Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. As the third in our series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer centricity, let’s look at: Customer Strategy.

Net Promoter Score 163

Net Promoter Score Strategy Customer Centricity CEM 163

GetFeedback

JULY 11, 2018

When you’re truly in sync with your customers, it shows. Customer support is frictionless. And customers are happy to send new business your way. Despite all the customer data and technology at our disposal, most companies don’t know their customers as well as they think they do.

CRM 207

CRM Social Media Customer Satisfaction Customer Centricity 207

Comm100

JUNE 15, 2022

Digital customer engagement is always evolving. Just as live chat was a technological leap over telephone communication and is proving to be the most essential of all channels, chatbots are the latest technological milestone in customer support. Provide cost-effective 24/7 support to improve customer engagement.

Chatbots 197

Chatbots Industry Customer Service Wait Times 197

Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? Author: Olivier Njamfa As we enter 2016, I’m already seeing plenty of predictions about what the year will bring for the customer experience and customer service markets. Published on: January 06, 2016. Read the full post here.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Experience Social Media Insurance 48

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 31, 2014

2015 is locked and loaded, right? All set with your shiny new strategies and bold new plans? We have big plans ourselves in 2015. In the months ahead, 360Connext will be offering some great content to help you deliver MORE for your customers. Our mission, after all, is to create fewer ruined days for customers.

Entertainment 247

Entertainment Leadership Social Media B2B 247

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Do you allow Customers to use whatever channel they wish to communicate with you, or do you restrict them to one or two channels? The answer to this question can show how Customer centric your company is. This post is the fifth in a series of nine posts that uses our Naïve to Natural customer-centricity assessment.

Customer Centricity 129

Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Net Promoter Score Strategy 129

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Unfortunately, all that passion doesn’t translate to a sustainable customer experience strategy. Here are some ways entrepreneurs typically fail at customer experience: 1. Customer experience is not part of their mission. This inevitably leads to problems and customers disappear. They need customers.

Customer Experience 272

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Leadership Airlines 272

PeopleMetrics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In keeping with millennia of human tradition, let’s look back at our top ten blog posts from 2015. Without further ado, here's number 10: Starting off this list is a post for those who are confused about how to measure customer experience improvement. It examines two popular transactional customer experience metrics.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Banking Metrics Customer Experience Management 48

Think Customers

JUNE 24, 2015

Drawing in new customers is more challenging than ever as companies compete to engage consumers who have a rapidly shrinking attention span and high expectations. Here are three takeaways for your own customer acquisition strategy. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

Strategy 40

Strategy Innovation Customer Engagement Customers 40

PeopleMetrics

JULY 14, 2015

These individuals received the most customer recognition through PeopleMetrics customer experience software in 2014, proving their consistency in going above and beyond to deliver for customers. Winners of the 2015 Award are: Jen Beier of 1st National Bank. They are attuned to customer and client needs.

Customer Centricity 48

Customer Centricity Brands Hotels Banking 48

Think Customers

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Disruption in business involves having the ability to sense changes occurring in technology, customer behaviors, and product demands and being able to evolve quickly and implement plans outside the norm for long-term survival. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

Innovation 81

Innovation Employee Engagement Trends Customer Engagement 81

SuiteCX

OCTOBER 22, 2015

While research has proven that a focus on improving customer experience directly impacts the bottom line, achieving the organizational and cultural change required to become fully customer-centric is not an easy process. It is critical to get all key departments aligned on your customer experience strategy.

Customer Journeys 100

Customer Journeys Company Customer Centricity Exercises 100

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week we feature an article by Mansi Bhatia who looks at ways organizations can transform contact centers into a customer engagement center. I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Contact Customers on their Preferred Channel.

Contact Center 44

Contact Center Customer Engagement Engagement Customer Service 44

Think Customers

DECEMBER 27, 2015

As we near the end of 2015, it's time to look back at the year's customer experience successes and failures in the hope that companies don't disregard them and that true learning develops from these mistakes. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Customers Company Customer Engagement 40

Think Customers

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Since 2007, the average customer experience in the industries that Forrester tracks has gone up across the board, and the number of truly awful experiences has dropped like a rock. So if your CX is average, it''s just not good enough to win, serve, and retain customers. 2014 wasn''t a good year to be average. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

Loyalty 88

Loyalty Customer Engagement Strategy Engagement 88

Think Customers

JANUARY 3, 2016

As we embark on a new year, we can't forget the dominant trends of 2015. From virtual reality to the rise of the digital world, the past year saw emerging technologies that will likely help to elevate the customer experience throughout 2016. 1to1 Media covered numerous trends that influenced the customer experience.

Customer Journeys 40

Customer Journeys Customer Experience Engagement Trends 40

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Customer Experience. “In In 2015, it gained momentum. Now, in 2016, it’s so important, it pulls other priorities into its orbit,” explained Travis, drawing parallel between customer experience and the sun. During a 12-month period between 2014 and 2015, Calabrio recorded more than one billion calls.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Contact Center Omni-Channel Analytics 100

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

Have you ever struggled with how you can listen better to your customers? I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Amy Jackson, Senior Director of Brand Strategy and Consumer Marketing for TripIt from Concur while I was at the South By Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas back in March. Thanks, @TripIt ! —

Social Media 110

Social Media Travel Rewards Programs Innovation 110

ijgolding

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Followers of my blog will know that I am keen to share others perspectives on the subject of Customer Experience when the opportunity arises. ” The big question is HOW do you achieve it – how do you transform an organisation to become Customer Centric? I am delighted to be able to do just that in this post. Bean and OxFam.

Engagement 96

Engagement Customer Centricity How To Culture 96

Think Customers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

While on maternity leave, I took note of some customer experiences that caught my attention--some that I praised and others that left me scratching my head. Here's my list of the most noteworthy customer experiences from the summer of 2015. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Customers Customer Engagement Loyalty 40

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The study, conducted by Forbes Insights in association with ServiceSource , reveals that respondents with the highest levels of RLM maturity are 46 percent more likely to be market leaders in customer revenue growth and 36 percent more likely to be market leaders in profitability than RLM laggards. Carrington, CEO of ServiceSource.

Competitive Advantage 40

Competitive Advantage Study B2B Customer Engagement 40

SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

One of the most compelling reasons to conduct a journey mapping exercise is to get various employee representatives around the room, engaging with one another and finding ways to make positive organizational change. Customer Journey Mapping: Three Ways Journey Mapping Can Drive Employee Engagement. suitecx ©2015, suitecx Inc.

Customer Journeys 100

Customer Journeys Employee Engagement Engagement Exercises 100

InnerTrends

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The goal for the fast signup is to bring in as many leads as possible so that there’s a big pool of users to convert into paying customers. A considered signup will undoubtedly have fewer initial signups but will retain a lot of committed people who ultimately will become paying customers. when you were wavering?).

Case Study 105

Case Study Study Metrics Strategy 105

Martin Hill-Wilson

JUNE 4, 2015

The interplay between customer and employee engagement. Engagement levels are lowest in sales and service functions, where most interactions with customers occur. 50% of service workers are not engaged and an additional 22% are actively disengaged. This is a hot topic. 12 months later this had fallen to 6.5.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement Employee Engagement Roadmap 40

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

I meet many organizations that say they want to exceed Customer expectations at every moment of contact. The first step in exceeding your customer’s expectations is to know those expectations.”. - For most organizations, just meeting their Customer’s expectations would provide a good experience. I tell them they are mad!

Customer Expectations 167

Customer Expectations Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity CEM 167

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 6, 2015

I was in San Diego for the Next Generation Customer Experience conference and when we were offered the opportunity as part of the conference schedule, I jumped at it. Their customer experience challenge started with developing a differentiated customer experience between the Zoo and the Park. The answer – it’s an adventure!

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Conference Customer Experience Professionals Roadmap 110

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 31, 2016

Have you been watching Domino’s global strategy over the recent number of years? All of this disruption is designed to create an enriched customer experience! The first started in 2015 when Domino’s began testing driverless delivery vehicles (something Domino’s calls DRU – Domino’s Robotic Unit ). Oh, it’s DRU.

Technology 189

Technology Travel Innovation Study 189

Alida

MARCH 30, 2017

Price Chopper Supermarkets, an American grocery chain with 136 stores, has one answer: customer insight. At a recent Vision Critical webinar, Sam Trimboli, consumer insights specialist at Price Chopper, joined us to discuss how customer insight is helping the company thrive in the increasingly fragmented grocery industry.

Customer Insights 100

Customer Insights Industry Innovation Sales 100

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Customer feedback can reveal opportunities for major business growth—what customers want, straight from their own mouths. Customers benefit from sharing feedback too. Consumers want a personalized customer experience , and they’re willing to hand over data to get it. The feedback conundrum. This is a unique problem.

Survey 225

Survey Net Promoter Score Feedback Abandon Rate 225

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 9, 2015

But the idea of making it difficult for customers to cancel a subscription service as a business strategy ? That is not a winning strategy for anyone. Why should a customer need to call anyone to cancel? Customers aren’t stupid. I realize the company has goals of retaining as many customers as possible.

Social Media 110

Social Media Consulting Customers Policies 110

Verint

JULY 31, 2017

A well thought-out voice of the customer (VoC) strategy has become a strategic imperative for measuring and improving customers’ experiences, satisfaction and loyalty. Listening, analyzing and acting on the voice of the customer across digital and traditional channels (e.g.,

Strategy 28

Strategy ROI Analytics Survey 28

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 6, 2016

As a Customer Experience consultancy, Beyond Philosophy , we have worked in China on a few occasions. We learned a few things about what to do and what not to do there, as it pertains to Customer Experience. China is still in the early stages of Customer Experience discovery. Let’s take a closer look at each of these points.

Social Media 113

Social Media Multi-Channel Customer Centricity Consulting 113

Think Customers

MARCH 8, 2015

Customer Engagement Customer Experience Customer Loyalty Customer Service Customer Strategy 2015gartner1to1mediacustomerexperienceexcellenceawards customerexperienceleaders cxstrategy' There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

Retail 40

Retail Leadership Loyalty Customer Engagement 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Besides the predictable onslaught of product announcements and amazing trade show booths, many discussions around the needs of future customers took place recently at the Consumer Electronics Show , the behemoth of tech conferences, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robert Schmid (@roberteschmid) January 7, 2015. Here are a few ideas.

Marketing 110

Marketing Conference Innovation Transportation 110

Alida

JULY 28, 2016

To learn more about this topic, join us at the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit , where Lauren Meewes, senior program manager of seller at eBay, and Catherine Makk, vice president of global insights at HarperCollins, will share how to use customer feedback to give context and meaning to big data. One major issue is lack of strategy.

Data 100

Data Social Media Analytics Entertainment 100

Alida

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

In our e-book The 10 Smartest Brands: How They Use the Competitive Advantage of Customer Intelligence , we reveal how companies like D E WALT, LinkedIn and Salomon engage with customers to make better marketing, customer experience and product innovation decisions. Boosting customer satisfaction with Alliant Energy.

ROI 100

ROI Measurement Brands Net Promoter Score 100

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Customer Data is the new currency for contact centers in 2023 and beyond. Businesses can utilize this data to gain a significant competitive edge over their competitors while also creating customer loyalty programs. We will also discuss why customer data privacy and security matter for contact centers.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Data Management Contact Center Software 52