Customer Experience (CX) Day – Celebrating the Power of Partnership
About 18 months ago, Dr. Joseph Hopkins, President of Campbellsville University, contacted me to discuss elevating servant leadership and, more specifically, to explore how we might partner to develop service excellence curricula and programs. President Joseph Hopkins After some due diligence, I am glad I said “yes” to being a visiting assistant professor of service…
Defying Expectations – The Power of Vision, Purpose, and Dedication
Ernie Andrus, a World War II Navy veteran, has accomplished age and convention-defying goals. At 90, Ernie set out to break the record for the oldest man to run across America, previously held by a 73-year-old. Ernie shattered that record and completed his coast-to-coast run in under three years at 93. I had the privilege…
Your Customers Are Changing Fast, Are You? (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about effectively adapting to changing customer needs and preferences. 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
Birds of Different Feathers SHOULD Flock Together: The Power of Strategic Partnerships for Sustainable Growth
The recently announced partnership between Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz definitely grabbed my attention. I’ve consulted for and written about both brands but had yet to conceptualize them working together. This somewhat unusual partnership addresses mutual goals and allows us to “think beyond” our obvious partnership opportunities. The Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz Collaboration Starbucks announced a strategic collaboration…
Where is Your Customer Experience Going?: Enhancing Customer Engagement through Journey Mapping
Sometimes, we are too close to something – a process, an idea, a product, or a service – to see it with accurate, objective clarity and perspective. This can be especially (and paradoxically) true when a notion leaps from our brains. We think we know what it looks, smells, and feels like as a customer…
Valued but Not Equal – A Case for Customer Segmentation (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about effective customer segmentation. 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
Valued but Not Equal – A Case for Customer Segmentation
Customers aren’t always right and certainly don’t contribute equally to your business’s success, but…customers always pay your bills! I am struck by two groups of business leaders – those who treat customers as an afterthought to profits or products and those who treat customers as the reason they exist. I have always ascribed to Peter…
Walking Your Talk: Cultivating Authentic Customer Service (Part 2 of 2) (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about cultivating authentic customer service. 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
Walking Your Talk: Cultivating Authentic Customer Service (Part 2 of 2)
Let’s build on last week’s post, which focused on authentic customer experiences provided by legendary brands I’ve worked with and written about, such as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Zappos, and Starbucks. Becoming known for extraordinary customer experiences requires consistently delivering expectation-exceeding service. It also requires creative, present, kind, and patient people to deliver or create…
Walking Your Talk: Cultivating Authentic Customer Service (Part 1 of 2) (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about cultivating authentic customer service. 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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