I recently received a rather depressing phone call. My friend, the head of customer experience at a large manufacturing firm, had been laid off along with the rest of her team. This was upsetting on a personal level, of course. But what we jointly bemoaned was the bigger picture: the fact that so many companies (Read More...)
Over the last several years, customer experience has become a buzzword in companies around the globe. But why should marketers care about customer experience? Why do customers’ thoughts and feelings about their interactions with companies matter? One word: loyalty. According to a recent report from Oracle: 81% of consumers will pay more in exchange for (Read More...)