ijgolding

MARCH 27, 2018

Today I am absolutely delighted to share my interview with ex colleague and seasoned Customer Experience Professional, Richard Shenton, Head of Customer Experience Strategy & Operational Excellence, Virgin Media Business – enjoy…. Tell us a little bit about your working background: Richard.

Customer Experience Professionals 148

Customer Experience Professionals Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Financial 148

CX Journey

MARCH 21, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay What's in your customer experience strategy budget? Traditionally, customer experience professionals have no budget. Despite that, customer experience professionals still need to develop a budget for the work that they do and for the resources they need for that work.

Customer Journeys 272

Customer Journeys Travel Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 272

ClearAction

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Customer Experience Professionals’ Essential Toolkit optimizecx. Customer experience tools are just as important to success as a carpenter’s tools are. Despite the allure of technologies , carpenters still need their toolkit: drill, hammer, saw, wrench, level, and so forth.

Customer Experience Professionals 78

Customer Experience Professionals Customer Experience Customer Journeys Analysis 78

Pointillist

MAY 23, 2018

More and more marketers and customer experience professionals are now looking for the best customer journey analytics platform to understand and engage with individual customers at a personal level, at scale. Three Primary Capabilities of the Best Customer Journey Analytics Platforms.

Customer Journeys 90

Customer Journeys Analytics How To Touchpoint 90

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Customer Journey Mapping: Apply Insights Everywhere. Customer journey mapping is a big investment in most companies, and money is being left on the table. That's because there are many more applications for customer experience insights than first meets the eye.

Customer Journeys 48

Customer Journeys ROI Policies Customers 48

Oracle

MARCH 11, 2020

Female pioneers in CX technology have been shaping the field since the earliest days and continue to create change and exciting new experiences, technology, and ideas. Today, women in CX are driving innovation, rethinking what the customer experience means, and bringing these insights to new industries and audiences.

Customer Journeys 83

Customer Journeys Technology Chief Customer Officer Video 83

Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Much of the improvement has been driven by advancements in product innovation and digital technology. HOWEVER, I also argue that despite that, too many consumers continue to endure ‘random’ or ‘unexpected’ experiences as a result of the inconsistent delivery of the end-to-end customer journey.

Customer Experience 332

Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Omni-Channel Culture 332

SurveySparrow

JANUARY 28, 2020

Soon after that, while working for a research company, a client asked me to create a journey map using this bland, simplistic template they had provided. I remember saying, “You can’t represent the richness of the customer experience with a PowerPoint slide filled with dots and bubbles!” I was horrified!

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Effort Score Customers 52

Customer Bliss

MAY 4, 2017

Tabitha Dunn currently serves as the Vice President of Customer Experience at Concur Technologies, an SAP company. With 15+ years of experience in the CX field, Tabitha also serves on the Board of Directors for the Customer Experience Professionals Association and is a Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP).

Leadership 160

Leadership Customer Experience Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score 160

Pointillist

MAY 19, 2020

But what makes some organizations more effective than others at managing customer journeys, measuring outcomes and improving experiences? Pointillist surveyed over 1,050 CX, analytics, customer care and marketing professionals from a variety of industries across the world to discover what separates leaders from laggards.

Customer Journeys 94

Customer Journeys Measurement Report Management 94

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Journey Mapping: Focus on the Customers’ Experience. Customer journey maps are all the rage. In this 3-part series, we'll look at 3 keys to getting it right: focus on the customers' experience journey, map for actionability, and apply insights everywhere.

Customer Journeys 48

Customer Journeys Customer Experience ROI Customers 48

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Customer Experience Journeys: Map for Actionability. How actionable are your customer journey maps? One of the appeals of journey maps is they look sexy. Yet I've noticed that many customer journey maps aren't really designed to get full mileage from them.

Customer Journeys 48

Customer Journeys Customer Experience ROI Exercises 48

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

So what should today’s customer experience professional do about all these touchpoints? Owning the never-ending list is part of the customer experience professionals role now. Tweet “”Many organizations who claim to be customer-focused still operate from a product-focused environment.”

Touchpoint 187

Touchpoint How To Customer Experience Professionals Advertising 187

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Here are a few I heard about again and again from SAP executives, their enterprise customers and general attendees alike. Our need to understand and react to customer data has advanced faster than the technology used to collect it. Data integration is absolutely essential to really understand customers and meet their needs.

Brands 160

Brands Customer Journeys Technology Customer Experience Professionals 160

Pointillist

JUNE 5, 2019

Customer experience is a top priority for organizations in 2019 Customer experience is universally recognized as a top priority by most organizations, regardless of industry or size. To get the full picture, you also need to understand actual customer behavior.

Customer Journeys 89

Customer Journeys Measurement Report Omni-Channel 89

Experience Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Customer Journey Designing. Customer journey mapping has become one of the most popular CX tools as it helps provide a customer-oriented viewpoint. As this happens, we recommend that more companies adopt what we call Customer Journey Thinking ©. See the 2015 Temkin Effort Ratings.

Trends 120

Trends Customer Experience Customer Journeys Customer Connectedness 120

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

So what should today’s customer experience professional do about all these touchpoints? Owning the never-ending list is part of the customer experience professionals role now. Change or eliminate touchpoints that aren’t working for the customer’s benefit.

Touchpoint 173

Touchpoint How To Customer Experience Professionals Advertising 173

ijgolding

MAY 23, 2016

Although this is important, VOC in isolation of any other form of measurement may not enable those capturing it to understand the relationship between the things they do (processes that enable the customer journey) and the way they make the customer feel (customer perception). Are you still with me?!

Measurement 148

Measurement Customer Experience Customer Journeys Customers 148

ijgolding

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Customer journey mapping and touchpoint analysis. Whilst process improvement is pretty well understood by many, Customer Experience Design is a skill set that has been less commonly deployed in organisations around the world. Process improvement methodologies and discipline.

Customer Experience Design 120

Customer Experience Design Customer Experience Customer Journeys Customer Experience Professionals 120

Customer Bliss

JULY 4, 2017

He leads the Client Experience Leadership Council, a cross functional team of senior leaders who design, build, and implement strategies to deliver remarkable client experiences for clients consistently. As the key strategic initiative, the client experience drives sustainable growth across all of Sandy Spring’s business units.

Banking 143

Banking Leadership Net Promoter Score Customer Journeys 143

Customer Bliss

JULY 7, 2016

That has been my intention behind my books, blog, speaking and work as co-founder of the Customer Experience Professionals Association. We will continue to add both business-to-business and business-to-consumer senior customer experience leaders each week. Fearlessly, with no holds barred.

Customer Experience 141

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer Insurance 141

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

The CXPA Board of Directors member has expertise in ’embedding customer experience DNA in company culture’ – she has successfully led company-wide customer experience at Applied Materials. Its original version was the cornerstone of the 2012 book “Outside In: The Power of Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business.”

Customer Experience 115

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

Kayako

APRIL 15, 2019

We had the pleasure of hosting customer service and experience expert, Shep Hyken earlier this month for a half hour Q&A session on why customer experience matters so much and what businesses must do to create the best experiences for their customers. Self Service – Put control in the customer’s hands.

Customer Experience 169

Customer Experience Self Service Hospitality Customer Journeys 169

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

Follow on LinkedIn Charlie Mitchell, Senior Editor at CX Today Charlie is an award-winning magazine editor, with vast experience in writing about technology, customer service, and much more. Jon’s thought leadership can be followed on his widely-read JAA’s Analyst Blog.

Customer Service 207

Customer Service Contact Center Customer Centricity Leadership 207

InMoment XI

JANUARY 25, 2024

.”* Based on InMoment’s experience, the Gartner Magic Quadrant is a research methodology and visualization tool that can provide a graphical representation of a market’s direction, maturity, and participants developed by the research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. How does a Gartner Magic Quadrant work? “A

Strategy 195

Strategy Roadmap Innovation Technology 195

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 15, 2018

Technology invades every part of our lives, both in good and possibly not-so-good ways. In customer experience, a personal touch can go a long way to improve a typical touchpoint in the B2B journey. The world is fast. Human connections make a huge difference in B2B. So why am I sharing this today?

Connections 160

Connections B2B Fashion Touchpoint 160

TechSee

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

If 2018 was a year when customer experience professionals came under intense pressure to map out tangible results from heavy investment, 2019 is shaping up to be the year when next generation customer experience will deliver on the promise of a wide range of new technologies.

Trends 173

Trends Customer Experience Self Service ROI 173

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Prior to joining Temkin Group, she implemented the CX strategy and managed the Voice of the Customer program for Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the US. Annette Franz is the founder and CEO of CX Journey Inc. Flavio is the VP of Operations and Customer Support at DigiCert, Inc.,

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

ijgolding

MAY 25, 2015

Whilst consumers can easily recall a failed experience, they find it less easy to remember a positive one. Conclusion – get it wrong and it will stick in a customers mind for a long time… 2. It’s tough in the world of technology – there is no getting away from the digital revolution.

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Customer Experience Professionals Customers 120

Horizon CX

OCTOBER 3, 2020

That certainly, and especially, includes being skilled and competent at the management of Customer Experience (CX). Within the context of maturity, individual employees, and business competencies that are essential in delivering memorable customer experiences will emerge. Customer Journey Management.

Customer Journeys 130

Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Effort Score Survey 130

Horizon CX

APRIL 30, 2024

Organizational Transformation: The Role of Customer Experience Professionals Introduction Organizational transformation is often perceived as an elusive goal, reserved for C-suite executives with immense power and influence. That may be true in many instances, but the reality is more nuanced.

Customer Centricity 130

Customer Centricity Competitive Advantage Culture Customer Experience Professionals 130

Horizon CX

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Year-end has always been a time for personal reflection for me and as 2018 ends in just a few hours, I am inspired to share the following thoughts around Customer Experience both in reflection of the year just about to end and the one just about to begin. Customer Journey Mapping is another case in point.

Customer Journeys 100

Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer NPS Consulting 100

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Prior to joining Temkin Group, she implemented the CX strategy and managed the Voice of the Customer program for Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the US. Annette Franz is the founder and CEO of CX Journey Inc. Flavio is the VP of Operations and Customer Support at DigiCert, Inc.,

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

Lumoa

APRIL 21, 2022

There is now customer insight technology that can, in real-time, identify sentiment, uncover insights, and determine trends. They help define customer journeys and emotions. But so long as you connect the Customer Story to the Money Story, people will listen. A simple example. You’re not alone.

How To 195

How To Self Service Banking Customer Satisfaction 195

ijgolding

JUNE 5, 2016

Yet, the reality, as my article describes, is that too many businesses around the world make decisions on a regular basis that do not clearly align to the things customers want and need – or indeed that address challenges the customer may be experiencing. If used well, they are a vital cog in the development of customer strategy.

Meeting 120

Meeting Exercises Customer Journeys Customer Experience Professionals 120

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Removing pain points FIRST, is far more valuable than trying to delight customers. This shift has led to the advent of the Customer Service Officer, a role that didn’t even exist just a short time ago. spent years planning the roll out of smart meters to their customer base. The water utility company, based in the U.K.,

Customer Experience 177

Customer Experience Contact Center Culture Study 177

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This week we feature an article by Brian Cantor who gives us a list of ways to achieve success and consistency when communicating with customers on any channel. – Shep Hyken. Making for a jointly admirable and problematic reality, the customer contact community often takes a lofty, wide-eyed approach to strategy and technology.

Omni-Channel 101

Omni-Channel Self Service Abandon Rate Policies 101