Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 4, 2024

One of the significant changes during COVID-19 was the lack of conferences. Some of you might celebrate that, but some of you, like me, recognize that conferences have a lot of value. Attending a conference to share projects and get feedback is an excellent way to help you navigate your career. Now, she walks without any sticks.

Customer centricity 244

Customer centricity Morale Finance Education 244

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One of my clients has done an excellent job in the last couple of years improving their customer experience. That would leave one group with a customer-centric mindset and the rest without one. Customer centricity should be an entire organization’s philosophy, not specific departments.

Finance 195

Finance Customer centricity Accountability Technical Support 195

ChurnZero

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the most effective ways to run a subscription-based business is through a customer-centric strategy. You might be wondering, what is customer centricity ? Or what is customer-centric service ? What is Customer Centricity? Why Is Customer Centricity Important to Your Business?

Customer centricity 98

Customer centricity Sales SaaS Accountability 98

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

They understand that delivering on the tangible and functional elements of value are just table stakes, and that connecting, and having an emotionally-based relationship with customers are keys to leveraging loyalty, advocacy, and brand-bonding behavior. They market, and create experiences, within the branded vision.

Customer Experience 391

Customer Experience Customer centricity B2C Airlines 391

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

All the little parts along the way in your experience are what make a Customer experience Customer-Centric. Putting the Customer first in everything you do applies to every part of your organization, from the way you greet them to the way you bill them. Why Systems Matter to Your Customers.

Customer Experience 300

Customer Experience Customer centricity Scripts Customer emotions 300

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.”.

Customer Experience 409

Customer Experience Employee engagement Consulting Consulting 409

ijgolding

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As I continue to develop my Customer Experience Specialism around the globe, a number of questions are continually raised by the people I meet. What is fascinating about the questions I am asked, is that more often than not, most organisations have started their journey to becoming Customer Centric.

Customer centricity 105

Customer centricity Customer Experience Construction Chief Customer Officer 105

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2015

In building relationships with customers, and value for them, my long-time observation is that most organizations tend to progress through several stages of performance as they are becoming truly customer-centric: a) customer awareness, b) customer sensitivity, c) customer focus, and d) customer obsession.

Customer centricity 279

Customer centricity Complaint resolution Banking Enterprise 279

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

For many years, there has been a debate whether you could assign a dollar amount to determine the return on investment for any Customer Experience improvements. Keeping Customers results in a high increase in value. Focusing on customer retention with a better Customer Experience will benefit your bottom-line expenses.

Customer Experience 411

Customer Experience Customer retention Upselling Banking 411

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Using smells in your Customer Experience is olfactory marketing, and it works. Put it in a location that gives your customers the opportunity to see all the other inventory you have that they need to see, even if you only sell online. Use this information to create a great experience for your customers and your bottom line.

Customer Experience 370

Customer Experience Real estate Customer emotions Customer centricity 370

ClearAction

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Customer Centric Decisions Lynn Hunsaker. Do you have a customer-focus creed? In the conference room of a company I visited recently a poster served as a clear reminder for customer centric decision-making. Reminder badge cards or posters such as this are great for building a customer centric culture.

Customer centricity 54

Customer centricity Customer retention Consulting Consulting 54

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

To create a great experience you have to define which areas that Customers most value and exceed these aspects of the Customer Experience. Defining these areas implies knowing what the Customer’s Expectations are. Most organizations know what their Customer rational expectations are.

Customer centricity 419

Customer centricity Customer emotions Consulting Consulting 419

ClearAction

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Customer Centric Culture Lynn Hunsaker. What Does it Mean to be Customer-centric? To have the customer’s best interests as the focus of your attention — not to be pre-occupied in your own interests at the customer’s expense. There’s a myth that talking often to your customers (sales, service, surveys, etc.)

Customer centricity 63

Customer centricity Finance Engineering Customer retention 63

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

I was a keynote speaker there for a Customer Experience conference. There is a lot of Customer Experience activity happening there. Rami Sweis, the CEO of GolfCX invited me to speak at the conference. He said Customer Experience challenges are new to most organizations there.

Customer centricity 385

Customer centricity Transportation Consulting Consulting 385

ChurnZero

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the most effective ways to run a subscription-based business is through a customer-centric strategy. You might be wondering, what is customer centricity ? Or what is customer-centric service ? What is Customer Centricity? Why Is Customer Centricity Important to Your Business?

Customer centricity 52

Customer centricity Sales SaaS Accountability 52

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Before I explain what I mean by that and how it has to do with Customer Experience, however, let me first tell you where I was born. How is this applicable to Customer Experience? Well, Loss Aversion is applicable to Customer Experience as well. I won’t even get into why they Scottish chose not to go.

Customer Experience 351

Customer Experience Banking Customer emotions Employee engagement 351

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 12, 2015

In other words, emotions are driving these importance and performance ratings; and their impact on customer experience perception needs to be understood. Kahneman’s book, Thinking Fast and Slow , has been especially important for researchers as they endeavor to understand how human behavior impacts customer decision-making.

Customer Experience 305

Customer Experience Customer emotions Customer centricity Analytics 305

Anexa BPO

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Mexico City, Mexico – February 18, 2021 – Anexa BPO was named a Finalist today in the Best User Experience (UX) and Digital Strategy/Transformation categories in the 2021 Customer Centricity World Series Awards. The winners will be revealed during the virtual conference and awards ceremony happening on May 18 & 19, 2021.

Customer centricity 52

Customer centricity Government outsourcing Technology 52

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

This list is an homage to the business leaders and influencers pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation in customer experience and customer service. In addition, he is also a best-selling author, Forbes contributor, blogger & podcaster, and frequent conference speaker.

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Customer centricity Contact Center Consulting 207

ChurnZero

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the most effective ways to run a subscription-based business is through a customer-centric strategy. You might be wondering, what is customer centricity ? Or what is customer-centric service ? What is Customer Centricity? Why Is Customer Centricity Important to Your Business?

Customer centricity 52

Customer centricity Sales SaaS Accountability 52

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. As the third in our series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer centricity, let’s look at: Customer Strategy.

Customer centricity 409

Customer centricity Customer emotions Employee engagement Customer retention 409

Education Services Group

JULY 5, 2022

I was lucky enough to attend The Customer Conference Europe 2022 in London, and after taking in what was a very full two days of information, thoughts, opinions, and interaction, I’ve untangled all that I experienced and observed to come away with five key points that really resonated: 1. Customer Success is not one-size-fits-all.

SaaS 52

SaaS Customer centricity Best practices Upselling 52

ClearAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Customer Centric Service Design Lynn Hunsaker. Imagine the power of pictorially summarizing your customer survey results so that stakeholders can understand possible customer experience improvements within 10 minutes! Originally published on CustomerThink and MyCustomer.

Customer centricity 54

Customer centricity Feedback Surveys Accountability 54

Contact Center Pipeline

JUNE 9, 2015

Greetings from Engage 2015, The Verint Systems Global Customer Conference, in Las Vegas (June 8th-11th)! The event got off to a great start Monday evening with an opening session that highlighted the rapid evolution of customer-centric strategy from managing the customer experience to customer engagement optimization.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Customer centricity Management Call Center 100

ShepHyken

JANUARY 30, 2023

For example, they compare the convenience of online e-commerce companies with their healthcare provider and expect the same quality of experience. According to the State of Experience & Service Report, here are the most important customer-centric objectives for 2023: Analyzing and using customer feedback.

Healthcare 156

Healthcare Customer centricity Best practices Customer Service 156

CX Accelerator

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Collaboration with Ben Motteram and Nate Brown To transform an organization into one that is more customer centric is a complex task that requires many different skills. Customer experience is multi-disciplinary. CUSTOMER INSIGHTS/MEASUREMENT/ANALYTICS Understanding your customers is at the heart of customer experience.

Journey mapping 307

Journey mapping Analytics Customer centricity Government 307

ijgolding

DECEMBER 3, 2014

During these conversations, it has become abundantly clear that those who know a lot about Legal and Accounting firms are concerned that they are amongst the most ‘un-customer centric’ organisations on the planet. These industries are often populated by businesses who THINK they are already customer focussed. They are not alone.

Customer centricity 90

Customer centricity Customer Experience Customer retention Sales 90

Customer Service Life

JUNE 26, 2017

I had a fantastic time at the 2017 Contact Center Expo and Conference in Orlando, Florida. I’ve attended a few of these conferences and this year’s lineup of keynote speakers was among the best. And this doesn’t have to be a home run on every call, but instead an experience that’s consistently above average every time.

Contact Center 68

Contact Center Journey mapping Entertainment Chatbots 68

ShepHyken

MARCH 18, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 1 0 Tips to Build a Customer Centric Work Culture by Vandita Grover. My Comment: Consistent accolades about a company’s customer service and experience don’t happen by accident.

Customer Service 216

Customer Service Customer centricity Feedback Surveys 216

ChurnZero

MARCH 3, 2020

Top 10 Must Attend Conferences in 2020 for Customer Success Professionals. I’m not talking about a vacation (although those days off are also oh so very important) but I’m talking about, stepping out of the office for a day or two to attend a conference. SaaStock North America Date: June 22-24, 2020 Location: San Francisco.

SaaS 72

SaaS Chief Customer Officer Best practices B2B 72

Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

Customer experience (CX) is the relationship of a customer with a business at all touchpoints during the period of the customer journey. It is widely said that customer experience is the next battleground for organizations. Adam is a globally recognized expert on customer experience.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Consulting Consulting 130

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 5, 2015

There have been many great stories in the past couple of months about airlines doing what was right by their Customers. We can all learn a little about Customer centricity when we look at these examples from three major carriers in the US. Southwest Attacks Its Late Problem Head-on with Its Customers.

Airlines 330

Airlines Transportation Customer centricity Employee engagement 330

Help Scout

JUNE 17, 2021

We’ve all read those great customer experience stories that make us feel awed and admiring, but some of those stand-out examples can be misleading. To wow your customers and drive loyalty, you need to represent both stability and those moments of amazement.

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Airlines Banking Customer centricity 120

Taylor Reach Group

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Recently Colin Taylor, our CEO, and John Cockerill, President, had the pleasure of speaking at the 15th Annual SCORE Conference. Senior executives from a variety of industries attended the conference clearly, deeply invested in Customer Experience. John Cockerill – To Manage or Not to Manage the Customer Experience.

Customer centricity 0

Customer centricity Contact Center Enterprise Customer Experience 0

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

It is essential that you connect your Customer Experience to these ads, and sustain this emotional experience for Customers. Sainsbury’s Christmas ad is an excellent example of using emotions to create a connection and brand promise with Customers, an essential first step to an excellent Customer Experience.

Customer emotions 313

Customer emotions Customer centricity Consulting Consulting 313

ijgolding

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Every now and then I am told something about Customer Experience; or I hear someone speaking; or I read an article; and I get goose pimples all over! A colleague of mine told me that I had to see a YouTube clip of him describing his perspective of Leadership – using his naval experience as the context.

Customer centricity 85

Customer centricity Entertainment Enterprise Customer Experience 85

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 12, 2015

In my SlideShare presentation, “ Customer Are Irrational, Stop Fighting it ,” I define the customer experience as: A Customer Experience is an interaction between and organization and a customer as perceived through a Customer’s conscious and subconscious mind. Please click here to learn more.

Customer emotions 417

Customer emotions Journey mapping Customer centricity Customer retention 417