Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 15, 2023

That’s why the foundational work of defining CX at your organization — through a CX Mission Statement and CX Success Statement — is so critically important to accomplishing real change and delivering on real outcomes through customer experience. Customer experience will happen whether or not you talk about.

Communication 304

Communication Tips Customer Journeys Customer Experience 304

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 24, 2015

Jeanne Bliss was one of the original Chief Customer Officers, and has held titles like that for companies including Land’s End and Allstate. For more than twenty years, she has helped organizational leadership recognize the importance of customer-focused initiatives in ways that directly impact the business results.

Leadership 110

Leadership Chief Customer Officer Handbook Social Media 110

ClearAction

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Secrets to Customer-Centric Business Growth Lynn Hunsaker. A potter’s wheel makes a great metaphor for customer-centered business. The growth-generating strength of your customer experience efforts hinges on how customer-centered your business is. Innovation — Creating Mutual Value.

Customer Centricity 74

Customer Centricity Sports Policies Culture 74

Experience Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Last week I attended the Arizona State University, Center for Services Leadership (CSL) Compete Through Service Symposium. I was impressed by what the CSL is doing to equip future customer service/experience leaders. One of the speakers was Mike Gathright, Director Americas Customer Services at Amazon.com.

Customer Connectedness 307

Customer Connectedness Effort Score Brand Values Leadership 307

ijgolding

JUNE 9, 2015

You must absolutely believe that enabling an organisation to be more customer centric is the ‘right thing to do’ – right for the customer; right for the employee; and right for the shareholder. Not only that, the Customer Experience is not the responsibility of a CXP – it is the responsibility of the WHOLE ORGANISATION.

Customer Experience Professionals 120

Customer Experience Professionals Leadership Customer Experience Effort Score 120

PeopleMetrics

JUNE 16, 2015

DISCLAIMER: The CX Feud is a game in which 150 customer experience professionals took our assessment about the presence, or absence, of customer centricity practices in their organizations. When it comes to customer experience activities and commitment, leaders appear to be: 1. "All All Repair, No Innovation".

Customer Centricity 48

Customer Centricity Leadership Data Net Promoter Score 48

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

After all, your competitors could introduce the very offering which woos your customers away! But when leaders become obsessed with “be better than X company” as the main driver for innovation, customer experience will suffer. Sometimes it’s ok to be #2 if your legions of customers are raving fans for you.

Customer Experience 304

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Employee Engagement Social Media 304

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Short termism is mostly the result of a product-centric and “numbers focused” culture, which inevitably results in a “race to the bottom”. Customer centricity is the answer, backed with a credible customer profitability lens that gives an alternative view to traditional product sales/market share KPIs.

Customer Experience 324

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Self Service Culture 324

Experience Matters

DECEMBER 22, 2014

I recently had the opportunity to hear Derrick Hall, CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks , speak at the Arizona State University, Center for Services Leadership (CSL) Compete Through Service Symposium. Hall was extremely passionate about customer experience. The Diamondbacks use several mechanisms to engage employees.

Culture 313

Culture Sports Employee Engagement Leadership 313

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 5, 2017

CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. Whenever the subject of employee satisfaction and engagement arises, it is often difficult to differentiate between them. If you believe that “a satisfied employee IS an engaged employee.” Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D.,

Employee Engagement 68

Employee Engagement Engagement Consulting Culture 68

Kayako

APRIL 29, 2019

There is a lot of focus on employee engagement and experience these days. And with good reason, customer-centric culture is the backbone of good customer experience. Richard Branson famously said “If you look after your staff well, they will look after your customers.

Customer Service 163

Customer Service Guidelines Employee Engagement Customer Journeys 163

CX Centric

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Collaborative Leadership In this article, I discuss both Agility and Collaborative Leadership, and argue that these two disciplines are not enough to ‘win’ in today’s competitive, fast-moving and complicated landscape. In addition, the key issue of today especially with remote working is employee engagement.

Culture 105

Culture Leadership Roadmap Customer Centricity 105

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. With more than 30 years of experience in all areas of CX, Annette uses her blog, CX Journey, to help transform business culture to become customer-centric.

Case Study 96

Case Study Customer Journeys Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity 96

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 28, 2020

The brands who create a habit of putting the customer first, defining success for both the organization and the customer, and developing best practices and business discipline around execution are the ones who can truly be customer-centric. Customer Experience Strategy Depends on the Right Mindset, Vision and Plan.

Strategy 225

Strategy Customer Journeys Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 225

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2023

Calabrio is an innovative disruptor in the cloud-first contact center market, across enterprises of all sizes. He has held key leadership roles across a variety of technology services companies including Rackspace Technology, Dell, and HP. I am excited to see how Kevin moves the company forward.”

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Company Customer Centricity Employee Engagement 52

Maz Iqbal

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Here is what I took away from that event: The terms customer-centric, Customer Experience, and innovation are empty. Then the debates occur as to what customer-centric means, what customer experience is and is not, what counts as innovation or not. And they do.

Customer Centricity 102

Customer Centricity Leadership Employee Engagement Exercises 102

Bill Quiseng

MARCH 15, 2022

As I was writing my latest book, Built to Win , I wanted to be sure to incorporate the notion that it’s important to design a customer-centric culture because there are clear outcomes to doing so. Culture (and certainly not one that puts the customer at the center of the business) isn’t just fluff. It’s tangible.

Culture 103

Culture Customer Centricity Competitive Advantage Hospitality 103

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Loyalty does not mean forever for customers. If leadership isn’t willing to continuously examine and innovate around the customer experience, the business is already doomed. Customer experience is seen as a project, not a way of business. 5 Areas of Customer Insights You’re Missing.

Customer Experience 272

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Leadership Airlines 272

Strativity

AUGUST 19, 2014

She attended the Global Leadership Program at Duke University, and she serves on several committees both professionally and personally. One of the world’s authorities on customer experience and customer-centric transformation, Lior Arussy delivers results. About Lior Arussy. For more information, visit [link].

Employee Engagement 40

Employee Engagement Sales Engagement Automotive 40

ijgolding

MARCH 20, 2017

In this, my exclusive column for CustomerThink, I continue to explore in detail my perspective on seven ‘tips’ that will enable any organisation to become genuinely customer centric. The word ‘empowerment’ is often chided, but in the context of creating a customer centric culture, it is a necessary ingredient for success.

Engagement 164

Engagement Customer Experience Customer Centricity Tips 164

CX Centric

JULY 27, 2023

About CX Centric Conversations CX Centric Conversations are interactive international discussions centered on business growth through Customer Experience and Customer Centricity. Nate is passionate about helping employees to understand the customer journey and how they play a role in improving it.

ROI 52

ROI Customer Journeys Customer Experience Case Study 52

ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, I was excited to have the opportunity to be a part of a new ‘deployment’ – it was a real chance to test both my technical and leadership skills. I thought that I was the right employee finding the right company many years ago. Do your employees stay with you – even if offered jobs elsewhere?

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Leadership Travel 120

Lumoa

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Much of the improvement has been driven by advancements in product innovation and digital technology. HOWEVER, I also argue that despite that, too many consumers continue to endure ‘random’ or ‘unexpected’ experiences as a result of the inconsistent delivery of the end-to-end customer journey. It will be growing and growing.

Customer Experience 160

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Culture Consulting 160

Experience Matters

JANUARY 20, 2015

This report provides specific examples of how these companies’ CX efforts have created value for both their customers and for their businesses. We also highlight their best practices across the four customer experience competencies—purposeful leadership, compelling brand values, employee engagement, and customer connectedness.

Report 120

Report Customer Connectedness Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score 120

ClearAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

All revolve around the customer because customers pay our paychecks. Harnessed handoff silos are a perfect indicator of profitable customer-centricity. 1) Customer-Centric Job Descriptions. It all starts with each employee seeing their role in terms of “why should customers pay for my work?”

Customer Experience 63

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Employee Engagement Customer Journeys 63

CX Journey

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Leadership : It starts at the top. If you''ve got the wrong leadership in place, it''ll be really tough to steer the ship in the right direction. Employee Engagement : I list this separately from "leadership" and from "people" because employee engagement is a two-way street that requires both to work together for the greater good.

Culture 173

Culture Leadership Employee Engagement Customer Centricity 173

Second to None

MARCH 15, 2018

Employees can help unlock answers to vital issues facing organizations in any industry, because they are the ones on the frontline experiencing how the strategies theorized by leadership are performing in reality. While simply listening to the voice of your employee can help inspire employees to be 4.6

Feedback 72

Feedback Survey Net Promoter Score How To 72

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Use employee personas to narrow down the journey you’re mapping. Just like customers, no two employees are alike. The new customer service agent has a very different employee journey than the Chief Innovation Officer. Instead, consider tackling one employee journey at a time.

Customer Journeys 143

Customer Journeys Tips Net Promoter Score Leadership 143

Second to None

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Even if an employee is following all the basic rules outlined by management, if they are not noticeably engaged during interactions with customers , there will be an apparent disconnect between the brand identity pictured by leadership and the reality on the frontlines. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3] 3] [link].

Customer Satisfaction 74

Customer Satisfaction Leadership Touchpoint Customer Centricity 74

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

DiJulius is a best-selling author of three books, a renowned keynote speaker, and an international customer experience consultant. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. He believes that customer success is the way to make customers stick to the brand longer, buy more and advocate for them.

Customer Experience 115

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

CloudCherry

JANUARY 21, 2020

By staying in touch with customer expectations, companies can win more business and reduce trouble spots in the customer journey. VoC leaders also see an uptick in customer and employee engagement metrics. At the pinnacle of VoC maturity, listening to the customer voice is an essential component of your culture.

Effort Score 195

Effort Score Feedback Net Promoter Score Survey 195

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 21, 2015

Keep a tally of how many times the product is mentioned compared to the customer, in any meeting. Be aware of how often product innovation is discussed as its own end goal, without mentioning how it meets the needs of customers. This customer-centric focus is becoming more critical as new generations change how they shop.

B2B 110

B2B B2C Ecommerce Social Media 110

Maru Group

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Customer satisfaction vs. customer centricity. It was great to see customer insights and research becoming more central to decision-making. As an industry, the focus on the customer is moving beyond just CSAT scores towards true customer centricity. Employee engagement vs. inertia.

Meeting 40

Meeting Employee Engagement Customer Centricity Case Study 40

Maru Group

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Customer satisfaction vs. customer centricity. It was great to see customer insights and research becoming more central to decision-making. As an industry, the focus on the customer is moving beyond just CSAT scores towards true customer centricity. Employee engagement vs. inertia.

Meeting 40

Meeting Employee Engagement Customer Centricity Social Media 40

ClearAction

JANUARY 12, 2022

Further growth in revenue and profitability is achieved through enterprise-wide anticipation of customers’ reactions: Preventing occurrence of customer issues is known as ’embedding customer-centricity DNA’ throughout your company’s culture. Sustainable revenue growth is stimulated by customer experience innovation.

Government 62

Government Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Analysis 62

Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

Amanda is a highly experienced customer experience consultant, adviser, and writer. She has helped organizations of all sizes and sectors transform themselves into customer-centric ones. Arie is a Customer Strategy, Customer Lifecycle Management, Customer Insight, and Innovation Consultant.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Consulting Customer Journeys 130

Russel Lolacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A few reasons why he is awesome – He’s a speaker and writer on engagement, and the Police Chief of the Mountain View Police Department, rising through their ranks over the last 20 years. A frequent speaker and writer on engagement. . Law of Diffusion of Innovation – Simon Sinek. I don’t like that feeling.

Culture 98

Culture Connections Leadership Communication 98