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GETTING STARTED WITH CUSTOMER TRAINING: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE
Mar 20, 2024 | Articles, Customer Training
It’s no secret that happy customers are great for business.
Happy customers are loyal; they renew subscriptions, tend to buy more than just
their initial purchase, and they can be your best brand ambassadors. Happy
customers also make a noticeable difference in your bottom line; Bain & Company
found that improving customer retention rates by just 5% can increase profits by
25 to 95%.
The trick is, of course, to keep your customers happy and engaged with your
brand. One of the best ways to do that is by teaching them. A recent study found
that when organizations increase spending on customer education, they see an
increase in revenue, as well as a sizable increase in the lifetime value of
their customers.
WHY DO YOUR CUSTOMERS NEED TRAINING?
Today’s products are increasingly complex. If a customer isn’t trained and
doesn’t see value quickly, there is a good chance they will abandon the product
and move on. A strong customer training program ensures your customers’ needs
are met, that you’re regularly engaging them, and that you’re addressing any
challenge they might have with the product before a ticket is opened.
Despite the benefits of customer training, not all organizations are comfortable
creating customer education programs. Studies show that some of the most common
barriers to strong customer training include issues developing relevant learning
paths and overall customer education instructional design.
Other barriers include struggles communicating the importance of customer
education to decision-makers and challenges converting instructor-led training
into engaging digital training. However, starting a customer education program
need not be overwhelming. Most businesses already have much of the content they
need to get started on a customer education program.
HOW TO GET STARTED WITH CUSTOMER TRAINING
1. Identify your customers’ most common training needs: What training do your
customers need? This is likely something you can determine by looking at
contact with customer support; what are the most common pain points
experienced by your clients?
2. Identify your goals: What are the goals that your business is looking to
achieve through training? Whether you’re looking to increase recurring
revenue or decrease the number of customer support tickets in your system,
identifying and tracking your top training KPIs will help you choose the
right types of training and uncover the impact of customer training down the
line.
3. Audit the material you already have: Even if you don’t yet have a customer
training program, you probably have more content than you think. Typically,
it’s hidden away in FAQs, User Guides, and Terms of Service. That content
might serve your clients better in a learning module.
4. Decide what types of training to conduct: Knowing your business goals and
assessing what materials you already have will help you determine what types
of courses to offer customers. Whether you’re interested in building a
comprehensive onboarding program, or creating power users for your product,
outlining your goals can help you build your program.
5. Develop training materials: Once you know what you have, what your goals
are, and what types of training you’d like to offer, you can start to create
materials that fill the gaps in your training program. Microlearning
resources can be a good option for building out modules that are quick,
engaging, and relevant to your clients’ needs.
6. Choose a platform: Decide how you will deliver training to customers. Look
for a learning management system (LMS) that customers can access easily and
quickly, no matter where they happen to be.
7. Gather feedback: Collect feedback from customers who participate in training
sessions to assess their experience and identify areas for improvement. Use
this feedback to enhance your training programs over time.
8. Monitor progress: For continuous improvement, make sure to keep tracking
those high priority KPIs you’ve identified, as well as customer progress and
engagement with training materials. Your LMS dashboard should provide you
with the tools to build custom reports that you can use to evaluate the
effectiveness of your training efforts and make adjustments as needed.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER EDUCATION
Customers are increasingly sophisticated. Today’s customer is more educated than
the customer of 10 years ago; they also have higher expectations when it comes
to their experience with your brand. Surveys find that customers are more likely
than ever to leave if they’re not happy. They expect a seamless, personalized
experience throughout the customer journey.
Customer training can help you provide that top-of-the-line customer experience;
when you invest in customer education you’re investing in your clients’ success,
providing them with the knowledge they need at every step of their journey with
your product. That should make both your customers — and you — happy.
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