brands need to find a new perspective on today's customer
when talking with clients, talents or friends about the question of how we want to work as Accenture Song in the future and how we look at the world there are many great thoughts and quotes that explain where we will go. but I think one of them, our "see, solve, simplify" beat is one that best to explain why we believe that we will help shape the futures of many industries. but what does it mean?
businesses once looked to a product-centric approach focused on performance. then they shifted to a customer-centric strategy, meant to prioritize experience. but now, the dynamics are more complicated. until companies stop oversimplifying their customers and start accepting that they are ever-changing, multi-dimensional people deeply impacted by unpredictable external forces, they’ll find themselves stuck. they need to become life-centric. because life-centric businesses deeply understand the different forces shaping customers’ lives and deliver the most relevant solutions for those contexts. companies that embrace a life-centered approach—one that takes into consideration the humanity of the consumer, their shifting modes and the unpredictable life forces that come into play along the way—are best positioned to thrive in the future. and to move toward life centricity, companies need to do three things.
🧐 SEE. we as consultants, agencies or creatives have to understand what's happening with our clients and their businesses. that's not done in a couple of hours or as a hasty reaction, in fact we really have to look and listen closely, what we as Accenture do best since we have one of the deepest industry expertises in the market. it is our job (and our business) to steadily observe what's happening at our clients, monitor recent trends and recognize what is happening in the market. but what makes us unique is our primary focus on our clients' customers and our knowledge about people's behavior that is currently changing at the speed of life. nothing is as steep as change and the current situation on our planet shifts attitudes, behaviors, and culture at an unpresidential rate. what's special about this? that we combine the specific client condition, industry perspective, and customer perspective in a way that let's us see what is relevant for our clients and our clients' customers tomorrow. we bring compound understanding and purpose to a dynamic world by connecting industry expertise with analytical precision and ambitious, empathetic creativity.
🧰 SOLVE. with the knowledge of what is relevant for our clients and our clients' customers tomorrow, we solve with impactful ideas and repeatable, tech-powered solutions to deliver perpetual relevance and meaningful value. by bringing together our design, build, communications, intelligence, and transformation capabilities. here we have a breadth and depth like no one else in the market. but what makes us different is something else. we don't start with the technology and sell it as the solution. we do it the other way around and in every solution we make, we start with the human experience and then work our way back into the technology, the process, and the business. this ensures us that we give the right answers that reach and resonate with customers. we don't believe in blueprints or pre-configured solutions because this brings you on the wrong track and leeds directly to mediocrity. and in todays world, loud and full of distractions, content and activities, mediocrity has zero impact, and lets companies sink.
💡SIMPLIFY. simplifying is the most crucial aspect of how we want to work. but don't confuse this with trivialization or undue simplification. quite the opposite, compressing, simplifying complex problem solving is one of the most challenging tasks and our most important mission. our job is to understand complexity in all it's dimensions and then simplify it so that people understand it and start to love it. because amid the pressure of life forces and the chaos of everyday life, what customers ultimately need is simplicity. they are drawn to anything that cuts through the noise and makes their decision-making—and their lives—easier. businesses that want to stay relevant need to find ways to clear the path for consumers to walk easily. and we create valuable human experiences by distilling our rich and rigorous inputs, into simple and delightful outputs. but, we can only do that seriously if we understand the full depth and problem of the specifications and technology and then rethink the solution entirely from the customer's perspective. that's a hard problem and creativity is an essential requirement here.
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a lot of words to explain something essential? maybe. but as global instability isn’t going away and as consumers work to navigate it, businesses must embrace a life-centric approach that helps them meet customers’ ever-changing circumstances and priorities. by seeing customers in their full lives, businesses will be prepared to serve them no matter what external forces are in play. expanding options, addressing consumer values and connecting with them in new ways opens the door to ongoing growth and innovation. with this approach, life-centric businesses will be best positioned to meet the future—no matter what new challenges are around the corner. and we believe that companies that embrace a life-centered approach— one that takes into consideration the humanity of the consumer, their shifting modes and the unpredictable life forces that come into play along the way—are best positioned to thrive in the future. that’s why we at #accenturesong are looking forward to see, solve and simplify and shaping the future of the sports business industry.
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