Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Both understand (in the case of Sir Richard at Virgin Group) and understood (in the case of Herb Kelleher at Southwest Airlines) the value of putting people and customers first, HR practice second. Among airlines, working in a supportive, trusting, fun, responsive and energetic culture isn’t confined to staff at Virgin.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How To Make Your Customer Strategy Fun by Chip Bell (Forbes) Is your organization about fun? How often do your customers giggle? Personalization Done Right by Mark Abraham and David C.

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Netomi

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I’ve never flown with Frontier Airlines, but I know people who have. Passengers are directed to the airline’s app to help resolve the requests and issues, yet the app is not working on your phone. As the world barrels towards digital-first, Frontier Airlines announced its decision to drop its customer service line.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2016

What do a Bank, an Airline, and an Online Retailer Have in Common? Consorsbank, Lufthansa, and Zalando—three very different companies—have both undertaken a Customer Experience improvement program. Consorsbank is a bank; Lufthansa is an airline; Zalando is an online clothing retailer.

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CCNG

JULY 3, 2024

Good customer experience forms the foundation of a lasting customer-brand relationship. When a brand consistently creates rich customer experiences, it fosters brand loyalty and encourages customers to keep engaging with the business. This is where CX analytics plays a vital role.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 15, 2020

Today marks our inaugural brand crush post , where we shell out all the details of companies changing the game in customer experience. They’re the ones who hold leading spots on top satisfaction lists and who have a following of raving customer advocates. First up: Alaska Airlines. But she never made it there.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The digital age has ushered in a new era of customer expectations. Consumers now demand more than just quality products or services; they crave experiences tailored to their unique preferences and needs. The Power of Personalization in Marketing Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all marketing approaches.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 25, 2021

They are all part of three news stories that, believe it or not, give you insight into improving your Customer Experience. There are many news stories that don’t seem to be about Customer Experience, but, upon second glance, really are. However, this issue isn’t the only one facing society coming out of the pandemic.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2019

This week we feature an article by Tim Houlne who writes about the importance of integrating technology into your business to provide the optimum customer experience. – Shep Hyken. Time to start planning for your 2019 customer experience initiatives. Would you consider that a great customer experience?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Delta Just Gave A Simple, Stunning Explanation For Why It’s Successful (And Why American Airlines Isn’t) by Chris Matyszczyk. My Comment: Full disclosure: I do most of my flying on American Airlines.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Ryanair, a European discount airline service, has made a whole airline out of this concept. From a Customer Experience perspective, I find it challenging to champion telling Williams to add additional fees. What makes them especially bad is that they surprise customers if the costs seem hidden.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Unless you are a terrible person or you have horrible friends and family, my guess is you would say no. Airlines have this a bit, too. Many times, you fly an airline even when you don’t like them. In this case, consider Ryanair, the budget airline in Europe. Do you take their customers for granted?

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Rethinking Customer Interactions to Boost Customer Experience by Harvard Business Review (Harvard Business Review) Simply put, customer experience (CX) has the power to make or break business success.

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Kristina Evey

MARCH 14, 2018

It’s all over the news… a United Airlines flight attendant insisted that a passenger put her dog carrier containing her 10-month-old French bulldog, Kokito, in the overhead compartment. She worked for the airline. She would never insist something be done contrary to airline rules and policies. She was trained.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 20, 2024

Another example of dynamic pricing is airline prices. Depending on when you booked, you could have paid more or less for your seat than the person seated next to you. Another factor in airline pricing that affects what you pay is when you fly. The post Decoding Surge Pricing: Will Customers Embrace or Reject It?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Provide the Best Possible Customer Experience? GISuser) If you don’t have a well-planned customer service strategy, you are highly likely to lose business. million customers. by GISuser.

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BlueOcean

JUNE 27, 2024

That’s why we like to regularly tune in to experts from the world of customer experience to find out what’s new. We checked in with some of the top thought leaders for their most recent thoughts about customer experience trends. And one of the most critical ingredients in great CX?

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Bill Quiseng

JULY 18, 2017

I had the great opportunity to interview Blake Morgan , customer experience futurist about her new book, More is More: How the Best Companies Go Farther and Work Harder to Create Knock-Your-Socks Off Customer Experiences. I have been a big fan of her customer experience articles that regularly appear in Forbes.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 15, 2018

It also has an enormous influence on Customer Experience outcomes. You should understand Mental Accounting as it pertains to customer behavior before you set the price and before you ruin how your customers feel about your experience. Airlines Run Mental Accounting Too Often in the Red. Money order?

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ShepHyken

MARCH 24, 2017

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Manuel Grenacher, writes about how using bots can help manage and improve the customer experience. Used properly, I believe bots can be an customer service excellent tool. Shep Hyken. Booking an appointment—say, a plane ticket—used to be so easy.

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Bill Quiseng

APRIL 25, 2021

We can learn from the processes we took during this pandemic to establish the same steps to reassess and create our customer experience in what is the new normal. While improving customer experience is not literally life and death, without offering a good experience we stand the chance to lose the customer forever.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Changing the culture within your organization is vital if you want to deliver a Customer Experience that fosters customer loyalty and retention. I was running a workshop with a utility client many years ago about the concept of Customer Experience. Culture change is not easy.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2020

It is in instances of trouble, problems and even more so – crisis, that the true nature and customer-centricity of organizations (and politicians) is shown. I’ve received a number of messages from airlines, hotel chains and travel site CEO’s about all the measures they are taking, the policies they are changing, etc.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

These might include customer service speed, occasional price promotions, merchandising gimmicks, new product offerings, and the like. In most instances, the customers see no brand ‘personality’ or brand-to-brand differentiation, and their experience of the brand is one-dimensional, easily capable of replacement.

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ShepHyken

MAY 4, 2022

I was on a flight to a city I can’t remember, but what I do remember was the wonderful flight attendant, Bailee from American Airlines, who enthusiastically greeted me with a smile and said, “I like that hat!” I thought to myself, “That is an amazing person. I was wearing a baseball cap with the St.

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Help Scout

JUNE 17, 2021

We’ve all read those great customer experience stories that make us feel awed and admiring, but some of those stand-out examples can be misleading. To wow your customers and drive loyalty, you need to represent both stability and those moments of amazement.

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Eptica

JULY 29, 2020

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Author: Guest author: Jeanne Bliss Does your customer experience pass the #MakeMomProud test? These highlight the need to understand the personal impact of your decisions on customers – essentially, would your mother be proud of what you are doing when it comes to customer experience?

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Enghouse Interactive

JULY 29, 2020

In the latest in our series of guest posts, noted customer experience author and speaker Jeanne Bliss is sharing two of the case studies from her latest book Would You Do That To Your Mother? which looks at the importance of thinking about people as individuals when making decisions about the experience you offer.

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ShepHyken

MAY 29, 2023

Loyalty programs have now evolved to include enhancing the customer experience. In the recent Achieving Customer Amazement study , 69% of customers say loyalty programs are important to them. That’s almost seven out of ten customers who appreciate a good loyalty program.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

On a recent podcast, we hosted speaker and author Shep Hyken, one of the most influential voices in Customer Experience today. His new book, I’ll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again , has some fantastic ideas on building customer loyalty. . 6 Steps for Creating an I’ll-Be-Back Experience.

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ProProfs Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In 2017, United Airlines went viral when a passenger was forcibly removed in an overbooked flight. In a world where people can easily share their experiences with businesses via social media–an assessment which can make or break a brand— customer advocacy has become one of the top priorities today.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The difference isn’t just the décor or the discounts – it’s about how customers are made to feel when they’re inside. The most successful retailers know it’s not just about ‘selling stuff’; it’s about creating a shopping trip that feels personal, transactions that feel smooth, and an overall experience that is ideally delightful!

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 22, 2015

This fact is important because when you can predict emotions, you can also plan for them in your Customer Experience. Over 50% of any Customer Experience behavior is driven by emotions. In business, there are times in a Customer Experience when things don’t go well, and it is not your fault. Let me explain.

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Fonolo

APRIL 30, 2019

However, one clear downside is a lack of competition in the airline industry (that, and the proximity to polar bears). By all counts, Air Canada is an award-winning airline , a brand built on the notion of customer service. Obviously, airlines are often at the mercy of forces beyond their control. Offer a Call-Back!

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Nicereply

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s customer experience (CX)? It’s not just their products or services; it’s the memorable experiences they create. Such experiences can truly touch the hearts of our customers and stay with them long after. Such experiences can truly touch the hearts of our customers and stay with them long after.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2016

What makes this question so profound, and so pivotal, in customer experience optimization today is that every aspect of value delivery is at play. More than a buzzword, “being human,” especially in brand-building and leveraging customer experiences and relationships, has become a buzz-phrase or buzz-concept.

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Hello Customer

JUNE 5, 2023

Good news, bad news We recently had the honour of welcoming Nienke Bloem to our Hello Customer customer day. Bloem is a world-renowned customer experience expert and speaker. She immediately set the tone of her keynote with the main message for the audience: "Great customer experiences don't happen by accident.”

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