Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

You wait because you are “service” call, and all the agents are busy with “sales” calls. Naïve and Transactions companies like to transfer a call, or tell you how important you are while you wait to be answered…sometimes for a long time. Colin is an international author of four best-selling books and an engaging keynote speaker.

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

More effectively identifying and managing customer vulnerability isn’t just a benefit for consumers, companies that can successfully support vulnerable customers deliver better customer service and improve customer retention and loyalty. Adrian Travis is the Founder and President of Trindent Consulting.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The Relationship Between Customer Experience Management and Sales. Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy , one of the world’s first organizations devoted to customer experience. If you enjoyed this post, you might be interested in the following blogs: Tricks or Treasure?

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2015

One industry consultant said that the new, high-tech branches are aimed at three customer personas: busy, gadget-centric millennials, Gen X soccer moms, and baby boomers who own small businesses. Branches allow for direct contact with individuals and businesses important for the sales of financial services.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

If you enjoyed this post, you might be interested in the following blogs: Case Study: Increase Your Sales by 47% By Doing This…. Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy , one of the world’s leading Customer experience consultancy & training organizations.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 4, 2019

As your business nurtures a personalized and fruitful relationship with customers, chances are they won’t switch brands. In the words of Gallup, a management consulting company, customer engagement is a customer’s psychological or emotional attachment to a product, company, or brand. Why do I need to engage my customers?

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ShepHyken

JULY 13, 2018

However, given the overall increased focus on customer satisfaction over the last decade or so, it makes business sense to overhaul or rethink your B2B customer experience as well. Remember, your business client is also a customer. Relationship Building in B2B for Customer Retention.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The key is to attract high-value customers by identifying high-potential prospects and delivering what they want and need. Marketing consultant and author Robert Tucker has stated, “Companies are often so concerned about attracting new customers that they denigrate their unique value proposition to loyal customers.”

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On a recent podcast, we had a guest, Michél Patterson , a continuous improvement expert in Lean Six Sigma who has consulted numerous industries, including technology, freight forwarding, and even the Department of Defense. Patterson and her team spoke with the customer service teams, customers, and sales teams.

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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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aircall

JANUARY 30, 2017

Customer retention refers to how successfully a business manages to keep its paying customers. Customer retention means earning customers’ trust and repeated patronage. Why is customer retention so important? Customer retention and growth. Customer retention and churn.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 1, 2015

Are, beyond customers who would be loyal anyway, are they driving more purchase activity and narrowed consideration sets? These programs produce positive sales increases for hotels, for example, but negative sales impact on car rental, airlines and food retail.

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CSM Practice

JULY 29, 2020

Customer retention is the process of engaging with existing customers to continue buying your products or services. If customer retention is poor, there is a high probability that your business is in jeopardy. Customer Retention Strategies. It’s one of the main factors to measure a business’ success.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 30, 2016

When Customer Retention, my first book on customer behavior was published, now over 20 years ago, one of the strongest reactions voiced was my contention, and the proof offered, that satisfaction and retention were fundamentally different concepts, and that they required different measurement protocols.

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Return Customer

JULY 24, 2019

Did you know that research by Bain & Company found out that increasing customer retention rate by just 5% can increase profits by 25-95% ? If there’s one thing that always bears on the mind of businesses, it is this: What drives a customer to come back for more? Real-Time Customer Support. About the Author.

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CSM Practice

JULY 29, 2020

Customer retention is the process of engaging with existing customers to continue buying your products or services. If customer retention is poor, there is a high probability that your business is in jeopardy. Customer Retention Strategies. It’s one of the main factors to measure a business’ success.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 22, 2021

“But I didn’t want a job in sales!”. If you’ve internally cursed the idea of selling or simply desire to take your sales skills up a notch, then this webinar is for you. Apply a language framework to “get into” the sales conversations. Never get ghosted by a customer again. Customer Success Around the Web.

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CSM Practice

JULY 29, 2020

Customer retention is the process of engaging with existing customers to continue buying your products or services. If customer retention is poor, there is a high probability that your business is in jeopardy. Customer Retention Strategies. It’s one of the main factors to measure a business’ success.

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aircall

JUNE 30, 2021

Many look to the company for ways to improve customer retention. Email: Ring’s Secret to Improve Customer Retention. For one thing, it sends new customers emails to share tips on properly setting up the product. However, Ring is not the only company to reap the rewards of its stellar customer retention strategies.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Statistic #1: Gallup Analytics says companies that apply the principles of behavioral economics can outperform their competition by 85% in sales growth and more than 25% in gross margins. I have long been an advocate of focusing on customer retention over acquisition. It cripples their customer-driven growth. Click here.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 20, 2020

Loyalty programs boost businesses’ ability to keep customers by Jill Young Miller. Louis) In business, simple loyalty programs can strongly increase customer retention, Washington University in St. How to enhance customer service with a consultative approach by Andrea Grodnitzky. Washington University in St.

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Call Center Weekly

AUGUST 1, 2018

By Sean Hawkins Who should be in charge of your company's social media, Customer Service, Marketing, or perhaps Sales? The sales team will obviously want to increase sale opportunities, while the support team will want to assist and engage customers. This leads to a better overall experience for the customer.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

20+ Customer Experience Statistics for 2023 by Fernanda Alvarez Pineiro (Startups.co.uk) First impressions go a long way and that is certainly true when it comes to customers piecing together their opinion of your business. As a business, you should be thinking about ways to improve the customer experience to stay competitive.

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Outsource Consultants

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Yet, for businesses looking to expand their reach, generate leads, and boost sales, outbound call center services are a critical asset. Outbound call centers focus on proactive customer outreach for various purposes, including: Telemarketing : Promoting products or services to potential customers. sales, appointments).

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 12, 2016

Here’s a summary which encapsulates the difference between satisfaction and loyalty as metrics, expressed by Susan Wyse of Snap Surveys in a June, 2012 post: “Customer Satisfaction is a measurement of customer attitudes regarding products, services, and brands. Customer Loyalty on the other hand has two definitions.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 3, 2016

Beginning around 1995-2000, major consulting organizations began to recognize that these critical changes were likely to have profound impact on businesses. These new dynamics meant that traditional thinking about customer satisfaction, and even loyalty, also needed to change. Republished with permission from CustomerThink.com.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 4, 2015

More than just a buzzword, ‘being human’, especially in brand-building and leveraging customer relationships, has become a buzz-phrase or buzz-concept. To understand customers, the effective enterprise needs to think in human, emotional terms. But, there is little that is really new or trailblazing in this idea.

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CCNG

JUNE 14, 2023

Here are some key metrics and approaches to consider: Key Metrics to Assess Customer Engagement and Loyalty In Jeanne Bliss’s book, Chief Customer Officer 2.0: How to Build Your Customer-Driven Growth Engine , "Competency #1 is to Honor and Manage Customers as Assets".

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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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Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. John DiJulius Follow @JohnDiJulius.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2018

They both have resulted in more sales, revenue, and a boost in customer loyalty. Both the customer support tools are known to offer real-time assistance and provide instant answers to website visitors. Customer Retention. When it comes to instant support, we think of live chat and chatbots. Verdict: Live chat wins.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 6, 2021

From the last couple of weeks, we’ve been writing about the importance of customer retention , key metrics to track and how Customer Success can help you drive retention, and whether your organization is ready to implement Customer success software. . Steps to implementing Customer Retention Software.

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CustomerSuccessBox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Your goal as a business is to reduce churn, increase customer retention, product adoption, and aim for customer success. The underlying theme for all of these is customer education. Research by TSIA shows that customer education can immensely enhance your retention. Customer Education changes behavior.

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Fonolo

MARCH 14, 2019

For example, retail brands focus heavily on ensuring that sales associates help shoppers find the right sizes, greet guests warmly, create quick and easy checkout processes, and include thoughtful touches like water bottles in change rooms. Brands can do this by sharing special offers and incentives with their existing customers.

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Totango

JANUARY 10, 2024

For Waystar, a technology platform that simplifies payments across the revenue cycle for healthcare organizations, this consultative approach unlocked cross-functional alignment, customer satisfaction, and exponential business growth. I do believe that retention is really the root of both satisfaction and growth.

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Satrix Solutions

MAY 9, 2018

If it’s working properly, your Voice of the Customer program should be providing a feedback loop that guides decisions across your organization. For example, the Sales department can benefit greatly from reading customer feedback. We have a few tips for making the most of what your customers have to say.

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Callminer

JULY 15, 2019

Employee engagement is a persistent problem at contact centers, as evidenced by high employee attrition rates, flat or declining sales, increased customer service complaints, and increased compliance violations. How to Use SA to Close more Sales featuring JLodge. Employee Engagement Trends of 2019 featuring nGuvu.

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