Category: CUSTOMER FOCUS

  • Millennials Don’t Wait for a Customer Experience Strategy

    One of my favorite expressions is, “It’s amazing what you can see if you take the time to look.”  The other evening, my millennial step-daughter reminded of just that. It was a customer experience strategy. I’d just gotten home from work, and she was at the kitchen counter with her laptop going through a packet…

  • Customer Experience Design Creates Extraordinary Marketing

    Does your business strive to satisfy customers? Our agency often runs customer experience design workshops and this question is a key thought exercise in the workshop. Most companies strive to satisfy their customers. That’s why they run customer satisfaction surveys to see if they are succeeding. People will forget what you said, people will forget…

  • Why Customer Satisfaction Is No Longer Good Enough

    Research released today from Oracle has revealed that customer experience and satisfaction are now key drivers for revenue growth in Europe, and an effective channel for brand differentiation in a globalized economy where products nd services are increasingly commoditized. The research report, “Why Customer Satisfaction is No Longer Good Enough,” reveals that 81% of consumers…

  • Relationship Building Through Customer Engagement

    Consider these inputs on relationship building: Stimulate stories  There are questions that lead to answers, and then there are questions that lead to stories. Here’s one way you might start a story seeking question, “What inspired you to …” When people share stories, they go beyond feeling like they are being interrogated. They open up…

  • Take a Look at These Great Customer Service Examples

    Does any business leader seriously question the importance of deeply understanding their customers and delivering consistently satisfying experiences? We’d hope not. Demanding customers—more empowered than ever by technology—long ago made the idea of customer experience management a boardroom priority. Satisfy your customers or your competitors soon will. There’s an upside to succeeding at customer experience…