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…
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…
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 1 of 2)
I have often suggested that a measure of a person and a brand is what people say about you when you are not around. My book “The Zappos Experience” includes many customer voices demonstrating how people talk about service brands that authentically care about them. For example, here’s an X (formerly Twitter) post: @ptubach “Went…
Owning Peace of Mind – Everyone is Responsible for Customer Calm (Part 2 of 2)
Continuing from last week’s post on the importance of creating peace of mind for customers, let’s explore more actionable strategies that can elevate your customer experience, drive customer ease, and foster loyalty. Extraordinary customer experience companies make customers’ lives easier and more peaceful. Treating “peace of mind” as a value-add will distinguish your business from…
Lovemark? Infusing your brand with Mystery, Sensuality and Intimacy (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about achieving “customer loyalty beyond reason. 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
Strengthening Teams Through Recognition (Inforgraphic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about strengthening your team through recognition. 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
Navigating Challenges: Lessons from Starbucks’ Recent Performance Miss (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about navigating challenges in a customer-centric way. 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
The Art of pARTnership: Maximizing Win/Wins
I ran across this quote while researching a book that will be released in 2025 (more on that soon). The quote credited to Mother Teresa is: “I can do things you cannot; you can do things I cannot, and together, we can do great things.” Since the leaders I am writing about are exceptionally skilled…
Turning Customer Disappointments into Delight: Tips for Business Leaders (Infographic)
In this week’s blog, I discussed about anticipatory service and service recovery. 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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