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When Easy Ain’t So Easy

In the world of customer experience, the term easy gets bandied about quite a bit. We all want seamless experiences, from finding the right products and services to using them once we’ve made the decision. Nevertheless, we’ve all found ourselves grappling with complexities beyond our expectations—and even beyond our abilities…
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Communication Fosters Success

Effective and timely communication are the cornerstone of a thriving and healthy work environment. Within any organization, the constant exchange of information between employees and management is vital for sustained success. However, when communication breaks down, challenges like project delays, strained relationships, and a waste of valuable resources are an…
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Finding a Competitive Edge

Every business is either looking for a competitive edge, or should be. Competition, regardless of industry, is perhaps at its highest level ever, especially given the online presence that most companies now have. In years past, two pizzerias on opposite sides of town might have been scarcely aware of one another; these…
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Is Tipping Getting Out of Hand?

When many new servers first start waiting on tables, they believe that in order to earn larger tips, they have to deliver an exceptional customer experience. The longer they work in the dining room, however, the more they come to realize that most guests have a specific tipping percentage in…
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Setting Expectations for Your Employees

Every business has goals of some kind, even beyond the basic need to make enough money to keep the lights on this month. Usually, a business hopes to grow, to bolster its reputation, and to genuinely satisfy everyone involved day-in and day-out. These kinds of goals are often broken into…
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Exceeding Expectations

Let’s dive back into Shep Hyken’s 2020 special report, continuing where we left off from last week. The next topic concerns consumer expectations, which Hyken measured by asking respondents “to rank industries based on what level of customer service they expect to receive”—not their actual experiences, just what they anticipated.…
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Setting Expectations

As Katherine Barchetti has said, “Make a customer, not a sale.” Indeed, one of the common themes of our blog is the importance of making the customer experience your top priority so you can do just that. There is nothing more vital than the lasting impression he or she takes…
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