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Steve

Looking to improve customer experience? Sell more!

Last week, I received a report from a colleague, John Goodman, Vice Chairman of Customer Care Measurement & Consulting (CCMC) that was based on a 2021 Customer Delight Study conducted by CCMC. There was a section in the report titled Monetary Delighters that detailed the benefits of cross-selling to customers,

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Steve

The Elusive 8th Simple Way to Raise Customer Service Quality

Back in 2013 I published my first book, Delight Your Customers. The subtitle of that book is 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your Customer Service from Ordinary to Extraordinary. I specified to my publisher that the subtitle should read “7 Simple Ways…” rather than “The 7 Simple Ways…” It was

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Steve

Increase your customer service strength

I recently received a delivery of a weightlifting system by a local fitness equipment company. I met the delivery truck in my driveway and gave the foreman a quick orientation about the best door to use, location of the weight room containing the old universal weight machine that required dismantling

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Steve

The Curse of Knowledge Can Derail Innovation

I heard a story on the Manager Tools podcast that stuck with me. In the late ‘70s the chairman of Sony Corp., Akio Morita, noticed a lot of young people walking around carrying a boom box on their shoulder during a visit to New York City. He immediately thought to

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Steve

What is the real priority, CX programs or CX?

Customer experience (CX) is the product of any interaction between an organization and a customer. If you have a customer, then you have CX. Unfortunately, there is a tendency, when formalizing CX, to unwittingly overlook the customer (the very focus of CX efforts) while attention is directed toward journey mapping,

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Steve

What pandemic?

Over the holidays my wife and I dined at two steakhouses in the Denver area. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we were not allowed to dine inside either restaurant. Instead, both restaurants had erected two 400’ sq outdoor tents with a seating capacity of 20 guests each. Both locations used exterior

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Steve

Tampering masks true performance

Last week, I placed an order for a case of wine that shipped via FedEx Home Delivery® on Nov. 25th. On Nov. 28th I received a text from FedEx informing me that my delivery was scheduled for the following day, Nov. 29th. The text stated that ID and signature would

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Steve

Support local restaurants during Covid-19

Between March and September of this year, sales at restaurants and bars plunged 27%, compared to the same period in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And by April, according to the National Restaurant Association, more than 8 million restaurant employees had been laid off or furloughed. Experts anticipate

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