The world feels like an increasingly unstable and dangerous place. Ever since the GFC knocked the wind out of the global economy in 2008, it’s been one thing after another. It’s hard to believe it was only a year earlier that Apple…Read More
Your value proposition is the reason why your customers and clients choose to do business with you or buy from you rather than your competitors. It is the value that your brand and services offer that other businesses cannot…Read More
Around 80% of consumers rely on reviews to make a decision but will read fewer than ten reviews to make that decision. This means businesses can lose out based on a couple of negative comments, despite having an agglomeration of glowing…Read More
Once upon a time, a young girl asked her mother why she cuts off the end of the chicken before cooking it. The mother replies, “because that’s what my mother used to do”. So, the young girl asked her grandmother why she cut off the…Read More
The First Industrial Revolution was all about steam trains and manufacturing, complemented by a second revolution made up of mass production, steel and electric. This was followed up with the self-explanatory digital revolution. And…Read More
It can’t have escaped your notice that Thomas Cook - the UK’s oldest holiday company of 178 years trading - went into administration last weekend. Aside from the tens of thousands of passengers stranded on holiday in countries from Cuba…Read More
The majority of companies that measure customer feedback do exactly that – they measure . Data for data’s sake doesn’t help anyone. It’s incredibly rare that organisations really get into the real nitty gritty of listening to their…Read More
Digitising consumer interactions was supposed to give the customer what they want - instant access to information and communication. To a certain extent, it does. Most businesses now communicate with their customers through various online…Read More
4 reasons WHY businesses need to stay relevant to their customers (1 of 2 parts) The majority of companies that measure customer feedback do exactly that - they just measure. As I’ve said before, data for data’s sake doesn’t help…Read More
In today’s competitive market, it goes without saying that high-level company leaders need to understand that meeting customer satisfaction needs is essential to the bottom line. Simple as it may seem, this is a complex issue – with…Read More
Before you can improve customer experience, it helps to understand what that experience actually is, and what your customer wants it to be. So, how do you find out? You need to be getting real feedback from your customers and translating…Read More
Consumer power continues to grow. There is a wider choice of goods and services available than there ever has been, and our access to information and ability to compare retailers and organisations is virtually limitless. This gives…Read More
Many people believe they have CX sussed, but so often at our masterclasses when we ask our delegates what they think customer experience means, or what they think they need to achieve great customer relationships, the same untruths…Read More
I become dismayed when I realise that a potential client is just paying lip service to this newish buzzword, customer experience, and doesn’t realise that you get out what you put in. On occasion, I have had to walk away because I know…Read More
Have you seen this footage of the aftermath when a woman allegedly rammed her car into the Boksburg branch of Standard Bank on Friday? There’s a digruntled customer, and then there’s a really disgruntled…Read More