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Dimension 140 · Customers (100)

140Engagement

This measures the level of interaction between your brand and its audience, highlighting the importance of creating strong customer relationships.

The statement

Essential profile · Mode 1
The knowledge of your customers’ ENGAGEMENT is helping you achieve your goals.

One statement per role slot, scored against the goal set in Step 2 on the Maturity Ladder, never 0. As a question: Is the knowledge of your customers' ENGAGEMENT helping you achieve your goals?

The sub-questions

CodeSub-questionStatement
141MeasureYou have the right tools & systems at your disposal for measuring the engagement of your customer.
142DetractorsThe level of detractors amongst your customers is helping you achieve your goals.
143PromotersThe level of promoters amongst your customers is helping you achieve your goals.
145Sustainability
Sustainability Zoom
You understand the role of sustainability in customer engagement and have aligned your strategies accordingly.

Evidence profile, Mode 2: each sub-question is scored on the Maturity Ladder and the dimension takes their rounded mean (an exact .5 rounds down), which can be 0, Mixed. Sub-questions ending in 5 are the Sustainability Zoom: they enter the mean when sustainability is a strategic objective.

Its role in the nine postures

CodeArchetypeRoleTarget
A1Disruptive NewcomerNot among its ten role slots
A2Efficiency MachineNot among its ten role slots
A3Brand EvangelistFatal Brake (F)≥ +2
A4Stagnant LeaderPrimary Accelerator (P)≥ +2
A5Pivot PioneerNot among its ten role slots
A6Value HarvesterNot among its ten role slots
A7Scale-Up GuardianPrimary Accelerator (P)≥ +2
A8Niche ExpertNot among its ten role slots
A9Category CreatorNot among its ten role slots

The role comes from the posture, not from the dimension: 140 Engagement holds a role in 3 of the nine postures. A Growth Driver that is also a Vital 8 dimension carries one score, with the target of its Vital 8 role.