Alida

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Although some traditional retail behemoths such Toys ‘R’ Us and Sears have filed for bankruptcy and are even dying completely with a final breath of liquidation sales, some brands are doubling down on their physical locations by revisiting the in-store experience. Personalization is a big part of the pilot store experience.

Retail 154

Retail E Commerce E-support Entertainment 154

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. Satiated with choices, consumers are demanding innovation in ways that drive industry trends, menu offerings, and entire operations. Franchise Help ).

Customer Satisfaction 93

Customer Satisfaction Guest Experience Loyalty Consumers 93

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This week we feature an article by Tim Richardson who writes about a hospitality experience gone bad and then reminds us what must be done to provide a great guest experience. – Shep Hyken. Think about an incredible service experience you’ve had recently. What about the service experience was extraordinary?

Hotels 111

Hotels Blog Hospitality Guest Experience 111

NetBase

MARCH 2, 2020

As the first of its kind, next generation consumer and market intelligence platform , we have so much to share with businesses around the actionable intel they could have at their fingertips. So, a Consumer and Market Intelligence Breakfast Seminar seemed the best way to deliver it en masse! Wingstop customers alone consumed 17.9

Social Media 60

Social Media Seminar Multi-Channel Leadership 60

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 Tourism Guest Experience Social Media 52

Avaya

MARCH 13, 2017

The statistics make it clear: consumers’ expectations for services are climbing year over year. 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. How can hotels competitively differentiate their front offices?

Hospitality 56

Hospitality Innovation Hotels Guest Experience 56

ReviewTrackers

MARCH 21, 2019

83 percent of consumers say TripAdvisor reviews make them feel more confident in their travel decisions. By staying on top of what people are saying, your business can build a stronger online reputation and gain valuable insights on how to deliver superior guest experiences. Higher responsiveness = better engagement.

Hotels 56

Hotels Travel Guest Experience Books 56

Think Customers

MAY 10, 2016

While customer expectations will vary based on each consumer's mindset going into an interaction and what they expect out of it, people who are paying for a high-end product or service typically have amplified expectations. I recently had a chance to discuss some of the components of delivering a luxury customer experience with Ana M.

Hotels 56

Hotels Customer Experience Guest Experience 2016 56

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This week we feature an article by Tim Richardson who writes about a hospitality experience gone bad and then reminds us what must be done to provide a great guest experience. – Shep Hyken. Think about an incredible service experience you’ve had recently. What about the service experience was extraordinary?

Hotels 49

Hotels Blog Hospitality Guest Experience 49

ReviewTrackers

AUGUST 30, 2017

Customer journey mapping (drawing the various stages at which your customers engage with your brand) is crucial to providing an experience in which customers feel like banks care about them. On another note, consumers are taking more control over their healthcare options, and this is a trend that’s already taking place.

Connections 50

Connections Healthcare Banking Insurance 50

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

It was for an Employee Engagement position at a Human Capital consulting firm. They cared about engaged employees. And yes, they really did conduct performance reviews, invest in training, and administer employee engagement surveys. They were able to boast best-in-class Employee Engagement scores and happy customers as a result.

Customer Experience 76

Customer Experience Hotels Guest Experience Employee Experience 76

inmoment

APRIL 22, 2019

However, while there are so many of these opportunities for restaurants, Technomic recently noted traffic ranges from flat to down year-over-year, restaurant growth is outpacing population growth, and on top of that, fewer consumers are spending money away from home—down 7% from 2000. Trend #2: The Importance of Engaged Employees.

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience Engagement 2019 Loyalty Programs 40

delighted

JANUARY 28, 2020

Administering feedback programs in this manner is time consuming and complex. Sending surveys in this sort of cadence is ineffective for a few reasons: Customers are asked for feedback at seemingly random times and are typically less engaged with the business. NPS survey timing for consumer products.

NPS 44

NPS Hotels Net Promoter Score Retail 44

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.

Hotels 20

Hotels Management Net Promoter Score Social Media 20

ReviewTrackers

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Hotels and accommodation properties that respond to TripAdvisor reviews enjoy 17 percent higher levels of engagement and are 21 percent more likely to receive a booking inquiry than those who don’t respond to reviews. for those who have not taken the time to answer any of their customers’ reviews. Don’t Humiliate Your Customer.

Hotels 91

Hotels Travel Hospitality Books 91

Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Brands Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index sets Dunkin’ Donuts as number one in customer loyalty for the coffee category. The coffee category included ratings on consumer preferences, the consistency of meeting customer expectations for taste, quality, service, and brand value.

2008 47

2008 Rewards Programs Guest Experience Brand Values 47

ENGAGE.cx

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

The solution is to create an empowered ecosystem, tailored for the hospitality industry, that governs the entire customer experience — from booking, to arrival, to time spent at your destination (both on the property and off), to departure. A customer-experience driven B2C CRM like ENGAGE.cx for free today.

Guest Experience 72

Guest Experience Hospitality Hotels B2C 72

Michel Falcon Experience

MARCH 17, 2023

I am in hospitality and restaurants, so often people turn to me to discuss all things related to hospitality and guest experience. Now, do not write these customers off as not engaged. ” The socializer is, “Engage with me a little bit. But this is why customer experience is so hard to get right.

Hospitality 60

Hospitality Customer Experience Banking Sports 60

Martin Hill-Wilson

JULY 23, 2016

Booking a hotel room – see Expedia’s early experiments. Being served as a hotel guest – experience Edward at the Radisson Blu Edwardian in London. Or if the existing or potential customer value matters sufficiently even video engagement might be justified. Ordering lunch – look out for Tacobot on Slack.

Hotels 40

Hotels Guest Experience Brands Banking 40

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Beyond the booking process, and to complement the digital guest experience, hotels stand to make the greatest gains by becoming better resellers of local services and experiences. Restive guests: understanding hospitality loyalty. Different loyalty drivers apply to different guest demographics.

Hotels 40

Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Travel 40

Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

Consumer patience is dwindling; we want better, more accessible products, and everything that we do seems to revolve around convenience. In this list, you will find the customer service developments that have reshaped consumer expectations, and that are on their way to determining the customer expectations of the future.

Exceptional Customer Service 40

Exceptional Customer Service 2018 Customer Service Hotels 40

ReviewTrackers

MARCH 3, 2019

83 percent of consumers say TripAdvisor reviews make them feel more confident in their travel decisions. You can also gain valuable insights on how to deliver even better guest experiences. It can be extremely time-consuming. Set Up TripAdvisor Alerts for Reviews. It may seem simple enough to track TripAdvisor reviews.

Hotels 70

Hotels Travel Guest Experience Books 70

SurveySparrow

OCTOBER 12, 2023

You create engaging conversational forms with advanced survey platforms such as SurveySparrow. For instance, a questionnaire that is built to collect consumer preferences for eco-friendly products. Customer satisfaction surveys in the hospitality industry evaluate room cleanliness, staff conduct, and the overall guest experience.

Feedback 52

Feedback Measurement Insights Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Enthusiast

AUGUST 2, 2017

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. 82% of guests question the value for price paid , thinking they overpaid for their stay at least sometimes. Unfriendly employees. Lacking effort.

Hotels 40

Hotels Exceptional Customer Service Guest Experience Hospitality 40

LiveChat

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Poor customer experience is more expensive than we think. 78% of consumers won’t make a purchase in your store if they’ve had a bad experience in the past. They will usually need 12 positive experiences to make it up for the negative one! And, as you can expect, it’s not easy to compensate these customers for it.

Customer Service Training 53

Customer Service Training Customer Service Customers Guest Experience 53

C Space

AUGUST 5, 2018

We believe companies should see online communities not just as a tool or a new way of doing existing types of research – but as an opportunity to change the ways they engage; to create something more authentic, more useful and more impactful. Getting into consumers’ mindset: five emotional cues that drive sales and loyalty.

2018 40

2018 Retail Customer Centricity Travel 40