The big ‘Wi-Fi’ conundrum: a way to make money or a way to give customers what they need?

Maslow's Hierarchy of needs  is a psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation". The theory is most commonly portrayed in the shape of a pyramid with the largest, most fundamental levels of human needs at the bottom and with the ultimate need for self-actualization at the top. 71 years [...]

Customer Empathy – ignore it at your peril!

Have you ever looked up the definition of the word Empathy? I would suspect that you have not! It is not often that we take the time to read dictionaries!! If you read the definition above, it is also likely that you will find it difficult to correlate many of the words used with organisations [...]

Book Review – Delivering Effective Social Customer Service: How to Redefine the Way You Manage Customer Experience and Your Corporate Reputation

It is impossible to ignore the fact that customer service has gone all social on us. Our obsession with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram and more has led to the humble consumer actively seeking to interact with companies via social networks. Although this is a fact, there are still many organisations who are yet to understand [...]

By |2015-04-13T13:17:21+01:00August 13th, 2014|Channels, Communication Channels, Social Media|3 Comments

Breaking News! – Tottenham Hotspur impress Arsenal Fan with impressive use of social media

This week I am delighted to feature a new guest blogger. Matt Beaumont is one of the most connected men in the UK when it comes to all things customer experience. Having spent the last few years arranging world class customer experience events, he has had to make it his business to know who has [...]

Facebook is not even 10 years old! How technology and innovation is influencing the customer experience

My eldest daughter Ciara is 10. When she came into the world, Facebook did not exist. It was still just an innovative idea being developed in the mind of its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. A little over three years ago, the iPad did not exist. First launched in April 2010, it is hard to remember what life was like without [...]

@Morrisons customer service: Fluke or designed to delight?

At the end of May 2013, I wrote a blog post about a loaf of bread. Whilst this might sound rather odd to those of you who have not had the chance to read it, the loaf of bread itself was not the centrepiece of the story. The story centred on the use of social [...]

By |2015-04-13T13:28:49+01:00July 30th, 2013|Customer Journeys, Recovery, Retail, Social Media|4 Comments

18 hours – how a loaf of bread helped improve the customer experience

It is no secret that I am a fan of Twitter. A regular 'tweeter' I have grown to be a fan over the last couple of years. Not only does it allow me to get up to the minute information on essential news and sporting activity (such as the Leyton Orient score - sad but [...]

By |2015-04-13T13:31:14+01:00May 28th, 2013|Channels, Recovery, Social Media|23 Comments

‘Got a problem? Get Tweeting!’ – the story of a fresh cream eclair without the cream!!

I am sure that the first thing that captured your attention when you saw this picture was my beautiful, almost 10-year-old, daughter Ciara. The second thing you will have noticed is the 'choux' pastry she is holding in front other face. Ciara is holding up the remains of a fresh cream chocolate éclair from Waitrose. Can you [...]

By |2015-04-13T13:33:43+01:00April 18th, 2013|Communication Channels, Social Media|4 Comments

Woah there tiger!! Beware what and how you react to social media

The benefits of social media in the business world have been a hot topic of conversation for a few years now. Many businesses have started to adopt 'social media strategies', and are using the likes of Facebook and Twitter for marketing and customer service among other things. It is true to say that social media [...]

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