article thumbnail

Now Revealed and Proven: (The True Marketing Value of) Return on Word of Mouth

Beyond Philosophy

As a long-time believer in the power of word-of-mouth and brand favorability in b2b and b2c marketing ( [link] and [link] ), he deserves a sincere thank you for bringing this insightful piece of work to everyone’s attention. WOM is at least as important as other inputs to optimize KPIs.

Marketing 398
article thumbnail

Making Optimal Customer Experience A Focus of Your Company’s (And Your) Thinking and Doing: The Case for Foundation and Advanced CEM Training

Beyond Philosophy

Many b2b and b2c companies offer antiseptic, commoditized, vanilla experiences for customers. These are almost guaranteed not to be memorable, not to be talked about (unless neutrally or negatively), and not creating outside-in advocacy and value creation. All employees have the responsibility of providing customer value.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why, Oh Why, Is ANYBODY Still Measuring Customer Satisfaction?

Beyond Philosophy

35 years ago, Deming said “Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your product and service, and that bring friends with them”, he was talking about what, for the past decade, we have understood, and effectively measured and applied, as customer advocacy behavior.

B2C 150
article thumbnail

What is Customer Success and Why is it Important?

Nicereply

This will, in turn, will help you: Build stronger customer relationships Earn customer trust Improve customer satisfaction Happy and satisfied customers often become advocates who rave about your brand on social media and review sites.

article thumbnail

Acing Omnichannel Support in SaaS

GetFeedback

Lazy automations and lack of personalization. The rise of automation in customer support in recent years has increased efficiency by leaps and bounds—but for some brands, leaning too heavily on sloppy automations has come at a high cost. Data shows that personalized support is the top priority for consumers.

SaaS 60
article thumbnail

Content Marketing Ideas For Incredible Customer Experiences

Kayako

Content Marketing Ideas for Incredible Customer Experiences. After years of building customer success teams and programs, it seemed natural to take on my next challenge – build a global customer advocacy strategy. So, how do you talk to customers if you are a content marketer? . However, it’s not that easy!

article thumbnail

I Can’t See the Forest—the Trees are in the Way

Horizon CX

As a Bank of America (B of A) customer over the last 15 plus years, [and having arrived here more as the result of acquisition than by choice] I have been a loyal customer in the sense that I have stayed and have not migrated to another banking institution. I can’t be the only B of A customer experiencing this.

B2C 40