Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 19, 2015

A recent article by a major employee research and engagement consulting organization led with the above headline. They were reporting on results of their national workforce tracking poll, the highlight of which was that employee engagement had risen 1.2% Those question are: 1) Really? correlation.

Employee Engagement 60

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Experience Effort Score 60

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Being Customer-Centric requires rewarding those that contribute to Customer-Centricity. Too many organizations are still not rewarding Customer Experience improvement because they don’t measure it. Focusing on rewarding these, however, is not conducive to Customer Centricity.

Net Promoter Score 118

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience CEM Customer Centricity 118

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. As the third in our series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer centricity, let’s look at: Customer Strategy.

Net Promoter Score 163

Net Promoter Score Strategy Customer Centricity CEM 163

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

All the little parts along the way in your experience are what make a Customer experience Customer-Centric. Putting the Customer first in everything you do applies to every part of your organization, from the way you greet them to the way you bill them. Conclusion: Customers want it, whether you want to do it or not.

Net Promoter Score 120

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience How To CEM 120

OpinionLab

JULY 15, 2016

I recently attended Forrester’s CXNYC conference. Their analysts have long been active in the CX space and conferences like CXNYC are full of CX stories from the trenches. The overarching headline from the conference was that “growth without CX is not sustainable”. Forrester’s events are a great bellwether for the state of CX.

Handbook 60

Handbook Conference Customer Centricity Culture 60

RapportBoost

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Customer channel preferences are increasingly important, with more knowledge, organizations can deliver better self-service. Optimization of this knowledge can be accelerated by leveraging artificial intelligence , and employee engagement is a powerful force that can be used to drive customer engagement.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Chatbots 40

Call Experts

JANUARY 8, 2020

Now more than ever, it's relevant to understand and optimize your customer touchpoints. According to Forbes , "customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable than companies that don't focus on customers." 6 Key Benefits of Employee Call Off Lines. Employee experiences are connected to customer experiences.

Touchpoint 78

Touchpoint Self Service Customer Journeys Contact Center 78

CX University

MAY 23, 2020

Insights from the 2018 Customer Experience Conference at The Conference Board. Customer experience is best when it fits with the emotions of your customers. In the 2018 Customer Experience Conference at the Conference Board, observations from 112 senior practitioners were recorded.

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Conference NPS Video 52

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Watch out this space as in a subsequent blog we’ll give advice on the different ways to change a habit… Blogs CEM CEO Conferences consultants consumer behaviour customer Customer Analysis customer behavior Customer Behaviour customer centricity customer emotions customer engagement Customer experience customer experience books customer experience (..)

Net Promoter Score 167

Net Promoter Score Marketing CEM Social Media 167

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 5, 2015

There have been many great stories in the past couple of months about airlines doing what was right by their Customers. We can all learn a little about Customer centricity when we look at these examples from three major carriers in the US. Southwest Attacks Its Late Problem Head-on with Its Customers.

Airlines 60

Airlines Examples Net Promoter Score CEM 60

Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

Amanda is a highly experienced customer experience consultant, adviser, and writer. She has helped organizations of all sizes and sectors transform themselves into customer-centric ones. His areas of expertise, among others, are customer acquisition, customer development, and customer loyalty.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Consulting Customer Journeys 130

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2021

Our focus is to be both proactive and reactive in our customer service, providing timely customer responses while also using that qualitative data to inform our content marketing. A small, intimate conference focusing on productivity and mindset. This year, it’s being organized by the same people and held virtually.

Social Media 52

Social Media Government Customer Care Transportation 52

Maru Group

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The one-day symposium was held on January 27th, 2020 in San Antonio at DistribuTECH, the utility industry’s leading transmission & distribution conference. From the Symposium, it is clear customers want more from utilities. Customers are ready to engage in saving energy, but it needs to be on their terms.

Consumers 52

Consumers Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer Government 52

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

How do individuals and organizations achieve what we describe as a “natural”, or obsessive state of customer-centricity where: Emotional and rational customer needs/expectations are well understood throughout the enterprise. All employees have the responsibility of providing customer value.

CEM 60

CEM Omni-Channel Training Customer Experience 60

Alida

AUGUST 30, 2016

The Customer Intelligence Summit is a place to learn about the latest trends in marketing, customer experience and innovation. Attendees can also expect seven provocative keynote presentations, 18 breakout sessions with actionable takeaways and one amazing party. Save your spot today.

Tips 113

Tips Customer Centricity Fashion Case Study 113

Experience Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2015

We agree and believe that customer experience is a reflection an organization’s culture and operating processes. It will also become a hot topic at CX conferences. Filed under: Customer experience. In 2016, we expect to see a major jump in the number of companies that discuss, measure, and design for emotion.

Trends 120

Trends Customer Experience Customer Journeys Customer Connectedness 120

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 9, 2015

There are plenty of groups on LinkedIn focused on customer experience, and some of them are great and some of them are not-so-great. If you are trying to become a customer-centric leader at a bank, that can be very different than an independent bookstore. The ones I find most interesting are the industry-specific ones.

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Professionals Resources 110

Stella Connect

MAY 4, 2017

This year’s ICMI Contact Center Expo & Conference in Orlando (May 22-25) promises to be quite an event. How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, and Customer-Centric Employees . Employee Engagement. Improving Training Through Employee Engagement.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Omni-Channel Conference Employee Engagement 40

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The Value of Customer Experience, Quantified. 26 August 2014.

Net Promoter Score 164

Net Promoter Score ROI Customer Experience Insurance 164

Strativity

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Visit our new landing pages that offer inspiring and informative content about customer experience, employee engagement, cultural transformation and more! . Sign up to watch Lior Arussy’s presentation from The Conference Board’s 2014 Change Management Conference. Click here to see the new look.

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Conference Customer Centricity Employee Engagement 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 20, 2015

Customer experience is a new department , focus or strategy and leaders need a resource. Need a speaker for your corporate event or conference? Customer Journey Mapping. Customer journey mapping is often strictly defined, but it comes in many forms. Customer-centric Culture & Communications.

Customer Journeys 110

Customer Journeys Customer Experience Culture Communication 110

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 29, 2014

So yes, that…and make sure you end with bagpipes–really, really loud bagpipes.

Net Promoter Score 140

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience CEM Banking 140

Confirmit

MAY 27, 2019

The Age of the Customer. Customer Obsession. Customer Centricity. Whatever you want to call it, we know that this day and age companies must deliver experiences that truly meet customers’ ever-increasing expectations. The first example I heard while I was at the LoyaltyExpo™ conference this past week.

Call Center 40

Call Center Hotels Conference Travel 40

Engine Insights

AUGUST 15, 2015

Of the 900 people we surveyed in our most recent HR Reflections study, 93% said that their top people priority for 2015 is customer centricity. Employees play a key role in delivering this. The same answer would be given by every employee in the organization. But how is this being put into practice?

Customer Centricity 40

Customer Centricity Conference Loyalty Programs Culture 40

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Didn’t Believe Amazon Was Customer Centric Before? Why Most Customer Experience Programs Fail. Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy , one of the world’s first organizations devoted to customer experience. You Will Now.

Customer Experience 60

Customer Experience eBook CEM Competitive Advantage 60

Tricia Morris

AUGUST 11, 2015

In a new Government Business Council Report titled The Path to Customer-Centric Service , 67% of surveyed federal managers say their organization’s service is on par with that of the private sector. But, according to leading consumer surveys, customer satisfaction ranks near the bottom of a cross-industry comparison.

Government 40

Government Customer Service Self Service Customer Centricity 40

delighted

MARCH 15, 2019

First things first - what is a voice of the customer (VoC) program and why should you have one? A VoC program is the way a company gathers, analyzes, and acts on customer feedback to create a customer-centric culture. to surface employee insights and start improving employee engagement.

Net Promoter Score 75

Net Promoter Score Tips NPS Effort Score 75

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

If you would like to follow Beyond Philosophy click here. Follow Colin Shaw on Twitter @ColinShaw_CX.

ROI 74

ROI Net Promoter Score CEM Conference 74

Natalie Petouhof

JUNE 9, 2016

The six areas are: increased revenue through new products and services; enhanced communications, marketing and public relations; improved employee engagement; better business cost efficiencies; expanded business value in customer service; and heightened senior leadership and board member business guidance.

Technology 40

Technology CRM Conference Strategy 40

Verint

JUNE 6, 2017

As discussed in a recent blog post by Laurie Wickham, the 2017 Verint Engage Global Customer Conference took place recently in Orlando, Florida with attendees from 17 countries and a variety of industries.

Customer Engagement 34

Customer Engagement Engagement Employee Engagement Conference 34

ijgolding

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The most customer centric organisations in the world recognise and very much appreciate this fact. I always state the Ritz Carlton’s approach when bringing this to life – the relationship they want their business to have with customers is described by them as ‘Ladies & Gentlemen serving Ladies & Gentlemen’.

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Airlines Customer Centricity Customers 120

Russel Lolacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And then you start to see it replicated by the people that you’re kind of sharing this with, and you go to different conferences, right, and you talk about it more and more, and you’re like, that’s validation that we are on to something. Russel Lolacher. And how do you know it’s working? Russel Lolacher.

Culture 98

Culture Connections Leadership Communication 98

TechSee

JANUARY 25, 2023

Most field service departments operate in a highly competitive and customer-centric marketplace. The field service industry is lucky to have several thought leaders who publish their expert views, speak at conferences, and share their philosophy with others in the field.

Management 41

Management Automotive Leadership Effort Score 41

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 2, 2015

For anyone who appreciates a truly customer-centric organization, one that is invested in its stellar reputation for ongoing trust and value creation, customer experience optimization and building employee ambassadorship, Wegmans is the company to emulate. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D.,

Customer Centricity 60

Customer Centricity Retail Leadership Training 60

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Adrian is also a best-selling author, Forbes contributor, blogger & podcaster and frequent conference speaker, panel participant, and Chari. His best-selling book in 2016 is called: How to Wow: 68 Effortless Ways to Make Every Customer Experience Amazing. Colin has written seven bestselling books on Customer-driven growth.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Adrian is also a best-selling author, Forbes contributor, blogger & podcaster and frequent conference speaker, panel participant, and Chari. His best-selling book in 2016 is called: How to Wow: 68 Effortless Ways to Make Every Customer Experience Amazing. Colin has written seven bestselling books on Customer-driven growth.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series.

Contact Center 62

Contact Center Culture Conference Call Center 62