SurveySensum

JUNE 25, 2019

Experience management trends keep changing but gaining customer loyalty and acquisition have been the key focus areas for the restaurant industry. Offering exceptional guest experience is on the priority list for successful restaurants or hotels. And the answer is simple – by offering what customers expect.

Guest Experience 75

Guest Experience Management Hotels Return on Investment 75

Qualtrics

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The guest experience could be the difference between whether a guest returns or not. Explore the ways that organizations can use guest experience as a key factor of their success. What is guest experience? The guest experience is the cumulative effect of every interaction your guests have with you.

Guest Experience 49

Guest Experience Trends Tips Hotels 49

ShepHyken

JANUARY 25, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer service expert Chip Bell sets the stage with a story. How many of your employees haven’t experienced what it’s like to be a customer of yours? Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 154

Customer Service Guest Experience Loyalty Programs Hospitality 154

Interactions

JULY 24, 2019

We are excited to announce the launch of the Guest Experience Platform (GXP), our new product for Food Services. For more than a decade, we have been a market leader in building Conversational AI applications for enterprise customer care. The Guest Experience Platform (GXP). That will show ‘em! .

Guest Experience 54

Guest Experience Interaction Social Media Wait Times 54

Magellan Solutions

JANUARY 19, 2024

The front desk is the heart of a hotel, managing guest experiences and providing 24/7 hospitality. The front desk always prioritizes guest needs. It makes every moment memorable and elevates the customer experience. It makes guests feel genuinely appreciated and looked after. Your success is our commitment.

Hotels 52

Hotels Hospitality Guest Experience Travel 52

inmoment

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Last week, I led a roundtable discussion at the Future Guest Experience 2019 conference, where I had a chance to chat with executives and CX experts who are searching for ways to future-proof their guest experiences. Here are a few strategies to get you started: Improving Experiences Today.

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience Entertainment Hospitality Brands 40

inmoment

APRIL 5, 2019

If you’re in the food service industry , then you’re no stranger to the guest experience. In fact, the customer experience (CX) and food service industries have evolved together overtime. Well, the food service industry was one of the first to embrace the idea of customer experience. What do I mean by this?

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience How To eBook Touchpoint 40

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Top Takeaways: The hospitality mentality is a mindset that focuses on treating every customer as a valued guest, going beyond their expectations, and providing exceptional service. A hyper-personalized experience is making the customer or guest feel like they are the only one that matters, even if it is only for a brief period of time.

Hospitality 101

Hospitality Tourism Guest Experience Culture 101

InMoment XI

JANUARY 16, 2024

Specifically, the world’s leading brands have begun using contact center AI to create a more efficient and effective customer service experience. By integrating these advanced technologies, these companies aim to streamline customer interaction, automate routine tasks, and optimize their overall operations.

Contact Center 260

Contact Center Virtual Agent e-support Chatbots 260

CSM Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

The global technology platform will power personalised guest experiences to increase revenue while providing deeper guest insights for the global hospitality company. SevenRooms is a data-driven guest experience and retention platform focused 100% on building operator-focused tools.

Technology 52

Technology Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality 52

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Elevating Customer Experience: Embracing Hospitality as the Foundation by Charles Ryan Minton (Newsweek) When it comes to providing exceptional customer experiences, few industries excel quite like the hotel business.

Customer Service 67

Customer Service Hospitality Hotels Customer Retention 67

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Lessons From a Customer Service Failure by Jill Schiefelbein. Every interaction is a chance for your employees to communicate the experience that your brand provides. It drives repeat business and loyalty.

Customer Service 87

Customer Service Guest Experience B2B B2C 87

ReviewTrackers

MAY 11, 2018

The end-to-end guest experience — from research and reservations to ordering, delivery, consumption, and payment — can now happen in a handful of screen taps or mouse clicks. It also underlines the need for operators to keep customers’ needs at the forefront in order to build a community of loyal patrons. Dining Experience.

Customer Satisfaction 93

Customer Satisfaction Guest Experience Trends Tips 93

SurveySparrow

JUNE 28, 2023

In today’s highly competitive business landscape, providing exceptional customer experiences has become crucial for long-term success. Understanding what customer experience optimization entails and implementing effective strategies can significantly impact customer satisfaction, loyalty, and ultimately, business growth.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity 52

NICE inContact

JUNE 27, 2017

With so many high-end hotel and accommodation options vying for customers these days, the guest experience has never been more critical. Great communication and attention to customer journey goes much farther in garnering return guests and brand loyalty. Centralize and simplify.

Omni-Channel 120

Omni-Channel Contact Center Abandon Rate Guest Experience 120

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?

Customer Service 69

Customer Service B2C B2B Guest Experience 69

SurveySparrow

JUNE 30, 2023

Welcome to the captivating world of customer experience design, where we turn mundane interactions into extraordinary adventures. But, we will be unleashing our creativity to design experiences that will have your customers grinning from ear to ear. Understanding Customer Experience Design What is CX design, you ask?

Customer Experience Design 52

Customer Experience Design Customer Experience Effort Score Customer Journeys 52

Opinionator

MARCH 10, 2021

As an business owner, you know that customer feedback is valuable. Specifically critical when determining a customer’s needs and tastes, and if the business is delivering on them. It can also help improve the services and products and develop strategies for customer loyalty. What is a Customer Comment Card?

Feedback 87

Feedback Guest Experience Hospitality Customers 87

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Countless articles have been written about enhancing the hotel customer experience (CX) with technology. And while some of the market diversification comes from the likes of Airbnb, some of it comes from hotel brands themselves, filling more varied market gaps with more interesting services and experiences.

Hotels 40

Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Travel 40

Optimove

JULY 19, 2022

Savvy hoteliers are on standby, ready to elevate and optimize the guest experience, cultivating valuable, long-term connections, and boosting the bottom line – and doing a substantial chunk of it through, you guessed it, their mobile app! billion in 2021 to a whopping $4.5 billion this year. We love our hotel apps. They want it?

Hotels 52

Hotels Marketing Guest Experience Travel 52

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

In an age where digital convenience is no longer a luxury but a basic expectation, the hotel industry faces the challenge of constantly evolving to meet and exceed guests’ needs. One innovation leading this transformation is the rise of chatbots, designed not only to streamline processes but to enrich the overall guest experience.

Hotels 52

Hotels Chatbots Hospitality Guest Experience 52

Alida

OCTOBER 27, 2017

An essential part of that experience, however, is tying the brick-and-mortar visit with a digital-mobile relationship, said Johnson, so Starbucks is investing in elevating the in-store experience and the digital-mobile connection with customers simultaneously. In-store inventory innovation secures customer loyalty.

Retail 154

Retail Examples e-support Entertainment 154

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 26, 2015

Jeannie Walters Jeannie Walters is the Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ and founder of 360Connext, a global consulting firm specializing in the cornerstones of customer experience: customer engagement, employee engagement and connections like social media.

Travel 110

Travel Hotels Guest Experience Airlines 110

Wired and Dangerous

MAY 13, 2019

Today’s wired and dangerous customers crave organizations that consistently deliver great service and create emotional connections with customers. Do you have people in your organization who consistently deliver great customer service? We were amazed by Jason’s attention to detail and desire to provide a great guest experience.

Guest Experience 79

Guest Experience Hotels Course Customers 79

inmoment

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Guest experiences don’t exist in siloes. From marketing to HR and operations, your entire organization plays a role in delivering memorable customer experiences (CX) and interactions that lead to increased customer loyalty. . How Guest Feedback Impacts Department Roles . Think again.

Feedback 40

Feedback Guest Experience How To Brands 40

LoyaltyPlus

JUNE 12, 2022

There are opportunities to be had by implementing a loyalty programme to establish a direct relationship with guests. Using information about people’s interactions and preferences, accommodation purchases and amenity rewards can significantly enhance the overall guest experience and result in return visits.

Hotels 52

Hotels Self Service Tourism Guest Experience 52

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Josh also explains how to recover from service failures and gain loyal customers. If you have customers (and I know you do), this this is a powerful must-listen-to episode of Amazing Business Radio! Validate the customer’s comments even if you don’t agree with what is being said. T – Thank: Thank the customer for the complaint.

Tourism 104

Tourism Entertainment Guest Experience Hospitality 104

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 5, 2017

It’s not the best customer experience, but if you travel often, you learn to live with it. They’re hoping to make the experience better for both guests and employees. Finding a memorable solution is a good impulse: our research has shown that positive memories are the number one driver of long-term value for customers.

Hotels 143

Hotels Travel Guest Experience Consulting 143

Michel Falcon Experience

MARCH 17, 2023

I discuss all things related to company culture, employee performance, customer experience, and career growth, all to impact the growth of a company. I am in hospitality and restaurants, so often people turn to me to discuss all things related to hospitality and guest experience. If you are new to the podcast, welcome.

Hospitality 60

Hospitality Customer Experience Banking Sports 60

ENGAGE.cx

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While you are checking out the property, the company website recognizes you and your preferred customer status, remembers you like a corner non-smoking room, and extends you an offer of an additional 10% off because of your long-standing loyalty. So, the higher the score, the more engaged the customer. Not in the least.

Engagement 40

Engagement Guest Experience Hotels Hospitality 40

Totango

JUNE 25, 2020

Our CXO Series is a space for leaders across a variety of industries to discuss current challenges and share innovative solutions to drive customer success. Last week we had the exciting opportunity to hear from Ilana Brown, VP of Customer Success at SevenRooms.

Hospitality 62

Hospitality Industry Guest Experience Customer Success 62

Avaya

MARCH 13, 2017

Almost two-thirds have stopped doing business with a brand due to a poor service experience, and the majority consider customer service a vital part of brand loyalty. So, why do 65% of customers still believe they put in more effort than a brand to resolve service issues?

Hospitality 56

Hospitality Innovation Hotels Guest Experience 56

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 6, 2017

When we meet new clients at our customer experience consultancy, they often tell us they create value for their customers by offering low prices. They think “value” means “price,” and they believe that customers want to save money more than anything else. The ‘destroying cluster’ lurks at the low end of customer emotions.

Hotels 118

Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality Social Media 118

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While I can go on and on about Ed’s visionary leadership, ability to inspire teams to greatness, top-drawer guest experience delivery and his ability to manage in a crisis, I want to talk about Ed Mady’s signed baseballs. Branded Customer Experience. What memories do you give your customers to tweet about?

Brands 113

Brands Hotels Leadership Guest Experience 113

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

They were able to boast best-in-class Employee Engagement scores and happy customers as a result. So, they came up with the simple and ingenious idea: offer all of Izzy''s guests a smaller scoop on top of their chosen scoop so they would be able to try, without committing to, one of the other 100 or so flavors on the menu.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Hotels Guest Experience Employee Engagement 48

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

NetBase

MARCH 2, 2020

Maggie Garcia , Associate Brand Manager, Wingstop shared how the brand monitors customer engagement and sentiment during the Super Bowl, which is Wingstop’s biggest event of the year. Wingstop customers alone consumed 17.9 As a result, customer net sentiment on game day 2020 jumped an amazing +7% from 2019 game day.

Social Media 60

Social Media Multi-Channel Leadership Entertainment 60