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Pfizer develops CX metric for pharma field reps

Every industry needs to develop its own flavour of CX. Some industries are further ahead like retail, banking, telecoms. Other sectors are just starting out, such as construction, engineering, media, or pharma. Within a heavily regulated industry like pharma, any customer...

Capital One makes employee engagement key to CX strategy

Capital One isn’t your usual bank. In fact it doesn’t even think of itself as a bank. It’s more of a technology company that happens to offer banking services. That subtle difference is reflected in its approach to employee and...

Most organisations are badly run, says expert

Most organisations are badly run. Anybody who has ever been an employee has an anecdote about a dysfunctional organisation, populated with inexplicable decision making, toxic culture and crazy line managers. “Most organisations are poorly run, and there are repeating patterns that...

Oh Polly improves NPS with revamped returns experience

Fashion brand, Oh Polly has boosted its net promoter score (NPS) and cut its cash refunds, by overhauling its returns process. The online retailer started working with Loop Returns in 2023 to transform its returns experience for customers and improve...

Medallia/Ipsos report highlights changing nature of customer loyalty

Nearly everybody agrees that customer loyalty is a vital ingredient of CX. In a recent co-authored report from Medallia and Ipsos, 97% of industry pros said that loyalty is critical. But aside from the headline figure, the report drew a...

Here’s how to improve your networking

If you ask Coach Jerry (also known as Jerry Seufert), there’s no substitute for getting out there and networking. Log out of LinkedIn, get in your car (on public transport, whatever) and head out to an event. The nature of...

Customer Experience World Games prepares for June launch

The Customer Experience (CX) World Games makes its return next month. The initiative, which started in 2020 in COVID, brings together a global taskforce of CX practitioners to solve customer experience dilemmas for charities. Around 250 people are expected to register...

Leaders must start planning for uncertain times

Since returning to office, US president Donald Trump has sewn chaos and uncertainty. Whether he is playing with the idea of a global trade war, or making outlandish offers to buy countries, his calculated attempts to wrong-foot everybody have created...

Mark Bishof charts a new course for Medallia

Medallia introduced seven AI products, officially unveiled its new look corporate ‘dream team’ and pledged to reinvigorate customer relations at its global conference last week. Mark Bishof, just three months into his role as CEO at the software vendor, used...

Bruce Temkin wants to create human-centric organisations

Making money and delivering growth are at the core of modern business leadership. Deliver these two things, and the rest will take care of itself. In the late ‘90s things started to slowly change. Organisations became more aware of the...