{"id":22523,"date":"2024-02-14T13:47:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T18:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itx.com\/?p=22523"},"modified":"2024-02-14T13:47:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T18:47:30","slug":"client-self-onboarding-automation-personalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itx.com\/blog\/client-self-onboarding-automation-personalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementing a Client Self-Onboarding Strategy: Balancing Automation with Personalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In many aspects of life, first impressions are important. Meeting new people, interviewing for a new role, even picking up produce from the grocery store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for software programs. And first impressions for software programs come in the form of the onboarding process. 86% of people say they\u2019d be more likely to stay loyal to a business that invests in onboarding content that welcomes and educates them after they\u2019ve bought<\/a>. It makes sense \u2013 if new users are trying a program for the first time and are given unclear direction on its use, their next step will be to exit out and never open it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Equipping a strong and clear client onboarding program is key, especially for programs that handle sensitive personal information. More of these companies, especially those in the massive payroll industry<\/a>, are leaning on client self-onboarding strategies<\/a>. Why? It allows users to move through the onboarding motions independently and often at their own pace, rather than needing support staff to lead them through it. This way, staff can devote more attention to other, high-priority areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s explore different examples where a healthy balance of automation and personalization will benefit your client self-onboarding program.<\/p>\n\n\n Employees are looking for quick answers in our digital, fast-paced world. If a program can\u2019t keep up, they\u2019ll turn to the next available option. Companies may retain a dedicated onboarding team prepared to help. But with automation, less of their time is required to walk a new user through their program step-by-step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Automation tactics allow users to go through the process at their own speed. Some of these tactics may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personalization in client self-onboarding is about creating a tailored experience that addresses the needs of each individual user. It\u2019s being fully in-tune with what they need to get from the program and making their first experience with a program one that they keep coming back to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personalization is not onboarding 1:1 or in group settings. Customers aren\u2019t required to sign up for a timeslot to learn how to enroll in a program, nor are they expected to learn how to complete basic registration. Instead, we can expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Client self-onboarding with a healthy balance of automation and personalization provides the ideal scenario. If you think about it, an over-reliance on automation may lead to a lack of personal touch. Research from McKinsey and Company found that 71% of consumers expect personalized interactions, and 76% get frustrated when they don\u2019t get it<\/a>. On the other hand, too much personalization means that human interaction happens more frequently. The time we would otherwise save through automation is wasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyond that, there are other reasons to balance automation and personalization. Solely relying on automation for a program means that every user will onboard themselves the same exact way. This is a flawed practice. Everyone is different, and not every person will take to certain automated factors the same. We aim to build programs that allow for client self-onboarding without human oversight, but we need to anticipate the edge-case scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Offering automated assistance is a great example of balancing automation and personalization. When organizations are transitioning into a broader client self-onboarding strategy, they still require visibility into the system to monitor client progress and help as needed<\/a>. In short, clients onboard themselves, but support staff is available to help when problems occur. Win-win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And of course, acknowledging the robotic elephant in the room, we need to contend with machine learning and AI. Just under seven in ten Americans say they are concerned about the increased use of artificial intelligence<\/a>. It wouldn\u2019t be a far leap to believe automation equals robots equals AI equals bad. With this fear comes a reluctance to share personal information, and with that less flexibility with personalization or even getting customers to use a program. Organizations that take these fears seriously and bolster security processes<\/a> are considered reliable, trustworthy organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are plenty of opportunities for personalization in automating programs. To find the best way to personalize, we need to understand how users are interacting with the program. Why? It\u2019s the only way to know if the program is doing its job to solve the customer\u2019s problem. Getting this feedback during specific moments in the program\u2019s usage helps uncover pain points and usability issues (as Zhuldyz Alimbek points out in an episode of Product Momentum<\/a>.) And lucky for us, we can automate this feedback loop by requesting feedback at specific moments during program usage. Personalized automation for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Automation And Efficiency<\/h3>\n\n\n
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\n Can’t Have One Without The Other<\/h3>\n\n\n
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