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“U.S. Employee Engagement Reaches Three-Year High.” Where Customer Experience and Value Delivery Are Concerned, Shouldn’t We Ask: ‘So What?’

Beyond Philosophy

A recent article by a major employee research and engagement consulting organization led with the above headline. The consulting organization went on to conclude from these findings that “Recent trends suggest that improvements in engagement coincide with improvement in unemployment and underemployment.”, correlation.

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5 Facts to End the ROI Debate on Customer Experience

Beyond Philosophy

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%. February 2006. www.mckinsey.com.

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Connecting Satisfaction With Behavior: Does The Service-Profit Chain (or The Employee Engagement-Profit Chain) Still Work?

Beyond Philosophy

Since first entering active HR use, employee engagement has had many meanings and interpretations, but relatively little of it has to do, by conceptual definition, specifically with impact on customer behavior. higher customer satisfaction, which leads to…. increased sales (repeat business and referrals), which leads to….

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Comparing and Purchasing Call Monitoring Software: 20 Experts Reveal the Biggest Mistakes Companies Make (and How to Avoid Them)

Callminer

One common mistake I see from call centers that I have consulted with over the last year is…”. Jonathon is a sought-after public speaker and regularly speaks about customer success, customer-centric user experiences and cloud technologies throughout North America. The number one mistake is…”. Mihai Corbuleac. csITsupport.

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Is ‘Being Human’ With Customers A New Concept? And, Does It Create Emotional, Experiential, Social and Financial Value?

Beyond Philosophy

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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How to Identify Weaknesses in Your Customer Journey Map

GetFeedback

Southwest gets lots of negative feedback on their boarding approach and yet decided that fixing this problem would raise costs and eventually cause customers to defect. Reviewing a journey map revealed that promises made by sales reps early in the process (based on incomplete info) set up the services project for failure.