Are you looking for the most interesting and active Customer Experience thought leaders on Twitter? I have created a list of some of my favorites who share high quality content about retention, support, wow experiences etc., on a regular basis. If I missed anyone, please add his or her Twitter handle to the comments section. I find that Twitter is a fantastic tool to stay up to date on client experience trends and to learn about local and global CX events and conferences.  In addition to following these 15 thought leaders, you may also want to try searching for client experience related key words in the Twitter feedRead More →

Skills to manage customer escalations need to be part of any successful manager’s toolkit. Google’s Dictionary defines escalation as “an increase in the intensity or seriousness of something; an intensification”.  When customer expectations are not met or they feel that their views have not been heard, it is human nature to want to “intensify” and escalate to the next level. There is a general belief among many customers, that if they escalate to a senior leader, then action will happen faster. However, this is not always the case. Your first priority as a leader is to prevent un-needed escalations from occurring. If the experts closestRead More →

Next week I am participating in the Consero Customer Experience Forum with a number of other Customer Experience leaders across industries. As part of the event, I am participating in a panel discussion about the future of customer experience and related trends. We will discuss what customers want and need, and why, now and in the years to come. In preparation for the conference, I completed external research and benchmarking, looking at what customer experience experts have to say. I also considered my own personal experiences and observations. This led to the identification of the following 8 customer experience trends for 2016 and beyond, whichRead More →