ijgolding

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

This year, Ian Golding (that’s me), will officially become the author of a book. As CEO and co-founder of MarketCulture Strategies , he, like everyone he associates with, is on a mission to get companies to understand the importance of customer culture: Ian. My fascination with the ‘customer interface’ was born!

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

In addition, Jim has co-authored three books with his lifelong friend, mentor, and coach, Matt Rocco. Brian Cantor, Managing Director, Digital at Customer Management Practice. Brian is the Managing Director of Customer Management Practice Digital and founder, president, editor-in-chief at Headline Planet. Follow on LinkedIn.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 11, 2014

One of the most influential factors on your Customer Experience is your company culture. Most companies might understand the concept, yet still engage in activities that influence company culture in a way that hurts the Customer Experience. The majority of a Senior Manager’s time is spent in meetings, not with Customers.

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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.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Do you allow Customers to use whatever channel they wish to communicate with you, or do you restrict them to one or two channels? The answer to this question can show how Customer centric your company is. This post is the fifth in a series of nine posts that uses our Naïve to Natural customer-centricity assessment.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 18, 2022

One of the traits of successful organizational culture is how that intangible but important aspect of culture – how we want all employees to see who we are and where we fit in the world – needs to be “pervasive,” according to research published in the Harvard Business Review. I tend to agree.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 4, 2014

An organization’s process tells me a great deal about how Customer-centric they are. Is the process designed for the good of the Customer or was it designed for the good of the company? In my experience, the latter is more likely than the former, leaving most organizations with a process lacking a customer focus.

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ProProfs Chat

JUNE 30, 2020

To help you understand this essence and develop better customer service strategies, we’ve curated a list of some of the best customer service books below. These books can help you: Work towards better leadership strategies. Create a positive customer-centric culture amidst the support team.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

When I thought about how I recognized it, I found that organizations that did not commit to customers had some shared company culture cues that indicated where their focus was. The ideas behind this discovery later became my second book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience.

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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?

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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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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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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 24, 2015

I had the pleasure of reading Jeanne Bliss’s new book, Chief Customer Officer 2.0 , and can’t wait to tell you why you should read it! Jeanne Bliss was one of the original Chief Customer Officers, and has held titles like that for companies including Land’s End and Allstate. Chief Customer Officer 2.0

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2018

A recent article on corporate customer-centricity by a prominent market research firm made the case for this type of culture as “the most effective way to meet customers’ changing needs.” The author had several suggestions for building customer-centricity. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D.,

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. As the third in our series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer centricity, let’s look at: Customer Strategy.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2022

Customer Understanding: Why Is It the Cornerstone of Customer-centricity? CX Journey) You can’t make any improvements, you can’t design an experience, you can’t transform anything, without customer understanding, without data and insights about your customers. by Annette Franz. (CX

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Those that have excellent experiences, the kind that makes their brand name a household one, demonstrate actual customer-centricity in their CX. In our global Customer Experience Consultancy, we developed a Customer Experience Assessment model called Naive to Natural to determine a company’s level of customer centricity.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The main reason that an organization fails to improve their CX is because of their lack of Customer Centricity. The symptom is a poor experience; the cause is their lack of Customer centricity. So any change in CX must include and address the Customer centricity of the organization.

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Horizon CX

MAY 19, 2023

An organizational transformation refers to a significant and intentional change in the structure, processes, culture, and strategic direction of an organization. Transforming an entire organization requires addressing multiple factors simultaneously, such as strategy, structure, processes, culture, and people.

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Customers Rock!

MAY 5, 2011

I am so excited to share the news with all of you that I have a book coming out in July! And it is thanks to you, my faithful Customers Rock! The book is called The Hidden Power of Your Customers: Four Keys to Growing Your Business Through Existing Customers , being published by John Wiley & Sons.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

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Heart of the Customer

MARCH 12, 2019

At Heart of the Customer, we’re pleased to introduce our forthcoming book on journey mapping best practices! Through insight from CX pros, extensive research, and real-world case studies, you can learn the best way to capture your customers’ experiences […]. The post Introducing “How Hard Is It to Be Your Customer?

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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. Linden said, “Anyone in a company can deliver greater value to customers by being customer-focused. Customers are never satisfied.

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Peter Lavers

AUGUST 5, 2016

This series of blogs is based on the early results of research undertaken by Peter Lavers on customer centricity. Participants are asked to tell us what, if anything, they are pulling their hair out over when it comes to customer centricity. Disconnected Strategy. This tends to compound the problems discussed above!

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. John DiJulius Follow @JohnDiJulius.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

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Peter Lavers

JULY 6, 2016

This series of blogs is based on the early results of research undertaken by Peter Lavers on customer centricity. Participants are asked to tell us what, if anything, they are pulling their hair out over when it comes to customer centricity. This issue leads to finger pointing and blame culture. Public Sector.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Let’s be very sensitive to the pressures our customers may be feeling, and do everything we can to individually and collectively exceed their expectations.”. I talk a lot about Customer-centricity of organizations. He also leads his Customer-centric culture by example. Does your CEO get it, too?

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ShepHyken

JULY 15, 2022

And as a result, we’ve become addicted to the on-demand whatever-you-want immediacy, the ridiculously easy swipe-and-receive culture, plus the reassurance that comes with no-hassle returns. You offer them a free 14-day trial to your program and send them a hard copy of a great book that you mentioned on the call. . No problem.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 28, 2020

The brands who create a habit of putting the customer first, defining success for both the organization and the customer, and developing best practices and business discipline around execution are the ones who can truly be customer-centric. Customer Experience Strategy Depends on the Right Mindset, Vision and Plan.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Your Customer Experience Model Has a Problem—Your Employee Experience is the Solution by Janelle Dieken. Fast Company) Creating a new culture centered around flexibility, learning, and career development is the cornerstone for creating an experience that truly drives loyalty and can ultimately make a positive impact on your bottom line.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 23, 2016

Changing the name doesn’t change the leadership or the customer centricity of an organization. It will still be the same leaders, people and poor culture that has led Time Warner to have this unenviable reputation. They are not a customer-focused operation. Telecoms continue to fail to focus on the customer.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Modern Podcast – A leader in customer experience, host Blake Morgan is a keynote speaker, customer experience futurist, and contributor to Forbes and the Harvard Review. She has also authored two books on customer experience. Discover an energized, connected community offering inspired solutions from around the globe.

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Kustomer

AUGUST 26, 2022

Customer service expert and New York Times bestselling author Shep Hyken hosts this dynamic customer-centric podcast. Hyken brings together leading professionals and customer experience experts who offer tangible tips and insights specifically to take your business to the next level of success. Amazing Business Radio.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Super-charge the Journey to Customer-Centric Culture. CustomerThink) Fast-forward 65 years, with the basis of business now shifted to customer experience, many organizations are now rediscovering Drucker’s basic idea by taking steps to become more customer-centric, and ultimately customer-obsessed.

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Confirmit

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The 2020 ACE Award Winners’ Showcase celebrates companies for whom the customer and employee experience have become integral to their success, delivering better business outcomes; increased revenue , reduced costs , and company-wide culture change.

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