Canyon
Global customer experience strategy
Facilitating business transformation from a product-centric to a customer-centric organisation

The Challenge
Canyon, a world leading online bike manufacturer, supplying high-quality bikes across the globe.
Facilitating business transformation from a product-centric to a customer-centric organisation. Canyon wanted to understand how they could put their customers at the centre of key business decisions that would increase customer experience and loyalty towards the brand.
My Role
Lead Researcher
Duration
12 Week engagement
Skills
Research planning
Stakeholder interviews
Recruitment
Screening
Customer interviews
Diary studies
Insight synthesis
Storytelling
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The Process
The team and I followed three core activities through customer insight; customer interviews and observations, insight modelling and journey mapping. Provide Canyon with a well articulated customer-centric strategy means we not only need to explore customer insight but how this will start to have an impact on business transformation. Guide teams through workshops, design principles and persona tools to support an agreed picture of Canyon customers.
Creating a comprehensive research plan enabled smooth consistent communication between customers and stakeholders. Finding the ideal balance of contacting, asking questions about personal information and experience with the brand demonstrated a thought out interview experience. It was important for me to build rapport with customers, gaining key insight into their behaviours, desires and expectations.
My Role
Lead Researcher
Duration
12 Week engagement
Skills
Research planning
Stakeholder interviews
Recruitment
Screening
Customer interviews
Diary studies
Insight synthesis
Storytelling
​

The Outcome
Along the way, it was essential to analyse insights visually using journey maps, story moments, behavioural personas paired with archetypes. These assets enabled the team to identify clusters of pain points, frustrations and opportunities.
Implementing a customer-centric strategy promotes growth and customer satisfaction, therefore, establishing a loyalty loop between customer and business. Offering a compelling experience that meets the riders needs and leaves a memorable journey will increase repeat purchases and new sales through recommendations.
Assets
Customer journey maps
Behavioural personas
Archetypes
Customised loyalty loop model
Story moments
Design Principles