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Guest Blog: Becoming a Blockbuster?

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Back in 2004, Blockbuster had 60,000 employees, 9,000 stores and appeared invincible. As a result, retail consultant Howard Davidowitz predicts that up to 50 percent of America’s shopping malls vanish within 15 to 20 years. The post Guest Blog: Becoming a Blockbuster? appeared first on Shep Hyken.

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Vital for your careers: learn from the worst decisions we have made

Beyond Philosophy

Expanding Too Quickly Around 2004, I made the mistake of thinking that my global Customer Experience Consultancy was about to experience rapid growth. At this point, I had done little more marketing for my Customer Experience consultancy than writing and marketing the books. They are gold…or, I should say, diamonds.

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Subconscious Clues That Call People to Action

Beyond Philosophy

This delay is a consequence caused by the Paradox of Choice , first introduced to us by Barry Schwartz in his book of the same name in 2004, and then later in his TED talk. Zhecho Dobrev, one of our consultants published his musings on this concept. There are so many options that it can delay a decision. Contentverve.com.

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Emotions Drive Spending, But Do You Know Which Ones Drive the Most?

Beyond Philosophy

In 2004, I presented to an insurance company in Germany about how they should be evoking the proper emotions in their customers. Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy , one of the world’s leading Customer experience consultancy & training organizations. It was a tough audience. To listen in , please click here.

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How Apple Uses Psychology to Develop Outstanding Experiences

Beyond Philosophy

I wrote a book in 2004, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , that showed the four customer-centricity orientations that organizations have, which range from Naïve to Natural. The post How Apple Uses Psychology to Develop Outstanding Experiences appeared first on Customer Experience Consulting.

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Engage Your Workforce and Improve the Bottom Line

Call Design

Bliss 2004), you can see why turnover, or minimising it, is so important. With our consultative approach, we develop a deeper understanding of your business goals and challenges. A big problem for all contact centres has been how to retain staff and reduce attrition. the annual salary (William G.

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MiFID II: What Do You Need to Know?

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Sheila McGee-Smith is a leading communications industry analyst and strategic consultant with a proven track record in new product development, competitive assessment, market research, and sales strategies for customer care solutions and services. An original MiFID was enacted in 2004, prior to the 2008 global financial crisis.