CSM Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

The global technology platform will power personalised guest experiences to increase revenue while providing deeper guest insights for the global hospitality company. SevenRooms is a data-driven guest experience and retention platform focused 100% on building operator-focused tools.

Technology 52

Technology Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality 52

Customer Bliss

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The following post is an excerpt from my book: Chief Customer Officer 2.0. Below, I share a “My Rock, My Story” snippet – which is one of many featured throughout the book. With a company like Airbnb, which has 2 sets of customer bases to appeal to, customer listening becomes more complex.

Net Promoter Score 203

Net Promoter Score Chief Customer Officer NPS Guest Experience 203

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Elevating Customer Experience: Embracing Hospitality as the Foundation by Charles Ryan Minton (Newsweek) When it comes to providing exceptional customer experiences, few industries excel quite like the hotel business.

Customer Service 67

Customer Service Hospitality Hotels Customer Retention 67

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

In an age where digital convenience is no longer a luxury but a basic expectation, the hotel industry faces the challenge of constantly evolving to meet and exceed guests’ needs. One innovation leading this transformation is the rise of chatbots, designed not only to streamline processes but to enrich the overall guest experience.

Hotels 52

Hotels Chatbots Hospitality Guest Experience 52

Stella Connect

JANUARY 18, 2022

In the early stages of my career I analyzed my interactions with brands, products or services, looking for common themes — a crazy-making activity that eventually led to my first book, The Ten Principles Behind Great Customer Experiences. What makes creating great customer experiences so difficult in practice?

Customer Experience 102

Customer Experience Contact Center Guest Experience Training 102

Optimove

JULY 19, 2022

Savvy hoteliers are on standby, ready to elevate and optimize the guest experience, cultivating valuable, long-term connections, and boosting the bottom line – and doing a substantial chunk of it through, you guessed it, their mobile app! billion in 2021 to a whopping $4.5 billion this year. We love our hotel apps. They want it?

Hotels 52

Hotels Marketing Guest Experience Travel 52

CSM Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

While owning a vacation rental can work in your favor, the key to generating income boils down to quality customer service and experiences. How can you ensure you’re providing the best customer service and experience? More importantly, they’re local, so that they can resolve any immediate guest issues.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Tips Travel Entertainment 52

CSM Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

PCI Pal , the global provider of cloud-based secure payment solutions – has supported restaurant group Fridays UK with the implementation of its PCI Pal Agent Assist solution, to ensure full PCI compliance when handling customers’ telephone-based card payments.

Groups 52

Groups Multi-Channel Guest Experience Government 52

ShepHyken

JULY 16, 2019

Putting People First to Achieve an Exceptional Customer Experience. They discuss Cameron’s customer service philosophies and his new book, Yes is the Answer! Rather than putting the guests/customers first, put your employees first. How can I create the best guest experience?

Guest Experience 108

Guest Experience Culture Tips Company 108

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 5, 2017

It’s not the best customer experience, but if you travel often, you learn to live with it. They’re hoping to make the experience better for both guests and employees. Finding a memorable solution is a good impulse: our research has shown that positive memories are the number one driver of long-term value for customers.

Hotels 143

Hotels Travel Guest Experience Consulting 143

ReviewTrackers

MARCH 21, 2019

million accommodations, airlines, experiences, and restaurants. User reviews of your business on TripAdvisor also have the power to bring customers in or drive them away. Meanwhile, 96 percent of hotel and hospitality brands worldwide say that TripAdvisor reviews are influential in generating bookings.

Analysis 56

Analysis Hotels Travel Guest Experience 56

ImprintCX Articles

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Q: While all customers should be treated well, do you think all customers should be treated exactly the same? Q: What is your most favorite customer experience memory? Those stories mean the most and we share them as part of our Heroes of Hospitality recognition wall for fans, guests, and customers to see.

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Culture Sports Guest Experience 52

Storyminers

APRIL 24, 2018

Businesses designed with the purpose to deliver value for their customers have been the focus of my professional attention at StoryMiners ® for more than 20 years. They generate greater value for customers and shareholders at the same time because they anticipate needs and all but eliminate waste. BUSINESS DESIGN.

Case Study 100

Case Study Study Culture Guest Experience 100

Storyminers

APRIL 24, 2018

Businesses designed with the purpose to deliver value for their customers have been the focus of my professional attention at StoryMiners ® for more than 20 years. They generate greater value for customers and shareholders at the same time because they anticipate needs and all but eliminate waste. BUSINESS DESIGN.

Case Study 100

Case Study Study Culture Guest Experience 100

LoyaltyPlus

JUNE 12, 2022

Using information about people’s interactions and preferences, accommodation purchases and amenity rewards can significantly enhance the overall guest experience and result in return visits. The LoyaltyPlus FrequentStay solution has been designed with exactly this in mind. E-mail: info@loyaltyplus.cloud. • Tel: (+27) 012 640 0100.

Hotels 52

Hotels Self Service Tourism Guest Experience 52

inmoment

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Guest experiences don’t exist in siloes. From marketing to HR and operations, your entire organization plays a role in delivering memorable customer experiences (CX) and interactions that lead to increased customer loyalty. . How Guest Feedback Impacts Department Roles . Think again.

Feedback 40

Feedback Guest Experience How To Brands 40

ENGAGE.cx

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While you are checking out the property, the company website recognizes you and your preferred customer status, remembers you like a corner non-smoking room, and extends you an offer of an additional 10% off because of your long-standing loyalty. Every guest’s journey is made up of each touch point a guest has with a brand or property.

Engagement 40

Engagement Guest Experience Hotels Hospitality 40

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. How do we train customers to ask for the service? Hint: they don’t. Look how much he got right!

Sales 113

Sales Hospitality Guest Experience Culture 113

Bill Quiseng

AUGUST 10, 2015

Micah Solomon is a customer service and marketing speaker, strategist, and author of the book, High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service. Ever since reading his book, I have been following his customer experience articles on Forbes. Micah even discusses how technology has and will change the guest experience.

eBook 60

eBook Hospitality Culture Hotels 60

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 6, 2017

When we meet new clients at our customer experience consultancy, they often tell us they create value for their customers by offering low prices. They think “value” means “price,” and they believe that customers want to save money more than anything else. The ‘destroying cluster’ lurks at the low end of customer emotions.

Hotels 119

Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality Social Media 119

Magellan Solutions

JUNE 10, 2021

Excellent customer service means never allowing the concierge desk to sit empty. From customized virtual receptionist services for vacation home rentals, and bed and breakfasts. We work with you to create the ultimate guest experiences. We want to ensure an exceptional customer experience. TALK TO US!

Hotels 52

Hotels Entertainment Hospitality Call Center Solutions 52

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While I can go on and on about Ed’s visionary leadership, ability to inspire teams to greatness, top-drawer guest experience delivery and his ability to manage in a crisis, I want to talk about Ed Mady’s signed baseballs. Branded Customer Experience. What memories do you give your customers to tweet about?

Brands 113

Brands Hotels Leadership Guest Experience 113

ReviewTrackers

AUGUST 30, 2017

Welcome to Customer Insights , a weekly digest of the most important stories about online reviews, customer feedback, and customer experience. This week: We explain how companies from the finance, healthcare, insurance , and hospitality industries can better connect with their customers. Focus on Local SEO.

Connections 50

Connections Customer Journeys Healthcare Banking 50

CSM Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

According to research by Hubspot, 93% of guests have higher expectations than they did before the pandemic – and guest experience is king. This means that providing an exceptional, above-and-beyond level of customer service in your hospitality business is more important than ever before. Tech can help.

Guest Experience 52

Guest Experience Hospitality Hotels How To 52

Michel Falcon Experience

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

My three core focuses are employee engagement, customer experience and company culture strategies to grow a business. We want all our team members to take ownership of the guest experience and their professional development. Employee engagement strategies are one way that I’ve built my business and career.

Employee Engagement 89

Employee Engagement Engagement Culture Guest Experience 89

Smith+co CX

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In my last blog I reflected on how customer experience has been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and which brands are succeeding in spite of it. We enjoyed a wonderful leisurely silver-service breakfast experience served by smiling and attentive staff. Reinvent your Customer Experience. Top Global Brands 2020).

Hotels 36

Hotels Hospitality Guest Experience Innovation 36

Bill Quiseng

JANUARY 16, 2017

This week’s guest post is from Teri Yanovitch , author of Unleashing Excellence – The Complete Guide to Ultimate Customer Service. You can learn more about Teri and her book at the end of her post. If you ask loyal customers and me to describe Marriott in one word, we would respond with “Consistency.”

Entertainment 60

Entertainment Guest Experience Culture Hotels 60

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.

Exceptional Customer Service 100

Exceptional Customer Service Customer Service Chatbots Hotels 100

ReviewTrackers

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

83 percent say TripAdvisor reviews make them feel more confident in their travel decisions, and 96 percent of hotels and hospitality brands worldwide say reviews are influential in generating bookings. Businesses that respond to more than half of their reviews are 24 percent more likely to receive a booking inquiry via TripAdvisor.

Examples 91

Examples Hotels How To Travel 91

NetBase

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

It Helps You Rewrite the Rule Book. The Westin responded by offering “well-being” experts, to “guide and inspire [the] guest experience.” Ask us for a customized demo to see what they can do for your brand. AI Analytics empower them to predict trends and make data-driven recommendations with confidence.

Travel 45

Travel Hotels Analytics Sports 45

ReviewTrackers

MAY 15, 2017

This isn’t to mention the obvious: claiming your listings and filling these with information about your hotel will also help you be found more easily by potential customers who are using social media, online review sites, and search engines to find great places to stay. 3: Be where your guests are. for those that don’t respond at all.

Hotels 20

Hotels Management Net Promoter Score Social Media 20

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Countless articles have been written about enhancing the hotel customer experience (CX) with technology. And while some of the market diversification comes from the likes of Airbnb, some of it comes from hotel brands themselves, filling more varied market gaps with more interesting services and experiences.

Hotels 40

Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Travel 40

Qualtrics

JULY 2, 2019

We always strive to connect customer needs for building a great customer experience with direct impact to their business. These results can be included within your Qualtrics CX dashboards to provide an ongoing comparison, and to help prioritize customer experience activities and investments.

Innovation 39

Innovation Social Media NPS Contact Center 39

delighted

JANUARY 28, 2020

Selecting the precise time to solicit feedback from your customers can have a huge impact on both the quality and quantity of the responses you receive. If you send your NPS survey too early, your customers may not have a full story to tell. The old way of timing customer feedback surveys. A better way to survey your customers.

NPS 44

NPS Survey Ecommerce Hotels 44

Service Untitled

MARCH 20, 2009

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Possibly Related Posts: Customer service experience with Comcast I live in a community with a Homeowner’s Association, and. Have a great weekend! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience Exercises CRM Consulting 40

Smith+co CX

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

However, a recent feature by the Sunday Times found that despite all the investment in improving services, hotels all too often fail on the customer experience. So why is it that as brands get more sophisticated in their technology and more innovative in their attempts to dazzle us, they fail to deliver a great experience?

Hotels 34

Hotels Customer Experience CEM Course 34

Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by CX expert, Justin Robbins. Justin’s the Chief Evangelist at CX Effect and has many years of experience working with customers, starting at an early age. Put the Customer at the Center.

Effort Score 98

Effort Score Contact Center Self Service Metrics 98