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35 Indicators that a Company Isn’t Customer-Centric

CX Accelerator

It was incredibly distressing to encounter a customer service representative who clearly couldn’t care less if I ever left my house again. A company might not be customer-centric if they… As I reflected on this experience, I realized that there were a number of indicators that this company might not be customer-centric.

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Why You Must Create and Sustain a Customer-Centric Culture

Beyond Philosophy

The fact is, improving your Customer Experience means you must also become more customer-centric. But what is customer-centricity and how do you do it? Creating and sustaining a customer-centric culture was the subject of a recent podcast. The first one was, “We put customers first.”.

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Guest Blog: Customer Service in Retail – Infographic

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Patrick Thuot who shares an infographic about how customer service can help the retail industry. A customer-centric approach can help any type of business succeed. – Shep Hyken. This offers an opportunity to delight the customer.

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Fonolo: Top 20 Customer Service blogs to read in 2020

Peter Lavers

Peter Lavers has been named as a top blogger in the realm of Customer Service. Peter is delighted to included in this list as it confirms his passion to help companies become more customer centric and thereby competitive in this world of ever-increasing customer empowerment and digital disruption.

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Guest Blog: How to Get the Most from Seasonal Customer Service Employees

ShepHyken

Many of these employees were tasked with challenging customer-facing positions. For example, Macy’s hired 1,500 employees at customer service call centers and countless more for sales floors across the country, while Target doubled its team dedicated to in-store pickups and curbside services.

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5 Tests to Reveal How Customer Centric Your Channel Strategy Is

Beyond Philosophy

Do you allow Customers to use whatever channel they wish to communicate with you, or do you restrict them to one or two channels? The answer to this question can show how Customer centric your company is. This post is the fifth in a series of nine posts that uses our Naïve to Natural customer-centricity assessment.

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Guest Blog: 3 Proven Ways to Personalize the Customer Service Experience

ShepHyken

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Ross Clurman, writes about how important it is to personalize the customer service experience. Regardless of the type of business you are in, there is always an opportunity to personalize the customer experience. Maintain an up-to-date customer database.