Making the Customer Experience Magical – The Power of Surprising and Delighting Customers!

A great deal of my work as a Customer Experience Specialist involves the recounting of stories. Contrary to popular belief, not all of the stories I tell are of the negative variety! As students of Customer Experience will attest, the use of storytelling to ‘bring to life’ the benefits and consequences of ‘operationalising’ Customer Experience [...]

Are you a Leader of a Follower? Why customer experience needs good, strong leadership

Over the weekend, I was told a lovely story that has inspired this blog post. The story was of a young lady who was applying to attend a college at Oxford University. A key part of the process was to complete an application form. One of the questions on the application form asked prospective students [...]

By |2015-04-13T13:24:18+01:00January 20th, 2014|CX Professionals, CX Strategy, General, People|9 Comments

‘Simplicity is divinity’ – is this what is behind the success of First Direct?

I have always been a little mystified by First Direct. Firstly, it is a bank. What is there to get excited about when it comes to banks? I am one of many who unfortunately has become very apathetic towards banks - I just do not care about them. This may surprise many people - but [...]

By |2015-04-13T13:31:29+01:00May 21st, 2013|Customer retention and loyalty|5 Comments
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