Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 3, 2014

moments that make a big difference in the customer experience. Jeannie Walters Jeannie Walters is the Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ and founder of 360Connext, a global consulting firm specializing in the cornerstones of customer experience: customer engagement, employee engagement and connections like social media.

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Innovation Customer Service Social Media Consulting 232

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

It seems most organizations have a Customer Experience program and an increasing number have started Employee Engagement programs. Because the experience you give your Customers is the same experience you should give your employees. The second examined the retail experience of 40,000 Customers.

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Employee Engagement Engagement Employee Experience Retail 60

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Customer experience is more than a full-time job. Create or revise your customer experience mission statement. Deputize someone in each department as the customer advocate. It’s their job to truly represent the customer in every meeting. It’s their job to truly represent the customer in every meeting.

Customer Journeys 306

Customer Journeys Customer Experience eBook Employee Engagement 306

CX University

JULY 9, 2018

And in return for that sense of real, authentic meaning, they will be willing to give more of themselves, aspire to higher productivity, spiraling innovation, and off-the-charts customer satisfaction. Of these three rewards, the highest correlation exists between employee engagement and customer satisfaction.

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Employee Engagement Leadership Insurance Engagement 68

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 20, 2014

As business owners, we want to believe if we INTEND to have a customer-focused organization, we will! It’s organic – we just ARE customer focused. Consider the ways growth and scale as an organization can threaten the focus on the customer. Culture supporting a customer focused organization includes: Playfulness.

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Customer Focused Employee Engagement Culture Social Media 289

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Customers, and those of us who serve them, have one thing in common, no matter what the industry or situation. The most exciting companies change the game by innovating around their customer experience. These are the types of questions Adam Toporek and I will be covering in our new business podcast: Crack The Customer Code!

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Social Media Consulting Leadership Employee Engagement 244

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Customer experience is about so much more than call-center scripts or proper protocol around customer complaints. The best companies, the ones we know as customer experience leaders, adopt a customer focused view to everything. Silos make understanding the customer journey that much harder. Share the best stuff!

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Customer Focused Employee Engagement Call Center Social Media 275

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Cooks and the customers they serve who can see each other – literally – both feel better about the experience. A recent study found that if cooks in a restaurant kitchen could see the customers ordering and enjoying their food and the customers could see the cooks preparing it, the food tasted better.

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Social Media Study Consulting Customer Engagement 282

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

If there is one way to create a better customer experience, it’s this: Advocate. But what about customer advocacy? They became antagonists to the very customers they are supposed to serve. And they are never asked to advocate for the customer. Shame on the C-level for assuming customers aren’t paying attention.

Hospitality 251

Hospitality Social Media Consulting Leadership 251

Kustomer

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen uncovers the secrets to establishing employee and customer engagement with expert Suzzanna Rowold. Listen Now: Listen to “Best Practices of Employee and Customer Engagement | Suzzanna Rowold” on Spreaker.

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Customer Engagement Engagement Culture Customers 69

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The future of customer experience is decided. We asked 15 experts with world reputation in Customer experience the same question and the results might surprise you. Every each of them answered the following questions: How do you see the future of customer experience? Probably not. How to overcome those challenges?

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Customer Experience Customer Centricity Self Service Culture 324

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 9, 2014

For the second year in a row, customer experience professionals around the globe celebrated Customer Experience Day , affectionately known as CX Day. In Chicago, I was happy to be a part of the celebration, as one of the Customer Experience Professionals Association local networking events happening simultaneously around the world.

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Social Media Customer Experience Professionals Consulting Employee Engagement 279

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Apply this idea to relationships with customers , and you’ll see everyone, whether customer or company, needs to make a withdrawal from the relationship bank at times. It only works when your customer believes it was beyond your control , not foreseeable, or the like. Care about your people before they become customers.

Banking 286

Banking Loyalty Culture Social Media 286

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Considering how much we ask employees to “own” the customer experience, why not form a company-wide book club to encourage learning and development in this area? How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World . Get to know NPS a little with this updated edition of the classic customer experience book.

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Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Employee Engagement Culture 273

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 29, 2014

It feels that way to loyal customers sometimes, thanks to customer rewards reserved for those walking in the door. When customers feel neglected, they take to the Internet , and on these companies’ very sites I found dozens upon dozens of customers voicing how frustrated they felt. This is truly outrageous!”

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Poor Customer Service Loyalty Social Media Consulting 303

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 2, 2014

This Best of 360Connext post was part of the Customer Experience Professionals Association’s 2013 Customer Experience Day celebration. What’s the value of customer experience? Whether by your customers or from within your organization, the value of customer experience can be measured in so many ways.

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Customer Experience Social Media Customer Experience Professionals Consulting 297

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

While talk of customer showrooming and digital detraction are still big, there is a totally opposite trend happening. Retailers who once only sold online are building stores for customers to visit in real life. Why would companies who once touted online as the only way are moving into a more traditional model for customers?

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Omni-Channel Trends Retail Ecommerce 258

Magellan Solutions

MAY 25, 2018

To develop a strong and lasting relationship with customers, you must first strengthen the camaraderie within your organization. To keep the customers satisfied, you must first create a great corporate culture. Start with the basics — customer service training. Start with the basics — customer service training.

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Customer Service Training Training Customer Engagement Engagement 70

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Touchpoints within the customer journey help define a lot of moments, both good and not-so-good. Customer touchpoints in general are not often understood or appreciated from the customer’s perspective. Understanding the actual touchpoints your customers have with your organization is a basic part of that understanding.

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Touchpoint Customer Journeys Social Media Consulting 302

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Customers every day are expressing how they feel – publicly – about these emotions. And yet, there are simple ways to reward customers. Check out these simple ways to increase customer loyalty. Surprise with random, small rewards for loyal customers! I’ve been a loyal customer for over 10 years!

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Loyalty Banking Social Media Consulting 272

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Many executives are interested in improving and understanding customer experience. When Oracle released their White Paper Why Customer ‘Satisfaction’ is No Longer Good Enough , the stats caused quite a stir, and rightfully so. 64% have made future purchases from a company’s competitors after experiencing poor customer service.

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Customer Experience Social Media Poor Customer Service Loyalty 282

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Satisfaction surveys are important to capture customer feedback in a logical and objective way, right? That’s the idea, unless the survey is the result of an aggressive salesperson coaching the customer. Then George spent a good five minutes explaining the concept of a follow-up customer satisfaction survey to me.

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Customer Satisfaction Survey Retail Social Media 243

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 13, 2014

There is nothing more organic than how a passionate entrepreneur creates experiences for his or her customers. Design your ideal customer experience by asking and answering these five key questions. If you are promising to overcome an obstacle, then make sure everything helps your customer do that. What is that promise?

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Customer Experience Social Media Consulting Employee Engagement 301

Verint

JUNE 6, 2017

As discussed in a recent blog post by Laurie Wickham, the 2017 Verint Engage Global Customer Conference took place recently in Orlando, Florida with attendees from 17 countries and a variety of industries.

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Customer Engagement Engagement Employee Engagement Conference 34

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Customers need reassurance. The latest Retail Customer Experience report, Retail Future Trends 2015 , highlights how both consumers and retailers are feeling about trends in retailing. The survey results from consumers highlighted what customers are really seeking. This is another type of reassurance for customers.

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Customer Confidence Report Loyalty Programs Retail 279

Michelli Experience

JULY 25, 2017

I also opined on the critical role of trust in strengthening the social contract between businesses and customers. As such, I suggested business leaders should take the first step by trusting customers out of respect and gratitude for them. I depict this relationship in the formula: High TRUST = Happy Employees = Happy Customers =.

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Consulting Touchpoint Leadership Employee Engagement 113

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

If you are having trouble retaining customers, this could mean a variety of things. Customers could be upset about a change. A change in your product, the experience, the billing structure, the cost or any change could lead to customers jumping ship. Your customers could see you aren’t handling things in the way they want.

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Metrics Customer Experience Social Media Loyalty 252

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Customers are seeking your attention in immediate and demanding ways. Welcome to Multi-Channel Customer Support. Customer Service, a stand alone department in many companies, remains a call center. That’s the same feeling customers have when it takes four different channels to get an answer. Take showrooming.

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Multi-Channel Social Media Call Center Retail 268

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 15, 2014

For leaders to make smart decisions about who the best, most loyal and most profitable customers are, they need to understand the makeup of the customer population. This often means creating special loyalty programs , elite experiences, and special perks to maintain the top 1% of customers. How do you gauge customer value?

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Loyalty Programs Airlines Social Media Loyalty 268

Michelli Experience

MAY 15, 2018

I was asked recently to provide a couple (of what a reader called “See Spot Run”) blogs concerning must-have and must not do elements of a successful customer experience business. This week I will focus on the Don’ts of Customer Experience and next week the Do’s. 5 Things You Should Not DO in the Name of Customer Experience.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys Touchpoint Employee Engagement 138

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 31, 2014

In the months ahead, 360Connext will be offering some great content to help you deliver MORE for your customers. Our mission, after all, is to create fewer ruined days for customers. Why not sharpen your customer experience skills, hear from amazing people and offer your insights, as well? We have big plans ourselves in 2015.

Entertainment 247

Entertainment Leadership Social Media B2B 247

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 31, 2015

As some of you who follow this blog may know, I took the CXI® magnifying glass with me to South By Southwest Interactive this month to scout for customer-focused themes within the latest tech trends. New ways to gather data and offer personalized experiences should add up to better customer experiences and smarter marketing.

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Technology Customer Experience Social Media Trends 110

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

“I love what you say about caring about your customer’s experience! We get it when we’re customers. We know the dread we feel when we need to make a customer service call over a problem with billing. We are told to focus on our small piece of the customer puzzle. Because in truth, we do get it.

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Customer Service Company Customer Relationship Management Hospitality 257

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Take the amount of paper healthcare customers encounter. Jeannie Walters Jeannie Walters is the Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ and founder of 360Connext, a global consulting firm specializing in the cornerstones of customer experience: customer engagement, employee engagement and connections like social media.

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Healthcare Customer Experience Hospitality Social Media 234

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. John DiJulius Follow @JohnDiJulius.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Customers want convenience on their terms, not yours. With busier schedules and comfort with ecommerce, customers are choosing those brands who provide convenience in the way they like – not the other way around. If you are among these brands, then you understand that customers want convenience on their terms, not yours.

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Ecommerce Banking Loyalty Retail 282

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Is innovation so forward-looking you can’t rely on customer feedback? Or should customer feedback be what drives everything, including innovation? Is leveraging customer feedback an essential part of the innovation process? appeared first on Customer Experience Consulting. What do you think?

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Innovation Feedback Automotive Social Media 110