One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Lots of organizations spend a lot of money on content creation to promote the sales of their products and services. It simply is a matter of understanding where to look, how to listen, the questions to ask, and then how to collaborate and translate into enduring, customer-focused stories. Right here, Today. Subscribe to my blog.

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One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Also, professional experience focuses on how we have our customers’ backs. Consequently, professional experience is customer-focused, rather than self-serving. Far too many of us equate customer retention only with retaining customers in our own customer bases. Contact me.

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One Millimeter Mindset

JULY 18, 2018

And, let’s not forget invitations to participate in customer experience (CX) surveys. Plus, sales reps, as well as IT and engineering professionals, request appointments. Wisdom has it that an average of 10 customer touches are involved before a potentially new customer schedules a meeting. Contact me.

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Or, tell these stories, compellingly, while acquiring or retaining customers. Consider the impact of our not having time to capture these stories on productivity, profitability and customer retention? To showcase the real value we bring when serving customers, focus on the customer experience value of collaborative storytelling.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 17, 2018

And subsequently lose sight of our customer-focus. Or, we have not met our sales quota. And we are not thrilled about having “that” talk with our micro-managing sales manager. When we become proactive and anticipatory about keeping our customer focus, instead of being self-focused, we are strategic instead of tactical.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We end up serving our customers, better and better, as well. And creating remarkable customer-focused experiences. I will be honored to customize my keynotes and workshops to your next event. Hire me to speak or conduct a workshop at your next corporate or association event. And guess what?

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ChurnZero

MARCH 3, 2020

Conferences, forums, and workshops are a great way to brush up on your skills, learn new ones and hear from thought leaders and experts in your industry. It’s also a great opportunity to meet and network with peers within the Customer Success community. New ChurnZero Resource: How to Sell Customer Success Software to the C-Suite.

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One Millimeter Mindset

JULY 19, 2018

Engage Babette Ten Haken to deliver some of the most distinctive and game-changing keynotes and workshops, finely tuned for today’s digitally transforming workplaces. As a result, they create remarkable, enduring and innovative customer-focused output and outcomes. Hit this link and let’s collaborate, shall we? Contact me.

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Ultimately, perpetuating conflicting workplace agendas is self-focused, rather than customer-focused. My keynote and workshops on how professional intimidation creates customer experience gaps focuses on the issues we are talking about in today’s blog post. Think about it.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Because they are key to positive customer experiences. And they fuel customer success and customer retention. In general, employee engagement focuses on the value of perceived, and measured, employee-centric experiences. First, does employee-focus translate into customer-focus? Perhaps you should.

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BirdEye

MARCH 24, 2023

Table of contents Business development defined Differences between business development and sales Business development versus sales development Differences between business development and marketing What does a business development manager do? Business development is identifying prospects and looking for ways to reach prospects.

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Confirmit

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

NPS increased by 11% due to heightened customer focus and improvement initiatives that significantly reduced costs. Customer experience focus has seen guest satisfaction rise by 3.8% Every 1% increase in OSAT has equated to a 13% reduction in escalated complaints and a 15% cost saving as a result of customer retention.

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

DiJulius is a best-selling author of three books, a renowned keynote speaker, and an international customer experience consultant. He helps brands achieve improved customer experience, customer loyalty, and branding by his keynote speaker presentations and workshops. John Formica Follow @JohnFormica.

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One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Some of our most difficult customers also are the most rewarding. I’ve assembled this list of customer retention blogs I’ve written since the beginning of the year. Communication Disconnects negatively impact Customer Retention [link]. Do You have a Bright, Shiny Client Retention Strategy? [link].

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One Millimeter Mindset

JANUARY 17, 2019

Communication disconnects, above all, have negative impacts on customer retention rates. First, when customers do not understand the purpose of your job function or cannot understand the words you use, they tune out and turn off. And customer-focused solutions fall short of what they might have been.

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One Millimeter Mindset

OCTOBER 4, 2018

When we are not curious about whether an issue impacting customers is, in fact, being addressed, we are irresponsible. So, why not let customer-focused questions move us one millimeter outside our departmental confines and comfort levels? Start serving those valuable customers better and better each day, moving forward.

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Education Services Group

JULY 5, 2022

As Kristi Faltorusso, CCO at ClientSuccess put it, change starts with culture , and there needs to be accountability across the business with customer-focused KPIs. Marketing, Product, Sales, and Customer Success, all sat at the same table with the customer experience at the forefront. Who are your advocates?

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Wootric CX Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

She counsels leaders and teams responsible for customer outcomes by designing stronger organizations and guide cross-functional teams to leverage mutually beneficial opportunities with an advanced understanding of the customer journey, sales, product marketing, and operations. Guneet Singh. Jeannie Walters. Joey Coleman.

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One Millimeter Mindset

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Sometimes the best customer-focused stories are the ones our organization never pays attention to. These stories may come from the middle of the customer experience scorecard pack. Hire me to speak or conduct a workshop at your next corporate or association event. Until it is time to renew their contract. Contact me.

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One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

When customer experience is on the receiving end of increased employee churn rates, the only constant customers rely on is product and service performance integrity. In spite of the “current” sales rep handling their account. Or, the “current” customer service rep taking their call, when performance integrity falls short.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Barry Dalton is a Customer Experience strategy and CX technology leader with accomplishments in designing and implementing strategy and technology architecture across Marketing, Sales & Service with a particular industry focus on Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, and Technology.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Adrian Swinscoe is a globally recognized customer experience consultant specializing in customer service tactics to help businesses succeed. Through his blog, workshops, and keynote presentations, Swinscoe emphasizes the importance of customer-centricity in bridging the gap between help and experience. Adrian Swinscoe.

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Barry Dalton is a Customer Experience strategy and CX technology leader with accomplishments in designing and implementing strategy and technology architecture across Marketing, Sales & Service with a particular industry focus on Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, and Technology.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 5, 2021

Proclaimed as the Customer Success growth expert, consultant, and thought leader, Lincoln is a customer-centric growth mastermind. His brainchild, Sixteen Ventures , is his medium of sharing his expertise and ideas to help businesses obtain sales acceleration and augmented customer engagement. Andrew Michael.

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

He is an author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time, Be Amazing or Go Home, and The Convenience Revolution and a creator of a customer service training program, Customer Focus , aiming to help clients build a customer service culture and loyalty mindset.

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One Millimeter Mindset

JULY 30, 2018

A collaborative customer experience strategy requires more than having clients to survey. This strategy encompasses understanding the non-surveyed factors impacting the customer, pre-sale, during the sale and the entire post-sale continuum. How well do we really “stick close to the customer” ?

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ClearAction

AUGUST 6, 2019

Hootsuite’s Vice President of Customers, Kirsty Traill, recently presented 1 how her team’s holistic approach is reaping transformational value, starting with increasing Marketing impact. Customer-Focused Mindset. In turn, processes are in place to make sure field events deliver this, tailored by customer persona.

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One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

In addition, positive internal customer experiences are the outcomes of both courage and critical thinking skills in the face of push-back in risk-averse cultures. Ultimately, enduring and profitable customer-focused outcomes are the result of everyone getting to the finish line. Because they have each other’s backs.

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One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As a result, customer-focused outcomes are less innovative and nimble in helping customers meet the needs of their own current and future customers. Engage me to deliver one of my speaking programs or workshops for a refreshing change from the same-old stuff. Instead of developing into “far more than.”

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