ijgolding

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Last night, I received an email from a good friend of mine asking for my input into a question they had been asked by the senior leadership team of their organisation. The question was as follows: What value has our business experienced as a result of all the Customer Experience (CX) work that has been done?

Customer Experience 208

Customer Experience Poor Customer Service Financial Return on Investment 208

ClientSuccess

JANUARY 25, 2021

And, for as much as you work to make customer success an organization-wide effort, your department leaders and/or executives are most likely the ones spearheading this initiative, leaving CSMs themselves free to deal with customer-focused tasks. Actionable ways to bridge the gap between customer success and marketing.

Customer Retention 81

Customer Retention Customer Success Marketing Case Study 81

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Whatever the case is for your organization right now, I can tell you this: The most Customer-centric organizations have quite different answers than the majority of companies. When we look at the answers, we often determine whether a company is more Customer-focused or more product or internally focused.

Customer Experience 154

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity CEM 154

Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

How will you know if customers are responding to your organization and its products/services? Where will your customer focus truly reside? So, I’ll give you a little help: investigate my 17-second customer experience strategy. Beat back work stress and focus on CX: Focus on customer retention.

Customer Retention 100

Customer Retention Leadership Company Strategy 100

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The best way to emphasize improving the Customer Experience is to tie rewards to it. It is critical to include all departments in the definition of KPIs that are Customer-focused, and then align those goals across your organization. 4 Ways to Gain Customers’ Trust in Data Security.

Net Promoter Score 118

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience CEM Customer Centricity 118

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Coming out from under eBay’s shadow will let them blossom, into what I hope will become a Customer-centric organization. They have Customer-centric leadership. It’s great that their new CEO, Dan Shulman is coming from American Express, a highly Customer-centric company. Competition is great for Customer Experience.

Net Promoter Score 110

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Social Media CEM 110

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Overlook this, however, and you are not likely to end up with the Customer focus you seek. This post is the second in a series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer Centricity. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused.

Net Promoter Score 120

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience CEM How To 120

CX Journey

OCTOBER 3, 2017

there was a company that was losing employees, customers and, ultimately, money. the leadership team became more and more frustrated, not understanding what was happening. they hired a Chief Customer Officer and a Chief People Officer. Once upon a time. But, one day. But, one day. Because of that. Because of that.

Chief Customer Officer 126

Chief Customer Officer Transportation Culture Leadership 126

C3Centricity

MAY 11, 2020

By now, every CEO knows that a stronger customer focus is the answer to many of their business challenges. Why therefore do so many companies still struggle to adopt a customer-first strategy and culture? Genesys showed that improving the experience for customers is the key to increasing retention, satisfaction and sales.

Strategy 198

Strategy Customer Centricity Chief Customer Officer CRM 198

ShepHyken

JUNE 14, 2021

As the author of this article calls it, there is a customer service gap, a disconnect. It’s the gap between what a company’s leadership perceives their customer service and experience to be versus what the customer perceives it to be. Usually, the leadership thinks they are much better than they are.

Customer Service 103

Customer Service Retail Loyalty Study 103

ChurnZero

JANUARY 8, 2021

Against the backdrop of wild economic uncertainty, Customer Success has been the failsafe of SaaS businesses that were blindsided by pandemic-induced churn and contraction. With Customer Success demand at an all-time high, we expect to see more of its leaders join the executive ranks in the coming months and years.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Chief Customer Officer Leadership Healthcare 98

ijgolding

JANUARY 26, 2016

Team meetings; leadership meetings; board meetings (or should I say bored meetings); entire company meetings. Last year, I observed the leader of a business addressing his peers at a senior leadership meeting. The leader said that his team were always looking for ways to become even more customer focused.

Meeting 120

Meeting Financial Leadership Customers 120

ijgolding

MAY 2, 2017

You can and ought to expect more from us, and we intend to live up to those higher expectations in the way we embody social responsibility and civic leadership everywhere we operate. We are working harder than ever for the privilege to serve you and I know we will be stronger, better and the customer-focused airline you expect and deserve.

Airlines 181

Airlines Customer Centricity Policies Travel 181

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 20, 2018

Instead of focusing solely on the revenue generated by increasing customer retention, improving customer engagement and creating more customer loyalty… What happens when we do not engage customers? A customer isn’t a customer until they purchase something from you, right?

Engagement 179

Engagement Social Media Sales Loyalty 179

Blake Morgan

JANUARY 20, 2022

He offers a European perspective on employee and customer engagement and customer focus and shares interviews with top CX leaders. . With more than 30 years of experience in all areas of CX, Annette uses her blog, CX Journey, to help transform business culture to become customer-centric. Adrian Swinscoe . Annette Franz .

Case Study 96

Case Study Customer Journeys Competitive Advantage Customer Centricity 96

ijgolding

JUNE 14, 2016

Describe up to three things (in your own words) that are either enabling your organisation to focus on Customer Experience or not (as the case may be)! Organisations wanting their people to have a customer focused mindset to go about doing the right things without being penalised 12%. Leadership commitment 8%.

Customer Centricity 120

Customer Centricity Customer Experience Customers Leadership 120

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.

Culture 147

Culture Voice of Customer Fashion Strategy 147

Service Untitled

JANUARY 10, 2011

Organizational leadership is responsible for communicating the vision and keeping it in front of the employees. Employees need to trust each other as well as their leadership. Leadership needs to show how much they care for their employees and show recognition for efforts. Create a culture of trust.

Employee Engagement 71

Employee Engagement Engagement Leadership Culture 71

ijgolding

JUNE 25, 2018

My CustomerThink column in April featured a piece on the retail industry – entitled ‘Transform or Die’ , it describes how critical customer focused business transformation is – the retail industry continues to struggle as the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere rises.

Customer Centricity 192

Customer Centricity Industry Customers Loyalty 192

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

My second book, “ Revolutionize your Customer Experience ” revealed new research that showed all organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural’ in the way they focus on the Customer. What Your People Need to be More Customer Focused. I will start with the first area: People.

Social Media 92

Social Media Customer Centricity Culture Employee Experience 92

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2018

When call centers capture and share customer data across their organization in real time, they can leverage this data for the greater good of the company, which can help drive higher profits. Quotes: “You can easily tell whether or not a company’s leadership cares. Does giving back increase customer loyalty?

Average Handle Time 78

Average Handle Time Roadmap Call Center Customer Satisfaction 78

ShepHyken

JULY 20, 2020

You may not be an online retailer that sells shoes (and much more), but there are many lessons that you can learn from one of the most customer-focused companies on the planet. ” The other side of this is that only 8% of customers agree. Here are four ways companies are guilty of underserving their customers.

Self Service 63

Self Service Customer Service Customer Retention Retail 63

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2018

When call centers capture and share customer data across their organization in real time, they can leverage this data for the greater good of the company, which can help drive higher profits. Quotes: “You can easily tell whether or not a company’s leadership cares. Does giving back increase customer loyalty?

Average Handle Time 78

Average Handle Time Roadmap Call Center Customer Satisfaction 78

ijgolding

JULY 7, 2015

They believe that the business needs to be in a declining state for leadership to look towards Customer Experience as a way of mitigating decline and differentiating the organisation for future sustainability and growth.

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Customer Focused Customers 120

ijgolding

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Customer journey maps of all shapes and sizes are adorning many a conference room wall. Enough customer personas have been created by businesses to launch a new country!

Customer Centricity 263

Customer Centricity Customer Experience Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer 263

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

DiJulius is a best-selling author of three books, a renowned keynote speaker, and an international customer experience consultant. She has published the training e-manual “Five Steps To The More Loyal Customers” and has had numerous articles published and products produced on customer retention, satisfaction, and loyalty.

Customer Experience 115

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

Customer Bliss

AUGUST 2, 2016

Jeb holds the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Oracle. He is responsible for driving customer-focus into all aspects of the Oracle business. across silos, or what I call “One-Company Leadership”). The Oracle leadership team does this quarterly. What can we do less of?

Chief Customer Officer 100

Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Feedback Leadership 100

ShepHyken

JUNE 11, 2018

My Comment: I’ve always believed that customer retention is about repeat business, which is transactional. Happier employees mean more engaged employees, which is good for the customer and the company. 10 inspiring podcasts to level up your customer experience on-the-go by Zarina de Ruiter. (CX

Customer Service 81

Customer Service Loyalty Tips Customer Service Training 81

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

He is an author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time, Be Amazing or Go Home, and The Convenience Revolution and a creator of a customer service training program, Customer Focus , aiming to help clients build a customer service culture and loyalty mindset.

Customer Experience 132

Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Coming out from under eBay’s shadow will let them blossom, into what I hope will become a Customer-centric organization. They have Customer-centric leadership. It’s great that their new CEO, Dan Shulman is coming from American Express, a highly Customer-centric company. Competition is great for Customer Experience.

Net Promoter Score 60

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Social Media Leadership 60

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Coming out from under eBay’s shadow will let them blossom, into what I hope will become a Customer-centric organization. They have Customer-centric leadership. It’s great that their new CEO, Dan Shulman is coming from American Express, a highly Customer-centric company. Competition is great for Customer Experience.

Net Promoter Score 60

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Social Media Leadership 60

ShepHyken

AUGUST 13, 2018

Your customers expect it, so don’t fight it. Then we do “leadership-type” things. My Comment: Want to get better at customer service? Keep learning and stay at the top of your customer service game. Eight Unique Ways To Thank Customers For Their Loyalty by Young Entrepreneur Council.

Customer Service 72

Customer Service Loyalty B2C Study 72

PeopleMetrics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Typically leveraged by Sales & Marketing teams, CRMs help to centralize the management of leads and improve customer relationships with ultimate objective of driving customer retention and sales growth.

CEM 84

CEM CRM Customer Relationship Management Customer relationships 84

CX Journey

JUNE 19, 2015

How are you getting employees immersed in the customer experience? And are you still struggling to get buy-in, to get company leadership on board with focusing on the customer? Connect the dots to ROI : executives prove they care about the reasons for customer retention and attrition.

Customer Journeys 80

Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer Hospitality Customers 80

Kustomer

AUGUST 26, 2022

Customer retention expert Joey Coleman and social media expert Dan Gingiss host this lively podcast. Their ‘quick-hit’ segments deliver customer-focused tips, tools and trends for optimizing your brand strategy through customer service. The Chief Customer Officer Human Duct Tape Show. Experience This!

Customer Experience 95

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Competitive Advantage Hospitality 95

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The rise of businesses talking about Customer Experience may be kidding some into BELIEVING they are operating in a Customer Centric way. Becoming a truly Customer Centric organisation is what will ultimately enable organisations to consistently deliver Customer Experiences that meet and sometimes exceed the expectation of Customers.

Customer Centricity 120

Customer Centricity Customer Experience Customer Service Customers 120

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