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.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

We also discussed how your Customer Experience plays into the mix to help you facilitate customer-driven growth. . Business Growth has always been at the heart of the Customer Experience movement. New Sales Growth: This area includes increases in sales, market share, or new customer acquisition.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 16, 2018

Today, I present six critical questions you need to ask when implementing Customer Experience theory in your Customer Experience reality. In that role, I had many bright consultants come in to share fabulous theories. The clever consultants did not have a satisfactory response!

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PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Picture this: your customer experience (CX) team has gone through your customers’ feedback, identified regular pain points in the customer journey, and found solutions to reduce friction and retain more customers. Chances are that the change in customer needs wasn’t actually sudden but a gradual shift.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Zhecho Dobrev, leading principal consultant at Beyond Philosophy and author of The Big Miss: How Organizations Overlook the Value of Emotions. He shares the value that customer emotions bring to a company. Where do customer relationships feature on those journey maps?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Field Tested Tips for Aligning Customer Service and Marketing by Ronnie Gomez (Sprout Social) If a business is an orchestra, then every department is its own instrument. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

By leveraging new technologies such as computer vision , virtual visits and self-service AI-driven solutions, companies have a huge opportunity to turn customers into brand advocates. This list is an homage to the business leaders and influencers pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation in customer experience.

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach.

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Return Customer

JULY 24, 2019

Did you know that research by Bain & Company found out that increasing customer retention rate by just 5% can increase profits by 25-95% ? If there’s one thing that always bears on the mind of businesses, it is this: What drives a customer to come back for more? Real-Time Customer Support. About the Author.

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Global Response

MARCH 18, 2022

How to improve the customer experience in your call center. When it comes to customer service, quality is the name of the game. Did you know that 70% of customers will spend more money with a company if they have a good customer experience? Understanding the data.

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aircall

JANUARY 30, 2017

Customer retention refers to how successfully a business manages to keep its paying customers. Customer retention means earning customers’ trust and repeated patronage. Why is customer retention so important? Customer retention and growth. Customer retention and churn.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This happens when executives and managers blame poor customer retention on marketing or an ill-trained sales staff. And it happens in everyday customer interactions. Emotional Signature is one of the building blocks of a customer-centric strategy that leads to better customer experiences and greater value for a company.

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

More effectively identifying and managing customer vulnerability isn’t just a benefit for consumers, companies that can successfully support vulnerable customers deliver better customer service and improve customer retention and loyalty. Adrian Travis is the Founder and President of Trindent Consulting.

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ClearAction

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Customer Centric Sales & Service Policies Lynn Hunsaker. For example, think of Zappos and LL Bean: for their customer-centric sales and service policies, they’ve earned widespread admiration among customers, as well as among executives across a variety of industries who’ve sought to learn from them.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 20, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Loyalty programs boost businesses’ ability to keep customers by Jill Young Miller. Louis) In business, simple loyalty programs can strongly increase customer retention, Washington University in St.

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JivoChat

AUGUST 18, 2021

Businesses that seek to improve customer experience (CX) are poised for success. This kind of customer-centric mentality can drive new business, boost customer retention rates, and create new benchmarks for goals. Customer experience comes into play along each step of the customer journey.

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TeleDirect

DECEMBER 14, 2023

How many customers experienced the level of service that transformed them into a client for life? To provide the best customer experience possible and to turn calls into leads into sales. Forrester Consulting found that companies focused on the customer experience grow revenue 1.7 What is our job?

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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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Horizon CX

APRIL 1, 2024

Organizational Growth Through CX Maturity Introduction In today’s competitive landscape, delivering exceptional customer experiences isn’t just a goal; it’s a necessity for sustained success. What is Customer Experience Maturity? However, despite these compelling statistics, the reality remains stark.

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Customers That Stick

JANUARY 15, 2015

We introduced our Faces of Customer Experience series in April 2014, and we’ve had the privilege of meeting and sharing the stories of a number of wonderful customer-facing professionals. Meet Sean Hawkins! – A customer experience and contact center manager with over 15 years of customer service experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The key is to attract high-value customers by identifying high-potential prospects and delivering what they want and need. Marketing consultant and author Robert Tucker has stated, “Companies are often so concerned about attracting new customers that they denigrate their unique value proposition to loyal customers.”

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

So what does this mean to my Customer Experience? In both of these examples of restaurants and casinos, there is great care and planning that goes into the experience for the guests. Finding these clues is essential to creating a Customer Experience that will surprise and delight your customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The hope was the Clean Diesel would boost sales in the U.S., which accounts for only about 6% of global sales for the brand. Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy , one of the world’s leading Customer experience consultancy & training organizations.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 30, 2016

When Customer Retention, my first book on customer behavior was published, now over 20 years ago, one of the strongest reactions voiced was my contention, and the proof offered, that satisfaction and retention were fundamentally different concepts, and that they required different measurement protocols.

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Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In simple words, customers rarely remain loyal to brands that compromise on their experiences. Read on to learn more about what it takes to improve customer experience and loyalty. There’s only one way to go about it – improve the customer’s experience and make sure they remain loyal to your brand.

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ClearAction

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Customer Care … CRM … Customer Experience — What’s the Difference? Customer Care … Customer Relationship Management … Customer Experience — what’s the difference? The purpose of any organization is to serve a customer need. In essence, customer experience is what makes the world go around!

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ClearAction

MAY 29, 2016

Customer Experience + Marketing: Pro’s & Con’s. What happens when the Chief Marketing Officer doubles as Chief Customer Experience Officer? How Executives Think of Customer Experience. Executives tend to think of customer experiences as something happening at the periphery of the company.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

My recent experiences with my cable company have been the complete opposite. This poor Customer Experience is one reason I now use Netflix more than my cable company. For those of you that don’t know, Net Promoter Score (NPS) represents the likelihood a Customer would recommend your product or service to other people (i.e.,

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Dialer 360

MARCH 22, 2023

In 2023, call centers are continuing to play a crucial role in customer service and support for all sizes of businesses. With the increasing importance of providing excellent customer experiences, call centers have become an essential component of many companies’ customer service strategies.

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ClearAction

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Customer Experience ROI Opportunities on B2B Touchpoints Lynn Hunsaker. Are you accelerating repurchases through your customer experience touch-points with industrial customers? 4 Steps to Customer Experience ROI. Capture customers’ informal post-purchase comments. Why wait to conduct a survey?

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Satrix Solutions

JUNE 11, 2018

Socializing customer sentiment across the organization and making it a regular part of the conversation is an important ingredient for any successful customer experience program. It can help Sales understand the value drivers that resonate most with customers and it can help Product Development prioritize roadmap initiatives.

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Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

Customer Care & Contact Center Influencers Mike Aoki Bio: Contact center expert and trainer for Agents (customer service, dealing with "irates," sales skills) and Managers (coaching, presentation skills). I tweet about customer focus, leadership, IT, and tech. Customer Service, Customer Experience, CRM Cloud.

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SmartKarrot

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Customer retention is very challenging for businesses especially in 2020. The unprecedented times and business environment have made it uncertain for business leaders on what steps to take to retain customers. So, retaining customers becomes necessary for any company to sustain itself in this economic turbulence.

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Real Blue Sky

MAY 31, 2023

The Key to Unveiling Hidden Opportunities and Improving the Customer Experience Have you ever wondered what it’s like for a customer to do business with your brand? Quite simply, customer journey mapping is the journey our customers take when trying to do business with us. But that’s not all!

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ShepHyken

JULY 13, 2018

This week we feature an article by Christa Heibel about how investing in a personalized customer experience can create life-long customers in the B2B space. – Shep Hyken. If you’ve been habituated to think that the customer experience (CX) is strictly for B2C (business serving customers) verticals, you’re not alone.

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Satrix Solutions

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Over the past few years, appreciation for B2B Customer Experience programs has grown stronger across board rooms thanks to business leaders who have successfully aligned their company’s marketing, sales, and customer success strategies around the needs and preferences of customers. Ensure you have “real” buy-in.

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ClientSuccess

APRIL 28, 2021

Faltorusso brings over a decade of experience in Customer Success leadership. As the VP of Customer Success, Kristi will oversee the entire post-sales customer journey and customer experience, including leading the customer success, consulting, and support teams. Contact: Mark Stoddard.

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