// CASE STUDY Bratt Decor Makers of designer baby cribs and luxury nursery furniture // CHALLENGE Grow revenue for nursery products by providing more value to brand-conscious first-time parents than competing luxury brands. // SOLUTION Bratt Decor partnered with Vennli, whose software and services improve business decisions by making it easy to understand how customers make choices. Using the integrated survey platform, Bratt Decor easily gathered real-time insights about what’s most important to customers and how they choose between competitors. Intuitive data visualization quickly lead to decisions aligned with customer needs. Vennli, Inc. | 112 W. Jefferson, Suite 500, South Bend, IN 46601 Vennli.com | 574.344.2022 | info@vennli.com // KEY INSIGHTS TO DRIVE BETTER DECISIONS Bratt Decor wanted to measure their brand awareness at the national level and identify opportunities for new growth. After analyzing the results, they learned that their brand was competitive at a national level and several growth opportunities were revealed. In particular, customer-service related factors (easy returns, free delivery) were perceived to be unmet customer needs, even when compared to Pottery Barn, their largest national competitor. This represents an opportunity for Bratt Decor to differentiate themselves in a manner that’s important to prospective customers Bratt Decor’s Competitive Advantage Bratt Decor’s Points of Low Value This is why customers choose Bratt Decor. Strategies should aim to build and defend this area. Unmet Customer Needs These are opportunities for innovation and improvement. These may be things to stop doing, thereby freeing up resources. Low Value in Common Let competitors have these and instead focus on more important factors. BRATT DECOR NURSERY PRODUCTS CUSTOMER Maintain performance on these factors, and think about improving performance to differentiate. Competitor’s Competitive Advantage Competitor’s Points of Low Value May be able to leverage value they think is important but isn’t. Points of Parity LARGE NATIONAL COMPETITOR This is why customers choose the competitor. More surprising to them, factors highlighting traditional strengths of a small boutique brand were of low importance to most customers (such as free design services, connection to company, small designer brand, etc.). However, current customers who owned multiple pieces of Bratt Decor’s furniture were more likely to value these aspects. // RESULTS Bratt Decor acted immediately to implement a hassle-free free return on all cribs. They are also using the insights to inform business development strategy, marketing campaigns, and brand positioning. “The vLens is so cool. I appreciated the tactical recommendations that we could implement immediately. It really helps focus our strategy to grow our brand.” Mary Bauer, founder of Bratt Decor. Vennli, Inc. | 112 W. Jefferson, Suite 500, South Bend, IN 46601 Vennli.com | 574.344.2022 | info@vennli.com