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This week brought us some very interesting articles related to our month long theme on Customer Journeys. In the world of Social Business we took a look at social intranets and what the future holds for enterprise portals, while over in Information Management we learned the five things you should know before making the move to SharePoint Online.
Top Customer Experience Article
It seems as if many companies are attempting to use customer journeys to control the customer experience. But that's not what they should be about. According to Mitch Lieberman's (@mjayliebs) article Rethinking the Customer Journey: To Change Direction You Might Need a Map, companies need to reevaluate their perspective on customer journey's -- it's not about control it's about understanding:
It is not about managing the experience or controlling the journey. It is about understanding your customers and the roads they like to travel. Brands can only be successful in the future if they adopt new strategies to provide value along the journey at each step and enhance the experience for their customers and they can only achieved that, by listening, learning, engaging and understanding."
The Contenders
This week in our contenders space we have:
- Journey Mapping Helps Organize Around Your Customers by John Abraham (@medallia)
- CXM Isn't A Job For One by Tjeerd Brenninkmeijer (@tbrenninkmeijer)
- The Digital Analytics Center of Excellence Dream Team by Phil Kemelor (@philkemelor)
- Optimizing the Web Experience: A/B Testing, Multivariate Testing or Both? by Mark Simpson (@markj_simpson)
- Navigating a New Era of Client Retention by Deb Miller (@debsg360)
- Beef up Your Content Marketing with a Content Pyramid Approach by Pawan Deshpande (@tweetsfrompawan)
- The Six Capabilities Any Customer Engagement Solution Should Have by Martijn van Berkum (@njitram)
- Web Experience: From Conversions to Task Completions by Gerry McGovern (@gerrymcgovern)
Top Social Business Article
Gia Lyons (@gialyons) believes traditional intranets are killing your company, so what is her solution? Social Intranets. In her article, Lyons addresses How Social Intranets Cultivate High Performers.
To address obstacles to high performance, including a lack of collaboration and ability to share, you need the power of social business. Keep in mind, social doesn't mean a stack of software tools. Instead, it is a way of doing business that offers a seamless flow of information, context and activity across different applications and business activities."
The Contenders
We have some must-reads in our contenders category this week:
- What's Next for the Enterprise Portal? by Jed Cawthorne (@jedpc)
- The 8 C's of Social Software Success: When Employees are Your Most Important Customers by Carrie Basham Young (@carrieyoung)
Top Information Management Article
In an ever growing phenomenon, more and more programs have been making the shift to online versions -- even our beloved SharePoint. So, what should you know before making the switch? Steven Pogrebivsky (@metavistech) tells you in 5 Things You Should Know Before You Migrate to SharePoint Online.
You've been thinking about it -- moving to Microsoft’s hosted version of SharePoint. Before you make that final decision, make sure you know about these five things."
The Contenders
- Real World Examples: SharePoint Expense Request Solution by Jennifer Mason (@jennifermason)
- It's Not A Drive By - EMC Documentum's Industry Solutions Go Deep #MMTM13 #EMCWorld by Virginia Backaitis