InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Derek Eccleston, Director, XI Insights and Consultancy at InMoment Paul Smith, Global Marketing Director at NPSx by Bain & Company In the ever-evolving landscape of the UK insurance sector, understanding the pulse of customer perception and loyalty is paramount. In this blog, we will delve specifically into the UK insurance industry.

Insurance 260

Insurance NPS Net Promoter Score Loyalty 260

ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2019

This week we feature an article by Molly Moore about why phone calls and online chat can make the difference between customer-centric brands and everybody else. In fact, nearly t wo-thirds (65%) of potential customers want to reach brands by phone. Consumers Demand Immediate Connection. Think your business is an exception?

Connections 119

Connections Blog Customer Centricity Consumers 119

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

TechSee’s Annual Influencer List For a second year, everyone at TechSee is proud and excited to share our annual list of influential leaders in the space of digital customer service. As the Head of Customer Support and Engagement at HotDoc, she is responsible for leading the customer support and engagement strategy.

2023 207

2023 Customer Service Contact Center Customer Centricity 207

Eptica

JANUARY 8, 2020

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager 2019 in focus: our top 10 blog posts from the year. Ian Golding’s guest post focused on the vital importance of trust in delivering effective customer experience. As customers become more demanding, can self-service really help?

2019 65

2019 Blog 2020 Leadership 65

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Consider this way-too-typical scenario: Marcus decides one day to stand in front of his employees and request in no uncertain terms how everyone needs to be more customer-focused. “Help customers love our company and brand more!” He promotes the idea of becoming more customer-focused. Guess what? Is it easy?

Net Promoter Score 547

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Metrics Customer Journey 547

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

My obsession for Customer Experience (CX) started when I received a package in the mail on a random afternoon. Since my Stacy’s Chips incident, I have been fascinated by CX and continue to pay very close attention to how companies deliver unforgettable experiences to win over customer’s hearts – and wallets.

Blog 108

Blog Hotels B2C Loyalty 108

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Bell , the best selling author of the 9 1/2 Principles of Innovative Service and many other customer service books. Chip has just released his latest book, Inside Your Customer’s Imagination: 5 Secrets for Creating Breakthrough Products, Services, and Solutions. ” Calculating Versus Giving Customers Joy.

Magazine 288

Magazine Metrics Customer Centricity Books 288

CX Accelerator

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Collaboration with Ben Motteram and Nate Brown To transform an organization into one that is more customer centric is a complex task that requires many different skills. Customer experience is multi-disciplinary. Customer Insights/Measurement/Analytics. Customer Journey Mapping. Project/Program Management.

Customer Journey Mapping 307

Customer Journey Mapping Customer Journey Customer Centricity Customer Insights 307

Retently

JULY 28, 2023

How do you approach customer happiness in your company? Do you simply rely on the generic “the customer is always right” speech, or do you have a customer-centric culture in place that’s overseen by a professional who understands how customers think and feel, and who knows how to get that point of view across to other employees too?

Chief Customer Officer 141

Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Call Center Metrics 141

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This week we feature an article by Chanice Henry who writes about the importance of cyber security in providing a trustworthy experience for your customers. – Shep Hyken. Customer loyalty is built on trust. Every employee working with customer data needs to consider their treatment of data very carefully.

Blog 103

Blog Customer Experience Government Article 103

CX Accelerator

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

You’re learning how to work in a new environment, and trying to battle the exhaustion that comes with that while remembering everyone’s names and figuring out what your priorities should be. But Customer Experience (CX) specifically holds some challenges that many new leaders can take weeks or months to grasp.

Customer Centricity 208

Customer Centricity Social Media Customer Service Representative Contact Center 208

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

Books 266

Books Return on Investment Magazine Culture 266

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pradeep Rathinam who writes about how we must understand what the large population of millennials expect when it comes to customer service. – Shep Hyken. They are literally changing the rules of customer service on the fly. Yes, really. Live messaging is where it’s at.

Blog 98

Blog Customer Service Fashion Social Media 98

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This week we feature an article by Daniel Bakst who explains why competitive benchmarking is key to better serving your customer base. – Shep Hyken. Contextualizing your brand’s place amongst competitors in the industry you encompass is vital to creating a leading Customer Experience.

Blog 86

Blog Measurement Customer Centricity Article 86

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brian Cantor who gives us a list of ways to achieve success and consistency when communicating with customers on any channel. – Shep Hyken. Making for a jointly admirable and problematic reality, the customer contact community often takes a lofty, wide-eyed approach to strategy and technology.

Blog 95

Blog Omnichannel Average Handle Time Contact Center 95

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Nowhere is this more true than with customer relationships. Without listening to the voice of your customer, you’ll be like a ship without a rudder or a compass…lost and drifting without direction. Customers don’t always take the time to express their feelings. In This Article: What is the Voice of the Customer (VoC)?

Customer Centricity 169

Customer Centricity Voice of Customer Social Media NPS 169

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Most companies today know that putting the customer at the heart of everything they do is vital. The fact is, improving your Customer Experience means you must also become more customer-centric. But what is customer-centricity and how do you do it? The first one was, “We put customers first.”.

Customer Centricity 245

Customer Centricity Culture Customers Customer Experience 245

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 25, 2024

Since my request, we were lucky enough to have a new one from Justin Stafford ( justin@customersmarts.co ), founder of Customer Smarts , based in Sydney, Australia, and podcast host of “Customer Smart.” Justin shared how sports can teach us a lot about how to improve your Customer Experience. It’s not glamorous.

Sports 78

Sports Customer Experience Customer Centricity Sales 78

ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2017

This week we feature an article by Borge Hald who writes about the importance of being a customer obsessed company and how it is the key to success. We need to obsess about creating such an amazing customer experience that our customers will want to do business with us and nobody else. – Shep Hyken. Here are a few tips.

Blog 93

Blog Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Feedback 93

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The job descriptions for a customer experience leader vary between tactical analyst and strategic overlord. Defining just what a customer experience leader does can be tricky. But what’s even trickier is when you may not have customer experience or customer insights in your title. Did we find out?

Customer Experience 225

Customer Experience Culture Leadership Consulting 225

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center 2022 Magazine 251

ShepHyken

MARCH 16, 2018

This week we feature an article by Marlene Caroseli who shares some great activities and questions to help customer service representatives improve their service and make the customers experience better. – Shep Hyken. Chip Bell is known for helping organizations create a customer-centric culture.

Blog 76

Blog Customer Service Representative Books Customer Centricity 76

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 27, 2017

This week we feature an article by Tim Fujita-Yuhas that discusses the importance of empathy when using new technology for customer service. When the topic of customer service comes up, the most common associations aren’t typically positive ones. It’s much more than that, especially in the customer service realm.

Customer Service Strategies 84

Customer Service Strategies Blog Customer Service Hotels 84

SurveySensum

APRIL 22, 2024

Hence, characterized by periodical data breaches and growing cyber threats, conserving customer trust stands as a crucial priority for businesses. It’s vital for businesses to grasp the diverse ways cybersecurity influences customer trust to succeed in the digital era. So, what are the impacts of cybersecurity in real life?

Measurement 52

Measurement Customer Centricity 2024 Demo 52

Alida

OCTOBER 17, 2017

This article is a guest blog post from Ed Bennett, a digital strategy expert and president and CEO of Ed Bennett Consulting. In the age of companies like Amazon, Airbnb and Apple, health care organizations are lagging other industries in customer experience. Instill a culture of patient-centricity. Not necessarily.

Hospitality 247

Hospitality 2015 Retail Leadership 247

ShepHyken

JULY 29, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ross Clurman, writes about how important it is to personalize the customer service experience. Regardless of the type of business you are in, there is always an opportunity to personalize the customer experience. Maintain an up-to-date customer database.

Blog 89

Blog Customer Service 2005 Social Media 89

customer sure

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

In the last few weeks you might have noticed that we’ve changed course on our blog strategy. People whose businesses are thriving on great customer service. So far we’ve uncovered fantastic advice from two companies dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service. Our initial blogging strategy.

Blog 91

Blog Download Feedback Metrics 91

Customer Bliss

JUNE 8, 2020

Recently, I was joined by Yamini Rangan, chief customer officer of Hubspot for a LIVE version of my podcast, the Chief Customer Officer Human Duct Tape Show. In your experience, what’s been your biggest challenge regarding disruption to the company culture toward a more customer centric or customer enlightened one?

Chief Customer Officer 210

Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Financial Culture 210

Totango

JULY 15, 2021

The role of a Chief Customer Officer (CCO) is a fairly new addition to the C-suite, but it has been on the rise over the past several years as companies are better understanding the importance of creating a customer-centric culture within their organizations. What Does a Chief Customer Officer Do? Let’s explore.

Chief Customer Officer 124

Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Loyalty Programs Customer Success 124

Totango

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Knowing how to build a customer-centric roadmap helps you align your product development with what your clients truly want. This promotes customer satisfaction, benefiting your clients and bringing your business higher retention rates and upsell revenue. Why You Need to Know How to Build a Customer-Centric Roadmap.

Roadmap 98

Roadmap Customer Centricity Metrics Customer Satisfaction 98

Gainsight

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In the spirit of “Staying Thirsty” we’ve compiled this list of books, blogs, Slack communities, and podcasts for product-obsessed people that want to develop themselves in and out of the office. Blogs for Product Managers. A step-by-step strategy for new and seasoned PMs alike to learn how to build products customers will love.

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Books Blog Management Leadership 80

Hello Customer

MAY 19, 2021

Organizations have multiple touchpoints which define their level of customer centricity. Since it plays a critical role in defining the level of customer centricity within the organization it can’t be overlooked. Recently, many organizations saw peaks in demand for customer service and the requests never went down.

Competitive Advantage 98

Competitive Advantage Customer Care 2021 Customer Centricity 98

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One of my clients has done an excellent job in the last couple of years improving their customer experience. They focused their attention on the customer-facing teams at first. They focused their attention on the customer-facing teams at first. That would leave one group with a customer-centric mindset and the rest without one.

Net Promoter Score 78

Net Promoter Score Engagement Customer Centricity NPS 78

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. 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. I wondered how I did that.

Net Promoter Score 171

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Airlines 2002 171

Integrity Solutions

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A customer-centric strategy is about more than just a values statement or a directive to the team. Are your customers truly at the center of your business universe? A customer-centric culture is one that is relentlessly focused on putting what’s best for the customer at the core of everything you do.

Customer Centricity 127

Customer Centricity Culture Customers Connections 127

Integrity Solutions

APRIL 16, 2021

Building a customer-centric culture is more challenging than you might initially think. But every organization has the ability to build a strong customer-centric culture- and it doesn’t have to be complex. A strong, vibrant customer-centric culture is an organic and natural strength that cannot be compromised.

Customer Centricity 121

Customer Centricity Culture Competitive Advantage Customers 121

Customers That Stick

JANUARY 7, 2020

Our first official blog post of the 2020s. What better way to start off the new year and new decade — a decade that I hope will be marked by incredible improvements in customer experience design, thinking, and execution — than by taking a look at one of the most essential ingredients of customer experience: leadership.

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Customer Centricity Culture 2019 Customer Experience Design 88