Customer Bliss

APRIL 19, 2019

You want it now, you want it fast, you want good service, you want it with no friction,” says Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Burger King, regarding the company’s transformation to improve its guest experience and meet customer needs. Establish a Framework to Connect All Facets of Your Business.

Guest Experience 135

Guest Experience Customer Experience How To Technology 135

NICE inContact

JUNE 27, 2017

With so many high-end hotel and accommodation options vying for customers these days, the guest experience has never been more critical. Great communication and attention to customer journey goes much farther in garnering return guests and brand loyalty. Centralize and simplify.

Omni-Channel 120

Omni-Channel Contact Center Abandon Rate Guest Experience 120

Avaya

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Here are five ways hospitality leaders and/or IT decision makers can begin building a successful digital strategy: Extend customer communications beyond the call center: Customer relationships are shaped across every business unit at every touch point, so why quarantine communications within the call center?

Hotels 40

Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality Strategy 40

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Entrepreneur) Every brand touchpoint is important. Every interaction is a chance for your employees to communicate the experience that your brand provides. Brand Keys 2019 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index: Verified Trust = Brand Success by Robert Passikoff. CX is for retail brands, as in B2C.

Customer Service 88

Customer Service Guest Experience B2B B2C 88

Kustomer

JUNE 9, 2021

Not only is it critical for businesses to solve a customer complaint the first time, it can truly sway a customer’s lifelong experience with that brand. Furthermore, 59% of respondents said they would try a new brand just for the better customer service experience. Active Communication Is Key.

Tourism 96

Tourism eBook Exceptional Customer Service Guest Experience 96

Customer Bliss

JUNE 20, 2017

With creativity, passion and award-winning know-how, Jackie supports service-orientated organizations and helps to improve their guest experience through innovation, engagement, and empowerment. She actually managed the branding for Burj al Arab, considered by some to be the most luxurious hotel in the world.

Innovation 200

Innovation Healthcare Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 200

Avaya

MARCH 13, 2017

Almost two-thirds have stopped doing business with a brand due to a poor service experience, and the majority consider customer service a vital part of brand loyalty. So, why do 65% of customers still believe they put in more effort than a brand to resolve service issues?

Hospitality 56

Hospitality Innovation Hotels Guest Experience 56

SurveySparrow

JUNE 30, 2023

This blog will show you how to captivate your audience, win their hearts, and make them fall head over heels for your brand. Understanding Customer Experience Design What is CX design, you ask? Customer experience design, often abbreviated as CX design, revolves around designing customer experiences with a customer-centric approach.

Customer Experience Design 52

Customer Experience Design Customer Experience Effort Score Customer Journeys 52

CSM Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

As a result, we created a virtual contact centre to support our 85 UK stores, to help reduce administrative burdens on staff in our stores so they can instead focus on the guest experience. “A large part of this was to channel bookings from the website to the contact centre.

Groups 52

Groups Multi-Channel Guest Experience Government 52

LoyaltyPlus

JUNE 12, 2022

There are opportunities to be had by implementing a loyalty programme to establish a direct relationship with guests. 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.

Hotels 52

Hotels Self Service Tourism Guest Experience 52

SurveySparrow

JUNE 28, 2023

Increased customer loyalty and retention: Customers are more likely to stay loyal to a brand that consistently delivers exceptional experiences. Therefore, optimizing customer experiences builds trust and fosters long-term relationships, reducing customer churn.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity 52

NetBase

MARCH 2, 2020

Nicki Zink , Director, Insights and Digital Intelligence, Purple Strategies and Nicholas Love , Digital Engagement Strategy Director, G&S Communications joined us to share how they are using consumer, market, and social media analytics to drive intelligence and insights from their audiences to make smarter, more strategic decisions.

Social Media 60

Social Media Multi-Channel Leadership Entertainment 60

ReviewTrackers

JULY 27, 2017

It’s worth remembering that a negative review is just the communication of a bad experience, so your goal in fighting bad reviews is to eliminate bad experiences, not bad reviewers. This adds a personal touch to service, which is a good thing to add moments before guests decide on a tip. Your guests will appreciate it.

Training 50

Training Communication Poor Customer Service Guest Experience 50

delighted

JANUARY 28, 2020

Today’s consumers are more security conscious, which means that they are less inclined to open and respond to emails that are seemingly random — especially if the survey doesn’t match the look of your brand. NPS survey timing for retail and ecommerce brands. NPS survey timing for B2B and SaaS brands.

NPS 44

NPS Survey Ecommerce Hotels 44

Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

In a way, each whipped the customer service industry into a frenzy when they came about, prompting the sale of products that would help companies remain relevant by establishing more and more ways of communicating with customers. AR and VR can also be used to improve out-of-store experiences, such as by instilling buyer confidence online.

Exceptional Customer Service 100

Exceptional Customer Service Customer Service Chatbots Hotels 100

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The Resolution Foundation, a UK-based research organization, recently published data showing that 11% of the market for “hotels and similar accommodation” was owned by the top 5 brands in the sector in 2016; a drop of three percentage points from 2004[i]. On the contrary, the hotel remains a highly valued experience offering.

Hotels 40

Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Travel 40

Martin Hill-Wilson

JULY 23, 2016

Meanwhile, a whole string of new brands are emerging in bot design, deep learning and personal assistance. Happily there are UK brands in this list! In fact, last week I was treated to a behind the doors session with a well know UK high street brand. Legacy brands want to code as well as the fintechs. No more it seems.

Self Service 40

Self Service Omni-Channel Hotels Course 40

Retently

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This diverse distribution strategy guarantees that Airbnb collects feedback from guests through their preferred means of communication. Airbnb crafts these subject lines with care, aiming to grab guests’ attention and communicate the survey’s relevance. It’s quite decent, albeit a bit lengthy.

Net Promoter Score 78

Net Promoter Score Survey NPS Touchpoint 78

Playvox

APRIL 14, 2022

As businesses increasingly focus on customer experiences as a competitive differentiator, contact centers have taken center stage. The quality of customer service experiences is a critical factor in shaping customers’ opinions of a brand and driving loyalty. The brand is synonymous with gold standard service.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Self Service Abandon Rate Omni-Channel 78

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. Overall, two-thirds say they have a better hotel experience when brands leverage the latest technologies. 74% plan to implement location-based technologies.

Hospitality 53

Hospitality Guest Experience Hotels Entertainment 53

Interactions

MARCH 6, 2019

Here are 5 ways that conversational AI can be helpful to transform your guest experience strategy: 1. Giving your guests an easy and stress-free way to order their food is crucial. Keep your guests in the loop – and make it easy for them to find out information about your restaurant. Restaurant information.

Rewards Programs 89

Rewards Programs Multi-Channel Guest Experience Conference 89

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 16, 2019

How often do you discuss customer experience strategy in your regular communications to employees? Constant communication and revisiting of key factors within the customer experience. Your employees need to hear about your customer experience mission in ways that relate to them and their everyday lives.

Strategy 110

Strategy Customer Experience How To Customer Journeys 110

Michel Falcon Experience

APRIL 11, 2019

Which, if none of you are familiar with the brand 1-800-GOT-JUNK, I think they’re very successful. Jason: Multiple brands, and Brian is just crushing it. Michel Falcon: Working for such a great brand. Any type of brand?” You got to be communicating with them more.

Culture 60

Culture Leadership Hospitality Meeting 60

LiveChat

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

They will usually need 12 positive experiences to make it up for the negative one! Other words, every single customer service agent is responsible for how customers perceive your brand. One bad experience can ruin your reputation since angry customers are twice as much likely to inform their friends about it.

Customer Service Training 28

Customer Service Training Training Customer Service Exercises 28

C Space

AUGUST 5, 2018

What Are the Benefits of Online Communities? We live in a world where online communities are ubiquitous, with almost every global brand using some form of it to uncover insight that leads to business change. This is only a small excerpt of a wider best practice guide to online communities. July 10, 2018. Luxury Daily.

Retail 40

Retail Customer Centricity Study Travel 40