CloudCherry

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In today’s customer-centric market, the customer experience is no longer just a marketing factor to consider. With so many channels available, customers can share their feedback with just a click of a button, shaping a person’s perception of your company before they get to buy your product or interact with your team.

ROI 225

ROI Financial CEM Metrics 225

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Customer experience is about so much more than call-center scripts or proper protocol around customer complaints. The best companies, the ones we know as customer experience leaders, adopt a customer focused view to everything. Silos make understanding the customer journey that much harder.

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Customer Focused Call Center 2014 Social Media 275

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Helping Companies & Organizations Create an Amazing Customer-Focused Culture by CXO Magazine This week, we’re starting the Top Five roundup with a Bonus article. 4 Trends Impacting Retail Customer Loyalty, and How to Overcome Them by Foundever (Foundever) Are your customers becoming more price-conscious and less loyal?

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CSM Magazine

JULY 18, 2023

Companies are understanding the need of adopting a customer-centric approach in order to remain competitive in difficult business circumstances. In this article, we will look at the redeveloped customer service landscape, delving into key trends and strategies that enable businesses to embrace customer-focused success.

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Customer Centricity Customer Service Omnichannel Social Media 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I speak with customer experience professionals every day. Some of them have fancy, customer-focused titles like Chief Customer Officer or Vice President of Customer Experience. Others have more common org chart regulars, like Chief Marketing Officer or Voice fo the Customer (VoC) Director.

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Leadership Customer Experience Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score 259

Michel Falcon Experience

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

To be customer focused, a CEO must pay great attention to past, present and future customer behaviours, motivations and aversions. Do you work with a customer focused CEO? Does he invest to improve the company’s customer experience on a consistent basis? They genuinely want to engage with customers.

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Customer Focused Customer Centricity ROI Social Media 167

ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 23, 2019

You might have a hard time believing, but the most effective solution is building a customer centric organization. . But what is customer centricity ? Maybe a couple of customer surveys. For decades, companies of all sizes across the globe have been working on their customer centric business strategy.

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Customer Centricity Customer Journey Mapping Customers Culture 96

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 11, 2015

Without fear of (much) argument, it’s a fair statement that all companies want, and try to generate and achieve, optimum loyalty from their customer base. They should want this because study after study shows the financial rewards of having loyal customers. Customer loyalty programs are especially popular among retailers.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Retail 109

ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

(Experience Investigators) Customer interviews can highlight issues in emotional ways. Customer quotes can be used to tell your customer’s story on a customer journey map or in a persona. Word clouds can help others in the organization connect with the real language customers use again and again! Absolutely!

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ijgolding

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Should we have a Chief Customer Officer. What is fascinating about the questions I am asked, is that more often than not, most organisations have started their journey to becoming Customer Centric. Starting an organisations Customer Experience transformation is hard – something I have written about in the past.

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Customer Centricity Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Journey 105

Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

Which brings me neatly toward 2018’s customer service trends: Customer Service Trends 2018: Creating Effortless Customer-Centric Experiences. Becoming customer-centric will be the goal of most businesses this year. What will make a business more customer-centric than the next one?

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Customer Centricity 2018 Customer Service Customers 83

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Jim has been instrumental in setting up services for the customers needing quick and apt solutions for their daily customer experience needs. His YouTube channel is a fantastic source of inspiration about customer experience and customer centricity in a digital world. Jeff is truly obsessed with customer service.

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Customer Service Contact Center 2022 Magazine 251

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Customer Centricity: How to Always Put the Customer First by Fernanda Alvarez Pineiro (Startups.co.uk) If the words “customer is King” have recently graced your LinkedIn feed with their presence or starred in your recent business conversations, you are probably attuned to the growing trend that is customer centricity.

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Kustomer

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen is joined by Annette Pedroza to learn about building a customer centric culture. To explain this further, Annette suggests: I think when employees hear leadership talking about the customer, that’s really important.

Customer Centricity 52

Customer Centricity Culture Leadership Net Promoter Score 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 28, 2020

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to begin at the beginning, build your case, and create a coalition of customer-focused leaders. First, understand the true costs of NOT investing in customer experience. What would it cost to lose 10% of your customers? Look for ways to connect those dots first.

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2020 Net Promoter Score ROI Metrics 250

Think Customers

APRIL 14, 2015

Whether it''s the ability to see the full stream of transactions a customer has made with a company, the most recent channels they used to interact with the organization, or the feedback they''ve shared about their experiences in social media or with the contact center, there''s often one or more pieces that are missing from the customer picture.

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Connections Social Media Contact Center Customer Centricity 83

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

After all, if you sell a product or service and customers buy that product or service, they are having an experience. It most likely isn’t designed to build trust and loyalty throughout their journey. Technically, you can ignore all of that and you STILL provide customer experiences. Nothing moves people to action like emotion!

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Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Reference 2022 376

Alida

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Defining customer relationships is a necessary step in delivering what customers truly want—and driving business results. the way in which two or more people or things are connected or the state of being connected,” and 2. The race towards customer-centricity is driving some the biggest trends in business technology.

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Customer Relationships Customer Centricity 2015 Definition 180

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Using Social Media to Connect with Your Most Loyal Customers by Michael A. Harvard Business Review) More and more companies have loyalty programs — and for good reason. the response to customers’ questions are all managed by AI. Delivering a more customer-centric experience by SmartBrief.

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Article 2019 Customer Service Social Media 111

Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their primary goal is to connect with customers and enhance their experience. This article will explore strategies for maximizing customer engagement. Understanding Inbound Support Services Inbound support services are customer-focused operations that handle incoming inquiries, issues, and feedback.

Customer Engagement 98

Customer Engagement Engagement E-support Call Center 98

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Enjoy this article that focuses on creating positive memories for your customers. How to Win Over your eCommerce Customers’ Loyalty? Small Business Trends) If you’re wondering how top eCommerce brands turn their customers into loyal brand advocates, then this comprehensive guide will help you with just that.

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2021 Article Customer Service Customer Centricity 140

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The Top 5 Guest Loyalty Trends and Predictions to Watch for 2023 by Ellis Connolly. So, our first article comes from the hospitality industry with five “guest loyalty” trends that should be considered by every business.

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2022 Article Customer Service Hospitality 70

Magellan Solutions

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Imagine your business on a stage with your valued customers in the audience. We’ll discuss 10 ways to deliver great customer service that pave the way for lasting connections. The goal is for customers to see your business as excellent and become passionate advocates.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Customer Satisfaction Customer Centricity 52

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Emotional Engagement and Customer Centricity. How to Drive Customer and Employee Engagement for a Better Customer Experience. They discuss strategies for building customer centricity and emotional engagement. In order for leaders to be truly customer-centric, they must be immersed in the customer experience.

Customer Centricity 75

Customer Centricity Culture Leadership Measurement 75

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 12, 2016

Earl Sasser, and Leonard Schlesinger in 1994 in Harvard Business Review, and in a 1997 book by the last three authors, can essentially be explained as follows: It is a theory of business management which links employee satisfaction to customer loyalty and profitability. Customer Loyalty on the other hand has two definitions.

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Connections Engagement 2012 Definition 68

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 24, 2015

Jeanne Bliss was one of the original Chief Customer Officers, and has held titles like that for companies including Land’s End and Allstate. For more than twenty years, she has helped organizational leadership recognize the importance of customer-focused initiatives in ways that directly impact the business results.

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Leadership Chief Customer Officer Books Social Media 247

Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It personalizes customer journeys, fine-tunes strategies, and unearths insights hidden within data mountains. 90% of MIT technology review respondents believe AI improves customer satisfaction —meanwhile, 72% swear by its ability to boost loyalty. revenue surge via customer engagement. How efficient, you ask?

Customer Engagement 98

Customer Engagement Engagement 2023 Social Media 98

ShepHyken

APRIL 18, 2022

Prod a little further and the importance of customer experience (CX) is sure to play a major role in their response. In fact, 96% of consumers say CX is a key factor in their choice of loyalty to a brand. Customer Understanding: Why Is It the Cornerstone of Customer-centricity? by Annette Franz. (CX

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Article 2022 Customer Service Retail 70

ShepHyken

JANUARY 11, 2021

How to Measure Your Customer Experience Maturity by Sharon Florentine. CMSWire) A customer experience (CX) maturity assessment is a great way for an organization to understand where it is on its path to customer-centricity and identify where further interventions might be necessary. Some companies have figured it out.

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2021 Article Social Media Customer Service 94

ShepHyken

JULY 15, 2022

You record an in-depth response leading to a 1-hour impromptu phone call where you can further connect on a 1:1 level and forge a much deeper relationship. . This type of client engagement is one example of the almost obsessive customer centricity I’m talking about.

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Workshop Social Media 2022 Article 132

SurveySensum

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

AI is shaping the future of customer service, Embracing AI today means you’ll be ready for the customer-centric world that stays ahead in a fast-moving market to cater to your needs. Here are the 7 trends in customer service of 2024 that are shaping the future of customer service.

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2024 Customer Service E Commerce E-support 52

SurveySensum

JUNE 19, 2023

Understand Your Customer’s Needs and Expectations Personalize Customer Experience Streamline and Optimize Customer Service Processes Foster a Customer-Centric Company Culture Continuously Monitor and Improve Customer Satisfaction The Five P’s Wrapping Up! Trust me, these tips are game-changers.

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score Social Media 52

SurveySparrow

JUNE 30, 2023

Understanding Customer Experience Design What is CX design, you ask? Customer experience design, often abbreviated as CX design, revolves around designing customer experiences with a customer-centric approach. 2 Consistency: Consistency is crucial in customer experience design.

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Customer Experience Design Customer Experience Touchpoint Net Promoter Score 52

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

All the little parts along the way in your experience are what make a Customer experience Customer-Centric. Putting the Customer first in everything you do applies to every part of your organization, from the way you greet them to the way you bill them. Why Systems Matter to Your Customers. Area #1: Technology.

Net Promoter Score 120

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience Customer Centricity CEM 120

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 9, 2015

I’ve seen plenty of Marketing, HR and Technology leaders who have made astounding improvements in the experiences they create for customers. Customer focused organizations smoke the competition. If you are trying to become a customer-centric leader at a bank, that can be very different than an independent bookstore.

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Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Customer Experience Professionals Leadership 287

Lumoa

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

By making customer-centric decisions for everything from products and services to public statements and advertising campaigns, a company can optimize the customer journey through transformative customer experiences, thereby creating a more loyal and enriching customer-brand relationship.

Customer Experience Design 83

Customer Experience Design Customer Experience User Experience Touchpoint 83

ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2023

The authors base their findings on research at the ACSI — analyzing millions of customer data points — and research that we conducted for The Reign of the Customer: Customer-Centric Approaches to Improving Customer Satisfaction. Customers love it when you know and understand them. I thought it already was!)

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2023 Article Customer Service Customer Satisfaction 48