Customer Effort-Value Matrix

The Customer Effort-Value Matrix is a tool used to measure customer effort and value. It is a 2x2 matrix that divides customers into four categories: High Effort/High Value, High Effort/Low Value, Low Effort/High Value, and Low Effort/Low Value.

At a very high level, the Customer Effort-Value Matrix is used in the context of business, marketing, finance.

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What is the Customer Effort-Value Matrix?

A visual explanation is shown in the image above. The Customer Effort-Value Matrix can be described as a matrix with the following quadrants:

  1. High Effort/High Value: Customers who require a lot of effort to keep, but who are highly valuable to the company (e.g. a high-spending customer).
  2. High Effort/Low Value: Customers who require a lot of effort to keep, but who are not very valuable to the company (e.g. a low-spending customer).
  3. Low Effort/High Value: Customers who require very little effort to keep, but who are highly valuable to the company (e.g. a loyal customer).
  4. Low Effort/Low Value: Customers who require very little effort to keep, but who are not very valuable to the company (e.g. a one-time customer).

What is the purpose of the Customer Effort-Value Matrix?

The Customer Effort-Value Matrix is a tool used to measure customer effort and value. It is a 2x2 matrix that divides customers into four categories: High Effort/High Value, High Effort/Low Value, Low Effort/High Value, and Low Effort/Low Value. Each of these categories can be used to identify customers who are most likely to be profitable, and those who are not.

The High Effort/High Value customers are those who require a lot of effort to keep, but who are also highly valuable to the company. These customers should be given the most attention, as they are the most likely to be profitable. The High Effort/Low Value customers are those who require a lot of effort to keep, but who are not very valuable to the company. These customers should be given the least attention, as they are the least likely to be profitable.

The Low Effort/High Value customers are those who require very little effort to keep, but who are highly valuable to the company. These customers should be given some attention, as they are likely to be profitable. The Low Effort/Low Value customers are those who require very little effort to keep, but who are not very valuable to the company. These customers should be given the least attention, as they are the least likely to be profitable.


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