Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 27, 2016

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”. Who in the world wants to follow you or that leadership team if your aspiration is so timid.

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Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 4, 2016

In addition, Starbucks leadership is currently conducting a trial deploying curbside delivery. At Starbucks, speed of delivery has been enhanced by drive-thru lanes and “mobile order and pay” (where you can use your app to order and pay for your drink in advance so your beverage is waiting for you when you arrive).

Competitive Advantage 214

Competitive Advantage Ecommerce Retail Leadership 214

Stella Connect

JANUARY 4, 2022

Customer service coaching refers to the practice of ongoing communication between the agent and their manager to hone in on how to improve on specific skills, achieve specific goals, and develop their craft so they can handle even the most difficult customer interactions. Coaching Customer Service Agents for Individual Growth.

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Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 97

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In keeping with that message, I am excited to be blogging about one of my favorite leadership brands – Ed Mady and to use Ed as an example of the importance of creating signature moments that frame those “out of earshot” conversations. Branded Customer Experience. Here are just a few examples of Ed’s recent tweets.

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Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 13, 2017

But when it comes to customer service experiences, I am uncertain as to which is better – the service of a decade or two ago or the experiences today. A New York Times #1 bestselling author, Dr. Michelli and his team consult with some of the world’s best customer experience companies.

Social Media 113

Social Media Customer Service Consulting Study 113

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.

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Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 13, 2017

But when it comes to customer service experiences, I am uncertain as to which is better – the service of a decade or two ago or the experiences today. A New York Times #1 bestselling author, Dr. Michelli and his team consult with some of the world’s best customer experience companies.

Social Media 100

Social Media Customer Service Consulting Study 100

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 10, 2016

Having been mentored by the father of the modern-day Ritz-Carlton Hotel company, Horst Schulze, I learned long ago that service professionalism and servitude should not be confused. Customers are not always right and when they wrongly mistreat your staff they should become former customers! Intimidate. Persistently Swear.

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Michelli Experience

JULY 25, 2017

Neil cites David’s research noting that it demonstrates, “ For every 10% increase in employee engagement levels, a company’s customer service levels go up by 5%, and profits by 2%.”. By contrast, employee distrust, disengagement, and neglect for development create the environment for most customer complaints.

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Consulting Touchpoint Leadership Employee Engagement 113

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Meet the Top 150 Global Customer Experience Thought Leaders and Influencers of 2020. Adam Toporek – Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Strategic Advisor . Annette Franz – Customer Experience Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Author . LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

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Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

Michelli Experience

MARCH 25, 2016

If a video can’t entertain, then why can’t it inform simultaneously—specifically in the realm of customer service? Videos are very efficient in dispensing valuable information that would help the customer base enjoy and possibly encourage more transactions. So why not publish a video that addresses their needs?

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Video Entertainment Customer Service Social Media 100

Michelli Experience

AUGUST 1, 2017

Whether it is leadership miscalculations or service breakdowns, employees and customers often doubt that leaders and businesses will fulfill promises; particularly if something goes wrong during an interaction. is a professional speaker and chief experience officer at The Michelli Experience. Fertile Ground.

Leadership 113

Leadership Hotels Brands Consulting 113

Storyminers

MAY 21, 2020

Certainly in Australia, there have been growing examples of CMOs actively partnering with their customer service, operational and people and culture counterparts to make that happen. Extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

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Culture Voice of Customer Fashion Strategy 147

Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

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Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a call center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease. Coach your service team strategically.

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Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 62

Customers That Stick

JANUARY 7, 2020

What better way to start off the new year and new decade — a decade that I hope will be marked by incredible improvements in customer experience design, thinking, and execution — than by taking a look at one of the most essential ingredients of customer experience: leadership.

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Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

I have been slow to accept that, from a service perspective, humans will ever be replaced by computers. I’ve suggested that customers will resist “robots” and I’ve based my thinking in part on the “uncanny valley” hypothesis which postulates that the more robots look like humans the less humans will feel comfortable with them.

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Storyminers

JULY 29, 2018

Certainly in Australia, there have been growing examples of CMOs actively partnering with their customer service, operational and people and culture counterparts to make that happen, and extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

Culture 113

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion Customer Experience Design 113

Michelli Experience

MARCH 18, 2016

Erin is a joy to lead, but she presents you with a big leadership challenge. Mike Figliuolo is the co-author of Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results and the author of One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership. Her talent means she could move on to bigger roles.

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Michelli Experience

JULY 27, 2016

In addition to partner engagement, leadership is also targeting customer experience enhancements driven by process changes and technology deployment. From a process perspective, Starbucks continues to explore ways to increase the speed of service. .”

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Michelli Experience

MARCH 9, 2016

There are few things more important about leadership than developing and growing talent. Congratulations Ben, Wally, Laura, Shane and all that contribute to the amazing work environment at Acuity.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 18, 2023

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is critical to leadership. EQ is also a crucial part of your customer experience design and delivery. Today, we are discussing EQ, what it is, and how it helps your customer strategy and leadership. The same goes for customer service representatives.

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Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In business today, it takes leadership to build a business that consistently engages customers. If customers aren’t emotionally connected to your brand, through the experiences you provide, you will be vulnerable to offers and solicitations from your competitors. Which are you? Such was the case for Mercedes-Benz!

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Michelli Experience

JUNE 15, 2016

I also remember appreciating how leadership and the baristas at his Starbucks took the time to be “NICE” to him – thus providing a respite from the challenges he faced. When the world becomes harsh, violent, and angry – shouldn’t we INCREASE our commitment to service?

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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.

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Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

.” So the moral of the story, thanks to Joshie and Adolpho, is inspire and drive the power of individual and small group acts for the betterment of humankind and customer experience excellence.

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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.

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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

Storyminers

JULY 29, 2018

Certainly in Australia, there have been growing examples of CMOs actively partnering with their customer service, operational and people and culture counterparts to make that happen. Extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

Culture 100

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion Strategy 100

Michelli Experience

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership: “Making a commitment to the responsible use of AI from the start.”. But What About the Customer? For me (as a customer experience designer) the end goal of all process improvement (whether that improvement is driven by standardization, automation, or adaptivity) is to do more that will increase efficiency.

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Competitive Advantage Customers Technology Customer Experience Design 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 “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.

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Myra Golden

APRIL 10, 2017

The second meeting was a task force to look for ways to increase customer loyalty. George was a bright, energetic, proactive frontline customer service representative. At 2:30 I have a customer loyalty task force meeting. What if , I wondered , I could give all of my employees a similar experience?

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Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 19, 2016

However, he had not worked his way out of anger, resentment, bitterness or a “controlling” leadership style. After their release from internment, Johnny worked his way out of government housing projects and purchased the Pike Place Fish Market.

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Stella Connect

APRIL 17, 2018

If you’re in a contact center performance management role, you’ve probably invested a lot of time and energy in your customer service training and customer service coaching programs. You’re determined to build a team of brand experts who can connect with customers, resolve issues, and drive sales with ease.

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Customer Service Training Training Tips Customer Service 40

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 5, 2017

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Infographics Customer Experience Customers Consulting 235

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).

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