Experience Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2015

With this post, I’m declaring 2016 “ The Year of Emotion.”. We agree and believe that customer experience is a reflection an organization’s culture and operating processes. We saw a surge of interest in the topic of culture in 2015, and we expect even more executives to begin the long-term journey of culture change in 2016.

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Smith+co CX

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Part one of a new series from Smith+Co exploring business value, communication and empathy. Another week, and another brand fails to live up to its values that promise so much. “It is a c**k-up of monumental proportions and it comes after more recent bad news for its customers. It reeks of shallowness.

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Smith+co CX

JANUARY 21, 2016

I know I don’t just speak for myself when I say it’s good to see the back of those sleep-inducing articles that start with “Five predictions for 2016” and “2016 the year of the blah blah blah”. How to digitalise your digital digits in the digital year of 2016”. Everything starts and ends with your customer, and it always will.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 The art of dating your customer in Asia Pacific. Published on: December 07, 2016. Author: Vincent Giraud Often when describing the customer relationship, companies talk about beating competitors to win and retain consumers. Equally, don’t make promises that you can’t keep.

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Customer Alignment

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In 2016, Ikea, Homebase and Asda also chose not to take part in Black Friday. Asda’s spokesman stated: “Following feedback from customers that they wanted low prices throughout the festive season and not just for one day, Asda took the decision to step away from Black Friday.” Game and Debenhams also fared well in 2016.

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Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s 2018, and customer expectations are changing faster than ever. While some businesses have struggled to withstand the shifting tides, others have reacted in a timely enough fashion to keep up (at least minimally) with changing customer expectations. Organic Mobile Experiences Blur Channel Lines.

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Stella Connect

JANUARY 30, 2017

Last month, at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show 2017 , we partnered with lululemon’s Guest Education Centre director Dave Pitsch to present “Lessons Learned from 2016 Holiday Shopping.”. Normally, customers don’t have a say in how this person is defined. It Ensures Customer Expectations Are Met.

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