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Thoughtfully designed interactions that connect.

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Customer Journey & Experience Design

Design experiences with purpose

Great experiences begin with understanding how customers move through their journey. By identifying key touchpoints, opportunities, and friction points, organizations can create intuitive pathways that improve engagement, increase adoption, and strengthen customer relationships.

Map the journey

Customer Journey Mapping

Visualize customer interactions across every stage of the lifecycle to uncover opportunities for improvement.

Lifecycle Experience Design

Align onboarding, engagement, support, and retention experiences into one connected journey.

Conversion Path Optimization

Reduce friction and improve the flow from awareness to action.

Customer Needs Assessment

Identify customer goals, expectations, and pain points through research and behavioral insights.

Experience Opportunity Mapping

Prioritize improvements that create the greatest customer and business impact.

Customer Success & Retention

Strengthen relationships beyond the first interaction

Customer relationships are built over time. Thoughtful onboarding, support systems, loyalty initiatives, and retention strategies help customers realize value faster while creating stronger long-term connections.

Strengthen loyalty

Onboarding Experiences

Help customers achieve value quickly through clear, intuitive onboarding journeys.

Customer Success Programs

Support customer goals with proactive engagement and ongoing value delivery.

Loyalty & Retention Strategies

Increase engagement and encourage repeat participation through meaningful experiences.

Self-Service Resources

Develop knowledge bases, help centers, and educational content that empower customers.

Customer Support Experiences

Create efficient, customer-focused support systems that build trust and confidence.

Experience Systems & Insights

Turn insights into better experiences

Customer experiences are never finished. The strongest organizations continuously monitor customer behavior, identify friction points, and use those insights to improve products, services, support systems, and operational processes.

By connecting customer support, operations, product teams, engineering, and leadership around shared customer insights, organizations can make smarter decisions, improve experiences faster, and better align future investments with customer needs.

Turn insights into action

Experience Analytics

Track customer behavior and performance across touchpoints to uncover opportunities and trends.

Customer Feedback Loops

Create systems that capture customer insights and translate them into action.

Support-to-Product Alignment

Connect customer support, product, and engineering teams to identify recurring issues and prioritize improvements.

Internal Systems & Operations

Improve workflows and operational processes that influence customer experiences behind the scenes.

Continuous Experience Optimization

Use insights, analytics, and customer feedback to guide ongoing improvements across products and services.

FIXE

FIXE gives restaurants the optimal bookkeeping experience

Student enrollment platform

Enterprise student enrollment and reporting platform that turns student data into insights that drive enrollment growth

SECUMD Foundation

Diamond Award winning platform empowering Maryland's financial wellness

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Great outcomes come from connecting every stage of the journey.
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Attract

Get noticed.
Reach the right audience with clarity, relevance, and purpose.

02

Engage

Build stronger connections.
Create meaningful relationships that inspire participation and trust.

03

Adoption

Earn buy-in.
Move beyond awareness and create genuine belief in what you offer.

04

Retain

Lasting loyalty.
Deliver value people can count on again and again.

05

Accelerate

Gain momentum.
Build the foundation and systems needed to grow with confidence.

Great experiences create lasting relationships.

Explore how customer experience strategies improve engagement, strengthen loyalty, and help organizations continuously evolve based on customer needs and behaviors.

How do customer experiences contribute to business growth?

Customer experiences influence how people engage, adopt, return, and recommend. Strong experiences improve satisfaction, retention, loyalty, and customer lifetime value while strengthening overall business performance.

What is customer experience management?

Customer experience management focuses on improving how customers interact with an organization across every touchpoint, including products, services, support channels, communications, and operational systems.

Why is customer journey mapping important?

Journey mapping helps organizations understand how customers move through experiences, where friction exists, and where opportunities exist to improve engagement, adoption, and satisfaction.

How do onboarding experiences influence retention?

Customers who achieve value quickly are more likely to remain engaged. Effective onboarding reduces confusion, builds confidence, and helps customers realize the benefits of a product or service sooner.

What is the difference between UX and CX?

User Experience (UX) focuses on interactions within a specific product or platform. Customer Experience (CX) looks at the broader relationship customers have with an organization across all touchpoints and interactions.

How do customer support teams contribute to experience improvements?

Support teams often uncover recurring questions, friction points, and unmet needs. These insights can help inform product improvements, service enhancements, and future business priorities.

Why are customer feedback loops important?

Feedback loops ensure customer insights are shared across teams and used to guide decisions. They help organizations continuously improve products, services, and experiences based on real customer needs.

How do internal systems and operations affect customer experience?

Customers may never see internal workflows, but they experience the results. Efficient systems, aligned teams, and streamlined operations create faster responses, smoother interactions, and more consistent experiences.

What role does analytics play in customer experience?

Analytics provide visibility into customer behavior, engagement patterns, and performance across touchpoints. These insights help identify opportunities, measure success, and guide future improvements.

How do customer experiences influence product strategy?

Customer experiences generate valuable insights about customer needs, expectations, and challenges. These insights help prioritize product improvements, roadmap decisions, and future investments.

What outcomes can customer experience improvements create?

Organizations often see increased engagement, stronger adoption, improved retention, higher customer satisfaction, greater loyalty, and more informed decision-making across teams.

What clients say

Every partnership is built on trust, accountability, and results.

"Working with Striking Idea helped us translate a complex clinical and research vision into a digital platform that feels intuitive, supportive, and genuinely useful for patients. The new PainHQ experience brings structure to an otherwise overwhelming space of information and makes it far easier for individuals to find meaningful guidance."
Dr. LevinsonMcMaster University, Professor, Division of e-Learning Innovation
Dr. Levinson
"Krissy thinks like a product manager and works like a designer, and that combination made all the difference. She paired strategic decisions with real prototypes so our developers always knew exactly what they were building and why. She didn't just move the product forward, she changed how we worked together to get there."
Michelle AdkinsEncoura, Product Owner
Michelle Adkins
"Krissy at Striking Idea was wonderful to work with. She developed an outstanding and beautiful looking website and platform for our campaigns under a strict timeline. This allowed us to launch our biggest initiative ever with all of our digital assets ready."
Nik Strong-Cvetich, Executive DirectorSave The Waves, CEO
Nik Strong-Cvetich, Executive Director
"Krissy has been great in being a partner to drive the brand of FIXE and really understanding our voice. She has been an extension of the team in growing our digital presence."
Ryan HandelFIXE, CEO & Co-Founder
Ryan Handel
"Working with Striking Idea elevated our alumni program in ways we hadn’t achieved before. They translated our vision into a seamless, engaging digital experience that feels just as strong on mobile as it does on desktop. The platform is intuitive, flexible, and built with our community in mind. Most importantly, it’s helped us reconnect with alumni in a more meaningful, modern way."
Jesse HallWSU, Digital Communication Director
Jesse Hall
"Krissy always maintained a positive attitude, no matter how difficult the challenge, and worked effectively with our development and QA teams to launch our Sleep.com platform. I feel confident recommending Krissy to lead any product team. She will quickly prove herself to be an invaluable asset."
Jay TutenMattress Firm, Product Manager
Jay Tuten
"Krissy was an incredible partner in creating our new campaign page. Her patience, creativity, and can‑do spirit pushed us to think differently, use resources in new ways, and deliver a final product we’re truly thrilled with. She’s a fantastic communicator and a joy to work with. This was our second year working with Krissy and we look forward to many more!"
Charlotte OwsiannySECUMD Foundation, Executive Director
Charlotte Owsianny
"In my industry, I have the opportunity to meet, and work the most creative and innovative people around. From this group, Krissy is definitely at the top of the list. She is extremely hard-working and exceeds all expectations as they apply to timelines, communication, and performance."
Peter WardCHLA, Director of Product
Peter Ward
"Working with Krissy King is always a pleasure. In our recent project, her creativity and technical expertise brought our vision to life, delivering a stunning and user-friendly website. Plus, her attention to detail, timely communication, and problem-solving skills made the entire process smooth and efficient."
Pamela Esposito-AmeryTell Every Amazing Lady®, CEO & Co-Founder
Pamela Esposito-Amery
"I have worked with Krissy for many years and can't say enough about her value to the various companies we work with. Her talent as an versatile designer and developer is bar none. Not only does she deliver great work, she gets it done quicker than most. I haven't met a computer that can keep up."
Lance HollanderCEO, Agency Growth Leader
Lance Hollander

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