A loyal long-term customer is considered a key asset by companies in most industries. It’s conventional wisdom that it costs more to recruit a new customer than to keep an existing one. Consequently, existing customers should be treated better than new customers. Continue reading The anti-guide: Six ways to make sure your customer churns
Category Archives: Consulting
Rollover data: Solving Anders’ problems?
This is Anders. Like any other Swede, he’s a keen user of mobile data and likes to spend time making sure he gets as much data as possible for his money.
He frequently tethers his iPad or his Mac to his iPhone (yes, he is Swedish) to stream Netflix, HBO, Viasat and SVT Play when out and about. He’s also more or less constantly on Spotify. This behaviour means that in a normal month he uses about 6 GB of mobile data, about twice the Swedish average. Continue reading Rollover data: Solving Anders’ problems?
What buys you a load of data in Finland, France & Denmark, buys you nothing in Belgium & Switzerland
How much mobile services do you get for 20 EUR?
For 25? 30? 35? 40 EUR?
We have compared the service prices of all mobile operator brands in eleven countries: Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
And Europe is divided. Continue reading What buys you a load of data in Finland, France & Denmark, buys you nothing in Belgium & Switzerland
With the iPhone Upgrade Program Apple makes operators replaceable
For operators, the biggest piece of news in Apple’s event yesterday isn’t the iPhone 6S or the iPad Pro. Instead it’s Apple’s introduction of its own iPhone Upgrade Program. Continue reading With the iPhone Upgrade Program Apple makes operators replaceable
Mobile data usage: Price and bucket size matter
Mobile data usage continues to grow: +58% for the markets in this analysis.
In some high usage markets like the US and Singapore, we however see signs of saturation with annual usage growth of just about 20%.
But it’s not a general trend: In other high usage markets – Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Japan and Ireland – the mobile data usage grew 60 to 80%. Continue reading Mobile data usage: Price and bucket size matter
Increase loyalty. Increase revenue. Reduce SAC/SRC. Is the combo possible?
Decoupled, non-binding, unsubsidised: A game changer?
Our analysis shows that mature market mobile operators on average use 15-20% of service revenue on subscriber acquisition and subscriber retention cost (SAC/SRC). In most cases without growing.
Consequently, we examine the success of the operators who – in order to reduce SAC/SRC and improve margin – are challenging the mature market norm with binding contracts with coupled, subsidised, equipment. Continue reading Increase loyalty. Increase revenue. Reduce SAC/SRC. Is the combo possible?
Operator proposition & positioning analysis and workshops
Analysis & Go-to-market, 2015
Preparing analysis of the commercial and financial development for competing operators – aligning it with their respective propositions and positioning. Focusing on the operators in the market in question – but supplementing it with analysis of other international markets relevant to take learning from and apply in a local context. Continue reading Operator proposition & positioning analysis and workshops
OPEX and CAPEX breakdown for operators in seven large countries
Analysis & Go-to-market, 2015
Providing a global solutions provider with a country-per-country OPEX and CAPEX breakdown comparison between all major operators in seven large countries – based on combining operator reported figures, regulatory data, market data and operators’ communicated plans & targets with tefficient‘s understanding of what is industry typical given market position and strategy.
T-Mobile’s churn lowest ever – following introduction of Data Stash
Since T-Mobile’s plans for Data Stash were made public in December last year, we have looked forward to T-Mobile’s reporting of Q1 results – since we hoped to see the first indications of if rollover data actually helps customer retention. Continue reading T-Mobile’s churn lowest ever – following introduction of Data Stash
Liberty Global buys a mobile operator. What does it mean for Europe?
Liberty Global has through a number of major acquisitions – Virgin Media in the UK and Ziggo in the Netherlands being the latest – expanded its European cable footprint. Continue reading Liberty Global buys a mobile operator. What does it mean for Europe?