Beyond Philosophy

JULY 18, 2016

Many companies try to create an emotional customer experience on a big scale, through events, fundraisers or contests that help people feel “connected.” What is unique and refreshing about A Step Ahead’s approach is how individual and personal it is. How to Win Customers’ Trust Without Spending a Dime.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 7, 2024

In the middle is the emotional response to the process that leads to the behavior. However, it does require training. So, getting back to the four-box model and Emily’s pickle, it is important to identify whether what customers say they want is something you should do because it will produce value. Anyone can use it.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

We work with Customer Experience (CX) professionals around the world and train them on how to go about implementing CX programs. The main reason that an organization fails to improve their CX is because of their lack of Customer Centricity. The symptom is a poor experience; the cause is their lack of Customer centricity.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The idea I often share is that customer emotions influence over half of your Customer Experience. However, just knowing customers are emotional doesn’t help your business….unless How your customers feel about your experience is the most significant factor to your Customer Experience success.

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TeleDirect

JANUARY 15, 2025

By the end, youll understand how fostering empathy can transform customer interactions and drive business success. What Is Empathy in Customer Service? Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. Personalization: Adapting communication to suit the individuals preferences and circumstances.

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TMP Direct

JANUARY 20, 2025

In a world where technology is revolutionizing customer interactions, the challenge for brands lies in ensuring that personal touch remains at the core of their customer service. ’ Brands that seamlessly blend these elements not only stand out – they create loyal customers who feel heard and valued.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

It can also be called a trigger, e.g., the person has just heard troubling news. The routine is the habitual behavior, e.g., the person begins chewing on his or her fingernails and cuticles. Now, you feel the emotional result the habitual behavior produces, e.g. the happy, relaxed feelings chewing on one’s fingernails inspires.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 13, 2021

Once you know what emotion you want customers to feel, you should determine what little things you can do all along the Customer Experience to evoke that specific emotion. We usually do that by reflection on our personal experiences when someone made us feel that way. Design that into your Customer Experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 8, 2019

For example, we were doing work years ago in England with one of the train franchisees. The train company wanted customers to associate feeling cared for and reliable punctuality with their brand, which makes sense for a train company. I recommend you start by looking at these 20 emotions we’ve gone through today.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Building strong customer relationships hinges on one key skill: empathy. Understanding a customers emotions and concerns can transform an average interaction into a memorable experience. But how do you effectively train for something as complex as empathy? 3 Ways AI Role-Playing Enhances Customer Empathy Training 1.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 8, 2017

Interestingly, those driving the cars painted with a Red Bull logo consistently drove faster and more aggressively than other participants, apparently because of the subconscious cues delivered by the soft drink’s branding and market personality. Colin is an international author of six bestselling books and an engaging keynote speaker.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 23, 2017

It follows on the heels of Disney’s MagicBand and a similar device on Royal Caribbean cruises, but it goes even farther in predicting and responding to customer needs and desires. Each passenger will receive a personalized token that can be worn around your neck, on your wrist or carried in your pocket. Share your thoughts below.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 17, 2017

CX Data platforms are growing in popularity by those that seek to improve their Customer Experiences. These platforms can provide data management intended to optimize the Customer Experience, not only at a general level but also at a personalized level. The personalized experience presented does not provide value.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 15, 2015

State of Multichannel Customer Service Report published by Parature and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, it’s not a moment too soon. It’s the law of Customer Experience Supply and Demand: they demand it so you better supply it! They evoke the wrong Customer emotions during the experience. How are companies blowing it?

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 4, 2019

Now, machines are developing emotional intelligence as well. The latest developments in this field are changing the way we can measure authentic customer emotions in real time. We discussed how technology and facial recognition are changing how to measure authentic customer emotions in real time on our latest podcast.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 29, 2020

I started to talk about how people within his organization needed to understand customer emotions and focus on customer-centricity. I was with a big corporate telecom at the time, and we went on a training course for Total Quality Management. The effect was that the team never saw their manager in person at all.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Consistently, and irrespective of continent or country, the most effective reps showed true empathy for the customer’s issue, literally “owning” the issue as if it were theirs as well, walking in their shoes. and making a true emotional connection. There’s little doubt that engaged customers can, and do, help shape the brand.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 17, 2019

In some restaurants, the person who brings out the food is not even the same person who took the order! But more likely, the management expects servers to handle as many tables as possible, always look busy, and up-sell customers on drinks and desserts. Why You Must Create and Sustain a Customer-Centric Culture.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 18, 2017

In every other category, from breakfast cereals to personal care items to laptops, at least two thirds of people shopped around. Understand what the customer is experiencing as he or she first begins interacting with your brand, whether that’s on a website, through social media, or in person. Appeal to your customers’ emotions.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 6, 2019

Facial recognition identifies you, the person. Facial expression analysis identifies how you, the person, feel, not who you are. When trains were first invented, people were worried that they would get ripped apart if they traveled faster than 50 miles an hour. WHY UNCERTAINTY CAN DESTROY YOUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Listen to the podcast: Bob Black, one of our podcast listeners, loves our ideas about evoking specific customer emotions. In my experience, many organizations fail to evoke a specific customer emotion. Most people agree that customer emotions are essential to an experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 3, 2015

How are you going to ensure that the emotion you want to be evoked is actually evoked during the ‘in store experience’? The answer is that the store personnel need to be trained on recognizing how the Customer is feeling when entering the experience. This is achieved through advanced soft skills training.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2016

On the disruptive nature of improving Customer experience, the airline representative spoke of how the organizational change is “ valuable in its own right and should be considered a benefit of focusing on Customer Experience.”. Q: Is Personalization imperative for Customer Experience. How to Measure Customer Emotions.

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ROI CX Solutions

MAY 1, 2025

One key tool to doing so is sentiment analysis, which allows companies to analyze and interpret customer emotions and opinions across various communication channels. Retention is the goal, but getting there requires understanding how your actions meaningfully engage with the everyday person.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 26, 2021

Customer emotions are essential in Customer Experience. Being deliberate about which emotions your experience evokes is critical, too. Today, we will take a deeper dive into making your customers feel “Cared for” with the 5 Rules for Making Customers Feeling Cared For and Valued.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Let’s explore each of these trends and how they affect your approach to Customer Experience Design and Improvement: Recognizing that customers decide emotionally and justify rationally: For years, I have been preaching that emotions influence the outcome of a Customer Experience by more than 50%.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In our global Customer Experience Consultancy, we train our clients to assess how Customer-centric they are. We use 269 questions in total, which include the following: What is the definition of the type of Customer Experience you want to deliver? Act Now to Turn Customer Pain Points into Pleasurable Profits.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 6, 2016

Not only is the East about to encounter the benefits that Customer Experience provides, but they are also eager to learn more. The concept of making a stronger bond based on personalization and positive emotional outcomes that result from a customer-centered experience is one they already accept. Billions of them.

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TeleDirect

JANUARY 17, 2025

Acknowledge the customers emotions before moving to problem-solving. Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence involves recognizing, understanding, and managing your emotions while navigating the customers emotional state. High emotional intelligence helps agents remain calm and composed.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 10, 2016

In other words, the Customer Experience matters here more than it did even a couple of years ago. A new global survey released by Amdocs last month reported a trend in the region where consumers demanded more control and personalization in their Customer Experiences with their Telecom provider. Are you ready?

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

But when the text was personalized by addressing the applicant by name and having a person sign the text, the response rate increased. The texts with the best response rate – 27 percent – included both personalization and reciprocity: “Mathew, you’ve been booked for an interview. 3 Common Ways Customers Make Decisions.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 16, 2024

Cudby describes how these tools allow for more accurate customer communication while freeing up time for personalized interactions where it matters most. Customers must feel seen, heard, and valued to build trust and loyalty. In this episode, we also discuss: The significance of AI tools in customer education and training.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 25, 2016

My personal background is in telecoms. How to Measure Customer Emotions. Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy , one of the world’s leading Customer experience consultancy & training organizations. Are You Inside-Out or Outside-In?

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 7, 2016

Those same positive emotions are the building blocks for an improved customer experience. We at Beyond Philosophy spent over two years conducting research with the London Business School to develop the world’s largest database of customer emotions and touchpoints, which we call the “Emotional Signature” database.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Read this quick article to discover essential aspects of an adequate apology that creates the proper emotional response from customers—or anyone. Who Wins—Brand or Customer Experienc e? Your customers’ emotional and subconscious responses to your brand account for over half of the total Customer Experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 11, 2016

As Customer Experience consultants, we can tell you that this kind of press, particularly when you see the tax breaks these massive corporations already get, is not beneficial for your brand. How a person feels toward your brand matters when it comes time to choose where to spend their after-tax dollars.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

But in other contexts, it’s impossible to make real improvements in Customer Experience without taking customer emotions into account. Without any insights into emotions, you can’t relieve the true customer pain points. Let’s take my recent adventure buying a Jeep. Think of automated phone answering systems.

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