Whereas business customers prefer interactions, products and services that fit specific needs for their business and help drive their bottom line 24 Recognize my uniqueness : Broad range of industry sectors, commercial/ ownership models, regulatory frameworks, and business maturity lifecycles. Complex range of factors influence the appropriate commercial rates/contracts, availability of offerings and eligibility of energy management/DSM programs, etc. Know how I operate & make decisions : Account owners can often be a different person/group from the business’ day-to-day decision makers and/or accounts payable manager. Some business ownership structures have multi-step, multi-stage decision making. Align to my business cycles: Customers have a variety of market-directed seasonal, cyclical and regulatory business cycles. Additionally, each account has it’s own stage of business maturity (new, incubating, growing, dis-engaged, declining, etc.). Make billing and payments work for my operations: Business customers often align around month-end deadlines for billing, payments, reporting, and commercial processes. Give me a specialist: Businesses want sector-trained account specialists supporting a range of problem solving , energy consultation, billing services. Meet me where I am: Business customers use a combination of call center, email communication and electronic file transfer (billing, usage). They would use more self-service options if they were specialized for their needs. Customize options for me: Various groups are increasingly engaging in more complex rates, energy sources, EE programs and contracts with utilities and other third-parties. Understand my sustainability objectives: Energy is intertwined with corporate sustainability and businesses are looking to providers to understand their unique objectives and help them delivery on them. Account/customer/portfolio management capability (CRM) Customer lifetime value segmentation, seasonal/cyclical engagement model Key account and business center operations/concierge (with sector specialization) Specialized billing and energy management tools/capabilities Energy efficiency/ sustainability specialists Enhanced voice of the customer approaches New/enhanced capabilities Business consumer preferences “ Understand me, know me” Source: EY P&U CXT NET Research 2021, Base: Global respondents (17 countries), n = 34000 (2000 respondents per country) Click to return to the Content Navigation Page