Avaya

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Build/embed custom communications into the CX: Hoteliers can tap into new engagement opportunities by creating or embedding custom, real-time communication capabilities into the customer experience. For example, they can uniquely differentiate themselves by embedding video into the mobile customer experience.

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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.

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Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

When I was asked to do a TEDx talk about a year ago, I keyed in on the message that your brand (be that your individual brand or your corporate brand) is little more than “what people say about you when you are not around.”. Of all things for which Ed is known, “signature baseballs” is a substantial element of his brand.

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Thematic

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I’ve just returned for Corinium’s Chief Customer Officers and Influencers conference in Atlanta. As someone who just joined the customer experience and insights industry four weeks ago, this felt like a capstone project where I was forced to “talk the talk” and “walk the walk.” Martha Craft ( VP Customer Experience @ Rollins).

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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.

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Think Customers

MAY 14, 2015

Hearing those two brand names, you might be tempted to assume that the guest experience at the Ritz was far better than the one at the Marriott. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog. Last week, I stayed in two different hotels in the greater Atlanta area.

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Smith+co CX

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

When a disruptor brand enters a market, the traditional operators are forced to take stock and respond. By their very nature, a disruptor product has re-written the customer experience in such a way that it appeals to the frustrated and disillusioned consumer pretty much instantly. Which hotels need to be worried? Maybe it is.

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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?

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inmoment

JANUARY 28, 2020

But no matter how phenomenal a product is, there’s always room for a business to take its customer experience (CX) to the next level—and that’s why InMoment stepped into Auntie Anne’s kitchen to cook up a new CX strategy. . Auntie Anne’s understands that the guest experience and the employee experience are closely connected.

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Smith+co CX

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In my last blog I reflected on how customer experience has been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and which brands are succeeding in spite of it. We enjoyed a wonderful leisurely silver-service breakfast experience served by smiling and attentive staff. Top Global Brands 2020).

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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.

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inmoment

JANUARY 28, 2020

But no matter how phenomenal a product is, there’s always room for a business to take its customer experience (CX) to the next level—and that’s why InMoment stepped into Auntie Anne’s kitchen to cook up a new CX strategy. . Auntie Anne’s understands that the guest experience and the employee experience are closely connected.

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Clarabridge

MAY 4, 2017

HCSC and Northridge Group Break Down the Importance of an Effortless Experience. With this new perspective, Pam and Rob came to understand that providing an effortless experience for HCSC’s members is imperative to the business’s success because it gives customers the precious gift of time.

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Storyminers

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It predicted 2016 as the year predictive analytics and other ‘sensing’ technologies will be used to serve customers first. The Cathy family have been building their brand based on service (they say hospitality) since 1946. Disney, like Chick-fil-A has taken customer experience to heart.

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Smith+co CX

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

However, a recent feature by the Sunday Times found that despite all the investment in improving services, hotels all too often fail on the customer experience. So why is it that as brands get more sophisticated in their technology and more innovative in their attempts to dazzle us, they fail to deliver a great experience?

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ReviewTrackers

MAY 15, 2017

Whether you’re managing a boutique resort with a dozen rooms or an international destination brand with tens or hundreds of hotel properties around the world, your ability to monitor, influence, and improve the way your hotel is perceived online by existing and potential guests can spell the difference between winning and losing.

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Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

In other words, why invest in chasing after customer expectations when you could be shaping those expectations yourself? This blog post is not about the top customer service trends to watch out for in 2018. What we have compiled here is a list of today’s industry-leading customer service examples. billion U.S.

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Avaya

JUNE 27, 2017

Technology is no longer part of the guest experience; it is the guest experience. Today, 40% of guests now regularly use hotel mobile apps. Overall, two-thirds say they have a better hotel experience when brands leverage the latest technologies. 74% plan to implement location-based technologies.

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Customer Enthusiast

AUGUST 2, 2017

In May I read the 2017 Qualtrics Hotel Pain Index Study , made some notes, and had every intention of writing a June blog post in response to the study. The three areas of the study that stood out to me are: 57% of guests said that unfriendly employees were most likely to cause them to have a negative experience at a hotel.

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SurveySparrow

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In this blog, we will look into how questionnaires can transform the way you make decisions. Customer satisfaction surveys in the hospitality industry evaluate room cleanliness, staff conduct, and the overall guest experience. Well, it’s not just a possibility anymore. What is a Questionnaire?

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