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7 Reasons for Failure When Adopting a Customer First Strategy

C3Centricity

By now, every CEO knows that a stronger customer focus is the answer to many of their business challenges. Why therefore do so many companies still struggle to adopt a customer-first strategy and culture? According to this article in Forbes, the responsibilities of a CCO are to: Bring The Customer To Life.

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ChurnZero’s 10 Customer Success Leaders to Watch in 2019

ChurnZero

To help, we’ve curated this watchlist of Customer Success leaders who we believe you’ll gain some inspiration from and see them do great things in 2019. Amanda Berger, Chief Customer Officer, Lucidworks. Amanda’s commitment to business results drives each aspect of her work as Chief Customer Officer at Lucidworks.

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Voice of the Customer Guide 2018| Confirmit

Confirmit

For many organizations, particularly those for whom product and price differentiation are challenging, Customer Experience (CX) has been touted as the silver bullet that will drive success. CX budgets have grown, Chief Customer Officers been recruited, and a seemingly endless stream of customer surveys deployed.

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The current state of Customer Experience and how I would like it to be

Customer Guru

Referring to the CX Network research cited above, it confirms that building a customer-first culture, linking CX initiatives to ROI, and understanding the customer are the top three challenges faced by companies in 2017. Depending on the kind of business, some departments might have zero interaction with the end customer.

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Aligning the Organization Around the Customer with Customer Rooms

CX Journey

Jeanne Bliss writes about a different approach to achieve customer understanding and organizational alignment: the customer room. It's not new; she wrote about customer rooms five years ago. This year, though, she devotes a few pages in her new book, Chief Customer Officer 2.0: Customer rooms allow them to.

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Live From San Francisco it’s… Pulse Everywhere! Here’s What We Did on Day One

Gainsight

PT) to continue binge-ing the best customer-focused content! Major Takeaways: The use of the DEAR—Deployment, Engagement, Adoption (Depth and Breadth), Return on Investment (ROI)—Model is a great framework that works for Gainsight especially when attached to leading metrics. If not, we highly recommend you do.

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Design Thinking vs. Customer Experience

CCO Council

Despite significant efforts to improve the customer experience, many NPS programs have plateaued and customers complain even louder on social media. Chief Customer Officers (CCOs) are stuck in groundhog day: dealing every day with an endless stream of apologies, billing statement credits, and service recovery efforts.