Key findings
For brands, building a strong and lasting relationship with its clients costs less than acquiring new ones.
To do so, many studies, including Capgemini’s, have shown the importance of working on emotional factors.
The Pulse survey analyses these emotional factors on the Belgian market.
Discover the main conclusions and keys for strengthening your relationship with your clients.
Method
Quali + Quanti
Online Community (qualitative survey) + CAWI (quantitative online survey)
Calendar
Surveys carried out in December 2018
Emotional levers
Measuring importance and evaluation scores of 16 key relationship drivers, covering more than 40 brands in 9 sectors
Panel
4001 respondents representing the Belgian population aged 18–65
IPSOS
- IPSOS in collaboration with bpost media
Momentums
Evaluation of 19 momentums as development drivers of those key factors.
The Pulse Score takes two main elements into account:
The importance the respondents give to a series of 16 relational drivers (for example, ‘rewards my loyalty’ or ‘addresses me personally’) in client relations and loyalty to a brand.
The evaluation of the nine sectors analysed and the brands that compose them, on their ability to satisfy these emotional factors.
What’s your Pulse?
The average Pulse Score, or measurement of the brand relationship quotient across all sectors, is 43%. This refers to their ability to manage the relationship based on a certain number of emotional drivers (see Pulse Score explanation below).
Consumers view their relationship with brands very differently depending on the sector.
Lacklustre relationship?
The lowest score across all sectors
The lowest Pulse Score was obtained by the energy sector that nonetheless represents a growing proportion of household budgets. A peak of positive energy in customer relations: there’s a great challenge for the sector!
That’s no DIY client relation
The highest score across all sectors
The overall winning brand in our Pulse survey is a high-street chain of DIY/decoration shops. It has succeeded in building a strong relationship with its clients!
The Pulse Gap indicates where action is necessary!
The Pulse Gap clearly highlights the gap between the importance that the respondents give to the emotional factors in the relationship, and the way they evaluate the sectors and brands in relation to those factors. The delta is sometimes huge, but it provides grounds for action.
Thank me I’m loyal
71% is the percentage of clients that would like you to reward their loyalty. But only 36% consider this to be the case!
Surprise them!
64% of clients would like to have a nice surprise from brands. But only 40% consider this to be the case.
And the winner is...
Momentums (we analysed 19) provide an opportunity to communicate that strengthens the relationship and, if well used, can greatly reduce the Pulse Gap.
A birthday is the top momentum across all sectors.
Receiving a personal invitation when it’s your birthday is by far the most important event on which brands should concentrate. More specifically in the retail sector, a gesture at Christmas or New Year is also considered to be a bonus in the relationship.
Momentums are a girl’s best friend
Significantly more women expect some consideration from their favourite brands.
In-Home Advertising
In-Home Advertising (addressed or unaddressed advertising mail) is an essential media for increasing your Pulse Score and building or improving the relationship with your clients. This is why:
- In the heart of the family
- Appreciated
- Appeals to emotions
- Valorises your clients
- Very efficient
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