Joseph Michelli

Playing to Win: How to Think & Act Like Zappos

I started my book about Zappos with a tweet and a question. The tweet read: I saw Winnie the Pooh running through the parking lot. Yes, I work at Zappos! The question was: Zappos, what is Zappos? Here’s the short answer: Zappos is an online shoe and clothing retailer founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn…

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Are You Catching the Big Fish? Colorful Ways to Delight Every Customer (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed the colorful ways to delight every customer. 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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One of the Most Asked Questions: How Customer Experience Leaders Really Win

I’m fortunate to consult with many companies that deliver extraordinary customer experiences (CX) – some of which are featured in my books. Because of that work, media and social media interviewers often ask me: What are the commonalities of “best in class” customer experience businesses? Here are five characteristics to consider as you evaluate the…

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Behavior vs. Score – How to Track What Actually Matters (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed the ten ways to keep employees. 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 Psychology – How to Enhance Experiences and Boost Sales

As a licensed psychologist and customer experience professional, I am reluctant to share psychological insights due to fear that some people will misuse them and manipulate consumers. As such, I offer five psychologically-related questions that will help increase sales AND make your customers’ lives better. 1) Multisensory Immersion – Where can you heighten your customers’…

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Do You Want People to Repurchase? Become a Confidence Building Business

Read on ONLY if you want your existing customers to return and buy more from you. Unfortunately, fabulous products and exceptional services don’t guarantee repeat customers. Marketing messages and new products bombard us all, so we have to give customers reasons to repurchase. Here’s how. Help customers feel confident that they choose wisely, and Practice…

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Cut the Clutter: How to Create Customer Delight By Making Less More (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed about how to create customer delight by making less more. 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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Do You Want More Business Success? Here Are 6 Steps for Sparking Customer Value (Infographic)

In this week’s blog, I discussed the 6 Steps for Sparking Customer Value. 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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Do You Want More Business Success? Here Are 6 Steps for Sparking Customer Value

Recently I typed “Business Success Books” into a Google search and got 1.6 million results. Is business success really that complicated? In one of those 1.6 million books (my latest one titled Stronger Through Adversity), I reduce business and customer experience excellence down to six components of value creation and exchange. Here’s my take: 1. Explore value: Before…

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Amping up Delight – How to Actually Maximize Customer Pleasure

In my last newsletter, I highlighted twelve forms of pleasure outlined by Professors Costello and Edmonds. Those dimensions are creation, exploration, discovery, difficulty, competition, danger, captivation, sensation, sympathy, fantasy, camaraderie, and subversion. Let’s take a moment to focus on four of the twelve (discovery/sensation/fantasy/camaraderie) and give you examples of how you can amplify each of…

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