CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. As the third in our series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer centricity, let’s look at: Customer Strategy.

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Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity CEM Social Media 163

eglobalis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Create Clear Roadmaps: Developing roadmaps that connect individual roles with company and customer outcomes increases engagement. Challenge: Without this alignment, employees may disengage, seeing transformation as irrelevant to their work, which can lead to a lack of innovation and customer-focused efforts.

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Customer Bliss

JULY 19, 2018

In today’s lively chat with Sue, we talk about her customer service experience and leadership that paved the way for her success in transforming the CX culture at Newegg, a multi-billion dollar company that has been customer-focused since its inception. Customer Experience Leadership Means Being a Team Player.

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InMoment XI

AUGUST 2, 2023

Remember, customer feedback is a goldmine of actionable data that can steer your business towards delivering exceptional experiences and fostering lasting customer loyalty. Even if you have established listening posts and a customer-focused culture, poor execution will hinder your progress.

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ask people to name three companies known for their customer-centric approach to business, and there’s a good chance some common names will surface: Nordstrom, Apple, Trader Joe’s, Patagonia, and others frequently come to mind. What do they have in common? What’s their secret? But why stop there? Start with the business processes.

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ClearAction

MAY 27, 2013

Customer-Centricity Goes Beyond Customer Experience Management Lynn Hunsaker. Customer experience management is necessary, yet insufficient. Traditionally, organizations have managed customer experience with a mindset of how the company is doing, in order to grow revenue.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Building a customer-centric culture is not something you can address with a list of tactics. Because culture is often talked about in obtuse, abstract ways, employees can be cynical about the word. Customer experience suffers, and customers lose faith in the overall brand. The Ideal Customer Journey.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

Being Customer-centric Starts With A Top-Notch Employee Experiencestanley by Stanley Huang. MarTech Series) All business units depend on the creativity, productivity and attitude employees bring to the workplace. Treating your employees like your No. One of more is sure to whet your appetite!

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ClearAction

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Secrets to Customer-Centric Business Growth Lynn Hunsaker. A potter’s wheel makes a great metaphor for customer-centered business. The potter focuses first on foundational stability, then shaping, then fine-tuning. Regularly assess what’s at-odds or in-harmony with your customer experience objectives.

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Customer Centricity Sports Culture Innovation 74

CX Accelerator

JANUARY 11, 2021

The all-too-sudden and tragic passing of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh has sent a ripple through the business world, and the customer experience (CX) community is no exception. In the past, I’ve often chuckled upon reading about Zappos in a book or hearing the name mentioned in a keynote address as a model for customer-centricity.

Books 182

Books Return on Investment Magazine Culture 182

Michel Falcon Experience

MARCH 1, 2015

Is your company genuinely customer-centric or is it a marketing ploy?If The post Warby Parker and the Power of Genuine Micro Customer Experiences appeared first on Michel Falcon Customer and Employee Experience Expert.'

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Michel Falcon Experience

OCTOBER 10, 2014

I learned that if you want to improve your customer experience you shouldn’t start with the customer. You must first enhance your employee experience. How are you onboarding your newest employees? “Earth’s most customer-centric company.” Jeff Bezos.

Customer Experience 143

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Let’s be very sensitive to the pressures our customers may be feeling, and do everything we can to individually and collectively exceed their expectations.”. I talk a lot about Customer-centricity of organizations. He also leads his Customer-centric culture by example. Does your CEO get it, too?

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PeopleMetrics

MARCH 2, 2015

You’re going to have to face them sooner or later if you’re trying to build a customer-centric culture. Before you bang your head on your mahogany desk, maybe you should ask yourself another question: Why should your employees care? The Power of Customer-Centric Goals. How do you get them in line?

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Culture Engagement Customer Centricity Employee Experience 106

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Consistently, and irrespective of continent or country, the most effective reps showed true empathy for the customer’s issue, literally “owning” the issue as if it were theirs as well, walking in their shoes. On the employee side of the equation, ambassadorship builds both passion and partnership, enhancing the customer experience.

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Engagement White Paper 2015 Consulting 145

Russel Lolacher

MARCH 2, 2022

Annette Franz , and that new book is Built to Win: Designing a Customer-Centric Culture that Drives Value for Your Business. I’m extremely excited to further learn from her and, I have no patience, so we had a discussion about what it takes to build a customer-centric organization that I wanted to share with you.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

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Social Media Customer Centricity Books Culture 92

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This consistency in communication and empowerment fosters a workplace that is service-aware and dedicated to delivering outstanding customer experiences. In most organizations, there is a gap between CEOs’ perceptions of being customer-centric and customers’ actual experiences.

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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.

Net Promoter Score 110

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

Amanda is a highly experienced customer experience consultant, adviser, and writer. She has helped organizations of all sizes and sectors transform themselves into customer-centric ones. Arie is a Customer Strategy, Customer Lifecycle Management, Customer Insight, and Innovation Consultant.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 18, 2019

1 0 Tips to Build a Customer Centric Work Culture by Vandita Grover. MarTech Advisor) We list 10 customer experience (CX) tips that will establish customer centricity as the core philosophy of your organization and help create a customer-focused environment across your company.

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2019 Article Net Promoter Score Customer Service 88

ProProfs Chat

MARCH 1, 2019

Check out her insights into customer support. How to create a customer-centric business? When a business is customer-centric, it implies the customer is at the heart of everything the company does. Decisions are made with the customer’s best interests in mind. How will this impact the customer?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

3 Employee Experience Touchpoints That Impact Customer Experience by Jeannie Walters. Experience Investigators) Employee experience has been called “the new customer experience” and “the answer to customer experience” in more than one article. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 2, 2024

But customer touchpoints are often misunderstood for what they really are, or go unappreciated from the customer’s perspective. Sometimes, it is so company-focused the touchpoints are categorized by org chart: marketing; operations; billing, etc.) And therein lies the problem. <- Why? A great online demo?

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 2, 2024

But customer touchpoints are often misunderstood for what they really are, or go unappreciated from the customer’s perspective. Sometimes, it is so company-focused the touchpoints are categorized by org chart: marketing; operations; billing, etc.) And therein lies the problem. <- Why? A great online demo?

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Touchpoint Customer Journey Mapping Customer Experience Customer Journey 137

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

So if you are trying to change it, you are going to have challenges—especially if you forget these three essential steps. Incenting the behavior you want to see. Considering the Employee Experience. Remembering your people need your support. Consider also the Employee Experience.

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Net Promoter Score Management Culture Employee Experience 113

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Having a Customer-Centric culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes a lot of work and concentration to create a deliberate Customer experience from all the parts of your organization. The reason you are delivering the Customer experience you do today is because of the way the organization is.

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Social Media Customer Centricity Books Culture 68

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Chances are your call center employees feel the same way—especially if you train like most companies do. The new report, “ The Health of the Contact Center: Agent Well-Being in a Customer-Centric Era ,” revealed that 56% of the 1,000 respondents in the U.K. said complicated customer issues are their most significant challenge.

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Call Center 2017 Contact Center Consulting 111

ijgolding

APRIL 19, 2017

This month, in my exclusive column for CustomerThink, I continue to explore in detail my perspective on seven ‘tips’ that will enable any organisation to become genuinely customer centric. In practice, most organisations I have worked with around the world struggle to answer all 6 of these questions.

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Customer Experience Customer Centricity Metrics Financial 76

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2016

Today, there’s a lot of discussion among corporate strategists, and even senior HR folks, about “putting employees first”. Whenever this is surfaced, it’s useful to ask some relevant questions with regard to ultimate enterprise value, particularly the employee experience vis-à-vis the customer experience.

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CX University

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Dennis Gilmore, the CEO, notes: If we treat our employees well, theyll take care of our customers, and if we run the business well, well take care of our shareholders. The company prides itself as customer-focused. Their employees understand their customers and know how to ensure memorable experiences.

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Customer Journey Mapping 2024 Culture Innovation 52

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2018

A recent article on corporate customer-centricity by a prominent market research firm made the case for this type of culture as “the most effective way to meet customers’ changing needs.” The author had several suggestions for building customer-centricity. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., when making decisions.

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Culture 2002 Customer Centricity 2007 83

Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Okay… now, feel free to refer to that as you read on, because I’m not trying to say that engagement isn’t fundamental; in fact, it’s a bedrock necessity if you’re going to provide a good Customer experience that you first ensure you are providing a good employee experience.

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Airlines Culture Employee Experience Customers 93

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 19, 2015

– Relationship with one’s manager – Does the employee value relationship(s) with. Typically, there is little or no mention/inclusion of ‘customer’ or ‘customer focus’ elements either in measurement or analysis of employee engagement. Employee Engagement Reaches Three-Year High.”

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CX Journey

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Source: Accenture Global Consumer Pulse Research, 2013 Amazon is really a great example of a customer-focused, customer-centric company. Actually, the better phrase, their phrase, is "obsessed over customers." customer experience customer focus customer-centric culture'

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ClearAction

APRIL 18, 2015

So Human Resources (HR) departments can make a big difference is helping companies achieve CX goals, as we discussed in Part 1 of this article: Seeing HR’s work within the bigger picture of external customers’ needs. Helping executives establish a customer-focused big picture in strategy and culture. —@Lynn_Teo.

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Customer Experience Culture Social Media ROI 96