ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2023

Here is a great example of the power of this exercise and impress your customers. His agent, Katie, referred to as a relationship manager, made a hotel reservation for a trip to Europe to work on a very important court case. It’s usually a box of chocolates, a bottle of wine or something the hotel can provide.

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Hotels Travel Exercises Customer Service Training 117

Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The colonial post office in Singapore’s financial district has been transformed into the luxurious Fullerton Hotel. I worked with the first management team to craft vision, mission and value statements that stand out in a crowded hospitality market by defining a customer service culture. Absolutely. Used with permission.

Culture 174

Culture Hotels Customer Service Hospitality 174

Vonage

JULY 13, 2017

The colonial post office in Singapore’s financial district has been transformed into the luxurious Fullerton Hotel. I worked with the first management team to craft vision, mission and value statements that stand out in a crowded hospitality market by defining a customer service culture. Key learning point to customer service culture.

Culture 174

Culture Customer Service Hotels Hospitality 174

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Users can leave reviews for various establishments such as restaurants, hotels, shops, and more. Businesses with more positive reviews are likely to appear higher in local search results, increasing their visibility to potential customers. These reviews often include ratings, written feedback, and sometimes photos.

Competitive Advantage 260

Competitive Advantage Software Feedback Guidelines 260

Avaya

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

So, how can hotels stay ahead? Here are five ways hospitality leaders and/or IT decision makers can begin building a successful digital strategy: Extend customer communications beyond the call center: Customer relationships are shaped across every business unit at every touch point, so why quarantine communications within the call center?

Hotels 40

Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality Strategy 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

In the rush to amaze and delight, a la Zappos , organizations often overlook ways to truly provide experiences meaningful to that customer. A gentleman who travels extensively and is a top-tier member of a hotel loyalty program was telling me he just wished they’d ask him a few questions. A great experience, but for whom?

Brands 259

Brands Hotels Consulting Loyalty Programs 259

Topdown

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

But there’s another big lesson every industry can take away from retail and hospitality: happy employees make happy customers. Think about your own recent visits to stores, restaurants or hotels. How did that impact your experience as a customer? How did it impact your impression of the brand?

Engagement 48

Engagement Customer Engagement Hospitality Hotels 48

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

If I had to sum these up in one word, I would say these fall under the category of “friendly,” which, according to our customer service and CX research , is a top reason customers will say, “I’ll be back!” Is Customer Empowerment the New Customer Engagement?

Self Service 76

Self Service Customer Service Airlines Touchpoint 76

Vonage

JULY 7, 2017

Taj Hotels and Resorts is similarly re-tooling its global luxury brand to embrace each locale in which it operates. ” Read more about updating your customer experience, read NewVoiceMedia’s whitepaper, “ Making customer engagement a winning strategy.”. It calls this concept “Taj-ness.”

Trends 177

Trends Consumers Customer Experience Hotels 177

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Remarkable Customer Experience Recovery System and Digital Transformation by Are Morch. Hospitality Net) In the hotel industry, we have traditionally emphasized customer service and customer service recovery. When you see the word hotel in this article, just mentally swap it with the word “business.”

Net Promoter Score 67

Net Promoter Score Customer Service Hospitality Hotels 67

CSM Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

As a ‘Groundbreaker Sponsor’ at the event, Sabio, the digital customer experience (CX) transformation specialist, and makepositive will demonstrate their commitment to innovation in the world of customer engagement and the revolutionary opportunities that come with it.

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Consulting Groups CRM Multi-Channel 52

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2017

10+ Times Hotels Surprised Everyone With Their Creativity by Sarune Mac. Bored Panda) If you stay at hotels often, you know that most of them seem to offer the same old thing – mildly friendly reception, a decent bed, and a warm shower. Why does my business have such angry customers? by John Walls.

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Net Promoter Score Customer Service Hotels Effort Score 0

Verint

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Earlier this month, we wrapped up Verint’s global Engage customer events for the year at the amazing Savoy Hotel in London.

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Engagement Customer Engagement Hotels Customers 39

ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2022

These people are the brand ambassadors who get customers to buy more and say, “ I’ll be back.”. Linkedin Pulse) The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company carries an experience excellence mystique. Despite Importance of Customer Engagement, Few Companies Excel at It, HBR Finds by destinationCRM.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service B2C B2B Guest Experience 69

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 28, 2015

We received a master class on the use of microinteractions to support customer experience when we at CTS Service Solutions held a team retreat at Kimpton’s Vero Beach Hotel and Spa (VBHS) awhile back. From the moment we entered the Vero Beach Hotel and Spa, we were struck by the small touches that welcomed us at seemingly every turn.

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Hotels Travel Policies 110

ReviewTrackers

JUNE 27, 2019

Entitled “Hotel Performance Impact of Socially Engaging with Consumers” and authored by Chris Anderson and Saram Han of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, the study analyzed review data on TripAdvisor and examined the effects of reviews and review responses on reputation and revenue.

Management 85

Management Hospitality Hotels Net Promoter Score 85

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 26, 2015

I’ve joked about how so many hotel “gyms” have at least one broken treadmill. The last several hotels have had working equipment! I’m grateful most hotels have abandoned the idea of the compact-yet-completely-useless hairdryer that pops out of the wall. No more broken treadmills! How lovely.

Travel 110

Travel Hotels Guest Experience Airlines 110

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I am delighted to have known Ed for years and am honored (beyond words) that he listed me as a member of his trusted personal board of directors in a recent article for Hotels Magazine. This week Ed Mady is being recognized as Hotelier of the World by Hotels Magazine at an awards ceremony at The Lotte New York Palace.

Brands 113

Brands Hotels Leadership Guest Experience 113

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 17, 2016

The experiences on which I’ve come to concluded the importance of “interpersonal engagement” stems from my work with and the books I have written about companies like the Pike Place Fish Market, Zappos, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Starbucks, and UCLA Health Systems. 2) Customer Engagement Drives Loyalty and Advocacy.

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Employee Engagement Hotels Loyalty Customer Engagement 100

Lithium

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Nothing seems to top off a bad travel experience than a flight getting canceled or having a hotel lose your room reservation. The frustrations of dealing with the various customer care teams aren't generally baked into their travel plans. Thankfully, Khoros’ customer Airbnb has provided a perfect game plan. A New Approach.

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Hospitality Brands Travel Airlines 52

Qualtrics

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the case of a hotel for example, guests are involved from the booking stage, right through to check out, before (hopefully) re-booking for next time. Other businesses have adopted these solutions to help keep their offering competitive and focused on their customers: Investing in mobile app technology for contactless customer engagement.

Guest Experience 49

Guest Experience Trends Tips Hotels 49

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Customer service is a broad term that covers a large number of tasks. It may include everything from answering phones at a hotel to providing social media support for a large corporation. Increased customer engagement with weekly social media question and answer sessions. The following tips can help you do just that.

Net Promoter Score 52

Net Promoter Score How To Social Media Self Service 52

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

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. But, the hotel operator also knows it only costs about 7€ to clean a room.

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Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs Banking 98

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 10, 2016

It is one thing to be customer-centric (striving to build customer loyalty by helping your people, processes, and technology deliver customer engagement) and quite another thing to let your people become customer doormats.

Leadership 100

Leadership Hotels Loyalty Customer Centricity 100

SurveySensum

JUNE 25, 2019

Offering exceptional guest experience is on the priority list for successful restaurants or hotels. The question here is how customer experience managers of restaurants or hotels can influence word-of-mouth advertising.

Guest Experience 75

Guest Experience Management Hotels Return on Investment 75

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Hotel brands sometimes thank customers for their 10th or 100th stay. Support your customers’ goals. What about when they complete a training process or post about your brand on social media? Look for milestones. Are there milestones to recognize? Can you plan for appreciation at key points in the relationship?

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How To Airlines Social Media Tips 372

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Sometimes it’s something small – like the fleeting thought of being a loyal customer and never hearing “thanks” – and sometimes it’s big, like spending the better part of the morning on the phone disputing a hotel charge for 2 rooms when I was only occupying one of them.

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Company Hotels Social Media Innovation 231

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2017

10+ Times Hotels Surprised Everyone With Their Creativity by Sarune Mac. Bored Panda) If you stay at hotels often, you know that most of them seem to offer the same old thing – mildly friendly reception, a decent bed, and a warm shower. Why does my business have such angry customers? by John Walls.

Net Promoter Score 51

Net Promoter Score Customer Service Hotels Effort Score 51

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 27, 2016

I am proud to say that Horst Shultze, the founder of the modern-day Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, has been a mentor. One day, I was asking Horst about a client of mine that was struggling to engage customers.

Customer Experience 223

Customer Experience Hotels Leadership Customers 223

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Hotel giant Hilton recently dropped the H from its rewards program , replacing the linguistically puzzling Hilton HHonors with an easier to pronounce version, Hilton Honors. The new rewards program will be the first in the industry to allow members to combine points and money for a hotel visit. The change is more than cosmetic.

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Rewards Programs Hotels Travel Chief Customer Officer 60

Lithium

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A lot has happened since last year’s Spredfast SmartSocial and Lithium CX Live events —we’ve merged the people, products, and expertise of two leaders in digital customer engagement into one company: Khoros. Our customers are at the heart of this journey and we are so excited to offer you a new event series with even more value.

Engagement 40

Engagement Hotels Trends Customer Engagement 40

Comm100

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For instance, HelloFresh brand had issues with response time, they needed to have separate customer service representatives to tackle the messages from social media, and sometimes they were quite late with their response. Chatbots are great at starting conversations and keeping potential customers engaged.

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Chatbots Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Representative Social Media 134

Bold360

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This year, we’ll be reimagining customer engagement start to finish, from first touch through resolution. By rethinking every area of customer engagement, you just might find new ways to differentiate your business. CXNext 2020: Engagement Redefined. Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, Boston, MA.

Engagement 52

Engagement Case Study Hotels Connections 52

ENGAGE.cx

OCTOBER 13, 2016

It starts with you jumping online to check out the availability with your favorite hotel company at your targeted destination. The staff greets you by name, assures you your corner room is ready, and offers to make you VIP reservations at the hotel restaurant, complete with two complimentary drink vouchers. Sound too good to be true?

Engagement 40

Engagement Guest Experience Hotels Hospitality 40

Currency Alliance

JUNE 1, 2020

If you operate a hotel or airline, the margin on incremental revenue from rooms or seats that would have gone unsold is more than 80%. Create ‘wow’ moments to keep customers engaged. And don’t forget, when customers engage, you get the data and permission to continue marketing directly to them.

Loyalty 72

Loyalty Consumers Marketing Loyalty Programs 72

Gravy Analytics

AUGUST 19, 2019

You can also segment devices by frequency of visit to better understand customer engagement with your brand. As consumers go about their daily lives – visiting grocery or clothing stores, traveling out-of-town for a concert, and staying at a hotel – new visits are automatically created and added to the file.

Hotels 71

Hotels Travel ROI Consulting 71

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

It organizes all your travel information in one place, so when I land in a strange airport, I can check the app on my phone to remember which hotel I booked and not rely on my memory. 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience.

Social Media 110

Social Media Travel Rewards Programs Innovation 110