ijgolding

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The question was a precursor to defining why Customer Experience needs good, strong leadership. This month, I want to ask three connected but altogether different questions: What do you do if the organisation you work for or with does NOT have strong customer focused leadership?

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Horizon CX

JUNE 2, 2020

Those might at first appear to be two leadership extremes and to some degree they are but unfortunately, they’re more common within business than we’d probably like to admit. Leaders in general, but especially those that are leading in Customer Experience roles, are in a challenging position today made even more difficult by the pandemic.

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Chattermill

MAY 12, 2019

Top 20 Books Every Customer Experience Professional Needs to Read Now. Customer Experience. We’ve also picked up a ton of insights by making our way through lots of books written by Customer Experience Guru's. Customer Experience Books. by Sam Frampton. on 13 May 2019.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Author: Guest author - Jeannie Walters Avoid these 5 CX Leadership Traps! Success begets more success, and customer experience is no different. Are you ready to make real changes on behalf of your customers? 5 ways CEOs can build truly customer-centric organizations.

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Horizon CX

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Art of Selling CX: Convincing Skeptical Senior Leaders on Customer Experience Success Introduction In the dynamic landscape of customer experience (CX) management, the journey extends beyond strategic implementation; it’s a constant process of persuasion and selling ideas, especially to senior leadership.

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ijgolding

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Should we have a Chief Customer Officer. What is fascinating about the questions I am asked, is that more often than not, most organisations have started their journey to becoming Customer Centric. Starting an organisations Customer Experience transformation is hard – something I have written about in the past.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Paul is a Transformational, hands-on, customer service department leader with extensive experience using performance metrics, lean process improvements, and positive leadership in building effective, efficient, and happy customer service departments. Tom Hinds, SVP Customer Engagement at Advocate Aurora Health.

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Horizon CX

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Having a customer-centric mindset, as those of us within the Customer Experience profession tend to have, I’m particularly concerned about how we respond to those recommended measures intended to help mitigate viral transmissions—physical distancing, masks, sanitizers, vaccinations, etc. Consider the following.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 9, 2015

There are plenty of groups on LinkedIn focused on customer experience, and some of them are great and some of them are not-so-great. If you are trying to become a customer-centric leader at a bank, that can be very different than an independent bookstore. Whether or not your title says it, your leadership is needed!

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 28, 2020

Anxiety is ramping up for senior leaders focused on customer experience, and it’s not difficult to understand why. According to Forrester’s 2020 Predictions , 1 in 4 customer experience professionals will lose their job this year. First, understand the true costs of NOT investing in customer experience.

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eglobalis

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The CXPA helps customer experience professionals make customer experience management an integral part of how their companies operate and to enable customer experience professionals to embed transformation across their organizations. Our Local Leadership Team in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

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ijgolding

MARCH 13, 2017

Last week I was afforded the undeniable pleasure of spending two whole days with Diane Magers, CEO of the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA). Great Customer Experience Professionals know that their reward comes as a result of doing the right thing – not putting ourselves first.

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Alida

MARCH 10, 2017

Failure to listen to customers. Brian Solis, a digital analyst and a renowned keynote speaker, says successful CX programs start with a culture of customer-centricity. In fact, customer needs should come before the demands of shareholders. Twitter, according to Solis, demonstrates what happens when you ignore customers.

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Alida

APRIL 26, 2018

According to CMO.com way, back in 2016, 63% percent of CEOs saw rallying their organizations around the customer as one of the top three investment priorities for the year. Today, customer centricity, or some notion thereof, has become the strategic posture of almost every profitable company in existence.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Focus on creating an elevated sensory experience by meeting your customer where they are. Not every moment within the customer experience is equal. Brand promises of customer centricity were put to the test once the pandemic hit. Focus on managing the beginning, end, high points and pain points.

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

He has extensive experience in retail, wholesale, franchising, and small business and has a strong belief in positive customer experience. She has over 16 years of experience in areas of market research, program management, marketing, instructional design, and training. Aimee Lucas Follow @Aimee_Lucas.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Creating a customer-centric organization from the inside out requires serious word-of-mouth messaging. Help your people who don’t interact with customers understand what that is like. It’s one thing to hear customers are complaining about something, it’s another to stand there and hear the complaint directly.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 17, 2018

The Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) 2018 Insight Exchange offered CX experts and professionals of all kinds, various titles and comfort levels a few days to learn, connect and get inspired. Leadership is starting to catch up, but their understanding of CX varies greatly!

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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. Your experience will be very transactional. Most organizations attack the symptom not the cause.

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Alida

JUNE 16, 2016

If you work in customer experience (CX), you probably already know Jeanne Bliss. A thought leader in CX even before this practice became mainstream , Bliss is an author and a rexpected expert on customer-centric leadership. The long list of CustomerBliss clients include Adobe, Zappos and Brooks Brothers.

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ClearAction

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

CCXP exam (Customer Experience Professional Certification) competencies are a guide to highly profitable customer experience management. Other joyful discoveries include accountability methods and practical ways to shape customer-centricity company-wide. For example, board members must be CCXPs.

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Customer Bliss

DECEMBER 22, 2016

However, once these requirements are met, the positive impact to business outcomes and sustainable organic growth should prove the importance of customer-centric initiatives and drive the business forward to a new operational and strategic model. Overcoming these obstacles is by no means an easy feat!

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

CX Day is a day all about learning, sharing, and celebrating with the Customer Experience community. The first wave of customer experience professionals have had to create our own paths. There was no text book or standard curriculum when it came to customer experience. Why do we do this?

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Lumoa

MARCH 21, 2023

For example, there are plenty of good customer experience books to read if you want to learn more about customer experience. To help you out, we have listed our top 10 must-read customer experience books. Customer service is not a department.

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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.

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Kristina is a customer experience expert and host of “The Customer Experience Podcast for Business Leaders”, a podcast series for motivating C-Suite and leadership teams in improving customer experience. Marketing and thought leadership programs. Kristina Evey Follow @KristinaEvey.

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ijgolding

JANUARY 28, 2018

Last week I had a fascinating conversation with a peer of mine – a fellow Customer Experience Professional. James Dodkins is as passionate about transforming organisations to become sustainably customer centric as I am. The six steps are as follows: Step 1 – Attract. What do I mean by the ‘right employees’?

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Lumoa

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This article addresses the importance of happiness in customer experience, explains how happiness can drive growth and become a competitive advantage, and is inspired by the fireside chat “How can we use the science of happiness in CX?”

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Bold360

JANUARY 19, 2017

Founder and President of CustomerBliss, Jeanne Bliss is one of the foremost experts on customer-centric leadership. She was the first known CCO (Chief Customer Officer) at Microsoft as well as other corporations, pioneering this role. You won’t find a list of top customer experience leaders which doesn’t include his name.

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ShepHyken

MAY 8, 2018

“Redesign your business to help your customers achieve their goals, and then you will achieve your own.” – Jeanne Bliss. About: Jeanne Bliss is the Founder and President of CustomerBliss , and the Co-Founder of The Customer Experience Professionals Association.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 1, 2017

It’s only been in the last decade that we’ve seen any companies take the time to proactively think about a customer’s journey, and only within the last 5 years or so we’ve seen a steady expansion of those with “experience” or “customer” in their titles at the upper tiers of management.

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Think Customers

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In the era of the customer, companies are adopting digital initiatives and making changes to established business models, processes, and systems to become customer-centric organizations. Customer experience takes time,” Hagen adds. “In Only 24 percent have the luxury of a one- to two-year window. Linking CX to ROI.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

AI has the potential to revolutionize how businesses engage with their customers, making interactions smarter, more efficient, and more meaningful. The AI/CX Virtual Summit is designed to be the catalyst for these discussions and a platform for sharing insights, experiences, and strategies that will shape the future of CX.

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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. Your experience will be very transactional. So the questions are, how Customer-centric are you and how do you know?

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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. Your experience will be very transactional. So the questions are, how Customer-centric are you and how do you know?

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Oracle

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeanne Bliss Jeanne Bliss is the Founder and President of CustomerBliss , and the Co-Founder of The Customer Experience Professionals Association. She is one of the foremost experts on customer-centric leadership and the role of the Chief Customer Officer. Learn more.

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Comm100

MARCH 8, 2017

Kate Nasser, otherwise known as the People Skills Coach™, offers anyone who happens upon her Twitter page a wealth of knowledge on topics such as how to increase your impact and how to create positive customer experiences. She is an expert on customer-centric leadership, and an active tweeter. Flavio Martins.

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