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! 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. So in a sense, this book has been over 4 years in the making!

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Social Media Customer Centricity Case Study Loyalty 198

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That means that companies must seek to understand, and leverage, the impact employees have on customer behavior. Further, and equally important, they must focus on optimizing the employee experience. It is often stated (especially by corporate CEOs) that the greatest asset of a company is its employees.

Company 397

Company B2C Employee Experience Culture 397

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As a business leader, do you think about how your approach to hiring impacts your organization and customer experience? In my most recent Daily Dose vlog , I talk about how the employee experience affects your customers. How do you hold yourself accountable when managing culture and employee experience?

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Employee Experience ROI Chief Customer Officer Culture 175

Kristina Evey

JULY 25, 2019

On the second episode of this podcast, we discussed Culture and how it relates to the Customer Experience. Culture is … Read More Episode 59 – The CX Benefits of a Culture Book. The post Episode 59 – The CX Benefits of a Culture Book appeared first on Kristina Evey.

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Culture Customer Experience Employee Experience Customers 120

InMoment XI

AUGUST 17, 2023

They are crucial for creating and maintaining a positive customer experience, ultimately leading to customer satisfaction, loyalty, and business success. Provide opportunities for growth and development, and ensure that employees have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Book your meeting today

Net Promoter Score 370

Net Promoter Score Self Service Effort Score NPS 370

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 29, 2020

You can have a great philosophy, deliberate strategy, and cunning tactics to inspire customer-driven growth, but if you don’t change your culture, they won’t work. Changing the culture within your organization is vital if you want to deliver a Customer Experience that fosters customer loyalty and retention.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 11, 2020

Every company wants to have good employees. More importantly, they also want the right employees. The smartest person in the world may not end up being a good cultural fit for a company. This explained the company culture and expectations of Disney employees, also known as cast members. There’s a difference.

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Employee Experience Culture Video Customer Service Training 139

ECXO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The European Customer Experience Organization (ECXO) is Proud to Present Karen Jaw-Madson – Innovator in ‘Culture Your Corporate Culture’ speaking about Connecting Culture, CX and EX for Impact When? Design of Work Experience , Author, Coach, and Educator. Karen is the principal of Co.-Design

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Culture Connections Contact Center Leadership 156

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. In the end, everything is connected.

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B2B Customer Experience Roadmap Net Promoter Score 295

CX Journey

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I still love to hold and read physical books (as opposed to audible, Kindle, etc.). I don't know how many books I added to my library this year, but it was a lot. I read the first two books on cross-country travel last week, with time to spare for chatting with my seatmates. (In Image courtesy of Pixabay What's in your library?

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Leadership Guidelines Travel Culture 151

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

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 16, 2020

A customer-centric culture is the “make or break” component of any customer experience initiative. We discussed all kinds of ways to begin working toward an enhanced culture, or (if you’re lucky enough to have the beginnings of it in your organization already) how to accelerate the positive momentum you’ve already garnered.

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Customer Centricity Culture Handbook Groups 182

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 16, 2020

A customer-centric culture is the “make or break” component of any customer experience initiative. We discussed all kinds of ways to begin working toward an enhanced culture, or (if you’re lucky enough to have the beginnings of it in your organization already) how to accelerate the positive momentum you’ve already garnered.

Customer Centricity 182

Customer Centricity Culture Handbook Groups 182

Customer Bliss

AUGUST 30, 2021

They need a blend of high tech to enable high touch, as I discussed with a recent guest on my livestream , Deborah Westphal, author of a book on this subject entitled Convergence. Yes, you can book your ticket online, but it’s the gate agent’s concern in making your connection that shows if she’s been honored—so she can honor you.

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Case Study Hotels Travel Company 310

Russel Lolacher

JUNE 15, 2021

What if we cared about our employees as much (or more) as we do about our customers? For inspiring employee experience ideas, a great place to look is what you’re probably already doing for the customer experience. But what about serving employees? Employee engagement hovers around 9,000. " Really?

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Employee Experience Customer Experience Customer Service Customer Journeys 128

Customer Bliss

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As we head further into 2022, it’s apparent that companies are picking up steam and looking ahead to the future of their experience practices (customer experience, employee experience, and beyond). He explains that it’s about caring what needs to be done today in order to keep a customer or employee.

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Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Leadership Course 286

ECXO

JUNE 11, 2023

Customer Experience = Seeing + Being + Doing Customer Centricity is the umbrella for concepts like Customer Experience, Customer Intimacy, Customer Advocacy, Customer Loyalty, etc. Since then, customer experience has become ‘institutionalized’ as a key domain to generate sustainable competitive advantage. But I was wrong.

Customer Experience 366

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Competitive Advantage Government 366

CloudCherry

MARCH 8, 2019

Jeanne has over 20 years of experience into ‘Customer Experience’ as she learned early on from her father. Jeanne is the author of the famous book, “Chief Customer Officer” (Jossey-Bass, 2006). The book was the first and one of its kind, at the time, to address the role of a customer leadership executive. Erica Sosna.

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Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Professionals Consulting Employee Experience 285

ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

‘On Purpose’ wonderfully, informatively and encouragingly, brings to life the importance of a brand recognising the importance of having ‘an authentic and credible sense of purpose’ It explores why this matters to consumers and employees alike – we all need to have an emotional connection with the purpose of a brand.

Brands 120

Brands Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Airlines 120

CX Journey

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Image courtesy of Pixabay In business, your culture is the soul of the organization. Translate that to your company, and it becomes a good proxy definition for culture. The culture embodies the soul of the organization. As I mentioned in a previous post , we know that Culture = Values + Behavior.

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Culture Competitive Advantage Banking Employee Experience 125

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Bezos recognized that the idea was good and put them to work on it—even though it came from a lower-level employee that hadn’t worked there long. Amazon has a culture that fosters employee engagement that makes any level of employee feel that their ideas matter and will be heard. Blogs Employee Experience'

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Banking Culture Employee Engagement CEM 138

CX Journey

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In response to my recent post, A Culture of Distrust , Richard Fagerlin reached out to me about his book Trustology : The Art and Science of Leading High-Trust Teams. The book is about employee engagement through trust relationships, or in a nutshell, building a culture of trust. Ernest Hemingway.

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Effort Score Employee Engagement Guidelines Culture 194

ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2025

Since writing that book, a number of other books on convenience have been published. The Secret to eBay’s Phenomenal Customer Experience with Derek Allgood : I had the pleasure of interviewing Allgood, eBays VP of global CX. A Company Culture of Good with Chad Jensen : What is TCC? Avrins is one of the best.

Retail 80

Retail Video Customer Confidence Culture 80

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

ECXO

MAY 16, 2024

Leaders play a central role in clarifying this relationship and demonstrating how everyone contributes to the whole, inspiring employees to actively improve the customer experience, resulting in a more customer-centered organizational culture. This focus creates a customer-centric culture within the organization.

Customer Centricity 207

Customer Centricity Leadership Customer Journeys Touchpoint 207

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 15, 2019

Defining and managing your customer service culture is a significant issue for many organizations. Today we share some important considerations for establishing your customer service culture as well as the best practices of the leading customer service organizations. After all, Suttle says, your culture is not just words on a page.

Culture 114

Culture Customer Service Leadership Airlines 114

Kerry Bodine

JANUARY 18, 2021

There’s even a verb associated with this process — as in, “Would you consider blurbing our book?”. I was super excited (and nervous) to hop on the phone with him and to hear his thoughts on this book that I’d spent countless hours working on during the preceding months. And I can still remember the call like it was yesterday. “I

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Comparison Culture Groups Customers 227

Aveus

AUGUST 22, 2017

Which comes first, customer or employee experience? Both promise greater employee engagement and enhanced financial performance. In fact, Gallup has found that fully 70% of employees do not feel engaged at work while Satmetrix reports that industry Net Promoter Scores have not improved in the last five years.

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Culture Net Promoter Score Employee Experience Effort Score 100

InMoment XI

AUGUST 2, 2023

In our latest report, State of Customer Experience: 2023 UK Consumer Study in partnership with NPSx by Bain & Company, we uncovered the differences between industries and brands and how each brand represents certain values. Book your meeting today We look forward to discussing how we can support your growth and success.

NPS 195

NPS Customer Centricity Automotive Culture 195

CX Journey

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Specifically: Early in the book, he states: " Changing the way people think about things, influencing them and seeing what comes out of it gives me great joy." It's a challenge that customer experience professionals face as they attempt to get executive commitment, transform the organization's culture, and more. Tony Hsieh.

Culture 169

Culture Banking Metrics Employee Engagement 169

Customer Bliss

MAY 23, 2018

“ I really, truly pride myself in surrounding myself with a team of super talented people and letting them shine and be their best selves,” says Carolyne Matseshe-Crawford , Head of Fan Experience at Fanatics. Carolyne has spent her career leading work in the customer service and experience industry. Be Authentic and Inspire Your Team.

Sports 197

Sports Customer Experience Travel B2C 197

ShepHyken

JULY 5, 2021

Workers Say Employee Experience Directly Impacts Customer Service, According to New Eagle Hill Consulting National Employee Survey by PRNewswire. MarTech Series) A new national employee survey from Eagle Hill Consulting finds that 64 percent of U.S. Top 10 Must-Read Customer Experience Books by Sofia Ohlson.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Hotels Infographics 155

ijgolding

JANUARY 28, 2018

Yet to have the ability to achieve that goal, is it necessary to put your employee one notch above the customer? Whilst it is common to find businesses implementing frameworks to manage the customer experience, we do not often see the same principle being applied for the employee experience. Step 2 – Infuse Brand DNA.

Employee Engagement 196

Employee Engagement Engagement Customer Centricity Culture 196

CloudCherry

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

After all, he wrote the book. (No No really, that’s the title of one of his books.) – Bob Roark is an Executive Solution Strategist for Cherwell , top 12 Finalist in CloudCherry’s 2019-2020 CX Championship, best-selling author and speaker, and our esteemed guest this week.

Customer Centricity 195

Customer Centricity Leadership Culture Industry 195

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. If you have the belief, however, that articulating and designing a deliberate experience makes you a better organization you can overcome these challenges that are created by transformational change to your culture.

Net Promoter Score 163

Net Promoter Score Strategy Customer Centricity CEM 163

CX Journey

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay What is a Culture Committee? Without a doubt, they are an important part of the customer experience transformation governance structure and transformation success. Another team that's important to your transformation is a Culture Committee. But culture doesn't just happen, either.

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Culture Meeting Exercises Groups 86

Customer Bliss

AUGUST 17, 2017

I don’t want to discuss my next book too much, as we’re currently doing some planning and development work around it, but — as you would probably guess — the theme is customer experience. Instead, these rules instill fear of stepping out-of-bounds. That stifles the willingness to treat people as people. .”

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Airlines Culture Innovation Interaction 191