224: The Six Components of a Five Star Experience

The Six Components of a Five Star Experience

Summary:

In this episode of the Customer Service Revolution podcast, Denise Thompson and John DiJulius discuss the six key areas that separate good companies from iconic brands. They explore the importance of physical experience, atmosphere, ease of doing business, technical excellence, operational details, and hospitality in creating customer evangelists. The conversation emphasizes the need for companies to excel in all areas to build brand loyalty and provide a seamless customer experience. John shares insights on how to audit these components and the significance of training employees in hospitality to enhance customer interactions.

Takeways:

  • To create customer evangelists, excel in six key areas.
  • Physical experience often gets overlooked until it’s a problem.
  • Atmosphere can transform emotional connections to brands.
  • Ease of doing business is crucial for customer satisfaction.
  • Technical excellence should be a differentiator, not just a requirement.
  • Operational details are often invisible but impactful.
  • Hospitality is about how you make customers feel valued.
  • Training for hospitality is often undervalued in organizations.
  • Regular audits of customer experience components are essential.
  • Improving one area can lead to quick wins in customer loyalty.

Chapters:

00:00Introduction to Customer Experience Excellence
01:28The Six Key Areas of Customer Experience
04:13The Importance of Physical Experience
05:55Creating Atmosphere: The Emotional Connection
10:55Functional Ease: Making Business Simple
12:06Technical Excellence: Beyond Competence
13:39Operational Details: The Invisible Backbone
17:23The Role of Hospitality in Customer Experience
21:45Training for Hospitality: Bridging the Gap
24:49The Interconnectedness of the Six Components
30:17Auditing Customer Experience
32:19Quick Wins for Customer Loyalty
34:50Creating Customer Evangelists: The Challenge
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About The Author

John DiJulius

John R. DiJulius is a best-selling author, consultant, keynote speaker and President of The DiJulius Group, the leading Customer experience consulting firm in the nation. He blogs on Customer and employee experience trends and best practices.