Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

When a business clearly defines its customer service culture in its mission statement, values and goals, great things can happen. A great example of how a finely crafted mission statement can create a customer service culture comes out of Singapore. The vision is bold and clear: “To be the best independent hotel in the world.”

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Culture Hotels Customer Service Hospitality 174

Vonage

JULY 13, 2017

When a business clearly defines its customer service culture in its mission statement, values and goals, great things can happen. A great example of how a finely crafted mission statement can create a customer service culture comes out of Singapore. The vision is bold and clear: “To be the best independent hotel in the world.”.

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Culture Customer Service Hotels Hospitality 174

ShepHyken

JULY 11, 2023

I stayed at a very nice hotel, and each night I tried to fall and stay asleep. I emphasize the word tried because, unfortunately, there was non-stop, 24-hour-a-day road construction outside the hotel, as the city of Las Vegas is preparing for the Formula One race later this year. In this example, the hotel could offer free earplugs.

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Hotels Customer Service Training Course Communication 118

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The North Face asked customers to walk their talk recently in Korea. In this viral video, customers who identified as those who seek adventure were given a choice. And it’s a great way to help customers identify with your products and experience. These customers had, after all, self identified as adventure seekers.

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Brands Hotels Consulting Loyalty Programs 259

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Users can leave reviews for various establishments such as restaurants, hotels, shops, and more. Positive reviews can enhance a business’s online reputation and attract more customers, while negative reviews may have the opposite effect. Engaging with reviews can also help address concerns and resolve issues publicly.

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Competitive Advantage Software Feedback Guidelines 260

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Drawing inspiration from my experiences and insights into the evolving dynamics of customer interactions, let’s explore five pivotal strategies that can elevate your small business from being good to unforgettable.

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Self Service Customer Service Airlines Touchpoint 76

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Our customers provide us all the success of our businesses. Yet most business plans don’t have a “customer appreciation program” section. And when talking business strategy, showing customers gratitude is hardly mentioned. So let’s get proactive about how we thank customers. Chewy THANK YOU!!!

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How To Airlines Social Media Tips 372

Vonage

JULY 7, 2017

Although much about providing a great customer experience is timeless, it’s also a good idea to align your strategy with today’s consumer trends. However, this old saw isn’t as true as it used to be, in many industries, and in many customers’ expectations. Because your customers already have. Amp up your speed of service.

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Trends Consumers Customer Experience Hotels 177

Topdown

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

We recently mentioned that there are lessons other industries can learn from observing customer experience (CX) leaders in retail and hospitality. But there’s another big lesson every industry can take away from retail and hospitality: happy employees make happy customers. How did that impact your experience as a customer?

Engagement 48

Engagement Customer Engagement Hospitality Hotels 48

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways Digital Evolution Has Changed Customers’ Ideas About Patience by Scott Clark. How has the ongoing digital evolution impacted how customers view patience today? Here are my top five picks from last week.

Net Promoter Score 67

Net Promoter Score Customer Service Hospitality Hotels 67

Avaya

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

So, how can hotels stay ahead? Here are five ways hospitality leaders and/or IT decision makers can begin building a successful digital strategy: Extend customer communications beyond the call center: Customer relationships are shaped across every business unit at every touch point, so why quarantine communications within the call center?

Hotels 40

Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality Strategy 40

ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Teams Are a Brand’s Best Ambassadors by Patti Crume. These people are the brand ambassadors who get customers to buy more and say, “ I’ll be back.”. Want to “deliver delight” to your customers?

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Customer Service B2C B2B Guest Experience 69

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 27, 2016

I am proud to say that Horst Shultze, the founder of the modern-day Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, has been a mentor. One day, I was asking Horst about a client of mine that was struggling to engage customers. Let’s assume you serve 100 customers a day and that “excellent” or “world-class” companies satisfy 90% of them.

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Customer Experience Hotels Leadership Customers 223

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. 10+ Times Hotels Surprised Everyone With Their Creativity by Sarune Mac. Today, however, we’d like to focus on a few hotels that decided to up their game and take hospitality to the next level. by John Walls.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 28, 2015

As readers of 360Connext are aware, microinteractions help form an integral part of any customer experience. We received a master class on the use of microinteractions to support customer experience when we at CTS Service Solutions held a team retreat at Kimpton’s Vero Beach Hotel and Spa (VBHS) awhile back.

Customer Experience 110

Customer Experience Hotels Travel Policies 110

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Our customers provide us all the success of our businesses. Yet most business plans don’t have a “customer appreciation program” section. And when talking business strategy, showing customers gratitude is hardly mentioned. So let’s get proactive about how we thank customers. Chewy THANK YOU!!!

How To 143

How To Airlines Social Media Tips 143

Comm100

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Chatbots were designed to streamline customer interaction. They save you time and money on customer services, while also improving your customer satisfaction levels. Today we’re rounding up some of the most amazing ways in which chatbots can improve your customer satisfaction and take your business to the next level.

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Chatbots Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Representative Social Media 134

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 17, 2016

Ok, I admit the issue of employee versus customer primacy falls into the category of unanswerable debates such as which came first the chicken or the egg. That said, many leaders continue to articulate a mantra that either the customer or the employee “comes first.”. 2) Customer Engagement Drives Loyalty and Advocacy.

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Employee Engagement Hotels Loyalty Customer Engagement 100

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 10, 2016

I love serving customers and helping businesses create loyalty-building customer experiences. HOWEVER, service does not mean customers should be given the power to ABUSE those that serve them. Customers are not always right and when they wrongly mistreat your staff they should become former customers! Intimidate.

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Leadership Hotels Loyalty Customer Centricity 100

Verint

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Earlier this month, we wrapped up Verint’s global Engage customer events for the year at the amazing Savoy Hotel in London.

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Engagement Customer Engagement Hotels Customers 39

CSM Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

Sabio Group and its specialist Salesforce CRM consultancy, makepositive , are to tackle the AI evolution sweeping across the customer service industry as part of their participation at the forthcoming Salesforce World Tour 2023. “AI is no longer a concept of the future. “AI is no longer a concept of the future.

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Consulting Groups CRM Multi-Channel 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

Have you ever struggled with how you can listen better to your customers? Amy agreed to an impromptu interview at the TripIt Lounge to share some ideas about feedback and customer input for my podcast which I co-host with Adam Toporek , Crack The Customer Code. Vocal customers offer valuable ideas. Thanks, @TripIt ! —

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Social Media Travel Rewards Programs Innovation 110

TechSee

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Thanks for calling our Hotel. Personalization as a driver in customer service. For organizations to succeed in creating a truly personalized CX, innovative approaches must be implemented that resonate deeply with customers so that they feel valued and appreciated. Examples of AI-Driven Personalized Customer Service.

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Tools Customer Service Chatbots How To 157

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

.” On a personal level, reading The Experience Economy transformed the way I looked at things and played a huge part in kicking off the customer experience journey that I’m still on today. How the smartphone is the number one competitor for every company, competing for the attention of individual customers.

Engagement 162

Engagement Customer Experience Entertainment Hospitality 162

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Hotel giant Hilton recently dropped the H from its rewards program , replacing the linguistically puzzling Hilton HHonors with an easier to pronounce version, Hilton Honors. The new rewards program will be the first in the industry to allow members to combine points and money for a hotel visit. Start by engaging the employees.

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Rewards Programs Hotels Travel Chief Customer Officer 60

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. 10+ Times Hotels Surprised Everyone With Their Creativity by Sarune Mac. Today, however, we’d like to focus on a few hotels that decided to up their game and take hospitality to the next level. by John Walls.

Net Promoter Score 51

Net Promoter Score Customer Service Hotels Effort Score 51

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Customer service is a broad term that covers a large number of tasks. It may include everything from answering phones at a hotel to providing social media support for a large corporation. Where Customer Service Matters Customer service skills can make or break companies in some industries.

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Net Promoter Score How To Social Media Self Service 52

ReviewTrackers

JUNE 27, 2019

Managing online reviews and customer feedback is one of the biggest investment priorities for hospitality brands and organizations in 2016. Wrote Anderson and Han: “Responding to reviews, particularly negative reviews, appears positively related to the consumer’s view of the hotel, as measured by increases in the TripAdvisor score.”.

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Management Hospitality Hotels Net Promoter Score 85

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 26, 2015

I’ve joked about how so many hotel “gyms” have at least one broken treadmill. The last several hotels have had working equipment! I’m grateful most hotels have abandoned the idea of the compact-yet-completely-useless hairdryer that pops out of the wall. No more broken treadmills! How lovely.

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Travel Hotels Guest Experience Airlines 110

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 12, 2015

Consider yourself as a loyal customer. It’s well documented how 20% of your customers (the loyalists) bring in 80% of your revenue. Not entirely surprisingly, these customers are also the ones most likely to share their happiness and spread the word about your business. Their customers did their promoting.

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Loyalty Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Programs 110

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I am delighted to have known Ed for years and am honored (beyond words) that he listed me as a member of his trusted personal board of directors in a recent article for Hotels Magazine. This week Ed Mady is being recognized as Hotelier of the World by Hotels Magazine at an awards ceremony at The Lotte New York Palace. or “Sure.”

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Brands Hotels Leadership Guest Experience 113

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Loyalty partnerships with complementary brands are the best way to create additional value, for customers and for your business. The best-known loyalty programs are made up of many partnerships – such as United Airlines and Hilton Hotels, or Emirates and Marriott. The value can be immediate.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 59

Hallmark Business Connections

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Your customers’ lives aren’t the same as they were a year ago. When they contact your customer service representatives, then, they want more than a helping hand — they need compassion and empathy, as well as genuine engagement. It all starts with equipping your employees with customer engagement tool kits.

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Tools Company Customer Experience Banking 62

Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Mark Weinstein is the Senior Vice President of Customer Engagement, Loyalty and Partnerships for Hilton Worldwide. Like many customer experience executives, he searched for a career path that matched his skills and passion for helping customers comprehensively across the business. Go to the hotels. About Mark.

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Chief Customer Officer Hospitality Industry Travel 0

Lithium

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Nothing seems to top off a bad travel experience than a flight getting canceled or having a hotel lose your room reservation. The frustrations of dealing with the various customer care teams aren't generally baked into their travel plans. Thankfully, Khoros’ customer Airbnb has provided a perfect game plan. A New Approach.

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Hospitality Brands Travel Airlines 52

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

That type of simple recognition goes a great way in building loyalty with customers. This presentation is about driving customer engagement, and how the loyalty industry is transforming in order to engage with the mid-tail and long-tail customer. Loyalty programs must evolve to keep customers engaged.

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Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs Banking 98

Qualtrics

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the case of a hotel for example, guests are involved from the booking stage, right through to check out, before (hopefully) re-booking for next time. As we start 2021 and customers travel, they’ll want to experience out-of-home dining, though home delivery won’t be going away anytime soon. Take fast-food brand Burger King.

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