ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

What Is Customer Loyalty and Retention (And 3 Tips for Improvement) by Scott Clark. CMSWire) Although the terms “customer loyalty” and “customer retention” are often used interchangeably, they actually refer to two different things. Are you ready to meet the customer’s new expectations?

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ijgolding

DECEMBER 17, 2014

As a result, their overreaction to a problem and lack of support throughout the experience left a sour taste in the mouths of most customers concerned. Fortunately this type of thing does not happen on a regular basis – it is therefore unlikely to have a detrimental effect on customer loyalty toward the airline.

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Airlines Company Customer Journeys Travel 209

ijgolding

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

As someone who spends his life eating, talking, breathing, writing and generally living everything to do with Customer Experience, it is inevitable that on occasion I may get tagged as a serial ‘moaner’ It is true to say that I often highlight the less than palatable experiences I encounter. However, I am just as quick […].

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ijgolding

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Customer Journeys Customer retention and loyalty CX Strategy Retail Travel changing consumer expectation customer expectation customer experience Debenhams emotional Emotional engagement making life difficult for customers Marriot wi-fi marriott Marriott Hotels'

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Hotels Case Study Study Travel 120

ijgolding

MARCH 24, 2015

As I quite literally travel the world talking, listening and working with individuals and organisations who have an interest in Customer Experience, I am regularly asked who the world’s ‘best’ Customer Experience brands are. ‘Who is good at CX?’ ’ is a pretty typical question.

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Brands Customer Experience Travel Customer Retention 156

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

I travel regularly with Virgin trains – their Wi-Fi has not worked properly for the last couple of years – it is Soooooo frustrating!!! Channels Communication Channels Customer Journeys Customer retention and loyalty Social Media Technology AirTight Wi-Fi Free Wi-Fi Lisa Rhodes Premier Inn social media Wi-Fi'

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Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

Our previous blog post demonstrated the power of customer voice in an unsolicited book review from a technology industry guru. This post makes the same point, but for the travel and hospitality – one of the most traditional “service” industries on the planet. The rise of white-glove customer service.

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Hospitality Travel Industry Brands 74

TechSee

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Cost Savings and Sustainability Impact Visual intelligence reduces the need for technician dispatches, trimming operational costs while also lowering carbon emissions associated with travel. Customer Retention and Environmental Responsibility Improved first-call resolution rates of up to 30% lead to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Bob Hayes

MARCH 19, 2018

Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities provide a way to extract insights from that data to help you improve the customer experience and optimize customer loyalty. Today, businesses can collect hundreds of variables about their customers. Answering Questions about User/Customer Loyalty.

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Analytics Loyalty Analysis Data 93

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2020

Anastasia Tatsenko, Head of Sales and Customer Success at NetHunt CRM explains. In the regular world, obtaining customer loyalty is an important goal for any business to achieve. You can save up a lot of money by reevaluating your current strategy, which is exactly where customer retention comes to play.

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Loyalty Strategy CRM Customer Retention 85

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Shep Hyken is a customer service and CX expert, an award-winning keynote speaker , and New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He’s the CAO (Chief Amazement Officer) of Shepard Presentations and leading international authority on customer service, CX, and loyalty in business. Follow on LinkedIn.

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ijgolding

JUNE 5, 2017

Travelling experiences are a common feature of my writing – in fact, some would say too much of a feature! On this occasion, we chose to travel to Paris by rail – not by air. Explaining that we were travelling on known busy weekend, we were pleased to be kept up to date with important information.

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Airlines Travel Hotels Transportation 164

Bob Hayes

MARCH 19, 2018

Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities provide a way to extract insights from that data to help you improve the customer experience and optimize customer loyalty. Today, businesses can collect hundreds of variables about their customers. Answering Questions about User/Customer Loyalty.

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Analytics Loyalty Analysis Data 74

Thematic

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

That’s the power of customer experience insights—real-time feedback and data-driven analysis that help businesses understand what customers want, what frustrates them, and how to improve their journey. Companies that actively apply customer insights boost retention, loyalty, and competitive advantage.

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Strategy Customer Experience Social Media Handbook 62

SurveySensum

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In contrast, Company B chose to focus on retaining its existing customer base by introducing loyalty programs. This strategic move resulted in doubling their business, showcasing the power of leveraging customer retention to drive growth. So, customer retention is indeed crucial. But what is it exactly?

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Customer Retention Strategy Gamification Loyalty Programs 52

Lumoa

AUGUST 8, 2023

Effectively analyzing survey results can provide numerous benefits, such as enhanced customer satisfaction, increased sales, and improved brand loyalty. According to Gartner research, leveraging the data obtained from direct customer feedback can increase the chances of upselling and cross-selling by 15-20%.

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ijgolding

JANUARY 12, 2018

Travelling to and from work can rarely be described as an experience we look forward to – whatever part of the world you come from. Yet for the hard working British worker, the daily travel experience has become more unpleasant than ever.

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Industry Transportation Travel Government 156

Retently

MARCH 18, 2019

Does your company retain its customers or take them for granted? Customer retention is one of the most important aspects of growing your company, yet it’s one that many companies overlook, focusing more on acquiring new customers. After all, brands with high customer retention are usually companies with high NPS score.

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Net Promoter Score Omni-Channel Company NPS 126

ijgolding

AUGUST 7, 2014

Like many others, when I visit a pub, coffee shop or restaurant whilst travelling alone, I like to do some work. A little more attention to detail may make the ‘maybe’ become a ‘definitely’ Customer Journeys Customer retention and loyalty CX Reviews customer experience reviews Doric Arch Fullers Fullers Doric Arch'

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

Understanding Empathy in Customer Support Empathy is more than a buzzword in customer supportits the foundation of meaningful interactions. It transforms standard interactions into human connections, fostering trust and loyalty. A frustrated customer isnt just angrytheyre seeking acknowledgment. What is Empathy?

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Michel Falcon Experience

JULY 9, 2015

But what is it for customer-centric organizations? These are the companies that fight tooth and nail for customer loyalty. They are also the ones that invest resources into improving their customer experience, year over year, and don’t see their efforts as a mere campaign. It’s not a higher NPS score.

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ijgolding

MAY 2, 2017

We will also be rolling out a new app for our employees that will enable them to provide on-the-spot goodwill gestures in the form of miles, travel credit and other amenities when your experience with us misses the mark. You can learn more about these commitments and many other changes at hub.united.com.

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Airlines Customer Centricity Policies Travel 181

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

Understanding Empathy in Customer Support Empathy is more than a buzzword in customer supportits the foundation of meaningful interactions. It transforms standard interactions into human connections, fostering trust and loyalty. A frustrated customer isnt just angrytheyre seeking acknowledgment. What is Empathy?

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Effort Score Case Study Culture Healthcare 52

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2019

According to mentalfloss.com , some people believed back when the first trains were running that if women traveled over 50 mph, their uteruses would fly out of their bodies. Now we travel at hundreds of miles an hour with no concern for melting or reproductive organs flying out of anyone. Other people thought humans would just melt.

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Technology Transportation Travel Analysis 95

Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

Few brands have yet appreciated that, as this blossoming mobility marketplace becomes highly competitive, strategies and tools will be needed to capture this insight, maximize customer retention, and minimize CPA – not just in their existing spheres of control, but across every channel that funnels customers to their service and keeps them engaged.

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Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Airlines 56

Bold360

DECEMBER 8, 2016

A funny thing happened when researchers asked consumers and marketers associated with the travel industry how they viewed the industry’s well-known loyalty programs. For the marketers – 66 percent of them – the programs were seen as a good way for customers to show loyalty to the brand. Far from it.

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Customer Retention Strategy Social Media Loyalty Programs 40

ijgolding

JULY 1, 2015

Whilst there are often cultural differences from country to country, the premise is largely the same – how can we influence organisations to be more genuine and authentic at being Customer Centric so we can deliver greater advocacy, loyalty and growth. Now I have made it clear that I travel a lot.

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Customer Experience Travel Retail Infographics 120

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Customer acquisition costs approximately five times more than customer retention, so what steps can companies take to keep the subscribers they already have happily engaged? . Look at the travel industry. It’s full of many customers lured in by loyalty programs. Seamlessly onboard your subscribers.

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Engagement Company Self Service Entertainment 88

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

I must confirm that the focus of my blog is not switching from Customer Experience to travel! As I travel so much, when I am able, I will take the opportunity to take Naomi, the long-suffering Mrs Golding, to our absolute favourite – a culinary delight in a suburb of Chester called Hoole. So why am I telling you this?

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Currency Alliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Many people assume that operating a loyalty program necessarily implies issuing your own loyalty points or miles. The optimal points to offer mostly depends on the frequency of engagement your brand has with target customers. Points and miles are a dominant and popular form of loyalty value. This actually is not true.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Banking 52

ijgolding

JULY 18, 2016

As a result of travelling a great deal, I often write about my experiences of doing so. Some of the best and worst experiences I have ever had have been whilst travelling. I experienced this for the first time two weeks ago when travelling back from Johannesburg to Heathrow. I did get an apology….

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CCO Council

MAY 13, 2014

To effectively demonstrate value, customer executives need to show how their customer initiatives impact one or more of these key factors. In my previous post I described the historical retrospective approach whereby incremental per-customer or per–segment revenue gains are correlated with increasing loyalty and engagement.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Escalating competition across sectors – not a purported “death of loyalty” – is making loyalty harder earned. As a result, major loyalty trends for 2019 will see a wave of innovation as established brands trial new ways to retain share of mind. Loyalty marketing breaking ground in new sectors. Smarter budgeting.

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ijgolding

MAY 10, 2018

Travelling as far and wide as I do, I consider myself extremely fortunate to witness first hand, customer experience in different cultural environments. That is until the very last day… With our flight departing at 23:25 at night, we had a day to kill before travelling to the airport.

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Hotels Travel Culture Customer Experience 156

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 1, 2015

Are, beyond customers who would be loyal anyway, are they driving more purchase activity and narrowed consideration sets? And, what is the impact of loyalty programs on enterprise profitability? Key among these are: Integrate Loyalty Into the Full Experience. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., Use the Data.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Hotels 60

ijgolding

JULY 4, 2016

Last week I was on a train travelling from London to Chester. I was fortunate enough to be travelling with my wife, Naomi (not something that happens often enough!). Although he was shocked, the smile he gave me back made me feel great – I know it would have had a lasting effect on him today.

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Fashion Customer Experience Travel Customers 156

One Millimeter Mindset

OCTOBER 22, 2018

When we fail to meet customer requirements after we initially attract and win their business. When customers become disenchanted, their loyalty is jeopardized. The next step is customer defection. Far too often, businesses of all sizes leave the customer’s loyalty in the hands of front-line employees.

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