Customer Service

Silo Busting Your Way to Customer Loyalty and Referrals

“We’d have happier customers if the sales team didn’t overpromise.” “Our customers would be more loyal if our service team was more responsive.” “Our systems don’t talk to each other. We need IT to fix our customer experience issues.” Alas, we’ve all seen how organization silos create friction and lead to customer experience breakdowns. When…

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Customer Care vs. Speed of Service: Finding the Right Balance

Even the world’s most customer-centric companies have service breakdowns! Since perfect service is an unrealistic aspiration, leaders should encourage and train team members to manage service breakdowns effectively. Research from Amy Smith and Ruth Bolton shows customers remember effective service recovery more than the initial error. Studies also show that customers who experience a service…

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Driving Customer Experience through Personalization (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed about increasing personalization in your business. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact 

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Driving Customer Experience through Personalization

Personalization is crucial for customer engagement and loyalty. Marissa Mayer, formerly the president and CEO of Yahoo, put it this way: The future is personalization! Consumer research shows personalized experiences (much like increased customer convenience) are fundamental to customer trust, referrals, and business growth. So, let’s explore six tips to enhance the personalized experiences you…

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Starbucks – A Guide to Fostering Customer Connection

Starbucks, a brand synonymous with coffee, transcended the beverage sector by focusing on product differentiation, customer choice, and a customer experience (CX) brewed for efficiency and enriched human connection. My book, Leading the Starbucks Way, the second of two books I’ve written about the company (the first was The Starbucks Experience), took a deep dive…

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The 2024 Customer Experience Thrill Ride: Trends, Projections & Tips

Looking back to 2023 and ahead to 2024, customer experience delivery appears to be continuing as a high-speed roller coaster ride. Last year, at lightning speed, AI and other technologies substantially reshaped how businesses interact with customers. So, let’s summarize consumer and innovation trends while projecting what’s likely to come this year. 2023: The Year…

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How to Finish the Year Refreshed & Engaged – Reflecting and Revitalizing (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed about the gifts you gave and received this holiday season. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact 

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Customer Experience Excellence Hinges on Knowing Your Competencies (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed about how to deliver a differentiated customer experience. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact 

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Customer Experience Excellence Hinges on Knowing Your Competencies

In my youth, I wanted to be “all things to all people” or at least “most things to most people.” Slowly and sometimes painfully, my customer experience consulting career has taught me the importance of simplifying my focus. Rather than constantly adapting to the needs of every customer who contacts you, sustained success comes from…

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Why Customers Leave: 5 Things To Ensure They Stay & Tell Friends (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed about how to drive customer loyalty. For more information on the topic, please refer to the blog. Otherwise, this infographic visually summarizes the blog’s content. To learn more about our team, please visit josephmichelli.com. To speak to me about your CX journey, please go to josephmichelli.com/contact 

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