ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2018

His plea was, “We are so NOT customer-focused, and we need to be!” He then shared what may be one of the most crystal-clear examples of the difference between a company that is customer focused and one that isn’t. Whether you’re customer-focused or not, this exercise is helpful. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Customer Focused 99

Customer Focused Self Service Touchpoint Banking 99

Vonage

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Leadership has to be focused on the strategies that will have a lasting impact on the customer-focused culture. Keep purpose on your agenda, bring it to each meeting and incorporate it into decisions that affect the team, the customer and your bottom line. Stay focused to engage. Talk purpose.

Customer Focused 120

Customer Focused Culture Leadership Omni-Channel 120

Education Services Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This year’s virtual TSIA Interact was certainly no exception, with three days of sessions from TSIA researchers and industry-leading companies like Salesforce, Okta, Oracle, SAP, Cisco, Aruba, HPE, and Genesys, and even a session led by ESG CEO Michael Harnum. Brad Davis, Digital Customer Success Manager.

Interaction 52

Interaction Conference Customer Journeys Customer Success 52

ShepHyken

AUGUST 9, 2017

While good customer service training teaches the how-to’s, great customer service training goes into the mindset – and, that’s more than having a great attitude with lots of smiles and a warm personality. That’s important, but a customer-focused mindset goes beyond that. Does he or she deliver? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Customer Focused 79

Customer Focused Customer Service Training Training Customers 79

ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2018

It’s every interaction, human or otherwise, that you have with the brand. Then there is the definition of customer service. Sure, it may be the “department” that customers go to when they have a problem, but it also includes every contact the customer personally has with anyone they encounter in your company.

Interaction 100

Interaction Brands Advertising Customer Service Training 100

Kerry Bodine

JUNE 7, 2018

Even when crafted in customer-friendly language, journey maps too often take a myopic view of the story. Maps that only show where the customer is interacting with your own touchpoints miss critical opportunities to generate empathy and provoke innovative solutions. What else is the persona doing in pursuit of their goal?

Customer Journeys 136

Customer Journeys Customer Focused Customer Confidence Banking 136

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that customer expectations are always changing, and you’ll never be able to keep up. However, all your customers want the same thing: to be able to interact with their brand on their terms. What are the Advantages of Omnichannel Customer Experience?

Omni-Channel 260

Omni-Channel Customer Experience Social Media Touchpoint 260

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Is the process designed for the good of the Customer or was it designed for the good of the company? In my experience, the latter is more likely than the former, leaving most organizations with a process lacking a customer focus. Creating a Customer-Focused Process.

Customer Focused 153

Customer Focused Customer Journeys Customer Centricity Employee Engagement 153

InMoment XI

AUGUST 3, 2023

By tapping into unstructured data sources, businesses can elevate their customer experience strategies, customer experience research , improve personalized interactions, and create more meaningful connections with their target audience, ultimately gaining a competitive edge in today’s data-driven marketplace.

Analytics 488

Analytics Customer Insights Data Social Media 488

InMoment XI

JANUARY 25, 2022

If your org is in that boaHt right now, we can help you keep sailing with a look at three elements that create and sustain employee engagement: Organizational Culture Customer-Focused Processes Ambassadorial Behavior. Element 2: Customer-Focused Processes. Element 1: Organizational Culture.

Employee Engagement 529

Employee Engagement Engagement Culture Employee Experience 529

ShepHyken

JANUARY 4, 2017

Start with your basic customer journey map that shows all of the typical interactions – or touchpoints – that the customer has when doing business with you. A customer’s sales journey is different than a service or support journey. And you may need more than one map. For information contact or www.hyken.com.

Customer Journeys 96

Customer Journeys Customer Focused Culture Touchpoint 96

InMoment XI

MARCH 6, 2024

This involves continuously striving to improve all elements of the customer experience, whether it’s the quality of products or services, the level of customer service provided, the ease of doing business with the company, or any other aspect that impacts the customer’s interaction with the brand.

Customer Experience 260

Customer Experience Social Media Customer Centricity Feedback 260

CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2020

Evaluate and overhaul the corporate culture of your contact centre: Metrics are important, but CS agents need to have a strong grip on the skills necessary to make the customer feel valued. Move to a customer-first way of thinking throughout your interactions.

Customer Focused 52

Customer Focused Exceptional Customer Service How To Culture 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 2, 2024

Your relationship with customers is built one step at a time. Every interaction they have with your organization leaves an impression — and you want it to be a good one! Touchpoints’ have been a hot topic for marketing, sales, and customer experience teams for decades. And why do they matter for customer experience teams?

Touchpoint 143

Touchpoint Customer Journeys Customer Experience Social Media 143

Eptica

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Building a strong customer-focused service culture. All customers today want fast, accurate and comprehensive service, but increasingly they require more – they want to have meaningful conversations that engage them with the brand. Published on: February 22, 2017. Monitoring VI.

Culture 55

Culture Customer Focused Knowledge Base Effort Score 55

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2024

5 Straightforward Ways Small Business Owners Can Create a Stellar Customer-Focused Culture by Steven Van Belleghem (America’s Small Business Network) Embarking on a journey to craft a customer-focused culture within a small business landscape isn’t just about adhering to the norms—it’s about redefining them.

Self Service 76

Self Service Customer Service Airlines Touchpoint 76

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 2, 2024

Your relationship with customers is built one step at a time. Every interaction they have with your organization leaves an impression — and you want it to be a good one! Touchpoints’ have been a hot topic for marketing, sales, and customer experience teams for decades. And why do they matter for customer experience teams?

Touchpoint 137

Touchpoint Customer Journeys Customer Experience Social Media 137

COPC

APRIL 6, 2018

This is especially true as companies increasingly focus on creating an exceptional customer experience (CX) across channels. Beyond the technological challenges related to these sorts of non-voice interactions, organizations are still not sure which metrics they should use or how to apply traditional CX metrics.

Metrics 40

Metrics Customer Focused Call Center Social Media 40

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In a confrontation with a customer, you have a goal: win the customer , not the argument. I’ve written about this before, and it’s worth coming back to this topic from another angle with a different example. First, an interaction with a customer should never result in an argument. It’s not about blame.

Customer Service Training 146

Customer Service Training Customers Interaction Customer Service 146

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A customer clicks repeatedly on spot in the screen in quick succession before scrolling down the page and exiting. In short, anywhere your customer talks about their experience with your business, or interacts with you is an example of VoC. Why you should care about the Voice of the Customer?

Analysis 423

Analysis Data How To Customer Centricity 423

ShepHyken

JULY 7, 2021

It is one of the most common questions I’m asked in interviews: What’s the difference between customer service and customer experience (also known as CX)? While I’ve written about this before, my original article about customer experience was more about how to create a more interactive experience.

Customer Experience 150

Customer Experience Customer Service Gamification Interaction 150

CSM Magazine

MARCH 28, 2017

Here are 15 important points to help you conduct great customer focus groups: Have a clear understanding of the purpose of your focus groups. Instead, the interaction should take the form of a discussion. As moderator (and group leader), you are responsible for getting useful information from the group during its 1 to 2 hour session.

Groups 40

Groups Customer Focused Entertainment Customers 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It’s fairly common that as employees rise up in the organization, they get farther and farther away from the customer. They no longer have interactions with them, and rely on others like account managers, frontline employees and customer service teams to provide those one-on-one interactions.

Customer Experience 376

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Experience Management Feedback 376

Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In today’s business environment, customer engagement plays a role in achieving success. Many companies are now turning to support services to enhance their customer interactions. Their primary goal is to connect with customers and enhance their experience.

Customer Engagement 98

Customer Engagement Engagement e-support Call Center 98

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Given the choices that customers have in today’s SaaS industry, customer focus has become indispensable for a SaaS company. Gone are the days when you could anticipate customer needs and produce your offerings to succeed in the market. Customer focus service can be a competitive advantage if you have the right mindset.

Customer Focused 10

Customer Focused Culture Net Promoter Score ROI 10

Lumoa

MARCH 21, 2023

I wanted to share the tactics and tools I teach in my speeches, as well as what my team teaches in our customer service workshops. Specifically, included in the tips and strategies in the book are our top culture-changing tools that move an organization to be more customer-focused.” Customer service is not a department.

Customer Experience 236

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Management Customer Centricity 236

Playvox

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In an era of agent turnover, budget cuts, and fleeting customer loyalty, it’s useful to explore the evolution of quality management from its traditional, compliance-focused roots to a modern, customer-centric approach. Due to time and resource constraints, contact centers only analyze a small percentage of their interactions.

Customer Centricity 83

Customer Centricity Contact Center Management Customer Satisfaction 83

Lumoa

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The relationship between businesses and their customers is changing. As companies increasingly pivot towards providing online interactions, it’s essential for your business to keep the customer experience in mind. Customer experience includes all of the interactions that a customer has with your brand.

Customer Experience Design 208

Customer Experience Design Customer Experience Customer Journeys Touchpoint 208

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It describes the role an employee has when interacting with a customer. Anyone who, at any time, is interacting with a customer is confirming or eroding your brand promise. And they must be empowered to make good customer-focused decisions. They can confirm your reputation – or not. You get the idea. .

Training 116

Training Customer Service Training Culture Brands 116

ShepHyken

JULY 28, 2021

Notice that these statements are about the interactions customers have with your employees. Often, they are really just one person the customer is interacting with. What always happens when customers do business with you? . The journey the customer takes must be easy. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Customer Service Training 161

Customer Service Training Training Meeting Customer Service 161

Bold360

JUNE 29, 2016

re involved in customer relationship management and the culture of customer experience, then you?re re probably familiar with many of the various approaches and philosophies of how a business could or should interact with its customers.

Customer Focused 49

Customer Focused Customer Relationship Management Culture Customer relationships 49

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When asked, ‘how does a prospect or customer interact with your brand?’ in-store interactions. customer service calls. Try listing all the touchpoints where your brand interacts with your customer. Customer Service Calls. Customer Service Chats. Employee interactions.

Touchpoint 187

Touchpoint How To Customer Experience Professionals Advertising 187

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Spotting Customer-Centric Companies I. Introduction Envision a world where every interaction with a company leaves you feeling not just satisfied, but genuinely valued. In today’s fast-paced marketplace, this vision is a reality for some, and it all centers around the compass of customer service.

Customer Centricity 111

Customer Centricity Exceptional Customer Service e-support Case Study 111

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Do customers love you even when there’s a problem or complaint? Here are six ways to make customers love you no matter what! Become customer-focused. This means that in addition to creating an amazing customer experience, every decision keeps the customer in mind. The customer is NOT always right!

Customer Focused 141

Customer Focused B2B Customer Service Training Customers 141

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When asked, ‘how does a prospect or customer interact with your brand?’ in-store interactions. customer service calls. Try listing all the touchpoints where your brand interacts with your customer. Customer Service Calls. Customer Service Chats. Employee interactions.

Touchpoint 173

Touchpoint How To Customer Experience Professionals Advertising 173

ShepHyken

AUGUST 17, 2022

He had plenty of examples of how various interactions passengers had with the airline’s employees created an experience that made them want to return and do business again. He also discussed how Moments of Truth went beyond employee interactions, such as the impressions from advertising, cleanliness of the planes and more. .

Airlines 130

Airlines Comparison Advertising Customer Service Training 130