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What Customer-Centric Companies Must Do To Become Customer-Obsessed

Beyond Philosophy

Customer Focus. We’ve seen many examples of companies that have, or created, these kinds of cultures and levels of value delivery: Zappos, SunTrust Bank, Wegmans, Southwest Airlines, IKEA, Virgin, Rackspace, Disney, Zane’s Cycles, USAA, Target, Ritz Carlton, IBM, QVC, Umpqua Bank, Costa Coffee, etc.

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4 Customer Support Myths to Avoid

Return Customer

A customer is more likely to agree to wait an additional day for resolution than dealing with false promises. Always Keep the Customer in the Loop. A customer would prefer to know their stage of complaint resolution than wait for the final resolution to magically show up.