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You will complete offline exercises, ideally based on your work, and on successful completion of ten exercises, you will become a qualified Accredited Customer Experience Master®.
Through your work you will then immediately be able to deliver the Triple Crown of benefits – lowering costs, growing revenues, improving service and increasing customer loyalty.
Imagine having the ability to deliver exceptional customer experiences through your organization’s processes, people, and systems. Our program connects you with the means to do just that. You’ll have access to the latest insights and strategies to take your customer experiences to the next level.
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Review the Twelve Frequently Asked Questions associated with Customer Experience Management are discussed with supporting videos and decks at www.bpgroup.org/cxfaq.html
Customer Experience Frequently Asked Questions – the first we look at is ‘What is Customer Experience Management?”
This and eleven other Frequently Asked Questions associated with Customer Experience Management are discussed with supporting videos and decks at www.bpgroup.org/cxfaq.html
So what exactly is Customer Experience Management (CEM)?
Customer Experience Management (CEM or CXM) is a strategic and operational approach commonly used as a competitive differentiator. It involves aligning every aspect of an organisation towards delivering customer needs and successful outcomes no matter how far removed the customer is perceived to be.
This includes:
Customer journey – what the customer does, expects and feels.
Customer Interactions.
Supporting internal process.
Associated team and hierarchy structures.
Performance metrics.
Digital capabilities.
Vision, mission & strategy.
Typically, companies who engage in Customer Experience Management activities outperform those who do not.
Customer Experience Management (CEM) is the practice of proactively managing customer interactions, perceptions, and emotions to create positive customer experiences throughout the customer journey.
It involves understanding customer needs, preferences, and expectations and then creating tailored experiences that meet these needs, that are memorable and leave a lasting impression.
CEM also requires connecting the customer experience to the means of delivery, such as the organisation’s people, processes, and systems. This means that CEM requires a comprehensive understanding of the customer journey and ensuring that the organisation’s people, processes, and systems can work together to provide a seamless experience that meets customer needs and expectations. Additionally, CEM requires a focus on developing customer relationships and fostering loyalty by providing ongoing support, feedback, and value
Review the Twelve Frequently Asked Questions associated with Customer Experience Management are discussed with supporting videos and decks at www.bpgroup.org/cxfaq.html
Customer service and customer experience are often used interchangeably, but they differ.
Customer Service is providing support and assistance to your customers before, during, and after they purchase your products or services.
Customer Experience is the overall impression and perception that your customers have of your brand based on their interactions with you across all touchpoints and channels. Customer service is a part of the customer experience, but not the only one.
Why are customer service and customer experience important for your business?
Because they can make or break your relationship with your customers and, ultimately, your business results.
According to a report by PwC, 73% of consumers say that customer experience is a critical factor in their purchasing decisions, and 32% of consumers say they would stop doing business with a brand they loved after one bad experience.
On the other hand, 86% of consumers say they are willing to pay more for a great customer experience, and 65% of consumers say that a positive experience with a brand is more influential than great advertising.
So, how can you provide excellent customer service and customer experience to your customers, and reap the benefits of increased customer retention, loyalty, advocacy, and revenue? Here are some tips and best practices to help you:
1. Understand your customers’ needs, preferences, and emotions.
The first step to creating excellent customer service and experience is knowing who your customers are, what they want, how they feel, and what they expect from you. You can use various methods to gather customer insights, such as surveys, feedback forms, interviews, focus groups, social media, analytics, and customer journey mapping. Customer journey mapping is a powerful tool that helps you visualise and understand your customers’ journey from their first contact with your brand to their post-purchase behaviour and identify the pain points and opportunities along the way.
2. Design and deliver a seamless and personalised customer experience across all touchpoints and channels.
The next step is to use the customer insights you have gathered to design and deliver a customer experience that is consistent, convenient and customised for your customers across all touchpoints and channels, such as your website, mobile app, email, social media, phone, chat, in-store, etc. You can use various techniques to enhance your customer experience, such as user interface design, user experience design, content marketing, personalisation, omnichannel integration, etc.
3. Provide proactive and responsive customer service to your customers before, during, and after they purchase your products or services.
The third step is to provide customer service that is proactive and responsive, meaning that you anticipate and address your customers’ needs and issues before they arise, and respond to them quickly and effectively when they do. You can use various tools and platforms to improve your customer service, such as chatbots, live chat, self-service portals, knowledge bases, FAQs, social media, phone, email, etc.
4. Measure and improve your customer service and customer experience over time.
The final step is to measure and improve your customer service and customer experience over time by collecting and analysing customer feedback, satisfaction, loyalty, advocacy, and other metrics, such as Net Promoter Score (NPS), Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT), Customer Effort Score (CES), Customer Lifetime Value (CLV), etc. You can use various methods to collect and analyse customer data, such as surveys, feedback forms, reviews, ratings, testimonials, referrals, social media, analytics, etc. You can then use the data to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your customer service and customer experience and implement actions to improve them.
5. Customer service and customer experience are a marriage made in heaven
Because they aim to create a positive and lasting relationship with your customers and boost your business results. By following the tips and best practices above, you can provide excellent customer service and customer experience to your customers and enjoy the benefits of increased customer retention, loyalty, advocacy, and revenue. Customer service and customer experience are not optional but essential for your business’s success.
Start today and transform your customer service, customer experience, and business.
The BPGroup Accredited Customer Experience Masters® (ACXM) Programtakes BPM & CEM Training to an entirely new level.
Become an Accredited Customer Experience Master (ACX Master®) through learning and experiencing the most practical, successful and proven toolkit for customer-centric change
> New Case Studies > 60+ takeaway techniques > 90+ help videos > Fully revised CEMMethod (version 14) > CX Rating (4E’s) integration > All material provided > Dedicated Professional User Group > Ongoing webinars
The Accredited Customer Experience Professional/Master difference
This premier series is designed for those seeking advanced professional skills in customer experience and process management, CX improvement, CX alignment, customer centricity, and innovation. These are the Outside-In Customer Experience Management, BPM Methods, and Techniques that Deliver!
Uncover CX/Process Improvement opportunities in just hours
Identify Actions that will improve customer experience and associated processes by 15% to 40% within 20 days of deployment
Integrate and Evolve methods such as BPM, Lean, Six Sigma and Operational Excellence to Outside-In thinking and practice
Delight your Customers (making them your greatest advocates) through Successful Customer Outcomes and Customer Experience Management
Innovate to compete, set the market trend and even dominate your industry
Advance Net Promoter Score and Customer Satisfaction to the next level
Release significant costs, improve revenues and enhance service (win the Triple Crown) immediately
During our research into the application of ChatGPT into Customer Experiences, and as a prelude to the launch of the new qualification “Certified Journey Management Professional (CJMP),” we were amazed at how rapidly organizations are integrating AI capability into their core experiences.
I have included just three examples here of CX next practice, with references for those wishing to dive deep (hundreds of use cases),
And if you are interested in learning more about the three-day CJMP workshop, send us an email with the subject header CJMP, and we will get back to you.
ChatGPT can be deployed to create an automated customer service chatbot that offers speedy and precise solutions to frequently asked queries [1].
This can prove immensely beneficial for businesses that receive many inquiries, improving their efficiency and rapidity.
ChatGPT’s natural language processing abilities can be utilized to examine customer feedback, deriving useful conclusions about frequent criticisms, recommendations, and developments [2]. Businesses can consider this data to make informed decisions and enhance the overall customer experience.
ChatGPT can offer individualized customer support through a conversational interface, which renders resolving matters or answering questions more convenient and faster [3].
These are merely a few of the potential applications of this technology.
It’s important to note that the specific industry and company will depend on the customer types, organization maturity, and business needs. However, the impact of ChatGPT on customer experiences is significant, with 67% of consumers worldwide now using chatbots for customer support [4]
When Steve Jobs kicked off the Customer Experience (CX) movement in 1997 (video here), he crystallized the idea of understanding customer NEEDS before doing anything else.
At the same time, another CX genius, Jeff Bezos, was three years into creating the most profitable company on the planet and precisely understood Steve Jobs ‘working backwards’ imperative.
There is this Need (even though customers don’t know it yet), and I can create the desire and meet that Need now.
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Upgrading your skills and delivery for 2023 will determine your success. Advance and Evolve beyond functional industrial age thinking to Outside-In customer-centric practices. Tried and tested this program has helped to create more than 140,000 professionals across 132 countries since its inception in 2006.
So if understanding and applying the techniques and methods deployed in Apple, Amazon, Zappos, Zara, Emirates and BMW compels you to adopt the ‘next practice’ approaches come and join us online next month or in a city near you through 2023.
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The BPGroup Accredited Customer Experience Masters® (ACXM) Programtakes BPM & CEM Training to an entirely new level.
Become an Accredited Customer Experience Master (ACX Master®) through learning and experiencing the most practical, successful and proven toolkit for customer-centric change
For 2023…
> New Case Studies > 60+ takeaway techniques > 90+ help videos > Fully revised CEMMethod (version 14) > CX Rating (4E’s) integration > All material provided > Dedicated Professional User Group > Ongoing webinars
The Accredited Customer Experience Professional/Master difference
This premier series is designed for those seeking advanced professional skills in customer experience and process management, CX improvement, CX alignment, customer centricity, and innovation. These are the Outside-In Customer Experience Management, BPM Methods, and Techniques that Deliver!
Uncover CX/Process Improvement opportunities in just hours
Identify Actions that will improve customer experience and associated processes by 15% to 40% within 20 days of deployment
Integrate and Evolve methods such as BPM, Lean, Six Sigma and Operational Excellence to Outside-In thinking and practice
Delight your Customers (making them your greatest advocates) through Successful Customer Outcomes and Customer Experience Management
Innovate to compete, set the market trend and even dominate your industry
Advance Net Promoter Score and Customer Satisfaction to the next level
Release significant costs, improve revenues and enhance service (win the Triple Crown) immediately
Overview of customer experience featuring 23 must attend conference in 2023
As a business leader, you know the importance of customer experience (CX) and its impact on your success. But do you know about the must-attend customer experience conferences for 2023?
Must-Attend Customer Experience Conferences in 2023
Now that you know the importance of customer experience, let’s take a look at the must-attend customer experience conferences in 2023:
These conferences are great opportunities to learn the latest strategies in customer experience, network with other industry professionals, and gain invaluable insight into the customer experience industry.
Conclusion
Customer experience is an essential part of any business’s success. It involves understanding customer needs and developing strategies to meet those needs. It also involves creating customer-centric strategies, setting customer goals, and measuring customer satisfaction.
Attending customer experience conferences is a great way to learn the latest strategies in customer experience, network with other industry professionals, and gain invaluable insight into the customer experience industry.
Review these 23 top-rated CX Conferences for 2023 to start your journey to become a customer experience expert!
QUESTION 1: Why do so many organizations struggle to become truly customer-centric?
ANSWER: They are using an out-of-date mindset. The thinking is borrowed from the industrial age when optimizing production and throughput was the thing. That way of thinking is about production management, efficiency, effectiveness, and waste elimination. Does that sound familiar? The mindset is not exactly customer focussed.
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QUESTION 2: What is (probably) the biggest hurdle to becoming Outside-In and customer-focused?
ANSWER: It is getting passed this industrial age mindset and all the things that come with it. For instance, it is our reward structure. It’s the approach to employee empowerment. Another one is rigid out of date linear processes and systems. I think you get the picture.
Alright, one more concern.
QUESTION 3: If listening to the customer is so important, then what is ‘best practice’ and the emerging next practice?
ANSWER: Often times many companies try to drive forward by only looking in the rear-view mirror. That is by listening to subjective perceptual historic feedback rather than paying attention to every interaction 100% of the time.
The GOOD news is…
In the ACX Masters program, we show you step-by-step how to handle these challenges so you don’t have to Fall into the Bear Pit.
You can get the full scoop and preview here at the BP Group site.
Cheers for now!
There are always more questions than answers 😉 However, in the ACX Masters program, we cover all the bases and provide a set of tools and approaches that enable you to WIN THE TRIPLE CROWN in every CX initiative Join us soon!
SEEING THE WORLD AS IT IS CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE
The other day I was rewatching The Matrix – can you believe that was released in 1999?… but I digress.
One of the most interesting scenes is where Morpheus presents Neo with a choice of the red pill or the blue pill. What was Neo’s response to the offer?
As described by Morpheus: “You take the blue pill…the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill…you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Neo chooses the red pill and joins the rebellion.
What will your choice be – Red or Blue?
Yes, he chose to see the world as it really is, not as it appeared to be….
That’s a lot like the choice companies face now. Do they carry on living in the blissful ignorance of a collective hallucination from the industrial age, or do they see the world as it really is now.
Maybe I’m geeking out on this a bit…
But when you’re as immersed as I am into Outside-In and Customer Centricity you just start seeing these little lessons everywhere… even in popular films.
We do a lot more about moving beyond the hallucination during the ACX Masters 4 day program.
