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Carolyn McCall, CEO, Easyjet – An Example of a Courageous Customer Focused Leader

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However, I am a huge believer in the need to share experiences – both positive and negative – so that other customers may benefit from the knowledge gained from either the exceptional or disastrous experiences I have. What Carolyn McCall demonstrated to me is that she is a customer focused leader with a huge amount of courage.

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What a Customer First Strategy Is (And what it’s not!)

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Everyone is talking about customer first strategies and why they are important. He spoke about the differences between customer focus and customer centricity and the often times confusion between the two terms. That is why I tend to speak about customer first rather than customer centricity these days.

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Being the Bearer of Bad News

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The letter goes on to explain that they haven’t raised prices since 2012 and they want to continue to deliver the quality their members expect. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. It’s a bummer. We don’t want to do it. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Customer Experience in the Gulf Region – A Story of Continuous Improvement!

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From the first time I arrived in Abu Dhabi in 2012, to the my most recent trip to Dubai last week, it has always been clear that the region has a strong desire to satisfy – and often wow – the customer. As a customer, there is so much to be impressed by – whether you be in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar or Saudi Arabia.

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Amazing Business Radio: Diana Oreck

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First Up: In Shep Hyken’s opening comments he relates an experience from the customer service workshops his company conducts for client companies. In these workshops, attendees are asked, “What is a quality that all customer-focused employees possess?” What are the qualities of a customer-focused employee?

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How to Optimize Reputational Risk Management in Banks

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Negative reputation, meanwhile, can drive away potential clients and increase customer churn. In 2012, Edelman Insights found that financial services and banking was the industry consumers trusted the least — even less than they did the media sector. Become more customer-focused.

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So You Want to Deliver Outstanding Customer Experiences… | Driven to Delight

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Since so many leaders see “customer experience” enhancement as critical to business success, it logically follows that customers must be delighted by all the extra effort companies are putting behind their high-priority customer-focused initiatives, right? Well, not exactly. Actually, not at all.