Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 31, 2019

With that in mind, I have some predictions for the trends in Customer Experience for 2020 and beyond. . I also shared the research I undertook in the last quarter of 2019 to position my global Customer Experience consultancy in the marketplace. . Customer Experience has matured. Ideas also get trendy.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Thus, you don’t have to make more efforts to find new customers. Finding new customers is, of course, costlier when compared to retaining the existing ones. Customer engagement guarantees business growth and success. In 2020 , customer experience will overtake price and product quality as the key brand differentiator.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2021

Sometimes your Customer Experience requires you to outsource a portion of it to a third party. Maybe it’s an installer or a tow truck service, or even an entire call center, but whatever or whoever it is, this part of the experience is not under your control. Today, we will examine whether this is a good idea or not.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

One of the contributing factors to these disappointing results is an overwhelming amount of data surrounding Customer Experiences—and it’s resulting in analysis paralysis instead of providing excellent customer strategy insights. We explore the many reasons why customers do what they do—and what you should do about it.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 2, 2019

I recently read two pieces of research about Customer Experience that worried me. The first was from Nunwood , a UK-based research company with a Customer Experience index, and it showed that improvements in Customer Experience were not happening. The Seven Reasons Customer Experience is Dying.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 21, 2022

She’s also a web design consultant focusing on customer experience and user interface. She shares how customer experience is a valuable marketing strategy. However, customer-centric marketing takes all of that a step further. Here’s why customer experience is of great value in your marketing strategies. .

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 2, 2020

There are three different groups of organizations regarding opening up again after the pandemic: Organizations that are reacting to things: This group is changing the Customer Experience to respond to the crisis, but believe the present environment we are experiencing is temporary. So, their reactions put in place are also temporary.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

We need to consider these traits when designing a Customer Experience to create most value. There are, then, five behavioral economics practices that are essential if you want to improve your customer experience. Embrace Your Customers’ Irrational Nature. Understand and Predict Customer Habits.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 23, 2021

We recently spoke to Customer Experience experts who shared an interesting insight. They all say they wish people understood that there was no one thing to do, no silver-bullet-solution for Customer Experience. Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience. Customer Experience Information & Resources.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 13, 2019

So how do you get happy employees and how does it affect Customer Experience? You must design an Employee Experience that enables the Customer Experience you want to deliver. We discussed the importance of creating a complementary Employee Experience along with your Customer Experience in a recent podcast.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 8, 2021

However, as the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, we have a chance that is, dare I say, unprecedented to reimagine Customer Experience. Now, we can decide what parts of the change we want to keep to respond to what customers want now. When we can return to a pre-pandemic way of life, what happens with your Customer Experience?

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

We work with Customer Experience (CX) professionals around the world and train them on how to go about implementing CX programs. The main reason that an organization fails to improve their CX is because of their lack of Customer Centricity. The symptom is a poor experience; the cause is their lack of Customer centricity.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 26, 2018

My guess is that your poor experiences will be at least quadruple the number of extraordinary experiences. Most consumers expect a positive experience and yet companies continuously fail in customer experience 101. The post Guest Blog: Five Star Hotel, Minus Five Star Service appeared first on Shep Hyken.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2019

So, what does that mean for your Customer Experience? Communicating these things is paramount for your Customer Experience. . Covering uncertainty is a significant area for Customer Experience. When dealing with a customer complaint, it could be detailing the next steps for the process.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 25, 2021

They are all part of three news stories that, believe it or not, give you insight into improving your Customer Experience. There are many news stories that don’t seem to be about Customer Experience, but, upon second glance, really are. However, this issue isn’t the only one facing society coming out of the pandemic.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Is Customer Experience dying? At the very least, Customer Experience is dying as we know it. Customer Experience as we know it is dying because of a few factors. Organizations want to fix one thing and then go on about their business with an improved Customer Experience. . Maybe it is.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 12, 2015

I dedicate my career to helping organizations take their current Customer Experience to the next level, or Beyond the Philosophy of it and into the “real world.”. Philosophy drives my actions, of course , including the following five: Philosophy #1: Experiences are not just about the “what” but also the “how.”.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 29, 2021

My global Customer Experience consultancy, Beyond Philosophy, has been recognized by Financial Times as one of the leading management consultancy organizations for the past three years. So, today, we will look at the 5 Rules for building a successful Customer Experience team. .

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

The post Naked Dining: A Different Customer Experience appeared first on Beyond Philosophy | CX Consultants | Customer Experience. The trick is that, to get properly naked, you have to act with the same decorum you exhibit when in clothes. Not a lot of people have the manners to do that.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 29, 2015

First, that listening to the Voice of the Customer (VOC) is an important part of your brand strategy. Second, that incorporating what you hear in the VOC to your Customer Experience pays off for your bottom line, a.k.a. When It Comes to Customer Experience, You Have to Keep Rolling the Dice. It shows us two things.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 31, 2019

We need to consider these traits when designing a Customer Experience to create most value. There are, then, five behavioral economics practices that are essential if you want to improve your customer experience. Embrace Your Customers’ Irrational Nature. Understand and Predict Customer Habits.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On a recent podcast, we had a guest, Michél Patterson , a continuous improvement expert in Lean Six Sigma who has consulted numerous industries, including technology, freight forwarding, and even the Department of Defense. Patterson and her team spoke with the customer service teams, customers, and sales teams.

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Global Response

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In fact, BPO consulting is a key way to add scalability to your business and grow your business quickly. At its core, BPO consultants will help audit your processes and existing systems in order to improve efficiency, productivity and operations. How exactly can BPO consultants drive business growth for your company?

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ShepHyken

JULY 28, 2017

This week we feature an article by Ted Janusz who writes about how customers are always looking for a better customer experience. It’s important to stay up to date on new technology and trends in order to keep your customers and attract new ones. . The post Guest Blog: Becoming a Blockbuster?

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 28, 2021

However, there are some differences between managing Customer Experience in business-to-business (B2B) relationships and business-to-consumer (B2C). Today we will go through those differences with our 5 Rules for Managing Your Customer Experience in B2B relationships. Rule # 5: Focus on the art of the possible.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Other areas of personalization include tailored product recommendations, personalized content widgets, and customized overlays that fire on exit intent. Of course, these kinds of functionalities typically rest with marketing, yet they very much impact the overall customer experience. So, how is AI changing customer experience?

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 13, 2016

Consorsbank, Lufthansa, and Zalando—three very different companies—have both undertaken a Customer Experience improvement program. Whilst they each have their unique challenges, their insight on Customer Experience shows us the common obstacles that all of us face when tackling such an important facet of our business.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Knowing ONE answer is key to building a brand with an excellent experience. We call this answer a Customer Experience Statement , (CES) or a specific articulation of the experience your brand wants to deliver. Colin is an international author of four bestselling books and an engaging keynote speaker.

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Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 8, 2017

Neither of them provides a Customer Experience worth mentioning—at least not in a positive light. We asked the Customer Experience professionals there to name a Telecom they admired for the experience they provided. I am a detractor and that is what has motivated me to write this blog. It’s lose-lose.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 10, 2019

The answer is found in the concept of mental accounting, and it might have significant implications for your Customer Experience. We discussed how our mental accounting affects our behavior as customers in our recent podcast. So, what does all this have to do with your Customer Experience?

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 22, 2021

For example, one of the recent debates asked the question, is Customer Experience the new marketing? . Sherman is the Director of Customer Experience and employee engagement by day and the founder of DoingCXRight.com by night. In my view, I do not think Customer Experience replaces traditional marketing.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 30, 2019

The Secret of Creating an Effective Customer Experience (CX) Strategy. What is the experience you are trying to deliver to your customers? This is one of our key questions we ask organizations when we consult with them. To subscribe to The Intuitive Customer and never miss a podcast, please click here.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2019

We always connect the academic findings to Customer Experience on the podcast (and in our most recent book.) However, we think that isn’t the case for what we need for Customer Experience. Once you translate these ideas from academia to your Customer Experience, your program will hold up to customer scrutiny, too. .

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Here, we cover the 20 best customer service blogs and influencers to follow in 2020. Shep Hyken.

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ShepHyken

MAY 19, 2017

When a customer writes a complaint online, review, tweet, post, etc., Your business is not where you are, it’s where your customers are… online. In a report by The Customer Experience Index in 2012 released by Forrester , 80% of businesses believe they are delivering superior customer service. don’t ignore them.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 8, 2017

Six years later, the outcomes of this study hold true – customers’ emotional and subconscious responses to your brand account for a good half of the total Customer Experience. Red Bull is far from being the only brand that manages its Customer Experiences from an emotional viewpoint.

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Toister Performance Solutions

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A few years ago, I stopped most of my consulting. Companies that hired any customer service consultant were struggling to see any gains. And I'll share the one time when a consultant probably is the right choice. #1 2 You are not open to change Many leaders hire consultants for validation. Not just my clients.

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