Skip to main content
All Collectionsguided. in the 'wild'
Maximizing Software Success with guided.: From Awareness to Retention
Maximizing Software Success with guided.: From Awareness to Retention

guided. can be used to enhance product marketing, sales, customer onboarding, support, feature adoption, and ultimately, customer retention.

Updated over a week ago

guided. is a powerful tool that software providers can leverage throughout the entire customer lifecycle to drive better business outcomes.

1. Product Marketing and Awareness

  • Create interactive product demos that showcase key features

  • Develop engaging "how it works" tours for website visitors

  • Design visually appealing feature comparison guides

  • Create industry-specific use case demonstrations

Outcome: Increased brand awareness and product interest

2. Sales Enhancement

  • Build personalized demo environments for prospects

  • Develop guided tours of free trials or freemium versions

  • Design responsive FAQs to address common sales objections

Outcome: Higher conversion rates and shortened sales cycles

3. Customer Onboarding

  • Create step-by-step setup guides for new users

  • Develop interactive welcome tours introducing key features

  • Design role-specific onboarding paths for different user types

Outcome: Faster time-to-value and increased initial adoption

4. Product Usage and Feature Adoption

  • Create in-app tours highlighting lesser-known features

  • Develop interactive guides for advanced use cases

  • Design "tip of the day" or "feature of the week" showcases

Outcome: Deeper product usage and higher feature adoption rates

5. Customer Support

  • Develop interactive FAQs for common issues

  • Design visual step-by-step solutions for complex problems

  • Build guided workflows for user-led problem resolution

Outcome: Reduced support ticket volume and faster issue resolution

6. New Feature Rollouts

  • Create engaging announcements and walkthroughs for new features

  • Develop before-and-after comparisons to highlight improvements

  • Design interactive release notes that users can explore

  • Build targeted adoption campaigns for specific user segments

Outcome: Faster adoption of new features and increased user engagement

7. Customer Education and Empowerment

  • Create a comprehensive, interactive user manual

  • Develop an on-demand video library of how-to guides

  • Design self-paced learning paths for different proficiency levels

  • Build interactive best practice guides and use case examples

Outcome: More knowledgeable and confident users

8. Community Building and User-Generated Content

  • Create templates for users to share their own guides and workflows

  • Develop showcases of innovative uses submitted by customers

  • Build guided tours of community features and resources

Outcome: Stronger user community and peer-to-peer support

10. Competitive Differentiation

  • Create side-by-side interactive comparisons with competitors

  • Develop showcases of unique features and capabilities

  • Design migration guides for users switching from competitors

  • Build "why choose us" interactive presentations

Outcome: Clear value proposition and competitive advantage

By leveraging guided. throughout the entire customer lifecycle, software providers can create a more engaging, effective, and valuable experience for their users. This comprehensive approach leads to increased sales, deeper product adoption, more effective support, and ultimately, higher customer retention rates. guided. empowers software companies to not just sell a product, but to guide their customers on a journey of continued value discovery and realization.

Did this answer your question?