PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 23, 2015

Culture” took home the prize in 2014. The customer experience (CX) space has experienced a similar trend. Temkin Group recently predicted that this will be the year of the employee, and MCorpConsulting states that customer-centric culture is a top priority for companies serious about customer experience improvement.

Customer centricity 97

Customer centricity Journey mapping Feedback Enterprise 97

ijgolding

DECEMBER 30, 2014

As we approach the last 24 hours before the end of 2014, I feel it is time to reflect on the last twelve months in the world of Customer Experience. Twelve months is not a particularly long time in the context of a lifetime of experiences, yet it is remarkable what progress can be made in 365 days. JD Williams.

Customer Experience 85

Customer Experience Customer centricity Personalization 85

ijgolding

AUGUST 13, 2014

The number of Bookstores physically present on UK high streets have fallen to less than 1000 in 2014 – down over a third in the last ten years. Borders were trying to offer their customers more than just the product. Borders were trying to offer a more varied customer experience. You can read the article in full here.

Customer centricity 86

Customer centricity Customer Experience Sales Marketing 86

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 14, 2016

Based on insights from the Temkin Group report’s State of CX Metrics, 2015, a recent LinkedIn infographic post by CXPA co-founder Bruce Temkin labeled customer experience metrics as “Immature, But Improving”. Further, they are principally macro measures, and limited as enablers for taking detailed, granular experience action.

Metrics 150

Metrics Customer Experience Consulting Consulting 150

Customer Guru

APRIL 5, 2018

At Customer Guru, we believe that Customer Experience (CX) should be the number one priority for all the Indian businesses so that they become more sustainable and successful globally. Thus, we are on a mission to spread this awareness, inspiring and guiding professionals to adopt and inculcate a customer-centric approach.

Customer Experience 92

Customer Experience Customer centricity Journey mapping Banking 92

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 14, 2015

While call center usage is about the same, use of FAQ pages increased from 67% in 2012 to 76% in 2014, according to Forrester. Source: North American Consumer Technographics Customer Life-Cycle Survey 1, 2014, Forrester.com.). Clearly, more Customers want self-service options. (Source: Brian Manusama, Gartner.com ).

Self service 402

Self service Best practices Customer Experience Call Center 402

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

We have had the pleasure of working with Caterpillar for a while, and recently I was asked to judge their ‘Excellence in Customer Experience Awards for 2014.’ The way we did business years ago with a small base of customers was one-on-one, face-to-face, and we knew them intimately. Communicate Often and Clearly.

Employee engagement 355

Employee engagement Customer retention Customer centricity Customer Experience 355

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Resolving the paradox of choice should be a priority for most organizations that want to design a Customer Experience that creates a feeling of satisfaction instead of one of angst and remorse. 19 August 2014. < 19 August 2014. < It is a paradox to be sure, and one commonly referred to as the Paradox of choice.

Customer emotions 283

Customer emotions Customer centricity Consulting Consulting 283

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

BM: Generally, the customer engagements I’m proudest of are those where the value of becoming more customer-centric has been amply demonstrated and I’ve “converted” sceptics within the company. With the help of our good friend and CX colleague, Bruce Temkin , here are three questions he posed to us to which we responded below.

Customer Experience 95

Customer Experience Customer centricity outsourcing B2B 95

PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 30, 2015

In her speech from Co-Op’s Think 2014 conference , my colleague Kate related a quote from Forrester that goes something like this: To say that customer experience is the same thing as customer service is like saying the safety net is the trapeze act. Apologies and punishment don’t lead to customer-centric culture.

Customer Experience 74

Customer Experience Customer centricity Accountability Management 74

ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

For the last six years, Nunwood (now a part of the KPMG family) have been assessing how customer centric well known brands are across three continents. Last year, Nunwood’s UK analysis concluded that ‘Customer Excellence is here: it’s just not evenly distributed yet’. It is what customers experience.

Customer Experience 87

Customer Experience Advertising Banking Customer centricity 87

Satrix Solutions

MARCH 12, 2019

In 2014, Gartner stated that customer experience would be the “new battleground” for companies to compete on. But it’s not enough to simply implement a few static customer service policies and call it a day. But it’s not enough to simply implement a few static customer service policies and call it a day.

Customer Experience 60

Customer Experience Surveys Customer centricity Feedback 60

Amity

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The evening’s guest speaker, Kia Puhm, VP of Customer Experience at Oracle, has extensive experience fostering and evolving Eloqua’s customer experience department. She outlined key aspects of Eloqua’s Ideal Customer Experience (ICE) program, “customer bill of rights” and Customer-Centric Organization.

Customer centricity 48

Customer centricity Engineering Accountability Sales 48

ijgolding

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This blog post is written to mark the second global Customer Experience Day on Tuesday 7th October 2014. Join thousands of CX Professionals all over the world in marking the significance of Customer Experience in our lives today! Monday 29th September 2014. Tuesday 30th September 2014.

Customer Experience 80

Customer Experience Customer centricity Journey mapping Feedback 80

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

At the time they began their Customer Experience improvement process, the concept was relatively new and largely untested. Downie compares their journey to “driving a snowplow for Customer Experience in Scotland.” Embracing the emotional parts of the Customer Experience right from the start.

Customer emotions 186

Customer emotions Employee engagement Customer centricity Customer retention 186

Customer Guru

MARCH 7, 2018

Devika Vittal is the Director of Customer Experience at UAE Exchange. She is a seasoned customer experience professional with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Her expertise in this space helped UAE Exchange win two Customer Experience Benchmarking Index Awards for 2014.

Customer Experience 60

Customer Experience Customer centricity Construction Benchmark 60

PeopleMetrics

APRIL 28, 2015

Between 2001 and 2013, the number of large banks grew by 29% while small banks shrank by 24% (from 8,263 to 6,279) (Source: Mercatus Center at George Mason University (c) April 2014 The Financial Brand ). In 2006, the most common reason customers visited a branch was to deposit funds. Wows and Woes Study.

Banking 79

Banking Customer Experience Surveys Finance 79

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 9, 2015

Michael O’Leary credits Ryanair’s Always Getting Better (AGB) Customer experience program as a catalyst for these results. O’Leary and others said the AGB program is transforming their Customer Experience, service and the way they treat Customers. The senior management isn’t listening to the voice of the Customer.

Airlines 344

Airlines B2C Surveys B2B 344

ijgolding

JANUARY 15, 2016

However…there is usually one of those…there are still A LOT of people who DO NOT recognise Customer Experience – either as something of significant importance to business strategy OR as a profession at all. The Confused’ – increasingly, I am coming across organisations that are just confused by Customer Experience.

Customer Experience 56

Customer Experience Customer centricity Government Education 56

inmoment

JUNE 1, 2020

In the wake of COVID-19, the role of customer experience is at a crucial tipping point. Brands that are able to harness empathy and work toward achieving a more authentic customer experience will reach the top of its vertical and continuously achieve meaningful improvement for itself and its customers.

Customer Experience 69

Customer Experience Surveys Analytics Feedback 69

HGS

OCTOBER 30, 2014

What trends are you seeing in the world of customer service? Interacting with our customers we see two major shifts in providing a great customer experience. Don’t customers want to talk to “a real person”? Thu, 10/30/2014 - 19:59. Customer Experience. customer satisfaction.

Telecommunications 130

Telecommunications Airlines Self service CRM 130

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 3, 2014

In doing so, the Royal Yacht Britannia team has thought through every aspect of the visit to create an excellent Customer Experience. Downie explained that this was the result of recognising that Customer Service is only the final action in what has to be a much more strategic focus on the whole Customer Experience. “If

Coaching 385

Coaching Consulting Consulting Customer Experience 385

ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

September is the month where Customer Experience in the UK is celebrated – and celebrated in style. On Friday 25th September 2015, hundreds of passionate Professionals who excel in demonstrating the power of Customer Experience, convened in London for the UK Customer Experience Awards.

Customer Experience 104

Customer Experience Journey mapping Customer centricity Employee engagement 104

CX Journey

APRIL 28, 2015

Image courtesy of LendingMemo I originally wrote today's post for Confirmit in September 2014. Not all returns from your customer experience investments are financial. That's not a purpose; that's an outcome of creating customers. Being customer-focused and customer-centric translates to shareholder value.

Customer Experience 84

Customer Experience Customer centricity Metrics Education 84

ijgolding

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This post is part of the Customer Experience Professionals Association’s Blog Carnival celebrating customer experience. It’s part of a broader celebration of Customer Experience Day 2017. This is why it is critical we do not confuse digital evolution with Customer Experience. It is my vocation.

Customer Experience 63

Customer Experience Customer centricity Technology Management 63

Customer Guru

MARCH 7, 2018

These women and their motivating stories are testimonials to why we need more women in Customer Experience. Sue Duris – Director of Marketing and Customer Experience, M4 Communications, Inc. Read how Kanika built one of the most customer-centric Private Jet and Helicopter companies in India.

Customer centricity 113

Customer centricity Education Finance Benchmark 113

Horizon CX

DECEMBER 29, 2014

For my final blog of 2014 I’ve decided to address, empathy, a. fundamental essence of Customer Experience, by reflecting on the year behind me. customers and publishing and speaking at conferences, getting into the field of. landing in the role of Customer Experience Manager. customer-centricity.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Customer centricity B2B Analytics 40

CX Journey

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

It appeared on their site on August 12, 2014. Do you think there''s a little art and a little science involved when it comes to delivering a great customer experience? As I thought about how this relates to customer experience, I decided to differentiate art and science a bit further. Can the two work together?

Customer Experience 71

Customer Experience Scripts Metrics Customer centricity 71

Horizon CX

DECEMBER 29, 2014

For my final blog of 2014 I’ve decided to address, empathy, a fundamental essence of Customer Experience, by reflecting on the year behind me with no regrets and foreseeing the year in front of me with great optimism. So now that I’m finally here, I want to share my thoughts about what I believe it means to be customer centric.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Customer centricity B2B Analytics 40

CX Journey

JULY 17, 2014

I originally wrote today''s post for The DiJulius Group ; it was posted on their blog on May 15, 2014. Is your company short-sighted when it comes to the customer? Unfortunately, too many of them still either don''t think about the future customer experience* or think focusing on customer experience is a one and done/project.

Customer Experience 70

Customer Experience Customer centricity Enterprise Management 70

Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

When it comes to gauging customer sentiment and loyalty, few metrics enjoy such widespread acclaim as the Net Promoter Score (NPS). Its lean and straightforward formula for measuring customer contentment has made this metric a veritable “gold standard” in the customer experience space. Netflix.

Customer centricity 78

Customer centricity Airlines Metrics Feedback 78

Help Scout

APRIL 29, 2021

Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. Their success metrics should have a clear customer focus, and their leaders should care about customer experience. Learn how Help Scout aligns sales and support.

Customer Service 139

Customer Service Customer centricity Chief Customer Officer Metrics 139

Callminer

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

While gamification , call scoring and other strategies can help improve contact center agent performance, the first step is identifying the common behaviors that leave customers unsatisfied, frustrated and angry. A study from 2014 found that most people were not willing to stay on hold for longer than 13 minutes. Natalya Bucuy.

Contact Center 345

Contact Center Call Center Gamification Wait times 345

PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 14, 2014

My first job was in tech customer service. — Ryan Block (@ryan) July 17, 2014. — Ryan Block (@ryan) July 17, 2014. 3/ It belies a dysfunctional system that pits call center reps + customers against one other for the benefit of the company. — Ryan Block (@ryan) July 17, 2014. . Love Comcast?

Customer centricity 93

Customer centricity Customer emotions Feedback Customer retention 93

Customers That Stick

JANUARY 5, 2015

To begin, we’ll be creating more free resources you can use to enhance your customer service and customer experiences. We’ve enjoyed sharing so much great customer service and customer experience content over these past three years. You can check out the killer infographic we produced here.

Surveys 111

Surveys Customer centricity Education Customer Experience 111

Skybridge

APRIL 23, 2021

Employee experience drives the customer experience: But it’s not just about the frontline. Back in 2014, I wrote a post about six tools to use to provide employees with a clear line of sight to the “target,” the customer. Vision and customer experience intent statement. By Annette Franz.

Customer Care 52

Customer Care Customer centricity Customer Experience Sales 52

ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Many dinner table conversations about customer experience will end up talking about the airline industry. An industry that appears to be amongst the most glamorous has consistently struggled over the years to deliver consistently good experiences. You can read all of my Customer Experience Reviews here.

Customer Experience 98

Customer Experience Airlines Entertainment Calibration 98