ShepHyken

MAY 28, 2018

Luckily, today we know far more about how to provide people with the experience they want. And it all begins with employees. My Comment: Every year the stats from numerous reports remind us that a good customer experience starts with a good employee experience. My Comment: Loyalty programs can be powerful.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Social Media Loyalty 77

Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

She has over 25 years of experience in guiding businesses on customer experience and helping them understand the importance of the employee experience. Arie is a Customer Strategy, Customer Lifecycle Management, Customer Insight, and Innovation Consultant. Augie Ray Follow @augieray.

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Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Consulting Customer Journeys 130

Customers Rock!

MAY 5, 2011

This book has actually been a long time in the making – not so much from the perspective of how long it took to write it (see The Story below) but from the perspective that I have had this book in mind since before I began this blog in December of 2006. In fact, one of the reasons I started Customers Rock!

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Social Media Customer Centricity Case Study Loyalty 198

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

My second book, “ Revolutionize your Customer Experience ” revealed new research that showed all organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural’ in the way they focus on the Customer. What Your People Need to be More Customer Focused. Define your desired Employee experience.

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Social Media Customer Centricity Culture Employee Experience 92

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages and relationships between customer experience and employee experience/behavior. Enterprises typically focus on employee satisfaction or engagement, in the belief that high levels in either area will directly drive customer loyalty.

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Survey Company Leadership Study 111

One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 5, 2018

However, do engaged employees, effectively and impactfully, pay employee experiences forward? When engaging with and serving customers? First, does employee-focus translate into customer-focus? Second, not every employee perceives their relationship with customers the same way.

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Engagement Culture Employee Engagement Employee Experience 63

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

My second book, “ Revolutionize your Customer Experience ” revealed new research that showed all organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural’ in the way they focus on the Customer. What Your People Need to be More Customer Focused. Define your desired Employee experience.

Social Media 68

Social Media Customer Centricity Culture Employee Experience 68

Integrity Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In fact, exceptional customer service is more than a functional role; it’s a purpose, rooted in a culture and an understanding of what it means to be truly customer-focused. It’s smart business, too, considering 90% of Americans use customer service as a factor in deciding whether or not to do business with a company.

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Customer Service Self Service Banking Culture 67

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It represents a holistic approach that is aimed at transforming call center functions into a streamlined, customer-focused powerhouse. The ultimate objectives are crystal clear: Boost Customer Satisfaction : Happy customers are loyal customers. Call center optimization goes beyond minor operational adjustments.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 5, 2017

First, it demands a belief that emotions are the most significant influence (over 50%) of the outcome of a Customer Experience. Second, it involves a commitment to a customer focus. Customer Experience Champions Should Champion Call Center Employees. Call center employees have a complicated job.

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Call Center Contact Center Training Study 111

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 15, 2019

Employees are the center of customer service because what happens on the inside of a company, will eventually show up on the “outside.” If your organization has an unhealthy employee experience, meaning there is no trust and departments aren’t talking to each other, etc., To listen in , please click here.

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Culture Customer Service Leadership Airlines 114

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2018

Companies are fond of saying that employees are their most powerful resource, and in many ways – especially their influence on customer loyalty – that’s been well proven. Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages and relationships between customer experience and employee experience/behavior.

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Survey How To Culture Leadership 68

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Downie said that the focus is often on getting all the objective parts right but not focusing on the emotional parts of the experience. Since we know over 50% of the Customer Experience is emotional, he would start with a Customer focus as his basis for design, with a particular emphasis on the interaction with the Customer.

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ROI Net Promoter Score CEM Conference 74

Michelli Experience

APRIL 27, 2016

As a professional speaker, I envisioned possible stage benefits from learning improvisational comedy skills but I hadn’t appreciated the benefits that improv training would provide me in my role as a leader or as a consultant charged with helping organizations increase the quality of experiences they provided to their customers.

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Michelli is an internationally sought-after speaker, New York Times bestselling author of business books “The Starbucks Experience”, “The New Gold Standard”, “Prescription for Excellence”, and “Driven to Delight”, and an organizational consultant. He specializes in customer experience strategies, customer service engagement, and loyalty.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

Michel Falcon Experience

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Back when I was hustling to become a customer experience consultant and keynote speaker, I spent 1000′s of hours researching how companies become leaders in customer experience. I examined companies like Starbucks and Zappos in awe of how they grew to become a world-renowned, customer focused organization.

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Course Training Competitive Advantage Customer Retention 154

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

It’s part of creating and sustaining ambassadorial behavior, a state of higher purpose, fulfillment and action among employees, So, the key question: How does the enterprise not just reduce Employment Risk , but build purpose and fulfillment, especially where staff experience, focus, and motivation are concerned?

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e-support Banking Culture Consulting 89

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 19, 2015

However, when this organization, and others in the employee engagement research, training and consultation space, makes claims that engagement, in and of itself, contributes to customer value and loyalty behavior, two important questions need to be asked. Employee Engagement Reaches Three-Year High.” correlation.

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Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Experience Effort Score 60

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2016

Whenever this is surfaced, it’s useful to ask some relevant questions with regard to ultimate enterprise value, particularly the employee experience vis-à-vis the customer experience. What takes precedence, employees or customers? Which came first, cowboys or saloons? Chickens or eggs?

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Company Chief Customer Officer Employee Engagement Leadership 60

Wootric CX Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

He’s also a creative experience designer and a fanatical student of business and human behavior, so he continue to research, examine, and share insights about how organizations can improve their performance. For useful insights on CX, read his blog, Experience Matters. Clare Muscutt. Lisa Abbott. Rachel English. Sarang Bhatt.

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Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals Chief Customer Officer 67

One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 23, 2019

Lead a more employee- and customer-focused workforce. Subscribe to my blog. Share your email address in the red box in the right column of this blog. In giving yourself permission to revisit these stories, you rediscover and redefine yourself in terms of your unique professional purpose. Contact me here.

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Leadership Conference Innovation Culture 70

One Millimeter Mindset

MARCH 18, 2019

Consider the impact on the quality of customer-focused outcomes which might be created, if these barriers no longer existed. Subscribe to my blog. Share your email address in the red box in the right column of this blog. What type of professional legacy do you create by reinforcing barriers to stakeholder communication?

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Customer Retention Communication Culture Meeting 72

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 5, 2017

These employees have some potential to impact the customer experience; and there is documented, often incidental, evidence of correlation between the two. However, there is little proven direct causation, the specific, defined linkage of employee thinking and behavior to customer loyalty and advocacy.

Employee Engagement 68

Employee Engagement Engagement Consulting Culture 68

VDS

JULY 22, 2020

The battleground for brand loyalty remains: The customer experience. Good customer experience starts with communication. Now more than ever, your team needs to focus on empathy, putting themselves in the shoes of their customers. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.). Write these down: Covid-19 Checklist.

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Connections How To Contact Center Policies 52

ShepHyken

JANUARY 30, 2023

Why Customers Are Switching Brands More Often by Dan Gingiss (Dan Gingiss) Driven by cultural shifts that were heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, more American consumers are switching brands than ever. The trend has reached the point where some observers are calling it “the death of brand loyalty.” It didn’t used to be this way.

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Customer Service Banking Effort Score Tips 23

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In the consumer world, satisfaction has only incidental proven connection to customer experience and behavior, and engagement has similar challenges for employees (and customers). The same can be said of engagement, which is simply too limited as applied to both customer and employee behavior.

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Leadership Engagement Customer Centricity Employee Engagement 60

One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Some of our most difficult customers also are the most rewarding. I’ve assembled this list of customer retention blogs I’ve written since the beginning of the year. Reviving the Value of Association Membership Experience [link]. A Potent Human Capital Strategy needs a Potent Customer Retention Strategy [link].

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Customer Retention Communication Customers Strategy 66

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience. When employees know about CX and care about it, they are well positioned to deliver a positive, memorable customer experience. What is the employee experience (EX)? Back To CX Accelerator Blog

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Strategy Customer Experience Contact Center Return on Investment 261

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mapping your customer journey and get into their minds as they interact with your products or services. Ask key questions, such as: What are key metrics for tracking customer experience quality, satisfaction, and loyalty (e.g., The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience.

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Strategy Customer Experience Contact Center Return on Investment 182

CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mapping your customer journey and get into their minds as they interact with your products or services. Ask key questions, such as: What are key metrics for tracking customer experience quality, satisfaction, and loyalty (e.g., The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience.

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Strategy Customer Experience Contact Center Return on Investment 182

ijgolding

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I strongly believe that if your people understand how it FEELS to be a customer, then their ability to empathise with any situation is amplified. Have a read of this twitter exchange between a customer and supermarket giant Aldi: What I love about the exchange is that it is so human – so real. Take the man in this picture.

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Customer Experience Airlines Customer Centricity Customers 120

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

A third-generation entrepreneur with extensive experience in retail, wholesale, franchising, and small business, Adam understands the impact that customer experience can have on the bottom line. He has appeared in over 150 media and is regularly cited as a top customer experience thought leader. Frank Eliason.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

A third-generation entrepreneur with extensive experience in retail, wholesale, franchising, and small business, Adam understands the impact that customer experience can have on the bottom line. He has appeared in over 150 media and is regularly cited as a top customer experience thought leader. Frank Eliason.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

ShepHyken

JULY 5, 2021

Experience Hotel Blog) The Experience Hotel team decided to conduct a survey on the impact of the different types of emails you can send to your customers. My Comment: Do your customers open your emails to them? They may even make you rethink how you email your customers. Here are seven ways to do it.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Hotels Infographics 150

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Adam Toporek is an internationally-recognized Customer Experience Expert, Keynote Speaker, and Customer Service Trainer who helps organizations transform their relationships with their customers through better strategy, training, and communication. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link]. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

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Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 22, 2019

Rate your employees’ experiences within your workplace service culture. First, are employees more focused on serving themselves, their managers, each other? Next, do their actions allow them to best serve your customers? What customer-focused opportunities are overlooked? Subscribe to my blog.

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Culture Leadership Employee Experience Resources 63

BirdEye

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It’s not just about making calls; it’s about ensuring seamless communication, enhancing customer service, and supporting your business’s growth. In this blog, we’ll cover what to look for in a small business phone system, which phone systems are the best for small businesses, and more.

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