By Bill Self on June 29, 2011
Ironically, being customer-centered also makes your products better. Why? Because these products and services that you are offering are now being designed based on what matters to your customers.
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Posted in Customer Experience | Tagged Competitive Advantage, Customer Experience, Customer Strategy, Customer-Centric, Organizational Purpose
By Bill Self on November 17, 2010
A great measure of an organization’s focus on customer success is how customers perceive their Return on Effort. High-performing companies are always searching for ways to design more user-friendly processes. This goal of reducing customer effort can best be achieved in a “question-everything” organizational culture.
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Posted in Customer Experience | Tagged Customer Experience, Customer Strategy, Design Thinking, Innovation, Service Design
By Bill Self on September 22, 2010
In order to WOW customers, change your culture from supplier-focused to customer-focused. Thinking like a customer will make it clear to everyone what WOW means.
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Posted in Customer Experience | Tagged Customer Closeness, Customer Delight, Customer Experience, Great Performances
By Mark Price on August 26, 2010
First-time customers offer a unique opportunity to gauge the quality of the customer experience that you offer. Use VOC feedback from this group to enhance the experience for all customers–new and returning.
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Posted in Customer Experience | Tagged Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Differentiation