Customer Service vs Customer Experience

One of the more recent buzzwords in the field of hospitality is customer experience, often abbreviated as CX. These days, you can hardly escape the term; it is the saveur du jour of business consultants everywhere. But while it seems newfangled, its coinage is most often attributed to Lou Carbone,…
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Hospitality is King

For this week’s blog, let’s take a look at Danny Meyer’s outlook on the art of hospitality. Meyer is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which oversees the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, which in turn is a restaurant that is often voted #1 in any given year…
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Why Employees Should Want to Be Mystery Shopped

We’re almost there! Christmas is less than a week away, and we suspect many employees like yourself can’t wait to push through the festivities and make it to the other side of New Year’s, right? —Soon. Just keep focused and it’ll all be over before you know it! In the…
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