Sun.Jun 11, 2017

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Customer Experience & Service Design: Let’s Be BFFs

Kerry Bodine

For the better part of a decade, I’ve had courtside seats to the evolution of two interrelated disciplines: customer experience and service design. From my vantage point as a both a designer and industry analyst, I’ve seen the potential for these fields to complement, learn, and benefit from each other. A Natural Partnership. The two fields’ respective objectives are, in my mind, the cornerstone of this seemingly natural partnership.

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How To Avoid Operating In the Zone of Intolerance

Middlesex Consulting

In the previous post, I talked about the relationship between customer satisfaction and loyalty and introduced the concept of the zone of indifference. This zone is the broad middle ground between top and bottom boxes on a customer satisfaction survey. In this post, I will discuss the relationship between customer experiences and expectations and talk about the zone of tolerance and it’s complement the zone of intolerance.

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Loyalty: On the Cusp of Major R(E)volution

Currency Alliance

Loyalty program announcements so far this year indicate a major sea change. From the customer perspective, it amounts to a Revolution – where brands are finally giving into what has been a ‘peaceful demonstration’ gaining momentum for several years – namely that it is too difficult to accumulate much value among so many incompatible loyalty point currencies/programs – so consumers quit.

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How To Avoid Operating In One Of The TwoUnsustainable Customer Satisfaction Zones – Part 1 of 2 Parts

Middlesex Consulting

When designing your services, products, or customer interaction, you must be aware of how your customers will feel about their experiences. Once you know this, you can make plans to make your customers feel more positive about doing business with you. In this post we will discuss the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty, the Apostle model, and the dreaded “zone of indifference”, which is like a black hole and should be avoided if possible.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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What Do You Call Your Customers

Strativity

Depending on your industry, your customers could bear any number of titles. But what does the way you refer to your customers reflect about your and your organization’s values? The post What Do You Call Your Customers appeared first on Strativity.