Experience Matters

APRIL 3, 2015

I often say that the customer experience your organization delivers is a reflection of your culture and operating processes. In other words, what customers experience outside is based on what’s going on inside. To consistently differentiate your customer experience, you need to transform your culture.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2015

In building relationships with customers, and value for them, my long-time observation is that most organizations tend to progress through several stages of performance as they are becoming truly customer-centric: a) customer awareness, b) customer sensitivity, c) customer focus, and d) customer obsession.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When I thought about it, there were some common telltale cultural signs organizations share that indicate where their focus lies. This answer became my second book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , which explores how the culture of a company reflects how customer-centric the organization is.

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LiveChat

JANUARY 24, 2017

If you want to be one of the companies that uses customer service as their leverage, there’s no other way than to implement the customer centric culture in your company. Train people in customer service. If you want to create a customer–centric culture you need to start on the inside, with your employees.

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Micah Solomon

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

As a corporate culture consultant and as a speaker, I hear clients frequently voicing this concern. Without a consciously created culture, your business leadership won’t last past the moment that you leave the building. But with a great company culture, employees will be motivated, regardless of management’s presence or absence.

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Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

Did the comparison site or airline double book me? I got my answer in the end (and my refund), but it wasn’t an ideal way to spend the first hour of my Sunday morning or my first customer service transaction this year that stressed out. Becoming customer-centric will be the goal of most businesses this year.

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Micah Solomon

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Clients frequently voice the same concern to me, in my work as a corporate culture consultant and as a speaker: “People tell me my employees act differently when there aren’t any managers watching over them.”. Without a consciously created culture, your business leadership won’t last past the moment that you leave the building.

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CX Journey

JANUARY 23, 2019

Look no further than companies like Southwest Airlines, Zappos, Virgin, and The Ritz-Carlton! Changing Culture, Mindsets, and Behavior How do you design a people-centric culture? It’s definitely a culture shift, a mindset shift, and a behavior shift for most companies! Let’s start with a definition of culture.

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Michelli Experience

APRIL 18, 2017

I was going to write a blog about all the missteps involved in the United Airlines customer experience disaster. Then I started seeing an “abundance of critics” rushing out of the woodworks – some of whom clearly have never tried to help a company strike a balance between customer needs and profitability. Such things as….

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CX Journey

MARCH 12, 2015

As companies focus inward to understand how to achieve their customer experience goals, the term “engagement” is often used interchangeably with “culture.” The two terms are related, and they’re both elements of customer experience improvement. Prompts might include: “We know who is responsible for the customer.”

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SurveySparrow

JUNE 28, 2023

Also, this involves acknowledging customer feedback, addressing their concerns promptly, and communicating the actions taken to resolve any issues. Hence, this not only enhances the individual customer experience but also demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement.

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Alida

JANUARY 29, 2018

The experiment used Twitter data to study customer service interactions in two industries that are rife with customer service complaints: airlines and wireless carriers. “We Even more important is the speed with which you acknowledge these customers. Unhappy customers are just important as happy ones.

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Hello Customer

JUNE 5, 2023

"That uniqueness shines through in a good brand promise and associated customer promises, reflecting who you are and what you stand for. A great example Bloem cited in her keynote is the airline Emirates. So customers know what they can count on Emirates for; comfort, class and luxury. They are also very consistent in this.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Let’s take an airline that invests in a paid facial recognition fast track experience at the security checkpoint. If this airline has primarily leisure travelers (i.e. If this airline has primarily leisure travelers (i.e. Wrong Customer Experience. And it is well worth the effort – for you, your brand, and your customers.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Carlzon’s insights are drawn from his experience as the CEO of Scandinavian Airlines during a time when the company faced considerable challenges. His leadership saw a shift toward customer-centric strategies, with an emphasis on empowering frontline employees.

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Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2021

My response was that, like many other public sector fields, lacking a profit motive makes Customer-centricity challenging but by no means impossible…simply look to private-sector analogs and see what they do to satisfy their Customers…imitation, after all, is the sincerest form of stealing great ideas.).

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Some, through culture, discipline, and purpose have succeeded in creating consistent, positive experiences which are appealing to customers and which customers consider worthy of passing along through informal conversation and recommendation. Southwest Airlines could offer first-class seating, but they don’t.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 11, 2014

They wholeheartedly believe their company/product/service/culture is THE BEST. Unfortunately, all that passion doesn’t translate to a sustainable customer experience strategy. Here are some ways entrepreneurs typically fail at customer experience: 1. This inevitably leads to problems and customers disappear.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 1, 2017

So many organizations are diligent about surveying customers with the Net Promoter Score famous (or infamous, depending on your outlook) 1-question: Would you recommend our company? NPS reports are almost commonplace among those enlightened organizations who began adopting customer-centric ideas a decade ago or more.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 13, 2015

That’s almost Zen-like in its simplicity, accuracy, and application, and they have inspired such well-known CEO’s as Jack Welch, Jan Carlzon (Scandinavian Airlines), Horst Schulze (Ritz-Carlton Hotels), and Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines) in their thinking and management styles.

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ClearAction

JULY 29, 2018

It’s driven employee engagement and customer engagement at the same time: customers noticed these changes, and within 24 months of posting the largest corporate loss in New Zealand corporate history, the business was turned around to a profit. “Culture is a reflection of decision-making in a business.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 11, 2015

From my perspective, the second explanation is good common sense; however, the first statement is really questionable, even counterintuitive if a subordinating goal of loyalty behavior is to help drive customer-centricity. Airlines, as well, are doing their part to diminish the perceived value of their customer loyalty programs.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Implement a loyalty program : Reward loyal customers with discounts, free products, or upgrades to gamify the brand experience (and trigger dopamine!). Loyalty programs give customers a perceived return on their investment and reward them for their loyalty. But be careful with these programs.

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Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

To illustrate, let’s take the example of United Airlines’ reputation crisis. As a result of being continually subjected to scathing customer reviews, United’s NPS score has hovered around 10 since 2014. Even the CEO is known to take customer service calls every once in a while – talk about customer centricity!

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Customer Guru

APRIL 10, 2018

At Customer Guru, we believe that Customer Experience (CX) should be the number one priority for all the Indian businesses so that they become more sustainable and successful globally. Thus, we are on a mission to spread this awareness, inspiring and guiding professionals to adopt and inculcate a customer-centric approach.

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Consulting Customer Service Customer Centricity Travel 110

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

In the quest to improve the customer experience and customer loyalty, it is helpful to consider the ‘cultural habits’ of successful service organizations, such as: Disney, Apple, Southwest Airlines, Wegmans, Nordstrom, and Amazon. Southwest Airlines began at Love Field in Dallas. About the Author.

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ijgolding

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The words customer-centric and silos do not sit happily in the same sentence. Silos harm culture and damage customer experiences. A customer-centric organisation is naturally collaborative, seeing everything from the customers point of view. And they hold businesses back.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2016

To make the brand or company more attractive, and have greater impact on customer decision-making, there must be an emphasis on creating more perceived value and more personalization. Much of this is, culturally, operationally, and from a communications perspective, what we have been describing as “inside-out advocacy” for years.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 14, 2015

That’s almost Zen-like in its simplicity, accuracy, and application, and they have inspired such well-known CEO’s as Jack Welch, Jan Carlzon (Scandinavian Airlines), Horst Schulze (Ritz-Carlton Hotels), and Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines) in their thinking and management styles.

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West Monroe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Curtis joined Premera Blue Cross in 2015 to oversee efforts that support the company’s goal of being a customer-obsessed health plan. He previously was an executive with Amazon, Microsoft and Alaska Airlines. I listen to customers every day, and I know they struggle with the cost and complexity of our healthcare system.

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C3Centricity

APRIL 17, 2018

He spoke about the differences between customer focus and customer centricity and the often times confusion between the two terms. That is why I tend to speak about customer first rather than customer centricity these days. And that it involves a culture change to move the organisation in this direction.

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CX University

JANUARY 15, 2020

It’s an entire process that starts the moment a customer even thinks of doing business with a company and continues at any interaction point, from sales and support to the product itself, whether in person or online. In addition, it allows teams within the organization to deliver better, more consistent CX and hit business objectives.

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SurveySparrow

JUNE 21, 2023

Signup for Free 14-Day Free Trial • No Credit Card Required • No Strings Attached Example: An airline proactively communicates travel disruptions to passengers, providing alternative solutions and ensuring their well-being. By acknowledging the customer’s perspective, they mitigate dissatisfaction and build trust.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 20, 2016

World’s 3 MOST Customer Centric Companies: How do they do it!! Customer Guru) Here are our top three picks for the most customer centric companies and some lessons on how they manage to be customer-centric despite their size and diversity. by Kushal Dev.

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SurveySparrow

JUNE 20, 2023

Moreover, with these steps, you’re well on your way to creating a customer service culture that leaves your customers feeling valued, respected, and most importantly, eager to come back. In order to track the customer experience in a quicker, simpler and trustworthy way, SurveySparrow offers you a solution.

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ijgolding

JANUARY 19, 2016

However, it is true that most of the best examples – the earliest examples – of Customer Experience being deployed as a core element of business strategy was very much a US led phenomenon. Even now, some of the best examples of Customer Centric organisations are brought to life by US powerhouses of Customer Experience (CX).

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Ian Williams

JANUARY 11, 2020

They book a flight, a hire car, insurance, ground transport, entertainment – the airline is only responsible for part of the experience, but should be considering the customer’s overall experience and understanding how they can improve or influence it.

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