Michelli Experience

AUGUST 10, 2016

Having been mentored by the father of the modern-day Ritz-Carlton Hotel company, Horst Schulze, I learned long ago that service professionalism and servitude should not be confused. Customers are not always right and when they wrongly mistreat your staff they should become former customers! Intimidate. Persistently Swear.

Leadership 56

Leadership Hotels Loyalty Customer Centricity 56

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 13, 2017

But when it comes to customer service experiences, I am uncertain as to which is better – the service of a decade or two ago or the experiences today. A New York Times #1 bestselling author, Dr. Michelli and his team consult with some of the world’s best customer experience companies.

Social Media 40

Social Media Customer Service Consulting Article 40

Myra Golden

APRIL 10, 2017

The second meeting was a task force to look for ways to increase customer loyalty. George was a bright, energetic, proactive frontline customer service representative. At 2:30 I have a customer loyalty task force meeting. What if , I wondered , I could give all of my employees a similar experience?

Call Center 73

Call Center Management Leadership Customer Service Representative 73

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In business today, it takes leadership to build a business that consistently engages customers. If customers aren’t emotionally connected to your brand, through the experiences you provide, you will be vulnerable to offers and solicitations from your competitors. Which are you? Such was the case for Mercedes-Benz!

Customer Experience 101

Customer Experience Customer Journey Mapping Leadership Hotels 101

Michelli Experience

MARCH 25, 2016

If a video can’t entertain, then why can’t it inform simultaneously—specifically in the realm of customer service? Videos are very efficient in dispensing valuable information that would help the customer base enjoy and possibly encourage more transactions. So why not publish a video that addresses their needs?

Entertainment 45

Entertainment Customer Service Social Media Healthcare 45

Michelli Experience

JULY 25, 2017

Neil cites David’s research noting that it demonstrates, “ For every 10% increase in employee engagement levels, a company’s customer service levels go up by 5%, and profits by 2%.”. By contrast, employee distrust, disengagement, and neglect for development create the environment for most customer complaints.

Consulting 45

Consulting Touchpoint Leadership Roadmap 45

Storyminers

MAY 21, 2020

Certainly in Australia, there have been growing examples of CMOs actively partnering with their customer service, operational and people and culture counterparts to make that happen. Extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

Culture 59

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion 2017 59

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 1, 2017

Whether it is leadership miscalculations or service breakdowns, employees and customers often doubt that leaders and businesses will fulfill promises; particularly if something goes wrong during an interaction. is a professional speaker and chief experience officer at The Michelli Experience. Fertile Ground.

Magazine 45

Magazine Leadership 2015 Hotels 45

Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I’ve been doing customer experience design for a long, long time. In the old days, I would have read about some intriguing customer innovation and assumed that the attempted breakthrough was crafted on a firm foundation of customer listening and data analysis.

Airlines 89

Airlines Travel Customer Experience Design Innovation 89

Storyminers

JULY 29, 2018

Certainly in Australia, there have been growing examples of CMOs actively partnering with their customer service, operational and people and culture counterparts to make that happen, and extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

Culture 45

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion Customer Experience Design 45

Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

Customer service coaching refers to the practice of ongoing communication between the agent and their manager to hone in on how to improve on specific skills, achieve specific goals, and develop their craft so they can handle even the most difficult customer interactions. Coaching Customer Service Agents for Individual Growth.

Customer Service Training 97

Customer Service Training Customer Service Contact Center Customers 97

Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 19, 2016

However, he had not worked his way out of anger, resentment, bitterness or a “controlling” leadership style. After their release from internment, Johnny worked his way out of government housing projects and purchased the Pike Place Fish Market.

Government 105

Government Travel Leadership Books 105

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 27, 2016

As I presented the challenge to Horst, I explained the efforts the company’s leaders had exerted to, “improve the quality of their customer experience so that most customers had less pain during interactions”. Who in the world wants to follow you or that leadership team if your aspiration is so timid.

2017 89

2017 Hotels Leadership Customers 89

Michelli Experience

MARCH 18, 2016

Erin is a joy to lead, but she presents you with a big leadership challenge. Mike Figliuolo is the co-author of Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results and the author of One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership. Her talent means she could move on to bigger roles.

Leadership 45

Leadership Consulting Advertising Books 45

Michelli Experience

JULY 27, 2016

In addition to partner engagement, leadership is also targeting customer experience enhancements driven by process changes and technology deployment. From a process perspective, Starbucks continues to explore ways to increase the speed of service. .”

2004 45

2004 Leadership Reference Books 45

Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 4, 2016

In addition, Starbucks leadership is currently conducting a trial deploying curbside delivery. At Starbucks, speed of delivery has been enhanced by drive-thru lanes and “mobile order and pay” (where you can use your app to order and pay for your drink in advance so your beverage is waiting for you when you arrive).

Competitive Advantage 85

Competitive Advantage Retail Leadership Innovation 85

Michelli Experience

MARCH 9, 2016

There are few things more important about leadership than developing and growing talent. Congratulations Ben, Wally, Laura, Shane and all that contribute to the amazing work environment at Acuity.

Magazine 45

Magazine Engagement Insurance Loyalty 45

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Meet the Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020. Adam Toporek – Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Strategic Advisor . Annette Franz – Customer Experience Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Author . LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

2020 132

2020 Customer Experience Magazine Consulting 132

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 4, 2017

Every time I develop a customized customer service training tool for a client of mine, I caution that the tool is a “guidebook” for customer service behavior and that no tool can fit every application. As such, a customer service toolkit is only as good as the judgment and skill of the person using it.

Customer Experience 89

Customer Experience Customer Service Training Customers Customer Service 89

Michelli Experience

APRIL 20, 2016

While marketers like to call attention to aspects of a brand that they want to cement as PODS in the minds of prospects and customers, experience designers like me and business leaders like you should be thinking about DELIVERING PODS – behaving in ways that are relevant, different and valued by your customers.

Customer Experience Design 53

Customer Experience Design Brands Reference Books 53

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In his 1943 paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation”, Abraham Maslow foreshadowed a key ingredient to modern customer experience design. In essence, once you are able to meet a customers’ basic or functional need…there are higher needs you can address to drive their loyalty with your brand.

Connections 85

Connections Social Media Customer Experience Design Reference 85

Storyminers

JULY 29, 2018

Certainly in Australia, there have been growing examples of CMOs actively partnering with their customer service, operational and people and culture counterparts to make that happen. Extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

Culture 40

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion 2017 40

Michelli Experience

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership: “Making a commitment to the responsible use of AI from the start.”. But What About the Customer? For me (as a customer experience designer) the end goal of all process improvement (whether that improvement is driven by standardization, automation, or adaptivity) is to do more that will increase efficiency.

2002 40

2002 Competitive Advantage Books Customers 40

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

more friendly behavior in customer service) Marketing to take the info into account in better targeting (e.g. upselling to the most loyal customers) Process changes (e.g. informing the customer more often about how the repair is proceeding) Only after you have acted on feedback, customer experience processes are developing.

Definition 178

Definition Net Promoter Score Customer Experience B2C 178

Wootric

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Why we love Clare: She’s a digital nomad, keynote speaker, Founder of CMXperience , and shares her personal thoughts and experiences on The CX Nomad. Melinda Gonzalez. She spent a decade at Salesforce and is now part of the incredible team at WeWork , bringing the Powered by We vision to life. Shep Hyken.

Workshop 67

Workshop Consulting Customer Experience Professionals Books 67

Michelli Experience

JUNE 15, 2016

I also remember appreciating how leadership and the baristas at his Starbucks took the time to be “NICE” to him – thus providing a respite from the challenges he faced. When the world becomes harsh, violent, and angry – shouldn’t we INCREASE our commitment to service?

Leadership 45

Leadership Financial Books Interaction 45

Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a call center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease. Coach your service team strategically.

Customer Service Training 62

Customer Service Training Customer Service Contact Center Customers 62

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to Forrester Research, 93% of corporate leadership teams place customer experience improvement on their list of strategic priorities and 23% businesses have it in the number 1 position.

Customer Experience 45

Customer Experience 2012 2014 Customer Satisfaction 45

Michelli Experience

JUNE 1, 2016

According to a recent comprehensive international study conducted by Accenture , 52% of customers reported that poor customer service caused them to switch from one brand to another in the past year. alone that “switching” behavior means poor service costs brands over 1.6 In the U.S. trillion dollars.

Advertising 49

Advertising Poor Customer Service Culture Customer Service 49

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 10, 2017

After you’ve exerted considerable coaching effort, let team members go when they are not coachable or can’t perform consistently with expectations (it is for their good – they need to find something they are better suited for – and it is for the good of your service culture). It is the way things get done every day in every action.

Culture 89

Culture Customer Service Interaction Information 89

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

My job was to “improve customer service by deploying employee scripts.”. Given my naivete, I took to my task by researching the best available customer service programs. Generally speaking customer service scripts are less effective than desired. Patients felt the scripts were robotic.

Customer Service 53

Customer Service Engagement Connections Communication 53

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 22, 2018

Customer Experience Design Strategies. For me, my “go to” strategies for product development or experience innovation involve components from my “empathic design” toolkit. Do you have a “go to” song you sing when you are at a karaoke bar?

Culture 58

Culture Consulting Customer Experience Design Article 58

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 22, 2018

Customer Experience Design Strategies. For me, my “go to” strategies for product development or experience innovation involve components from my “empathetic design” toolkit. Do you have a “go to” song you sing when you are at a karaoke bar?

Culture 55

Culture Consulting Customer Experience Design Article 55

Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a contact center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and customer service coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease.

Customer Service Training 40

Customer Service Training Customer Service Contact Center Customers 40

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Offer development tools for those who can improve their experience delivery. Encourage team members to explore other career opportunities or other employers if they consistently “don’t or won’t” delight your customers.

Net Promoter Score 75

Net Promoter Score Healthcare Books Feedback 75

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 12, 2016

It’s an occupational hazard of keynoting, consulting, and writing about customer service that my friends and family feel compelled to share all of their customer service nightmare stories. I’m really not complaining. I merely mention this as a set-up to a story shared with me by my son.

Travel 45

Travel Airlines Hospitality Consulting 45

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 22, 2017

A study by the Institute of Customer Service (ICS) showed that staff attitude is among the most “annoying or frustrating” components of experience delivery and accounts for 62% of customer complaints.

Airlines 45

Airlines Travel Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 45