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5 Strategies for CX Excellence

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After all, there is no cash without customers and employees! Start your customer experience feedback program with your most important touchpoint. You probably interact with customers in a variety of ways: website, app, contact center, location, field services, etc. Contact PeopleMetrics: About the Author.

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Lesson #7: CX Is NOT The Same As Customer Service. Know The Difference.

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Customer service is part of the overall customer experience, not the entire customer experience. It is vital to understand the difference between CX and CS as you implement Voice of the Customer (VoC). Sean McDade, PhD is the author of Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold.

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If you want a consistent experience across all touchpoints, you must ask for customer feedback at each one

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In Location: refers to an actual in-person customer experience, such as a retail store, restaurant, or hotel. Field Services: customers interact with a company in their home. No matter how your customer interacts with you, the ultimate goal is to have a consistent “omnichannel” experience.

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Alerts Are For More Than Recovering From Poor Experiences. Remember to Recognize Your Stars Too.

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The people who are facing customers are on the "front stage," and they are supported by those "backstage.". In a law firm, for instance, the partners are front stage, interacting with clients, while the assistants and paralegals are backstage, making those partners successful in the eyes of the client.

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Lesson #10: B2B VoC and B2C VoC Are Completely Different

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Each relationship and each interaction provide touchpoints for VoC feedback in B2B. Those in B2C need to embrace the fact that they probably have more customer feedback than they know what to do with. Sean McDade, PhD is the author of Listen or Die: 40 Lessons That Turn Customer Feedback Into Gold.

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The One Relationship That Determines The Success of Your VoC Program

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As the lead of the customer experience team, you have to be multi-functional, with the right mindset and communication skills to connect with different personalities. This will help when interacting with your IT department, in that y ou’ll have to be incredibly specific about what you need. Legal & Procurement.

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#CXSecrets: Collecting Feedback IS a Touchpoint

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Are you familiar with all the different ways your customers interact with your business? Whether you're a seasoned CX professional or you've never heard of CX, chances are you at least have some basic notion of the areas, or touchpoints, where customers interact with your organization. The forgotten touchpoint.