Using the Voice of the Customer to Inform Marketing Efforts
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The document provides an overview of using experience mapping to inform marketing efforts at MD Anderson Cancer Center. It discusses marketing's role in focusing on the customer experience and differentiating the institution. It then describes how MD Anderson used experience mapping to gain insights from patients to improve specific clinical areas like the gynecology clinic and pediatric proton therapy center. Experience mapping involved interviewing patients, physicians, and staff to map out the patient journey and identify opportunities. This led to targeted actions plans and measurable results, including increased online traffic, self-referrals, and donations. Tools are also presented for implementing experience mapping, such as developing study materials, recruiting patients, analyzing data, and facilitating action planning workshops.
Using the Voice of the Customer to Inform Marketing Efforts
- 1. Using the Voice of the Customer to Inform Marketing Efforts
- 2. Agenda • Marketing’s Role • Overview of Experience Mapping • MD Anderson case study • Tools for Implementation
- 3. Purpose • Marketing must differentiate itself from others while focusing on the customer and areas of growth • They also must demonstrate value by illustrating what activities and strategies improve ROI • Ultimately, making advocates out of patients, families and referring physicians is the most cost-effective means to achieving marketing goals
- 4. Healthcare is Different • Patients are not choosing to be patients like they choose other services • Yet, patients have less information about health services despite its high importance • And patients actually “stay” overnight for the service, a unique hybrid • Consequently, there is a tremendous emphasis placed on trust in the organizations and with people they interact
- 6. Our mission is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world Making Cancer History Patient Care - Research - Education
- 7. Marketing at MD Anderson • Financial ROI • Market intelligence • Campaign effectiveness • Trends, data, competitive tracking • Project management & • Business planning support metrics Enhance Measure Business Success Decisions Global leader Develop • Demand generation Manage in cancer and • Global partnerships for institutional Growth Manage • Brand management priorities the Brand • Sponsorships • Service line marketing • Brand advertising Understand the Customer • Customer, community research • Voice of the patient • Customer experience 7
- 8. Linking Strategy and Measurement Next Steps- Conversions & Brand Tracking: Voice of the Customer: Campaign impact is tracked monthly and Experience Mapping measured after one year to ensure interviews to capture patient messages are resonating stories and insight Message Map: Message mapping Creative Production and workshop is conducted Placement: based on brand Final creative is developed research and (print, television, radio and stakeholder meetings online ads) and placed within targeted media channels Refinement: Key positioning statements and support points are developed and are tested within focus Validation: groups The rough creative is tested again in focus groups or online concept testing Message Testing: surveys Qualitative findings help to develop key messages/support points which Creative Brief & Development: are tested quantitatively (online The messages with the most potential are surveys) integrated into a creative brief, and creative concepts are developed 8
- 9. Making Experience Mapping a Standard • Conducted prior to every marketing campaign – 2-3 clinics and initiatives per year – Insight into patients as well as potential operational issues – Positions Marketing as a strategic partner vs order taker • Link to Campaigns – Opportunity to identify compelling patient stories – Defines marketing messages and differentiators to highlight • Insight Dashboard – Insights are easily searched and shared
- 10. “Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.” Warren Buffett EXPERIENCE MAPPING
- 11. Experience Management • Aligns with the brand – you set expectations at every interaction (from when they conduct research on your Web site, call to make an appointment, or visit your facility for the first time) • Creates meaning – staff provides and patients walk away with a lasting impression (good or bad) • Aims to provide superior value – you need to attract market share • Is deliberate – this is most important! • Drives profitable growth – it’s always easier to create an advocate out of an existing patient than convince others
- 12. The Patient Experience is Holistic “Organizations that simply tweak design elements or focus on the customer experience in isolated parts of their business will be disappointed in the results.” Leonard Berry, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Author, Discovering the Soul of Service and Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic
- 13. The Importance of Touchpoints • A touchpoint is the interaction between your hospital and those you serve; this is how customers recognize your promise • Like a door enables one to access a room or building, a touchpoint enables customers to access an organization - but it’s hard to manage them all, so you need to make some trade-offs • For example… – Does the messaging and promise of your marketing materials match up to the experience you provide? – How easy is it for patients to get in touch with the right person to schedule an appointment or ask a question about follow-up care? – Which aspects of your facility do patients find to be impressive, and which aspects cause frustration? (parking, waiting areas, inpatient rooms, etc.)
- 14. Experience Map
- 15. Insights and Action • Experience Mapping is an in-depth qualitative research technique that utilizes a visual cue (the experience map) to help patients, family members, and/or referring physicians recall specific episodes in their journey • This technique allows us to assess the customer’s entire experience, rather than one encounter – Expectations prior to their first encounter with you – Multiple activities throughout their journey (e.g., parking, check-in, exams, follow-up) – Multiple touchpoints, or ways in which they interact with you (e.g., materials, conversations, website) – Recognizes changes in attitudes, if any, throughout their experience • The experience map provides a framework for action: – Each step has experience stewards (e.g., nursing, auxiliary) who are responsible for delivery – Every steward can appreciate the relationship of their actions to the remainder of the patient journey – Interactions or “touchpoints” are categorized at each step
- 16. What Do You Know? • Review existing patient source and utilization information. This includes, but is not limited to: – Call center statistics – Secret shopping reports – Patient satisfaction data – Physician satisfaction data – Time and motion studies – Utilization stats – Focus groups – Etc… • Important to synthesize • What is the data telling you? • If you could change 3 things tomorrow for greatest impact, what would they be?
- 17. How Do Patients Describe the Experience? • On-site interviews are ideal in that they provide visual cues for recall • Phone interviews are useful for providing feedback after the patient’s journey has been completed or when the patient does not live close to the healthcare facility • Interviews with different patient groups reveal unique needs • Reflect other key metrics (like HCAHPS) • A composite view of the total patient experience is attained
- 18. What Do THEY See? Uncomfortable beds Too Busy? Curtains that don’t close Children’s wing that is not child-friendly
- 19. Don’t Forget the Front Line! • Conduct small group interviews with front-line, auxiliary, nursing, and clinical teams • Elicit their feedback on barriers inhibiting their ability to deliver the ideal experience • Gain their support for change from the beginning
- 20. And Other Stakeholders • Physicians’ offices are a key touchpoint in setting expectations for patients and families • Conduct interviews with physicians and their office staff to understand referral motivations • Determine the communications given to patients prior to their visit
- 21. Building Empathy • Review each step • Use audio/video clips • Share information using a narrative tone • What would the patient say if he/she was in the room?
- 22. Translating Insight into Action • Maintain momentum for action planning and improvement • A platform to: – Motivate stakeholders to take ownership of this vision – Communicate your vision for the ideal experience – Develop an action plan for sustained success
- 23. Workshop Discussion Areas Review for each step • In what areas can we deliver an exceptional experience? Need (decision) • What are ways to surprise our guests that we currently Scheduling do not do? Arrival (first visit) • What should be done more consistently that should be reinforced? Treatment • What are the expected Follow Up behaviors that we currently do not deliver consistently?
- 24. Workshop Activity • Develop an action plan for success by reviewing recommendations and assessing their feasibility • What are alternatives to recommendations if the ones offered are not feasible? • What resources are needed to implement recommendations? Needed Resources Recommendation Feasibility Alternative for implementation Review the current website to □ Yes identify ways to customize images □ No and messaging to patients 26
- 25. Observations • Staff participation is critical to transform the bad to good: – “I waited all day and had so many appointments” – “It was coordinated so well that I got everything done on one day” • Remember that functional needs are different from emotional needs – – You are giving them information – But do they feel like you really care about them? • Link to your lean process once you define the ideal
- 26. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” Bill Gates CASE STUDY
- 27. Campaign Objectives • Reinforce MD Anderson’s brand image and increase consumer awareness – Increase brand presence in competitive market – Bust myths and misperceptions about obtaining care at M. D. Anderson – Continuation of “Making Cancer History®” brand advertising • Support institutional business goals – Demand generation for featured clinical areas and key technology 29
- 28. Case Study- Gyn Clinic Experience Mapping revealed high and moderate performing phases Phase Performance Summary High levels of patient satisfaction, as community physicians recommend their Need patients seek care from MD Anderson. Little online research is conducted upfront, preferring to reinforce the referral with advice from family and friends. Scheduling tasks are often handled by the referring physician or their office. Appointments are secured quickly, much to the relief of anxious patients, and Scheduling helpful information is mailed to them. Trouble occurs when patients try to contact the center with scheduling issues for subsequent visits. Patients who utilize MyMDAnderson (patient portal) report higher levels of satisfaction. Patients were impressed with the appearance of the facilities and amenities. Their First Visit only complaint centered upon long waits they must endure prior to their appointments. Patients are treated well by staff and faculty but they do report issues post- Treatment treatment, many because of pre-existing conditions. There is also opportunity for improving communication during the inpatient stay. Patients felt well informed, educated and are comfortable returning home. Follow-Up However, very few take advantage of tools such as support services, which could be crucial to a smoother recovery. High performance Moderate performance Low performance
- 29. The Gyn clinic recognized the importance of delivering information at specific touchpoints Action Plan: myMDAnderson Registrations Patients have a difficult time getting through on the phone after the first appointment. Those who utilize myMDAnderson did not report as many issues • Orient both the clinic and inpatient staff to sign up patients for myMDAnderson and encourage patients to sign up so they know about follow up and other appointments. – Presented Customer Insight to key inpatient leadership and staff in a brainstorming session – Upon new patient registration each patient is asked for their email address and signed up for myMDAnderson, clinic reports 90% of new patients are registered – Enhanced signage for myMDAnderson in the waiting area outside the Gyn Center Action Plan: Follow-Up Communications Ensure patients remain connected to the clinic and institution after treatment ends • Create a community of uterine cancer survivors that will assist in program growth and support. – Sent out group emails to patients using myMDAnderson. Maintained the connection to patients, even when they live far away.
- 30. Marketing found powerful patient stories
- 31. Measurable Results • Campaign Conversions – Online self-referrals completed – Call center volume – Donations received online – "Tell Us Your Story" submissions Visitors were provided an opportunity to share their stories, make a contribution, or complete a self- referral to become a patient 33
- 32. Using the Framework to Show Results Advertising Awareness Interest Choice Advocacy Television Houston Call center More than 800 $500,000+ Radio 3% lift to 86% volume online self- online donations Online increased 31% referrals after received from Print Nationally no online ad individuals Sponsorships change 19,000 Microsite exposure exposed to the visits per month campaign Significant 600% increase increase in Average of 5 in online traffic patient volume, "Tell Us Your from last institution met Story" online campaign business goals submissions per month Visitors from all All featured states in US service lines increased in patient volume
- 33. Case Study- Pediatric Proton Therapy Phase Performance Summary Parents are desperate to find alternative treatment for their children and conduct their own Need research or learn from family/friends about proton therapy treatment. It is sometimes mentioned by their local doctor. Local physicians/oncologists rarely refer to a specific hospital and instead mention various centers that offer proton therapy treatment. Some mention MD Anderson’s Proton Therapy Scheduling Center and the hospital’s reputation, expertise. PTC is quick to respond and is closer for most, which helps make it an easy choice. Simulation helps relieve parents’ anxiety and parents are warmed by the staff’s optimism and Arrival reassured by the facilities’ state of the art, clean appearance. Questions are answered, further relieving anxiety. While simulation alleviates some stress for parents – the anxiety persists. But staff is good at reiterating steps and explaining. Waiting area, however, is a bit frustrating for some as Treatment several things exacerbate an already difficult time for children including others eating, adult patient emergencies and longer waits when mechanical breakdowns occur. Parents are confident in going home to care for their children and usually have follow-up plan in place which they tend to handle from long distance via their local physician or oncologist. Follow Up They express regret in not being able to continue some kind of continued connection with PTC as experience was such a positive one. High performance Moderate performance Low performance 35
- 34. Impact Beyond Marketing versus Pediatric Patient Adult Patient Needs Needs –Toys, children’s television shows –Reading materials and other entertainment –Peace and quiet –Story time and play time with child –Access to other adult life specialist patients –No food –Internet access –Reading materials for parents –Access to other parents of other pediatric patients 36
- 35. Kids waiting area was expanded and customized
- 36. Kids waiting area was expanded and customized
- 37. Initiated relationship building strategies
- 38. Significantly expanded online marketing efforts Campaign results (first 4 months) • Paid search click-through average 9,000/month • Call center volume increase • 12 pediatric online self referrals
- 39. “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.” Jeff Bezos TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
- 40. Getting Started • Project initiation – A kick-off meeting, led by Gelb Consulting and Marketing teams, is held to review the Experience Mapping process and discuss the project plan – Gelb reviews the typical patient experience, current care center materials and state of the clinic/sensitivity • Project planning – MD Anderson teams determine interview screening criteria (patient growth areas, clinical trial participants, etc.) – Care Center develops patient lists for sample recruitment, and provides optimal interview times for both patients/employees – Care Center staff will reserve clinic areas for in-person interviews, if applicable • Development of study materials – Gelb creates recruiting script(s) and discussion guide(s) for Care Center review and approval • Recruiting – Care Center identifies support staff to contact patients and schedule interviews using a scheduling template, provided by Gelb • Data collection – Gelb conducts all interviews (in-clinic or by phone) – Once data has been collected, the Care Center provides Gelb demographic information of the patients interviewed • Analyze and present results – Gelb compiles a presentation-style report highlighting conclusions from all sources, and presents this on-site to the Care Center • Action planning workshops – Workshops with front-line staff and physicians to form operational and service results
- 41. Lessons Learned • Support and buy-in from the entire care team is necessary – patients must feel comfortable with your presence on-site • During recruiting, staff support is crucial – patient participation is more likely if the initial request for an interview comes from staff • Rely on the care team to help determine who the “right” patients are for the process – what does their typical patient “look” like? What kind of patients would they like to attract? Which patients are having experiences that could be improved upon and better promoted? • Plan the key messages that you want to communicate to patients and referring physicians and repeat those key messages throughout their experience - it may seem redundant to you, but it’s not to them • Patients require multiple methods of learning – Spoken to emphasize – Written to reinforce – Digital to recall
- 42. Cecelia Kenneally John McKeever MD Anderson Cancer Center Gelb Consulting Group, Inc. 1515 Holcombe Blvd 1011 Highway 6 South, Suite 120 Houston, TX 77030 Houston, TX 77077 CKenneally@mdanderson.org jmckeever@gelbconsulting.com www.mdanderson.org www.gelbconsulting.com