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

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

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It’s likely that one of the first companies that come to mind when talking about humanity in customer communication is Zappos. It’s well known that they have created a customer-obsessed culture whose aim is to wow their customers, creating deeply loyal advocates. The business of customer service is emotional.

Communication 130

Communication How To Culture Customers 130

Kustomer

JUNE 9, 2021

A business could be doing everything right, but at some point they will receive a customer complaint. It can be easy to place blame on the customer. But businesses should see the unsatisfied customer as a growth opportunity. In this article, you will uncover three ways customer complaints are actually a blessing.

Tourism 96

Tourism eBook Exceptional Customer Service Guest Experience 96

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

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

Wired and Dangerous

MAY 13, 2019

Today’s wired and dangerous customers crave organizations that consistently deliver great service and create emotional connections with customers. Do you have people in your organization who consistently deliver great customer service? Let me get my manager. Are your customers advocates for your organization?

Guest Experience 79

Guest Experience Hotels Course Customers 79

Customer Bliss

JUNE 20, 2017

Jackie McAtee, Vice President of Marketing and Customer Experience for Mayfair Medical Imaging, and I discuss her path from hospitality and marketing to her hybrid role of both marketing and customer experience. One major lesson during that time: “When does the experience begin?” About Jackie.

Innovation 200

Innovation Healthcare Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 200

Alida

OCTOBER 27, 2017

An essential part of that experience, however, is tying the brick-and-mortar visit with a digital-mobile relationship, said Johnson, so Starbucks is investing in elevating the in-store experience and the digital-mobile connection with customers simultaneously. In-store inventory innovation secures customer loyalty.

Retail 154

Retail Examples e-support Entertainment 154

Wired and Dangerous

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Today’s wired and dangerous customers crave organizations that consistently deliver great service and create emotional connections with customers. Do you have people in your organization who consistently deliver great customer service? Let me get my manager. Are your customers advocates for your organization?

Customer Service 70

Customer Service Guest Experience Customers Course 70

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. Connect with us on our social media platforms: • LinkedIn. E-mail: info@loyaltyplus.cloud. • Tel: (+27) 012 640 0100.

Hotels 52

Hotels Self Service Tourism Guest Experience 52

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. When you arrive to your room, there is a handwritten card from management, welcoming you.

Engagement 40

Engagement Guest Experience Hotels Hospitality 40

Avaya

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Nearly 40% of hiring managers predict that their employees will work predominantly remotely 10 years from now. At a time when it’s incredibly easy to oversubscribe to communications, organizations must be careful not to connect employees to the point of counterproductivity (which is exactly where WUPHF goes wrong).

Communication 71

Communication Guest Experience Hospitality Healthcare 71

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.

Hotels 20

Hotels Management Net Promoter Score Social Media 20

Clarabridge

MAY 4, 2017

Coming off of the heels of a noteworthy first day and a night of ‘getting into the groove’ with an eighties cover band at LIV Nightclub, Day 2 of Clarabridge Customer Connections (C3) Conference did not disappoint! HCSC and Northridge Group Break Down the Importance of an Effortless Experience. Enter Clarabridge.

Customer Service 45

Customer Service Social Media Conference Guest Experience 45

NetBase

MARCH 2, 2020

This includes insights that reveal business trends, help them connect with consumers, and enable them to understand the story behind competitors and the market. Wingstop customers alone consumed 17.9 Maggie explained the role of social analytics in the brand’s strategy for tracking customer engagement and satisfaction on game day.

Social Media 60

Social Media Multi-Channel Leadership Entertainment 60

Qualtrics

JULY 2, 2019

We always strive to connect customer needs for building a great customer experience with direct impact to their business. Check out some of the latest product innovations available now to close experience gaps and deliver breakthrough experiences. Online Reputation Management. XM Institute Benchmarks.

Innovation 39

Innovation Social Media NPS Contact Center 39

SurveySparrow

DECEMBER 20, 2018

When your employee snarks at your customer or is not generally positive, do you think the blame is on your employee alone? Customers identify your company with the employees they happen to get in contact with, making it your most important touch-point. From dirty office politics to overbearing managers, the reasons are wide and varied.

Culture 69

Culture Company Policies Employee Engagement 69

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

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

ReviewTrackers

APRIL 29, 2019

Operating a restaurant is tough work, but managing OpenTable along with daily operations can make the workload easier. OpenTable = More Customers. That’s a lot of new customers for your business. Depending on their dining experience these people will likely leave a review. OpenTable Can Get You More Reviews.

Management 91

Management How To Analytics Guest Experience 91

ENGAGE.cx

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

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. When you arrive to your room, there is a handwritten card from management, welcoming you.

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience Hospitality Hotels CRM 40

Michel Falcon Experience

APRIL 13, 2023

You were the 14th employee at 1-800-GOT-JUNK managing company culture when your company’s growing. It needs to then become the leadership team and then it needs to become the mid-level managers and then it needs to become the frontline staff. Cameron Herold: Yeah, I like it when there’s a human connection.

Culture 60

Culture Company ROI Leadership 60

North Highland

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

New leads came easily, and an aggressive customer identification and acquisition process wasn’t always necessary. Brands were able to target hotel guests, resort partners, or travelers who enjoyed certain types of destinations or entertainment. Customer experience is priority number one.

Travel 45

Travel ROI CRM Entertainment 45

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. And 67% would sign up for location-based coupons and alerts.

Hospitality 53

Hospitality Guest Experience Hotels Entertainment 53

LiveChat

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Poor customer experience is more expensive than we think. 78% of consumers won’t make a purchase in your store if they’ve had a bad experience in the past. And, as you can expect, it’s not easy to compensate these customers for it. They will usually need 12 positive experiences to make it up for the negative one!

Customer Service Training 28

Customer Service Training Training Customer Service Exercises 28

C Space

AUGUST 5, 2018

It’s hard to find a C-suite perspective that doesn’t point to the need for customer centricity; to hardwire the customer into the heart of business decision making. An opportunity to bring the customer, and customer insight, inside a business in an unprecedented way. 2) Agile 24/7 access to customers.

Retail 40

Retail Customer Centricity Study Travel 40