Kustomer

AUGUST 26, 2022

Not only should businesses be considering podcasts as part of their own marketing strategies, but they should also be utilizing the wealth of insights in podcasts to evaluate and improve their own customer experiences. Customer experience (CX) professionals have to make a concerted effort to keep up with the ever-changing CX field.

Customer Experience 105

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Competitive Advantage Hospitality 105

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In 2003 there were 30 Chief Customer Officers worldwide according to the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Council, reaching 450 by 2011. Earlier this month, Thomasz Tungaz, a venture capitalist at RedPoint, published a blog titled “Why your SaaS Startup Needs a VP of Customer Success Sooner than you Might Think”.

Customer Experience 302

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer B2B Conference 302

ijgolding

AUGUST 7, 2014

If you are looking for a quiet romantic place to meet up for a drink; a location to watch the football with your mates; or a venue to take the family for Sunday lunch, the multi purpose experience maker that is the British pub can tick most boxes. In 2014, a staggering number of 28 pubs are still being closed every week. Pub Visited.

Customer Experience 201

Customer Experience Customers Training Customer Retention 201

Customer Bliss

JULY 11, 2017

Catherine Courage is currently the VP of Ads and Commerce User Experience at Google, where she’s been since October 2016. This is his third time around in a tech customer experience role, previously having held similar jobs at DocuSign and Citrix. Episode Overview. She didn’t disappoint. About Catherine.

Leadership 0

Leadership Customer Experience Report Innovation 0

ijgolding

APRIL 25, 2017

In April 2014, I wrote an article entitled, ‘Common Sense – The Not So Magic Customer Experience Ingredient’ – If you did not, or do not want to read it, I told two quite ridiculous tales of the lack of application of common sense. at an experience I had in a four star hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Airlines 164

Airlines Hotels Customer Experience Connections 164

Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

You’ve designed your NPS survey and emailed it to all your customers—and the results are in… but not those you were expecting. When it comes to gauging customer sentiment and loyalty, few metrics enjoy such widespread acclaim as the Net Promoter Score (NPS). Does it spell doom for your business? Think about it.

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NPS Effort Score Customer Centricity Loyalty 208

ijgolding

OCTOBER 24, 2014

October 2014 was not the best day to be a shareholder of two of the world’s retail giants. Too many businesses worry about Shareholders first, automatically placing concerns for customers and employees lower down the list of priorities. I wrote about the ‘Bursting of the Tesco bubble’ in July 2014.

Retail 290

Retail Financial Report Customer Retention 290

AskNicely

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

announces its NPS software — the perennial #1 recommended software for Customer Feedback on G2Crowd — is now on the Salesforce AppExchange. Quickly and easily automate the customer feedback loop to improve your customer experience, be more effective at every touchpoint, and amplify growth. AskNicely, Inc. About AskNicely.

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NPS Net Promoter Score Software Touchpoint 150

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Fellow Customer Experience specialist, Dr Nicola Millard, once said that the best way to reprimand your misbehaving children is not to send them to their room – it is to remove their Wi-Fi!! In 2014, Wi-Fi has become such a critical part of our day to day lives that it is difficult to imagine how we might exist without it.

Social Media 212

Social Media Hotels Entertainment Retail 212

AskNicely

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Customer Feedback Software Leader Renews Title as the Industry’s Most Popular Solution, Receives Top Score in 4 Criteria. “It’s a thrill to repeat as the category leader, especially since customer feedback is central to everything AskNicely is about,” says Aaron Ward, Co-Founder and CEO. Portland, Ore.,

Net Promoter Score 150

Net Promoter Score Software Report Feedback 150

Verint

DECEMBER 28, 2017

One Millimeter Mindset customer retention moves you and your organization one millimeter outside your current comfort level. One of the biggest differences has to do with how we acquire and then retain customers. More importantly, One Millimeter Mindset customer retention is about today and tomorrow, not yesterday.

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Customer Retention Leadership Sales Innovation 36

Lumoa

MAY 19, 2020

There are a lot of stats that showcase how critical a customer experience program is to any business’ success. Some experts feel that companies stand to lose upwards of $75 billion if they don’t deliver a best-in-class experience. Other research points to a slightly lower, but still an eye-popping loss of $44 billion.

How To 259

How To Multi-Channel Return on Investment Strategy 259

ijgolding

MARCH 31, 2017

In fact, one of my most read posts is a review I conducted in 2014, comparing the airlines Emirates and Etihad. So when my friend and fellow CCXP (Certified Customer Experience Professional), Mike Bartlett sent me his own story comparing Delta and Virgin, I felt that others needed to read it too! I took their offer and hung up.

Comparison 120

Comparison Customer Experience Airlines Travel 120

ijgolding

AUGUST 11, 2015

Why is it that an industry that directly affects all of us and one that is heavily regulated with authorities supposedly protecting the interests of consumers/customers, is so often completely failing to deliver experiences that get even slightly close to meeting our expectations? This story is just one of many that exist.

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Industry Customer Experience Customers Customer Retention 120

ijgolding

MARCH 1, 2017

As I wrote last week , when it comes to the world of Customer Experience, many journalists are writing about the subject without necessarily understanding what it is, or that they are even writing about it at all. The post Waterstones – Is it right to do whatever it takes to improve the business AND the Customer Experience?

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Retail Strategy Report 120

CX Journey

APRIL 28, 2015

Image courtesy of LendingMemo I originally wrote today's post for Confirmit in September 2014. Not all returns from your customer experience investments are financial. That's not a purpose; that's an outcome of creating customers. Being customer-focused and customer-centric translates to shareholder value.

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Customer Experience ROI Financial Customers 80

PeopleMetrics

OCTOBER 27, 2014

How can this possibly relate to customer experience? If you’re looking to improve customer experience, maybe it’s best to think of customers you interact with online as fans. Your customers care enough about you to talk to you (and talk to each other about you) on the massive forum that is the internet.

Social Media 102

Social Media Customer Experience Customer Care Interaction 102

Retently

MARCH 23, 2023

You can also learn a surprising amount of tactics and strategies by studying the opposite end of the scale – the world’s least successful companies, from a churn perspective – to compare their common weaknesses and find out what makes their customers so unlikely to recommend them to their peers.

Net Promoter Score 102

Net Promoter Score Company NPS Effort Score 102

CloudCherry

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Key Takeaways from Forrester Report on the State of Customer Analytics. The findings of the 2018 Forrester Report on the State of Customer Analytics are based on an online survey in which 144 North American analytics and measurement pros , from a broad set of industries, took part. Customer Analytics and its diverse applications.

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Analytics Report Analysis Study 256

PeopleMetrics

APRIL 28, 2015

Between 2001 and 2013, the number of large banks grew by 29% while small banks shrank by 24% (from 8,263 to 6,279) (Source: Mercatus Center at George Mason University (c) April 2014 The Financial Brand ). In 2006, the most common reason customers visited a branch was to deposit funds. Maybe you could rebrand yourselves as UberBank?

Banking 48

Banking Customer Experience How To Financial 48

Win the Customer

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The significant benefits of effectively engaging with customers on social channels make the investment worthwhile. “Social care” isn’t anything new, but providing effective multi-channel customer service that includes social care can be pose significant challenges for organizations big and small.

Customer Service 115

Customer Service Social Media Multi-Channel How To 115

ijgolding

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Last week I had the pleasure of writing a Customer Experience Review on low cost airline Norwegian. I intentionally say ‘the pleasure’ as I was pleasantly surprised by the experience – not a common feeling I have in my experiences with airlines. I prepared myself for a long wait.

Airlines 209

Airlines Company Customer Journeys Travel 209

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

We have had the pleasure of working with Caterpillar for a while, and recently I was asked to judge their ‘Excellence in Customer Experience Awards for 2014.’ The way we did business years ago with a small base of customers was one-on-one, face-to-face, and we knew them intimately. “The Communicate Often and Clearly.

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Case Study Employee Engagement Study Engagement 142

One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

This year represents the culmination in an ongoing business pivot – my own leap of faith – I’ve been making since 2014. I work with associations and organizations, like yours, who want to leverage collaborative business models and profitable workforces to retain the customers and members you work so hard to win. .

Customer Retention 67

Customer Retention Sales Consulting Conference 67

Customer Interactions

JULY 7, 2015

CMOs across all industries are expected to stay up-to-date on trends that tie into the customer experience. In this week’s installment, we placed focus on topics such as customer retention, collaboration between departments, and digital transformations.

Customer Retention 28

Customer Retention Trends Industry Customer Experience 28

PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 14, 2014

But, one day, a customer service disaster could explode and go viral. This one customer service call is going to ruin my brand! This ''stay calm'' advice comes with a warning: it''s the lasting customer emotions you need to be concerned about. Go On, Tell Me All About This Customer Service Fail. Social media.

Social Media 93

Social Media Customer Centricity Culture Call Center 93

Calabrio

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As customers become more empowered through technology, so must the organizations that serve them. Analytics in the data-powered contact center are proven to drive KPIs across key metrics, including first contact resolution, cross promotions and overall customer satisfaction. Decreased their customer care costs by 6.3

Contact Center 124

Contact Center Net Promoter Score Data Effort Score 124

CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2020

Facilitating customer self-service using automated contact channels, such as IVR and chatbots is a recognised method of reducing strain on contact centers during spikes in demand. Deploying a range of chatbots, each suited to a specific task, can greatly enhance the customer experience and deliver substantial benefits to the business.

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Self Service Chatbots Contact Center Policies 64

CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Guessing has no place in a changing customer success industry. Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

Financial 52

Financial Metrics Customer Success Customer Retention 52

CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Guessing has no place in a changing customer success industry. Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

Financial 52

Financial Metrics Customer Success Customer Retention 52

CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Guessing has no place in a changing customer success industry. Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

Financial 52

Financial Metrics Customer Success Customer Retention 52

delighted

JANUARY 7, 2020

Back in 2015, Forrester Research uncovered that customer experience was the number one priority for business and technology leaders. A Walker study found that by the end of 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator.

Trends 40

Trends Brands Customer Experience Survey 40

ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2017

Amy Downs on How Customer Obsession Can Drive Your Bottom Line. Are you obsessing about taking care of your customers? Shep Hyken interviews Amy Downs, Chief Customer Success and Happiness Officer at Lifesize, a connected video conferencing company, about why you should be obsessed about taking care of your customers.

Net Promoter Score 73

Net Promoter Score Effort Score Customer Retention Loyalty 73

ShepHyken

AUGUST 22, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. 45 Ways to Improve Your Customer Churn Rate by Dev Tandon. TheKiniGroup) Here are 45 different ways for your team to reduce churn, at every step of the customer management process. My Comment: How can you increase customer retention?

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Customer Service Customer Retention Customer Service Training Customer Expectations 0

Clarabridge

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Banks encounter many of the same problems as other enterprises— customer retention and loyalty, revenue growth, etc. These problems all point to the same solution – the need to understand exactly what customers are thinking and feeling about your brand. 22% of customers think banks are all the same.

Banking 40

Banking Financial eBook Advertising 40

Clarabridge

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Banks encounter many of the same problems as other enterprises— customer retention and loyalty, revenue growth, etc. These problems all point to the same solution – the need to understand exactly what customers are thinking and feeling about your brand. 22% of customers think banks are all the same.

Banking 40

Banking Financial eBook Advertising 40

ProProfs Chat

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“What can help me get committed and loyal customers?”. But trust me, factors like: Product quality, Awesome support, Marketing reach, Efforts to engage customers, . Efforts to retain customers, help you formulate effective loyalty programs that your customers enjoy being a part of. Benefits of Improving Customer Loyalty.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Social Media Retail 109