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The emergence of new technology and the rise of social media have changed the way customers interact with brands. Now, customers have more channels of communication than ever before. Brands need to pay attention to the entire customer experience across all channels to stay relevant and successful.
Simply acquiring new customers isn’t enough, especially if you experience high customer churn. Create an experience that focuses on retaining customers and building loyalty—and that experience is the result of not just what we say, but what we do.
There are two different definitions of customer experience, and they are two sides of the same coin.
- From the customer’s perspective, CX is their accumulated experiences and perceptions about a brand through every interaction, both direct and indirect.
- From a managerial perspective, CX is the discipline of understanding and reacting to customer interactions with the goal of meeting and exceeding expectations, creating loyalty and building advocacy.
As customer expectations rise, budgets for customer experience need to rise as well.
Data shows there is a positive relationship between customer satisfaction and financial gains for businesses. Prioritizing the customer experience benefits the top and bottom lines.
Both segments and personas are marketing tools that allow companies to group individuals together in a meaningful way. Segments demonstrate how customers are meaningful to a company, whereas personas flip the perspective and examine how a brand can be meaningful to customers.
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Quotes:

“We are not what we say we are. We are the experience we provide to customers and what they say we are.” – Augie Ray “When it comes to the customer experience, we have to look not just at what we say, but at what we do.” – Augie Ray “When you succeed for the customer, you succeed for the brand as well.” – Augie Ray

About:

Augie Ray is a Vice President Analyst at Gartner, a research and advisory firm. He covers customer experience for marketing and CX leaders and helps them launch and manage successful CX programs. Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and your host of Amazing Business Radio. This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions … and more:

What is the definition of customer experience?
What is the difference between segments and personas?
How does the customer experience relate to marketing?
Is investing in the customer experience worth it?
How do I create a good customer experience?

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