InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Elevating Customer Experience Through Strategic Productivity Insights In a recent workshop conducted at the XI Forum 2023 in London by industry experts Simon Fraser, VP, Insights and Consultancy at InMoment, and Simon Hedaux, Founder of Rethink Productivity , the focus was on enhancing productivity to drive experience improvement within businesses.

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Healthcare Culture Travel ROI 596

Currency Alliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Many people assume that operating a loyalty program necessarily implies issuing your own loyalty points or miles. The optimal points to offer mostly depends on the frequency of engagement your brand has with target customers. Points and miles are a dominant and popular form of loyalty value.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Banking 52

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Amazon Personalize is excited to announce the new Next Best Action ( aws-next-best-action ) recipe to help you determine the best actions to suggest to your individual users that will enable you to increase brand loyalty and conversion.

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Loyalty Brands Loyalty Programs Multi-Channel 79

Interactions

MAY 20, 2021

With travel restrictions decreasing and consumers feeling more comfortable leaving their homes, this summer will see a rebound in traffic after a year-long hibernation. According to new research by Zapwater Communications , 65% of Americans are looking forward to traveling again, both internationally and domestically.

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Hospitality Travel Brands Self Service 62

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Loyalty schemes have been around a lot longer than you think, going back even further than the frequent flyer programmes that took off in the late 1970s. Hamish Sherlock of Applause , explains how to build a next-generation loyalty scheme. Do your customers value the rewards the scheme provides?

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Loyalty How To Banking Airlines 59

NetBase

APRIL 14, 2020

People are talking about travel – and it’s not all about boycotts or travel bans, which of course makes for salacious news in and of itself. People Love to Travel. It seems the travel industry is in the news constantly these days, as consumers dispute everything from airline fees to cruise ship nightmares.

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Travel Airlines Social Media Consumers 81

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Loyalty partnerships with complementary brands are the best way to create additional value, for customers and for your business. Depending on the maturity of your loyalty program, you may already have some program partners, or be a partner in somebody else’s program.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 59

Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

Our previous blog post demonstrated the power of customer voice in an unsolicited book review from a technology industry guru. This post makes the same point, but for the travel and hospitality – one of the most traditional “service” industries on the planet. The rise of white-glove customer service.

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Hospitality Travel Industry Brands 74

ijgolding

MARCH 24, 2015

As I quite literally travel the world talking, listening and working with individuals and organisations who have an interest in Customer Experience, I am regularly asked who the world’s ‘best’ Customer Experience brands are. ‘Who is good at CX?’ ’ is a pretty typical question.

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Brands Customer Experience Travel Customer Retention 156

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The North Face asked customers to walk their talk recently in Korea. In this viral video, customers who identified as those who seek adventure were given a choice. And it’s a great way to help customers identify with your products and experience. These customers had, after all, self identified as adventure seekers.

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Brands Hotels Consulting Loyalty Programs 259

Customer Bliss

JUNE 6, 2018

How do you take insights from customers and drive better decision making and better product delivery? This is one of the many questions that Eric Smuda , VP of Customer Experience & Loyalty of Hertz car rental service had to ask when he joined the company to transform customer and employee experience.

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Employee Experience Culture Loyalty Travel 221

ShepHyken

MARCH 4, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Exactly Is Customer Experience? by Annette Franz (CustomerThink) Customer experience is the sum of all the interactions (including with product and price!) Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service B2C B2B Travel 60

Lumoa

OCTOBER 26, 2022

After a couple of years of hiatus, many Customer Experience Conferences are going back to live events, as you have already seen in late 2022 – or at least they are trying to. One way or the other, there is no doubt that Customer Experience is a top-of-mind topic for many companies around the world. Now more than ever.

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Conference Customer Experience Contact Center Financial 236

SurveySensum

APRIL 1, 2024

Trust in a brand is not merely beneficial; it is crucial for a startup’s survival and growth. Research indicates a customer trust directly correlates with brand loyalty. This article discusses 7 proven methods for establishing a trustworthy brand for your startup. Let’s get started!

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Brands Case Study Social Media Feedback 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 26, 2015

I’ve been traveling a lot in the month of March. I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a business traveler (who happens to be a woman) on the road. But I enjoyed some little touches and thought I’d praise those companies who thought about the experiences enough to make my travels a little more enjoyable.

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Travel Hotels Guest Experience Airlines 110

Currency Alliance

MARCH 28, 2023

The term ‘pay with points’ implies that a customer can burn loyalty points or miles at a point of sale as the method of payment. It also implies that the customer can do this quite easily and freely, across a large proportion of a brand’s inventory, in its primary commerce channels.

Loyalty Programs 52

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Hotels Airlines 52

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

That type of simple recognition goes a great way in building loyalty with customers. This presentation is about driving customer engagement, and how the loyalty industry is transforming in order to engage with the mid-tail and long-tail customer. Loyalty programs must evolve to keep customers engaged.

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Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs Banking 98

Currency Alliance

JUNE 1, 2020

The long break in spending habits due to Covid-19 will cause customers to re-evaluate their relationship with brands. This isn’t just a casual observation, but a sign of a widespread consumer trend which every loyalty marketer should be thinking about. People in Barcelona are buying a lot more ice-cream lately.

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Loyalty Consumers Marketing Loyalty Programs 72

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This article on the loyalty rules engine is probably the second-most important article I will ever write on loyalty marketing*. It is the most powerful, yet under appreciated module (or tool) in a loyalty marketing stack of software. Brands no longer need to be held hostage by legacy rules engines.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Social Media ROI 52

Lumoa

JANUARY 24, 2024

Have you ever traveled to a country where you didn’t speak the language? After that frustrating experience, I had a newfound appreciation for customers who have to deal with unresponsive customer experience (CX) teams that fail to act on customer feedback! However, first, you have to know where to look!

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Analytics Feedback Net Promoter Score Analysis 208

Calabrio

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Our annual Calabrio Customer Connect (C3) event has wrapped, and we are still feeling the buzz of excitement. For us, C3 is not only a time to share our vision for the future, but to hear the business challenges our customers are trying to solve and which best practices they are using to get the insights they need.

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Connections Contact Center Analytics Travel 147

Currency Alliance

JUNE 16, 2020

For most of the last decade, loyalty marketing seemed to be on autopilot for many brands – but the tide is turning. Many of the entrants to this years’ Loyalty Magazine Awards were as adept with data and technology as marketers in many other disciplines. What really stood out is which brands were pulling off these feats.

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Loyalty Innovation Travel Loyalty Programs 52

Bold360

APRIL 27, 2017

As the winter slips away and the days start getting longer and warmer, your customers start thinking about summer. Travel and tourism can be difficult areas for retaining customer loyalty, with websites set up exclusively to pit brands against one another on the best deals for hotels and rock-bottom prices on flights.

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Tourism Travel Customer Service e-support 56

Lumoa

AUGUST 8, 2023

Effectively analyzing survey results can provide numerous benefits, such as enhanced customer satisfaction, increased sales, and improved brand loyalty. Customers are an integral part of any business’s success. This shows the tangible, bottom-line benefits of listening to your customers.

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Analysis Survey Feedback How To 208

Optimove

AUGUST 15, 2023

As a result, most of us are no strangers to scanning QR codes to pay for goods at the till, grab in-store discounts, reap loyalty rewards, and see what’s on the menu (52% of the one million+ restaurants in the United States use QR code menus). Long and short? How to use QR Codes across your marketing channels Suitably inspired? Pretty smart!

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Brands Marketing Advertising Video 52

GetFeedback

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

If you’re new to Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT), a good starting point is seeing how you compare to peers in your industry. To do so, you can rely on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). . The ACSI is the only national economic indicator that measures customer satisfaction across the U.S. Internet Retail: 80%.

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Customer Satisfaction Industry Effort Score Apparel 293

NetBase

MAY 23, 2019

When we talk about customer care, we now know we’re talking about the entire customer experience – not just isolated moments in-store, or when things go wrong. How does social listening impact customer care in one of the most experiential categories – i.e., Travel & Hospitality? Here are some ways! Immediacy Is Key.

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Travel Customer Care Hotels Touchpoint 56

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 27, 2021

How important is customer experience in your organization? Most executives now consider customer experience a priority, but so many of them are still not ready to get serious about it. It can feel daunting to try to actually improve the customer experience when there are real challenges to overcome. What do customers want?

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Customer Journeys Customer Experience Culture Sports 291

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

I have always described Ryanair as ‘the brand we love to hate’ Famed for its ‘no frills’ approach, for years, millions of consumers decided that despite the appealing cost, the un-acceptability of the Ryanair experience was a big turn off. That usually spikes sales.” Does it really make a difference?

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Brands Airlines Financial Travel 249

Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Travel and hospitality companies have a difficult job. Enormous budget airline brands and luxury hotel chains alike are seeing increased competition. But even these leading travel brands can do better. Furthermore, travel businesses need to better understand and react in real-time to the needs of their customers.

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Travel Hospitality Customer Journeys Examples 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 15, 2014

For leaders to make smart decisions about who the best, most loyal and most profitable customers are, they need to understand the makeup of the customer population. This often means creating special loyalty programs , elite experiences, and special perks to maintain the top 1% of customers. Herein lies the rub.

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Loyalty Programs Airlines Social Media Loyalty 268

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2020

In today’s irregular world you need to make sure your customers are loyal to your brand. Anastasia Tatsenko, Head of Sales and Customer Success at NetHunt CRM explains. In the regular world, obtaining customer loyalty is an important goal for any business to achieve. C losed feedback loops.

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Loyalty Strategy CRM Customer Retention 85

CSM Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

The Loyalty People has today announced the appointment of loyalty innovator Tom Peace as the company’s new Managing Director. Tom is one of the loyalty industry’s most respected experts, with over 15 years’ experience in analytics and customer engagement roles at the likes of IRI, Aimia, Reward Insight and Collinson.

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Loyalty Travel Fashion CRM 52

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Is Customer Loyalty and Retention (And 3 Tips for Improvement) by Scott Clark. My Comment: In my newest book, I’ll Be Back , I cover the difference between a repeat customer and a loyal customer.

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Customer Service B2C B2B Customer Retention 151

Maru Group

MAY 28, 2019

The online travel landscape is changing. Travel brands, particularly online hotel agents such as Booking.com and Hotels.com, are coming under increasing scrutiny for so-called ‘high-pressure’ selling tactics. Ensuring customer reviews are effective in influencing booking decisions is key to driving digital conversion rates.

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Travel Hotels Comparison Customer Journeys 40

Maru Group

MAY 28, 2019

The online travel landscape is changing. Travel brands, particularly online hotel agents such as Booking.com and Hotels.com, are coming under increasing scrutiny for so-called ‘high-pressure’ selling tactics. Ensuring customer reviews are effective in influencing booking decisions is key to driving digital conversion rates.

Travel 40

Travel Hotels Comparison Customer Journeys 40

Hallmark Business Connections

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Isolation is pervasive in today’s climate, and brands have a moral imperative to talk about it, address it, and act with empathy as consumers try to find their way through this new world. This is no small achievement for brands that are used to placing the bottom line over all else because it means shifting the way we view success.

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Brands Social Media Travel Engagement 97