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Case Study:
IBM Software Premier Club
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Target audience:
Large Accounts – World Wide
1000+ Employees
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Issues
Defection of top accounts to competition
Irritation caused by untargeted, irrelevant communications
Lack of Loyalty to IBM Software Brand.
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Mainframe announcementsMVS announcementsVM announcementsVSE announcementsESO III mailing2nd ESO III mailingCompression updateDASD updateRAID announcement3rd ESO III mailingIBM Direct RAID mailingICC used equipmentIBM Support Family of SvcsAS/400 “Rightsizing”Printer announcementsClasses/seminars/conferencesRS/6000 Graphics announcementsClient/Server RoadshowsRightsizing RoadshowRS/6000 Application Development AidRS/6000 Communications SMP AnnouncementAS/400 AnnouncementsAdministrative SurveyLSCD SurveyArea 4 transaction surveyServices SurveyDouble-blind surveyMultimedia training announcementsMultimedia sales and merchandisingOffice/Workplace Software Network ManagementWide Area NetworksLocal Area NetworksDatabase Management
Actual IBM Touches
Director of Engineering- RS/6000- Graphics- Application Development
SMP AnnouncementsRS/6000 Application DevelopmentGraphics Announcements
Desired IBM Touches
Customer Profile
Source: IBM
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IBM Used VOC to Understand:
How customers define a Consensual / Opt-In relationship with IBM
What self-profiling information would be provided in exchange for value-added information.
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IBM Used VOC to Understand:
Who should be invited to participate in a members-only Club
What benefits, information and offers would be most relevant
Appropriate frequency of messages
Media preferences / aversions.
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VOC Based Strategies
Move from mass marketing to establishing opt-in driven dialogue
Involve customers in self-selecting their:
Interests in IBM software and solutions
Regional, industry and language preferences.
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Customer Profile Data
IBM Software Premier Club Profile: Collects demographics and reach
information:– IT areas of interest – Industry– Job level– Job area– Region / country
Manages language preference.
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Results
$310,000,000 in incremental revenue90% member satisfaction
Highest overall level of satisfaction (compared to 60% for competitors)
35% of members made purchases they would not have otherwise considered.
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Results
Opt-out less than 1% Double-digit average annual click through rate: 19.7% (versus B2B averages of 2% )21% increase in leads that Field Sales converted to sales.