The Advantage No One Can Copy: Making Service Your Ultimate Differentiator

January 20, 2026 | By: John DiJulius

How to build a customer experience strategy that creates competitive advantage through systems competitors can’t duplicate—featuring proven frameworks from companies like Starbucks, KeyBank, and Domino’s. You’ve seen it happen. A competitor launches a new app feature on Monday. By Friday, three others have rolled out something similar. Someone drops their prices, and suddenly everyone’s in… Read Full Article

Why You Want to Train Your Employees to Surprise & Delight Your Customers

January 19, 2026 | By: John DiJulius

Opportunity to Differentiate According to a Gallup Survey, 49% of Americans say customer service has gotten worse in the last year. Only 6% say it has improved. *CSRevolution Podcast Episode 236: How Can I Make Customer Experience A True Competitive Advantage In 2026? This Week’s Customer Experience Microlearning Watch and share this amazing 1-minute service… Read Full Article

How to Make Your Customers Feel Like Your #1 Priority

January 12, 2026 | By: John DiJulius

An Above & Beyond Story that Literally Saved a Customer’s Life Check out this incredible story of a Florida chef searching for his loyal customer who hadn’t been in. *Related – 5 Customer Experience Strategies For 2026 This Week’s Customer Experience Microlearning Have your team answer these three questions to focus on building a consistent,… Read Full Article

Are You Getting Enough Customer Complaints? Plus Much More…

December 09, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

KLM Provides Excellent CX to Non-KLM Passengers KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the national airline of the Netherlands and is renowned for its excellent customer experience. However, you have to fly KLM to experience it. That is why, for one week, KLM decided to help out all travelers, including those who don’t fly with KLM…. Read Full Article

What Every Business Can learn from Chewy.com about the ROI of Customer Experience, Plus Much More…

December 02, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

This week’s Customer Experience Microlearning The Greatest Gift We Can Give to Others. Share with your team! *Register for the Class of 2026 Customer Experience Executive Academy starting in January CX + AI Today, many grocery store chains offer their customers an app that indicates the aisle and shelf location of products. I love this…. Read Full Article

How a Grocery Store is offering Smart Carts & Slow Lanes, Plus Much More…

November 17, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

“If you can be in a bad mood for no reason, you might as well be in a good mood for no reason,” –Alex Hormozi The Greatest Skill Any Person Can Develop I love this 30-second video clip by Alex Hormozi, in which he shares what he considers the greatest skill one can develop. I… Read Full Article

A CX Unicorn: World-Class Hospitality Law Firm, Plus Much More…

November 07, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

One of the Most Important New Books to Come Out Having three young adult sons and seeing how different and complicated their lives are compared to my life at the same age, I am really excited about this new book. My favorite podcaster, Scott Galloway, has just released a timely new book,Notes on Being a… Read Full Article

The New Starbucks Customer Experience Blueprint and More…

September 26, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Great Employee Engagement Survey Question I love the following question to measure employee morale: On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best), how do you feel on Friday at 6 pm? On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best), how do you feel on Sunday at 6 pm? Obviously, it is unrealistic to… Read Full Article

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

Do You Really Need a CRM Degree?

August 29, 2025 | By: John DiJulius

Do You Really Need a CRM Degree?  Here’s a Better Alternative… When CX business leaders consider advancing their careers, one option that often comes up is pursuing a customer relationship management (CRM) degree. After all, customer experience has become a top differentiator in today’s market, and organizations that excel in building relationships gain a significant… Read Full Article