#customer-experience

#customer-experience

Consumers seldom skip wholesale shopping opportunities that offer good deals on brand names and discounted bulk prices. Of course, it helps that stores like Costco consistently deliver that experience - and then some. Its warehouses have become destinations in and of themselves for the variety of affordable products, and while its customers enjoy the personalized attention they receive from its well-informed and obliging employees, not all branches are uniform.

While those questions matter, the secret sauce is understanding the context behind a person's interaction with your brand at a given moment. A frequent traveler might visit an airline's website one day to research a family vacation. The next time they see, they might be booking a flight for work. Their attitudinal profile hasn't changed, but what their context - and therefore what they want from you - has.

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For years, car dealerships had a terrible reputation. Pushy sales tactics, confusing pricing, and long hours spent negotiating made the entire experience feel more like a battle than a purchase. Like many buyers, I assumed that avoiding dealerships altogether was the smartest way to buy a car, especially as online platforms and direct-to-consumer models gained popularity. Over time, however, my perspective began to shift.

Time and time again, we hear that modern B2B buyers have quickly adapted to online buying habits that emerged during the pandemic. You don't have to search far to find an article that references the increased number of touchpoints in a B2B sale . B uyers are self-directing their experiences throughout the customer journey and are confident they can engage with sales teams when they are ready.

To view this video, please enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Media Summit and Experiential Marketing | Nov 8, 2022 Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing Officer of Mastercard (US), explores how the world of marketing is embracing more sensory and experiential approaches. And looks at what all marketers can learn from this broader approach.

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Customer service in the UK has a problem. According to recent survey data, almost half of UK customers have experienced poor customer service over the past year. That's not a minor data point, but rather a warning sign. Long wait times, unhelpful responses, and automated loops that dead-end are just the beginning, and they erode customer trust quickly. While many businesses have invested heavily in digital tools and AI to help address these problems, that comes with its own drawbacks.

The technology underpinning retail operations is under scrutiny in 2026 as fashion executives look to streamline systems with the aim to unlock efficiency, cut costs and meet consumer expectations for speed and personalisation in the shopping journey. At the retail event Lightspeed Edge on 12 January, Lightspeed - the unified point-of-sale (POS) and payments platform for SMEs such as Apricot Lane Boutique and Neal's Yard Remedies - convened industry leaders to explore the strategic imperative for integrated technology ecosystems over siloed systems.

Marketing generates attention, qualifies prospects, and creates excitement. But it doesn't matter how amazing your marketing campaign is-if someone tries your product and feels disrespected, encounters rudeness, or finds it doesn't live up to expectations, they won't come back, no matter how clever your next campaign is. Customer experience delivers on the promises marketing makes and creates continuity that lasts. Every touchpoint from pre-purchase to post-purchase provides evidence that people use to shape how they feel about you.

Notes from the desk: Welcome to this month's Quarterly Review and a new year! The Quarterly Review is one of the only media pieces that allow readers to track improvements through time. It's a chance for the industry to learn about what goes on behind an FI's four walls and how leadership manages their priorities.And a review mandates a check-in, as I like to say, so enjoy reading about how the exec in the hot seat today overcame challenges, and brought her vision to life.

My resolution next year is to climb a tough peak in the Chamonix Valley in France. The 'why' is because it's been on my list for 15 years, and it's overdue. The 'how' is a detailed set of logistical, physical, mental, and family preparations.

Customer experience technology has a habit of reappearing on leadership agendas every few years. Not because it suddenly feels exciting again, but because something quietly stops working. Customers complain more. Staff spend too much time chasing information. Decisions get made on partial data. What has changed recently is the pressure coming from multiple directions at once. Expectations are higher, patience is lower, and automation has moved from back office efficiency to front line interaction.

Providing great service has always mattered. Doing it brilliantly and consistently, is where things become hard, particularly for SMEs juggling growth, limited resources and rising customer expectations. At Moneypenny, we exist to solve that challenge. By combining unrivalled people and smart AI, we represent businesses seamlessly, delivering exceptional conversations that protect reputation and drive growth. That mission has never been more relevant.

Builders often talk about uncertainty as if it were a temporary fog that had to clear eventually. Rates will decline, the Fed will pivot, pent-up demand will return, migration will pick up again, and the longstanding pattern of structural underbuilding will resume. The idea that the industry's biggest risks come from the outsideand that the outside world and its cyclical forces will eventually save themhas been one of homebuilding's most persistent forms of magical thinking.

The concept has drawn huge crowds across Europe because some shoppers abroad have found everything from collectable gold bars to rare Pokémon cards worth up to €2,000. The start-up said that it buys lost e-commerce packages, repackages them and sells them in their "original state", offering shoppers a "real-life treasure hunt" and said it prevents thousands of items from being destroyed. However, it's worth noting that after my visit, a huge amount of packaging was left behind.

Drawing more customers to a restaurant takes more than good food-it takes top-notch marketing plan, creativity, and a strong connection with the community. People notice what stands out, from the moment they pass by your storefront to what they see online. The key to attracting more customers is blending visibility, experience, and convenience in ways that make your restaurant memorable.

Brandon Batchelor, Director of Sales & Strategic Partnerships at ReadyCloud, the shipping, returns and growth marketing e-commerce CRM Suite I've seen more returns than most people ever will. Why? Because I head up the sales division at a company that makes one of the more popular returns solutions for enterprise sellers on Shopify and other platforms. With that in mind, let's discuss something many big retail brands overlook: the post-purchase experience.

Having a basic UX strategy is no longer enough. There are an overwhelming number of digital products and services available, so having an aligned UX strategy will ensure you are fulfilling what you promised your customers, building brand loyalty, trust and advocacy. To truly understand the scope of a UX strategy, you need to evaluate the three primary components: a vision of intent; goals and measures of success; and a comprehensive plan.