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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

But taking customer experience lightly can be dangerous too. Some studies suggest that poor customer service costs businesses up to $62 million per year. trillion annually when their customers leave – and that’s only in the US. Others are less “optimistic,” saying that companies stand to lose up to $1.6

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Calling CEOs to read emails from your customers and learn about your own business

Helen Dewdney

I'm often asked why I do it myself – but I love it… insights into what our team deal with, opportunities to improve service and systems, spotting trends & arising issues, plus actually helping people inspires me! King of customer emails. Justin King was CEO of Sainsbury’s from 2004 to 2014. Williamson says.