Anticipating your service defects and having protocols in place to make it right. All employees must have full awareness of the potential common service defects that can arise at each stage of the Customer experience cycle and be trained and empowered to provide great service recovery when defects arise, so your company is known to be zero risk to deal with.
“…all Americans deserve good service. When folks pick up the phone and ask for help, they shouldn’t have to deal with AI robots or be routed to someone across the world. This bill puts American workers first and ensures people can talk to a real person who understands them when they need help,” said Senator Jim… Read Full Article
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
Costco’s strong reputation for customer service likely played a key role in its recent membership surge, adding approximately 5 million new members between 2023 and 2024. As of its fiscal Q2 2025 earnings call in March, total membership surpassed 78 million. Following this growth wave, Costco plans to open 29 new locations in 2025. One… Read Full Article
For over 4 decades, Southwest was an outlier in the US airline industry. They provided great customer service in an industry where it appeared their competitors were fighting to be the worst. Southwest was consistently ranked the #1 airline in domestic customer satisfaction. In our consulting workshops, Southwest was consistently mentioned when asked about what… Read Full Article
Turning a Drawback into an Experience Sandals Montego Bay is situated directly adjacent to Sangster International Airport, which is in the primary departure flight path. As a result, guests can expect to hear and see planes taking off throughout the day. This is not ideal for guests who are mostly there to relax, whether at… Read Full Article
Everything Speaks: Do You have Negative Cues? Build your company’s Customer experience as if no Customer has bad intentions. One of the biggest contributors to the Customer service crisis is management’s paranoia that Customers are out to take advantage of them. This leads to a significant amount of time that companies spend on creating and… Read Full Article
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
Using Customer Journey Mapping to Create Your Brand’s Signature Experience What is a Customer Journey Map, and why do you need one? Discover the importance of a customer journey map and how to build one, plus examples and templates to create your own. A well-thought-out customer journey map will enable you to establish a signature… Read Full Article
Years ago, one study revealed that customers would rather go to the dentist instead of calling a company’s contact center. Big corporations have now solved that issue by making it virtually impossible to contact them. A new study sheds light on a significant obstacle: the absence of a contact phone number on the homepage of… Read Full Article
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
