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Actions MUST speak louder than Words: United Airlines eat humble pie!

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Last week I wrote an article on the subject of ‘common sense’ To be more accurate, I wrote about the lack of common sense and how it’s absence was continuing to destroy customer experiences all over the world. Oscar Munoz, Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines, speaks during the 2017 Aviation Summit hosted by the U.S.

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Customer Service Trends 2018: Creating Effortless Customer-Centric Experiences

Kayako

Did the comparison site or airline double book me? I got my answer in the end (and my refund), but it wasn’t an ideal way to spend the first hour of my Sunday morning or my first customer service transaction this year that stressed out. Becoming customer-centric will be the goal of most businesses this year.

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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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People – Never Underestimate How Important They Are in the World of Customer Experience

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The most customer centric organisations in the world recognise and very much appreciate this fact. I always state the Ritz Carlton’s approach when bringing this to life – the relationship they want their business to have with customers is described by them as ‘Ladies & Gentlemen serving Ladies & Gentlemen’.

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eBay & PayPal’s Split is Good for Customers

Beyond Philosophy

Coming out from under eBay’s shadow will let them blossom, into what I hope will become a Customer-centric organization. They have Customer-centric leadership. It’s great that their new CEO, Dan Shulman is coming from American Express, a highly Customer-centric company. Airlines don’t either.

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Customer Engagement is an Enterprise-wide Imperative

ClearAction

When the CEO of Air New Zealand made the mindset shift replacing We Fly Planes with We Fly People 1 , the whole company began to focus on empowering customer engagement. Since that time it has consistently been among the highest profitable of full-service airlines around the world. Customers are never satisfied.

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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.