Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 11, 2019

RICOH Canada has done some incredible work in improving Customer Experience. They increased their Net Promoter Score® (NPS) by 34 points over 30 months and enjoyed a ten percent increase in sales. Finally, he shares with companies that are just getting started what he learned in RICOH Canada’s Customer Experience journey.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

I could write a book just about my Trader Joe’s customer experience! DoubleTree Hotels is another customer-centric organization that models good CX. You can read more about return experiences and lessons about DoingCXRight. Think about that example for a moment.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2025

A sales funnel that prioritizes the customer isn’t just beneficialits essential. When you focus on your customers’ needs, you create trust, build loyalty, and set your business apart from the competition. Heres how you can craft a sales funnel that puts customers at the heart of everything you do.

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ShepHyken

MAY 11, 2018

This week we feature an article by Rohit Prasanna who shares a great list of 10 customer service trends that will affect the customer experience this year. – Shep Hyken. The customer-centric economy has taken the front-seat across the globe, and it is no different for B2B businesses.

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PeopleMetrics

AUGUST 27, 2015

Selling in the business-to-business (B2B) space is complicated. In fact, if you watch a B2B sales manager for any length of time, there’s a 97.4% A B2B sales manager’s job is essentially to coax a prospect into buying a problem-solving machine. And happy customers lead to more buyers. But I’m 97.4%

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Totango

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Delivering a satisfying B2B customer experience is key to staying competitive in today’s SaaS market. Here, we’ll outline a strategic roadmap to developing a winning B2B customer experience strategy. First, we’ll take a look at what B2B customer experience is and why it’s an important priority.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2024

According to the authors, “While the private sector has found that keeping customers at the center of their operations improves their overall performance, similar realization is taking root in governments.” My Comment: What is customer science? This was a new term for me, and it probably is for you, too.

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TeamSupport

MARCH 23, 2021

According to a study by B2B International , B2B companies that are truly customer-oriented are only 14%. This shows that B2B organizations need to focus more on their customers. By providing superior customer support, B2B companies can differentiate their brands and improve their profits.

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Totango

AUGUST 8, 2019

In his 2016 letter to Amazon shareholders , Bezos describes the preservation of this day 1 feeling as the biggest driver for pursuing a customer-centric approach. He believes customers desire “something better” and that your business needs to provide that kind of continued value. 3 Benefits of Customer-Centricity .

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Peter Lavers

JULY 28, 2016

This series of blogs is based on the early results of research undertaken by Peter Lavers on customer centricity. Participants are asked to tell us what, if anything, they are pulling their hair out over when it comes to customer centricity. This is despite years of CRM and customer experience thinking!

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aircall

JANUARY 4, 2021

The process for developing a B2B sales prospecting strategy is vastly different than what many long-time salespeople grew accustomed to over the span of their careers. Something that hasn’t changed is that sales prospecting is still an important and necessary part of B2B sales growth. What Is B2B Sales Prospecting?

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OctopusTech

MAY 10, 2019

As if you are dealing in B2B your marketing methods are different and when you deal with a customer, the method you used is different. By using different methods and strategies, whatever customer experience or CX you gain affect your business differently. How CX act differently for B2B vs B2C?

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ClearAction

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Customer Centric Sales & Service Policies Lynn Hunsaker. For example, think of Zappos and LL Bean: for their customer-centric sales and service policies, they’ve earned widespread admiration among customers, as well as among executives across a variety of industries who’ve sought to learn from them.

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Natalie Petouhof

JUNE 27, 2017

Tweet Customer-centric strategies have been the mainstay of B2C companies like Amazon and Google. But today B2B the landscape of business-to-business relationships is changing. This is why the emerging battle in B2B will be fought on the smart combining of digital and non-digital transformation to improve customer experience.

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Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

Which brings me neatly toward 2018’s customer service trends: Customer Service Trends 2018: Creating Effortless Customer-Centric Experiences. Becoming customer-centric will be the goal of most businesses this year. What will make a business more customer-centric than the next one?

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aircall

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The B2B sales cycle is a time-consuming process that involves multiple parties, including procurement specialists, buying committees, and other stakeholders. Over the last 10 years, advancements in technology have changed the face of the B2B sales cycle for buyers and sellers. It’s given customers greater control.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 19, 2024

As a sales leader have you looked at your forecast and asked questions like these: “Do we have enough opportunities in our forecast to confidently make our goal this quarter/year?” ” Sales forecasting accuracy is one of the most important processes for running a successful sales organization.

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TeamSupport

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The more stunted a company’s online communication and chat platform, the further they are from their customers, and the less poised they are for success in 2022 and beyond. With 61% of B2B organizations using live chat , it's clear that live chat software is only becoming more necessary to be successful in the digital age.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This week we feature an article by Anand Subramanian, a content writer from Freshflows , a product management app for B2B SaaS product teams. He shares how to improve the SaaS customer experience to encourage customer loyalty. It’s easy to miss the new B2B buyer demands. Deconstruct internal silos . For example.

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CX Journey

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Therefore customer centric companies are likely to outperform their competitors, whose leaders cannot see beyond the next quarter’s financial results. Customer Centricity is about knowing who your best customers are – beyond demographics and persona definitions. customer experience customer-centric culture'

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Totango

MAY 7, 2024

Both CS and Sales leaders agree: Retention is the #1 priority. Achieving higher retention requires close alignment between CS and Sales teams, yet 87% of CS and Sales leaders told us there’s significant room for improvement in their collaboration. But there’s a problem. Use your words Talk to each other!

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TechSee

JANUARY 25, 2023

Most field service departments operate in a highly competitive and customer-centric marketplace. link] Robb Origer, Vice President, Field Services Robb Origer has 25+ years of broad experience in operations, service, and sales. Today, Robb leads field services for Sleep Number ( www.sleepnumber.com ).

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ChurnZero

APRIL 12, 2019

Customer-centricity is a term that gets bounced around a lot, but what does it really mean? And even more, what can Customer Success teams do to contribute to their organization’s Customer Experience (CX) evolution? During this webcast we also learned: The key aspects of customer-centric business practices (e.g.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. B2B Customer Experience B2B Customer Experience is, simply put, the experience and interactions with your company of a B2B customer.

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ProProfs Blog

MARCH 28, 2019

Even though you have the best products the industry has to offer, your sales aren’t increasing. If you’re facing this problem, a common reason for this outcome is the marketing message that fails to resonate with potential customers. The only way to do this, obviously, is customer-centric copywriting. Be Empathetic.

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Quality Contact Solutions

JANUARY 27, 2022

Whether your call center is inbound or outbound , and if you have a product or service to deliver, finding ways to increase sales is a consistent priority. The topic of increasing sales is so prevalent that thousands of books and articles are published. Increase Sales with Cross-Selling. Sales and Service.

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ijgolding

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Right now, CX and Voice of the Customer (VoC) are considered to be the two most important areas of improvement if a business wants to remain competitive. For a B2B company, the ability to retain clients can be the difference between success and failure. WHY VOC WORKS WELL FOR B2B. DEPLOYING VOC IN A B2B ENVIRONMENT.

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Satrix Solutions

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Over the past few years, appreciation for B2B Customer Experience programs has grown stronger across board rooms thanks to business leaders who have successfully aligned their company’s marketing, sales, and customer success strategies around the needs and preferences of customers.

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ijgolding

JULY 27, 2016

Back in 1999, the concept of the ‘customer journey’ did not really exist. However, even then, GE were the masters at understanding end to end ‘processes’ as well as the importance of customer centricity. The post Find, Win, Keep: A simple customer centric business strategy appeared first on IJ Golding.

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Peter Lavers

MAY 11, 2020

Falling sales and profits? Many are keeping their heads above water, but their 2020 market and product development plans, sales targets, and profit forecasts haven’t just been shot through – they’ve been dive-bombed! This is a massive challenge for sales and account managers who are primarily “numbers driven”. to be listened to.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 6, 2020

In this article, I’ll take a deeper dive into personas and customer feedback as it relates to B2B and B2C journey maps. What is the difference between B2B and B2C? Let’s start with some basics about what it means to be a business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) company. . B2C companies sell to consumers.

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ClearAction

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Customer-Centric Marketing: Step-Up Performance Lynn Hunsaker. Customer-centric marketing is necessary, yet far from sufficient — from customers’ and investors’ perspectives. Typical roles adopting customer-centric marketing are in the marcom area: digital, content, automation, intelligence, retention, advertising.

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JustCall

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

B2B sales strategy has come a long way from the time of networking at trade events or rattling off pitches while cold calling. Almost a decade ago, Accenture brought to light how a shocking 94% of B2B buyers conduct online research before making a purchase. All that’s changed are the B2B buyer’s expectations.

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ShepHyken

MAY 28, 2023

by Tom Wormald (CustomerThink) Businesses talk a big game about customer needs, specifically the ways their particular products can meet those needs. We call this the ‘customer centric’ approach which puts the customer ‘at the heart of everything a business does’. I refer to this as a hospitality mentality.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Reverse ETL flips this process by taking data from your warehouse and syncing it back into operational toolslike sales platforms, customer support software, or marketing tools. Sales, support, and marketing teams can instantly access data insights to deliver tailored experiences like personalized promotions or proactive solutions.

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Integrity Solutions

DECEMBER 13, 2024

From predictive analytics and sales automation to chat bots and conversational intelligence, more businesses are taking advantage of the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation capabilities. What this technology can’t do, though, is replace the human touch in sales.

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Totango

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As part of a successful B2B enterprise, you understand the importance of your customers. New customer acquisition is at the heart of most traditional business models. In the customer-centered economy, however, retained customers are as good as gold. . How to Increase Customer Retention for B2B Companies .

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