Making Every Moment Matter: How KeyBank Transformed Culture and Client Experience and Continues to Break Records

May 30, 2025 | By: Dave Murray

Overview KeyBank’s “Moments Matter” initiative exemplifies a holistic and sustainable cultural transformation that has significantly improved employee engagement and client loyalty. Spearheaded by Victor Aranda and championed by executive leadership, this initiative aligns organizational behavior with strategic goals through a thoughtful and multi-dimensional approach. Challenge In a competitive banking landscape, KeyBank sought to differentiate itself… Read Full Article

Investing in Customer Service

April 11, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Why Human Moments are More Critical than Ever / How QuikTrip Revolutionized the Convenience Story Industry / Why You May Not Be Investing in Customer Service   The #1 Reason Why Companies do not invest in Customer Service One of my favorite books I read was The Slight Edge, written by Jeff Olson. It talks… Read Full Article

Shocking CX Stats / Do Top CX Brands Outperform Competition

February 17, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Shocking CX Statistics / Fast is No Longer a Luxury in Customer Experience / Do the top CX Brands Outperform their competition? Our New CXO Academy Graduates  Do Top CX Brands Outperform Competitors and the Stock Market? Over the past two decades, my research has uncovered how the top customer experience companies outperform competitors and… Read Full Article

How the Savannah Bananas Find Customer Service Rockstars

January 25, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Everyone you hire contributes to your culture in some way. A big difference between finding future rock stars and posers is finding out what investment the candidate made to learn about your organization. Jesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment, the parent company of the Savannah Bananas, a world-famous baseball circus that travels… Read Full Article

177: Becoming, and Excelling as, a CXO with Debi Bush

October 30, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Becoming, and Excelling as, a CXO   In this episode, John talks with Debi Bush, Customer Experience Officer (CXO) at Technology Marketing Toolkit (TMT). Debi has revolutionized the experience TMT delivers to their members. Debi is a distinguished graduate of the Customer Experience Executive Academy (class 2022). She has not only helped take TMT to… Read Full Article

Amazon orders workers back

Amazon orders workers back to office / Silent Layoff / Communications Best Practice

October 03, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Amazon orders workers to go back to the office every day / The US Job Market No Longer Sizzling /The Silent Layoff / Virtual Experience Revolution Workshops / Internal Communications Best Practice Our Virtual Experience Revolution Workshops Great brands all have a signature experience. A signature experience is a distinct experience your customers and employees… Read Full Article

Is Investing in Customer Experience Worth It?

September 15, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

“The companies that don’t invest in customer experience are the ones whose leaders don’t understand the financial impact CX can have.” Several organizations are focused on building a world-class experience ecosystem for every business stakeholder. We have seen firsthand that companies with the strongest internal cultures are significantly less affected by economic instability. How do… Read Full Article

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How to Attract Top Talent – How One Company Attracts the Top 1%

July 22, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Learn how to attract top talent by using an interview process like the one we describe here. *The following is an excerpt from our new book, The Employee Experience Revolution: Increase Morale, Retain Your Workforce, and Drive Business Growth   “Stop trying to find great employees; instead, focus on becoming the type of business great… Read Full Article

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Reduce Payroll While Improving the Self Service Experience

July 09, 2024 | By: John DiJulius

Don’t Let Your User Self Service Experience Backfire With the mad shift to pushing customers to self-service channels, many companies are hurting their overall customer satisfaction and reducing customer retention by creating a poor user experience. How One Company Reduced Non-Revenue Calls & Reduced Payroll Due to increased call volume, one of our eCommerce clients… Read Full Article

E-Commerce Business Strategies: Zero Risk in the Digital Age

February 16, 2024 | By: Cal DiJulius

In the electrifying realm of e-commerce, a single click can whisk your desired products to your doorstep. Thus, the concept of “zero risk” has taken on a whole new dimension. As a customer experience consultant working with e-commerce businesses, I’ve witnessed firsthand the metamorphosis of customer satisfaction in this landscape. While traditional customer service still… Read Full Article