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Engagement & Retention project | Porter.in

Understand your product

What is the core value proposition of your product?

Product pitch

Porter is a goods transport agency catering to on-demand, intra-city goods movement. Through technology, Porter connects a highly fragmented largely SME customer base with a highly fragmented largely driver-cum-owner partner base.

  • Demand side user : Customers
  • Supply side user : Driver Partners


We will focus on the demand side user i.e. the customer for the rest of the analysis.

Understand the customer and the product

Porter is in the business of providing on-demand, intracity goods transport for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Porter is present in 20 cities in India and 2 international countries (UAE, Bangladesh).

Porter has goods vehicles ranging from 2w all the way to 14ft trucks.

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ICP Parameter

ICP 1: Small SME

without vehicle

ICP 2: Medium SME

with vehicle

ICP 3: Retail

Enterprise

Specialty

Industry

Furniture, Textiles,

Retail, Wholesale

Chemicals, Cement

Personal use

Automobile

Milk, Newspaper,

Oil

Age

20 - 40 years

30 years - 50 years

15 - 40 years

30 - 45 years

20 - 40 years

Gender

Male

Male

Female / Male

Female / Male

Male

Location

Market area

Market area

Residential

Outskirts,

Industrial area

Mixed

Turnover

< 25 crore

25 to 250 crore

Annual Salary

~10 to 50 lakh

250 crore+

25 to 250 crore

Apps

WhatsApp, Facebook,

Khatabook, PhonePe,

Excel, Maps

WhatsApp, Facebook,

Tally, Excel, Maps

WhatsApp, Facebook,

Uber, Ola, Maps

SAP, Oracle, MS Office,

Maps

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Tally, Excel, Maps

Most Value

Cost

Availability

Convenience

Availability, Invoices

Vehicle load body

Frequency of use

2 - 25 times a day

25 - 100 times a day

2-5 times a week

100+ times a day

25 - 100 times a day

Key features

Price, tracking

Near real time allocation

Mobile app

Consolidated invoice

NA

Decision maker

vs operator

Same

Mix of same and different

Same

Different

Mix of same and

Different

Willing to spend

For 3w, 400 per trip

For 3w, 450 per trip

For 3w, 500 per trip

For 3w, 400 per trip

For 3w, 450 per trip

We will focus on ICP 1 (Small SME without vehicle) and ICP 2 (Medium SME with vehicle) only.

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Top Customer Pain Points

Porter Feature

Outcome using Porter

Vehicle not available when needed

due to known driver being busy.

Digital matchmaking with a

large pool of driver-partners.

Allocation of vehicle within 5 minutes.

Arrival at pick-up point within 15 minutes.

Cost is high.

Low prices due to high utilization.

15-20% lower cost per trip.

Need to negotiate with driver.

Fixed price, well defined service.

No negotiation with driver partner.

Need to call and check where

my goods on-the road.

Digital tracking.

Real time knowledge of exact location of

the goods and vehicle.

Need invoice for records and filings.

Consignment note.

100% compliance through automatically

obtained email consignment note after trip ends.

Pay more due to required vehicle

not being available.

Select from range of vehicles from

2w all the way to 14 ft trucks.

Pay only for most efficient and effective vehicle.

e-commerce, quick commerce

competition is eating into the business.

Digital logistics features expected

by end customer.

Compete by providing similar digital features to

the end customer.

Brand wedge

If industry perception is that only a known driver will pickup and deliver goods reliably, and SME customers feel that they do not know how to get vehicle on time to move their goods, Porter will always prioritize building trust with the customer by ensuring that goods are always immediately transparently transported.

Core value proposition

For a tech savvy SME who needs a reliable yet affordable way to transport goods on demand, Porter is a goods transport agency that provides transparent, cost-effective goods transport pickup within 15 minutes.

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Key elements of CVP

Porter

Major Competitor (Unorganized)

Reliable

Vehicle is always available in-app
due to thousands of driver partners
in a given city

Each customer may only know 2-3
drivers who can bring goods vehicles.

Affordable

10-15% cheaper. Higher demand leads
to higher vehicle utilization which leads to
being able to offer lower price per trip
since the per day earning will be higher because

of higher number of trips.

Costly due to the need to pay for
return trip also.
There is limited set of drivers known
leading to higher / willful pricing.

Transparent

Vehicle category, price, ETA are clearly mentioned
even before booking.
There is automatic tracking through the app.

There is always negotiation on price.
There is uncertainty on when vehicle will get free and come.
There is manual tracking post pick up.

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How do users currently experience that core value prop repeatedly?

Reliable: "Vehicle is always available in-app"

Every time a customer enters pickup and drop, and tries to find a vehicle, they will see that a vehicle is available within a small ETA. Further, when they order, they will get the vehicle.

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Affordable: "10-15% cheaper"

Every time a customer tries to book a trip, they will see that a vehicle is available with a price that is cheaper than what they will find with the major competitor (unorganized sector). Further, when the order is completed, they realize this value when they pay the lower amount.

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Transparent: "Vehicle category, price, ETA are clearly mentioned
even before booking. There is automatic tracking through the app."

Every time a customer tries to book a trip, they see ETA and price clearly. What they see is what they pay once order is complete. Once they book, they will see the vehicle in the tracking screen.

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What is the natural frequency of your product?


User

Natural Frequency

Why?

Casual

2 orders a month

  1. May be using Porter as a secondary option (ICP 2).
  2. May be a very small business with a natural limit (ICP 1).
  3. May be using Porter in only very specific use cases (ICP 2).

Core

5 orders a week

  1. May be using Porter in specific use cases (ICP 1, 2) such as
    when sending goods to end-customer,
    when plain vanilla service needed without loading unloading,
  2. May be a small business with a natural limit (ICP 1).

Power

10 orders a week

  1. Uses Porter for majority of their logistics needs
    (70% plus wallet share) (ICP 1).


Do you have other sub products?

There are other sub-products.


Other products

Use case

ICP

On-demand 2w and Trucks

The service under consideration for this analysis
Move goods from Point A to Point B within the city
in the immediate present (next few min).

ICP1, ICP 2

All India Parcel

Move small items (<15 kg) primarily inter city
(across cities) in the next 4-5 days. Not immediate.

ICP 1, ICP2, ICP 3

Packers & Movers

Shifting houses both within and between cities.

ICP 3 primarily


What is their natural frequency like?


Products

Frequency

Why?

On-demand 2w and Trucks

Covered in earlier section

Covered in earlier section

All India Parcel

SME: 10 per month
Retail: 1 per month

SMEs have more items to send.

Packers & Movers

1 per 3 years

People typically tend to shift houses only
when major events happen such as a job change, marriage etc.

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Define your core E&R metrics

What are the actions that make someone an active user for your product?

An active customer of Porter is any one who has done at-least one order per month.


An active user is NOT someone who has

  • Only installed the app.
  • Only entered pickup / drop location.
  • Only checked the quote.


The reason why these are not considered active users is that they have not experienced the core value proposition (Reliable, Affordable, Transparent).

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What is the natural frequency of your product?

User

Natural Frequency

Why?

Casual

1 order a week

  1. May be using Porter as a secondary option (ICP 2).
  2. May be a very small business with a natural limit (ICP 1).
  3. May be using Porter in only very specific use cases (ICP 2).

Core

5 orders a week

  1. May be using Porter in specific use cases (ICP 1, 2) such as
    when sending goods to end-customer,
    when plain vanilla service needed without loading unloading,
  2. May be a small business with a natural limit (ICP 1).

Power

10 orders a week

  1. Uses Porter for majority of their logistics needs
    (70% plus wallet share) (ICP 1).

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Define the customer segmentation

Evaluation of the frameworks

Frequency vs Breadth vs Depth

Parameter

Metric

Impact on CX value

Suitability

Reasoning

Frequency

Number of
orders

High

Yes

The more a customer orders, they will experience
the core value proposition more.

Breadth

Number of
categories

Medium

No

While the customer gets more value the more services of
Porter they use, it is not of the nature that value of each
increases due to the portfolio.
Further, there may not be a genuine use case to use
multiple services.

Depth

Time spent
per order X number
of orders

Low

No

This may go in opposition. The more time the customer
spends on the app, it indicates that the app usability is poor.
The customers prefer spending as less time as possible on Porter
so that they can spend time on their business.

Frequency is selected as the parameter that best determines the increased value experienced by customers.

Decision making

Framework

Decision

Reasoning

Power, Core, Casual

Most suitable

The core value proposition gets experienced more
the more times the customer places orders.
The focus is on recurring use.
We are in early stages of segmentation and hence,
this is a good framework to start with.

ICP / Persona Based

Not suitableโ€‹

In this business, there is a large natural barrier
for movement between ICPs. Such movement is
influenced very little by Porter service and hence,,
this is not suitable.

Natural frequency based

Somewhat suitable

There is lack of clarity on the natural frequency
insight of the customers. Hence, this is not suitable for now.

Revenue generated

Not suitable

There is little ability to influence the average order value
beyond price. The pick up and drop are fundamentally fixed. Hence,
this is not suitable.

Products / features used

โ€‹Somewhat suitable

While there are some features that the power users
use such as "book again", "WhatsApp maps link integration",
core value proposition is largely experienced through same set of features.
Hence, this is somewhat suitable.

Advanced segmentation

Not suitable

โ€‹We are in early stages of segmentation and hence,
prefer to start with the simpler frameworks at this point.

Power, Core, Casual is selected.

Power, Core, Casual deep-dive

Parameter

Power

Core

Casual

Natural frequency
Orders per week

10

5

1

Most Value

Reliability, cost

Transparency, reliability

Reliability

Key features

Repeat booking,

Lowest price,

Loyalty program

Near real time allocation,
visibility of ETA and Cost

Near real time allocation,
Invoices

Use case

Primary source

Has known person in market
Alternates based on other factors
such as end consumer, availability

Secondary option
Peak management

Industry

Furniture, Textiles,

Retail, Wholesale

Chemicals, Cement

Any

Age

20 - 40 years

30 - 50 years

20 - 50 years

Gender

Male

Male

Male

Location

Market area

Market area

Market area

Turnover

< 25 crore

25 to 250 crore

25 to 250 crore

Apps

WhatsApp, Facebook,

Khatabook, PhonePe,

Excel, Maps

WhatsApp, Facebook,

Tally, Excel, Maps

WhatsApp, Facebook,

Tally, Excel, Maps

Decision maker

vs operator

Same

Mix of same and different

Largely different

Willing to spend

For 3w, 400 per trip

For 3w, 450 per trip

For 3w, 450 per trip

Define engagement product hook

Have conceived 5 product hooks. 3 Core to Power, 2 Casual To Core

Product hook 1: Subscription (Core to Power)

Parameter

Description

Goal

Move Core users to Power users
Core users are already largely sold on the value proposition.
This gives them a nudge to move most of their orders to Porter.

Success metric

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the subscription screen.

Funnel of subscription landing page to purchase.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
ROI of the discount offered through the subscription.
Number of customers who are not core customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Problem statement

There are core users who are sold on the value proposition but they
still use Porter only for 30-50% of their orders. They are somehow held back
due to familiarity of local contact.

Current alternative

The users divert a decent wallet share to their local contact (unorganized sector).

Solution

Subscription program:

Pay 100 rupees to get 20 rupees off per order for 10 orders within a week.

This encourages customers whose total demand is > 10 but who are giving only 5 orders
to Porter. The numbers and duration can be calibrated to target the right customer set.

Metrics to track

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the subscription screen.

Funnel of subscription landing page to purchase.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
ROI of the discount offered through the subscription.
Number of customers who are not core customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Ramp up milestones

  1. Build the feature
  2. Scale up to 10% of customers in one city.
  3. Validate the hypothesis quantitatively and qualitatively.
  4. Tune the numbers.
  5. Scale up city by city.

Customer buying experience on the app

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Product hook 2: Preferred driver partner selection (Core to Power)

Parameter

Description

Goal

Move Core users to Power users
Core users are already largely sold on the value proposition.
This gives them a nudge to move most of their orders to Porter.

Success metric

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the driver partner selection screen.

Funnel of driver partner selection landing page to entering details.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
% of upcoming orders which will be with the desired driver partner.
Number of customers who are not core customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Problem statement

There are core users who are sold on the value proposition but they
still use Porter only for 30-50% of their orders. They are somehow held back
due to familiarity of local contact.

Current alternative

The users divert a decent wallet share to their local contact (unorganized sector).

Solution

Preferred driver partner selection:

For every order > 5 per week, up to for 10 orders per week, increase likelihood
that the next trip will be assigned to driver partner of your choice.

This encourages customers whose total demand is > 10 but who are giving only 5 orders
to Porter. The numbers can be calibrated to target the right customer set.

Metrics to track

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the driver partner selection screen.

Funnel of driver partner selection landing page to entering details.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
% of upcoming orders which will be with the desired driver partner.
Number of customers who are not core customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Ramp up milestones

  1. Build the feature
  2. Scale up to 10% of customers in one city.
  3. Validate the hypothesis quantitatively and qualitatively.
  4. Tune the numbers.
  5. Scale up city by city.

Customer experience on the app

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Product hook 3: Money saved (Core to Power)

Parameter

Description

Goal

Move Core users to Power users
Core users are already largely sold on the value proposition.
This gives them a nudge to move most of their orders to Porter.

Success metric

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the achievement screen.

Achievement landing page.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
Social media escalations
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Problem statement

There are core users who are sold on the value proposition but they
still use Porter only for 30-50% of their orders. They are somehow held back
due to familiarity of local contact.

Current alternative

The users divert a decent wallet share to their local contact (unorganized sector).

Solution

Achievement screen:

Show money saved.


This encourages customers whose total demand is > 10 but who are giving only 5 orders
to Porter.

Metrics to track

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the achievement screen.

Achievement landing page.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
Social media escalations
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Ramp up milestones

  1. Build the page
  2. Scale up to 10% of customers in one city.
  3. Validate the hypothesis quantitatively and qualitatively.
  4. Scale up city by city.

Customer experience on the app

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Product hook 4: Monthly Bumper Prize (Casual to Core)

Parameter

Description

Goal

Move Casual users to Core users
Casual users are yet to fully appreciate the value proposition.
The bumper prize incentivizes them to experience Porter more and
fully appreciate the value proposition.

Success metric

Success:
Number of customers moving up from casual to core.

Leading:
CTR of the bumper price screen.

Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
ROI of the outlay through the subscription.
Number of customers who are not casual customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to core through this.

Problem statement

There are casual users who are not yet sold on the value proposition but
use Porter once in a while.

Current alternative

The users primarily use their local contact (unorganized sector).

Solution

Monthly bumper prize:

Top 5 customers will be rewarded with
Winner: Bike

2nd place: Fridge

3rd place: TV

This encourages customers whose total demand is > 5 but who are giving most of the
orders to outside competition. The numbers and duration can be calibrated to target the right customer set.

Metrics to track

Success:
Number of customers moving up from casual to core.

Leading:
CTR of the bumper price screen.

Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
ROI of the outlay through the subscription.
Number of customers who are not casual customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to core through this.

Ramp up milestones

  1. Build the rewards page
  2. Publicize among the customer base.
  3. Validate the hypothesis quantitatively and qualitatively.
  4. Tune the numbers.
  5. Scale up city by city.

Customer experience on the app

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Product hook 5: Discount for Streak (Casual to Core)

Parameter

Description

Goal

Move Casual users to Core users
Casual users are yet to fully appreciate the value proposition.
The free order at the end of 5 orders incentivizes them to
experience Porter more and fully appreciate the value proposition.

Success metric

Success:
Number of customers moving up from casual to core.
Number of free orders.

% of customers streaking.

Leading:
Number of customers placing orders everyday.


Guardrail:
ROI of the free order.
Retention of the customers elevated to core through this.

Problem statement

There are casual users who are not yet sold on the value proposition but
use Porter once in a while.

Current alternative

The users primarily use their local contact (unorganized sector).

Solution

For every order > 1 per week, if at least 1 order is placed every day,
make the 5th order free.

Metrics to track

Success:
Number of customers moving up from casual to core.
Number of free orders.

% of customers streaking.

Leading:
Number of customers placing orders everyday.


Guardrail:
ROI of the free order.
Retention of the customers elevated to core through this.

Ramp up milestones

  1. Build the streaks logic.
  2. Publicize among the customer base.
  3. Validate the hypothesis quantitatively and qualitatively.
  4. Tune the numbers.
  5. Scale up city by city.

Customer experience on the app

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Design engagement campaigns

Have conceived 6 campaigns: 3 Core to Power, 3 Casual to Core

Campaigns to convert Core to Power (three campaigns)

Parameters

Campaign 1: Subscription

Campaign 2: Preferred Driver

Campaign 3: Money saved

Segmentation

Core customer

Core customer

Core customer

Goal

Core -> Power by pushing
core customers to subscribe.

Core -> Power by pushing
core customers to order more for
selecting preferred driver.

Core -> Power by pushing
core customers to order more to save more.

Pitch / content

Good job on doing X orders!

Save 20 rupees per order by subscribing!

Good job on doing X orders!

Order more for higher chance of
preferred partner!

Good job on saving X rupees!

Order more to save more.

Offer

Save rupees per order for 10 orders
within a week by paying 100 rupees.

For every order > 5 per week, up to for 10 orders per week, increase likelihood
that the next trip will be assigned to driver partner of your choice.

Show money saved.

Channel

Push notification

Push notification

Push notification

Frequency

Twice a week

Twice a week

Once a week

Timing

Log-in after completing
5 orders

Log-in after completing
5 orders

Log-in after completing
5 orders

Success metrics

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the subscription screen.

Funnel of subscription landing page to purchase.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
ROI of the discount offered through the subscription.
Number of customers who are not core customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

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Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the driver partner selection screen.

Funnel of driver partner selection landing page to entering details.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
% of upcoming orders which will be with the desired driver partner.
Number of customers who are not core customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Success:
Number of customers moving up from core to power.

Leading:
CTR of the achievement screen.

Achievement landing page.
Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
Social media escalations
Retention of the customers elevated to power through this.

Campaigns to convert Casual to Core (three more campaigns)

Parameters

Campaign 4: Monthly Bumper Prize

Campaign 5: Discount Streak

Campaign 6: FOMO of Savings

Segmentation

Casual customer

Casual customer

Casual customer

Goal

Casual -> Core by .

Casual-> Core by pushing
core customers to order more by giving discount streaks.

Casual -> Core by pushing potential savings.

Pitch / content

Become eligible to win a free bike by ordering X more!

Get free order!
Continue ordering every day and get 5th order free!

You can save X rupees per order!

Order now.

Offer

Monthly bumper prize:

Top 5 customers will be rewarded with
Winner: Bike

2nd place: Fridge

3rd place: TV

For every order > 1 per week, if at least 1 order is placed every day,
make the 5th order free.

Show per order money that can be saved

Channel

WhatsApp

Push notification, WhatsApp

WhatsApp notification

Frequency

Once a week

Once a week

Twice a week

Timing

Log-in after completing
2 orders

Log-in after completing
1 orders

After completing
1 orders

Success metrics

Success:
Number of customers moving up from casual to core.

Leading:
CTR of the bumper price screen.

Number of orders placed by customer.

Guardrail:
ROI of the outlay through the subscription.
Number of customers who are not casual customers, getting access.
Retention of the customers elevated to core through this.

Success:
Number of customers moving up from casual to core.
Number of free orders.

% of customers streaking.

Leading:
Number of customers placing orders everyday.


Guardrail:
ROI of the free order.
Retention of the customers elevated to core through this.

Success:
Number of customers moving up from casual to core.
% of customers placing order due to this notification.

Leading:
Number of customers clicking "order now".
Booking funnel


Guardrail:
Social media escalations.
Retention of the customers elevated to core through this.

Retention Design

Understand
Bird's eye view: Retention curve

Retention curve flattens with a value of 25% at M6

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Period

Retention

D0

90%

D7

70%

M0

40%

M1

33%

M2

30%

M3

28%

M4

27%

M5

26%

M6

25%

M7

25%

M8

25%

M9

25%

M10

25%

M11

25%

M12

25%

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Microscopic view

Which ICPs drive the best retention?

ICP

Retention

Reasons

ICP 1: Small SME
without vehicle

High

Since the small SMEs cannot predict demand and do
not have easy access to affordable vehicle, they
have higher retention.

ICP 2: Medium SME
with vehicle

Medium

Since medium SMEs already have a vehicle,
and their use case is more secondary use case, they
have medium retention only to manage peaks.

ICP 3: Retail

Low

Retail customer variability is very high. Majority use it

only when they have forgotten something and hence,

they have low retention.

ICP 4: Enterprise

High

While enterprise customers have access to fixed contracts,
there is high likelihood of need for peak management .

Hence, their retention is high.

ICP 5: Specialty

Low

Specialty customers need a specific load body etc.
which Porter cannot assure. Hence, retention
is low.

Which acquisition channels drive users that retain better?

Acquisition Channel

Retention

Reasons

Organic - Inbound

Medium

Inbound shows high intent. These customers
have sought out Porter on their own and hence,
retention is relatively higher. There may be some churn
due to people who are just trying out.

Organic - Referral

High

Referral recipients are typically highly targeted.
Additionally, they have someone in their circle who
is a champion for Porter. Hence, their retention
is high.

Performance Marketing

Medium

While performance marketing is targeted, it will
also attract some customers who may be trying out
or evaluating more between competition. Hence,

retention is medium.

Feet On Street (FOS)

High

Feet on Street has a personal connect and
judgement involved. There is also ongoing relation
between the FOS agent and customer. Hence,
retention is high.

Which sub-features or sub-products drive the best retention?

Sub-features

Retention

Reasons

Book again

High

Book again feature is prominent after the customer
experiences at least one order. Using this feature
implies a regular need to send goods between the same
pick up and drop location. This feature makes placing
that order very easy. Hence, retention is high.

Saved address

โ€‹High

Saved address substantially reduces effort to book
subsequently. It also shows intent to use repeatedly.
Hence, retention is high.

Wallet load

High

Wallet load indicates significant commitment where
the customer is proactively adding money here for
booking convenience. Hence, retention is high.

Order creation through
WhatsApp location link

Mediumโ€‹

Order creation through WhatsApp link is a feature
which makes it easy to order once location link is
received through WhatsApp message. While this
eases the booking process, retention is still subjective
and hence, medium.

Screenshots of the features

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Find reasons of churn

Only ~20% of the churn reasons are voluntary and have scope for resurrection.

What are the top reasons your users churn?

Reason for churn

Percentage

Grouping

Business is slow

25%

Customer related

Ordering from other number

15%

Customer related

Left the company

10%

Customer related

Bought own vehicle

5%

Customer related

Fare is high

3%

System related

Driver is unprofessional

3%

Driver related

Vehicle is not available

2%

System related

Tracking is not working

2%

System related

Found good regular driver

2%

Driver related

Divide your churn reasons into voluntary churn and involuntary churn.

Reason for churn

Type

Reasoning

Business is slow

Involuntary

Porter cannot influence
end customer business.

Ordering from other number

Involuntary

Demand is still coming to
Porter but through some other
number. This is not really churn.

Left the company

Voluntary

Can connect to the new person
doing the job and ensure that
they order through Porter.

Bought own vehicle

Involuntary

Once the major investment is made
to buy own vehicle, cannot reverse.
This is slightly nuanced.

Fare is high

Voluntary

Can work with discount, subscription
etc. to get resurrect.

Driver is unprofessional

Voluntary

Can work with providing better quality
driver partners to resurrect.

Vehicle is not available

Voluntary

Can work with system allocation to
resurrect.

Tracking is not working

Voluntary

Can enhance product and educate to

resurrect.

Found good regular driver

Involuntary

Once a good regular driver is found, not
much can be done. This is nuanced.

What are the negative actions you will look for?

Action

Churn likelihood

Reasons

Delete saved address

Medium

Address could also be deleted if location of
end consumer changes or if the transaction

is complete. Hence it is a moderate signal.

Remove contacts integration

High

Once contacts sync is removed, it is a
cumbersome process to add name and number.
It is a strong signal.

Clear out the wallet amount

High

Suddenly reducing wallet balance to 0 and keeping
it 0 is a strong signal.

Start logging out

High

There is no regular scenario were logout is needed.
Hence, it is a strong signal.

Consistently provide low rating

Medium

While there may be lower rated orders,
it may still be better than next best alternative.
Hence, it is a medium signal.

Consistently call support

Medium

While there may be some support concerns,
it may still be better than next best alternative.
Hence, it is a medium signal.

Reduce order frequency

High

Orders are the critical aspect indicating interest.
Reduction here shows evaluation of other options.
Hence, it is a strong signal.

Design resurrection campaigns

Have designed 7 campaigns:

4 campaigns to resurrect power users.

3 campaigns to resurrect core users.

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Once these are resurrected, relevant engagement playbook can be applied for 2 weeks.

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Who

Top voluntary reasons

What will we do

Power user

Tracking is not working

  1. Showcase how to get best tracking.
  2. Showcase how good the tracking has become.

Power user

Driver is unprofessional

  1. Assign high rated driver.
  2. Show disciplinary action taken on the
    unprofessional driver.

Core user

Vehicle is not available

  1. Showcase increased vehicles.
  2. Showcase better ETA.

Core user

Fare is high

  1. Showcase comparative fare

Resurrection campaign (4 campaigns for power users)

Parameters

Campaign 1: How to get best tracking

Campaign 2: Tracking improvement

Campaign 3: High rated driver

Campaign 4: Action taken on misbehavior

Segmentation

Power user who has churned

Power user who has churned

Power user who has churned

Power user who has churned

Goal of the campaign

Resurrection: Get customer to place one order

Resurrection: Get customer to place one order

Resurrection: Get customer to place one order

Resurrection: Get customer to place one order

Pitch / Content

We understand your tracking concerns.
We want to continue to serve you.
Please try linked steps and experience with 50% off first order.

We understand your tracking concerns.
We have recently upgraded our tracking to best in class.
Please try linked steps and experience with 25% off first two orders.

We understand your driver experience concerns.
We have improved the driver quality.
Please give us another chance with 10% off first five orders.

We understand driver A misbehaved.
We have removed driver A from the platform.
Please give us another chance to serve you.
10% off first five orders as an apology.

Offer

50% off for first order to experience

the tracking.

25% off for first two orders to experience

the tracking.

10% off first five orders to experience

the good quality drivers.
Ensure to assign high rated drivers.

10% off first five orders to bring back.

Channel

WhatsApp, Call

WhatsApp, Call

Call

Call

Frequency

2 times a week for 2 weeks

2 times a week for 2 weeks

2 times a week for 2 weeks

2 times a week for 2 weeks

Timing

Typical time that they used to book orders

Typical time that they used to book orders

Typical time that they used to book orders

Typical time that they used to book orders

Success Metrics

Success:
First order placed.

Retention of the customer.

Leading:
CTR of the message.

Guardrail:
Number of reach outs.
ROI of the 50% off first order.

Success:
First order placed.

Retention of the customer.

Leading:
CTR of the message.

Guardrail:
Number of reach outs.
ROI of the 25% off first two orders.

Success:
First order placed.

Retention of the customer.

Leading:
Call acceptance.
Call conclusion.

Guardrail:
Number of reach outs.
ROI of the 10% off first five orders.

Success:
First order placed.

Retention of the customer.

Leading:
Call acceptance.

Call conclusion.

Guardrail:
Number of reach outs.
Social media escalations.
ROI of the 10% off first five orders.

Resurrection campaign (3 campaigns for core users)

Parameters

Campaign 5: Increased vehicles

Campaign 6: Better ETA

Campaign 7: Competitive fare

Segmentation

Core user who has churned

Core user who has churned

Core user who has churned

Goal of the campaign

Resurrection: Get customer to place one order

Resurrection: Get customer to place one order

Resurrection: Get customer to place one order

Pitch / Content

We understand you did not get 3w vehicle last time.
We have added 500 3w vehicles to the fleet.
Please experience with 10% off next 5 orders.

We understand you did not get 3w vehicle last time.
Now, our vehicles reach pickup location within 15 min.
Please experience with 15 min or free for 3 orders.

We are now 20% cheaper!

Offer

10% off next 5 orders to experience

the vehicle availability

The 15 min or less ETA or free for 3 orders.

Ensure to price appropriately.

Channel

WhatsApp, Call

WhatsApp, Call

Call

Frequency

1 time a week for 2 weeks

1 time a week for 2 weeks

2 times a week for 2 weeks

Timing

Typical time that they used to book orders

Typical time that they used to book orders

Typical time that they used to book orders

Success Metrics

Success:
First order placed.

Retention of the customer.

Leading:
CTR of the message.

Guardrail:
Number of reach outs.
ROI of the 10% off next 5 orders.

Success:
First order placed.

Retention of the customer.

Leading:
CTR of the message.

Guardrail:

Breaches of 15 min pickup ETA.
Number of reach outs.
ROI of the 15 min or free for 3 orders.

Success:
First order placed.

Retention of the customer.

Leading:
Call acceptance.
Call conclusion.

Guardrail:
Number of reach outs.
Social media escalation if price difference
is not apparent.

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