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Business-to-Business Customer Advocacy: Is It A Real Possibility Or A Real Oxymoron?

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Beginning around 1995-2000, major consulting organizations began to recognize that these critical changes were likely to have profound impact on businesses. These new dynamics meant that traditional thinking about customer satisfaction, and even loyalty, also needed to change. Is business-to-business customer advocacy an oxymoron?

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How Can Your Company and Customers Profit Most from Higher Employee Commitment?

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Industrial psychologists and organizational behaviorists have been studying employee satisfaction for more than 30 years. Whether the “touch” is by paper, by a human being or by electronic or mobile means, organizations must offer consistent, seamless and positive experiences for customers.

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Are Popular Customer Experience Metrics Just “Immature”, Or Do They Have Bigger Challenges?

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While most (64%) of the 193 companies with $500M, or more, in revenues included in the Temkin Group study said they think they are “good” at collecting and calculating CX metrics, a number of problems facing these programs were cited: – Limited visibility of CX metrics across the organization (58%). Poor communication of CX metrics (41%).

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

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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.

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4 Powerful Rules to Create Employee and Customer Word-of-Mouth Programs That Work

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For instance, a 2009 social media use study by MarketingSherpa found that, among customers, learning about special offers and sales was a prime motivator for consumers to connect with companies through social media. Customer Advocacy Behavior: Personal Brand Connection That is More Than Loyalty, Word-of-Mouth, or Recommendation.

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The Preoccupation With Pre-Customers

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Companies can achieve a higher, more attractive cost/benefit ratio for customer acquisition and advocacy efforts. The key is to attract high-value customers by identifying high-potential prospects and delivering what they want and need. He calls these companies Acquirers. Republished with permission from CustomerThink.com.

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CX Initiatives: What if Employees Are Not On Board?

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HR execs and consultants would say that what is needed is a higher level of employee engagement. Engagement is principally about fit, alignment, and productivity; so, more is needed to optimize customer experience. Republished with permission from CustomerThink.com.