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.

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Groups Multi-Channel Guest Experience Government 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.

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Case Study Study Culture Guest Experience 100

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. West Wing’s director of revenue says that he was looking for technology that would be unique and memorable for guests but also helpful to hotel staff.

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Hotels Travel Guest Experience Consulting 143

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

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.

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Sales Hospitality Guest Experience Culture 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.

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Connections Customer Journeys Healthcare Banking 50

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.

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eBook Hospitality 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.

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Exceptional Customer Service Customer Service Chatbots Hotels 100

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.

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Guest Experience Hospitality Hotels How To 52

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).

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Hotels Hospitality Guest Experience Innovation 36

NetBase

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

It’s not always easy deciding whether to dive into embracing new technologies before they’ve become commonplace. It Helps You Rewrite the Rule Book. It’s easy to be swayed by terms like “machine learning” or “deep learning,” but the reality is AI is still a growing technology. Such is the case with AI Analytics.

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Travel Hotels Analytics Sports 45

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Countless articles have been written about enhancing the hotel customer experience (CX) with technology. By owning this more complete customer journey, the hotel has the opportunity to deliver better experiences and to earn greater guest loyalty. But in reality, many customers do not book direct.

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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.

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Innovation Social Media NPS Contact Center 39

ReviewTrackers

MAY 15, 2017

Whether you’re managing a boutique resort with a dozen rooms or an international destination brand with tens or hundreds of hotel properties around the world, your ability to monitor, influence, and improve the way your hotel is perceived online by existing and potential guests can spell the difference between winning and losing.

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Hotels Management Net Promoter Score Social Media 20

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.

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Effort Score Contact Center Self Service Metrics 98

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?

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Hotels Customer Experience CEM Course 34

Michel Falcon Experience

APRIL 13, 2023

The simplicity of their website copy, the simplicity of their stores, the simplicity of their technology, and then also just these insanely great products and we’re willing to pay for that. It was four years before he wrote the book. Michel Falcon: My last question, Cameron, it actually has to do with the guest experience.

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Culture Company ROI Leadership 60

Avaya

JUNE 27, 2017

Technology is no longer part of the guest experience; it is the guest experience. Today, 40% of guests now regularly use hotel mobile apps. Over 80% prefer automatic notifications for such things as booking confirmations and room readiness. 74% plan to implement location-based technologies.

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Hospitality Guest Experience Hotels Entertainment 53

ENGAGE.cx

OCTOBER 14, 2015

But being big shouldn’t be a barrier to creating loyalty through customer service. From planning to booking and the many small events that make up a guest’s stay, there are dozens of touch points to monitor and address in order to make that stay a memorable event and keep them coming back time and again.

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Customer Engagement Engagement Guest Experience Hospitality 40

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Service Week: Appreciating Clients and Employees Gives You an Edge by Sandra Idossou. My Comment: This week is International Customer Service Week. Southwest Airlines Puts Its Heart Into The Customer Experience by Stan Phelps.

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Airlines Customer Service Infographics Customer Retention 124