ClientSuccess

AUGUST 30, 2018

Notably, Carine Clark , CEO of Banyan , presented at last year’s premier customer success leadership event in Sundance, Utah, and her message was both powerful and practical. In her CS100 Summit session, Carine shared her ideas of the top customer success leadership characteristics.

Leadership 40

Leadership Customer Success eBook Culture 40

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

How do you make health care more personal and customer-focused? This is a topic that comes up in my interview with Antoinette Taranto , Chief Customer Officer at The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Lean into Your Customers. Build Customer Engagement into the Budget.

Chief Customer Officer 195

Chief Customer Officer System Handbook Engagement 195

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 17, 2019

2: 5 Ways to Instill Customer Focused Values Throughout your Organization. Even after over a decade of helping small and large businesses alike, I still meet leaders who believe that Customer Experience is just about so much call-center scripts or proper protocol around customer complaints.

Customer Journeys 178

Customer Journeys B2C Touchpoint B2B 178

Blake Morgan

JANUARY 20, 2022

His blog, Customers That Stick, features interviews with top CX leaders and answers common customer-related questions. . He offers a European perspective on employee and customer engagement and customer focus and shares interviews with top CX leaders. . Adrian Swinscoe . Annette Franz . Bill Quiseng .

Case Study 96

Case Study Customer Journeys Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity 96

Verint

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Verint’s Dan Bodner, CEO, will present the opening keynote “Artificial Intelligence—Applications and Customer Engagement” at The Center of Excellence, Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) conference on November 7 at Stony Brook University’s CEWIT facility in Stony Brook, New York.

Customer Engagement 42

Customer Engagement Virtual Agent Engagement Wireless 42

Kristina Evey

OCTOBER 8, 2014

It all begins with hiring the right folks to represent your company and serve your customers. Start with the interview process when determining the customer focus of your candidates. Have specific customer service intent questions included in the interview process. But there is another factor in this equation… your staff.

Customer Service 323

Customer Service Customers Customer Experience Management Leadership 323

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 28, 2020

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to begin at the beginning, build your case, and create a coalition of customer-focused leaders. First, understand the true costs of NOT investing in customer experience. Related: Overcome Leadership Bias: 5 Common Types and the #1 Solution. Then do it all over again.

Customer Journeys 250

Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score ROI Metrics 250

ECXO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Abstract: A Customer Data Platform’s ultimate value is providing a unified omnichannel perspective of primary customer data for marketers and the ability to activate that data for real-time customer engagement. But can a Customer Data Platform truly enhance the customer experience?

Customer Experience 75

Customer Experience Data Customer Centricity Culture 75

Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The capabilities they’re continuing to build out include: How the customer engages with Cisco. “The Leadership Team Doesn’t Care How The Sausage Is Made” … they want to know about impact. As you’re doing that, you need to try your best to unite the leadership team. Always remember that.

B2B 0

B2B Leadership Data Technology 0

Customer Bliss

AUGUST 1, 2019

When Jon Herstein first assessed the work that needed to be done in his role as a CCO, he developed a framework of six pillars to address some of the areas that needed improvement: Focus on customer experience. Thinking through how are customers engaged and who is engaging them? Be customer-focused (centricity).

Customer Centricity 165

Customer Centricity Social Media Leadership Customer relationships 165

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 31, 2015

As some of you who follow this blog may know, I took the CXI® magnifying glass with me to South By Southwest Interactive this month to scout for customer-focused themes within the latest tech trends. 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience.

Technology 110

Technology Customer Experience Social Media Trends 110

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Top Takeaways: Customer centricity happens when everyone in the organization is focused on customer engagement. That engagement is more than just satisfaction—it’s about an emotional connection with your customers. That engagement is emotional engagement, not just satisfaction or loyalty.”.

Customer Centricity 75

Customer Centricity Culture Leadership Employee Engagement 75

Verint

AUGUST 4, 2017

Loyal customers are born from great customer experiences—once your organization can consistently and efficiently meet your customers’ needs, you become the first choice. One way to demonstrate the importance of the customer experience is having senior leadership set the tone.

Leadership 41

Leadership Customer Centricity Culture Feedback 41

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

They don’t care enough to invest in customer experience evaluation and improvement. Their company mission is not customer-focused, and they don’t care if your day is ruined. 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience.

Company 231

Company Hotels Social Media Innovation 231

ECXO

AUGUST 2, 2023

To know more about Shep you can visit his webpage: [link] What You Will Learn: In this fireside chat, we’ll ask Shep about the following topics: How to generate Convenience that will ensure customer return and how to develop Loyalty in such a challenging period after the Pandemic.

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Leadership Innovation Customer Relationship Management 52

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Many of the traditional ways of doing business are under threat from smaller, faster, more agile disruptive businesses so organisations need to be more focused on truly understanding their customers, delivering better experiences and engaging in new ways. Is customer centricity already part of the company DNA and culture?

Customer Experience 324

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Self Service Culture 324

Totango

JANUARY 22, 2018

VP, Global Head Digital Customer Engagement. With more than 20 years in customer-focused leadership and management, Krista is an innovative leader passionate about engaging customers and creating excellence in customer experience across industries. Head of Customer Success.

Customer Success 77

Customer Success Meeting Lifetime Customer Consulting 77

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

ijgolding

APRIL 19, 2017

To be a customer centric business, it is AS important to ALSO focus on what the customer wants; and to measure performance through customer focused metrics (such as customer lifetime value; customer loyalty; customer engagement; customer satisfaction etc.).

Strategy 191

Strategy Customer Experience Customer Centricity How To 191

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In business today, it takes leadership to build a business that consistently engages customers. If customers aren’t emotionally connected to your brand, through the experiences you provide, you will be vulnerable to offers and solicitations from your competitors. Which are you? Such was the case for Mercedes-Benz!

Customer Journeys 140

Customer Journeys Customer Experience How To Leadership 140

ShepHyken

APRIL 22, 2019

My Comment: If you want the service culture in an organization to change, it must start at the top with leadership. As Bill Patterson, Salesforce Service Cloud’s GM and Executive VP would say, “Never before has it been more important to rid the world of bad customer service experiences.” Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Self Service 77

Self Service Customer Service Competitive Advantage Case Study 77

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The best way to emphasize improving the Customer Experience is to tie rewards to it. It is critical to include all departments in the definition of KPIs that are Customer-focused, and then align those goals across your organization. 4 Ways to Gain Customers’ Trust in Data Security.

Net Promoter Score 118

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience CEM Customer Centricity 118

Totango

JANUARY 22, 2018

VP, Global Head Digital Customer Engagement. With more than 20 years in customer-focused leadership and management, Krista is an innovative leader passionate about engaging customers and creating excellence in customer experience across industries. Head of Customer Success.

Customer Success 48

Customer Success Meeting Lifetime Customer Consulting 48

Storyminers

MAY 21, 2020

He recently caught up with CMO to discuss the ongoing challenges many marketing leaders and their brands are facing when coping with the rapid organisational change presented by digital disruption and next-generation customer engagement. The other player that has to be in there is leadership,” he said. “A

Culture 147

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion Strategy 147

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 9, 2015

I’ve seen plenty of Marketing, HR and Technology leaders who have made astounding improvements in the experiences they create for customers. Customer focused organizations smoke the competition. Whether or not your title says it, your leadership is needed! Take a minute to dive in and keep learning.

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Professionals Resources 110

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Overlook this, however, and you are not likely to end up with the Customer focus you seek. This post is the second in a series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer Centricity. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused.

Net Promoter Score 120

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience How To CEM 120

Maz Iqbal

DECEMBER 18, 2014

It would provide the impetus to do better: to focus on creating superior value for customers – including providing a better Customer Experience. Is it enough to ‘force’ the incumbents to pay attention to customers and do right by customers: focus on providing superior value for customers?

Customer Experience 103

Customer Experience Case Study Government Study 103

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 16, 2015

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Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Conference Telecommunications Automotive 110

Integrity Solutions

MARCH 4, 2020

Naturally, they didn’t want their customers to know about all the drama going on behind the scenes. At the same time, their salespeople didn’t want to make false promises or feel like they were engaging in some kind of coverup. . Ethical Selling and Transparency Starts with Your Sales Leaders . Ethical sales practices build trust.

Sales 71

Sales How To Culture B2B 71

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

As more leaders discuss becoming customer-centric, I wonder how many actually walk the talk and put actions into their plans. What if customer-centric ideas and tactics were included in all strategy plans ? A strategy that is truly customer customer-focused needs to include ideas like these: 1.

Customer Centricity 110

Customer Centricity Social Media Consulting Strategy 110

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 20, 2018

Instead of focusing solely on the revenue generated by increasing customer retention, improving customer engagement and creating more customer loyalty… What happens when we do not engage customers? A customer isn’t a customer until they purchase something from you, right?

Engagement 179

Engagement Social Media Sales Loyalty 179

CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 6, 2021

He is a complete customer-centric growth mastermind. His brainchild, Sixteen Ventures , is his medium of sharing his expertise and ideas to help businesses obtain sales acceleration and augment customer engagement. His book “Practical CSM” is the bible for anybody embarking on the journey of customer success. Nils Vinje.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Consulting Chief Customer Officer B2B 52

Kustomer

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by Annette Pedroza to learn about building a customer centric culture. Success Starts with Leadership. Customer engagement should be of the utmost importance when it comes to daily company operations.

Customer Centricity 59

Customer Centricity Culture Leadership Effort Score 59

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. Long term that can be a mistake.

Industry 100

Industry Culture Metrics Customer Centricity 100

Amity

JANUARY 9, 2019

It can also happen when the senior leadership team has not agreed on and adopted a cohesive customer success strategy and culture. We often get asked about what departments are the most important to integrate customer success with. Buy-in and commitment has to start at the senior leadership level.

Customer Success 81

Customer Success Customer Journeys Leadership Metrics 81

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to Forrester Research, 93% of corporate leadership teams place customer experience improvement on their list of strategic priorities and 23% businesses have it in the number 1 position. Well, not exactly. Actually, not at all.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Customer Satisfaction Consulting Loyalty 100

Storyminers

JULY 29, 2018

That’s the view of managing principal of Storyminers and experience design expert, Mike Wittenstein, who caught up with CMO to discuss the ongoing challenges many marketing leaders and their brands are facing when coping with the rapid organisational change presented by digital disruption and next-generation customer engagement.

Culture 113

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion Customer Experience Design 113