Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

'I had what I thought was a simple request. Let me explain. One of the nice perks of being on a certain level with American Express is gaining access to Regus business lounges throughout the world. A Regus card shows up in the mail and I use it! Not only is it a good co-working space, but they have offices everywhere. I’ve taken advantage of this perk when traveling , most recently in New York City.

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Customer Journey Mapping Customer Journey Social Media Consulting 282

Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

'The fact of the matter is that it’s the unusual organization that’s set up to let people think and act collectively on behalf of customers. We’re stuck in our dueling silos making independent decisions; taking isolated actions for the purpose of executing our discipline, achieving good numbers and earning a good review. This is the breeding ground for the lack of respect customers feel and the discontent they have with us.

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Roadmap Events Connections Customer Experience 188

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

'Two flights. Two grounded planes. Four angry passengers, one of them with a wet shirt. Two planes worth of delayed passengers. And one big question: Is it okay to recline your seat on a flight? I am referring to the two incidents a couple of weeks ago involving the issue of reclining a seat on a flight. The first event took place on a United Airlines flight and involved a Knee Defender , a device that a passenger can secure to the tray table to restrict the seat in front of them from reclining.

Airlines 134

Airlines CEM Books Consulting 134

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

'If you don’t like change, your going to like irrelevance even less. If you’re looking for an example of the customer experience revolution, Amazon has shown the way to innovate and dominate by putting the needs of customers first. Making experience the heart of business strategy, Amazon has shown that customer service and customer experience really do matter […].

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

'The following is a Best of 360Connext post. Don’t you love feeling appreciated? Don’t you hate feeling overlooked ? Customers every day are expressing how they feel – publicly – about these emotions. And yet, there are simple ways to reward customers. Check out these simple ways to increase customer loyalty. Free refreshments on a hot summer day- just because!

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Loyalty Banking Social Media Consulting 272

Forrester

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

'It's easy to get swept up in the power of the digital age , where smart mobile devices and cloud services open the door for new and exciting ways to engage customers. We think a lot about how these technologies will create enticing customer experiences (CX), making these digital touchpoints the face of the brand. I admit, as a technology fan, I'm enamored with this idea.

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Employee Experience Customer Experience Touchpoint Consulting 111

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

'80% of companies say they deliver “superior” customer service, but only 8% of customers think these same companies actually deliver “superior” customer service. Though most brands believe that their customer service is adequate to keep their customers happy, it’s clear that most customers feel otherwise. When a person purchases products or services from a brand, the […].

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'The following is a Best of 360Connext post. If there is one way to create a better customer experience, it’s this: Advocate. The term advocate is used a lot when referring to kids in the court system, patients in hospitals, and others who can’t necessarily stand up for themselves. Caretakers are encouraged to advocate for their loved ones – ask questions, probe deeper, be sure you understand the necessary steps to treatment.

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Hospitality Social Media Consulting Leadership 251

Customers That Stick

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'…we have failed. Failed to listen closely enough. Failed to communicate effectively enough. Failed to provide enough value. Not every customer lost is a failure. Customers’ needs change. Some customers move out of the market, some lose the ability to pay, and some simply no longer need our product or service. Yet, if we look at why most customers are lost, a great many represent a failure of customer experience or of customer service.

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2012 Blog Customers Communication 126

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ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

'Many dinner table conversations about customer experience will end up talking about the airline industry. It is almost impossible to find a human who does not have an airline ‘story’ – and most of the time the stories are not particularly positive. An industry that appears to be amongst the most glamorous has consistently struggled over the years to deliver consistently good experiences.

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Customer Experience Airlines Travel Entertainment 98

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

'The divide between mature and immature companies isn’t based on the amount of budget dedicated to customer service or experience, but rather the attention given to gathering customer data and acting on customer insight. A survey of companies and agencies translating experience data to customer service action was a key differentiator between companies succeeding in their business […].

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Forrester

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'While analyzing the survey results for my recent report on the state of customer experience management in India , I noticed a fundamental flaw in the way that Indian organizations approach reporting structures for their customer experience (CX) teams. About a fifth of the organizations we surveyed rely on their customer service department to lead the charge for CX initiatives.

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Customer Experience Customer Experience Management Customer Service Customers 103

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

'Most of us think that people make decisions, especially big, consequential decisions, based on a rational assessment of the consequences of that decision. The stock market is a great example. Clearly it makes sense that who fares best in the stock market are those investors making logical, rational choices. Certainly with the types of investments that are made, the sophistication of the analytics that is undertaken and the vast sums of money involved you would want to think that that is the cas

Sports 130

Sports CEM 2014 Blog 130

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Heart of the Customer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

'Kelly Ohaver is the Client Experience Manager at the City of Centennial, as well as an active CXPA member. Her mission is to introduce customer experience principles to improve the city’s experience for its citizens and clients. She describes her job as “the most fascinating, challenging, and rewarding job ever” as she strives to bring an outside-in focus to the city.

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Workshop Government Customer Journey Mapping Customer Experience 88

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Customer interaction analytics provide a wealth of information about a contact center’s customers, workforce, and the effectiveness of its current system. In doing so, it highlights a call center’s strengths and weaknesses, information that is crucial to improving both customer satisfaction and efficiency in the workplace. With more and more work in contact centers being […].

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Interaction Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Customers 135

Maz Iqbal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

'This conversation follows on from where the previous conversation left off. Specifically, I intend to share with you the theory behind the shaping the work context approach to changes organisational behaviour. And the limitations of using the traditional tools: hard and soft. Let’s begin. It occurs to me that the fundamental assumption is that human behaviour is always functional.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

'Two flights. Two grounded planes. Four angry passengers, one of them with a wet shirt. Two planes worth of delayed passengers. And one big question: Is it okay to recline your seat on a flight? I am referring to the two incidents a couple of weeks ago involving the issue of reclining a seat on a flight. The first event took place on a United Airlines flight and involved a Knee Defender , a device that a passenger can secure to the tray table to restrict the seat in front of them from reclining.

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Airlines Books Events Blog 60

Speaker: Liran Meir Frenkel, Performance Management and RPA Sr Product Marketing Manager at NICE; Harpreet Makan, Practice Director at Everest Group; & Santhosh Kumar, Practice Director at Everest Group

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Very Best Service

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

'Bring customer service to life When designing a new customer service policy, it is very tempting to go for the minimal offering. Rationale is clear, as such a policy keeps costs low, keeps things simple and provided that expectations are met the customers are unlikely to be disatisfied. It is however missing the point as with such an approach, repeat business is very unlikely unless the pricing policy is such that customers are drawn back but at the same time margins become so slim that it is d

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Customer Service Culture Customers 80

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

'Waiting in line is the ultimate dread for any customer working with customer service. The epitome of customer service excellence and what I consider customer service nirvana is the ability for an organization to achieve a level of customer service perfection where customers no longer have to wait in line. When we started DigiCert, a […].

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Customer Service Customers 128

Daniel Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

'It’s an exciting week of preparation here at The Daniel Group offices. In addition to gearing up for the annual Caterpillar North American Dealer Marketing Association Conference next week, we’re also preparing for a less frequent event at the end of this month: our Quadranscentennial, or, in plain English, our 25 th anniversary as a company! At the Caterpillar conference, we will be located at booth number 9.

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B2B Events Innovation Loyalty 63

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

'Two flights. Two grounded planes. Four angry passengers, one of them with a wet shirt. Two planes worth of delayed passengers. And one big question: Is it okay to recline your seat on a flight? I am referring to the two incidents a couple of weeks ago involving the issue of reclining a seat on a flight. The first event took place on a United Airlines flight and involved a Knee Defender , a device that a passenger can secure to the tray table to restrict the seat in front of them from reclining.

Airlines 60

Airlines Books Events Blog 60

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Arie Goldshlager

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

I still find this 2006 Sloan Management Review article on How to Prevent Your Customers From Failing very timely. Please note particularly: “ Research indicates that about one-third of all service problems are caused by the customer. As companies increasingly shift work to customers and incorporate more self-service technologies, customers will take on even greater responsibility for service quality.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

'Chinese people are hypersocial in their lifestyle and daily work, and Forrester forecasts that 681 million of them will be using social media by 2019. Online Chinese are actively engaging with brands and companies on social media: 29 brands or companies on Sina Weibo and 32 brands or companies on WeChat on average. Chinese businesses have realized the importance of social for customer life-cycle management.

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Social Media Airlines Transportation Travel 53

Strativity

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Our biggest mistake is thinking that whatever sector we work in doesn’t serve “customers.” We are always dealing with customers. In his book Customer Experience Strategy, Lior Arussy breaks down the universal customer into a couple of categories: The Consumer. The Business Buyer (B2B). The Internal Customer. The Citizen. The Patient. In doing this, Lior stresses that every industry sector has its customers and there is no way to avoid providing them with customer experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

'Most of us think that people make decisions, especially big, consequential decisions, based on a rational assessment of the consequences of that decision. The stock market is a great example. Clearly it makes sense that who fares best in the stock market are those investors making logical, rational choices. Certainly with the types of investments that are made, the sophistication of the analytics that is undertaken and the vast sums of money involved you would want to think that that is the cas

Sports 60

Sports 2014 Blog Consumers 60

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