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Is The Way We Are Going About Customer Acquisition and Retention Dead Wrong?

Maz Iqbal

If insanity is doing the same stuff over and over and expecting a different result then it occurs to me that many of us who are working on the Customer stuff can be labelled insane. Relationships do not reside in CRM databases. Communication is more than bombarding customers with sales messages across any number of channels.

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Customer Experience: Summing Up 2014

Maz Iqbal

Incidentally, the lack of consideration of the end users experience based needs is the reason that most CRM systems fail to be adequately adopted and thus fail to generate the promised benefits. Summing Up The State of Customer Experience As At 2014.

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Dialogue on CRM, Customer Experience, and Customer-Centricity

Maz Iqbal

On CX – voice of the customer, journey mapping etc. In the name of customer-centricity – whatever that means. Colleague: Which big company, as in the kind of company … Continue reading "Dialogue on CRM, Customer Experience, and Customer-Centricity". Yet, there is little to show for it.

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Customer / Leadership: What Is The Access To Cultivating Greatness?

Maz Iqbal

Or the customer journey mapping? What about your investments in CRM systems and other technologies (e.g. IVR) have they taken you to the heights of sales effectiveness and/or customer service delight? Let’s not forget the VoC feedback- has that unlocked the door to customer loyalty riches?

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Erich Fromm On The Central Challenge Of Cultivating Meaningful Relationships With Customers

Maz Iqbal

What Is The Central Challenge Of Building Meaningful & Profitable Relationships With Customers? Is it about coming up with new products and services that attract customers like bright lights attract moths at night-time? Is this challenge about opening up 24/7 access to your business through any and all channels?

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What Does It Take To Shift To A Human-to-Human Way Of Doing Business?

Maz Iqbal

Filed under: CRM , Culture , Customer Experience , Customer Philosophy , Leadership / Change / Transformation , Uncategorized Tagged: CRM , customer experience , customer service , human to human , quality , strategy. I wish you well and look forward to being in communication after the holiday.