Companies are putting more and more effort into identifying and addressing the trials and tribulations customers encounter when interacting with them to create the best possible buying and use experience. Referred to as customer experience (and often abbreviated to CX), it’s inclusive of the customer’s journey from initial brand awareness to purchase, the customer’s interactions with the brand’s many touchpoints prior to and during use, and the environments the customer encounters during use of and interaction with the product or service. Brands find the greatest success and differentiate themselves from competitors by focusing on delivering an effortless experience that ensures each of those touchpoints and experiences are consistent and contribute positively to the customer’s overall journey.
https://customerthink.com/improving-the-customer-experience-takes-behind-the-scenes-work/
Customer experience has become an oft-repeated phrase in business circles. You would think that, by now, CX ratings would be through the roof. To be fair, some reports indicate there already have been huge gains in customer experience. But, you may be surprised to learn that CX overall is no longer on the rise. At least that’s the word from the ACSI and Forrester (News - Alert).
http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/call-center-management/articles/437516-customer-experience-movement-has-stalled.htm/
Interesting interview with Maggie Chan Jones, the first woman global chief marketing officer of SAP. Here Steve Olenski talks to her about a lot of different topics ranging from CX, AI, all the challenges she's faced as CMO and what she's up to these days including her speaking at two diversity and inclusion events, Women Economic Forum and I Inspire, in New Delhi, India at the end of April.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveolenski/2018/03/19/should-cmos-lead-customer-experience-one-former-cmo-says-maybe/#4c14e6af5bff/
The good news is, more and more company leaders are starting to get that they need to focus on the customer experience; the bad news is, many – most – are still struggling with the concept, choosing instead to focus on sales, metrics, and maximizing shareholder value. The crazy thing is that they think that they are customer focused.
There’s this thing called the customer experience perception gap; it was uncovered by Bain back in 2005, and they referred to it as a “delivery gap.”
https://www.business2community.com/customer-experience/cx-perception-gap-02030787/
CX professionals may not like to admit it, but one of the benefits of a low customer satisfaction score is plenty of room for improvement and potential easy wins. But what do you do if your customer satisfaction is already high?
For Shaun Wilton, Deb Heaphy and the rest of the CX team at Carsales.com, being at the top of their game is no reason to rest on their laurels. Working with technology from Zendesk, the team has dug deeper into customer insights to create a voice-of-customer (VoC) approach that seeks to deliver the best outcome for customers in all instants.
https://www.cmo.com.au/article/634161/how-carsales-lifted-its-cx-game-through-fresh-voice-customer-program/
Chart of the day: the more senior someone is in a business, the more they believe that they offer a good customer experience (CX).
The Customer Experience industry report 2018 by usertesting.com has found that executive level professionals and those who work in CX management think they have a good CX, whilst UXers, product manager, and researchers believe their CX is less good. Executives may be far too confident about their CX which leads the report and me to suggest that the more senior managers could be less aware of the real CX in their business.
https://www.smartinsights.com/ecommerce/customer-experience-examples/businesses-think-good-customer-experience-cx/
The e-commerce website is a critically important part of the customer experience; for many customers, it will be the only way of interacting with the company. If the e-commerce website delivers a poor user experience (UX), visitors will click off the site or abandon the shopping cart without giving the company’s customer care team a chance to intervene.
Therefore, it is imperative for an e-commerce website to meet all UX standards. (UX standards apply to website design and can be considered a subset of CX.) These are key areas to execute properly to ensure that all customers have a positive experience on the site, whether or not they make a purchase.
https://www.ameyo.com/blog/is-your-e-commerce-website-meeting-customer-experience-cx-standards/
Customer experience is the new global currency for companies looking to invest in differentiation and growth. Best-in-class firms have leaped in eagerly, capturing customer feedback at every touchpoint, closing the loop quickly and integrating efforts across their entire organization.
There are many different theories on how to build and sustain a customer experience program, and advancing technology continues to provide lots of cutting-edge measurement, reporting and planning tools. However, understanding foundational components is essential for company leadership as they look to adopt best practices. Here are five basic concepts to help firms raise their CX game.
https://customerthink.com/5-components-of-a-great-customer-experience-program/
Established in 2001 in the Netherlands, Translink operates as the connecting force behind the OV-chipkaart. One card used for accessing all sorts of public transportation, the OV-chipkaart is an easier and more secure way for people to travel. The OV-chipkaart also allows Dutch public transportation companies to make more efficient use of capacity, resources and staff.
Translink aims to give its customers a personal, relevant and seamless online experience using a mobile-first approach – so that customers can access their personal OV-data at any time or place.
https://mopinion.com/translink-provides-seamless-online-experience-with-customer-feedback/
Returning from vacation gave Laura a new perspective on how her company approached customer experience (CX). As a veteran director in the CX practice, she realized that she and her peers had become captive to internal opinion and suffered from brand arrogance.
They often guessed at what the customer experience and appropriate product and service modifications should be. Maybe it was the lack of analytical rigor or the aggressive time pressure of getting new products out the door. Regardless of the reasons, Laura and her team had arrived at the point where mythology was routinely mistaken for fact. It was time to build a test-and-learn culture based on customer data.
https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/how-a-test-and-learn-culture-improves-customer-experience/
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