ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Culture is one of the most important parts of customer service and customer experience. I’ve written numerous articles about this and have included a chapter on this topic in my latest book, I’ll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again , which by the way, is finally out.

Culture 109

Culture Customer Centricity Sports Customer Service Training 109

ECXO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Embrace change to foster a culture of innovation, adaptability, and customer-focused solutions. Discover the shift from a product-centric approach to a customer-centric mindset – a transformation that requires attention, resilience, and revolutionizing how we understand and serve customers.

Customer Experience 212

Customer Experience Data Customer Centricity Culture 212

DCX

JULY 30, 2024

Think about it: What could you achieve if your whole team caught your customer-centric fire? Your customers are counting on you. A CX Leader's Guide to Organizational Buy-In As a CX leader, you know that customer centricity is the cornerstone of business success in today's market. Don't let your passion fizzle out.

Customer Centricity 52

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Case Study Customer Satisfaction 52

Blake Morgan

MAY 17, 2023

Delivering an amazing customer experience starts at the top with customer-focused leadership. Companies winning in customer experience are led by people obsessed with the customer experience and putting customers first in everything they do. There is incredible power in customer-focused leadership.

Customer Focused 59

Customer Focused Leadership Effort Score Customer Centricity 59

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

AUGUST 20, 2024

The CEO gets on stage and announces a new mantra: We love customers! Leaders occasionally echo these messages and remind their team to be customer-centric. After a while, it’s easy for Sam to think a culture focused on customer experience was an aspirational idea at best.

How To 282

How To Customer Journeys Training Customer Centricity 282

Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

Did the comparison site or airline double book me? I got my answer in the end (and my refund), but it wasn’t an ideal way to spend the first hour of my Sunday morning or my first customer service transaction this year that stressed out. Becoming customer-centric will be the goal of most businesses this year.

Customer Centricity 208

Customer Centricity Self Service Trends Customer Experience 208

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2022

One of those amazing people is releasing her 2nd book. Annette Franz , and that new book is Built to Win: Designing a Customer-Centric Culture that Drives Value for Your Business. How do you define a customer-centric organization? . And it’s a culture that is deliberately designed to be this way.

Customer Centricity 59

Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Culture Leadership 59

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 12, 2018

That leader had an epiphany about customer-centric culture. If we focus on customers, we will be a better organization. And a few months later, people are rolling their eyes when a colleague says “remember how we’re supposed to be focused on the customer?” Or maybe he was the CEO.

Customer Centricity 137

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Culture Training 137

ECXO

MARCH 21, 2023

Journey Map Your way to Customer Experience Maturity in Just 8 Steps + 12 with CX and EX Customer experience culture is a set of values, beliefs, and behaviors that a company adopts in order to create a customer-centric culture. Based on the company ‘’mindset’’ and approach.

B2B 295

B2B Customer Experience Roadmap Culture 295

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

Return on Investment 266

Return on Investment Customer Centricity Culture Ecommerce 266

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

In addition, Jim has co-authored three books with his lifelong friend, mentor, and coach, Matt Rocco. Brian Cantor, Managing Director, Digital at Customer Management Practice. Brian is the Managing Director of Customer Management Practice Digital and founder, president, editor-in-chief at Headline Planet. Follow on LinkedIn.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 18, 2022

One of the traits of successful organizational culture is how that intangible but important aspect of culture – how we want all employees to see who we are and where we fit in the world – needs to be “pervasive,” according to research published in the Harvard Business Review. I tend to agree.

How To 378

How To Customer Journeys Culture Training 378

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

Return on Investment 182

Return on Investment Customer Centricity Culture Ecommerce 182

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 11, 2014

One of the most influential factors on your Customer Experience is your company culture. Most companies might understand the concept, yet still engage in activities that influence company culture in a way that hurts the Customer Experience. The majority of a Senior Manager’s time is spent in meetings, not with Customers.

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Culture Customer Experience Customer Centricity Airlines 134

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 4, 2014

An organization’s process tells me a great deal about how Customer-centric they are. Is the process designed for the good of the Customer or was it designed for the good of the company? In my experience, the latter is more likely than the former, leaving most organizations with a process lacking a customer focus.

Customer Focused 153

Customer Focused Customer Journeys Customer Centricity Employee Engagement 153

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Do you allow Customers to use whatever channel they wish to communicate with you, or do you restrict them to one or two channels? The answer to this question can show how Customer centric your company is. This post is the fifth in a series of nine posts that uses our Naïve to Natural customer-centricity assessment.

Customer Centricity 129

Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Net Promoter Score Strategy 129

Horizon CX

MAY 19, 2023

An organizational transformation refers to a significant and intentional change in the structure, processes, culture, and strategic direction of an organization. Transforming an entire organization requires addressing multiple factors simultaneously, such as strategy, structure, processes, culture, and people.

Customer Centricity 130

Customer Centricity Leadership Culture Customer Experience Management 130

ProProfs Chat

JUNE 30, 2020

To help you understand this essence and develop better customer service strategies, we’ve curated a list of some of the best customer service books below. These books can help you: Work towards better leadership strategies. Create a positive customer-centric culture amidst the support team.

Customer Service 85

Customer Service Handbook Customer Satisfaction Loyalty 85

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

Customer Centricity 114

Customer Centricity CEM Employee Experience Culture 114

Customers Rock!

MAY 5, 2011

I am so excited to share the news with all of you that I have a book coming out in July! And it is thanks to you, my faithful Customers Rock! The book is called The Hidden Power of Your Customers: Four Keys to Growing Your Business Through Existing Customers , being published by John Wiley & Sons.

Social Media 198

Social Media Customer Centricity Case Study Loyalty 198

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

When I thought about how I recognized it, I found that organizations that did not commit to customers had some shared company culture cues that indicated where their focus was. The ideas behind this discovery later became my second book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience.

Company 142

Company Customer Centricity Exercises Consulting 142

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2018

A recent article on corporate customer-centricity by a prominent market research firm made the case for this type of culture as “the most effective way to meet customers’ changing needs.” The author had several suggestions for building customer-centricity. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D.,

Culture 83

Culture Company Customer Centricity Travel 83

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When I started Beyond Philosophy back in 2002, I could ascertain whether a company was customer-focused or not right away. When I thought about it, there were some common telltale cultural signs organizations share that indicate where their focus lies. Where does the customer get put on your agenda?

Net Promoter Score 171

Net Promoter Score Company Customer Centricity Airlines 171

Blake Morgan

JANUARY 20, 2022

These 30 top blogs cover a wide variety of CX-related topics, from creating a customer-centric culture to refining the contact center or delivering personalized experiences. He offers a European perspective on employee and customer engagement and customer focus and shares interviews with top CX leaders. .

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Case Study Customer Journeys Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity 96

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.

Net Promoter Score 163

Net Promoter Score Strategy Customer Centricity CEM 163

Heart of the Customer

MARCH 12, 2019

At Heart of the Customer, we’re pleased to introduce our forthcoming book on journey mapping best practices! Through insight from CX pros, extensive research, and real-world case studies, you can learn the best way to capture your customers’ experiences […]. The post Introducing “How Hard Is It to Be Your Customer?

Customer Journeys 68

Customer Journeys Customer Focused Case Study Study 68

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Those that have excellent experiences, the kind that makes their brand name a household one, demonstrate actual customer-centricity in their CX. In our global Customer Experience Consultancy, we developed a Customer Experience Assessment model called Naive to Natural to determine a company’s level of customer centricity.

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Company Customer Centricity Leadership Consulting 160

ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2022

Customer Understanding: Why Is It the Cornerstone of Customer-centricity? CX Journey) You can’t make any improvements, you can’t design an experience, you can’t transform anything, without customer understanding, without data and insights about your customers. by Annette Franz. (CX

Customer Service 70

Customer Service Customer Centricity Retail Customers 70

Zeisler Consulting

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

When it comes to the CCO functional responsibilities, they fall into three categories: the Voice of the Customer (VoC) program, Process Engineering (PE), and Customer-centric culture. All of this transactional work needs to be supported by a healthy Customer-centric culture within your organization.

Chief Customer Officer 93

Chief Customer Officer Leadership Customer Centricity Effort Score 93

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 60

Customer Centricity Omni-Channel Company Banking 60

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The main reason that an organization fails to improve their CX is because of their lack of Customer Centricity. The symptom is a poor experience; the cause is their lack of Customer centricity. So any change in CX must include and address the Customer centricity of the organization.

Customer Experience 154

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity CEM 154

Peter Lavers

JULY 6, 2016

This series of blogs is based on the early results of research undertaken by Peter Lavers on customer centricity. Participants are asked to tell us what, if anything, they are pulling their hair out over when it comes to customer centricity. This issue leads to finger pointing and blame culture. Public Sector.

Customer Centricity 40

Customer Centricity B2C B2B System 40

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

Social Media 92

Social Media Customer Centricity Culture Employee Experience 92

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 24, 2015

I had the pleasure of reading Jeanne Bliss’s new book, Chief Customer Officer 2.0 , and can’t wait to tell you why you should read it! Jeanne Bliss was one of the original Chief Customer Officers, and has held titles like that for companies including Land’s End and Allstate. Chief Customer Officer 2.0

Leadership 110

Leadership Chief Customer Officer Handbook Social Media 110

ClearAction

JULY 29, 2018

When the CEO of Air New Zealand made the mindset shift replacing We Fly Planes with We Fly People 1 , the whole company began to focus on empowering customer engagement. Linden said, “Anyone in a company can deliver greater value to customers by being customer-focused. Customers are never satisfied.

Customer Engagement 48

Customer Engagement Engagement Customer Centricity Culture 48

Peter Lavers

AUGUST 5, 2016

This series of blogs is based on the early results of research undertaken by Peter Lavers on customer centricity. Participants are asked to tell us what, if anything, they are pulling their hair out over when it comes to customer centricity. Disconnected Strategy. This tends to compound the problems discussed above!

Customer Centricity 40

Customer Centricity Tools CRM System 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 28, 2020

The brands who create a habit of putting the customer first, defining success for both the organization and the customer, and developing best practices and business discipline around execution are the ones who can truly be customer-centric. Customer Experience Strategy Depends on the Right Mindset, Vision and Plan.

Strategy 225

Strategy Customer Journeys Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 225