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Inspiration, Dedication, Perspiration – welcome to the mind of the Customer Experience Professional!

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Last week I was afforded the undeniable pleasure of spending two whole days with Diane Magers, CEO of the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA). Great Customer Experience Professionals know that their reward comes as a result of doing the right thing – not putting ourselves first.

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Customer Experience Professionals: Why We Do What We Do

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BM: Generally, the customer engagements I’m proudest of are those where the value of becoming more customer-centric has been amply demonstrated and I’ve “converted” sceptics within the company. KS: Becoming the CX professional I am today didn’t just happen overnight.

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What it takes to be a Customer Experience Professional – My CX Journey, by Carlton Gajadhar

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I have had the pleasure of meeting many amazing Customer Experience Professionals (CXPs) over the years – amazing for a whole variety of reasons. The natural step for me was to get involved in promoting CX within my place of work to become more customer-centric, but this was my first negative hurdle.

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Customer Experience Quotes to Inspire Your Company’s CX Transformation

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The best customer experience quotes can be a great source of inspiration for leadership teams and entire organizations looking to drive their CX transformation. According to research: Companies that earn $1 billion annually can expect to earn, on average, an additional $700 million within 3 years of investing in customer experience.

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Transformational Leadership – the key to unlocking the competencies of Customer Experience Professionals

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If you have followed my writing for a while, you will be very much aware that I am very proud and passionate Customer Experience Professional (CXP). One of a growing number of ‘specialists’ in the newly recognised professional field, this group of skilled, experienced practitioners is growing in number on a weekly basis.

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How to Gain Leadership Buy-In for Customer Experience: A Guide for CX Change Agents

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I speak with customer experience professionals every day. Some of them have fancy, customer-focused titles like Chief Customer Officer or Vice President of Customer Experience. Others have more common org chart regulars, like Chief Marketing Officer or Voice fo the Customer (VoC) Director.

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Customer Centric Leadership: Are You Investing in the Organisational “Ecosystem” or Your Personal “Egosystem”?

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This is a more common scenario than those who are fortunate enough to be immersed in a customer focused environment. To be a committed Customer Experience Professional, you must be driven to doing what is right for the organisation – even if your leaders are seemingly at odds with this. You can read my column here!