Customer Experience University - Winning Loyalty & Engagement One Customer at a Time

By Dr. Joseph A. Michelli

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New York Times #1 bestselling author, Joseph Michelli, Ph.D., shares customer experience, leadership, and business insights from Mercedes-Benz, Starbucks, Ritz-Carlton, Zappos, Pike Place Fish, and many more. At The Michelli Experience, we help front-line employees, managers, and senior leaders deliver relevant and engaging service experiences. To that end, we provide keynote and workshop presentations, short-term and extended consulting services, and bestselling books to meet your needs.

Episode Date
It Isn't "Small" Talk - How to Build Rapport with Customers and Team Members
May 16, 2024
Turning Customer Disappointments into Delight: Tips for Business Leaders
May 09, 2024
Driving Customer Loyalty by Zigging When Others Zag
May 02, 2024
Cultivating a Winning Company Culture: Lessons from an Australian Trailblazer
Apr 25, 2024
Scaling Your Business with Customer Magic - Part 2
Apr 18, 2024
Scaling Your Business with Customer Magic - Part 1
Apr 11, 2024
The Magic of Customer -Centricity: Unveiling the Secrets of a Transformative Underdog
Apr 04, 2024
Navigating Growth and Innovation: Insights for Your Business
Mar 28, 2024
Injecting Fun into Your Business Culture: A Lesson from Zappos
Mar 21, 2024
Elevating Customer Service: A Guide for Business Leaders & Managers
Mar 14, 2024
Maximizing Customer Loyalty: Lessons from the Tech Industry's Best
Mar 07, 2024
How to Building Customer Loyalty Through Service Recovery
Feb 29, 2024
Are You Glocal?: How to Balance Brand Consistency with Community Connection
Feb 22, 2024
Cultivating Passion and Purpose: The Power of Rituals in Business
Feb 15, 2024
Create a Zappified Customer Experience - 5 Service Steps Courtesy of Zappos
Feb 08, 2024
Silo Busting Your Way to Customer Loyalty and Referrals
Feb 01, 2024
Customer Care vs. Speed of Service: Finding the Right Balance
Jan 25, 2024
Driving Customer Experience through Personalization
Jan 18, 2024
Starbucks - A Guide to Fostering Customer Connection
Jan 11, 2024
The 2024 Customer Experience Thrill Ride: Trends, Projections & Tips
Jan 04, 2024
How to Finish the Year Refreshed & Engaged - Reflecting and Revitalizing
Dec 21, 2023
Navigating the Holiday Rush with a Relationship-First Approach
Dec 14, 2023
Customer Experience Excellence Hinges on Knowing Your Competencies
Dec 07, 2023
Why Customers Leave: 5 Things To Ensure They Stay & Tell Friends
Nov 30, 2023
Thankful Leadership - Why & How to Develop a Grateful Culture
Nov 22, 2023
Integrating AI & Human Service Across the Customer Journey - How to Win Repeat Business
Nov 16, 2023
Balancing Human-Powered & Technology-aided Tools to Create Customer Loyalty & Referrals
Nov 09, 2023
Unlocking the Power of Customer Shadowing: A Must-Have Tool for Business Leaders
Nov 02, 2023
Porter’s Five Forces and the Power of Customer Loyalty
Oct 26, 2023
How to Wow - Simple Acts That Make A Difference
Oct 19, 2023
Emotional Economics: Crafting Deeper Connections with Those You Serve
Oct 12, 2023
A Guide to Memorable Customer Experiences: Forget Heroism - Focus on Thoughtful Collaboration
Oct 05, 2023
When It Comes To Customers, No Bad News Can Be Terrible News
Sep 28, 2023
Your Customer Is Satisfied - Are They a Coupon Away from Leaving?
Sep 21, 2023
Emotional & Cultural Value: Lessons from Inca Cola & Starbucks
Sep 14, 2023
Keeping Brand Promises - Delivering Experiences that Drive Referrals
Sep 07, 2023
The Art of ”Otherness”: How Authentic Leadership Wins the Customer & Employee Vote
Aug 31, 2023
Excellence in Operations: The Not-So-Secret Recipe for Repeat Business & Referrals
Aug 24, 2023
Unleashing the Power of Customer-Centric Innovation
Aug 17, 2023
The Power of Metrics: Knowing Beyond Subjectivity
Aug 10, 2023
Utilizing Neuromarketing to Enhance Customer Experiences: A Look into Martin Lindstrom’s Buyology
Aug 03, 2023
Why You Must Overcome Continuous Partial Attention & How to Do It!
Jul 27, 2023
The Art of Storytelling: A Powerful Catalyst in Customer Engagement
Jul 20, 2023
Beyond Good Intentions - Keys to Executing for Customers
Jul 13, 2023
Unearthing Timeless Customer Experience Wisdom - Lessons from P.T. Barnum
Jun 29, 2023
Cornerstones of Effective Customer Service: Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Management
Jun 22, 2023
Branded Customer Experience: How to Stretch Your Business Without Losing Consumer Trust
Jun 15, 2023
Why All Business is Personal: Keys to Humanizing Business Success
Jun 08, 2023
Boost Business Success: Measuring & Rewarding Customer Engagement is a Game Changer
Jun 01, 2023
Unforgettable Experiences: Poignant Lessons on Authentic Care
May 25, 2023
How to Gain Competitive Advantage through Brazen Customer Experience: 4 Tips from Starbucks
May 18, 2023
Service Recovery: How to Apologize and Build Strong Customer Relationships
May 11, 2023
Remember and Amaze: Colossal and Affirming Lessons from a Starbucks Barista
May 04, 2023
4 Key Strategies for Business Success: Adopt Product, Service, Customer, or Adaptive Approaches
Apr 27, 2023
The Power of Gratitude: 4 Ways to Transcend Words and Build Customer Loyalty
Apr 20, 2023
Customer Experience Excellence - How to Leverage Human Intelligence to Enhance AI
Apr 13, 2023
VUCA and YOU - How to Lead in Ambiguous Times
Apr 06, 2023
VUCA and YOU - How to Lead in Complex Times
Mar 30, 2023
VUCA and YOU - How to Lead in Uncertain Times
Mar 23, 2023
What is VUCA & How do YOU Thrive in Volatile Times?
Mar 16, 2023
Employees Aren’t Happy - Here are 5 Ways to Reverse the Trend
Mar 09, 2023
The ”Art”​ of pARTnership - How to Amplify Your Success
Mar 02, 2023
How to Be an Iconic Service Brand -Four Things You Must Master
Feb 23, 2023
How to Profit from Employee and Customer Love - Staying on the Path Less Traveled
Feb 16, 2023
Six Essentials to Actually Achieve Lasting Success
Feb 09, 2023
How to Craft a Legacy - Taking Your Impact to the Next Level
Feb 02, 2023
How to Create WOW - Five Ingredients for Customer Delight
Jan 26, 2023
How to Actually Shock Customers - Give Them Authentic Attention
Jan 19, 2023
Pause, Reflect and Learn – How Looking Back Actually Helps You Surge Forward
Jan 12, 2023
How to Deliver Customer Experience Excellence in 2023 - Invest in Artificial Intelligence
Jan 05, 2023
Being Present Means More than Presents - How to Absolutely Delight in Holiday Moments
Dec 15, 2022
Bitter to Loyal: How to Move Customers from Detractors Into Advocates
Dec 08, 2022
You Need to Deliver Extraordinary Customer Experiences - Now More Than Ever
Dec 01, 2022
Appreciating Customers Every Day - The Importance of Authentic Thanks
Nov 24, 2022
Have You Emerged Stronger Through Adversity? Four Evidence-based Lessons for Growth
Nov 17, 2022
Bring on the Service Professionals? It’s Time to Supplement Mainstream Self-Service
Nov 10, 2022
Don’t Just Solve Problems! How to Actually Reconcile Relationships With Compassion
Nov 03, 2022
Are You Winning Tomorrow? How to Really Create Lasting Customer Success
Oct 27, 2022
Being a Fred (or Davide) - Leveraging Passion to Actually Ensure Customer Loyalty
Oct 20, 2022
What Would your Customers Actually Say? Mustering Courage to Observe the Truth
Oct 13, 2022
Join the Convenience Revolution - How to be Easier to do Business With
Oct 06, 2022
PODCAST - Was Your Mother Right? Classic Wisdom at the Heart of Customer Success
Sep 29, 2022
PODCAST - How to Spark EI and CX - Igniting Empathy and Emotional Skill
Sep 22, 2022
PODCAST: Make Customer Breakdowns into Breakthroughs - How to Embrace Service Shortcomings
Sep 15, 2022
PODCAST: Choose your Attitude, It’s Showtime - How to Actually Care for Every Customer
Sep 08, 2022
PODCAST: How to Actually Show Gratitude - The Lost Art of Appreciation
Sep 01, 2022
PODCAST: Why Send Customers Away - The Art of Building Trust and Loyalty
Aug 25, 2022
PODCAST: How to Crush Signature Moments - The Art of Subtly Delighting Customers
Aug 18, 2022
PODCAST: How to Design Wow - An Approach to Satisfy and Delight
Aug 11, 2022
PODCAST: Playing to Win: How to Think & Act Like Zappos
Aug 05, 2022
PODCAST: Being the Ritz Carlton of Your Industry: How to Deliver Delight
Jul 28, 2022
PODCAST: Are You Catching the Big Fish? Colorful Ways to Delight Every Customer
Jul 21, 2022
PODCAST: One of the Most Asked Questions: How Customer Experience Leaders Really Win
Jul 14, 2022
PODCAST: Behavior vs. Score - How to Track What Actually Matters
Jul 07, 2022
PODCAST: There’s More to Service - 5 Ways to Help and Care
Jun 30, 2022
PODCAST: Customer Psychology - How to Enhance Experiences and Boost Sales
Jun 23, 2022
PODCAST: Do You Want People to Repurchase? Become a Confidence Building Business
Jun 16, 2022
PODCAST: Ten Ways to Keep Employees - Fundamentals for Robust Engagement
Jun 02, 2022
PODCAST: Know Your Customers - How to Seize Opportunities and Engage Loyalty
May 26, 2022
PODCAST: How to Actually Win Customers - Move Astonishingly and Brazenly Fast
May 19, 2022
PODCAST - Cut the Clutter: How to Create Customer Delight By Making Less More
May 12, 2022
PODCAST - Do You Want More Business Success? Here Are 6 Steps for Sparking Customer Value
May 05, 2022
PODCAST: Winning the Customer Experience - How to Drive Customer Loyalty and Referrals
Apr 28, 2022
PODCAST: Top of Heart Not Top of Head? Sparking Delight Across Every Customer Experience
Apr 21, 2022
PODCAST: Customer Satisfaction vs Delight? Make the Choice for Business Survival
Apr 14, 2022
PODCAST: Amping up Delight - How to Actually Maximize Customer Pleasure
Apr 07, 2022
PODCAST: Are You in the Delight Business? How to Mix Pleasure into Every Customer Experience
Mar 31, 2022
PODCAST: Stick the Landing - How to Use the Peak End Theory to Amaze Customers
Mar 24, 2022
PODCAST - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? How to Guide Customers Through Transitions
Mar 17, 2022
PODCAST - Moments of Truth: How to Master What Actually Matters to Customers
Mar 15, 2022
PODCAST - So You Want to Measure Customer Effort - 3 Things You Must Know
Mar 03, 2022
PODCAST - Are You Easy? How to Drive Loyalty by Reducing Customer Effort
Feb 24, 2022
What’s Love Got to Do with It? - How to Conquer Customers’ Hearts
Feb 17, 2022
Customer Experiences Beset with Bows - How to Celebrate and Delight Every Time
Feb 10, 2022
Stop Your Customers From Leaving - 5 Things You Urgently Need to Fix
Feb 03, 2022
Thanks for the Complaint – 4 Tips for Jaw-Dropping Customer Experience Fixes
Jan 27, 2022
Do Rewards Programs Produce Loyalty
Jan 20, 2022
Return on Experience - The Pot of Gold at the End of the CX
Jan 13, 2022
Target Delight Instead of Satisfaction | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way
Jan 06, 2022
Fueling Process and Technological Change | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way
Dec 23, 2021
Training for Delight | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way
Dec 16, 2021
Examining and Elevating Every Touchpoint | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way
Dec 09, 2021
From Promises to Commitments | How to Drive Delight the Mercedes-Benz Way
Dec 02, 2021
Cherish and Challenge Your Legacy | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way
Nov 18, 2021
5 Things Service Professionals Should ALWAYS Say…
Nov 16, 2021
Mobilize the Connection | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way
Nov 11, 2021
Reach for Common Ground | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences –Leading the Starbucks Way
Nov 04, 2021
Love to be Loved | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way
Oct 28, 2021
Savor and Elevate | How to Deliver World-Class Customer Experiences – Leading the Starbucks Way
Oct 21, 2021
Success Requires Community Engagement | Customer Experience Excellence – The Airbnb Way
Oct 14, 2021
Empowerment is More than a Management Catchphrase | Customer Experience Excellence – The Airbnb Way
Oct 07, 2021
Everyone is in the Hospitality Business | Customer Experience Excellence – The Airbnb Way
Sep 30, 2021
Trust is the Currency of Relationships | Customer Experience Excellence – The Airbnb Way
Sep 23, 2021
Create Belonging | Customer Experience Excellence – The Airbnb Way
Sep 16, 2021
How to DRIVE employee engagement (part 2) | Customer Experience IS Team Member Experience
Sep 02, 2021
How to DRIVE employee engagement (part 1) | Customer Experience IS Team Member Experience
Aug 26, 2021
What are the REAL benefits of employee engagement? | Customer Experience IS Team Member Experience
Aug 19, 2021
How do you know if they are engaged? | Customer Experience IS Team Member Experience
Aug 12, 2021
Vigor, Dedication, and Absorption | Customer Experience is the Result of Team Member Experience
Aug 05, 2021
What‘s Science Got to Do With It? | Customer Experience Is Team Member Experience
Jul 29, 2021
Reflect and Integrate | Mindset & Agility – The Rocket Fuel for Customer Experience Success
Jul 22, 2021
Take Risks and Reach Out | Mindset & Agility – The Rocket Fuel for Customer Experience Success
Jul 15, 2021
How to Learn and Lead with Agility | Mindset & Agility – The Rocket Fuel for Customer Experience Success
Jul 01, 2021
Why Customer Experience Equals Open Mindset
Jun 24, 2021
Remove the NOT | Mindset & Agility – The Rocket Fuel for Customer Experience Success
Jun 17, 2021
Embrace Ambiguity, Failure, and Fun | Mindset & Agility – The Rocket Fuel for Customer Experience Success
Jun 10, 2021
There’s More than One Way | Mindset & Agility – The Rocket Fuel for Customer Experience Success
Jun 03, 2021
World-Class CX Leaders | Storytelling – It‘s Worth its Weight in Gold…and Diamonds
May 27, 2021
Deliver 5 Levels of Value | Team Member and Customer Experience Value
May 20, 2021
Find the Value in the Data | Team Member and Customer Experience Value
May 13, 2021
It’s Not What You Value | Team Member and Customer Experience Value
May 06, 2021
Think Efficiency and Effectiveness | Team Member and Customer Experience Value
Apr 29, 2021
It’s Not About Price. It’s About Perceived Value. | Team Member and Customer Experience Value
Apr 22, 2021
What‘s Value Got to Do With It | Team Member and Customer Experience Value
Apr 15, 2021
Make it Simpler & Less Cluttered
Apr 08, 2021
Faster into the Future | How to Deliver Memorable Experiences in a Pandemic and Post-Pandemic World
Apr 01, 2021
Emotion Drives Memory | How to Deliver Memorable Experiences in a Pandemic and Post-Pandemic World
Mar 25, 2021
Deliver Memorable Internal and External Customer Experiences in a Pandemic & Post-Pandemic World
Mar 18, 2021
How to Deliver Memorable Customer Experiences in a Post-Pandemic World | We Are Forever Changed
Mar 11, 2021
The Gifts of the Pandemic | Stronger Through Customer Experience Elevation
Mar 04, 2021
The Gifts of the Pandemic | Stronger Through Gratitude
Feb 25, 2021
The Gifts of the Pandemic | Stronger Through Purpose
Feb 18, 2021
The Gifts of the Pandemic | Stronger Through Adaptivity
Feb 11, 2021
The Gifts of the Pandemic | Stronger Through Empathy
Feb 04, 2021
The Gifts of the Pandemic | Stronger Through Humility & Vulnerability
Jan 28, 2021
The Gifts of the Pandemic | Stronger Through Learning
Jan 21, 2021
Three Ways to Lead with Light
Jan 14, 2021
Happy New Year!
Jan 07, 2021
Stronger Through Adversity Spotlight on David Hudson
Dec 31, 2020
Merry Christmas
Dec 24, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity Spotlight on Johnny Yokoyama
Dec 10, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Bring Yourself to Work
Dec 03, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Choose Words Wisely
Nov 19, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Speak Truthfully
Nov 12, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Seek Carefully
Nov 05, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Formally Listen Beyond the Words
Oct 29, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Informally Listen Beyond the Words
Oct 22, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Set Safety Supreme
Oct 15, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Practice Employee Obsession
Oct 08, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Leave the Island
Oct 01, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Follow the Terrain
Sep 24, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Put Your Mask On First
Sep 17, 2020
Stronger Through Adversity | Born from Conversation
Sep 10, 2020
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Deliver a Flourish of Humanity
Sep 03, 2020
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Map the Hybrid Journey
Aug 27, 2020
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Compassion in Action
Aug 20, 2020
Make it Technology-Aided and Human-Powered: Be Compassionate
Aug 13, 2020
Better Than Normal - The Entrepreneurial New Days
Aug 06, 2020
Better Than Normal | The Listening New Days
Jul 30, 2020
Better Than Normal | The Empathic New Days
Jul 23, 2020
Better Than Normal - The Vulnerable New Days
Jul 16, 2020
Better Than Normal | The Purposeful New Days
Jul 09, 2020
Better Than Normal – The Good New Days
Jul 02, 2020
It’s Emotional – Finding Comfort in Uncertainty
Jun 25, 2020
It’s Emotional – Now is the Time to Design
Jun 18, 2020
It’s Emotional – Flip the Feeling
Jun 11, 2020
It’s Emotional – Listen to the Feelings Behind the Words
May 28, 2020
It’s Emotional – Honor the Fear
May 20, 2020
It’s Emotional – Focus on the Hole
May 15, 2020
Break the Glass – The ABCs of Customer Experience During COVID-19
May 07, 2020
Break the Glass – Be Surprisingly Kind
Apr 30, 2020
Break the Glass – Set Expectations
Apr 23, 2020
Break the Glass – Anticipate
Apr 16, 2020
Break the Glass – Listen
Apr 09, 2020
Sharing Not Telling – Gratitude and Hope in Action
Apr 02, 2020
Leadership is NOT Waiting to Follow – Be Thoughtful, Proactive, Humble, and Courageous
Mar 26, 2020
Leadership and Life Lessons Learned In a Pandemic – My Offer of Service
Mar 19, 2020
VUCA, Coronavirus, and Tools for Human Experience Leadership
Mar 12, 2020
Listening and Leading Customer Experience in Uncertain Times
Mar 06, 2020
Isn’t It Time for Ecosystem Mapping? | The Changing World of Customer Experience
Feb 27, 2020
Are Customers Getting Smarter than Business Leaders? Hard Truths About Customer Experience!
Feb 20, 2020
The Art and Heart of Successful Human Experience Training | A Path Infrequently Traveled
Feb 13, 2020
Being Surprisingly Kind | Starting a Movement for Customer Experience and Beyond
Feb 06, 2020
Everything Matters When It Comes to First Impressions | Mastering Your Customer’s Arrival Experience
Jan 30, 2020
Leveraging Trends to Drive Business Success through Customer Experience
Jan 23, 2020
2020 and Beyond | How to Deliver Memorable Customer Experiences in a World Without Walls
Jan 16, 2020
Looking Back, Letting Go, and Moving Forward
Jan 09, 2020
Imagine it is 2025 – How’s Your Customer Experience?
Jan 02, 2020
Slowing Down to Savor the Season – Unplugging to Connect!
Dec 26, 2019
Put a Bow on It | The Art of Wrapping and Trimming Your Customer Experience
Dec 19, 2019
Not All Customers are Jolly but Service Professionals SHOULD BE | 7 Tips for Managing Customer Complaints and Stress This Holiday Season
Dec 12, 2019
Winning this Holiday Season | The Art of Selling through Human Experience Creation
Dec 05, 2019
Create a Hostile Environment for the Ungrateful
Nov 28, 2019
The Formula for Experience Success: Artificial + Human Intelligence
Nov 21, 2019
Catching What‘s Right | The Art of Service Storytelling
Nov 14, 2019
Convenience over Privacy? Paying Attention to Consumer Trends
Nov 07, 2019
Inspiring Growth: Not Demanding It!
Oct 31, 2019
Customer Experience Excellence Requires Shared Communication Platforms
Oct 24, 2019
Success is a Patient, Team Sport – Experiencing Collaboration The Airbnb Way
Oct 17, 2019
The Never-ending Journey to Customer Experience Excellence
Oct 10, 2019
Silos Do More than Hold Grain – They Hold Back Customer Experience Growth
Oct 03, 2019
How to make EVERY DAY Customer Experience Day
Sep 26, 2019
The Benefits of Examination | How Would You Answer these Customer Experience Questions
Sep 19, 2019
How’s your growth mindset? The link between mindset and customer experience
Sep 12, 2019
Human Experience in A Technological World
Sep 05, 2019
Customer Segments or Customer Need States?
Aug 29, 2019
Trusting Your People and Superpowering Your Customer Experience
Aug 22, 2019
Legendary Brand: What’s Your Story?
Aug 15, 2019
Cutting-edge Service Technology Blended with a Human Service Culture
Aug 08, 2019
Soaring Through Future-Focused | Optimal Customer Visioning
Aug 01, 2019
The Agility of Ownership – Lessons from South African Entrepreneurs
Jul 24, 2019
Customer Experience Lessons from Informal Townships [South Africa Part 2 of 3]
Jul 18, 2019
Customer Experience Lessons from the African Bush
Jul 11, 2019
Extending Kindness for Generations to Come
Jul 04, 2019
Your Customer is Flawed but So Are YOU | The Gentle Side of Cognitive Bias
Jun 27, 2019
It’s Alphabet Soup Time | Drive EQ to Improve CX & ROE
Jun 20, 2019
Not All Customer Moments Are Created Equal | Building Memories When It Matters Most
Jun 06, 2019
Long ago in a galaxy far, far away... | Small-Town Lessons on Relationship and Business Reputation
May 23, 2019
The Bar is High – Are you Letting your Products and Technology Down?
May 16, 2019
When the Customer Experience Goes Awry [Differentiation Through Service Recovery]
May 09, 2019
For the Love of Mike (and all the others you serve) – Close the Loop!
May 02, 2019
Rolling through the Highs and Lows | Where will your Customers Land?
Apr 25, 2019
5 Things Not To Do in Your Journey to Customer Experience Excellence
Apr 18, 2019
Your Customer Journey Map is Probably Not Enough
Apr 11, 2019
No Collusion, No Obstruction, No Hoax – Just Vital Info on How to Write a Compelling Story Hook
Mar 28, 2019
Sharing your brand stories differently
Mar 21, 2019
Do not Forget to Sprinkle Emotion on Top of Branded Storytelling
Mar 14, 2019
Say Yes to a Dress | Developing Characters in Branded Storytelling
Mar 07, 2019
It Takes a Brand to Deliver a Branded Customer Experience – What are they saying about you?
Feb 28, 2019
Customer Experience Wisdom from a 96-year-old Business Legend
Feb 21, 2019
5 Million Reasons to Deliver Effective Visual Storytelling Across the Branded Customer Experience
Feb 07, 2019
Old Things That Endure: Testing and Learning for Customer Experience Excellence
Jan 31, 2019
How to drive your brand voice through your customer experience
Jan 24, 2019
A Blast from the Past: The 3 Ps of Customer Experience Excellence
Jan 17, 2019
How Did You Do That? | Making Magic for Customers in 2019
Jan 10, 2019
Quickly Before the Year Ends – Deliver Convenience
Dec 20, 2018
When Customers Aren’t Jolly
Dec 13, 2018
7.8 Billion on Cyber Monday of Cyber Week – Is Brick and Mortar Retail Dead?
Nov 28, 2018
Two Magic Words - Human Experience Requires Gratitude
Nov 20, 2018
Catching People Doing What’s Right Along the Customer Experience Journey
Nov 15, 2018
Delivering your Brand in Moments and Memories - The Laws of Brand Storytelling
Nov 08, 2018
The Secret Sauce to Customer Experience is a Blend of Four Ingredients
Nov 02, 2018
Customer Experience Research and Life Long Learning
Oct 25, 2018
Up, Up, and Away - Getting Lift with Wearables and IoT
Oct 11, 2018
Taking Flight With Big Data – How’s Your Trip?
Oct 04, 2018
Transforming Customer Experience with Partners: The Art of Not Going It Alone
Sep 27, 2018
Iterative and Future Backward - How are you Crafting Improved and Transformative Customer Experiences?
Sep 13, 2018
Validate, Educate, and Activate - Three Keys to Effective Customer Journey Mapping
Sep 05, 2018
What Is A Persona And What Does It Have To Do With Customer Journey Mapping?
Aug 31, 2018
Patiently Seeking Input to Guide Service Experience Design
Aug 23, 2018
McDonald‘s Experience of the Future & Your Keys to Outstanding Experience Design
Aug 16, 2018
If Only Someone Had Told Me Sooner!
Aug 09, 2018
Branded Customer Experience Delivery
Aug 02, 2018
Catching Great Leadership Skills
Jul 26, 2018
So Many Customer Experience Lessons – So Little Time!
Jul 19, 2018
From Customer Journey Map to an Optimal Customer Journey Road Map
Jul 12, 2018
Customer Journey Mapping and the Road Beyond
Jul 05, 2018
No Joke! The Role of Humor in Customer Experience
Jun 27, 2018
Afraid of Being a Loving Business? Abundantly Moving Beyond Business Fear
Jun 21, 2018
Howard Schultz: A Leader, A Teacher, and An Inspiration
Jun 14, 2018
Practicing Otherness in a Selfish World
Jun 06, 2018
A Loyalty Program Doesn’t Loyalty Make – Repeat Business Is NOT The Grand Prize
May 30, 2018
5 Things You Absolutely Must Do To be Customer-Centric
May 24, 2018
You Want to Deliver an Experience that Attracts and Delights Your Customers - So Don‘t Do This!
May 17, 2018
Redesigning Process Improvement in the Age of AI & the Customer
May 10, 2018
Social Media Influencers and Your Customer Experience
May 03, 2018
Starbucks Store Closings for Training: Déjà vu and You
Apr 26, 2018
Starbucks, Challenges and Opportunities in Philadelphia
Apr 19, 2018
Waiting for Your Email: For the Good of Humanity, Please Reply
Apr 12, 2018
Hello Facebook & Apple – It’s about transparency and safety when it comes to value proposition and customer-centricity.
Apr 06, 2018
My crystal ball says winning experiences will deliver
Mar 29, 2018
Goodbye Toys “R” Us and Hello Your Sustainability
Mar 22, 2018
Starbucks: Greatness Personified/Excellence Diversified – What About You?
Mar 15, 2018
Strategic Positioning | Is Your Customer Experience Agile Enough?
Mar 08, 2018
Everyone Has a Platform: Are You Training For that Reality?
Mar 01, 2018
Customer Centricity is MORE than Customer Experience
Feb 22, 2018
The Robots are Here and There is Fear
Feb 15, 2018
Customer Experience Lessons from Television Advertising’s Biggest Day In America
Feb 09, 2018
Go Human, Go Methodical but Above All Else GO for VALUE
Feb 01, 2018
Empathic Design – As Close to the Holy Grail as You Can Get
Jan 25, 2018
One if by Voice, Two if by Drone – Make it Easy or Turn out the Lights
Jan 18, 2018
Technology – Panacea or Tool?
Jan 12, 2018
Supercharge Your Business by Letting Go
Jan 05, 2018
Retail Armageddon, Chupacabra, and Other Myths
Dec 29, 2017
Experiential Lessons for the Christmas Season: Going Beyond the Presents
Dec 21, 2017
Is Customer Service Getting Better or Worse? The Unexpected Gift of Social Media
Dec 15, 2017
Complexly Simple – Success Can Breed Mediocracy
Dec 07, 2017
Please Ask My Opinion BUT NOT TOO MUCH
Nov 30, 2017
Want a Free Franchise? A Hypothetical with Real-World Implications
Nov 22, 2017
What’s Your Signature?
Nov 16, 2017
Gratitude is a Customer Experience Differentiator
Nov 10, 2017
Small is the New Big: Customer Experience Excellence One Opportunity at a Time
Nov 03, 2017
“Where Has All The Loyalty Gone? – Long Time Passing”
Oct 26, 2017
Lead People Not Technology: Interacting to Succeed
Oct 19, 2017
Empathy and Connection: The Not So Secret Weapons for Customer Experience and Life Success
Oct 12, 2017
The Risk of Excellence: Avoiding Customer Experience Mediocrity
Oct 05, 2017
Not Just Fast: Understanding a Responsive Experience
Sep 28, 2017
Keeping Your Audience’s Attent…Look There’s a Squirrel
Sep 21, 2017
When It Matters Most: Customer Experience With the Fury of a Hurricane
Sep 15, 2017
Shedding Your Implicit Bias: It’s Time for Design Thinking
Sep 07, 2017
Leading with the GOOD: A must have for customer experience success
Aug 31, 2017
Big Data to the Rescue of the Passenger Experience?
Aug 24, 2017
Guilt or Greatness? Associations that Affect Customer Perception
Aug 18, 2017
Differentiation Strategy: Flying on Segmentation, Experience Design, & Relevant Messaging
Aug 10, 2017
Recovering Business Trust: Listen, Admit, Apologize, Fix
Aug 03, 2017
High Trust = Happy Employees = Happy Customers = Happy Shareholders = Happy Leaders
Jul 27, 2017
Winning Customer Experience – Simple Matters of Trust
Jul 20, 2017
CAIO or NO CAIO: Customer Experience Depends Upon Structuring People to Manage Information
Jul 13, 2017
Customer Value - Expanding Across the 12 Standard Forms of Value
Jul 03, 2017
Customer Experience and Value Add: Make it Personal, Emotional, and Sensory
Jun 29, 2017
Customer Experience Creation: Give ’em a Reason to Hire and Keep You
Jun 23, 2017
Customer Experience Speaker, Consultant, Author OR…A Robot
Jun 15, 2017
Service Delivered: Timeless Change!
Jun 09, 2017
Looking Beyond the OBVIOUS: Spotting Customer Experience SUBTLETIES
Jun 01, 2017
Once Upon a Time People Assisted One Another…
May 26, 2017
Transforming Optimism on Transformation
May 18, 2017
Choosing Where to Invest In Customer Experience Innovation: The Art of Tradeoffs
May 11, 2017
Out With The Old, In With The New And Not So New: 3 Trends to Consider In Customer Experience Delivery
May 04, 2017
What are Your UICs? Lessons from American & United Airlines Customer Experience Debacles
Apr 27, 2017
A Contrarian View on the United Airlines Customer Nightmare
Apr 20, 2017
Letting People Your Customers Care About Know About Brands That Care About Them
Apr 13, 2017
Likely to Recommend vs. Actually Recommending: Loyalty vs. Advocacy
Apr 07, 2017
Back with an Apology: Rare Rewards of Service Professionalism
Mar 31, 2017
McMobile – Will McDonald’s Mobile Strategy Kill the Drive-thru?
Mar 23, 2017
Revisiting Convenience – Lessons from H20
Mar 17, 2017
When The Customer Is Wrong – Should The Business Be Right?
Mar 09, 2017
The ABCs of PCT & Its Critical Role in Outstanding Customer Experiences
Mar 02, 2017
All Business is Personal – Consistency with a Twist
Feb 23, 2017
It’s Viral, It’s Video Storytelling – Live Visuals Rule
Feb 17, 2017
The Future of Customer Service: Human Intelligence (HI) or Artifical Intelligence (AI)
Feb 07, 2017
Are You Up for the Human/Tech Challenge?
Feb 02, 2017
Lessons for How to Swim in a Blue Ocean from the Girls Auto Clinic
Jan 26, 2017
Is Business a Game? Customer Experience Lessons from Gaming
Jan 23, 2017
Fine-tuning Your Service Expectations and Your Consistent Delivery of Service Behaviors
Jan 12, 2017
Customer Experience Excellence – The Science and the Craft
Jan 06, 2017
Customer Resolution 2017 – Perfect Experiences
Dec 29, 2016
Do’s and Don’ts for a Human and Humane Holiday Experience
Dec 22, 2016
It’s Not Easy Enough: Simplifying the Experience
Dec 16, 2016
Nailing the Numbers – Your Future Equals Your Customer Experience
Dec 09, 2016
Legacy Schmegacy – What Will You Be Known For?
Dec 02, 2016
Thanksgiving & Your Business Year-Round
Nov 23, 2016
From Online Search to Conversation and Then From Conversation to Sale: The Importance of Channel Relevance
Nov 17, 2016
Voting for Over-Delivery: The Inspirational Power of Promises Fulfilled
Nov 10, 2016
Connecting With The Need To Connect: Watching People Eat Online
Nov 03, 2016
Not Top Of Mind But Top Of Heart – When Branding Gets REAL
Oct 27, 2016
The Kindness GAP: Differentiation by Practicing Civility in Uncivil Times
Oct 21, 2016
Will it Fly? How to Leverage Quantitative and Qualitative Customer Listening
Oct 13, 2016
Stepping To The Curb – Go Faster…Make It Easier
Oct 06, 2016
We Are All In The Perception Business!
Oct 03, 2016
Make a Mouse: The Power of a Culture of Customer Experience Excellence
Sep 22, 2016
Do You Want Engaged Employees? Ignite Mastery
Sep 16, 2016
Grateful Business – Human Experience Creation At Its Best
Sep 13, 2016
Send in the Drones: Elevating Service in A Technology-Driven World
Sep 01, 2016
Technology: A Blessing & A Curse to Customer Experience Delivery
Aug 29, 2016
Which Should Come First? The Employee or the Customer?
Aug 18, 2016
Customers Aren’t Always Right: Courageous Leaders Need to Be
Aug 11, 2016
Beating the Giant: It’s as Simple as Artisanship
Aug 04, 2016
Make the Experience Faster and More Personal
Jul 28, 2016
Pokémon Go: How to Launch Experiences that Maximize Technology and Social Interaction
Jul 21, 2016
Show Me the Money: The Why of Customer Experience Excellence
Jul 14, 2016
Brand Independence Day: Staying in the Black from One of the Men in Black
Jul 07, 2016
Personal Brand Vetting – THEY are Listening
Jun 30, 2016
Don’t Invent – Innovate: The Art of Resolving Human Need
Jun 23, 2016
Countering Terror with a Service Heart
Jun 16, 2016
The Muhammad Ali Experience: 5 Lessons to Win By
Jun 09, 2016
To Switch or Not to Switch: 4 Ways to Stop Customer Churn
Jun 03, 2016
When it Comes to Service: Beware A Technology-Based Backlash
May 26, 2016
How to Stop the Revolving Door for Millennials at Work
May 19, 2016
Noble Associations, Transparency, and Accountability EQUALS Success
May 12, 2016
Happiness is not an app on a mobile phone
May 05, 2016
Being a “Yes and” Person in a “No but” World
Apr 28, 2016
How are your POPS and PODS doing?
Apr 21, 2016
FACE It: You Should Improve Your Customer Experience
Apr 14, 2016
Running with a 92 Year Old Man: Lessons in Living and Serving Fully
Apr 07, 2016
Through the Mirror of Your Customer
Mar 31, 2016
Predictability in an Unpredictable World: Consistency and the Power of Brand
Mar 24, 2016
Which Should Come First?
Mar 17, 2016
Not Hand Size – Heart Size: The Art of Engagement and Loyalty
Mar 10, 2016
5 Things a Service Professional Should Never Say
Feb 18, 2016
Soliciting and Using Customer Feedback: Learning Without Annoying
Feb 11, 2016
Trembling: Being Accountable to the Customer
Feb 04, 2016
Leaving a Leadership Legacy
Feb 01, 2016
The SDI’s of Millennials
Jan 21, 2016
Memorable WOW Experience Held Together by Coffee Stir Sticks
Jan 14, 2016
Keys to Customer Experience Excellence
Jan 04, 2016
Awaken the Force: Six Powerful Commitments for 2016
Dec 30, 2015
The Cost of Serving Well
Aug 06, 2015
Are your property values up? Thank Starbucks
Feb 17, 2015
Would you have your wedding at Starbucks? Becoming a Beloved Brand
Jan 20, 2015
Human and Automated: Customer Experience Management at Its Best
Dec 17, 2014
Holiday Relationships – Focusing on More than the Sale
Dec 10, 2014
Wireless Charging at a Starbucks Near You! Partnering in the Removal of Pain/Drain Points
Nov 21, 2014
It’s Not Just Moments-Of-Truth: It’s the End-To-End Experience
Nov 14, 2014
Segment Your Service Experiences!
Nov 11, 2014
Experience Delivery = Quality Products + Service Excellence + Empathy
Oct 31, 2014
Becoming Known For Service Excellence – Aligning Who You Are With Who You Say You Are
Oct 24, 2014
Blessed are the Peacemakers. They will Experience Business Success!
Oct 10, 2014
Exploiting Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Think Authenticity When Doing Cause Marketing
Oct 03, 2014
More Freedom Considered for Virgins: Empower Through Trust
Sep 26, 2014
To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo? - Starbucks, Ink, & Customer Experience
Sep 19, 2014
A Lesson Your Business Could Learn from the Ray Rice Video
Sep 11, 2014
Pregnancy to Birth in 6 seconds – Customer Experience and the Short Attention Span
Sep 04, 2014
How Sorry Are You? Keys to Driving Satisfaction While Resolving Customer Issues
Aug 27, 2014
How to Create Experiences through Personalization, Sharing, and Social Platforms
Aug 20, 2014
Renewing Commitment to Customer Experience – A Cost-Saving Approach
Aug 14, 2014
Walk A Mile In Their Shoes - Mapping Your Customers‘ Journey
Aug 07, 2014
Easy Wins
Jul 23, 2014
Mystery, Sensuality and Intimacy – Loving your Customer and your Message
Jul 16, 2014
Why it‘s in your own interest to forget your self-interest
Jul 09, 2014
True or False? Measuring Performance Leads to Better Service
Jun 30, 2014
Beloved Brands Think Differently
Jun 19, 2014
How to turn problems into customer loyalty
May 28, 2014
How to Float a Complaint
May 16, 2014
Who Are Your Customers?
May 09, 2014
The Conundrum of Consistency: When More Becomes…More of the Same
May 02, 2014
How to Grow Your Customer Connection Through Technology
Mar 26, 2014
How to Create Sustainable Customer Excellence: The Power of an Acknowledging Leader
Mar 06, 2014
The Big Question – What‘s Next For Our Business?
Feb 21, 2014
Getting Personal: It‘s NOT Just for Valentine‘s Day
Feb 19, 2014
How to Get a Solid Return on Workplace Fun
Feb 06, 2014
PHENOMENAL Marketing Systems by Howard Partridge
Feb 04, 2014
If You Don’t Have Passion for Your Product, Why Should Your Customer?
Jan 23, 2014
A Case Study for 2014 -Learning from Legendary Leaders
Jan 10, 2014
Making it Right: Turning Breakdown Experiences into Forever Customers
Jan 02, 2014
How to Speed-Train Seasonal Employees
Dec 26, 2013
They Want to Talk – Do You Want to Listen? How to Learn from Customers
Dec 19, 2013
Five Points for Perfecting Customer Interactions
Dec 02, 2013
How to Create Seasonally Relevant Customer Experiences
Nov 22, 2013
Why having a heart for Military Veterans matters!
Nov 10, 2013
Customer Experience Musts - Telling Us What They Want
Oct 29, 2013
Customer Experience: Is it caring or speed?
Oct 29, 2013
Challenging Awakeness: From Favorite to Former
Oct 29, 2013
Tweet a Coffee? Mobilize the Connection
Oct 29, 2013
Meeting Customer - Your Road to Success
Oct 10, 2013
Is it loyalty or buying customers?
Sep 29, 2013
Courting, Dating and Loving - A Customer Experience Journey?
Aug 26, 2013
That Nonreplicable ”Something Else”
Aug 16, 2013
Passion Drives Purchase
Aug 03, 2013
“Leading the Starbucks Way” – How they are doing it right & why YOU should follow
Jul 27, 2013
Guilty as Charged - Seeking Consistency
Jul 18, 2013
Finding your Customer Experience Core!
Feb 22, 2013
The Human Experience - Lessons from bedside in the ICU
Jan 11, 2013
Can you handle the truth about social media hype?
Sep 10, 2012
Connecting People to a Culture of Connection
Sep 07, 2012
Shouldn‘t You be Shadowing Your Customers: Whys, Hows, and Whats for Success
Aug 13, 2012
The Basics for Delivering Customer Value
Aug 04, 2012
Baking customer loyalty into your overall business strategy
Jul 27, 2012
How to respond to ”pinteresting” times in customer engagement
Jul 20, 2012
Gummy Worms and Customer Experience Excellence!
Jul 15, 2012
Do you want return calls from sales leads? Focus on the personal!
Jun 29, 2012
Can you ”gamify” your customer experience? Lessons from the Highway
Jun 22, 2012
Customer Experience WOW - Defined and Delivered
Jun 15, 2012
Customer Experience - Understanding Emotional Economics
Jun 08, 2012
You look like a curator…a key to adding customer experience value
Jun 01, 2012
Customer Experience - Art or Science? The answer is YES!
May 25, 2012
Customer Experience Limbo - How low can it go?
May 19, 2012
Giraffes are ESSENTIAL to your Customer Experience!
May 13, 2012
There‘s More to Business than Money!
May 05, 2012
A swing and a miss - wait, it‘s a home run?
Apr 27, 2012
Asking for Complaints? Yes, No, Maybe?
Apr 18, 2012
Doing Right - pays!
Apr 15, 2012
How to Choose a Customer Loyalty Metric (CSAT, NPS, CES)
Oct 07, 2010
The Easy Way to Customer Service Excellence
Sep 08, 2010
How to Deliver Service Plus Chocolate!
Aug 29, 2010
Walk Before You Run, But Run for Service
Aug 19, 2010
5 Categories of Customer Preferences You Should Know
Aug 12, 2010
How to build brand equity
Jul 09, 2010
Customer Connections by the Facts Not by Total Nonsense
Jun 25, 2010
How to move customers up the loyalty ladder
Jun 16, 2010
How to assess the online or user experience
May 26, 2010
Is Customer Loyalty Dead or Alive?
May 19, 2010
How to Be an Innovator
May 14, 2010
The Gravity of Customer Experience Enhancement
May 06, 2010
Sex doesn‘t Sell that Well! How to make real visceral connections with customers
Apr 29, 2010
How to execute ”EASY” - A Boom or Bust Proposition
Apr 22, 2010
Turning Trends into Customer-Centric Products
Apr 15, 2010
Elevating Customer Experience - Where you should start!
Apr 08, 2010
How Customer Loyalty Data Translates to Customer Experience Elevation
Apr 01, 2010
Is Social Media Dead? Credibility through Customer Experience
Mar 24, 2010
How to turn customer service into profit
Mar 17, 2010
How words sell well!
Mar 10, 2010
Direct Buy, Best Buy, Where You Buy
Mar 04, 2010
Stop Selling - Leverage Listening
Feb 25, 2010
Is your business making WOWful Connections with your customers?
Feb 18, 2010
How to Choose a Strategic Business Alliance
Feb 10, 2010
How do you know?
Feb 03, 2010
Starbucks - Dead or Alive
Jan 28, 2010
Transform or Control? Resolving an Important Leadership Challenge
Jan 20, 2010
Keys to Customer Centric Business Tactics
Jan 14, 2010
How to translate mission into Vision
Dec 10, 2009
Are you service-centric?
Dec 03, 2009
Shakespeare and Business
Nov 27, 2009
4 Key Business Strategies
Oct 30, 2009
6 Keys to True Leadership
Oct 06, 2009
Effective ways to create a lasting leadership legacy
Sep 24, 2009
8 Best Ways to Get Consumers‘ Attention
Sep 17, 2009
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Aug 29, 2009
A Customer by Any Other Name
Aug 20, 2009
Differently Different
Aug 06, 2009
Define and Refine
Jul 25, 2009
It‘s WOW Time!
Jul 17, 2009
2020 Vision
Jul 08, 2009
USP and You
Jul 01, 2009
Better Numbers Better Connections
Jun 22, 2009
While Standing in Your Business
Jun 11, 2009
Get Off the Phone
Jun 05, 2009
Unto Thine Own Self Be True
May 29, 2009
Doing the Best in the Worst
May 21, 2009
Computer Jennerated Service
May 14, 2009
Interview with Dr. Michelli on BNET
Jul 22, 2008