Think Customers

APRIL 6, 2020

And in many cases, they are looking to connect with other people to share their experiences, emotions, and find someone who will listen. Contact centers and customer service organizations play a critical role in enabling those human connections. They are on the front line of a brand’s relationship with customers and the public.

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Contact Center Connections Insurance Telecommunications 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

In the rush to amaze and delight, a la Zappos , organizations often overlook ways to truly provide experiences meaningful to that customer. A gentleman who travels extensively and is a top-tier member of a hotel loyalty program was telling me he just wished they’d ask him a few questions. A great experience, but for whom?

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Brands Hotels Consulting Loyalty Programs 259

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

If I had to sum these up in one word, I would say these fall under the category of “friendly,” which, according to our customer service and CX research , is a top reason customers will say, “I’ll be back!” Is Customer Empowerment the New Customer Engagement? Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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Self Service Customer Service Airlines Touchpoint 77

Avaya

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

So, how can hotels stay ahead? 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?

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Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality Strategy 40

CSM Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

As a ‘Groundbreaker Sponsor’ at the event, Sabio, the digital customer experience (CX) transformation specialist, and makepositive will demonstrate their commitment to innovation in the world of customer engagement and the revolutionary opportunities that come with it.

Consulting 52

Consulting Groups CRM Multi-Channel 52

Vonage

JULY 7, 2017

Taj Hotels and Resorts is similarly re-tooling its global luxury brand to embrace each locale in which it operates. ” Read more about updating your customer experience, read NewVoiceMedia’s whitepaper, “ Making customer engagement a winning strategy.”. Create your customer service mantra.

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Trends Consumers Customer Experience Hotels 177

Customer Alignment

AUGUST 6, 2017

Delegating companies often seem to want it both ways – let the partner have responsibility for delivering an important part of the customer experience; chastise them even if the customer pain point wasn’t of their doing and punish them for not hitting customer experience or satisfaction scores that they have been given.

Hotels 40

Hotels Connections Customer Experience Travel 40

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 17, 2016

The experiences on which I’ve come to concluded the importance of “interpersonal engagement” stems from my work with and the books I have written about companies like the Pike Place Fish Market, Zappos, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Starbucks, and UCLA Health Systems. 2) Customer Engagement Drives Loyalty and Advocacy.

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Employee Engagement Hotels Loyalty Customer Engagement 100

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Simple, but a really nice way to connect with customers in an unexpected way. Customers flying through Sacramento might have seen a handwritten thank you note attached to their luggage when they arrived at their destination last month. Hotel brands sometimes thank customers for their 10th or 100th stay.

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How To Airlines Social Media Tips 372

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 26, 2015

I’ve joked about how so many hotel “gyms” have at least one broken treadmill. The last several hotels have had working equipment! I’m grateful most hotels have abandoned the idea of the compact-yet-completely-useless hairdryer that pops out of the wall. No more broken treadmills! How lovely.

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Travel Hotels Guest Experience Airlines 110

ReviewTrackers

JUNE 27, 2019

Entitled “Hotel Performance Impact of Socially Engaging with Consumers” and authored by Chris Anderson and Saram Han of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, the study analyzed review data on TripAdvisor and examined the effects of reviews and review responses on reputation and revenue.

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Management Hospitality Hotels Net Promoter Score 85

Bold360

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This year, we’ll be reimagining customer engagement start to finish, from first touch through resolution. By rethinking every area of customer engagement, you just might find new ways to differentiate your business. CXNext 2020: Engagement Redefined. Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, Boston, MA.

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Engagement Case Study Hotels Connections 52

Hallmark Business Connections

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With just a few tweaks of your customer experience processes, you can make a difference in people’s lives while simultaneously building brand reputation and loyalty. It all starts with equipping your employees with customer engagement tool kits. How to Make Customer Engagement Tool Kits That Work.

Tools 62

Tools Company Customer Experience Banking 62

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 28, 2015

We received a master class on the use of microinteractions to support customer experience when we at CTS Service Solutions held a team retreat at Kimpton’s Vero Beach Hotel and Spa (VBHS) awhile back. From the moment we entered the Vero Beach Hotel and Spa, we were struck by the small touches that welcomed us at seemingly every turn.

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Hotels Travel Policies 110

Lithium

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Khoros Engage will bring together digital customer engagement professionals for three days of networking, keynotes, workshops, and, expanded due to popular demand — product training sessions. Make connections. Khoros customers and employees live all over the world — from San Francisco to NYC to London to Bangalore.

Engagement 52

Engagement Case Study Social Media Hotels 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Sometimes it’s something small – like the fleeting thought of being a loyal customer and never hearing “thanks” – and sometimes it’s big, like spending the better part of the morning on the phone disputing a hotel charge for 2 rooms when I was only occupying one of them.

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Company Hotels Social Media Innovation 231

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Simple, but a really nice way to connect with customers in an unexpected way. Customers flying through Sacramento might have seen a handwritten thank you note attached to their luggage when they arrived at their destination last month. Hotel brands sometimes thank customers for their 10th or 100th stay.

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How To Airlines Social Media Tips 143

Qualtrics

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the case of a hotel for example, guests are involved from the booking stage, right through to check out, before (hopefully) re-booking for next time. Other businesses have adopted these solutions to help keep their offering competitive and focused on their customers: Investing in mobile app technology for contactless customer engagement.

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Guest Experience Trends Tips Hotels 49

ENGAGE.cx

OCTOBER 13, 2016

It starts with you jumping online to check out the availability with your favorite hotel company at your targeted destination. The staff greets you by name, assures you your corner room is ready, and offers to make you VIP reservations at the hotel restaurant, complete with two complimentary drink vouchers. Sound too good to be true?

Engagement 40

Engagement Guest Experience Hotels Hospitality 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

It organizes all your travel information in one place, so when I land in a strange airport, I can check the app on my phone to remember which hotel I booked and not rely on my memory. 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience.

Social Media 110

Social Media Travel Rewards Programs Innovation 110

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Hotel giant Hilton recently dropped the H from its rewards program , replacing the linguistically puzzling Hilton HHonors with an easier to pronounce version, Hilton Honors. The new rewards program will be the first in the industry to allow members to combine points and money for a hotel visit. Start by engaging the employees.

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Rewards Programs Hotels Travel Chief Customer Officer 60

Think Customers

JULY 20, 2020

Hotels: Hampton by Hilton (77.5) Hotels and multichannel banks also had several brands move into the ‘Good’ category some of which were: Courtyard by Marriott, Holiday Inn Express, Chase, and U.S. Emotional connections remain essential. Feelings of happiness and value connect customers to a brand.

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Report Banking Airlines Hotels 52

Currency Alliance

MARCH 28, 2023

This is to increase participation among those less frequent customers who are never going to get to a free flight, hotel stay, or iPad. Over time, loyalty currencies became more liquid, as brands in more categories sought to engage more customers with increasingly more creative promotions.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Hotels Airlines 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 12, 2015

As an example, I stayed at a hotel monthly in Birmingham, Alabama, for a while. Realizing I never rented a car because the client was across the street, the hotel front desk person offered to pick me up from the airport each month so I wouldn’t have to take a cab. Instead of greeting a frequent shopper with a “You again?”

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Loyalty Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Programs 110

Lithium

AUGUST 28, 2019

Khoros Engage will bring together digital customer engagement professionals for three days of networking, keynotes, workshops, and, expanded due to popular demand — product training sessions. Make connections. Khoros customers and employees live all over the world — from San Francisco to NYC to London to Bangalore.

Engagement 40

Engagement Case Study Social Media Hotels 40

Lithium

AUGUST 28, 2019

Khoros Engage will bring together digital customer engagement professionals for three days of networking, keynotes, workshops, and, expanded due to popular demand — product training sessions. Make connections. Khoros customers and employees live all over the world — from San Francisco to NYC to London to Bangalore.

Engagement 40

Engagement Case Study Social Media Hotels 40

Lithium

JULY 10, 2019

Khoros Engage will bring together digital customer engagement professionals for three days of networking, keynotes, workshops, and, expanded due to popular demand — product training sessions. Make connections. Khoros customers and employees live all over the world — from San Francisco to NYC to London to Bangalore.

Engagement 40

Engagement Case Study Social Media Hotels 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 7, 2015

We flew from Chicago’s O’Hare airport at the end of March with a connecting flight in Dallas and made it Puerto Vallerta without a problem. Since everything on our end was the same, including flight numbers, we assumed the airline had determined this was a comfortable amount of time to make the connection.

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Airlines Customer Experience Travel Hotels 110

Avaya

MARCH 13, 2017

How can hotels competitively differentiate their front offices? They must transform traditional client-facing processes—welcoming guests, carrying luggage, front desk registration—with technology that is open, agile, and integrated enough to support the future of the customer experience.

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Hospitality Innovation Hotels Guest Experience 56

Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Mark Weinstein is the Senior Vice President of Customer Engagement, Loyalty and Partnerships for Hilton Worldwide. Like many customer experience executives, he searched for a career path that matched his skills and passion for helping customers comprehensively across the business. Go to the hotels.

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Currency Alliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Consumers will be able to consolidate more loyalty value in fewer currencies, and brands in categories with lower emotional appeal will attract many more customers who want the points/miles of an aspirational brand, such as an airline or hotel group. Brands can connect in a matter of seconds via our Loyalty Partnerships Marketplace.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Banking 52

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Most people with mobile devices are likely to have SMS capabilities than they have an internet connection. Great mobile experiences improve customer loyalty. Mobile marketing isn’t just about advertising products and services—it can also be used to improve communications with your current customers.

Marketing 52

Marketing Social Media B2B Telecommunications 52

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In business today, it takes leadership to build a business that consistently engages customers. If customers aren’t emotionally connected to your brand, through the experiences you provide, you will be vulnerable to offers and solicitations from your competitors. Which are you? Such was the case for Mercedes-Benz!

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Customer Journeys Customer Experience How To Leadership 140

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2020

But it is not always enough to know how to get people to buy things if you aren’t good at relating to your customers. People who work in sales will often complete a course in customer engagement like this one here to help them to hone their customer service skills.

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Customer Service Hospitality Hotels Insurance 52

BirdEye

DECEMBER 8, 2022

About: Social networking sites are designed to connect people in a shared online space. Social networking sites also encourage people to engage and communicate with the brands and businesses they know and love. About: Social media apps that let users interact and collaborate with other creators tend to be much more engaging.

Social Media 98

Social Media Brands Video Entertainment 98

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The best-known loyalty programs are made up of many partnerships – such as United Airlines and Hilton Hotels, or Emirates and Marriott. The majority of existing partnerships at big loyalty programs are brokered with one goal in mind: creating more value for the most frequent customers.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 59

BirdEye

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Customer reviews that include keywords related to your industry, like “best pizza crust,” can help Google identify your business’s products and services. Google will then connect your business to related searches and rank you higher. 3 important data insights from customer reviews. Are Google reviews real?

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Multi-Channel Policies Study Hotels 98