Customer Care vs. Speed of Service: Finding the Right Balance (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
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…
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
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…
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…
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
How to Finish the Year Refreshed & Engaged – Reflecting and Revitalizing
As you prepare for Christmas, I have lightly modified a post from years ago. About 32 years ago, I used to speak about managing the stress of the holidays. Those presentations were loosely based on the book Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season. In it,…
Navigating the Holiday Rush with a Relationship-First Approach
In the thick of the holiday shopping frenzy, it’s all too easy for businesses to get lost in the pursuit of sales. However, based on my experience, the true art of holiday retail is selling while also nurturing relationships. The holiday season is more than a commercial opportunity; it’s a time when people seek connection,…
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
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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