Case study | British Triathlon

British Triathlon

Find out how we helped British Triathlon increase membership sign-ups and event attendance.

Project
Overview.

British Triathlon is the national governing body for triathlon in Great Britain, responsible for Great Britain’s Elite, Paratriathlon and Age-Group Teams. The organisation manages participation programmes across swim bike run, clubs, events and children and young people.

Two key objectives for British Triathlon were to increase participation in the sport and to grow their membership base. To do this they needed to make triathlon more accessible, remove barriers to entry and broaden the appeal of triathlon beyond traditional enthusiasts. It was also important to make the benefits of joining British Triathlon clearer and better aligned to members’ needs.

  • Client
    British Triathlon.
  • Sector
    Sport & leisure.
  • Challenge
    To increase participation in the sport and to grow their membership base.
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“Cognition  challenged our thinking  about people's motivations to exercise and drivers to start their triathlon journey. The outcome of the project was an overwhelming success, informing our membership and participation strategy, which increased sign ups and event attendance.”

Phil Holdsworth - Head of Marketing, British Triathlon

Research & insight.

To help define a new marketing strategy and re-launch their membership proposition, Cognition were commissioned to undertake a Customer Experience (CX) Mapping Initiative.

This sought to visualise the experience of interacting with British Triathlon from the member’s point of view in order to identify pain points and inspire future opportunities and solutions.

We began by working with British Triathlon to define the member journey, starting at the very beginning when people are looking for ways to become healthier or happier, plotting all steps through participation, membership and ultimately advocacy.

The next phase was to review existing quantitative and qualitative research to highlight member insights and identify psychological drivers to encourage exercise and participation in triathlon.

Following this we held a series of stakeholder workshops. This enabled us to align teams across the organisation and to challenge internal assumptions and biases. The workshops defined the emotional needs, functional needs and likely touch points for the audience, and new ideas for tools, tactics and resources.

Brand & creative.

We used the outputs from the sessions to create the full journey as a visual map to be rolled out internally within British Triathlon and the ideas and solutions activated through their engagement and membership programmes. 

Strategy & planning.

The CX map and the insights developed through the process were used to shape British Triathlon’s successful member engagement and participation strategy. 

Results.

The CX map and the insights developed through the process were used to shape British Triathlon’s successful member engagement and participation strategy.

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