Customer Engagement is a Contact Sport and Much More…

September 12, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy, Again It doesn’t matter how cheaply you sell your services and products; customers will not buy from you if your customer service is lousy. Spirit Airlines, the most hated brand in the US,  has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than a year. This… Read Full Article

Rolling Out New Customer Experience Training in a Hybrid Work World

August 29, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

Rolling out new Customer Service content to an entire organization has never been simple—and today’s hybrid workplaces make it even more complex. With employees splitting time between remote work and the office, the challenge is no longer “What do we share?” but also “How do we reach everyone effectively?” One organization, PSECU (Pennsylvania State Employees… Read Full Article

As a Result of Bringing Back the Human Connection Starbucks Closing 90 Mobile-Only Stores

August 01, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

A central part of Starbucks’ turnaround strategy—led by CEO Brian Niccol—is a renewed emphasis on human connection between employees and customers, shifting away from a tech-heavy approach. More than five years after introducing mobile-order-only pickup stores, the company is phasing out the concept, citing a lack of the inviting atmosphere it aims to cultivate. Starbucks… Read Full Article

First Federal Community Bank Focuses on Employees, One Chapter at a Time!

July 25, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

First Federal Community Bank, based in Dover, OH, is focused on delivering a world-class client experience and a great employee experience to its team members.  First Federal has conducted the World Class Leadership workshops and World Class Internal Culture workshops to establish leadership and internal communication standards.   They have taken that focus a step further… Read Full Article

How Delta Airlines Has Made Price Irrelevant

May 19, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

While most airlines chased customers with low fares, Delta has taken a different approach—banking on the idea that travelers would pay more for a better experience. That bold strategy has paid off: Delta is now the highest-earning airline in the U.S. and the most profitable, with a rare customer loyalty level in the industry. “We… Read Full Article

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190: How to Roll Out New Content to Your Teams

February 10, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

Learn the pros and cons of how to roll out new content to your teams this week, as Dave Murray, VP of Consulting for The DiJulius Group, steps in as our guest host. In this episode, we focus on rolling new content out to staff, and our guest isBrenda Larson is the Manager of Learning… Read Full Article

Brand Loyalty Increases with These 6 Components of CX

January 30, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

To create brand loyalty and customer evangelists, you must (1) operate at a high level in six distinct areas of business and (2) constantly evaluate your company’s customer service across each category, separately, and as categories overlap. Physical: Deals with the actual brick-and-mortar component of your operation. These are the physical elements that are more… Read Full Article

9 CX Strategies to Give You a Competitive Advantage

January 15, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

In today’s economy, you can create a competitive advantage while achieving employee and customer loyalty and retention by making customer experience your biggest priority.  Since the pandemic, customer experience in nearly all industries has dropped to a two-decade low. Customers, patients, clients, tenants, guests, or whatever you may call the person buying your services and… Read Full Article

How KeyBank Raised their NPS and CSAT Scores

January 08, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

An increasing NPS score is just one of the reasons Cleveland, OH-based KeyBank earned the distinction of Customer Experience Organization of the year, awarded on Oct. 12, 2023, at the 15th annual Customer Service Revolution Conference.  Past winners include Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and NewDay USA. KeyBank Branch & Contact Center Leaders Fixing a Lack of Consistency in… Read Full Article

The Best Customer & Employee Experience Content of 2023

January 02, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Our Top 10 Blogs from 2023 The Canceling of Hustle Culture…Who is Right? Building and Developing Great Leaders The Correlation Between Happiness at Work and Overall Life Satisfaction This is how Leaders can Improve the Customer Journey How to Train Great Customer Service Skills in the Next Generation How Team Members Can Be Inspired to… Read Full Article