Storyminers

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Last week’s post predicted that customers won’t stand for technology that constantly sells to them. It predicted 2016 as the year predictive analytics and other ‘sensing’ technologies will be used to serve customers first. Chick-fil-A [private], now America’s favorite chain restaurant, is proof.

Sales 100

Sales Analytics Technology Brands 100

Michelli Experience

APRIL 14, 2017

According to Bruce Temkin’s 2016 study , after a positive emotional experience, customers are 15 times more likely to recommend a company. But do the current solutions deliver on the key question that companies should be asking themselves: How can we provide a positive emotional experience to our customers?

Analysis 223

Analysis Feedback Effort Score NPS 223

Michelli Experience

MARCH 11, 2016

In 2016, mobile marketing will be a must-have by many businesses. In 2016, over 2 billion consumers are expected to purchase smartphones worldwide. Mobile technology has reached unprecedented levels on innovation. Media-centric advertisements, immersive SMS and dynamic social media environments are to be expected.

Technology 100

Technology Company Marketing Loyalty Programs 100

Storyminers

APRIL 28, 2016

How much can you learn about the present and the future Customer Experience Design in 7 minutes? Find out by reading an interview I did with Marketforce 20/20 , a European Union producer of customer experience conferences. Which experiences around the world impress you most?

Customer Experience Design 113

Customer Experience Design Customer Experience Conference Analytics 113

Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Training Customer Service Training How To 40

Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics. August 10, 2016 1:00pm ET – 2:00pm ET.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Training Customer Service Training How To 40

Michelli Experience

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Ernie is the now 93-year-old, World War II veteran, who started a coast-to-coast run on August 7, 2013,which he completed (some 3,000 miles later) on August 20, 2016. I saw this same passion for mastery when I ran earlier in the year with Ernie Andrus. With the passion I have for making it to the finish line, nothing will stop me.”

Engagement 100

Engagement Entertainment Conference Analysis 100

Storyminers

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Last week’s post predicted that customers won’t stand for technology that constantly sells to them. It predicted 2016 as the year predictive analytics and other ‘sensing’ technologies will be used to serve customers first. Chick-fil-A [private], now America’s favorite chain restaurant , is proof.

Sales 113

Sales Hospitality Guest Experience Culture 113

Storyminers

JULY 11, 2016

I had the opportunity to peek at the future when I attended the CRM 2016 event produced by SAPInsider at the Las Vegas Convention Center in March as an analyst (no fee, no favors). These information needs are decidedly different than the tools that have served business well for the last 100 years. The good news is – there is a way!

Self Service 100

Self Service B2C CRM Technology 100

Michelli Experience

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

This keeps customers happy and keeps them evangelizing the brand, resulting in high customer satisfaction numbers. Tesla not only holds strong satisfaction numbers, as referenced by Jameson but more importantly it drives enviable loyalty among its existing customers. The Payoff.

Consulting 113

Consulting Automotive Retail Software 113

Strativity

APRIL 19, 2016

Customer experience design and management consulting firm, Strativity Group, Inc. Peters appointment marks the next step in Touchpoint Dashboard’s launch of a full suite of products and professional services, including local journey mapping workshops and trainings that will begin in the second-half of 2016.

Touchpoint 40

Touchpoint Customer Journeys Consulting Groups 40

Storyminers

MAY 16, 2016

[Originally published on APADMI Apr 20, 2016 – Advice & Guides, Blog as:]. our research has revealed that not all retailers are using each channel to full effect and mobile apps are not up to scratch or consistent with the experience shoppers may have on the retailer’s website or in-store. Looking at the future of retail?

Retail 113

Retail Omni-Channel Ecommerce Multi-Channel 113

Michelli Experience

JULY 25, 2017

In last week’s blog , I highlighted a US decline in social trust (a precipitous drop of 46% points from 1964 to 2016). I also opined on the critical role of trust in strengthening the social contract between businesses and customers. You might say I am on a “trust” kick. Finally, I asserted that trust begets trust.

Consulting 113

Consulting Touchpoint Leadership Employee Engagement 113

ERDM

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com During a recent conversation with Ruth Crowley, vice president of customer experience design at Lowe’s, I was struck by her statement that “to the customer, it is not an omnichannel experience. It is their experience.” Read on for our conversation.

Customer Journeys 40

Customer Journeys Retail Omni-Channel Entertainment 40

ERDM

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com During a recent conversation with Ruth Crowley, vice president of customer experience design at Lowe’s, I was struck by her statement that “to the customer, it is not an omnichannel experience. It is their experience.” Read on for our conversation.

Customer Journeys 40

Customer Journeys Retail Omni-Channel Entertainment 40

Michelli Experience

APRIL 14, 2017

According to Bruce Temkin’s 2016 study , after a positive emotional experience, customers are 15 times more likely to recommend a company. But do the current solutions deliver on the key question that companies should be asking themselves: How can we provide a positive emotional experience to our customers?

Analysis 100

Analysis Feedback Effort Score NPS 100

Think Customers

MAY 10, 2016

Brant, Director, Global Guest Experience & Innovation at Dorchester Collection , a luxury hotel operator whose properties include The Beverly Hills Hotel, The Dorchester, and Hotel Bel-Air. Brant while attending the MaritzCX CXFusion 2016 conference in Las Vegas last month.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Hotels Guest Experience Conference 40

CX Journey

MAY 3, 2016

This is a modified version of that post, which appeared on their blog on March 30, 2016. The Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) was established in 2011 to support and to advance the customer experience profession, to set standards for the profession, and to increase the visibility of these long-unsung heroes.

Customer Experience 80

Customer Experience Customer Experience Professionals ROI Metrics 80

CX Workout - Ideas Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

My name is Alexander Doak and I’m the director of customer success at CX Workout. CX Workout is a Boston based customer experience design firm and a subsidiary of the service profit chain institute. Okay, welcome everyone, thank you so much for joining us for today’s webinar.

Leadership 40

Leadership Course Case Study Social Media 40

CX Workout - Ideas Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

My name is Alexander Doak and I’m the director of customer success at CX Workout. CX Workout is a Boston based customer experience design firm and a subsidiary of the service profit chain institute. Okay, welcome everyone, thank you so much for joining us for today’s webinar.

Leadership 40

Leadership Course Case Study Social Media 40

CX Workout - Ideas Blog

AUGUST 3, 2018

My name is Alexander Doak and I’m the director of customer success at CX Workout. CX Workout is a Boston based customer experience design firm and a subsidiary of the service profit chain institute. Okay, welcome everyone, thank you so much for joining us for today’s webinar.

Leadership 40

Leadership Course Case Study Social Media 40

Storyminers

JUNE 20, 2016

Why not focus on the efficiency of the call center instead of delivering better customer outcomes? For well over 100 years, businesses leaders have made decisions based on what is right for the business. Business profitability first. Everything else second. Why not buy cheap chairs for the restaurant?

Call Center 100

Call Center Customer Experience Design CRM Customers 100

Storyminers

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In 2016, ten companies fell from 101 to 253 ranking places. In October, I attended the SAP Hybris Americas Summit 2016 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where I got to experience the latest tech, commercial case studies, and omnichannel ideas first-hand. In 2015, 26 companies (that’s 5%) disappeared from the list. I’m no longer hesitant.

Omni-Channel 183

Omni-Channel System Case Study Leadership 183

Strativity

AUGUST 28, 2016

is the undisputed leader in customer experience design and transformation. 29, 2016) — Strativity Group, Inc. was honored by New Jersey SmartCEO as one of the 2016 Corporate Culture Award winners. 1, 2016 at the Starland Ballroom. “In Strativity Group Inc. Hackensack, NJ (Aug.

Culture 40

Culture Groups Competitive Advantage Customer Experience Design 40

Strativity

AUGUST 17, 2016

is the undisputed leader in customer experience design and transformation . NEW YORK, August 17, 2016 — Inc. magazine today ranked leading Customer Experience Design and Transformation firm, Strativity Group Inc. 500|5000 Methodology The 2016 Inc. Strativity Group Inc. More about Inc.

Groups 40

Groups Conference Customer Experience Design Measurement 40

Storyminers

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Most vendors I spoke with at this year’s show justified the existence of their product(s) with claims about how it improved the customer experience, saved money, and made business more efficient and/or more profitable. Fast forward to 2016. Now, sensing what customers want happens in faster cycles, sometimes in near real time.

Retail 124

Retail Omni-Channel Software Video 124

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Since, according to the Institute of Customer Service (ICS), most customer complaints (62%) aren’t about products per se but rather about the way people treat customers during service interactions, investing time and money to, select, train and develop service talent creates a huge opportunity. Investing in service excellence.

Training 133

Training Social Media Consulting Customer Experience 133

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

She held a number of CX leadership roles in FTSE 100 organizations and later founded her own customer experience design based consultancy firm, CMXperience. She is a Speaker, Author, and Customer Success Influencer. She is a former Chief Customer Officer of Copper and a former Board advisor at GetCatalyst.io

Customer Experience 132

Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 29, 2015

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Infographics 100

Infographics Consulting Employee Engagement Customer Experience Design 100

Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

OKRs can also help improve product testing, customer training webinars, corporate content, employee coaching and training programs, help center resources, and customer experience design. According to a 2016 Aberdeen study , contact centers using gamification (trivia games, peer challenges, etc.)

Customer Service Training 97

Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 97

Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

OKRs can also help improve product testing, customer training webinars, corporate content, employee coaching and training programs, help center resources, and customer experience design. Provide a mix of learning aids and experiences, including peer-led training (a team favorite).

Customer Service Training 62

Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 62

Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

OKRs can also help improve product testing, customer training webinars, corporate content, employee coaching and training programs, help center resources, and customer experience design. Provide a mix of learning aids and experiences, including peer-led training (a team favorite).

Customer Service Training 40

Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 40

Bold360

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

In 2016, the customer experience became the focal point of marketing, acquisition, onboarding, UX design, and many other core business functions. “I have learned in 2016 that our customers (aged 18-24 years old or the millennials) spend most of their time…” On their mobile devices.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Omni-Channel Social Media Self Service 40

Storyminers

APRIL 11, 2016

This Interview was conducted by ReachForce and first appeared March 9, 2016 . Mike Wittenstein leads Storyminers, a pioneering customer experience design firm based in Atlanta. We recently checked in with them to discuss some of the challenges enterprises face in managing customer experience today.

Customer Experience Management 140

Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Management B2B 140