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When Customer Support is the only number Part II

Last week I wrote about an interaction I had with a large well-known brand that provides services for homeowners.  It was a cautionary tale about how challenging it is to actually communicate with some brands. A brief overview of that instance:  At home, we had a service provider with which we’d had a pretty mundane [...]

By |2022-01-19T16:46:46+00:00January 19th, 2022|Consulting, CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts|Comments Off on When Customer Support is the only number Part II

When Customer Support is the only number Part I

I had a support incident a while back with one of the service providers we use in our home.  In fact, I had two incidents in close succession with two different brands. Each situation was similar in nature:  There was a technical issue that was quickly and easily rectified, but on further inspection (the technical [...]

By |2022-01-12T16:45:12+00:00January 12th, 2022|Consulting, CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts|Comments Off on When Customer Support is the only number Part I

The pilot cares the least

So, here’s a controversial statement, but keep in mind what I’m not saying*:  Usually, your flight crew, including the pilot, is the least motivated people on the plane to get where you’re going, let alone on time. This occurred to me last year when I went on a mileage run.  The same crew that flew [...]

By |2022-01-05T17:57:53+00:00January 5th, 2022|Consulting, CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts|Comments Off on The pilot cares the least

When your numbers are more important than your Customers

I was flying home to Denver a few months back from a business trip.  It was an evening flight, perhaps not the last flight on the route (it was hub-to-hub for the airline, so the route sees a lot of traffic), but close to it, and we were—of course—late getting in.  It was a mechanical [...]

By |2021-12-22T16:29:38+00:00December 22nd, 2021|CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts|Comments Off on When your numbers are more important than your Customers

It’s not your fault but it is your responsibility

I recently wrote about how important it is that brands not just be competent in delivering the products or services they provide to their Customers.  From perusing your website, to making a selection there or in a physical location, to paying, to delivery, use, and re-purchase, Customers engage with your company along an entire journey [...]

By |2021-12-08T16:07:50+00:00December 8th, 2021|Consulting, CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts|Comments Off on It’s not your fault but it is your responsibility

Adversity brings out true character

There’s a saying that you can really tell a lot about people’s character by seeing how they handle adversity.  Sure, when things are going well, everybody’s got a great disposition, the idea goes.  But it’s when we’re tested that our true selves show through. I was thinking of that recently when we had an Internet [...]

By |2021-12-02T16:01:36+00:00December 2nd, 2021|CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts|Comments Off on Adversity brings out true character

Where’s your deli?

Here’s a random thought that occurred to me the other day.  I promise I’m going somewhere with it, though: The deli should be at the front of a grocery store.  Now, I’m in way over my head here, because I’m sure that there’s a lot that goes into the planning of the layout of such [...]

By |2021-10-28T14:46:39+00:00October 28th, 2021|CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts|Comments Off on Where’s your deli?

Rethinking the ROI of CX

Articulating the return on investment (ROI) of Customer Experience efforts is a recurring theme among CX professionals.  As I moderate panels on webinars and sit as a guest on podcasts, listen to my peers talk, and read articles, I hear the questions all the time:  How do you define the ROI?  How do you sell [...]

By |2021-08-17T16:09:15+00:00August 17th, 2021|Consulting, CX Culture, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts, Leadership, ROI of CX|Comments Off on Rethinking the ROI of CX

Don’t abandon your Chief Customer Officer

I was recently speaking with a friend who’s a Chief Customer Officer.  She was in good spirits but nonetheless was lamenting a bit about her colleagues:  “It’s like I feel I have to defend my existence sometimes,” she said.  Oh, boy, have I been there.  My career has included time within PMOs, BPM/BPI organizations, and [...]

By |2021-05-04T14:56:20+00:00May 4th, 2021|CX Culture, CX Jobs, CX Strategy, CX Thoughts, Leadership, Process Engineering|Comments Off on Don’t abandon your Chief Customer Officer
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