SuiteCX

JULY 7, 2017

Customer experience consultancy, Ellipsis, launches first productised data offering off the back of Data Republic’s data exchange marketplace. Customer engagement consulting agency, Ellipsis, has joined forces with Data Republic on a new data product offering aimed at helping brands better measure customer loyalty investments.

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Loyalty Measurement Tools Data 100

SuiteCX

JULY 7, 2017

Customer experience consultancy, Ellipsis, launches first productised data offering off the back of Data Republic’s data exchange marketplace. Customer engagement consulting agency, Ellipsis, has joined forces with Data Republic on a new data product offering aimed at helping brands better measure customer loyalty investments.

Loyalty 100

Loyalty Measurement Tools Data 100

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The Retail Trends Report from Retail Customer Experience is full of valuable insights on both consumers and retailers and how they’re feeling about the way we are shopping today. Customer engagement. I find the operational “challenge” of customer engagement particularly telling.

Customer Engagement 110

Customer Engagement Engagement Strategy Retail 110

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Amazon Personalize is excited to announce the new Next Best Action ( aws-next-best-action ) recipe to help you determine the best actions to suggest to your individual users that will enable you to increase brand loyalty and conversion.

Loyalty 77

Loyalty Brands Loyalty Programs Multi-Channel 77

Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. Yet the odds are high that none of these factors is going to make your company truly indispensable in the eyes of its customers.

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Customer Engagement Loyalty Customer Service Engagement 53

Beyond the Arc

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As a CX consultant, I spend my workdays helping companies improve, and even reinvent, their communications to create more engaging customer experiences. As a result, I’ve become a much more discerning customer in my off time.

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Loyalty Consulting Communication Customers 52

Lithium

MAY 24, 2022

We are very excited to be joined by the Head of Partner & Customer Engagement for Lyft Bikes, Scooters & Transit, Chris Vetrano ( ). This Khoros Titan found his passion for engagement after being inspired by the Pop Music Industry and running his own American Idol Fantasy league. So sit back and enjoy the show.

Gamification 96

Gamification Loyalty Brands Consulting 96

CSM Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

The Loyalty People has today announced the appointment of loyalty innovator Tom Peace as the company’s new Managing Director. Tom is one of the loyalty industry’s most respected experts, with over 15 years’ experience in analytics and customer engagement roles at the likes of IRI, Aimia, Reward Insight and Collinson.

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Loyalty Travel Fashion CRM 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

.” If it works to ignore loyalty, people will continue to do that. New sales, new clients, new customers. Growth in the market meaning more new customers. How many incentives are tied to real customer satisfaction and loyalty? Accountability over these numbers means understanding what customers go through.

Customer Satisfaction 110

Customer Satisfaction Loyalty Net Promoter Score Social Media 110

Second to None

AUGUST 9, 2019

Human emotion is complex and multi-layered, which makes clearly outlining its role in the customer experience tricky at times. While concrete, customer data can help to mold the basic requirements and expectations of your customer experience, emotion fills in all the intangible gaps. Yet, its importance persists.

Loyalty 83

Loyalty Touchpoint Brands Voice of Customer 83

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 12, 2015

How can we increase loyalty? Consider yourself as a loyal customer. You like being loyal to these businesses because they earn your loyalty. They earn your loyalty because of how they make you feel. All loyalty and authentic word-of-mouth marketing results are based on emotion. Their customers did their promoting.

Loyalty 110

Loyalty Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Programs 110

Calabrio

OCTOBER 24, 2016

We know that when a brand delivers great customer experience, customers are more likely to establish a positive connection and long-term loyalty towards that brand. Given this, most companies, including your own, spend countless hours and resources looking for ways to improve customer experience strategies.

Contact Center 100

Contact Center Customer Engagement Engagement Analytics 100

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 11, 2016

Loyalty is often the holy grail of customer experience. After all, loyal customers mean more revenue, more repeat business, more referrals and just more more more! Yes, loyal customers mean more. But how do you define loyalty among your customers? The post How Do You Define Loyalty in YOUR Organization?

Loyalty 110

Loyalty Consulting Customer Experience Company 110

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The North Face asked customers to walk their talk recently in Korea. In this viral video, customers who identified as those who seek adventure were given a choice. And it’s a great way to help customers identify with your products and experience. These customers had, after all, self identified as adventure seekers.

Brands 259

Brands Hotels Consulting Loyalty Programs 259

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’s well documented that a little mixup can actually increase loyalty when the recovery is handled well. However, there are conditions. It’s in the bank!

Banking 286

Banking Loyalty Culture Social Media 286

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the midst of today’s bustling and intricate business landscape, deciphering the ever-evolving wants and needs of customers can feel like navigating through a maze. What is Integrated Customer Experience (CX)? In short, integrated customer experience is an anti-siloed CX strategy.

Effort Score 260

Effort Score NPS Net Promoter Score ROI 260

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Spotting Customer-Centric Companies I. In today’s fast-paced marketplace, this vision is a reality for some, and it all centers around the compass of customer service. Recognizing the pivotal role customer service plays in this quest is the first step towards a more rewarding consumer journey.

Customer Centricity 111

Customer Centricity Exceptional Customer Service e-support Case Study 111

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!”

Poor Customer Service 303

Poor Customer Service Loyalty Social Media Consulting 303

Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. Train your employees to handle unhappy customers–and to win them back when things go wrong. [Originally published in Forbes.com.

Customer Experience 264

Customer Experience Self Service Customer Service Hospitality 264

LoyaltyPlus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Most of a company’s business comes from existing customers. Keeping those customers loyal to the brand at a time when there are so many alternatives to choose from is something every organisation is struggling with. However, creating this loyalty through improved experiences in a digital world requires a different approach than before.

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Policies Brand Values Brands 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Many executives are interested in improving and understanding customer experience. They want to know how to increase loyalty and revenue and all that good stuff. When Oracle released their White Paper Why Customer ‘Satisfaction’ is No Longer Good Enough , the stats caused quite a stir, and rightfully so. We have been there.

Customer Experience 282

Customer Experience Social Media Poor Customer Service Loyalty 282

Influitive

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Marketers know that finding ways to increase customer engagement is good for the bottom line. Customer engagement is highly correlated to customer loyalty ,” says Aimee Lucas , Customer Experience Transformist and VP at the Temkin Group , a customer experience research and consulting firm.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Loyalty Engagement Social Media 40

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!

Social Media 244

Social Media Consulting Leadership Employee Engagement 244

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

Michelli Experience

MARCH 2, 2016

Recently Starbucks announced a change in their highly regarded loyalty program and I heard both praise and deep criticism. Sadly, I felt very old because in 2004 the mere mention of a loyalty program at Starbucks was not well-received. 2) Drive Profitability – Every customer should be treated caringly and with respect.

Loyalty Programs 100

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Rewards Programs How To 100

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. Welcome everybody.

Loyalty Programs 268

Loyalty Programs Airlines Social Media Loyalty 268

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.

Customer Experience 297

Customer Experience Social Media Customer Experience Professionals Consulting 297

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. Loyalty: “What’s in it for me?”

Customer Confidence 279

Customer Confidence Report Loyalty Programs Retail 279

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Five Customer-Service Lessons From the Late Tony Hsieh by Ann-Marie Alcántara. Wall Street Journal) The former chief executive of Zappos, the online shoe retailer, had a unique approach toward customers.

Customer Service 146

Customer Service Self Service eBook Loyalty Programs 146

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Sure, you may not intend to, but there are probably ways you, as the leader of your department or organization, are sabotaging the experience your customers have. Watch out for these sneaky ways typical business methods lead to customer defection. Never dealing with customers. Keeping customer praise to yourself.

Customer Experience 304

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Employee Engagement Social Media 304

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.

Social Media 282

Social Media Study Consulting Customer Engagement 282

ClearAction

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Rethinking Customer Engagement: Put Your Relationship First Lynn Hunsaker. Sounds way out of sequence, but it’s often exactly how we treat our customer relationships. Sounds way out of sequence, but it’s often exactly how we treat our customer relationships. Or asking them to meet your parents and friends?

Customer Engagement 54

Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media Customers 54

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.

Ecommerce 282

Ecommerce Banking Loyalty Retail 282

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.

Touchpoint 302

Touchpoint Customer Journeys Social Media Consulting 302

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

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

Lithium

JUNE 6, 2022

We are very excited to be joined by the Head of Partner & Customer Engagement for Lyft Bikes, Scooters & Transit, Chris Vetrano ( ). This Khoros Titan found his passion for engagement after being inspired by the Pop Music Industry and running his own American Idol Fantasy league. So sit back and enjoy the show.

Gamification 52

Gamification Loyalty Brands Consulting 52