Customer Journey Mapping: Going Deep (3-4min) In Alex’s first opinion piece for 2021 she takes a deep-dive into customer journey mapping. Alex argues that even with the availability of sophisticated tech and tools, many CX …
Customer Experience News 207: Forrester’s CX Predictions for 2021, CX Tech Saves the Day and Why Empathy is Good for Business
Forrester’s CX Predictions for 2021 (1min) A quick look at some of the key customer experience take outs from Forrester’s ‘Predictions 2021’ research. Notably, the flow-on effects of the pandemic will continue to have significant …
Customer Experience News 199: Customer Empathy Nudges, Making Sense of the ‘Messy Middle’, Frictionless Journeys and a Fashion Fightback
Are You Using Customer Empathy Nudges? (3min) Interviewed by Bill Stakios for his new podcast Be Customer Led, Alex Allwood poses the question ‘How often are we really discussing customer needs in our daily stand-up, …
Customer Experience News 198: Expert ‘Building Blocks’ Guide CX Success, Research Reveals ROI of CX and Microsoft Backs Empathy
Expert ‘Building Blocks’ Guide CX Success (3-4min ea.) The Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) has created a “CX Building Blocks” series designed to help practitioners establish or strengthen their CX capability. Featuring advice from internationally …
Customer Experience News 197: Customer Needs the New Normal, Empathy Key to Enhanced CX and The Fake Review Epidemic
Needs Not Wants the New Normal (3min) Responding to findings from McKinsey’s US Consumer Sentiment surveys, senior partner Kelly Ungerman shares four essential CX practices that will help retailers and other businesses frame their short-term …
Customer Experience News 196: Winning in the New World, Peter Fader on Loyalty & Customer Value and Emotional Intelligence
Winning in the New World (5min) A timely and in-depth article from the Australian Institute of Company Directors on how smart businesses can capitalise on the shifts in consumer behaviour brought about by the pandemic. …
Customer Experience News 180: Empathy on the Front Line, Leadership in an Uncertain Future and Empathy in Action
Empathy on the Front Line (2-3min) From USA Today, some inspirational examples of how individuals across the US are responding to the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, by providing compassion, kindness and empathy to help their communities survive the …
Customer Experience News 179: Managing Customer Panic, Nudge Theory in CX and Systems Design
How to Manage Customer Panic (2min)In the current crisis, images of empty supermarket shelves, angry shoppers and early morning queues have dominated mainstream news and social media. This timely article from Forbes explains why customers …
Customer Experience News 165: Improve Your NPS, The ‘Experience Factory’, Optus 2020 CX Vision and CX Education
How to Improve Your NPS (3min)Referencing business examples, this HBR article explains how you can improve your NPS. It also shows how surveys conducted across the customer value chain can reveal the gaps and pain points in …
Customer Experience News 164: Inspirational Journey Mapping, Amazon Empathy Training, Self-Service CX & Company Culture
How Your Journey Map Can Inspire Change (3min)If your beautifully crafted customer journey map has so far failed to deliver the desired results, or if you’re about to embark on your first ever mapping project, this …