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Resourcing up the silos – Beth Richardson investigates the world of customer experience job vacancies!

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The words customer-centric and silos do not sit happily in the same sentence. Silos harm culture and damage customer experiences. A customer-centric organisation is naturally collaborative, seeing everything from the customers point of view. And they hold businesses back.

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What Customer-Centric Companies Must Do To Become Customer-Obsessed

Beyond Philosophy

In building relationships with customers, and value for them, my long-time observation is that most organizations tend to progress through several stages of performance as they are becoming truly customer-centric: a) customer awareness, b) customer sensitivity, c) customer focus, and d) customer obsession.

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How to Identify Weaknesses in Your Customer Journey Map

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These are the basics of delivering the promised experience and should be addressed. But what about customer requests that, if implemented, would undermine the brand promise? Say you fly on Southwest Airlines and don’t care for their A/B/C boarding scheme with no assigned seats. Some call it a “ cattle call.”

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Great customer experiences don't happen by accident

Hello Customer

"That uniqueness shines through in a good brand promise and associated customer promises, reflecting who you are and what you stand for. A great example Bloem cited in her keynote is the airline Emirates. So customers know what they can count on Emirates for; comfort, class and luxury. They are also very consistent in this.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of December 9, 2019

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Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Customer-Centric Questions to Create Irresistible Value by Josh Linkner. How a customer service project is helping Southwest Airlines realise its 360-customer vision by Nadia Cameron.

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Making Optimal Customer Experience A Focus of Your Company’s (And Your) Thinking and Doing: The Case for Foundation and Advanced CEM Training

Beyond Philosophy

They market, and create experiences, within the branded vision. Southwest Airlines could offer first-class seating, but they don’t. Every function delivering experience is ‘closed-loop’, maintaining balance between customer expectations and what is actually executed. Seven key customer experience questions.

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What really makes customers happy?

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Over time, several words have been used to describe the organisational focus on customers. They include: Customer Experience. Customer Focus. Customer Centricity. Customer Service. Customer Success. Customer Outcomes. Customer Relationship Management. Customer Management.