Customers are demanding more and more from every product and service they buy and use.
Even companies like Chick-Fil-A are making their fast food experience... faster. (Plus a free sandwich!) What does that tell you about customer demands?
Customers are demanding more and more from every product and service they buy and use.
Even companies like Chick-Fil-A are making their fast food experience... faster. (Plus a free sandwich!) What does that tell you about customer demands?
Topics: Association of Energy Services Professionals, CEO, communications, connected home, Customer-Centric Marketing, customer demands, Customer Engagement, Customer Insight, energy efficiency, Energy Wire, IoT, KSV research, marketing, Smart Home, Uncategorized, utility communications
"Energy Efficiency" vs. "Home Improvement."
While 60% of homeowners enjoy taking on DIY home improvement projects, they’re overwhelmed when asked about energy efficiency.
Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, Customer Insight, energy efficiency, Home Improvement, Shopping Experience, trusted advisor, Uncategorized, utility communications, Utility Marketing
We recently hit the road and talked to consumers about buying appliances. The process. How they handle it. What they look for. And how they relate it to energy efficiency. (WATCH some of the clips here.)
What else did we hear?
Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, customer demands, energy efficiency, ENERGY STAR, Energy Wire, Home Improvement, KSV research, Shopping Experience, shopping for appliances, Uncategorized
Control: Consumers are demanding more control over their homes than ever before. They want lighting that's flexible enough to be tailored to their individual needs and moods, and offers more functionality than on/off.
Home Intelligence: Consumers adopting connected technology need to know that it will all work together – whether it’s their lighting, thermostat, music, TV, or security system. They want to be able to manage these aspects of their home efficiently.
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Last week at the ACEEE Market Transformation conference, the conversation around the changing utility landscape continued. We heard a representative from the Department of Energy state, “If utilities don’t change, and get out of the paradigm of the past, their business will change for them.”
Topics: Uncategorized
KSV research shows that Americans view energy efficiency positively. In fact: 86% of homeowners believe the world will be better off because of energy efficiency. 82% believe energy efficiency can help America’s energy independence. 72% believe energy efficiency can reduce emissions and delay climate change.*
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The 2015 Ecova Outlook Survey reports that 57% of executives, finance and sustainability professionals expect an increase in the time and money spent on energy and sustainability management this year.* Consumers are expecting more action from companies and companies are demonstrating an increased willingness to invest.
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When we look at the top trends impacting energy efficiency marketing, the conversation around the customer benefits and motivation always rise to the top. The message for so long has been “Lower your energy bill” or “Save energy, save money.” But the conversation is starting to shift…
Topics: Uncategorized
When we look at the top trends impacting energy efficiency marketing, the conversation around the customer benefits and motivation always rise to the top. The message for so long has been “Lower your energy bill” or “Save energy, save money.”
But the conversation is starting to shift. We’re now hearing more and more that the “non-energy side of energy” is where the real motivation lies.
Topics: Uncategorized
As an agency focused on marketing energy solutions and long term sustainability, we are constantly seeking the “secret sauce” to inspiring customers to think, act and buy sustainably. But when it comes to energy, the industry is complicated. The customer touch points are many and feel seemingly disconnected.
Let’s think about this...
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