1. The Small Business Network
• Dan Slagen - CMO, Alignable
• Former HubSpot/Wayfair
• @danslagen

2. Millions of Businesses on Alignable
The Small Business Network
• Connectivity
• Exclusivity
• Local
• Vertical
• Trust
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3. NPS & The Customer Journey

4. Promoters = 9, 10
Passives = 7, 8
Detractors = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
*NPS is shown as an integer, not a percentage. Scores range from -100 to +100
Why is NPS important?
How likely are you to recommend…

5. LTV of a Promoter is 2.5xhigher
than that of a detractor
- The NPS Industry Benchmark Series from Custome Gauge

6. Detractors are 2.3xmore likely to
switch to another brand
- The NPS Industry Benchmark Series from CustomerGauge

7. If you only remember 1 thing from today…

8. Sustainable revenue growth is won/lost in the second
half of the customer journey…
…and NPS is the way you optimize the customer
journey

9. Acquisition Onboarding
First half of the customer journey

10. Retention/LTV Success
Second half of the customer journey

11. Acquisition Onboarding
Retention/LTV Success
Plenty of successful brands in the first half

12. Acquisition Onboarding
Retention/LTV Success
Something special happens here…
Plenty of successful brands in the first half

13. NPS shows up to play in the second half of
the customer journey

14. Brand #1 Brand #2
Brand #3 Brand #4
What’s the difference?

15. Brand #1 Brand #2
Brand #3 Brand #4
What’s the difference?
NPS produces sustainable revenue

16. • First half:
Acquisition/onboarding = important
• Second half:
Retention/LTV/success = 10x important

17. Examples of brands using NPS to sustain revenue:
1. Detractor targeting
2. Feedback loops

18. - Morgan Stanley 2017 Report

19. Apple started calling their
detractors within 24 hours
- Morgan Stanley 2017 Report

20. Calling detractors within 24 hours
increased retention 10%
- Morgan Stanley 2017 Report

21. - Morgan Stanley 2017 Report/CustomerGauge

22. 2. NPS feedback loop

23. - The NPS Industry Benchmark Series from CustomerGauge

24. - The NPS Industry Benchmark Series from CustomerGauge

25. Quick Check-In:
- Sustainable revenue growth is essential
- It’s in the second half of the customer journey
- NPS is the way

26. NPS data access & insights

27. ○ Existing customers
○ Evangelists
○ Happiest customers
Internal
NPS Score

28. ○ Existing customers
○ Evangelists
○ Happiest customers
○ Churned customers
○ Prospects/trials
○ Brand interactions
○ Perception
Alignable surfaces holistic NPS data
Internal
NPS Score
External
NPS Score
Internal
NPS Score
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29. 50,000+
ratings of more than 170 brands in 18 categories

31. 40%
of discussions feature a brand mention

32. Brands
Customer
Hiring
Q+A
Events
SMB owners rely on trusted referrals

33. Level playing field and intelligence

35. Media Coverage Brand Coverage
Brands using NPS to their advantage

36. Use NPS for both industry & geographical
insights

37. Top 6 most trusted brands for hiring
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38. Retail Restaurants Hospitality
Most trusted brands by industry

39. NPS score by geography
Above average NPS score
Below average NPS score

40. Use NPS for product
development/differentiation

42. SMB hiring needs
1. Qualified audience
2. Scheduling
3. Interview tactics
4. References
5. Onboarding

43. 1 billion people

45. 1 billion people

46. SMB revenue growth shift

47. CAC
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Enterprise
- Broadcast
- Print
- Sales Force
- Google
- Marketo
- Salesforce
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- Google
- Marketo
- HubSpot
SMBs
- Broadcast
- Print
- Outbound
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Consumer
- Broadcast
- Print
- Direct Mail
- Google
- SEO
- PPC
Push Pull Social Selling
Social Networks transform how brands sell into markets

48. Thank you.
Dan@alignable.com