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Changing Your Loyalty Program? Here’s What To Consider

Forrester's Customer Insights

Today, brands leverage loyalty programs to acquire and retain customers, particularly those they lost during the height of the pandemic. But loyalty programs are a symbiotic relationship: Consumers look to programs for better experiences and cost savings, especially in light of the current economic crisis.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-7-2021

ShepHyken

Being Customer-centric Starts With A Top-Notch Employee Experiencestanley by Stanley Huang. 1 customer can help you improve the employee experience (EX), build a customer-centric company, and capture more revenue. I love the formula: Customer-Centric Mindset + Happy Employees = Company Success.

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A to Z Guide to Customer Experience Definitions and Terms (Updated)

Lumoa

The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. The situation when B2B CX was very distant from B2C CX has been rapidly changing.

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Creating Customer Personas: Solutions to 4 Common Challenges

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Prioritizing improvements along the customer journey. Aligning the right Customer Success Manager or Customer Service Representative with the right customer. In business-to-consumer (B2C) organizations, customer personas are typically about the main shopper or buyer of the product.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of October 28, 2019

ShepHyken

Bring Customer Loyalty Under the Customer Experience Umbrella by Phil Britt. CMSWire) Forrester’s 2019 CX Index found that most loyalty programs are ineffective. This, at a time as the company notes, when “it costs 500% more to acquire a new customer than to retain a current one.”

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Ryanair: Profits Do Not Equal Loyalty

Beyond Philosophy

Ryanair has a natural tendency to be internally focused–with a culture so off Customer centricity I call it Customer animosity. Cute slogans for PR and minor changes to annoying, internally focused fees do not make a great Customer Experience. New Webinar: How to Design & Build an Effective Loyalty Program.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of July 15, 2019

ShepHyken

Today, B2B companies need to focus on creating customer experiences that deliver—at scale. My Comment: There are some B2B companies that believe most customer experience strategies are more focused on B2C type businesses. Both drive repeat business, but both don’t always create loyalty.

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