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ESG and the RFP: How to Assess Your Outsourcer’s ESG Efforts

BlueOcean

The first mainstream mention of ESG as a concept came from the United Nations in 2004 in their report titled “ Who Cares Wins.” When you go to RFP for your next outsourcer, how can you verify that the companies you’re engaging are truly committed to running a sustainable, socially aware, ethically governed business?

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10 Customer Service Podcasts to Add to Your Rotation

Kustomer

Since formally hitting the scene in 2004, the podcast space has become an exciting resource and touchstone for business information and trends. Then in 2004, BBC and The Guardian journalist Ben Hammersley merged the words ‘iPod’ with ‘broadcast’ officially coining the term ‘podcast.’ The Power of the Podcast.

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Remaining Competitive in Retail: How to Optimize Customer Experience

CSM Magazine

For retail business, the customer journey extends far beyond the initial sales engagement. Lasting brand loyalty is cultivated from continuous service throughout the lifecycle of any particular product and managing these engagements for quality can be difficult when multiple players are involved. Enhance performance.

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How to Create a Successful Customer Loyalty Program

Michelli Experience

Having worked with Starbucks since 2004, as I began my journey to my first of two books about them ( The Starbucks Experience and later Leading the Starbucks Way ), friends and colleagues are quick to contact me whenever Starbucks makes the news. That goes for both good and bad news!

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53 Incredible Facebook Statistics and Facts

Brandwatch CX

Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004 , by Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard College roommates. In March 2004 , Facebook expanded to the universities of Columbia, Stanford, and Yale. Facebook is now the 4th most valuable brand in the world with a value of $73.5bn. Although 75% of brands will pay to promote posts.

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Make the Experience Faster and More Personal

Michelli Experience

I have been involved with Starbucks since 2004, beginning with initial research I conducted for my first of two books about them (The Starbucks Experience). In addition to partner engagement, leadership is also targeting customer experience enhancements driven by process changes and technology deployment.

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ROI and the Secure Customer Index (SCI)

Horizon CX

The company President, and those who did not have direct day-to-day customer engagement, and whose responsibility was to fulfill shareholder expectations, insisted that the top priority were the quarterly financials. In 2004, D. The analogy of pushing wet spaghetti up a hill was often raised. Randall Brandt at Burke, Inc.

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