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.

Customer Centricity 130

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Automotive Fashion 130

Blake Morgan

MAY 31, 2022

That customer-first mindset is at the core of Spindrift, from the products that are created to the messages that are shared. . Here are three ways Bill Creelman practices customer-centric leadership: . He leverages a core group of passionate customers. He unites employees around the mission of the brand.

Customer Centricity 59

Customer Centricity Leadership Travel Groups 59

The DiJulius Group

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Among The DiJulius Group’s consulting clients is Standard Aero, one of the world’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul providers for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Like a growing number of organizations, it has a Customer Advisory Board (CAB).

Innovation 68

Innovation Groups Consulting Customers 68

Magellan Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It is where the spark of innovation ignited. Frederick thought, “How about a BPO business focusing on the economy’s unsung heroes: small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)?” He believes that the foundation of good leadership is transparency. A company must show its customers that it is going in one direction.

Leadership 52

Leadership Industry Call Center Culture 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 24, 2015

I had the pleasure of reading Jeanne Bliss’s new book, Chief Customer Officer 2.0 , and can’t wait to tell you why you should read it! Jeanne Bliss was one of the original Chief Customer Officers, and has held titles like that for companies including Land’s End and Allstate. Chief Customer Officer 2.0

Leadership 110

Leadership Chief Customer Officer Handbook Social Media 110

ijgolding

JUNE 9, 2015

If you have followed my writing for a while, you will be very much aware that I am very proud and passionate Customer Experience Professional (CXP). 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.

Customer Experience Professionals 120

Customer Experience Professionals Leadership Customer Experience Effort Score 120

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

Return on Investment 266

Return on Investment Culture Customer Centricity Ecommerce 266

Help.com

OCTOBER 13, 2014

A customer-centered company culture is overwhelmingly resistant to being knocked off by your competition. Or consider Isadore Sharp’s Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, regarded as one of the top five companies in any industry for service, after having innovated and thrived through many different eras and trends of customer service.

Culture 100

Culture Customer Focused Company Competitive Advantage 100

Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. The standard level of customer service at most modern companies is reactive. Here are three ways to reach Micah: email, chat, web).

Leadership 68

Leadership Customer Service Hospitality Hotels 68

Maru Group

MARCH 30, 2021

We believe that Utilities can work through this situation providing they embrace the need for innovation and act right now. Our recent whitepaper, Customer Focused Utilities , draws on our research on consumer opinion, a utilities roundtable discussion we led, and a scan of industry, public, and social media.

Innovation 52

Innovation Comparison Social Media Leadership 52

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

Return on Investment 182

Return on Investment Culture Customer Centricity Ecommerce 182

Michelli Experience

MAY 9, 2017

When asked if customers would like to have more exciting products, faster delivery, lower prices, OR friendlier service, the answer is always YES. The challenge of customer experience excellence isn’t whether to improve products, people, process, or technology. The “big idea” of this blog is TRADEOFF. What do they value?

Innovation 113

Innovation Customer Experience Social Media Loyalty 113

ECXO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Join us for an insightful event presented by the European Customer Experience Organization (ECXO) in collaboration with SAS , a leading global analytics software company – Empowering Better Outcomes. But can a Customer Data Platform truly enhance the customer experience? Don’t miss out on this engaging discussion!

Customer Experience 76

Customer Experience Data Customer Centricity Culture 76

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. How do you do this and engage customers as a healthcare provider?

Chief Customer Officer 195

Chief Customer Officer System Handbook Engagement 195

Blake Morgan

MARCH 13, 2023

Looking to be customer-centric? Companies with female CEOs aren’t just more profitable —they also tend to lead in customer experience. Women thrive in customer-centric roles. Although women are still underrepresented in leadership positions, tides are changing to include more women in the C-suite. The reason?

Customer Centricity 66

Customer Centricity Company Insurance Travel 66

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

This week we feature an article by Dan Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Xpress Global Systems , an organization focused on innovation, efficiency, and scalability of shipping and distribution of flooring products. He shares the four key areas that lead to elevated customer experiences while growing rapidly. Voice of Customer.

Customer Experience 138

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Self Service Effort Score 138

Customer Bliss

JUNE 22, 2020

These conversations span across a range of industries but tend to have an overarching theme that comes back to the importance of leadership bravery. These experts have all spent time enacting behaviors, either within their own companies or the companies of others, that consider the well-being of their employees, customers, and partners.

Leadership 200

Leadership Healthcare Feedback Culture 200

Blake Morgan

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

                                 How can the concept of “Unreasonable Hospitality” reshape the landscape of customer experience within the contact center? Often, individuals forsake one goal when confronted with conflicting objectives, inadvertently impeding innovation.”

Hospitality 59

Hospitality Contact Center Leadership Culture 59

C3Centricity

APRIL 17, 2018

Everyone is talking about customer first strategies and why they are important. He spoke about the differences between customer focus and customer centricity and the often times confusion between the two terms. That is why I tend to speak about customer first rather than customer centricity these days.

Strategy 189

Strategy Customer Centricity Innovation Airlines 189

ECXO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Join us at the European Customer Experience Organization event featuring a captivating presentation by Ilenia Vidili on “From Products to People: Pioneering a customer-centric Culture for business success!” Embrace change to foster a culture of innovation, adaptability, and customer-focused solutions.

Customer Centricity 52

Customer Centricity Culture Leadership Innovation 52

Customer Bliss

MAY 19, 2016

because of CX Week , where I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Ramsey of Audi about their customer experience transformation. I did want to create a quick blog post about customer experience competencies, however. Here’s the essential overview: Customer experience work is often tremendously reactionary.

Customer Experience 171

Customer Experience Social Media Leadership Feedback 171

Gainsight

JANUARY 18, 2021

As Nick explained in a recent conversation with Lee Weiner , Chief Innovation Officer at Rapid7, there was no direct path to the top early in all their careers. Early in 2020, Lee Weiner became the Chief Innovations Officer at Rapid 7, a leading global technology and security services company based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Innovation 52

Innovation Leadership Customer Centricity Sales 52

Customer Bliss

AUGUST 8, 2017

Stephen has held senior executive roles in marketing, customer growth, distribution, or product with Barclays, AMP, Frizzell, Berkeley Berry Birch, and Standard Life. A key focus for his change leadership was to use customer insights, data analytics and digital channels to drive a significant improvement in customer and commercial outcomes.

Chief Customer Officer 137

Chief Customer Officer Leadership Innovation Financial 137

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. Bring the best parts of personal service over to your professional team to ensure your customers feel special. .

Leadership 40

Leadership Customer Success eBook Culture 40

John Paul

JULY 17, 2018

The company, which provides high-end concierge services as part of customer and employee loyalty programs for corporate clients, announces today it has appointed Andrew Quake to lead the Group’s organization as the CEO of APAC. A highly innovative digital self-service solution. Andrew Quake, CEO APAC John Paul.

Omni-Channel 40

Omni-Channel Leadership Self Service Automotive 40

ChurnZero

JANUARY 18, 2024

The role of the chief customer officer has become an essential function in subscription-based business models such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), where customer retention is paramount and requires executive-level leadership. If a customer churns before the payback period is met, it’s a financial net loss.

Chief Customer Officer 52

Chief Customer Officer Net Promoter Score Insurance Software 52

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

One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 4, 2022

Our goal is a more innovative and realistic professional framework for the future. Many of us are exquisitely customer-focused on serving others. Professional Innovation | Cross Functional Leadership | Complex Problem Solving | Speaker, Consultant, Coach |. Sound familiar?

Consulting 90

Consulting Innovation Leadership Customer Focused 90

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Leadership capacity is more than simply skill development; it’s about performance, growth, transformation and change. Let’s define leadership as; “Leadership Capacity is the skilful use of leadership attributes for the growth and development of ourselves, our colleagues and our organization”.

Leadership 40

Leadership Competitive Advantage Innovation Culture 40

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

In the quest to improve the customer experience and customer loyalty, it is helpful to consider the ‘cultural habits’ of successful service organizations, such as: Disney, Apple, Southwest Airlines, Wegmans, Nordstrom, and Amazon. Employees are supposed to focus on helping customers, not selling products.

Customer Focused 40

Customer Focused Company Airlines Culture 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 28, 2020

Customer experience leaders are often told to “create a better customer experience” with little more than a pat on the back and an annual customer survey. There is a lack of understanding around what customer experience really is, and perhaps more importantly, what it takes to deliver it.

Strategy 225

Strategy Customer Journeys Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 225

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The job descriptions for a customer experience leader vary between tactical analyst and strategic overlord. Defining just what a customer experience leader does can be tricky. But what’s even trickier is when you may not have customer experience or customer insights in your title. Would our Customer Lifetime Value go up?

Customer Experience 225

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Culture Leadership 225

Avaya

OCTOBER 25, 2017

In fact, the market is heading towards bank branch innovation unlike anything we’ve ever seen. In fact, 88% of customers still want the option of a face to face discussion about their banking needs , and expect that need to remain the same five years from now. Instead, it calls for unparalleled bank branch innovation.

Banking 58

Banking Innovation Brands Self Service 58

CX University

MAY 16, 2023

In today’s global business environment, customer experience (CX) is one of the most important factors that determine the success or failure of a company. A positive customer experience can lead to customer loyalty, repeat business, and positive word-of-mouth advertising, while a negative experience can have the opposite effect.

Employee Engagement 98

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Experience Advertising 98

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 5, 2021

You know the brands that do customer culture well. They create such a focus on the customer that everything and everyone throughout the organization is on board. . Sometimes the customer-focused “way” is seen as a brand within a brand. It’s easy to TALK customer experience.

Customer Centricity 190

Customer Centricity Culture Customer Journeys Government 190

Customer Bliss

MAY 10, 2019

How does a logistics company shift its gears to become more customer-focused? In today’s episode, Scott Allison , the Chief Customer Officer of DHL ’s supply chain, shares some strategies and tactics around communicating the brand’s message, telling the customer story, and improving employee and customer experience.

Customer Focused 31

Customer Focused Chief Customer Officer Social Media Leadership 31

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It can mean the beginning of the end for a business, and it usually comes as a result of not listening to the company’s customers. Decline: Without growth, you risk becoming irrelevant to your customers. Nelson feels that a mature business starts to decline when its leadership stops listening to their customers.

Entertainment 112

Entertainment Innovation Leadership Customer Service Training 112