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Customer Experience Professionals: Why We Do What We Do

ijgolding

KS: My foray into the CX discipline came about in 2004 quite by chance when, after years of serving in customer-facing roles, I received an offer I couldn’t refuse—to manage the Voice of the Customer program of a US-based B2B organization. This post originally appeared on the CXPA Blog on November 10, 2016.

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The desire to make a difference in creating a customer-oriented culture – an interview with Kathy van de Laar

ijgolding

Today I am absolutely delighted to share my interview with passionate Customer Experience Professional, Kathy van de Laar – enjoy… Ian. It’s shocking to me still sometimes how far removed we are from being able to look through the eyes of our customers. I started EarlyBridge in 2004.

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CX vs. UX: The Yin and Yang of Customer Loyalty

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[i] In this way, having a customer experience czar makes a whole lot of sense. CX vs. UX in the Real World In reality, customer experience teams rarely have the top oversight seat in the house. More often, they oversee operational issues or marketing, but not the whole enchilada. But they should.

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Nintendo: The tech company with CX at its gaming core

CX Ahead

One that drives revenue through a focus on customer value, enriching relationships and reducing price sensitivity and churn rates. Jeanne Bliss , a CX thought leader, puts forward three fundamental truths on CX strategy: Customers are assets, not costs Customer experience professionals need to earn the right to do the work (i.e.

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Top 50 Customer Service Leaders – Best Customer Experience Influencers

Storyminers

Aimee has over 20 years of experience improving service delivery and transforming CX through people development and process improvement initiatives. Her areas of expertise include market research, program management, marketing, instructional design, and training. Annette Franz. Barry Dalton.

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Top 50 Customer Service Leaders – Best Customer Experience Influencers

Storyminers

Aimee has over 20 years of experience improving service delivery and transforming CX through people development and process improvement initiatives. Her areas of expertise include market research, program management, marketing, instructional design, and training. Annette Franz. Barry Dalton.

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Talkdesk CX Tour London: Preview with Adrian Swinscoe

Talkdesk

Shell went through some changes in 2004 and I left and decided I was going to try and do something a bit more independent. But, and then around about, sort of, 2008, 2009 I thought, well if I’m going to make a fair go of this idea of being independent, then I can see the way the market was developing.