Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 14, 2014

How a customer feels about the company is an integral part of their loyalty to it. So to have trust, then your Customer Experience needs to include ways to build feelings of safety and acceptance to give customers the confidence in your organization that they need to form loyalty to you.

Net Promoter Score 102

Net Promoter Score Data CEM Customer Retention 102

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 10, 2016

I love serving customers and helping businesses create loyalty-building customer experiences. HOWEVER, service does not mean customers should be given the power to ABUSE those that serve them.

Leadership 100

Leadership Hotels Loyalty Customer Centricity 100

Michelli Experience

APRIL 11, 2017

I also suggested that from my vantage point the Net Promoter Score® (which is calculated using a single question about likelihood to recommend) has greater predictive value for customer loyalty (return business and future spend) than it does about advocacy (referrals). Don’t forget the WIIFM.

Customer Care 133

Customer Care Brands Net Promoter Score Social Media 133

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The circle of choice, or needing to have many choices available but not too many to create confusion and buyer’s remorse for their Customers, creates a paradox for many organizations in their Customer Experience design.

CEM 113

CEM Conference Customer Centricity Consumers 113

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In his 1943 paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation”, Abraham Maslow foreshadowed a key ingredient to modern customer experience design. In essence, once you are able to meet a customers’ basic or functional need…there are higher needs you can address to drive their loyalty with your brand.

Connections 100

Connections Social Media Video Customer Experience Design 100

Michelli Experience

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

It also involves a disciplined approach to seeking feedback and utilizes what you learn to further improve the experience – perceptions if you will – for those you serve. It is perceptions that drive employee retention, customer engagement, loyalty, and even brand advocacy!

Net Promoter Score 100

Net Promoter Score Effort Score NPS Financial 100

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In her Forbes.com article titled How Gratitude Advances Marketing and Business, Cheryl Conner notes that business leaders should: Go for gratitude first, and loyalty will follow. But two-thirds of marketers view loyalty programs as a way for consumers to demonstrate their loyalty to brands. Gratitude and Business.

Customer Experience 113

Customer Experience Loyalty Programs Loyalty Consulting 113

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Adolpho’s Lessons for Employee and Customer Engagement. So as not to postpone the connection between Adolpho Kamisky and the engagement of your team members and customers any further, I was moved by a statement made by Sarah Kamisky concerning the impact of the actions taken by her father and other members of the French resistance.

Customer Experience 173

Customer Experience Hotels Consulting Travel 173

Storyminers

JULY 29, 2016

In order to retain customers and create loyalty, you have to know what drives your particular customers. This means you have to listen to your customers, get to know them and use what engages each particular customer to build relationships and make them feel cared for. It’s all about the customer experience.

B2C 124

B2C Customer Retention Brands Strategy 124

Michelli Experience

MARCH 11, 2016

Two: Mobile Loyalty Programs Work. An astounding 90 percent of smartphone users enrolled in mobile loyalty clubs have found them beneficial. Modern consumers are actively agreeing upon loyalty program participation, and companies able to host such programs are experiencing immense growth.

Technology 100

Technology Company Marketing Loyalty Programs 100

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 22, 2018

Customer Experience Design Strategies. For me, my “go to” strategies for product development or experience innovation involve components from my “empathic design” toolkit. Do you have a “go to” song you sing when you are at a karaoke bar?

Culture 145

Culture Consulting Customer Experience Design Tools 145

Michelli Experience

APRIL 20, 2016

While marketers like to call attention to aspects of a brand that they want to cement as PODS in the minds of prospects and customers, experience designers like me and business leaders like you should be thinking about DELIVERING PODS – behaving in ways that are relevant, different and valued by your customers.

Customer Experience Design 100

Customer Experience Design Policies Brands Tips 100

Michelli Experience

JULY 13, 2016

Striving to deliver great customer experiences intuitively seems like smart business, doesn’t it? So should you invest money in programs designed to improve the engagement and loyalty of your customers? That line differentiates between sub-par performance and excellent customer experiences.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Effort Score Wireless Infographics 100

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

That’s the power of customer experience design resulting in a “signature moment” that enhanced the Dairy Queen Fan Experience. As I worked with Garbanzo’s first CEO Alon Mor and his team in the early days of their brand development, the focus was not on the product handoff but the arrival experience.

Brands 113

Brands Hotels Leadership Guest Experience 113

Kustomer

MARCH 23, 2022

Customer Loyalty and Personalization. To create loyal customers, you need more than just a good product. If you want to elevate the customer experience and create brand longevity , you must cultivate a relationship. . As you learn more about your customers, you can offer even more personalized experiences.

Brands 95

Brands Social Media Loyalty Omni-Channel 95

Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I’ve been doing customer experience design for a long, long time. In the old days, I would have read about some intriguing customer innovation and assumed that the attempted breakthrough was crafted on a firm foundation of customer listening and data analysis.

Airlines 100

Airlines Travel How To Customer Experience Design 100

Storyminers

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

According to the RIS 13th Annual Store Systems Study [2016], the top two store systems that can achieve these gains in customer experience and bottom-line gains are CRM/Loyalty and Mobile for Associates. Retailers must adapt how they work and think to accommodate new customer needs and the new capabilities technology brings.

Retail 124

Retail Omni-Channel Software Video 124

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 22, 2018

Customer Experience Design Strategies. For me, my “go to” strategies for product development or experience innovation involve components from my “empathetic design” toolkit. Do you have a “go to” song you sing when you are at a karaoke bar?

Culture 138

Culture Consulting Customer Experience Design Tools 138

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to Forrester Research, 93% of corporate leadership teams place customer experience improvement on their list of strategic priorities and 23% businesses have it in the number 1 position. So what did leaders at Mercedes-Benz do that might help you with your customer experience elevation?

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Customer Satisfaction Consulting Loyalty 100

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 5, 2017

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Infographics 235

Infographics Customer Experience Customers Consulting 235

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

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Infographics 223

Infographics Video Employee Engagement Customer Experience Design 223

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 4, 2017

Every time I develop a customized customer service training tool for a client of mine, I caution that the tool is a “guidebook” for customer service behavior and that no tool can fit every application. As such, a customer service toolkit is only as good as the judgment and skill of the person using it.

Customer Experience 223

Customer Experience Comparison Study Customer Service Training 223

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 27, 2016

One day, I was asking Horst about a client of mine that was struggling to engage customers. As I presented the challenge to Horst, I explained the efforts the company’s leaders had exerted to, “improve the quality of their customer experience so that most customers had less pain during interactions”.

Customer Experience 223

Customer Experience Hotels Leadership Customers 223

Michelli Experience

APRIL 19, 2017

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Airlines 214

Airlines Infographics Customers Customer Experience Design 214

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The product and service experiences that follow those promises either fall short, deliver on, or exceed the promises made as customers choose to engage your brand. In a world where many make distorted claims, people are inspired by experiences and stories of those who meet or exceed the expectations they create.

Advertising 214

Advertising Brands Examples Meeting 214

Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Online retailers like Amazon have made shopping easier (24-hours a day, purchasing from the comfort of our home, with no lines at checkout) but they make customers wait for delivery (typically relying on UPS). It will come as no surprise that consumers today demand effortless and expedited service!

Competitive Advantage 214

Competitive Advantage Ecommerce Retail Leadership 214

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 19, 2016

Most importantly, it is time to craft experiences that engage Millennials and earn their loyalty! It is time for older generations to stop judging them and instead start listening to their needs while celebrating their fabulous gifts and talents.

Consulting 100

Consulting Advertising Loyalty Engagement 100

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 12, 2016

This actually is a positive customer experience story AND it offers some important lessons for all of us seeking to drive customer loyalty. Before I get too far into my son’s story I have to offer a spoiler alert. Back to the story….

Travel 100

Travel Airlines Hospitality Consulting 100

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

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Infographics 203

Infographics Consulting Employee Engagement Customer Experience Design 203

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Colin is an accomplished Speaker, a renowned Best-Selling Author, and a Co-Host of a successful podcast, The Intuitive Customer. Rudy Dalimunthe – VP of CX at Tokopedia, Ex Indosat – XL Axiata – Ernst & Young, CX & Customer Engagement Professional. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link]. LinkedIn : [link].

Customer Experience 132

Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

Michelli Experience

JULY 27, 2016

While service speed and emotional engaging service may seem like opposite goals, Starbucks leadership is looking to expedite delivery AND make an authentic personal emotional connection with team members and customers.

Leadership 100

Leadership Course Engagement Employee Experience 100

delighted

JULY 19, 2019

A company’s ability to continually deliver improved customer experiences has a dramatic effect on the entire sales cycle. It can help you increase sales at the beginning of the customer journey and provide better support to build customer loyalty at the end. What is a Customer Experience (CX) program?

Resources 56

Resources Customer Journeys Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 56

Michelli Experience

JULY 25, 2017

Trust, Engagement, and You. What are the trust and engagement levels of your workforce? I suspect those trust levels are impacting customer engagement and your ROI. Moreover, I believe you can drive trust in your organization through vision creation, commitments, and actions in support of those commitments.

Consulting 113

Consulting Touchpoint Leadership Employee Engagement 113

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Our job as customer experience providers is to listen for the perceptions of our customers and understand the control systems that prompt them to action (e.g. churn, maintain loyalty, or make a referral).

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Exercises Social Media System 100

Michelli Experience

MARCH 16, 2016

Then again, I’m reminded of the Gallup research captured in the book Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter which suggests that while there is a high correlation between employee engagement and customer engagement that relationship IS NOT CAUSAL.

Employee Engagement 100

Employee Engagement Engagement Culture Employee Experience 100

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 6, 2016

Hmm… Spending 7 times more to bring customers into your business (some of whom aren’t loyal by nature) or investing far less on the ones who want to be in relationship with you. If you want a competitive advantage driving customer engagement in 2016 …. Measure and drive employee engagement.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Employee Engagement Competitive Advantage Customers 100

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 31, 2016

Have you been watching Domino’s global strategy over the recent number of years? If not, I think the pizza giant it worthy of study. Unbeknownst to many, Domino’s is an amazingly forward looking company.

Technology 189

Technology Travel Innovation Study 189