One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Ever think that your organization’s or association’s customer retention strategy may actually function as a customer churn strategy? First, assuming that you have a customer retention strategy in place, when is the last time you did a forensic analysis of strategy effectiveness? I’m so honored!

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Innovative customer retention should not be a rare occurrence. However, in many organizations, innovative is the last thing customers expect. First of all, customers continuously re-evaluate why they do business with us. And third, our actions consistently fall short of customer expectations. Here’s why.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 19, 2018

These 18 ways create a more effective customer retention strategy. However, they are contrary to everything you have learned as a sales professional. Or a sales engineering professional, a customer service professional, or any other professional engaged in acquiring and retaining customers.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 25 Ways to Proactively Spot Your Customers’ Pain Points by Call Centre Helper Magazine (Call Centre Helper Magazine) When struggling to deal with customer demand, a lot of contact centres try to recruit more people.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Field Tested Tips for Aligning Customer Service and Marketing by Ronnie Gomez (Sprout Social) If a business is an orchestra, then every department is its own instrument. There is no end to the service/CX journey.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Customer retention is a business growth, expansion and sustainability strategy. Yes, sales people usually get all the glory. However, in reality, customer retention is firmly in the hands of everyone else in the organization who usually is not part of the customer acquisition process. Subscribe to my blog.

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One Millimeter Mindset

AUGUST 20, 2018

Customer retention experiences create a rich chronicle of just how it is to work with us, and our organizations. Yet, these bold, splashy stories, which our marketing departments love, leave the customer’s biggest question unaddressed: “Will you forget about taking good care of me, once I sign the contract?”. Think about it.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2024

Prioritizing the right CX management not only helps in retaining customers by improving their experiences, but also enhances the overall brand image and increases profitability. Some organizations find that focusing on retaining customers in volatile times can provide more revenue than sales. So there’s always a case to be made.

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Are competing customer retention cultures crippling your organization or association? First, competing customer retention cultures are sustained within traditional departmental silos and business models. Then, competing customer retention cultures are sustained by traditional workforce hiring practices.

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One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Then again, when customer conversations stray dangerously close to the constraints of what is comfortable, why not at least pursue what just might be possible? When your sales CRM tells you what the next step to close the customer should be, do you ever ask yourself whether this step makes sense? If not today, tomorrow?

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One Millimeter Mindset

MARCH 6, 2019

Post sale execution experience makes or breaks customer experiences. Why jeopardize customer loyalty, success and retention by making assumptions about what happens next? First, when introducing new products and services to existing customers, details and nuances get lost in transition. Here’s why.

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Comm100

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Your customer retention is super important to your bottom line—after all, customer loyalty is well-known for being more valuable than customer acquisition. With stakes this high, it’s essential that you build a solid customer retention plan that can lead to long-term customer loyalty.

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One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

How are your best value added customer experience efforts sabotaged, both pre- and post-sale? What you do, when you are not actively selling, engineering, coding and serving, adds value to each customer’s experience of how it is to work with you. Start moving one millimeter forward beyond what is comfortable, today. Contact me.

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One Millimeter Mindset

AUGUST 27, 2018

Innovative customer experiences stand out from what customers are used to experiencing. Also, after the customer service rep, sales rep, engineer, field sales service rep, Quality professional departs, the customer asks themselves: “What just happened?”. Have a remarkably innovative week!

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One Millimeter Mindset

JANUARY 3, 2019

It is never too early to focus on retaining customers. Because if you do not make customer retention a simultaneous part of your customer acquisition process, then you will be worrying about retaining customers down the road. Because a customer’s retention experience starts long before that customer is acquired.

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Retently

APRIL 5, 2024

Key Takeaways A successful in-store customer experience strategy hinges on optimized store layout, interactive elements, demos, and personalized customer service, which all contribute to improved customer satisfaction and loyalty. Traditionally retail refers to the sale of goods and services through physical stores.

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Michel Falcon Experience

JANUARY 16, 2020

And/or you can host a sales contest within your sales team to increase top-line revenue. that’s having a customer experience strategy! Why Doesn’t Every Company Have a Customer Experience Strategy? To create your customer experience strategy you could do a number of things (three of which are listed later in this post).

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SurveySparrow

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Customer Experience conferences are always a source of joy for us, CX enthusiasts. The in-depth learning sessions, the opportunity to meet and have penetrative conversations with visionaries and of course, the hands-on workshops on cutting-edge technologies, etc. Customer Experience Strategies Summit (CXS). Forrester CX NYC.

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One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Regardless of whether you are an inside or outside sales professional, the care and feeding of potential and current clients is critical. Your organization’s and your clients’ A customer acquisition and retention ecosystem exists. Well, the sales rep was OK. After all, how many sales reps tur n over each year?

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ClearAction

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Right the First Time leads to Freed-up Resources, which reduces Customer Acquisition Costs, Customer Service Value costs, and Customer Retention costs (Customer Health Score), which lead to Margin Expansion. Our customer relationships were strengthened, with greater immunity from competitors’ offers.

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One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Here are 8 zinger blog posts to catalyze your professional innovation, workforce engagement and customer success during Q4. Confusing Customer Service Delivery with Customer Experience Delivery? A Hopscotch Client Retention Strategy will not boost Customer Success.

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One Millimeter Mindset

JANUARY 7, 2019

Compelling storytelling fuels customer retention. After all, each story is about how working with you and your organization fuels their business growth, customer success and customer retention. The ones that reflect each customer’s reality and your role in their success? Catalyze your mindset and skill sets!

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Comm100

DECEMBER 19, 2017

These enlightened customers demand a certain quality of interaction and service from your company. Creating a positive customer journey — from the first interaction (calls, live chat, emails or social media) to the purchase and even after the sale is made – is paramount if you want to attract and retain customers.

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One Millimeter Mindset

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Lots of organizations spend a lot of money on content creation to promote the sales of their products and services. It simply is a matter of understanding where to look, how to listen, the questions to ask, and then how to collaborate and translate into enduring, customer-focused stories. Right here, Today. Subscribe to my blog.

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Ultimately, each customer’s decision to continue doing business with us firmly is in the hands of all of those “someones” responsible for post-sale customer care, in one form or another. Most importantly, these someones are responsible for creating aggregated customer experiences critical to customer retention.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

These engaged customers, in turn, share their delightful experiences with friends and family, acting as brand ambassadors and attracting new customers to the coffee shop. This targeted approach resonates with each customer segment, fostering stronger connections and higher levels of engagement.

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One Millimeter Mindset

AUGUST 2, 2018

Businesses have a customer experience gap. I’ve spoken with many business owners, consultants, sales people or post-sales support professionals. Each individual I’ve spoken with is adamant that: “W e stick close to the customer to create great experiences.”. Do you know where your gap is located? Think about it.

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Starting in 2012, I realized that while my Sales Aerobics for Engineers® Blog continues to win awards, the blog focuses on far more than topics which are exclusively sales-related. However, that little word, “sales” in the blog title, skews expectations about the Business Purpose behind the blog. And, more than that.

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SurveySensum

JANUARY 26, 2024

Let’s get started with the first of five stages of the customer journey – Awareness! Decoding the Customer Journey Stages The Foundation: Awareness Stage Exploring Options: Consideration Stage Decision-Making: Decision Stage Beyond the Sale: Post-Purchase/Retention Stage Advocacy and Referrals: Advocacy Stage Wrapping Up!

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One Millimeter Mindset

AUGUST 22, 2018

Providing compelling speaking programs and workshops focused on professional innovation, workforce engagement and customer success for customer retention. Often, realizing the impact of their own self bias on their professional development gives audiences and workshop participants reason for Pause. Contact me.

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SurveySparrow

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

A Customer Experience conference is always a source of joy for us, CX enthusiasts. The in-depth learning sessions, the opportunity to meet and have penetrative conversations with visionaries and of course, the hands-on workshops on cutting-edge technologies, etc. Customer Experience Strategies Summit (CXS). Forrester CX NYC.

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 14, 2019

Why only consider the percentage of those customers who call themselves satisfied? . A big reason is that tracking the two highest values from CSAT is the more accurate predictor of customer retention than overall averages. . You can ask customers to provide feedback on their satisfaction along their journey.

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ShepHyken

JULY 24, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. My Comment: One way to make customers love doing business with you is to be easy and convenient. Our customer service research finds that 53% of American consumers will pay more for a convenient experience.

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One Millimeter Mindset

JUNE 25, 2018

First, when sales people put on the pressure to fulfill their quarterly quota, clients go dark. Because chances are, end of quarter sales persistence represents the rare time the seller actually does contact that buyer. So much for “sticking close to the customer” for customer retention? More details here.

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Or, tell these stories, compellingly, while acquiring or retaining customers. Consider the impact of our not having time to capture these stories on productivity, profitability and customer retention? I will be honored to customize my keynotes and workshops to your next event. Click on this link to find out more.

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One Millimeter Mindset

AUGUST 16, 2018

Who hasn’t met a sleezy and cheesy sales person? Aren’t all sales people the “same”? How many functional roles exist within sales? And besides, does everyone in sales sell used cars (apologies to the folks in automotive sales )? And then, an engineer? To learn more, click here. Contact me.

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I offer you 16 collaboration exercises to jump-start collaborative customer retention in your own career trajectory. In order for each employee to discover just what “their” specific customer touchpoint involves, they often must stray beyond the confines of their department. In my book, Do YOU Mean Business ? , You should be.

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