Happy Customers Lead To Happy Shareholders
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Journey maps help you take a more holistic view of what your customers experience as they do business with your organization. But just how holistic is that view, anyway? I recently got the following questions from a client, I’ll call him Joe, who was concerned that his company’s journey mapping efforts might still be too (Read More...)
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You likely wouldn’t treat a complete stranger the same as your best friend. So why do brands continue to treat their Members, their known customers, the same as the anonymous shopper who just walked in the door? According to the 2016 Bond Loyalty Report, you are likely a Member of 13.4 loyalty programs. You may (Read More...)
On September 24, 2013, United Airlines sent out an email announcing its renewed commitment to customer experience and the resurrection of its “Fly The Friendly Skies” tagline from decades past. The email read, “‘Friendly’ now means more than it ever did. It means being user‑friendly. In other words, flyer‑friendly. We’re giving you an unmatched global (Read More...)
I love bringing our clients’ customers into journey mapping workshops. There’s nothing quite like hearing about customers’ enjoyable, confusing, and downright frustrating experiences while talking with them face to face. But at the outset of our journey mapping projects, many of our clients worry that they won’t be able to convince any customers to join (Read More...)
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I stood unsteadily on the side of the mountain, desperately clutching a thick chain that had been anchored deep into the rock next to me. My vision narrowed. My breath became shallow. My legs started to shake violently. I found myself unable to move. Several feet away, the trail that I was on abruptly ended, (Read More...)
The disciplines of marketing and sales have traditionally owned a controlling stake in building customer relationships. On the surface, this makes a certain amount of sense: We need to make customers aware of our offerings and get them in the door. And certainly, this focus on attracting, or hunting, new customers has been a short-term (Read More...)
Join us for a hands-on customer journey mapping workshop in historic Philadelphia! I’m thrilled to announce our next open enrollment workshop: March 23, 9:00 – 5:00 & networking dinner March 24, 9:00 – 4:30 Whether you’re just getting started with customer journey mapping or looking for a methodology refresh, our two-day interactive workshop will help you develop (Read More...)
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Happy CX Day! On this important day, I want to discuss an important topic: strategy. In a recent post, I lamented how many companies today focus on business strategy first and customer experience strategy second. They decide what they’re going to do—and, as an afterthought, make decisions about how they’ll deliver their products and services. (Read More...)
Join us for a hands-on customer journey mapping workshop in the heart of San Francisco! I’m thrilled to announce our first open enrollment workshop: November 17, 9:00 – 5:00 & networking dinner November 18, 9:00 – 4:30 Whether you’re just getting started with customer journey mapping or looking for a methodology refresh, our two-day interactive workshop (Read More...)
Smartwatch apps don’t have to mirror the functionality of their phone and tablet counterparts to be useful. In fact, apps that try to do it all on a miniscule device with limited input mechanisms end up cluttered, frustrating, and forgotten. Unfortunately for brands, user expectations don’t automatically align with device constraints. When we partnered with (Read More...)
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