It may have escaped your notice, but it appears as though Christmas is coming. The eagle-eyed among us will have noticed Christmas displays being erected as early as August in some retail locations, but it is not until November that the commercial Christmas bandwagon really get's rolling. By the time we reach the first [...]
Have you ever been asked the Net Promoter Score (NPS) question? Do you even know what Net Promoter Score is? Despite the fact that the NPS method has been around for ten years, there are many who have no idea what it is. This is an extract from the 'font of all knowledge' - Wikipedia explaining [...]
A few weeks ago, I decided to conduct some independent research. I wanted to know what was really important to us as customers of organisations, and was very excited to produce a blog post revealing the 'top five' things we want earlier this month - https://ijgolding.com/2013/11/06/what-do-customers-really-want-the-top-five-most-important-things-revealed/. The research asked 4 further questions: What irritates you most as [...]
A few weeks ago, I decided to conduct some independent research. I have always been intrigued to know exactly what is most important to us as consumers, and up until now have used my professional experience, personal experiences and gut feel to assess what I thought to be the most important things. Thanks to friends, contacts and [...]
I am not the first, and will certainly not be the last professional person to work in and around the 'customer experience' field. There are thousands of customer experience professionals all around the world, and our number is growing at a very steady rate - something the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA - http://www.cxpa.org/default.asp) is delighted to [...]
Whenever you start to talk about the concept of a 'customer centric culture', you run the risk of doing the following: Sounding as though you have magic powers that can 'change the world' Sounding ‘fluffy’ Sounding like a ‘consultant’ Now there is nothing wrong with any of those things in principle. I have always aspired [...]
It is the 15th August 2013. We are slap bang in the middle of holiday (vacation) season! Friends, family, colleagues and associates are travelling by train, planes, boats and buses to destinations near and far. Some will stay within easy reach of home, others will embark on exotic journeys half way around the world. I myself am [...]
As news breaks that the Duchess of Cambridge has gone in to early labour, the media furore that will ensure the world shares her joy (and pain) is already in full flow. With Our future King at her side, the Queen's third great-grandchild will very shortly be with us. There are few experiences that every [...]
Resentment. It is a pretty harsh word. It is a word that should most certainly NOT be on your mind when thinking about businesses and organisations that you interact with on a regular basis. However, over the last couple of weeks, a number of incidents that I personally have either experienced or read about have [...]
If you are reading this, you are almost certainly someone who enjoys reading a good blog. At least I hope that the blog posts you have been reading have been good! It is exactly 1 year since I penned my opening blog post. I started putting my thoughts out in to the ether as a result [...]
