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Pitching Customer Interviews, Without the Fluff
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Why do leaders hesitate to green-light customer interviews even when everyone agrees they matter? In this episode, we share a fast path to buy-in: lead with business outcomes, start with a small pilot, and turn qualitative insights into measurable ROI. Instead of pitching interviews as an activity, we frame them as a strategic move to reduce churn, fix onboarding friction, and prioritize work that grows loyalty and revenue.
Most importantly, we show how to speak leadership’s language — tying interviews to metrics like time-to-value, adoption, cancellations, and expansion revenue — and how to keep executives engaged with quick updates and short video clips that make customer emotion impossible to ignore. Clear ask, clear scope, clear outcomes. Then scale once the foundation is in place.
Liked what you heard? Subscribe, share with a teammate who needs a pilot plan, and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Got a question for a future episode? Leave a voicemail at askjeannie.vip.
Resources Mentioned:
Get our Customer Interview Guidebook -- bit.ly/ciguidebook
Experience Investigators Website -- experienceinvestigators.com
Want to ask a question? Visit askjeannie.vip to leave Jeannie a voicemail! (And don't forget to follow Jeannie on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/in/jeanniewalters/)
Chapters
1. Why Leaders Resist Customer Interviews (00:00:00)
2. Lead With Why and Business Outcomes (00:00:51)
3. Start Small: Pilot for Impact (00:02:24)
4. Handling Logistics and Turning Insights Into Action (00:03:54)
5. Speak ROI and Tie to Measurable Goals (00:04:45)
6. Connect Interviews to Existing Programs (00:05:46)
7. Be Specific, Ask Directly, Keep Leaders Informed (00:06:33)
8. Final Encouragement and Resources (00:08:15)
140 episodes
Manage episode 513583810 series 3424323
Why do leaders hesitate to green-light customer interviews even when everyone agrees they matter? In this episode, we share a fast path to buy-in: lead with business outcomes, start with a small pilot, and turn qualitative insights into measurable ROI. Instead of pitching interviews as an activity, we frame them as a strategic move to reduce churn, fix onboarding friction, and prioritize work that grows loyalty and revenue.
Most importantly, we show how to speak leadership’s language — tying interviews to metrics like time-to-value, adoption, cancellations, and expansion revenue — and how to keep executives engaged with quick updates and short video clips that make customer emotion impossible to ignore. Clear ask, clear scope, clear outcomes. Then scale once the foundation is in place.
Liked what you heard? Subscribe, share with a teammate who needs a pilot plan, and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Got a question for a future episode? Leave a voicemail at askjeannie.vip.
Resources Mentioned:
Get our Customer Interview Guidebook -- bit.ly/ciguidebook
Experience Investigators Website -- experienceinvestigators.com
Want to ask a question? Visit askjeannie.vip to leave Jeannie a voicemail! (And don't forget to follow Jeannie on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/in/jeanniewalters/)
Chapters
1. Why Leaders Resist Customer Interviews (00:00:00)
2. Lead With Why and Business Outcomes (00:00:51)
3. Start Small: Pilot for Impact (00:02:24)
4. Handling Logistics and Turning Insights Into Action (00:03:54)
5. Speak ROI and Tie to Measurable Goals (00:04:45)
6. Connect Interviews to Existing Programs (00:05:46)
7. Be Specific, Ask Directly, Keep Leaders Informed (00:06:33)
8. Final Encouragement and Resources (00:08:15)
140 episodes
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