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Customer Storytelling
What to do when the novelty wears off

Even with all the will in the world and the best intentions, most ongoing feedback programs eventually suffer from a lack of engagement.

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EX - Beyond the Employee Survey

Pre-pandemic, employee surveys were seen as the route to measuring and improving employee engagement. But what if there was another way to use feedback to improve employee engagement?

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The ever-decreasing attention span and what it means for CX

The average human attention span is now shorter than that of a goldfish. What does that mean for CX?

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Empathy: The Key to Connecting with Gen-Z Customers

Gen Z the next crucial target market for businesses. Known for their empathy and inclusivity, how can businesses understand them ?

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6 ways to Improve your Customer Surveys

If you were CEO and could sit down to have a conversation with any of your customers, what would you ask them?

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Core Needs vs Aspirational Wants

What happens if you spend your time focusing on customer “‘wants” and forget about customer “needs”’? ...

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Ask and you shall receive….

Great article from Neil Hoyne about the power of asking for positive feedback.

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The dehumanisation of data and research

Summary of an excellent article by Emmet O'Brian ...

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Fighting Feedback Fatigue

How to make your feedback count. ...

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Effective Storytelling

Never underestimate the power of a customer story. ...

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

The pains of going through an insurance claim where customer needs are not met. ...

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Emotional Connectedness

Emotionally connected customers are on average 52% more valuable than those who are just highly satisfied ...

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The Power Cut, the Faults Guy and the Customer Survey.

An example of a company taking brevity too far in their customer survey. ...

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Understanding Your Customers

What we can learn from Zappos ...

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Want a better answer? Ask a better question!

If you are looking for better answers, you should think about asking better questions.

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5 tips for creating awesome customer surveys

So many companies get this wrong. Here are our top 5 ways to get it right. ...

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The Power of Voice

A very short article on why voice is more powerful at conveying meaning. ...

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RIP Dick Smith Electronics

Could the demise of Dick Smith have been avoided if they’d listened to customers? ...

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No Comment. No Insight.

The importance of asking for more than a score ...

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The power of empathy

In my experience the vast majority of customer complaints are not complaints at all….

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I’m a customer, not a mystery shopper!

I sometimes find that businesses mistake their customer feedback programme for a mystery shopping programme.

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