Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 12, 2015

I dedicate my career to helping organizations take their current Customer Experience to the next level, or Beyond the Philosophy of it and into the “real world.”. Philosophy drives my actions, of course , including the following five: Philosophy #1: Experiences are not just about the “what” but also the “how.”.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

For many years, there has been a debate whether you could assign a dollar amount to determine the return on investment for any Customer Experience improvements. Keeping Customers results in a high increase in value. Focusing on customer retention with a better Customer Experience will benefit your bottom-line expenses.

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Customer Experience Customer retention Upselling Banking 411

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Customer Experience as an industry is at a crossroads. In our recent podcast, we had a guest Bob Thompson, CEO of Customer Think Corp., an independent research and publishing firm focused on customer-centric business management and the founder and editor-in-chief of CustomerThink.com. It’s time to put up or shut up.

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Customer Experience Journey mapping Customer centricity Surveys 385

CX Global Media

OCTOBER 22, 2018

For many, managing morale and employee engagement in a contact center is a complete mystery. Regardless of how lost you feel now, join Joachim “Joe” Rogers, Senior Director of Customer Care Center for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Attend and learn how to get and keep employees engaged and wanting to work for you.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 13, 2019

What we know from early research on employee engagement is that if you have happy employees, chances are you’re going to have satisfied customers. My new ebook, Happy Employees Make Happy Customers , explores this concept in great detail. You must line up the external experience to the internal one.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The impact of employee engagement is incredible. Engaged employees are four times more likely than non-engaged employees to go beyond what’s expected of them according to the Temkin Group, a US firm focused on customer experience.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He shares the four key areas that lead to elevated customer experiences while growing rapidly. To thread this needle, we’ve identified four key areas that, since being addressed, have led to elevated customer experiences: . Happy Enabled Employees = Happy Customers. Voice of Customer.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

They understand that delivering on the tangible and functional elements of value are just table stakes, and that connecting, and having an emotionally-based relationship with customers are keys to leveraging loyalty, advocacy, and brand-bonding behavior. They market, and create experiences, within the branded vision.

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Customer Experience Customer centricity B2C Airlines 391

ProProfs Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

But, how to measure employee engagement to ensure maximum productivity? The answer lies in the formulation of an employee engagement survey that captures the pulse of your employees around the parameters: peer interaction, work culture, job challenge, career prospects, etc. What Is Employee Engagement?

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Employee engagement Surveys Brand ambassadors Morale 158

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This week we feature an article by Tanya Ahmed, a Digital Marketer of Vantage Circle , a cloud-based employee engagement platform. She writes about what customers expect from companies in 2021 and what they actually get. Here are five ways to turn disconnected customers into loyal customers: .

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CCNG

OCTOBER 26, 2024

These issues lead to unpredictable KPIs, disappointing customer experiences, and inflated operational costs. Efficient contact center operations are closely tied to employee engagement. Ultimately, these improvements lead to better customer experiences, higher agent satisfaction, and increased profitability.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 17, 2016

In our customer experience consultancy, we see employee stress and burnout as barriers to providing an exceptional customer experience. If Huffington succeeds in transforming the way that companies view stress and performance, she could also help make it easier for companies to improve customer experiences.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 17, 2021

After meeting a fellow Customer Experience proponent on a new social media platform called Clubhouse, we invited author and speaker Stacy Sherman to debate. The topic: Is Customer Experience the new marketing, or is it an entity on its own? Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience.

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Steve DiGioia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Today’s guest post is by Ben Motteram , the Principal at CXpert, a customer experience consulting company. Ben has over 20 years’ experience in customer service, and is a recognized CX thought leader. Everyone needs to understand how they are affecting the customer experience. Thanks Ben! BF : My pleasure.

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Real estate Customer Experience Journey mapping Employee engagement 257

ShepHyken

APRIL 22, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Luke Jamieson, Regional Director at Centrical , the next-gen employee engagement and performance platform. He writes about the importance of engagement and employee experience to an organization’s productivity to business success. A virtuous cycle of employee engagement.

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Employee engagement Healthcare Contact Center Customer Experience 323

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

What wasn’t so completely understood at the time is that that this level of employee commitment and personal investment also positively impacted the employee experience. Customer experience pros can argue back-and-forth about whether a vendor can create deep emotions such as bonding and love in a customer.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 6, 2015

A definite link exists between Employee Engagement and Customer Experience. In spite of this, many organizations choose to keep their Employee Engagement programs and their Customer Engagement programs separate. Investing In Employees Helps Prevent Emotional Burnout. The employees do.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural in the way they focus on the Customer, passing through each of four stages: Naïve, Transactional, Enlightened, and Natural. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused. What emotions are we trying to evoke?

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ShepHyken

MARCH 25, 2022

This week we feature an article by Anjan Pathak, Co-founder and CTO at Vantage Circle , an Employee Engagement Platform. He shares how rewarding your customer experience team is critical to building an inspired, high-performing team. Also, research says that brands with a great customer experience get them 5.7

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In my experience, the latter is more likely than the former, leaving most organizations with a process lacking a customer focus. The Naive to Natural assessment looks at nine areas of a company to determine how Customer centric the organization is with their Customer Experience.

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Journey mapping Customer centricity Employee engagement Customer Experience 384

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Watch out this space as in a subsequent blog we’ll give advice on the different ways to change a habit… Blogs CEM CEO Conferences consultants consumer behaviour customer Customer Analysis customer behavior Customer Behaviour customer centricity customer emotions customer engagement Customer experience customer experience books customer experience (..)

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 19, 2022

She shares how organizations can improve employee engagement and customer satisfaction. Be open to improvisation, encourage agents when they successfully go off script and consult your employees for script revisions and updates to improve both employee engagement and customer satisfaction across your organization. .

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Each year, we do a Global Leader Survey of top executives in Customer Experience Management. While I believe there are several factors at work here that make the difference between the two organizations, employee engagement is a big part it. What does your company do to encourage employee engagement?

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Banking Employee engagement Customer centricity Consulting 347

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 5, 2015

Southwest Attacks Its Late Problem Head-on with Its Customers. Southwest Airlines is a great Customer-centric airline with excellent employee engagement. The Airline Industry: WestJet, Virgin and Delta Create Joyful Experiences. Should 4% of Customers Dictate Strategy?

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Airlines Transportation Customer centricity Employee engagement 330

ShepHyken

APRIL 27, 2021

How diversity and inclusion impact the customer experience and what practices to adopt. Shep Hyken interviews Stacy Sherman, Founder of DoingCXRight and Director of Customer Experience & Employee Engagement at Schindler Elevator Corporation. Increase your empathy.

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Employee engagement Feedback Customer Experience Sales 394

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Your employees have the power to make or break your Customer Experience this holiday season with the customer service they provide. However, when employees aren’t happy, customer service often suffers. However, they also provide an excellent Employee Experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 22, 2021

For example, one of the recent debates asked the question, is Customer Experience the new marketing? . Sherman is the Director of Customer Experience and employee engagement by day and the founder of DoingCXRight.com by night. In my view, I do not think Customer Experience replaces traditional marketing.

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Marketing Customer Experience Consulting Consulting 221

CX Global Media

OCTOBER 31, 2018

While I knew our time together would be full of sharing and insight, I especially loved the way he was able to answer the nagging question, “What’s the difference between customer service and customer experience?”. And I get asked all the time, what’s the difference between customer service and customer experience.

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ShepHyken

MAY 27, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Amazon Bringing One-Day Shipping To Prime Shows The Real Battle For Customers by Daniel Newman. My Comment: Privacy and identity issues are at the top of our customers’ minds with whom they do business.

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Journey mapping Customer Service Employee engagement Morale 271

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 25, 2016

Nearly 40,000 employees from two unions contracting with Verizon have been on strike for a little over a month. Now, Verizon is learning firsthand the cost of not having a strong culture of employee engagement—in actual dollars and sense. Employee Engagement and Customer Experience Are Linked.

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Wireless outsourcing Employee engagement Call Center 283

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 10, 2015

Honesty is the best policy, and the only policy that gives you a chance for Customer retention. For more Customer Experience concepts, register for our Advanced Customer Experience Management (CEM) Certification Course beginning on April 20th. What do you do when you make a mistake? Please click here to learn more.

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Customer retention Employee engagement Consulting Consulting 355

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 19, 2015

Having a great Customer Experience is no accident. Companies that excel in providing a great Customer Experience engaged in lots of deliberate designs to make their experience what it is today. 1: Top CX Companies Predict Customer Behavior. In many ways Customer Experience is like an iceberg.

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