compu#ng   •  Upsell/Cross  Sell                         Understanding  the  buzz,  stops  the  noise   …How  noisy  is  it?  
  • 18.
    Keeping  that  new  customer  feeling.  
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    •  Ease  of  use  will  enable  ease  of  knowledge  transfer  and  customer  support   •  Remove  industry  jargon  and  legaleeze    where  it  can  not  be  avoided  it  must  be   understood  and  explained   •  Do  not  let  “because  we  have  always  done  it  that  way”  be  an  answer  you  give  or  a   reason  you  take.     •  Understand  the  shib  toward  Values-­‐Based  Products   •  Response  channels  need  to  be  prompt  and  thoughXul     How  the  infrastructure  effects  mee#ng  customer   expecta#ons   …Purpose  or  Protocol?  
  • 21.
    •  Sales   – Seamless  integra#on  between  carrier,  csr  and    agency  systems  –  simple,  seamless   –  Quick  modern  plalorm  adap#ve  to  changing  market  needs   –  Having  a  clear  understanding  of  what  products  are  offered  and  how  they  are  relevant   –  Provide  channel  of  choice   •  Gain  and  keep  customer’s  trust     –  Capture  a  comprehensive  view  of  customer  needs  easily  and  quickly,  360  degree  view  of   customer   –  View  and  discuss  coverage  and  coverage  needs  with  clients,  uncover  life  goals   –  Capture  objec#ves  and  risks   –  Accurately  profile  customer  and  poten#al  products  before  speaking   –  Convey  the  value  of  each  touchpoint   •  Ease  of  doing  business   –  Minimize  processing  #me  –  data  prefill   –  Digital  capabili#es,  provide  channel  of  choice  to  customers   –  Leverage  modern  mobile  plalorms  and  capabili#es  to  op#mize  efficiency   Where  expecta#on  turns  into  implementa#on   Trust  and  engagement  need  to  be  established  among  agent,  customer,   CSR  and  Carrier  (brand).    
  • 22.
    OPENING  UP  POSSIBILITIES     (DISCOVERING  NEW  WAYS  OF  INTERACTION)  
  • 23.
    OPENING  UP  POSSIBILITIES     (SIMPLE  INTERFACE  FOR  EASY  NAVIGATION)  
  • 24.
    OPENING  UP  POSSIBILITIES   (IT’S  ABOUT  CAPTURING  EXPERIENCES)  
  • 25.
    TO  THINK,  ACT,     SPEAK,  EXPLAIN,  TOUCH,  FEEL,   KNOW  &  EXPERIENCE…  
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