ShepHyken

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The other night I was on a Southwest Airlines flight, traveling home from a speaking engagement. Philosophy created by Southwest Airlines in which Customers are treated honestly and fairly, and low fares actually stay low – no unexpected bag fees, change fees, or hidden fees. Yes to low fares with nothing to hide.

Airlines 159

Airlines Travel Advertising Customer Service Training 159

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When I started Beyond Philosophy back in 2002, I could ascertain whether a company was customer-focused or not right away. When I thought about it, there were some common telltale cultural signs organizations share that indicate where their focus lies. Where does the customer get put on your agenda? Is it in there at all?

Net Promoter Score 171

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Airlines 2002 171

Lumoa

AUGUST 25, 2020

Have you ever had such a good experience with a company that you thought “why have I wasted my time buying this anywhere but here?”. Or maybe, the experience as such was just amazing. Offering great customer experience might sound easy on paper, but most businesses still settle for an “okay” experience for their customers.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Advertising Customers Loyalty 83

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.”

Culture 66

Culture Engagement Customer Centricity Entertainment 66

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2016

What makes this question so profound, and so pivotal, in customer experience optimization today is that every aspect of value delivery is at play. More than a buzzword, “being human,” especially in brand-building and leveraging customer experiences and relationships, has become a buzz-phrase or buzz-concept.

Customer Experience 84

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Leadership Culture 84

ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2022

I was on a flight to a city I can’t remember, but what I do remember was the wonderful flight attendant, Bailee from American Airlines, who enthusiastically greeted me with a smile and said, “I like that hat!” She was the perfect frontliner for American Airlines – or for that matter, any type of business. .

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Airlines Customer Service Training Presentation Engagement 129

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This is a world-wide celebration and some great people in Rwanda remind us that the celebration is not only for customers, but for employees as well. Southwest Airlines Puts Its Heart Into The Customer Experience by Stan Phelps. Purple Goldfish) Two years ago Southwest Airlines launched new branding for the airline.

2016 124

2016 Article Airlines Customer Service 124

ClearAction

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

What is Customer Experience Ecosystem? Recent snafus caused by faulty customer experience ecosystem management include United Airlines dragging a paying customer out of his seat and off the plane per a random drawing of passengers to make room for a flight crew to fly on that overbooked flight.

Customer Experience 76

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customers 2012 76

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. For example, while I’m sure Zappos!

Airlines 93

Airlines Culture Employee Experience Customers 93

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adrian Swinscoe.

Customer Service 59

Customer Service Customer Experience Magazine Books 59

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adrian Swinscoe.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Customer Experience Magazine Books 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 28, 2017

Several customer experience case studies confirmed this idea at Medallia’s Experience 2017 conference. They are valuable reminders of how customers are people, and they respond best to people who understand their situation, and better yet, understand how important their roles are in delivering an exceptional experience.

Airlines 152

Airlines 2017 Metrics Social Media 152

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Do customers really want to take your survey? To Improve Customer Experience, Start With Morale, Not Technology, Feds Say by Tom Shoop. Customer Retention Made Easy by Samir Palnitkar.

Article 82

Article 2018 Customer Service Airlines 82

ShepHyken

AUGUST 28, 2018

Why (and How) to Put Your Customers at the Center of Your Decisions. Shep Hyken sits down with his close friend, colleague and customer service expert Buddy Rice. They discussed how he helped Delta Airlines with their customer service culture, what customers are really looking for, and the RATER service quality model. ? ?.

Airlines 69

Airlines Leadership Presentation Culture 69

ShepHyken

MAY 29, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. How good is your company’s internal customer experience? McKinsey & Company) To excel with customers, frontline employees need high-level service from core support functions. by Nicolas Maechler.

2017 97

2017 Article Customer Service Airlines 97

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Contact Center Satisfaction Negatively Impacting the Customer Experience by Andrew Berger. Telecompetitor) Contact center satisfaction has worsened over the last two years despite investments in new customer engagement channels, according to new market research released by BoldChat. Here are my top five picks from last week.

2016 121

2016 Article Customer Journey Mapping Customer Service 121

ShepHyken

MAY 8, 2017

10 Content Marketing and Customer Experience All-Stars by James A. CIO) From the recent Adobe digital marketing conference, here are 10 examples of brands (and in one case, an Australian entrepreneur) that are killing it with their content marketing and/or customer experiences. Great examples that we can all learn from.

2017 81

2017 Article Customer Service Airlines 81

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. SmartBrief) As any business road warrior will tell you, air travel these days is far from a relaxing experience. 4 Negotiation Strategies for Managing Difficult Retail Customers by Dean Kaplan.

Article 103

Article 2018 Customer Service 2019 103

Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

Shep Hyken, CX expert and a New York Times best-selling author sat down with Chris Bechtel, Vice President of Global Marketing at Comm100, to discuss the state of customer experience (CX) today. Answer: “It didn’t start out as CX, it started out as CS, that’s customer service.

Airlines 75

Airlines Virtual Agent Omnichannel 2010 75

ShepHyken

APRIL 6, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 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.

Article 76

Article 2020 Customer Service E Commerce 76

ShepHyken

MAY 22, 2017

(BusinessMatters) As business technologies continue to become more wide spread and sophisticated, company owners are increasingly looking for opportunities to implement new systems that can streamline processes, improve customer experiences and save costs. So, it’s time for a more positive spin on all of this.

2017 82

2017 Article Customer Service Airlines 82

ShepHyken

AUGUST 10, 2016

Other industries, such as the airlines and cell phone service providers are doing their best to improve. First, you have to know that customer’s expectations are higher than ever. We teach the customer what good service is when we tout our awards and make promises. Unfortunately, businesses can let their customers down.

Airlines 86

Airlines Government Customer Service Training Brands 86

LiveChat

AUGUST 3, 2018

The contrast between how Southwest Airlines and United Airlines handled their respective air disasters in the last few months showcases the distinction between a brand that truly cares for its customers and one that does the perfunctory niceties. Invest in building a culture of customer first at every level of your organization.

Customer Focused 28

Customer Focused Multi-Channel Airlines 2007 28

Customer Alignment

AUGUST 15, 2017

The poor management of these areas is probably the airline customers’ biggest pain point. Even if disruption is sometimes unavoidable; airports, airlines and all other parties involved in the travel process shouldn’t be excused from taking responsibility and ownership of the problem from the customer.

Airlines 40

Airlines Customer Experience Travel Social Media 40

CSM Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Fatal flaws in customer experience (CX) foretell the demise of many companies. These and other widely available studies demonstrate the power of a superb customer experience: According to Harvard Business Review’s Employ­ee-Customer-Profit Chain, a 1.3% Frontline Fanatics. The problem was really the management.)

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Airlines Leadership 40

ijgolding

JANUARY 19, 2016

Customer Experience – as a concept…. 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. The cabin crew on my American Airlines flight to Miami were…. as an idea….

Airlines 56

Airlines Customer Experience Travel Customer Centricity 56

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 11, 2015

They should want this because study after study shows the financial rewards of having loyal customers. Some companies reach this goal through superior value delivery, built on quality products and services and positive, consistent customer experiences. Trader Joe’s does not have a customer loyalty program.

Loyalty Programs 109

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Retail 109

Customer Alignment

JUNE 28, 2017

In my talks with people who have direct experience of npower, it has been trying to move this wieldy organisation to be more customer focused but efforts are slow when there are so many layers of complexity. Davidow In contrast to ovo, it’s worth noting that until recently the leaders of npower primarily had energy experience.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Airlines Innovation 2015 40

ShepHyken

MAY 15, 2017

A Look at Southwest Airlines 50 Years Later by Joseph Guinto. (D D CEO) Half a century after its incorporation papers were filed, the Dallas-based carrier is working harder than ever to reinforce its unique corporate culture. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author.

2017 69

2017 Article Customer Service Airlines 69

ClearAction

JULY 29, 2018

When the CEO of Air New Zealand made the mindset shift replacing We Fly Planes with We Fly People 1 , the whole company began to focus on empowering customer engagement. Since that time it has consistently been among the highest profitable of full-service airlines around the world. They lost sight of customer experience.

Customer Engagement 48

Customer Engagement Engagement Customer Centricity Culture 48

ProProfs Chat

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Following a trip made from Chicago to Paris, Hasan Syed, one of the customers, was frustrated at British Airways’ inability to tackle the issue of lost luggage. Syed thus turned to Twitter and expressed his anger towards the airline. . After all, when a customer loses the luggage, they expect the issue to be resolved at the earliest.

Customer Service 68

Customer Service Airlines Net Promoter Score Customer Retention 68

SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Track key CX metrics such as CSAT score, NPS , and customer retention rates to gauge how well you’re fulfilling customer needs. Optimize your Customer Journey The customer journey includes multiple touchpoints and interactions that can be optimized to improve the journey and customer experience.

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction Touchpoint Social Media Customer Centricity 52

SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Track key CX metrics such as CSAT score, NPS , and customer retention rates to gauge how well you’re fulfilling customer needs. Optimize your Customer Journey The customer journey includes multiple touchpoints and interactions that can be optimized to improve the journey and customer experience.

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction Touchpoint Social Media Customer Centricity 52

ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

I often tell people how rare I think it is for companies to demonstrate ‘customer empathy’ on a consistent basis. There are many reasons why this is the case – organisational culture being the predominant one. This could not be said for Aer Lingus, a company which seemingly prides itself on being customer focused.

Airlines 84

Airlines Travel Social Media Definition 84

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.

Customer Centricity 111

Customer Centricity Banking Airlines Customers 111

Michel Falcon Experience

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

If you’re reading this, you most likely have a career in customer experience. Or perhaps the headline caught your eye because you manage a customer experience or customer support department and want to elevate your team. If this strategy worked for me, surely it will work for you too! Hosted free webinars.

Call Center 60

Call Center Consulting Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 60

SurveySparrow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“Make sure every single employee in your company knows precisely what value your customers are seeking and how he or she can impact it.”. When the goal is to keep your customers happy, ensure you pass the message to your employees. Train them in such a way that they know that all decisions will be customer-focused.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Airlines Net Promoter Score Advertising 52