Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 11, 2014

When we perform our Naive to Natural assessment to determine our client’s Customer centricity, we find that Culture and Leadership has a massive influence on the outcome of the experience. This norm creates a culture where avoiding interaction with the Customers is acceptable. You hide operational difficulties from the Customer.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Organizations fail to improve their CX when they lack customer-centricity. Customer-centricity requires you to put the Customer at the center of everything you do. They are focused on sales or margins or operational efficiency, and, to be fair, these areas are crucial to any business.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

Being Customer-centric Starts With A Top-Notch Employee Experiencestanley by Stanley Huang. 1 customer can help you improve the employee experience (EX), build a customer-centric company, and capture more revenue. I love the formula: Customer-Centric Mindset + Happy Employees = Company Success.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

You might have a hard time believing, but the most effective solution is building a customer centric organization. . But what is customer centricity ? Maybe a couple of customer surveys. For decades, companies of all sizes across the globe have been working on their customer centric business strategy.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2021

This week we feature an article from Gary Williams, Director of Sales and Consultancy at Spitch. They were the playground for breakthrough legacy technologies such as call routing and interactive voice response (IVR), always in the interest of providing a better, more streamlined customer service model.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 20, 2017

Customer-centric organizations are 60% more profitable than non-customer focused organizations (Deloitte and Touche). Forrester Research declares 2017 the year that businesses become customer-obsessed. Providing ‘value’ to the Customer. The authors offer 7 Reasons why you should focus on Customer value: 1.Customers

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Focus on the Customer, Not the Sale. Building a Customer Engagement Strategy That Lasts. They discuss strategies for improving customer service, interaction, engagement and experience. Top Takeaways: Become a partner to your customer. Work to solve your customers’ business needs without trying to make a sale.

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C3Centricity

MAY 16, 2023

As a customer-first strategist, I am frequently asked about customer centricity and the value it brings to a business when they adopt the strategy. If you, too, have questions about customer centricity, I’m sure you will find the answers you’re looking for below. What is a customer-first strategy?

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

We use a Customer Experience Assessment model called Naive to Natural to assess whether companies focus on Customers primarily. 7 Reasons Brand and Customer Experience Are Disconnected. Customer-facing employees are not briefed on Marketing campaigns. Brand values have not been aligned with the Customer Experience.

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Advertising Customer centricity Marketing Customer Experience 324

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Our listener wants help convincing his team that using a free trial will help sales. On the other hand, there is the short-term benefit from making it difficult for customers that you don’t have to return their money. So, yes, offering a free trial could increase sales by activating the Endowment Effect. .

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A customer success platform for managing interactions in a single space. How to train new CX processes Refining your current CX processes and training your team is crucial for developing a more customer-centric team culture and building a well-oiled machine. Emphasize empathy and transparent communication with customers.

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B2C Customer centricity Feedback Upselling 349

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 26, 2015

Once this program began, the team felt more comfortable making decisions for their business with consideration of how it can help the Customer. It was the beginning of their Customer-centric culture. Ricoh believed in a continual commitment to pushing the Customer-centric agenda.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

All the little parts along the way in your experience are what make a Customer experience Customer-Centric. Putting the Customer first in everything you do applies to every part of your organization, from the way you greet them to the way you bill them. Conclusion: Customers want it, whether you want to do it or not.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In the past, I covered six steps to creating a customer-centric culture. Six steps to creating a customer-centric culture. Principle One: Everyone has to be in it to win it – As I mentioned above, customer service is a philosophy to be embraced by everyone. It’s part of the company’s culture.? .

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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

JANUARY 16, 2024

They should learn firsthand what it’s like to be a customer.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Top Takeaways: It’s important to consider and optimize CX across the board, but especially within three key areas: digital channels and e-commerce, sales and the frontline, and especially new product development. Very few companies take the customer experience into consideration when designing new products. People buy from people.”.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

All the little parts along the way in your experience are what make a Customer experience Customer-Centric. Putting the Customer first in everything you do applies to every part of your organization, from the way you greet them to the way you bill them. Conclusion: Customers want it, whether you want to do it or not.

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Customer Experience Scripts Customer centricity Consulting 341

TeleDirect

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Industries That Benefit From 24/7 Call Centers While all industries can benefit from round-the-clock customer support, some sectors rely on it more heavily: 1. Offer real-time assistance during global sales events. A 40% increase in customer satisfaction and a 20% boost in sales during peak periods. The result?

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 22, 2014

But they are also preserved all over the purse straps carried by the actress down the red carpet for sale on Ebay and infesting the “try me” button the label maker displayed on the shelf at the office supply store. So sure, cooties are fictional critters infesting playgrounds all over the world as we speak.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 11, 2015

From my perspective, the second explanation is good common sense; however, the first statement is really questionable, even counterintuitive if a subordinating goal of loyalty behavior is to help drive customer-centricity. What Publix does, instead of loyalty cards, is try different alternative approaches to build sales.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 25, 2024

10 Barriers to Building a Customer-Centric Culture—And How to Overcome Them by Chris Brown (CustomerThink) Creating a customer-centric culture isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a business imperative. Customer centricity should be part of an organization’s vision and values statements. That’s where it starts!

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 14, 2019

(Blue Ocean) One negative customer experience may seem like a drop in the ocean of all your customer interactions, but it’s never that simple. My Comment: The cost of losing a customer is more than losing just one sale. Great CX Requires a Cross-Team Commitment to Customer Centricity by Josh Brown.

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Journey mapping Customer Service Customer centricity Customer Experience 248

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 2, 2017

How to Become a More Customer Centric Business in 5 Steps b y Mark Sallows. FitSmallBusiness) Customer centric businesses invest the whole team focus on supporting their prospective and existing customers. This doesn’t just mean sales and customer service, but accounting, marketing and other departments as well.

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Journey mapping Customer Service Customer centricity Chatbots 210

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 4, 2015

As a result of all of these changes, they saw a 50% increase in e-commerce sales where the omni-channel approach was in local markets where there was a physical location. If you enjoyed this post, you might be interested in the following blogs: 5 Tests to Reveal How Customer Centric Your Channel Strategy Is. Register here today!

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Customer centricity Technology Marketing Customer Experience 353

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This happens when executives and managers blame poor customer retention on marketing or an ill-trained sales staff. And it happens in everyday customer interactions. Blaming someone else is a sure sign of a company that is inwardly focused instead of looking at ways to be more customer centric.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Reflective of the escalating focus on customer data, experiences, and relationships across all methods of communication and access, the role is rapidly evolving and morphing; however, there is general agreement regarding its significance in building and sustaining true value, planning capability, and enterprise customer-centricity.

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aircall

OCTOBER 11, 2022

How to reduce multitasking in sales teams: task grouping. Now imagine you’re a sales exec about to pick up the phone for two hours of intensive prospecting. Train your sales team on this “task grouping” approach and you’ll be surprised by how much time, focus, and cognitive energy they’ll bank to reinvest in high-value workstreams. .

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Furthermore, they will donate all the proceeds from the sales of these commemorative chocolate bars to The Royal British Legion, a charity in Britain that addressed the social and emotional necessities of current and past members of the British Armed Forces and their families. Follow Colin Shaw on Twitter @ColinShaw_CX.

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Customer emotions Customer centricity Consulting Consulting 313

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Some interesting commentary that should make you realize just how important that is to today’s customer experience. The state of customer-centricity after a year of monumental change: Predictions for 2021 and beyond by Greg Heist. Retail Customer Experience) Greg Heist, chief innovation officer at Gongos, Inc.,

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Customer Service Customer centricity Construction Customer Experience 280

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

An Electrical Retailer reduced complaints by 20%, increased levels of trust by 10% and achieved a 3% increase in ‘like for like’ sales. An Insurance company reduced certain repeat calls from 76% to 6 % achieving millions of cost-cuts and also moved Customer satisfaction from 73% to over 90%.

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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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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

A spa might have a seating arrangement that brings you closer to the spa products for sale, naturally encouraging the patrons to browse. Even in the Business-to-business environment when getting construction equipment serviced, what is the layout of the site? Follow Colin Shaw on Twitter @ColinShaw_CX.

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Today’s customers recognize the competition in the subscription market and look for renewal-worthy experiences built upon enduring returns. To deliver on their expectations takes true customer-centricity and a strong customer success team who can do far more than “be there” for your customers. You’ll already know.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Furthermore, here are three more essential steps you must remember to embrace, particularly when you are trying to change your culture to be more Customer-centric: Incenting the Behavior You Want to See. The problem is sales-based comp plans focus on the organization, not the Customer.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 25, 2024

Many times, sales are the people in the flashiest position in the company. Sales is often closing the deal, but finance and IT and operations, need to be on board with the idea sales is selling. Particularly, all departments need to be on board with increasing customer value. In sales, it’s a bit similar isn’t it?

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