Blake Morgan

JANUARY 20, 2022

These 30 top blogs cover a wide variety of CX-related topics, from creating a customer-centric culture to refining the contact center or delivering personalized experiences. He offers a European perspective on employee and customer engagement and customer focus and shares interviews with top CX leaders. . Annette Franz

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Case Study Customer Journeys Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity 96

ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2022

They could grow 10x faster, however, their obsession with their operational excellence, customer experience, and internal culture will not allow them to compromise any of those for more units and higher sales. My Comment: John DiJulius is one of the smartest customer service/CX experts on the planet. I love his articles.

Customer Service 67

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Hotels Loyalty 67

Kayako

APRIL 15, 2019

His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time and Be Amazing or Go Home. Employee golden rule – Do unto your employees as you want done unto the customer” – Shep Hyken.

Customer Experience 169

Customer Experience Self Service Hospitality Customer Journeys 169

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

(destinationCRM) In a provocative Harvard Business Review article, researchers from the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) argued in 2010 that companies should Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers, because “wowing” customers was a losing strategy. Here are 100 of the strangest things retailers have been asked by customers.

Customer Service 89

Customer Service Retail Interaction Hospitality 89

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. He has been successful in showing businesses, teams and communities how to create a Disney-like experience and culture. He is a leading contributor to Tourism, Hospitality and Service Industries alike. Kate Leggett Follow @kateleggett. Kerry Bodine Follow @kerrybodine.

Customer Experience 115

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. The standard level of customer service at most modern companies is reactive. [Originally published in Forbes.com.

Leadership 68

Leadership Customer Service Hospitality Hotels 68

Adrian Swinscoe

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today’s interview is with Micah Solomon, a renowned expert on customer service, hospitality, and customer experience. Micah joins me today to talk about his new book: […] The post Your customer doesn’t want to know about your technology – Interview with Micah Solomon first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

Technology 45

Technology Hospitality Customers Customer Service 45

ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2017

First Up: In Shep Hyken’s opening comments he relates an experience from the customer service workshops his company conducts for client companies. In these workshops, attendees are asked, “What is a quality that all customer-focused employees possess?” What are the qualities of a customer-focused employee?

Leadership 81

Leadership Hospitality Hotels Customer Focused 81

Customer Bliss

JULY 6, 2018

“An actionable, smart, and fun book everyone in hospitality should read. The Make Mom Standard for How to Treat Your Customers has been on sale for a little less than a month now, and I’m immensely grateful for all of the positive reviews it’s received. What Does a Great CXM Culture Look Like?

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Resources Case Study Comparison Hospitality 100

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Do customers really want to take your survey? To Improve Customer Experience, Start With Morale, Not Technology, Feds Say by Tom Shoop. Nextgov) Cultural factors, such as empowerment of staff, given greater weight than upgraded IT and bigger budgets. Customer Retention Made Easy by Samir Palnitkar.

Customer Service 80

Customer Service Airlines Employee Engagement Rewards Programs 80

Steve DiGioia

DECEMBER 5, 2016

As some companies grow, they purposely change their shift from customer focused to bottom line focused. For those that are interested in staying focused on the customer, it is more important than ever to hire the right people that fit the customer focused culture. Keep focused on the people.

Industry 100

Industry Culture Metrics Customer Centricity 100

Pink Guava

AUGUST 29, 2018

Top management alignment/greater focus for Customer Experience Strategy Customer Experience Strategy comes through the customer focused culture. Thus, top management with an infectious attitude towards creating a powerful customer experience can lead a company towards growth and financial success.

Customer Experience Management 40

Customer Experience Management Trends Customer Experience Management 40

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

As part of Qualtrics’ XM Institute, she focuses her efforts on helping organizations optimize their experience management (XM) programs. She leads the XM Institute’s research into CX and EX best practices and the broader organizational capabilities required for building loyalty by improving customer and employee experiences.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

BirdEye

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Use case: Positive reviews on Trustpilot contribute to building a credible online reputation, attracting new customers, and maintaining the loyalty of existing ones, overall improving the business’s search rankings. Enhanced product evaluation Customer feedback helps improve products, making them more customer-focused and refined.

Ecommerce 57

Ecommerce Travel Hotels Social Media 57

Middlesex Consulting

DECEMBER 27, 2015

However for these services to be enduring and profitable, they must also develop and even change their people as they evolve to a services centric culture. More and more they are taking on an operating responsibility for that equipment within the hospitals to which they are working as a strategic business partner.

Culture 60

Culture Training Brands Strategy 60

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

As part of Qualtrics’ XM Institute, she focuses her efforts on helping organizations optimize their experience management (XM) programs. She leads the XM Institute’s research into CX and EX best practices and the broader organizational capabilities required for building loyalty by improving customer and employee experiences.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

She is an internationally recognized Customer Experience Thought Leader, Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Author of ‘Customer Understanding: Three Ways to Put the “Customer” in Customer Experience’ (and at the Heart of Your Business). LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

Customer Experience 132

Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

Kustomer

MAY 26, 2020

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of Customer Service Secrets , Gabe Larsen is joined by Shep Hyken to discuss his book, The Cult of the Customer and the different phases of customer experience. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert and has spent 37 years in the industry. Like CULTure, culture.

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Customers Groups Exercises Customer Experience 52

Michel Falcon Experience

JANUARY 31, 2017

I’ve been advising companies on customer experience, employee engagement and company culture for six years helping entrepreneurs learn the systems I leverage to build stronger and profitable relationships with customers and employees. It has been very rewarding for both my clients and I.

Employee Engagement 60

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Experience Culture 60

Michel Falcon Experience

OCTOBER 21, 2019

This is a testament to their seamless customer experience that has us buying more and more every year. For years they created loyalty by selling one product and when the time was right, they started selling more products in different verticals. Take my industry, hospitality, as an example. Do they have soft skills?

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Customer Journeys Customer Service Company Customer Centricity 111

ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2016

My Comment: This interesting article is actually a case study of a successful company and how they connect (and do much more) with their customers. Kuiu is a hunting gear company that has a customer focused culture. The Future of Customer Loyalty is Flexibility by Jim Tierney. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken .

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Net Promoter Score Customer Service Contact Center Infographics 0

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

My Comment: If you’ve been following this column you will occasionally see me write about what’s happening on the inside of a company is felt on the outside by the customer. It’s all about creating the right culture! How the Apple Watch will take this NYC restaurant’s customer service to the next level by Caitlyn McGarry.

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Airlines Customer Service Infographics Customer Retention 123

Customer Guru

DECEMBER 13, 2017

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.

Customer Experience 119

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Infographics 119

Experience Matters

APRIL 7, 2015

The result: happy, loyal customers. 2) Make the case : Winning brands win the hearts of their customers. They make them feel valued, inspire their loyalty, and earn their business. Clarabridge gets to the heart of customer feedback by providing the world’s most sophisticated customer intelligence platform.

Groups 120

Groups Multi-Channel Omni-Channel CEM 120

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Creating a group of your best customers sharing ideas on how to make the experience they like even better can be a goldmine of intel that you can use for all of your customers. My Comment: In the past two-plus years (since the pandemic), customer behavior has changed. Creating customer loyalty is a bit more challenging.

Customer Service 64

Customer Service Government Loyalty Customer Satisfaction 64

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Creating a group of your best customers sharing ideas on how to make the experience they like even better can be a goldmine of intel that you can use for all of your customers. My Comment: In the past two-plus years (since the pandemic), customer behavior has changed. Creating customer loyalty is a bit more challenging.

Customer Service 62

Customer Service Government Loyalty Customer Satisfaction 62