InMoment XI

MARCH 7, 2019

As CX professionals, we are largely compelled to align with our respective organization’s sales and marketing functions, and for good reason—they are generally the ones carrying out the strategy and business goals established by leadership and guiding the rest of the organization forward.

Customer Centricity 200

Customer Centricity Leadership Sales Strategy 200

Integrity Solutions

APRIL 16, 2021

Building a customer-centric culture is more challenging than you might initially think. But every organization has the ability to build a strong customer-centric culture- and it doesn’t have to be complex. A strong, vibrant customer-centric culture is an organic and natural strength that cannot be compromised.

Customer Centricity 119

Customer Centricity Culture Competitive Advantage Customers 119

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 19, 2024

As a sales leader have you looked at your forecast and asked questions like these: “Do we have enough opportunities in our forecast to confidently make our goal this quarter/year?” ” Sales forecasting accuracy is one of the most important processes for running a successful sales organization.

Sales 108

Sales Analysis Resources Examples 108

Lumoa

APRIL 6, 2023

Relationships between customers and brands are the foundation of customer experience (CX) success. To ensure that customer experience is successful, companies must focus on creating strong relationships- by understanding customer needs and providing exceptional service.

Customer Experience 208

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Culture Leadership 208

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Thanks to a fun report from CCW , Customer Contact Week, and some clever customer experience pros (and prose – ha ha,) there is a discussion around leadership buzzwords we should have. We aim for an exceptional “journey” for our customers but are only referring to marketing. And I agree. Is that odd?

Leadership 227

Leadership Culture Customer Centricity Report 227

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Customers’ expectations are changing. Not in terms of how much they expect, because customer expectations have always been high—but in terms of what they expect. The defining measure of a great customer experience used to be a business’s ability to be there for its customers. Availability was enough to win loyalty.

Customer Centricity 98

Customer Centricity Customer Success Customer Expectations NPS 98

SurveyGizmo

MARCH 2, 2021

The Customer Engagement for Sales Solution Creates Hyper-Personalized, Superior Customer Relationships that Immediately Impact Sales Results. In a recent report, Salesforce.com found that 89% of business customers expect companies to understand their needs and expectations. This solution makes that possible.”.

Customer Centricity 52

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Sales CRM 52

Totango

MAY 7, 2024

Both CS and Sales leaders agree: Retention is the #1 priority. Achieving higher retention requires close alignment between CS and Sales teams, yet 87% of CS and Sales leaders told us there’s significant room for improvement in their collaboration. But there’s a problem. Use your words Talk to each other!

Sports 97

Sports Sales Strategy Net Promoter Score 97

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. As the Head of Customer Support and Engagement at HotDoc, she is responsible for leading the customer support and engagement strategy.

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Contact Center Customer Centricity Leadership 207

Horizon CX

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Art of Selling CX: Convincing Skeptical Senior Leaders on Customer Experience Success Introduction In the dynamic landscape of customer experience (CX) management, the journey extends beyond strategic implementation; it’s a constant process of persuasion and selling ideas, especially to senior leadership.

Customer Centricity 130

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Automotive Fashion 130

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The first is customer-centricity, and the other is customer experience. From my vantage point, the latter phrase (customer experience) is a subset of the former (customer-centricity). Customer-centricity is a commitment or a strategy to assure the success of your customer.

Customer Centricity 133

Customer Centricity Customer Experience Advertising Touchpoint 133

Horizon CX

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Having a customer-centric mindset, as those of us within the Customer Experience profession tend to have, I’m particularly concerned about how we respond to those recommended measures intended to help mitigate viral transmissions—physical distancing, masks, sanitizers, vaccinations, etc. Consider the following.

Leadership 130

Leadership Measurement Groups Customer Experience Professionals 130

Horizon CX

APRIL 4, 2019

As CX professionals, we are largely compelled to align with our respective organization’s sales and marketing functions and for good reason—they are generally the ones carrying out the strategy and business goals established by leadership and guiding the rest of the organization forward. It’s simply a matter of form.

Customer Centricity 100

Customer Centricity Sales Communication Customers 100

InMoment XI

MARCH 27, 2024

A well-crafted automotive reputation management strategy is essential for any auto brand looking to build trust, foster customer loyalty, and thrive in a competitive market environment. Positive perceptions lead to increased sales and customer loyalty, while negative perceptions can harm sales and brand value.

Automotive 260

Automotive Management Social Media Feedback 260

Horizon CX

APRIL 30, 2024

Organizational Transformation: The Role of Customer Experience Professionals Introduction Organizational transformation is often perceived as an elusive goal, reserved for C-suite executives with immense power and influence. That may be true in many instances, but the reality is more nuanced.

Customer Centricity 130

Customer Centricity Competitive Advantage Culture Customer Experience Professionals 130

ijgolding

JUNE 14, 2016

When it comes to the subject of Customer Experience, there are many questions I would like to know the answer to. So this year, I wanted to explore another aspect of Customer Experience that I find extremely interesting. So what did people see as either enabling customer centric behaviour… or frustrating it?

Customer Centricity 120

Customer Centricity Customer Experience Customers Leadership 120

ECXO

MAY 11, 2023

Educational articles by ECXO.org You’ll know that customer experience is a critical aspect of your business. Everything they do is built around their customers. In other words, they are truly customer-centric. Businesses with a customer focus are relentless in finding new ways to create value.

Customer Centricity 52

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Self Service Culture 52

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2022

Speaking and sharing my experience for as long as I have in the customer/experience relationship space, I’ve had the absolutely pleasure of making some friends along the way. Annette Franz , and that new book is Built to Win: Designing a Customer-Centric Culture that Drives Value for Your Business. Yes, you’re right.

Customer Centricity 59

Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Culture Leadership 59

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2024

The landscape of consumer expectations is constantly evolving, and understanding the value of customer experience has emerged as a cornerstone for businesses aiming to sustain growth and maintain a competitive advantage. But today’s C-Suite is still questioning the value of customer experience and asking if investing in CX is worth it.

ROI 260

ROI CEM Net Promoter Score Customer Experience 260

C3Centricity

JULY 20, 2020

Another recent post of mine concentrated on why companies fail in their adoption of a customer-first strategy. You can read it here: 7 reasons most companies fail to adopt a customer first strategy. This was a follow up to another popular post on what a customer-first strategy is, and what it isn’t. Click To Tweet. #2

Innovation 194

Innovation Leadership How To Marketing 194

ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In today’s ever-changing corporate landscape, modern SaaS organizations are asked to be a lot of things: employee-centric, focused on new business, and profitable against goals – just to name a few. One characteristic that is often overlooked (or left out completely) is being customer-centric. Is your company customer-centric?

Customer Centricity 71

Customer Centricity Company Leadership eBook 71

Blake Morgan

JULY 18, 2023

           From Chief Experience and Chief Customer Officers to Customer Experience leaders, more companies are creating customer leadership roles. These positions can greatly impact customer-centricity, but they bring a common question: where do you start?

Leadership 52

Leadership Chief Customer Officer How To Customer Centricity 52

InMoment XI

APRIL 3, 2023

In March, I spoke at InMoment’s XI Forum Sydney, and it shouldn’t surprise you that I chose to talk about building a customer experience (CX) program! I started to understand customer experience. And using customer experience to drive business outcomes felt common sense. and Outside In. NPS made sense.

Tips 260

Tips Touchpoint Customer Centricity NPS 260

Lumoa

MARCH 21, 2023

For example, there are plenty of good customer experience books to read if you want to learn more about customer experience. To help you out, we have listed our top 10 must-read customer experience books. In This Article: Customer Experience 3 The Cult Of The Customer Chief Customer Officer 2.0

Customer Experience 236

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Management Customer Centricity 236

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. Actionability is also, as we believe, one of the essential aspects of customer experience management. Listen to your customers.

Net Promoter Score 445

Net Promoter Score Customer Journeys Customer Experience Omni-Channel 445

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

It is difficult to deny that these three terms are becoming increasingly visible in the language of business: Customer Service. Customer Experience. Customer Centricity. So here goes: Let’s start with Customer Service – the two words that have been embedded in the way organisations work for decades.

Customer Centricity 120

Customer Centricity Customer Experience Customer Service Customers 120

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

Eptica

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 How to make your organization truly customer centric. Author: Olivier Njamfa We all know that today it’s vital to put customers at the heart of your business. How do you become more customer centric? Published on: November 08, 2017. I am going to focus on four of them here.

Customer Centricity 96

Customer Centricity How To Self Service Chief Customer Officer 96

Kristina Evey

JULY 9, 2014

Getting new customers, keeping those customers, and making more money are the goals you have for your business, right? They believe that they need to amp up their sales force or train their front line staff better. Sit down with your leadership team, managers, or whomever you see as a leader in your company.

Culture 225

Culture Customer Centricity Loyalty Leadership 225

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 25, 2024

Since my request, we were lucky enough to have a new one from Justin Stafford ( justin@customersmarts.co ), founder of Customer Smarts , based in Sydney, Australia, and podcast host of “Customer Smart.” Justin shared how sports can teach us a lot about how to improve your Customer Experience.

Sports 78

Sports Customer Experience Customer Centricity Conference 78

Customer Bliss

JULY 14, 2016

Short post this week as I’m in the middle of moving, but I wanted to take a few seconds and discuss leadership accountability as relates to customer experience. In the writings and speeches I’ve done, I commonly refer to this as “one-company leadership.” Leadership accountability. Silo heads (i.e.

Leadership 100

Leadership Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Metrics 100

Integrity Solutions

JULY 13, 2020

No matter how rapidly and dramatically external events may change, the top sales challenges seem to stay the same, year after year. Why aren’t salespeople and sales organizations able to make much headway in overcoming these common struggles? But the sales challenges persist. Sales Quota Achievement.

Sales 103

Sales How To Competitive Advantage Training 103

C3Centricity

MAY 11, 2020

By now, every CEO knows that a stronger customer focus is the answer to many of their business challenges. Why therefore do so many companies still struggle to adopt a customer-first strategy and culture? The CEO needs to ask the awkward questions to ensure everyone is embracing a customer-first strategy.

Strategy 194

Strategy Customer Centricity Chief Customer Officer CRM 194

Lumoa

MAY 21, 2018

Who in an organization should own the customer experience? The truth is, large part of the organization does indeed influence customer experience. Most of the functions in an organization have something to do in improving the customer experience. Organizational roles in customer experience management.

Customer Experience 326

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score Feedback 326

Gainsight

JANUARY 26, 2022

In the era of Customer Success 2.0, the solid force of customer-centricity ensures that no department is isolated within your company, certainly not the Customer Success team. CS adds value to all parts of your business, whether Product, Sales, or Marketing. 63 on upsells and cross-sells from existing customers.

Sales 111

Sales Customer Success ROI Customer Centricity 111

Horizon CX

MAY 19, 2023

In Customer Experience, we often hear about transformational change as one of the descriptors of those within the discipline and many CX professionals have fashioned and even subtitled themselves as organizational change agents. Ineffective Leadership: Leadership plays a crucial role in driving and sustaining organizational transformation.

Customer Centricity 130

Customer Centricity Leadership Culture Customer Experience Management 130

Alida

OCTOBER 5, 2017

If you want to create a successful customer experience (CX) ecosystem, someone needs to take charge. Joint research released by CMO Council, SAP Hybris and SellingPower magazine suggests it’s sales and marketing who should take joint command. While both sales and marketing are laser-focused on growth, they are not on the same page.

Sales 140

Sales Marketing e-support Leadership 140