Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Customer Experience as an industry is at a crossroads. In our recent podcast, we had a guest Bob Thompson, CEO of Customer Think Corp., an independent research and publishing firm focused on customer-centric business management and the founder and editor-in-chief of CustomerThink.com. Rightly so, to be honest.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If I asked 10 people who they thought could be planet Earth’s most customer-centric company, I bet a majority would have the same answer. For now, you can guess. Cindy, from my office, had a customer service issue. I’ll share that company’s name at the end of this article. If you said Amazon, you’re absolutely right!

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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.

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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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Contact Center Pipeline

APRIL 14, 2021

The definition of a “truly customer-centric” organization is one that has mastered the ability to intentionally design and consistently deliver the ideal customer experience across all products, channels and brands.

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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.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 29, 2024

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more:    What are the challenges in creating a more customer-centric culture? How can leaders support employees in executing customer-centric initiatives?

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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. Rather than this be a rant let’s look at the key issues with Telecom’s Customer Experience?

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

What happens when you get three Customer Experience Pioneers together to discuss the past, present, and future of Customer Experience? This episode of The Intuitive Customer, for starters. Joe Pine is the author of the book that started it all, The Experience Economy. Key Takeaways.

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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.

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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

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

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.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 9, 2020

She writes about changes in the customer experience for grocery shoppers during the COVID-19 pandemic. And how can grocery retailers craft a customer experience that fits the new normal? What does that mean for the customers? Getting a seamless shopping experience, of course. What do consumers want now?

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 4, 2020

She writes about preparing a productive and successful customer experience strategy and why it’s important to have one. This summer, The Petrova Experience conducted a Customer Experience Preparedness Survey. One of our questions assessed brand maturity in terms of customer experience strategy.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 2, 2024

This means they no longer compare you to your direct competitors but to their best experiences with their favorite companies. Employee experience is as important as customer experience. How employees feel in your company directly affects the experience they provide your customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Many companies seeking to improve their Customer Experience (CX) understand the importance of putting the customer at the center of everything they do. Those that have excellent experiences, the kind that makes their brand name a household one, demonstrate actual customer-centricity in their CX. Measurement.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Customers want their concerns resolved swiftly, without having to wait in line or being handed from one executive to another. . A good customer experience (CX) begins with a 24-hours seamless website user experience, followed by top-notch customer care, and concludes with the receiving of the product/service purchased from you. .

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ShepHyken

JULY 26, 2019

This week we feature an article by Charles Richard who shares an article about how important it is for software development companies to have a successful customer experience strategy. We all crave for “more”- entrepreneurs expect more from their employees whereas your coworkers as well customers may expect more from you.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I recently participated in a Customer Experience Day webinar with two other leaders in our field, Joe Pine and Lou Carbone. I learned a few things that I would love to share with you, and discussed on my most recent podcast , regarding where we are now with Customer Experience and, perhaps more importantly, where we are heading.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This answer became my second book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , which explores how the culture of a company reflects how customer-centric the organization is. We shared some examples of some of the indicators of whether a company is customer-centric or not customer-centric on a recent podcast.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Interviews for CX: How to Conduct Interviews & How They Can Make a Difference by Jeannie Walters. Experience Investigators) Customer interviews can highlight issues in emotional ways.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The Customer Experiences I have in the UK are not as good as I have in the USA, now there is evidence to back this up. Per the 8th annual “ Customer Experience Excellence Study” published by KPMG Nunwood, shows that Customer Experience in the UK is lagging. Secondly, the UK are not as customer-centric as U.S

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

I have led hundreds of successful Customer Experience (CX) program successes. Organizations fail to improve their CX when they lack customer-centricity. Customer-centricity requires you to put the Customer at the center of everything you do. Where does your experience stop? Why or why not?

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Customer experience, or CX, is a fundamental component that determines the success of a business. Companies thriving today recognize that finding ways to improve customer experience is not just an option but a strategic necessity for 2025, with all the opportunities and challenges that it entails, and beyond.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 6, 2022

The pandemic exposed two significant insights about the state of customer service: A poor customer experience coupled with pandemic-fueled emotions can push customers to the brink of tears; and Customers don’t have much faith in conventional self-service options.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In order to win the heart and the business of customers, it is advisable to take these evolutions into account. In my new book, The Offer You Can’t Refuse , I have developed a customer experience model that can help you to create a future proof approach. His core expertise is the future of customer-centricity.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 25, 2024

Since my request, we were lucky enough to have a new one from Justin Stafford ( justin@customersmarts.co ), founder of Customer Smarts , based in Sydney, Australia, and podcast host of “Customer Smart.” Justin shared how sports can teach us a lot about how to improve your Customer Experience.

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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. He explained on a recent podcast the reason improving Customer Experience is such a hot trend in the Middle East has been the liberalization of markets there.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 7, 2020

Identify the culture of your organization now and improve your customer-centricity. My book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , delves into the idea of customer-centricity with the Naïve to Natural Model. Ensure the senior team understands why customer-centricity is crucial to your success.

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