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Guest Post: Is Your Customer Journey Aligned with Brand Expectations? If Not, It Could Be Costing You Sales

ShepHyken

He shares how you can align your customer’s journey with their brand expectations. The customer journey is essential to any company’s success. And in today’s digital age, customer service is now more important than ever before. What do customers expect from contact centers? . The takeaway?

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Characteristics of a Winning Loyalty Program in 2025

Currency Alliance

Apart from adapting to mobile apps and ditching plastic cards, the typical loyalty programs in 2020 still operate pretty much the same as they did at the turn of the century. And there are many, many more of these lookalike programs. The customer experience has evolved. Why hasn’t loyalty? Customer singular.

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Decoding the Stages of Customer Journey: A Comprehensive Guide

SurveySensum

The responsiveness and effectiveness of the support team in resolving her issue became a pivotal moment in Claire’s customer journey. Claire’s story encapsulates the essence of a customer journey. What is a Customer Journey? So let’s deep dive into different stages of the customer journey.

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Loyalty for CEOs: how to add enterprise value to your loyalty program

Currency Alliance

If a new CEO replaced you tomorrow, and had no previous connection to the current loyalty program, what changes do you think she would make? We hear loyalty leaders state all the time that they have embraced ‘best practices’. That’s right, loyalty programs should be a profit center.

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I Buy, Therefore I Am: The Psychology Behind Why We Choose Our Favorite Brands

InMoment XI

The customer stories shared at various touch points throughout the customer journey not only capture the thoughts, feelings, and attitudes within each unique experience, but confirm the congruence—or lack thereof—between customer expectations and the reality of the experience delivered. Remember the Tiffany example?

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The top 5 ways to make loyalty programs more effective

Currency Alliance

As consumers grow more empowered, with more control and choice than they’ve ever had before, their loyalty to a brand and preference for concentrating their purchasing power becomes even more crucial to merchants. A more useful loyalty program for the customer is one that offers them a loyalty currency that they desire.

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7 Deadly Sins of B2B Customer Retention

Retently

This article takes a look at the seven deadly sins of B2B customer retention that you’ll want to avoid and the relevant solutions you may want to consider. Personalizing customer interactions, offering exceptional customer support, and proactively addressing concerns are key components that boost customer retention and trust in B2B markets.