Rewards Experience via customer lens
October 2018
Rewards Experience via customer lens October 2018 NPS survey: Grab - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Rewards Experience via customer lens October 2018 NPS survey: Grab Rewards have high impact on NPS Low Satisfaction Research Objective Verify our understanding of consumer problems Understand how consumers are engaging with
October 2018
NPS survey: Grab Rewards have high impact on NPS → Low Satisfaction
Research Objective
Verify our understanding of ‘consumer problems’ Understand how consumers are ‘engaging’ with grab rewards Identify cues to ‘enhance consumer engagement’ ‘Issues with UX design’ to make the consumer journey seamless Feedback on Rewards ‘Tier functionality’/ differentiation
Who did we meet?
○ Grab rewards users: redeem grab rewards frequently - (at least
○ Grab rewards non-users: redeem points rarely (one in 3-6 months)
Grab rewards has NO STRONG ASSOCIATION with ‘Grab’; primarily a source to get discounts on rides
‘Nothing much comes to my mind when I think of Grab rewards’ ‘I think of it as bonus money to get discounts on my grab rides’ ‘It is an incentive program for loyal customers like us to get discounts’
Reward points being used primarily for rides: Offset surcharge & rides of higher value
Point of entry to redeem ride rewards varied:
Most purchased a ride reward at the time of booking a ride. Occasions of redeeming a reward beforehand & keeping in ‘My Rewards’:
change in reward system
Notifications triggering consumers to look at non-ride rewards; however limited engagement beyond specific reward or first page
Notifications triggering users to look at non-ride rewards, quite a few redeemed low value offers (Bubble Tea in 1$, Starbucks Tall size coffee in 2.5$)
deals section → No motivation to browse beyond the first page
flash deals.
Users sometimes were also looking at/ redeeming points for lucky draws, contests to win trips (Lucky draw for a trip to Maldives)
By points used to purchase rewards (Example to understand the kind of non-ride rewards being redeemed by consumers)
THE ‘STRAIT-LACED GUY’
‘‘I like being straightforward, if I am wrong, prove me wrong & i'll change my mind. If not, i'll stand by my belief’’ Name: Don Ong Gender: Male Age: 37 years old Monthly expenditure on grab: ~500 dollars Traits influencing attitude towards grab rewards
mixing things up → Keeps things straightforward & simple
hence not interested in using app for other things Expectations from grab rewards
number of points How can we target this customer?
rewards will require an attitudinal change (which is difficult)
with non-ride vouchers could help ‘I believe one app should be for one thing only, grab application is for for booking rides, not sure why do we have airtime and food icons there, if i have to order food, i will go to the grab food app directly’ ‘Grab rewards for me is meant to get grab ride vouchers, i don’t want to waste my time looking at other things’
THE ‘DORMANT USER’
‘Potential lies between what is and what could be’
Name: Laing May Gender: Female Age: 36 years old Monthly expenditure on grab: ~500 dollars Traits influencing attitude towards grab rewards
due to either lack of awareness of other benefits, no major impetus from grab to explore other things
non-ride rewards (Showed interest in redeeming rewards when we asked to browse through in the interviews).
(notifications) Expectations from grab rewards
rewards, rewards not a reason for satisfaction/ dissatisfaction with grab How can we target this customer?
targeted approach by showcasing only relevant rewards and assisting them towards decision making ‘I never cared to browse through the rewards section, directly go to grab ride vouchers, but now that I am looking through it, some of these rewards look interesting’
THE ‘REWARDS SEEKER’
‘The genius is in making the complex simple’
Name: Naureen Faiza Gender: Female Age: 34 years old Monthly expenditure on grab: ~500 dollars Traits influencing attitude towards grab rewards
lookout for relevant offers
currently struggling due to limitations in our offering
deals & benefit from them Expectations from grab rewards
through more offers in shorter period
How can we target this customer?
should be easy to target through a better rewards experience & building confidence in purchase ‘I browse through the offers to check if there are any relevant deals for me, once in a while I am able to spot very good discounted deals’
THE ‘CHALLENGER’
‘Maybe it is not about trying to fix something broken, maybe it's about starting over and creating something better’
Name: Timothy Low Gender: Male Age: 30 years old Monthly expenditure on grab: ~300-400 dollars Traits influencing attitude towards grab rewards
awareness what she is getting from other sources.
meet market standards. Expectations from grab rewards
experience & feeling of being rewarded for being a loyal customer.
brand activities, feedback on
gifts once in a while to acknowledge brand loyalty How can we target this customer?
strong advocators for the brand if taken care of.
contextualized communication on a regular basis to keep them interested and motivated ‘I find grab rewards to be very generic, I can get the same benefits elsewhere as well, it doesn’t involve in interesting games, challenges’
Therefore, the Personas & Ways to target
Engagement with grab rewards Ease of Targeting THE ‘STRAIT-LACED GUY’ THE ‘DORMANT USER’ THE ‘REWARDS SEEKER’ THE ‘CHALLENGER’ How can we target this customer?
rewards will require an attitudinal change (which is difficult)
non-ride vouchers could help How can we target this customer?
easy to target through a better rewards experience & building confidence in purchase How can we target this customer?
approach by showcasing only relevant rewards and assisting them towards decision making How can we target this customer?
advocators for the brand if taken care of.
communication on a regular basis to keep them interested and motivated
Key Needs from Grab rewards..
STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING UNCHALLENGING TO EXPLORE EXCLUSIVITY OF REWARDS ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE Skimming through various options should be a cake walk Should be easy to decide which reward to choose Rewards which are difficult to find anywhere else Should be fun & exciting to explore
STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING: “The need to not invest mind space in deciding which reward to redeem”
STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING Need to be sure that I am getting the best deal for my points The voucher purchased is saving me considerable amount of money All required information is stated clearly App should lead me to make a purchase, instead of me putting in efforts Need to see value in making an immediate purchase
‘If I have a 1000 points today, I don’t know what to do with it’. ‘I see outlets here sometimes, which I have no idea of the services they provide, hence I just move on to other things’.
EXCLUSIVITY OF REWARDS: “Need to see rewards which I will not find anywhere else”
EXCLUSIVITY OF REWARDS Seeking rewards which are not easy to get/ exclusive Need a reason to specifically visit Grab Rewards & not other sources with similar discounts
‘If I were looking for a discount on shopping I can just browse codes
are so many apps, I would like to see some exclusive rewards such as tickets to a concert
which I will not find anywhere else’
ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE: “Need the rewards section to be fun to explore”
ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE Need the reward section to be innovative & engaging with new activities & challenges Need to look forward what different it has for me today
“Grab needs to have challenges which excite me to participate, this will keep me engaged with the rewards platform as well”
UNCHALLENGING TO EXPLORE: “Easy to redeem points for rewards I want”
UNCHALLENGING TO EXPLORE Interface should be seamless, not difficult to browse through Easy to locate rewards which are relevant to me
‘App currently making me do the heavy lifting of finding what is relevant for me, it could help me find relevant offers/ deals’. ‘I expect the special deals section to have discounted deals which are available for a limited period of time, but I also see other non-discounted deals, so then I lose interest’.
UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND POINTS VS REWARDS BENEFIT
WHICH REWARD IS THE BEST UTILIZATION OF MY POINTS?
#1: STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING
Ride rewards are benchmark for calculating worth of Non-ride rewards
Consumers are comparing the worth of non-ride rewards with the points they are spending on redeeming grab rides rewards. For e.g. if 1900 points are required to redeem a 5$ ride award, then willing to spend 1000 - 1500 points for a merchant reward (calculating the points required for getting a 1$ discount) Solution: Non-ride rewards offers are designed by benchmarking points vs value benefit of ride rewards
“My benchmark is the points I need to spend to get a 5$ off on grab rides, if I get another 5$ voucher with less number of points, I will consider it” Not enticing, can get 5$ ride reward in lesser points, which for sure can spend on ride, may not necessarily spend on this merchant
Enable easy comparison by providing non-ride vouchers of same value as ride rewards
Non-ride rewards are of different 3$, 8$, whereas the ride reward vouchers are of 5$, 10$ value, forcing consumers into doing the math.
Other aspects affecting decision making..
Non ride rewards requiring consumers to spend more than a couple of thousand points are considered not value for money. For e.g. Krisflyer airline reward - 3000 points for 300 miles Amount of money spent to get x number of points (every point has a dollar value)
spent, comparable to other loyalty programs, such as credit card companies.
earned per dollar spent wrong → low on awareness Merchant outlets often have their own reward program & do not allow clubbing of grab rewards voucher with their own program → no impetus to use grab rewards for non-ride rewards
UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND EXPENSE VS REWARDS BENEFIT
WHETHER REWARD IS WORTH REDEEMING GIVEN HOW MUCH I WILL BE SPENDING FROM MY POCKET AT THE MERCHANT OUTLET?
#1: STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING
‘So if grab rewards is giving me 5$ off by using 1500 points on starbucks grande coffee cup, I should know the price of the cup of coffee to understand the relevance of points’
Showcasing reward value vis-a-vis average expenditure at the merchant
E.g. 5$ reward benefit from Sephora where customer would spend a couple of hundred dollars might not be considered substantial How will it look like in the Grab application? Reward offers highlight average spend with the
average cost of a meal is stated and then the discount is mentioned. Further, the menu is given to help consumer to make a decision A 5$ reward benefit is more substantial for a restaurant with an average meal cost of 10$, then a premium restaurant with an average cost for meal as 30$
UNABLE TO MAKE A DECISION WHILE BROWSING DUE TO INCONSISTENCY OF INFORMATION
DO NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THE SECTION OR TEND TO POSTPONE PURCHASE
#1: STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING
Lack of segregation of information influencing purchase
Rewards across range of points are mentioned, do not see options available in the points I currently have, hence difficult to find relevant rewards. Further, rewards requiring higher points catch attention and hence postpone purchase to the time when have enough reward points
Rewards across points required for redemption are mentioned on the same screen - unable to focus energy towards choosing rewards for the points I have
Reward categories basis points to reduce the clutter?
How will it look like on the grab application? Rewards categories with caps on the number of points required to redeem each - upto 500, upto 1000, upto 1500, upto 2000, upto 2500
particular category of reward
Showcasing rewards available within the current number of points accumulated by the consumer
currently get information on their points
No information on service provided by the merchants, no point exploring further
Not aware of the service provided by ‘vaniday’, ‘Naiise’, hence do not understand the value of the purchase
Categories mentioned are not in sync with the services provided
Donation should be a separate category, limited edition should feature deals which are available for a short period of time Merchants like ‘Browhaus’ could be a part of ‘wellness’, ‘services’ category implies services of a handyman
TEND TO DEFER PURCHASE, DUE TO STAGNANCY OF REWARD BENEFITS
→ NO URGENCY CREATED BY THE APP
#1: STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING
‘I know that if I go into rewards section after a week, the reward will still be there, so there is no push for me to redeem it right away’
Mentioning time period of reward offer validity - creating urgency of purchase
Consumers can redeem a reward anytime they want makes them postpone purchase.
rewards when they knew that the rewards were available for a short duration If reward benefits and value change with time then consumers might be motivated to redeem rewards faster. What can we do on the grab application? Hot deals, which are only present for a few hours/ couple of days Further triggering purchase by showcasing the most relevant rewards basis consumer profile, points available. E.g. using available customer data
Stumbling upon flash deals is a matter of luck!
Flash deals across categories to be mentioned on the first page itself to get maximum traction
“I am most interested in looking at the flash deals but surprisingly I don’t see them upfront, maybe Grab does not want me to redeem these” Need to go to ‘Services’ category or ‘All Rewards’ to see the Browhaus flash deal. Not mentioned in the special deals column on the first page
REWARDS COULD GUIDE ME TOWARDS MAKING A DECISION, NOTHING ASSISTING ME AS OF NOW
NO DRIVER TO REDEEM A NON-RIDE BENEFIT
#1: STRAIGHTFORWARD DECISION MAKING
Personalized experience, number of rides required to redeem the reward: drive user towards purchase
If the user is exploring a particular reward & does not have sufficient points to redeem, we could mention the number of rides user needs to take to redeem it (basis average cost per ride) Search icon to look for a particular category consumer is interested in. e.g. ‘shopping’ is a broad category, search icon would allow consumer to type say ‘apparel’, ‘cosmetics’ or even a specific
grab rewards when visiting a particular
Leverage user data to see if a particular profile
use this information to showcase these rewards upfront → personalized experience Proactive approach - push notification to a consumer when he is around an area about the nearby areas to where grab rewards can be redeemed “When i am looking at a reward and do not have sufficient points to redeem, app does not guide me in any way towards redemption, it could tell me that i only need to take so many more rides to redeem the award ”
INTERFACE IS CONFUSING, TOO TAXING TO EXPLORE
“Customers will remember their experience with a brand long after they’ve forgotten a discount”
#2: UNCHALLENGING TO EXPLORE
Purchase decision making journey..
LANDING ON THE APP CATEGORY LANDING PRODUCT EVALUATION REWARD SELECTION Entry point Choosing a specific category Browsing across all benefits Information sought Parameters evaluated Factors affecting decision making
Focusing on some UX design concerns highlighted by consumers..
CATEGORY LANDING
Consumers don’t know there is a scroll option to look at additional categories. Grab (as a category) is difficult to understand - cane be called ‘Grab food & rides’ for clarity Food and ride rewards come upfront in ‘View Rewards’, showcasing other category rewards to drive traction
CATEGORY LANDING
Limited information on 1 screen, hence do not witness a gamut a services, plus need to scroll a lot More information on a single screen, reducing the need to scroll. E.g. zomato app for reference
Zomato Singapore application
PRODUCT EVALUATION
Terms and conditions are not organized - mentions ‘applicable for singapore only’, then the outlet in which the reward is applicable is mentioned after 3 points Discount of 66% on points is not highlighted/ prioritized on the app, discovery left to chance
DIFFICULT TO FIND REWARDS WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO ME
BROWSING THROUGH THE LIST SEEMS AIMLESS
#2: UNCHALLENGING TO EXPLORE
Incorporating multiple, diverse factors in knowing what to recommend such as personal browsing/ purchasing history, choices made by people with similar purchasing history; as well as factors such as popularity or ‘trendiness’ of an item.
Incorporating information from diverse sources to make intelligent assumptions on consumer needs for a personalized experience
Using behavioural targeting & personalization for a better customer experience → Capturing data of the categories users is interested in and then showcase rewards only for those categories
“I will suggest rewards to be built around my travel patterns, make it relevant for me instead of just a catalogue”
Showcasing rewards of popular merchants, Location tracking for a relevant experience
Location tracking - leverage grab data to know places visited by the user frequently - show the deals in those areas specifically upfront
to use grab for the same benefits Displaying restaurants which have received high rating (can refer to popular food & beverage applications), would be motivated to try them.
they are not aware of, rating can trigger them to try out their options
REWARDS PROGRAM IS QUITE REGULAR, I CAN FIND THE SAME BENEFITS ELSEWHERE
NO MOTIVATION FOR ME TO REDEEM NON RIDE REWARDS
#3: EXCLUSIVITY
‘I would like to see vouchers for concerts, events on grab rewards which I am not likely to find anywhere else’
REWARDS PROGRAM IS NOT FUN/ EXCITING TO EXPLORE
WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE TO SPEND TIME ON GRAB REWARDS OVER SO MANY OTHER LOYALTY PROGRAMS?
#4: ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE
Challenges, activities to keep users engaged in the program
Make grab rewards fun, exciting to explore
rewards
rewards - these requiring lower points to play were an additional motivator
“grab could make rewards exciting for me, I participate in a challenge with say 1000 points, & say I do not cancel any ride for a week and then I will get 2000 points, else I lose my points, this will keep me engaged with rewards for the entire week & will be fun as well’”
Some learnings to take forward
Non-ride rewards offers to be designed by benchmarking points vs value benefit of ride rewards
KEY IMPLICATIONS/ LEARNINGS
Showcase reward value vis-a-vis average expenditure at the merchant outlet to enable consumers see the worth of the reward Each merchant reward to clearly mention the product/ service provided by the merchant Reward categories to be structured in a way that they are in sync with the services provided Reward categories structured basis points to guide consumers in selecting the relevant reward - e.g. Rewards categories with caps on the number of points required to redeem each - upto 500, upto 1000, upto 1500, up to 2000, upto 2500 etc. Mentioning the time period of reward offer validity could create urgency of purchase
Some learnings to take forward
Driving consumers towards points redemption by mentioning the number of rides he needs to take to redeem the reward
KEY IMPLICATIONS/ LEARNINGS
Showcase rewards basis their previous browsing history to enhance relevance of rewards through a personalized experience Search icon to allow them to look at a specific category or merchant Location Tracking; Push notifications to showcase rewards in a particular area consumer is present Flash/ Special deals to be aggregated and mentioned on the first page itself to generate interest Fixing UX design issues to mitigate confusion in consumer journey
Some learnings to take forward
Enhance relevance of rewards by showcasing rewards of popular merchants (Rating from popular apps/ websites)
KEY IMPLICATIONS/ LEARNINGS
Include exclusive rewards such as concert tickets (front row seats) etc. to delight our biggest spenders Engaging customers through activities they are interested in such as lucky draw, challenges for them to participate etc. Incorporating information from diverse sources to make intelligent assumptions on consumer needs for a personalized experience
Multiple touchpoints working to inform consumers of their Tier status
The tier bar displays the tier and points - visible & unobtrusive Browsed through the tier benefits on the ‘Membership info’ screen (some) Mostly through email notifications - informed they have moved up to the platinum tier
Screen could be utilized better for showcasing relevant rewards to users - recommended rewards, rewards available in the points accumulated
Most aware of getting more points for being a Platinum member/ paying via GrabPay (some), however not aware of point mechanics
Consumers knew they were earning more points as they platinum member but either not aware/ confident of how the points were being calculated Some paying via GrabPay to earn more points (3-4 consumers, Mode of payment for others ws credit card)
more points if use GrabPay
and continued (1 person)
by discount, more points) to pay via QR code, hence in a habit of using it (1 consumer) Again were either not aware/ confident of the multiplier applied for using Grabpay Some (4-5 consumers) had scrolled through the Tier benefits breakup while looking at their points. However, could recall limited benefits. No respondent had seen the detailed description of tier benefits
Prioritized booking: Most sought after Tier benefit
■ Considered an important benefit (rated as 8-10 on importance on a 10 point scale) ■ However, consumers not sure if they are being prioritized or not. ❏ Highlighted cases when they had to wait for long period to get a cab, cab drivers cancelled on them etc. Prioritized booking ■ Most had never used the support line & hence did not find it important (rated 3-5 on a 10 point scale) CONSUMERS ARE AWARE OF THE BELOW BENEFITS CONSUMERS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE BELOW BENEFITS Less points for reward redemption ■ Have to spend less points for ride vouchers (in comparison to other tiers) - some ❏ Important benefit ❏ This benefit is not mentioned in the benefits summary of platinum members Dedicated platinum support line Access to new features ■ Not considered important, most unclear about the offering (rated 3-5 on a 10 point scale) Exclusive rewards from partners ■ Considered important by most - will make them feel that they are being prioritized over
loyal grab customers (rated 7-9 on a 10 point scale) ‘I like the idea of getting exclusive rewards from partners, it I will make me feel special, that I am being prioritized and rewarded for being a loyal grab user’
Consumers seeking more involvement with grab, to feel ‘valued’
Invitation to grab events for platinum members only Tickets to concerts etc. with front row seats Invite to discussions on grab services and consumer feedback on how it can be improved Free gifts once in a while as a surprise ‘grab should invite us to get feedback on the
this will make me feel that it is a customer centric firm and not their just to make money’ ‘the company could send us gifts once in a while, it could be something small, it is not that we cannot afford the gifts, but receiving it from the company will make us feel good, and feel valued’
App depicting consumers trying to book a cab in the vicinity, to make them believe in prioritized booking
Agoda provides real time data of the number of people looking at the property, number of times the hotel room has been booked in the past etc. to instill confidence in booking › Giving consumers real time information of the multiple booking requests in the area likely to instill confidence in them being prioritized
in case of not being assigned a cab
Separate section with ‘locked’ offers for Platinum members - members will feel ‘special’, motivate others to move up the ladder
Entertainer app has locked offers page - visible to consumers after they have subscribed for the service An exclusive section for platinum members only will not only make the members feel a differentiated experience for being a loyal member but also likely to motivate others to move up the ladder
consumers are missing out on because of not being in the top tier ‘There could be some rewards only for Platinum members, this will make me feel special’
Actionable status update on Tier progress to keep users ‘engaged’ & ‘motivated’
Motivating consumers to move up the ladder by telling them how far they are from moving up the ladder & also how to get there
Marriott hotel Tier status update mentioning the number of nights one needs to take to move up the Tier
UX design cues..
Therefore, some learnings to take forward
App depicting the number of consumers trying to book a cab in the vicinity to enhance belief in prioritized booking (Most sought after benefit for consumers)
KEY IMPLICATIONS/ LEARNINGS
Separate ‘Locked offers’ section for Platinum members - Make them feel special & also motivate others to move up the tier Actionable status update on tier status progress, to keep consumers engaged & motivated Involving the platinum members in brand activities such as seeking feedback on new features/ launches etc. to make them feel valued
Tangible outputs
Design for Clarity
Rewards
think (help consumer to decide) Design for ease of navigation and find-ability (usability) Simplifying navigation
displayed for a more concise browsing experience Supporting decisions
purchasing decisions
Contextual Rewards
location
Design for Context
Rewards
Design for Motivation
Rewards
Nudging users
Reward games
frequent visits Flash deals
highlight urgency