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The Secret of Measuring Customer Emotions

Beyond Philosophy

Human feelings influence our actions and drive customer behavior. Therefore, you must design a Customer Experience that makes your customers feel a way that drives value for your organization. However, too many organizations do not get specific enough about customer emotions.

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5 Rules for Managing Your Customer Experience in Business-to-Business

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They both involve buying decisions and loyalty—and emotions. 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.

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Is Outsourcing Your Customer Experience Really A Good Idea or Just Wrong?

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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. BMW employees are part of the whole experience.

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The Surprising Secret to Sales Growth

Beyond Philosophy

But according to a recent article by global management consulting firm McKinsey&Company, (D) may actually be a better answer. Customers aren’t as loyal as you think they are. As a customer experience consultant, I of course have some ideas about how companies can more effectively become part of buyers’ initial consideration phase.

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Want More Sales? Give All Your Money Away!

Beyond Philosophy

This year, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia announced that it would give 100 percent of its Black Friday retail and online sales to grassroots environmental organizations. In a subsequent blog post , company CEO Rose Marcario reported that Patagonia had expected Black Friday sales to reach $2 million. Sales soared in 2012.

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5 Reasons Your KPIs Are Hurting Your Customer Experience

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Too many organizations are still not rewarding Customer Experience improvement because they don’t measure it. Despite understanding, many organizations still reward on operationally focused Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like sales and productivity. 5 Reasons Your Current KPIs Are Hurting Your Customer Experience.

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Talking Trash: How Damaged Goods Kill Sales

Beyond Philosophy

I was thinking about this research in the context of our behavioral journey mapping , where we identify customer touchpoints and assess customers’ emotional reactions at each one. In our work with clients, we have found that customers make value judgments similar to those identified by the recycling researchers.

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