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JUNE 12, 2018

Fostering a consistently authentic Customer Experience is a challenge for brands of all different sizes. However, as your brand expands to different locations across your region or country, it becomes increasingly challenging to retain the authenticity that led to past profits. 1,2,3 [link].

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The goal for most major retail brands is to expand their brick-and-mortar locations so that they reach as many consumers as possible. As these organizations widen their geographic reach, there can be a dip in customer service and satisfaction levels.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Word-of-mouth marketing is a massive tool that is utilized by the best brands in most industries, but how can you set up your Customer Experience to encourage a consistent stream of promoters? In fact, brands that have embraced the NPS philosophy have experienced a 50% increase in customers over six months at a 98% retention rate.[1]

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Brand perception rests on a constantly changing spectrum. Understanding how consumers view your organizations plays a huge role in your employees’ ability to establish beneficial relationships with customers. In the modern landscape, customers will quickly move on from brands in which they had a poor experience.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

[2] So, while it is important to stay on top of the increasing digital trend, it is equally as important to maintain a strong brand experience for in-store customers. Big change in any industry is slow; in the meantime think about these ideas to improve your grocery store’s brand experience. Private Brand (PB).

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MARCH 22, 2019

1] That being said, you must allocate efforts towards creating a positive reputation of your brand online. Influence is a major factor for Gen Z when it comes to making a purchase and connecting with a brand. 4] Due to this shift, younger people are connecting with brands in different ways. Online Influence.

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MARCH 22, 2019

1] That being said, you must allocate efforts towards creating a positive reputation of your brand online. Influence is a major factor for Gen Z when it comes to making a purchase and connecting with a brand. 4] Due to this shift, younger people are connecting with brands in unique ways. Online Influence.

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JULY 10, 2018

Growing brands are in a unique position in the marketplace because they are occupying a space between two poles. In virtually every industry, your brand will be required to team up with third-party organizations to complete various aspects of your infrastructure. 1] [link].

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Brands Competitive Advantage Document Voice of Customer 63

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Successfully implementing your desired brand image is incredibly important. Industry leaders spend a lot of time, money, and managerial bandwidth to make sure that their brand is well received and well recognized. A good reason to give your brand a visual makeover is to shake off an outdated image. Outdated Image.

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JUNE 26, 2018

Luxury retail is a space dominated by brands with consistently great reputations, because trust serves a foundational pillar in the relationships formed between consumers and brands. While in the past interactions between luxury brands and their consumers were dominated by the in-store associate.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Developing an omnichannel brand identity has become more challenging as digital technologies have advanced. More channels in which interactions with consumers takes place means there are more opportunities to convert a consumer into a customer.

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Retail Brands Omnichannel Touchpoint 59

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Every brand, across most industries, is trying to simultaneously capture and avoid viral moments on a daily basis. Ideally, these small instances captured by a cell phone camera help galvanize both current and potential patrons so that they get a clear picture of your brand message in a natural setting.

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APRIL 26, 2018

Understanding the way that employees are performing on the frontlines can serve as a difference maker for brands hoping to create a leading Customer Experience platform. Organizations with high eNPS scores typically will experience higher levels of customer satisfaction and retention.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Capturing new customers is a foundational pillar of a successful fast-casual restaurant brand, but the ability to retain these first-time patrons is the true signifier of a leading Customer Experience. One specific segment that fast-casual brands should be catering their services towards are millennials.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

As consumer purchasing options widen, it becomes increasingly challenging for retail organizations to foster a brand identity that connects with evolving consumer expectations. Different technologies have shifted the primary channels in which these interactions take place, forcing brands to adjust their experience platform.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Crafting a leading customer service strategy can serve as a differentiator for brands in any industry, because it is this kind of value that truly sticks out to customers in this age of indulgence. This piece was originally published by Hyken : “I’ve written about the customer service gap before.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Recently, Amazon made another huge leap in their brand journey, eclipsing a market value of over $1 trillion. 1] Amazon provides its customers with unprecedented convenience, product selection, all matched with above-average customer service and a beloved Prime loyalty program.

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MAY 15, 2018

Brands that want to stand out in today’s saturated and competitive marketplace need to have a carefully developed branding strategy. Still, customers’ perceptions of a brand is an even more important part of the equation. What is brand equity? Types of brand equity. Brand equity can be positive or negative.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Brands that stock and sell alcohol and tobacco products have a responsibility to their community to ensure they remain compliant with federal and local regulations. Some of the potential repercussions of brands that are unable to remain compliant can go beyond fiscal punishments. 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link].

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Interactions with customers are an inevitability for all brands, but the way that these interactions occur varies greatly across different industries. These moments take place every day, online , on-the-phone or in-store , and each individual instance shapes the overall perception that consumers have of your brand.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

[2] So, while it is important to stay on top of the increasing digital trend, it is equally as important to maintain a strong brand experience for in-store customers. Big change in any industry is slow; in the meantime think about these ideas to improve your grocery store’s brand experience. Private Brand (PB).

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APRIL 9, 2018

Measuring what the most successful brands are doing in any industry can serve as a great source of information for your organization. One recent initiative that organizations can learn from was implemented by the luxury brand Sephora. Loyalty is a data-driven ecosystem, so that’s hugely powerful.””

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MAY 8, 2018

Beyond just using an email verifier tool to ensure clients receive content, here are more ways in which paying attention to your customers can yield big results. How an Email Marketing Strategy Enhances the Customer Journey. When a customer interacts with you, their previous interactions with brands will influence its nature.

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MARCH 5, 2018

Too often, brands will create an over-arching strategy that places profit as the number one priority. Brands that do manage to place providing value to customers at the center of their strategy will be revealed as leaders in their respective industries. Channel P&Ls Versus Customer P&Ls .

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MARCH 12, 2018

Customer Experience measurement programs usually share the over-arching goal of capturing an accurate understanding of how, when and why customers purchase a product. To get better at connecting with customers, ask yourself these questions: How do I help customers get smarter about how they engage with my brand?

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Establishing an excellent brand experience in the modern age is impossible without providing enhanced value to consumers that visit your online channels. This is especially true for retail brands because eCommerce availability has become omnipresent in the industry. It is impossible to eliminate cart abandonment completely.

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MAY 17, 2018

Creating a system that collects voice of customer feedback in perpetuity is essential to understanding your brand’s place in the minds of consumers. Whether customers are reaching your brand via on-site , online or on-the-phone , your brand needs to remain adaptable and open to feedback.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Advanced technology has opened up a new world of brand-to-customer communications, but simply upgrading your CX infrastructure is not enough to become an industry leader. Zappos also uses analog personal communications with branded thank-you notes decorated with employee-created doodles.

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Technology Brands Voice of Customer Communication 54

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

One of the most unfiltered ways of observing and analyzing the customer experience within your brand is to employ mystery shopping programs. Mystery shoppers give valuable data and feedback to some of the biggest brands in America, which will then be analyzed to refine store designs, employee training, and products.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

What are, in your opinion, the top challenges in customer experience that companies should be aware of in 2018? Now, luckily for everyone and especially the customers, more and more brands put more and more effort into developing its customer experience. How to overcome those challenges? Read the full answers here below.

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MARCH 13, 2018

Capturing the right data is a key step in providing an appropriate value to the unique customer base served by your brand. In most instances, brands will hire a third-party to collect this information, specifically via programs like mystery shopping , voice of customer survey , or brand reputation monitoring to name a few.

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Measurement Voice of Customer Customer Centricity Insurance 59

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AUGUST 9, 2018

The overarching goal of any brand is to encourage consistent profitability, but sometimes these profits do not tell the whole story. Brands that acted solely on the data provided by these bad profits were not paying attention to what customers were saying.

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Net Promoter Score Telecommunications Voice of Customer NPS 63

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AUGUST 21, 2018

As your brand grows, so too will the various offerings you provide to consumers. Regardless of the what kind of expansion your team is engaging in, it is important that organizational leadership is ensuring that these extensions retain your desired brand identity.

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JULY 22, 2020

Although average online grocery transactions are already increasing, providing customers with the feeling all of their buying needs have been satisfied will translate into positive goodwill for your brand. Is your brand looking to you create and deliver more intentional and human-centered experiences for your customers?

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Retail Consumers Customer Centricity Voice of Customer 114

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Naturally, humans experience emotional responses at all touchpoints of the customer journey, making it an essential part of the discussion. When evaluating your brand’s customer journey , ask yourself: Are you connecting with your customer on a personal and emotional level? Emotion Creates Connections.

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Loyalty Touchpoint Voice of Customer Brands 83

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The metric is derived from the question of “how likely, on a scale of 1-10, are you to recommend this brand to others?” ” A Promoter is a customer who responds with a nine or a ten. A Detractor is a customer who responds with a six or under. 1,2 [link].

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MARCH 22, 2018

One of the most successful retail brick-and-mortar methods is the franchise model, because it allows customers across vast geographic maps to experience your brand and ideally become an ambassador. Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences.

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