What is journey mapping? That may seem like a strange question from a blogger whose title is “Mapper-In-Chief,” but there’s so much confusion on the topic that it’s a question that needs to be asked. This confusion is fueled by vendors who offer “journey mapping workshops.” This is a half- or full-day workshop where you […]
Journey mapping is now the go-to customer experience tool, and has been discussed in Forbes, the Harvard Business Journal, and countless other journals.
I attended an excellent conference today. The Carlson School of Management sponsored their second annual Ignite Conference which focused on “Protecting Trust in Today’s Consumer Journey.” The opening speaker gave some great stats about trust, including research that 73% of the variance in how customers have trust with you is predicted by team members’ trust of […]
I was talking with a prospective customer last week, and I walked through our customer journey mapping process – first you collect companies’ hypothesis and existing data, then go out to their customers to interview them in their places of work (they’re a B2B company), and finally bring that voice of the customer back to […]
This is a guest post written by one of our very own Lead Consultants, Jean Fasching. A friend of mine who’s new to NPS research recently shared that she was frustrated with the response rate (less than 1% of those asked) from a B2B, NPS (Net Promotor Score) question recently added to her company’s website. […]
Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first. – Simon Simek This quote reflects one of the biggest disconnects in customer experience – focusing only on the customer experience. It makes sense. Heck, that’s our name! Why wouldn’t we? But focusing only on the customer without regard to the employee experience […]
I recently moved to a new part of town, and the local Wendy’s has “We love customers” on their placard. My dry cleaner has the same message printed on their hangers. Who cares? What is the purpose of such a generic statement? Do other dry cleaners have hangers that say, “We’re really indifferent about customers, […]
Devin Anuzis is Corporate Manager, Customer Experience at Benchmark, the leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast. Serving as the “voice” of the customer program, Devin manages multiple feedback channels and deciphers the feedback for company stakeholders to ensure the customer’s voice is clearly heard and considered in all decisions. In her role, […]
As one of the CXPA’s CX Experts, as well as a journey mapper, I’m often called by companies trying to create momentum for their CX program. Sometimes it’s a midsize manufacturer trying to start their CX program. Other times, it’s a Fortune 50 company who has a program, but seeing its influence wane. I wrote […]
Delight your customers, or make it easy for them? How do we reconcile two popular CX books with opposite conclusions – The Effortless Experience vs. The Power of Moments? Consultancy CEB is the driver behind The Effortless Experience. They conducted thousands of surveys after service calls across multiple industries, and this research led to a […]
The First Key Journey Mapping Question: What is the Right Journey to Map?March 21, 2019 - 9:48 am
Introducing “How Hard Is It to Be Your Customer? Using Journey Maps to Drive Customer-Focused Change”March 12, 2019 - 4:00 am
Ten B2B KPIs to Track Starting Now (none are NPS) – Employee-Rated and Survey ItemsMarch 6, 2019 - 4:00 am