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I have written many times about the importance of the employee experience, both on its own in terms of retention and performance, and with regard to the effect of the employee experience on the...
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When I go to customer experience conferences, B2B companies are underrepresented, both in attendees and speakers. When clients look for benchmark data, B2B reports are few and far between. These...
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The perils of focusing on customer acquisition and sales over customer experience and retention can be summed up nicely with this: “As fast as you’re bringing customers in the front door, they’re...
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What happens when we really understand our customers’ desired outcomes or the jobs they are trying to do? Something pretty incredible. A few weeks ago I wrote about “Faster Horses... and Customer...
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When people at your company think about “customer loyalty,” are they thinking about your customers’ likelihood to recommend, likelihood to repurchase, or likelihood to purchase additional products...
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There’s a well-known quote by Henry Ford that goes like this, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” It’s fair to note that some don’t believe he actually...
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Pundits and experts alike say that ensuring a good customer experience (CX) is everyone’s job. In fact, if you Google “customer experience is everyone’s job” or “customer service is everyone’s...
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Are you listening to your customers? Do you understand what they’re trying to achieve? Are you using what you learn to actually design a better experience for them? I was thrilled to be...
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Think about the things that you’re doing to transform your organization and your customer experience. Are you doing busywork, or are you doing real work? Today’s article is inspired by this quote...
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Do you know the moments of truth for various tasks customers attempt to achieve with your organization? Before you can know or identify your moments of truth, you must first know what that means....