Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 15, 2019

Defining and managing your customer service culture is a significant issue for many organizations. Today we share some important considerations for establishing your customer service culture as well as the best practices of the leading customer service organizations. Then, you implement it.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Is customer experience worth it? C-level leaders want to know if customer experience (CX) is worth the investment. Customer-focused employees across marketing, sales, HR, and other departments want to know if new CX initiatives are worth pushing for. How to invest in Customer Experience.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mapping your customer journey and get into their minds as they interact with your products or services. Ask key questions, such as: What are key metrics for tracking customer experience quality, satisfaction, and loyalty (e.g., The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mapping your customer journey and get into their minds as they interact with your products or services. Ask key questions, such as: What are key metrics for tracking customer experience quality, satisfaction, and loyalty (e.g., The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

After all, if you sell a product or service and customers buy that product or service, they are having an experience. If you’re not deliberately shaping their journey, it’s probably not a great experience. It most likely isn’t designed to build trust and loyalty throughout their journey.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The Top 5 Guest Loyalty Trends and Predictions to Watch for 2023 by Ellis Connolly. So, our first article comes from the hospitality industry with five “guest loyalty” trends that should be considered by every business.

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One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 22, 2019

Rate your employees’ experiences within your workplace service culture. First, are employees more focused on serving themselves, their managers, each other? Next, do their actions allow them to best serve your customers? What customer-focused opportunities are overlooked? Contact Babette here.

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ijgolding

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

What all seasoned customer experience professionals know, is that you can have all the tools and methodologies in the world, but if the culture of an organisation does not support your ability to transform the way that organisation behaves, then customer centric transformation may remain a pipe dream.

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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. It’s often the continuous improvement or quality management (QM) piece where contact centers struggle.

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Innovative CX

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

How do we satisfy the needs of each while creating a culture that will support and deliver an effective CX strategy? What does all this have to do with improving the customer and employee experience in an organization? We used to say happy employees equal happy customers. Consider these examples.

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One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 8, 2019

Developing an inclusive storytelling culture is a tremendously timely way of spanning pay grades, job titles, levels of education and generations. On behalf of creating remarkable and enduring client-focused outcomes. As a result, the stories you tell are familiar to both your employees and your customers.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Your Loyalty Program Might Be Losing You Money by Raghuram Iyengar, Young-Hoon Park, and Qi Yu. My Comment: I’ve written that many loyalty programs are actually discount programs. Or, do they? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2021

5 Key Customer Loyalty and Engagement Trends for 2021 by Michelle Wildenauer. What challenges and opportunities should customer loyalty and engagement specialists consider as they move further into 2021? My Comment: I enjoy articles that focus on the culture, and that is exactly what this article is about.

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Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Okay… now, feel free to refer to that as you read on, because I’m not trying to say that engagement isn’t fundamental; in fact, it’s a bedrock necessity if you’re going to provide a good Customer experience that you first ensure you are providing a good employee experience.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 21, 2021

If you want to ROCK your loyalty program (if you have one), you’ll enjoy this article. RetailWire) Non-tiered customer loyalty programs were found to increase customer value by almost 30 percent over a five-year time period. First, I disagree that these programs create true loyalty. There are plenty of great ideas.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages and relationships between customer experience and employee experience/behavior. Enterprises typically focus on employee satisfaction or engagement, in the belief that high levels in either area will directly drive customer loyalty.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 6, 2020

Improve customer loyalty and retention by focusing on relationships by Sarah Olson. Zendesk) Read on for customer retention strategies and tips to build long-term relationships that improve your customer loyalty. My Comment: I’ve always preached that there are two types of loyalty programs.

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Customer Bliss

AUGUST 23, 2016

Prior to joining Greystone, Darryl was The Walt Disney Company’s lead consultant assigned to the Disney Institute/McKinsey & Company co-branded joint venture, specializing in customer experience and cultural transformations. You need to do a culture crystallization exercise with employees.

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Integrity Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2021

After all, you can’t consistently deliver at such a high level- at every customer touch point- if only certain people are responsible for making sure it happens. In fact, exceptional customer service is more than a functional role; it’s a purpose, rooted in a culture and an understanding of what it means to be truly customer-focused.

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Horizon CX

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Crucial Link Between CX and Strategic Goals: Effectively advocating for customer-centric strategies involves aligning proposals with the overarching strategic goals and objectives of the organization. Strategic Milestone: Amazon’s emphasis on customer satisfaction directly contributes to its strategic milestone of market leadership.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. As the third in our series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer centricity, let’s look at: Customer Strategy. Hiring Customer-Ready Employees.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Consistently, and irrespective of continent or country, the most effective reps showed true empathy for the customer’s issue, literally “owning” the issue as if it were theirs as well, walking in their shoes. On the employee side of the equation, ambassadorship builds both passion and partnership, enhancing the customer experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2018

Companies are fond of saying that employees are their most powerful resource, and in many ways – especially their influence on customer loyalty – that’s been well proven. Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages and relationships between customer experience and employee experience/behavior.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Obviously, unengaged employees, those who do not feel purposeful or acknowledged within workplace culture, underperform. However, do engaged employees, effectively and impactfully, pay employee experiences forward? When engaging with and serving customers?

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Engagement Culture Workshop Employee Experience 63

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. He has been successful in showing businesses, teams and communities how to create a Disney-like experience and culture. He brings a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experiences to his keynotes and seminars. John Formica Follow @JohnFormica.

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ShepHyken

MAY 28, 2018

Luckily, today we know far more about how to provide people with the experience they want. And it all begins with employees. My Comment: Every year the stats from numerous reports remind us that a good customer experience starts with a good employee experience. My Comment: Loyalty programs can be powerful.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 18, 2023

AI-powered tools can analyze vast amounts of data to provide relevant solutions and recommendations, leading to improved customer experiences. Real-Time Customer Assistance through Chatbots Chatbots powered by AI can offer real-time assistance to customers, providing immediate responses to queries and resolving issues promptly.

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VDS

MAY 6, 2020

Mapping your customer journey and get into their minds as they interact with your products or services. Ask key questions, such as: What are key metrics for tracking customer experience quality, satisfaction, and loyalty (e.g., The customer experience begins with your staff and their employee experience.

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Customer Experience Contact Center Return on Investment Employee Experience 52

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 29, 2021

(TotalRetail) Here are a few specific ways that automation is making work better for digital merchandisers, allowing them to improve the customer experience (CX) while enjoying a far better employee experience (EX). In The Rush To Go All-Digital, Prioritize Employee Experiences by Brian Solis.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The stage includes ensuring that the employee has access to any applications and systems that are required for his job. Career Planning : During the planning stage, the employee and management collaboratively develop objectives and goals. You Also Might Like… 6 Key Statements to Propel Your Customer Experience Program.

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ShepHyken

MAY 14, 2018

While the short article and video is focused on the consumer, imagine what the experience would be in a customer service role. How Ann Taylor and Loft Create Customer Loyalty Through Charitable Efforts by Carol Roth. My Comment: Charity is part of the customer experience. It is amazing!

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

She is an internationally recognized Customer Experience Thought Leader, Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Author of ‘Customer Understanding: Three Ways to Put the “Customer” in Customer Experience’ (and at the Heart of Your Business). LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link]. LinkedIn : [link].

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Here, I share some ideas for ways to use your customer journey map to get you moving today and keep you moving tomorrow. #6: 6: Improve Employee Experience to Improve Customer Experience. Your employees need to care – really, truly, deeply care – before anything can really happen for your customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In the consumer world, satisfaction has only incidental proven connection to customer experience and behavior, and engagement has similar challenges for employees (and customers). The same can be said of engagement, which is simply too limited as applied to both customer and employee behavior.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 5, 2017

However, there is little proven direct causation, the specific, defined linkage of employee thinking and behavior to customer loyalty and advocacy. Company goals now include building a corps of employees who perform at proactive, customer-centric levels beyond engagement and satisfaction.

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