Ragan Awards: Refrigeration Toolkit app brings cool functionality to Heatcraft customers

Heatcraft’s Cross-Reference Tool was useful. It filled a need and was widely used by customers to match model numbers with specific appliances. That use helped the team realize a mobile app could serve customers on an even deeper level by providing a comprehensive Refrigeration Toolkit to help with all stages of the customer journey.

Results from voice of customer exercises, customer surveys, industry research and competitor analysis revealed features that Heatcraft’s customers would value, including an energy calculator, a build-a-model tool and a new model search. These features and more were developed by the marketing, IT and engineering departments and delivered via forced app update. The changes were promoted by outreach to trade media and search engine advertising. A video series, webinars and an email campaign helped spread the word and train users on the new functionality.