DHL Express

A new way to sell to a new type of customer

Challenge

Shift perceptions of DHL as an ‘express’ service for large companies, to a logistics partner for businesses large and small, with a focus on the growing e-commerce segment.

Strategy

Change the way sales teams engaged with customers, from selling products to a more consultative approach in which salespeople are seen as trusted advisors who understand the challenges of cross-border e-commerce. Then, take that message to market, building thought leadership and content for the brand.

Services

Strategy

Internal Engagement

Creative

Social & Influencer

Studio

Film

Technology

Translation

We created a sales engagement programme, ‘Power Up Your Potential’, that upskilled sales teams across the business. This combined learning materials to help them understand the pain points different customers experienced with e-commerce, and sales support materials they could use to increase their success.

We built an ongoing content marketing platform to cement the brand’s thought leadership credentials in the e-commerce and SME space, attracting a wider customer base. On top of that we created a cut-through global marketing campaign to package and promote the range of services DHL has for cross-border e-tailers.

Results

  • 40% uplift in e-commerce revenues in first year.
  • 160,000 new customers.

It’s an incredibly difficult ask to pivot an already established brand – one of the world’s largest – to address an entirely new customer segment, when you are present in so many countries and with so

much complexity. With Maverick’s support we were able to do just that, with a huge dash of speed, not only establishing ourselves as an e-commerce and B2C thought leader, but truly delivering massive commercial value and new business.

Lee Nelson

VP Global Marketing and Communications DHL

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