ijgolding

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As I continue to develop my Customer Experience Specialism around the globe, a number of questions are continually raised by the people I meet. How many customer segments should we have? Should we have a Chief Customer Officer. Customer journey maps of all shapes and sizes are adorning many a conference room wall.

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Customer Centricity Customer Experience Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer 263

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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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Leadership Customer Experience Customer Centricity How To 259

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Customer experience is about so much more than call-center scripts or proper protocol around customer complaints. The best companies, the ones we know as customer experience leaders, adopt a customer focused view to everything. Silos make understanding the customer journey that much harder.

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Customer Focused Employee Engagement Call Center Social Media 275

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.

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Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Automotive Fashion 130

Kayako

APRIL 15, 2019

We had the pleasure of hosting customer service and experience expert, Shep Hyken earlier this month for a half hour Q&A session on why customer experience matters so much and what businesses must do to create the best experiences for their customers. ” – Shep Hyken. .

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Customer Experience Self Service Hospitality Customer Journeys 169

CX Journey

MAY 24, 2017

Quite simply: without employees, you have no customer experience. The linkage between employee engagement and experience and the customer experience has been proven. Employees are critical to the customer experience, which is critical to the success of the business. How do we sell the concept to them?

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Engagement Strategy Customer Experience Customer Journeys 154

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 28, 2020

Forrester, Oracle, and others predict plenty of customer experience challenges for the near future. Anxiety is ramping up for senior leaders focused on customer experience, and it’s not difficult to understand why. First, understand the true costs of NOT investing in customer experience.

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Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score ROI Metrics 250

Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

Customer experience (CX) is the relationship of a customer with a business at all touchpoints during the period of the customer journey. It is widely said that customer experience is the next battleground for organizations. Adam is a globally recognized expert on customer experience.

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Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Consulting Customer Journeys 130

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

ijgolding

MAY 23, 2016

When it comes to the profession that Customer Experience has now become, one of the most important and significant competencies required by all organisations is that of measurement. If this is the case, determining exactly WHAT it is that needs to be ‘fixed’ to improve customer perception is challenging (and sometimes impossible).

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Measurement Customer Experience Customer Journeys Customers 148

CX Journey

AUGUST 26, 2014

As you can imagine, this process was intriguing to me, since it applies quite nicely to the challenges we face as we struggle to implement changes to/for the customer experience within our organizations. I think this is a critical component for change management for the customer experience.

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Customer Bliss

JULY 7, 2016

That has been my intention behind my books, blog, speaking and work as co-founder of the Customer Experience Professionals Association. That is also behind why I have launched a customer experience podcast series – so that we can hear each other’s’ voices and celebrate in our successes and learn from our challenges.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer Insurance 141

Oracle

MARCH 11, 2020

Female pioneers in CX technology have been shaping the field since the earliest days and continue to create change and exciting new experiences, technology, and ideas. Today, women in CX are driving innovation, rethinking what the customer experience means, and bringing these insights to new industries and audiences.

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Customer Journeys Technology Chief Customer Officer Video 83

ijgolding

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The question was as follows: What value has our business experienced as a result of all the Customer Experience (CX) work that has been done? Only recently I wrote about an experience a friend of mine was (and still is) having with BT – it was the perfect example of the RANDOM or UNINTENTIONAL Customer Experience.

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Customer Experience Poor Customer Service Financial Return on Investment 208

CX Journey

MARCH 13, 2018

The good news is, more and more company leaders are starting to get that they need to focus on the customer experience; the bad news is, many – most – are still struggling with the concept , choosing instead to focus on sales, metrics, and maximizing shareholder value. The crazy thing is that they think that they are customer focused.

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Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Customer Experience Professionals Metrics 173

ijgolding

JANUARY 24, 2017

From the first time I arrived in Abu Dhabi in 2012, to the my most recent trip to Dubai last week, it has always been clear that the region has a strong desire to satisfy – and often wow – the customer. As a customer, there is so much to be impressed by – whether you be in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar or Saudi Arabia.

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Customer Experience Transportation Banking Customer Journeys 120

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When asked, ‘how does a prospect or customer interact with your brand?’ customer service calls. Try listing all the touchpoints where your brand interacts with your customer. Customer Service Calls. Customer Service Chats. In-store experiences: kiosks, price check, etc. advertising.

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Touchpoint How To Customer Experience Professionals Advertising 187

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

We work with Customer Experience (CX) professionals around the world and train them on how to go about implementing CX programs. The main reason that an organization fails to improve their CX is because of their lack of Customer Centricity. The symptom is a poor experience; the cause is their lack of Customer centricity.

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Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity CEM 154

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When asked, ‘how does a prospect or customer interact with your brand?’ customer service calls. Try listing all the touchpoints where your brand interacts with your customer. Customer Service Calls. Customer Service Chats. In-store experiences: kiosks, price check, etc. advertising.

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Touchpoint How To Customer Experience Professionals Advertising 173

CX Journey

MAY 5, 2015

I'm blogging today from the Customer Experience Professional Association's (CXPA) Insight Exchange in San Diego. A quick synopsis of her presentation: Customer Experience leaders are responsible for proactively enabling and embedding customer-focused decision making in their organizations.

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Customer Journeys Strategy Customer Experience Government 80

Lumoa

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Customer experience has been a buzzword for several years and is only heating up. Many companies experience numerous challenges in the ares of customer experience transformation. We talked with the leading customer experience experts to find out what CX professionals should pay attention in the coming years. “CX

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Customer Experience Customer Centricity Culture Consulting 160

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

We work with Customer Experience (CX) professionals around the world and train them on how to go about implementing CX programs. The main reason that an organization fails to improve their CX is because of their lack of Customer Centricity. The symptom is a poor experience; the cause is their lack of Customer centricity.

Customer Experience 60

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Customer Journeys 60

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

We work with Customer Experience (CX) professionals around the world and train them on how to go about implementing CX programs. The main reason that an organization fails to improve their CX is because of their lack of Customer Centricity. The symptom is a poor experience; the cause is their lack of Customer centricity.

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Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Customer Journeys 60

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 17, 2018

The Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) 2018 Insight Exchange offered CX experts and professionals of all kinds, various titles and comfort levels a few days to learn, connect and get inspired. They rarely have full visibility into the customer journey. It’s inspiring!

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Leadership Culture Customer Experience Professionals Customer Centricity 161

Wootric CX Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

These authors, speakers, thought-leaders and dedicated customer experience professionals have all helped contribute to the widespread adoption of CX, not just as a strategy, but as a higher goal. Why we love Amy: She’s head of Customer Advocacy at MindTouch. Angus Yang. Why we love Augie: He’s the Sr. Blake Morgan.

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Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals Chief Customer Officer 67

CX Journey

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Customer experience professionals use storytelling to gain buy-in and commitment from their audiences (typically executives, as well as employees) and to deliver impactful emotional and rational perspectives and messages, thereby capturing both the hearts and minds of the intended audience. What’s journey mapping?

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Customer Journeys Transportation Customer Centricity Exercises 88

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adrian Swinscoe.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adrian Swinscoe.

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Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

The Super-Heroes of Customer Experience are here! Customer Experience – The new focus of 2020! Customer Experience has become a top priority for businesses in 2020. They have not only brought new perspectives on the table but have redefined the customer experience exceptionally!

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CX Journey

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Image courtesy of GrantVernon Have you started journey mapping yet? Or are you still wondering why it''s an important tool to have in your customer experience management toolbox? I''ve written and talked about journey mapping so much this year, even suggesting back in January that we make it the year of the journey map.

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Customer Journeys Touchpoint Policies Customer Experience Professionals 189

Pointillist

MAY 23, 2018

More and more marketers and customer experience professionals are now looking for the best customer journey analytics platform to understand and engage with individual customers at a personal level, at scale. Three Primary Capabilities of the Best Customer Journey Analytics Platforms.

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Customer Journeys Analytics How To Touchpoint 90

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Journey Mapping: Focus on the Customers’ Experience. Customer journey maps are all the rage. In this 3-part series, we'll look at 3 keys to getting it right: focus on the customers' experience journey, map for actionability, and apply insights everywhere.

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Customer Journeys Customer Experience ROI Customers 48

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Customer Experience Journeys: Map for Actionability. How actionable are your customer journey maps? One of the appeals of journey maps is they look sexy. Yet I've noticed that many customer journey maps aren't really designed to get full mileage from them.

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Customer Journeys Customer Experience ROI Exercises 48

SmartKarrot

MARCH 8, 2022

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we are honored to present our Top 50 Women Leaders in Customer Success to Follow list for 2022, celebrating 50 influential women leaders and their inspiring stories of strength and success. Her diverse yet unique skills include customer life cycle optimization from pre-sales. Anika Zubair.

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Horizon CX

OCTOBER 3, 2020

That certainly, and especially, includes being skilled and competent at the management of Customer Experience (CX). In applying the power of rudiments to Customer Experience and the management of CX, what are those essential building blocks that must be considered in order to achieve overall mastery and success?

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Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Effort Score Analysis 130

Pointillist

AUGUST 18, 2021

I recently sat down with three luminaries in the field of customer experience to discuss the highlights of Pointillist’s third annual report on the State of Customer Journey Management and CX Measurement. podcast and the Experience Maker Show.

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Michel Falcon Experience

OCTOBER 21, 2015

If you want your customers to truly become loyal to your service or product then your customer experience needs a strategy. It’s common for me to open my keynote speaking engagements by asking the audience two questions, so I can gain context around where they are at in their customer experience development plans.

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