1914 Vs 2014: When was the best time to be a customer?

Two years ago my family and I were fortunate and honoured to participate in a BBC1 'living history' programme called Turn Back Time: the Family. An experience like no other, we were transported back in time to the turn of the 20th century to find out how life was like for our ancestors. The essence [...]

By |2015-04-13T15:32:52+01:00October 31st, 2014|Channels, Customer Journeys, Retail|3 Comments

Shareholder or Customer First? The difference between Tesco and Amazon

October 2014 was not the best day to be a shareholder of two of the world’s retail giants. Tesco continued their unfortunate journey from world domination to public implosion. The company who convinced the UK and beyond that ‘every little helps’ are going to need all the help they can get to fight through their [...]

By |2015-04-13T15:33:13+01:00October 24th, 2014|Customer retention and loyalty, CX Strategy, Retail|7 Comments

‘Customer excellence is here: it’s just not very evenly distributed yet’. The Nunwood 2014 UK Customer Experience Excellence Report

'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 [...]

By |2015-04-13T15:33:36+01:00October 21st, 2014|Customer retention and loyalty, CX Measurement|0 Comments

Customer Effort – it’s real meaning through real stories (Vauxhall might want to read this!)

This is not the first time I have written about the concept of customer effort. I doubt it will be the last. A few months ago I shared a story that described my interaction with an organisation as a little like having a tooth extracted - you can read that particular story here. The important [...]

The secret diary of a Customer Experience Professional (aged 41 & 3/4)

This blog post is written to mark the second global Customer Experience Day on Tuesday 7th October 2014. Join thousands of CX Professionals all over the world in marking the significance of Customer Experience in our lives today! You can find out about physical and online events throughout the 7th October here. What you are [...]

By |2015-04-13T15:34:48+01:00October 6th, 2014|CX Professionals|3 Comments
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