Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This answer became my second book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , which explores how the culture of a company reflects how customer-centric the organization is. We shared some examples of some of the indicators of whether a company is customer-centric or not customer-centric on a recent 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. However, if these former brands had a more customer-centric culture, they would probably be here today because they realized that the market is moving on and appropriately adjusted.

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TechSee

JULY 24, 2018

Developing a customer centric culture in a large enterprise goes beyond addressing a customer by name in an automated email, or segmenting by interest; it is a holistic approach designed to focus on the consumer’s authentic needs. The agent on the line was sympathetic and promised that they could take care of her needs.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 31, 2020

Some of these will be driven by 1) the organizations’ response to the crisis and others will be driven by 2) changing customer habits and attitudes. It is in instances of trouble, problems and even more so – crisis, that the true nature and customer-centricity of organizations (and politicians) is shown.

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ijgolding

MAY 2, 2017

Last week I wrote an article on the subject of ‘common sense’ To be more accurate, I wrote about the lack of common sense and how it’s absence was continuing to destroy customer experiences all over the world. Oscar Munoz, Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines, speaks during the 2017 Aviation Summit hosted by the U.S.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Let’s take an airline that invests in a paid facial recognition fast track experience at the security checkpoint. If this airline has primarily leisure travelers (i.e. If this airline has primarily leisure travelers (i.e. Wrong Customer Experience. And it is well worth the effort – for you, your brand, and your customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 17, 2017

When United Airlines brutally forced a senior citizen off a flight this week to accommodate United crew members, the social media world lit up like a Roman candle. Who would have thought you could be beaten up for insisting on your right to use an airline ticket you paid for? The treatment this man received was deplorable.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Southwest Airlines could offer first-class seating, but they don’t. Every function delivering experience is ‘closed-loop’, maintaining balance between customer expectations and what is actually executed. All employees have the responsibility of providing customer value. Concepts of customer experience psychology.

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Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

Did the comparison site or airline double book me? I got my answer in the end (and my refund), but it wasn’t an ideal way to spend the first hour of my Sunday morning or my first customer service transaction this year that stressed out. Becoming customer-centric will be the goal of most businesses this year.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2016

What do a Bank, an Airline, and an Online Retailer Have in Common? Consorsbank, Lufthansa, and Zalando—three very different companies—have both undertaken a Customer Experience improvement program. Consorsbank is a bank; Lufthansa is an airline; Zalando is an online clothing retailer. Register here today !

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Fonolo

APRIL 30, 2019

However, one clear downside is a lack of competition in the airline industry (that, and the proximity to polar bears). By all counts, Air Canada is an award-winning airline , a brand built on the notion of customer service. Obviously, airlines are often at the mercy of forces beyond their control.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Customer-Centric Questions to Create Irresistible Value by Josh Linkner. How a customer service project is helping Southwest Airlines realise its 360-customer vision by Nadia Cameron.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 13, 2015

That’s almost Zen-like in its simplicity, accuracy, and application, and they have inspired such well-known CEO’s as Jack Welch, Jan Carlzon (Scandinavian Airlines), Horst Schulze (Ritz-Carlton Hotels), and Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines) in their thinking and management styles.

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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. This revealed how they thought of Customers.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 20, 2016

World’s 3 MOST Customer Centric Companies: How do they do it!! Customer Guru) Here are our top three picks for the most customer centric companies and some lessons on how they manage to be customer-centric despite their size and diversity. by Kushal Dev.

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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. Airlines, as well, are doing their part to diminish the perceived value of their customer loyalty programs.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 14, 2015

That’s almost Zen-like in its simplicity, accuracy, and application, and they have inspired such well-known CEO’s as Jack Welch, Jan Carlzon (Scandinavian Airlines), Horst Schulze (Ritz-Carlton Hotels), and Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines) in their thinking and management styles.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

She asks, Should I move to where my customers are or move them to where I want to be? Now, our first reaction was to tell Claire that she should absolutely meet customers where they are. After all, isn’t that the customer-centric thing to do?

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Global Response

JANUARY 9, 2023

Customer focus is a business strategy aiming to center the customer’s needs, preferences and desires when making business decisions. Businesses who use a customer-focused strategy consider how each business, product or service decision will ultimately impact and help the customer. Southwest Airlines.

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Real Blue Sky

MAY 31, 2023

These changes resulted in increased customer satisfaction and higher sales for the company. Lufthansa Group Finally, according to the Skift report, “ Airlines Can Create Customer-Centric Digital Experience ,” Lufthansa Group leveraged customer journey mapping to improve its customer experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Coming out from under eBay’s shadow will let them blossom, into what I hope will become a Customer-centric organization. They have Customer-centric leadership. It’s great that their new CEO, Dan Shulman is coming from American Express, a highly Customer-centric company. Airlines don’t either.

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Micah Solomon

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Consider for a minute Southwest Airlines and the lengthy list of would-be category killers that have tried to imitate it: Ted Airlines Logo (RIP). United Airlines’ United Shuttle. Continental Airlines’ Continental Lite. How to make a customer-centered culture happen. Delta’s Delta Express. US Airways’ Metrojet.

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Micah Solomon

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Consider for a minute Southwest Airlines and the lengthy list of would-be category killers that have tried to imitate it: United Airlines’ United Shuttle. Continental Airlines’ Continental Lite. How to make a customer-centered culture happen. Delta’s Delta Express. US Airways’ Metrojet.

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LiveChat

JANUARY 24, 2017

If you want to be one of the companies that uses customer service as their leverage, there’s no other way than to implement the customer centric culture in your company. Train people in customer service. If you want to create a customer–centric culture you need to start on the inside, with your employees.

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Hello Customer

JUNE 5, 2023

"That uniqueness shines through in a good brand promise and associated customer promises, reflecting who you are and what you stand for. A great example Bloem cited in her keynote is the airline Emirates. So customers know what they can count on Emirates for; comfort, class and luxury. They are also very consistent in this.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2016

There are a number of ways in which taking a humanistic approach to everything customer-related works for all stakeholders, and directly influences and impacts their behavior. Create a customer-centric human culture and set of processes. Here are four of them, building from an architectural base.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 23, 2015

I read on an airline magazine that Tuesday is the most productive day of the week. Join us at our webinar , “ Ricoh Case Study: How We Moved Our Loyalty Score by 34 Points in 30 months ” to learn from CEO Glenn Laverty how their focus on a customer-centric approach improved their Net Promoter Score by 34-points and grew their business 115%.

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Lumoa

JUNE 14, 2023

To illustrate, let’s take the example of United Airlines’ reputation crisis. As a result of being continually subjected to scathing customer reviews, United’s NPS score has hovered around 10 since 2014. Even the CEO is known to take customer service calls every once in a while – talk about customer centricity!

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Real Blue Sky

MAY 31, 2023

These changes resulted in increased customer satisfaction and higher sales for the company. Lufthansa Group Finally, according to the Skift report, “ Airlines Can Create Customer-Centric Digital Experience ,” Lufthansa Group leveraged customer journey mapping to improve its customer experience.

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Real Blue Sky

MAY 31, 2023

These changes resulted in increased customer satisfaction and higher sales for the company. Lufthansa Group Finally, according to the Skift report, “ Airlines Can Create Customer-Centric Digital Experience ,” Lufthansa Group leveraged customer journey mapping to improve its customer experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Coming out from under eBay’s shadow will let them blossom, into what I hope will become a Customer-centric organization. They have Customer-centric leadership. It’s great that their new CEO, Dan Shulman is coming from American Express, a highly Customer-centric company. Airlines don’t either.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Coming out from under eBay’s shadow will let them blossom, into what I hope will become a Customer-centric organization. They have Customer-centric leadership. It’s great that their new CEO, Dan Shulman is coming from American Express, a highly Customer-centric company. Airlines don’t either.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

Carlzon’s insights are drawn from his experience as the CEO of Scandinavian Airlines during a time when the company faced considerable challenges. His leadership saw a shift toward customer-centric strategies, with an emphasis on empowering frontline employees.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 1, 2015

These programs produce positive sales increases for hotels, for example, but negative sales impact on car rental, airlines and food retail. Loyalty programs continue to grow, but they are also tending to become more closely integrated with brand-building and multi-channel customer experience optimization.

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Vonage

DECEMBER 18, 2018

It was a deeply engaging and apropos discussion as many businesses embark on initiatives to transform their contact centers and deliver on the customer experience promise. In fact, the discussion organically tilted toward customer experience rather than customer service - a subtle, but noteworthy shift in being customer centric. .

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Toister Performance Solutions

AUGUST 23, 2018

Proving that there are outliers everywhere, customer service laggard United Airlines is ranked #55 on the Glassdoor Best Places to Work List, despite a dismal 2018 ACSI rating of 67. Yet that snapshot seems to show that happy employees are at least correlated with happy customers. Cracker Barrel (3.3) LG Electronics (3.2)

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Mindtouch

MAY 6, 2016

From investing, to board governance, to enterprise consultation, Ben Kepes , Director of Diversity Limited , knows exactly what technology based tools exist to help companies digitally transform while keeping the Customer Experience at the forefront of their growth model. Sure, so I do a bunch of work. You know, the technology comes later.

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