This was the theme from many of the questions in a discussion around customer experience measures and metrics that I was involved in at the end of 2014.
It’s a good question to debate and discuss, and I’ll outline some of the points below, but it also goes to highlight a potential human weakness. That of the constant search for a ‘silver bullet’ solution to our problems and challenges and I’m certainly not exempt from that temptation either.
In a previous incarnation, I worked in the fleet and leasing industry. For the benefit of those people who are unfamiliar with it, as a company we provided fixed term finance to businesses who wanted to provide company cars to their employees (so lease rather than buy).
The need to improve customer experiences has been around since cavemen traded rocks for fish. And as our understanding of complex customer experience issues has grown, so too have the opportunities for those moving into leadership and management roles. Having credibility to influence change is at the heart of the job. But in reality, it can … Continue reading →
As we are now well into 2015, I have read with interest articles about how things have potentially improved or how some things or sectors have continued to deteriorate. UKCSI results headlines are hot of the press are the results are a little concerning, although there are some seeds of positivity in there too. The … Continue reading →
The most recent results of the UKCSI are out this month and they don’t make for good reading as to the state of the nation for UK Customer Experience.
The executive summary can be found here if you want to read it but I’ll cover the key highlights and trends for you here.
January is typically a time for reflection on the past year and an opportunity to refine business plans, set new goals and focus effort and attention on the year ahead. In addition to this, there’s always predictions as to the likely trends … Continue reading →
After sending an unrecognised 0808 telephone number to voicemail recently I foolishly answered the phone after the third or fourth call. As I suspected, it was my mobile phone network provider who initially claimed they were calling to ‘thank me for my loyalty!’
‘Customer Excellence is here: it’s just not evenly distributed yet’. A fantastic quote that I wish I could claim was mine! Whilst it is not, I can recognise a particularly relevant and accurate quote when I see one. The quote is in fact the very first line of the executive summary of this years Nunwood UK Customer Experience Excellence Report – a report that should be essential reading for any customer experience professional in the UK.
Like all great products or services, they solve a fundamental problem that meets a customer need, making lives simpler and easier in the process and in doing so creating better customer experiences. The Brevado team has done just that. Brevado is a relatively new and small tech start-up company born in the New York area in the Eastern United States. It was the brain child of three long-time friends, Nick Zafiropoulos, Steve Garofalo and Mike Perna….
I like watching Under Cover Boss because apart from it being interesting on many levels, it never fails to highlight how businesses cannot be run solely from either the balance sheet alone or from the ivory towers of a head office, despite claims of the best management reporting and a transparent, open and communicative culture.
