Hero MotoCorp scales digital engagement by 5X and achieves 30% growth in service bookings with Netcore


About the Company
Hero MotoCorp is the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, serving over 124 million riders across 40+ countries. With 6,000 dealerships and 11,000+ sales and service touchpoints, Hero has been India’s market leader for over 24 years. The company continues to accelerate its digital transformation journey with a goal of achieving 30% digital-led sales by 2030—powered by innovation, sustainability, and customer-centric technology.
Company: Hero MotoCorp
Industry: Automotive
Location: India
Category: App Engagement
Solutions Used: Journey Orchestration, App Push, In-App Nudges, AI-Powered Personalization, Lifecycle Automation
Challenges Faced
While preparing to launch its new app, Hero MotoCorp aimed to elevate digital engagement through richer personalization and automation. However, its existing platform lacked:
- Advanced in-app engagement features like contextual nudges and guided walkthroughs.
- AI-driven personalization to make rider interactions more habit-forming.
- Unified lifecycle automation to orchestrate journeys across onboarding, service, and loyalty.
- Consultative support and strategic KPI alignment to maximize ROI from app engagement.
This led Hero MotoCorp to evaluate multiple leading providers, where Netcore’s differentiated nudging capabilities and consultative, KPI-driven approach stood out as the clear choice.
Solution
1. Designing Hero’s Growth Playbook
Netcore collaborated closely with Hero to create a KPI-driven engagement strategy focused on four levers—boosting app engagement, increasing service and exchange conversions, reducing churn, and optimizing marketing costs.
2. Lifecycle Automation and AI-Led Journeys
Over 20 automated journeys were deployed across onboarding, test rides, service bookings, RSA renewals, loyalty, and feedback capture—ensuring riders were engaged contextually at every stage.
3. In-App Nudges and Personalization
Rich media push notifications, guided walkthroughs, and contextual nudges created a more habit-forming app experience—resulting in a 19% uplift in MAUs and higher repeat engagement.
4. Churn Analytics and RFM Targeting
Data-driven reactivation flows and exit-intent nudges cut uninstalls by 17.7 percentage points, significantly improving retention and brand trust.
5. Cost-Efficient Growth via Owned Channels
By leveraging app push, nudges, and automation instead of paid media, Hero achieved scalable growth with flat marketing costs and double-digit KPI lifts.
Impact
Hero MotoCorp achieved measurable, business-impacting growth within 90 days:
- 5X surge in digital engagement
- 30% rise in service bookings
- 28% higher exchange enquiries
- 17.7 pp drop in uninstall rate
- 12% increase in Goodlife loyalty and Play Store rating
All without increasing media spend — proving the power of Netcore’s AI-driven app engagement and lifecycle automation.
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