Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Creating a great customer experience for agents AND consumers – an interview with Lisa Hoene, VP of Brand and Marketing Services, Allianz Life This is the fourth in our Aiming for the Hearts of their Customers interview series, with seven Minnesota customer experience leaders sharing their strategy for the coming year.

Customer Journey Map 83

Customer Journey Map Customer Experience Voice of the Customer Gaming 83

Heart of the Customer

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Related posts: Minnesota Customer Experience Folks – a new LinkedIn Group For those Twin Cities who weren’t able to attend the Customer Experience Day CXPA event here in Minnesota, you missed a terrific event. We’re down to only 363 planning days before our next CX Day! Seven have.

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VOC Gaming CX Customer Experience 88

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 28, 2019

With guest Dr. Bill Hedgecock, professor at the University of Minnesota in the Carlson School of Management, we explore the power of facial recognition with facial expression analysis software and what it can do to help you improve your Customer Experience.

Customer Retention 121

Customer Retention Customer Loyalty Technology Technology 121

Heart of the Customer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Related posts: Driving a Customer Experience Culture Change – Interview with Ingrid Lindberg, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Prime Therapeutics This is the sixth in our Aiming for the Hearts of their Customers interview series, with seven Minnesota customer experience leaders sharing their strategy for the coming year.

Net Promoter Score 132

Net Promoter Score Non-Profits Customer Experience CX 132

Service Quality Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The is the 4th largest city in Minnesota with about 90,000 people. This week my wife, Pat, and I were driving home and I saw a huge billboard for Carbones Pizza. When in college I frequented them a lot. I did not know they had a location in Bloomington. I started to read the online reviews and I was shocked at how bad they were.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Retail Customer Service Start-ups 52

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 19, 2019

In this episode of The Intuitive Customer podcast, our guest Professor Bill Hedgecock from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota shares his expertise on facial recognition and facial expression analysis technology and its application in Customer Experience programs. However, one must wonder….is

Technology 114

Technology Technology Customer Loyalty Innovation 114

Service Quality Institute

JUNE 7, 2023

Today my son, Matthew, who is in Minneapolis for 4 days with his family, wanted to go to Wally’s in Bloomington, Minnesota. It is worse today than in 1979 when I decided to do something about customer service and developed the world’s first customer service program, Feelings which was released in January 1980. She was really bad.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Retail Customer Expectations 52

Service Quality Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In Bloomington Minnesota where I live they just closed the government office and moved it to another city and to downtown Minneapolis 12 miles away. Bloomington is the 4th largest city in Minnesota. They are in locations close and convenient to the customers. Many are in large shopping centers.

Government 52

Government Healthcare Retail Innovation 52

Service Quality Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In Bloomington Minnesota where I live they just closed the government office and moved it to another city and to downtown Minneapolis 12 miles away. Bloomington is the 4th largest city in Minnesota. They are in locations close and convenient to the customers. Many are in large shopping centers.

Government 52

Government Healthcare Retail Innovation 52

Lightico

MARCH 23, 2022

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Retail 52

Retail Innovation Sales Customer Service 52

Chip Bell

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Just, consider of all the stories told about the Mississippi river running over 2000 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans. Rivers are still an important source of commerce transportation. It is the source of electric power in many places. Swollen rivers have toppled large dams and swallowed up entire towns.

Transportation 64

Transportation Innovation 64

Service Quality Institute

MAY 4, 2022

Minnesota where I live has 33 stores. On page 2 of the proxy statement, they show the inverted chart with Customers at the top and the CEO at the bottom. A must-read. They have 490,600 employees with 2006 stores in the U.S., 182 in Canada and 129 in Mexico. I spend several thousand dollars a month at the Bloomington store.

Sales 52

Sales Customer Experience Customer Service 52

Service Quality Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The weather in Africa is much warmer than Minnesota in November. I had an opportunity to take another safari with Wilderness while in Zimbabwe for 4 nights at Linkwasha camp. This was my 6th safari with them. Wilderness was also featured in my book Relentless. We had a pride of 16 lions at one time blocking our path. .

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Sales Customer Experience 52

Heart of the Customer

AUGUST 7, 2014

Related posts: Customer Experience is a Partnership – Interview with Robin Schribman, VP of Customer Insight and Customer Experience, Thomson Reuters This is the fifth in our Aiming for the Hearts of their Customers interview series, with seven Minnesota customer experience leaders sharing their strategy for the coming year.

Customer Experience 79

Customer Experience Voice of the Customer Customer Feedback 79

Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I had the opportunity to lead at yesterday’s Minnesota Government IT Symposium. The topic was Journey Mapping Workshop: Reduce User and Customer Effort and Increase Satisfaction, and we had a great time creating maps of various customer journeys. Just check out the proud groups with their Customer-Centric Change Charters!

Customer Journey Map 68

Customer Journey Map B2C Government B2B 68

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A 2017 Minnesota Department of Health report review of tests, ordered by physicians in the state in 2014, validates the need for such conversations. These conversations should also prepare patients for their cost impact. Its results showed that $54.9

Healthcare 55

Healthcare Customer Experience Innovation 55

Service Quality Institute

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This Richfield Minnesota store is their flagship store about four blocks from the corporate headquarters. You can tell in seconds if an employee does not know what they are doing. I was at the checkout Best Buy area and he obviously did not know how to use the system. They just spent millions redesigning the interior of the store.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Sales Customer Experience 52

Heart of the Customer

OCTOBER 16, 2014

I really enjoy sharing a cup of coffee with my fellow CX advocates, State of Minnesota: Customer Experience is an important investment The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development invests strategically to help companies grow.

CX 107

CX Start-ups NPS Customer Experience 107

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 19, 2021

In this podcast, Professor William Hedgcock from the University of Minnesota discusses using facial recognition technology. Is Facial Recognition Creepy, Or Is It Just the Future? We occasionally invite experts to speak with us about various topics. First, Hedgcock explains how this technology works.

Customer Experience 103

Customer Experience Construction Technology Technology 103

Service Quality Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In Minnesota, where I live, most people smile. Reach out to Carmen Velasco for Latin America at Carmen@servicequality.com and John Tschohl at john@servicequality.com for our Certified Trainers. This is a new one-session program that covers the first impression. This does not happen across the world.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Retail Customer Experience Technology 52

CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As a Minnesota native, she enjoys the lakes, hiking and breweries. If I can help you thrive in any way in 2020, please do let me know. Becky Roemen is a Customer Experience enthusiast & evangelist with an enduring love for digital transformation and CX strategy. Find her work on the Tin Cans & String blog!

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Start-ups Gaming CX Customer Service 182

CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As a Minnesota native, she enjoys the lakes, hiking and breweries. If I can help you thrive in any way in 2020, please do let me know. Becky Roemen is a Customer Experience enthusiast & evangelist with an enduring love for digital transformation and CX strategy. Find her work on the Tin Cans & String blog!

Start-ups 182

Start-ups Gaming CX Customer Service 182

Heart of the Customer

AUGUST 22, 2014

Related posts: Creating a Customer Experience Capability – Interview with Mara Bain, Chief Experience Officer, Western National Insurance This is the second in our Aiming for the Hearts of their Customers interview series, with seven Minnesota customer experience leaders sharing their strategy for the coming year. You can see.

Customer Experience 94

Customer Experience B2B Retail CX 94

Heart of the Customer

AUGUST 28, 2014

Driving a Customer Experience Culture Change – Interview with Ingrid Lindberg, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Prime Therapeutics This is the sixth in our Aiming for the Hearts of their Customers interview series, with seven Minnesota customer experience leaders sharing their strategy for the coming year.

Customer Experience 94

Customer Experience Manufacturing Innovation Government 94

Kerry Bodine

JANUARY 4, 2017

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Phoenix, Arizona. June 5 – 8, 2017. DMI Design Management Conference. June 19 – 21, 2017. DMI Design Leadership Conference. September 24 – 26, 2017. Event Producers. Chief Customer Officer USA. January 30 – February 1, 2017. IQPC’s CEM in Telecoms Global Summit. January 23 – 26, 2017.

CEM 48

CEM CX Contact Center Retail 48

Lightico

JULY 4, 2021

An example of the Minnesota Department of Administration’s First Report of Injury is below. The report provides information on the claimant, employer, insurance carrier, and medical practitioner, that is required to begin the claims process. An example of a first report of injury and how to fill it out.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Legal Hospitality Hospitality 52

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 25, 2019

We had Professor Bill Hedgecock, associate professor of marketing Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, as a guest on a recent podcast to talk about facial recognition and facial expression analysis technology and application in Customer Experience programs. But is it creepy ?

Technology 118

Technology Technology CX Entertainment 118

Fonolo

AUGUST 3, 2017

It took more than 60 years, but this Minnesota man finally got a taste of victory. We are reasonably sure the above mentioned is a twig from our peanut vine.”. Sixty years later, 74-year old Bell stumbled upon the letter and emailed the candy company for another shot at getting free candy.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Contact Center Hospitality Hospitality 83

Fonolo

APRIL 25, 2018

A joint study out of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Minnesota found, compared to simply having acquaintances at work, work friends outperformed on most tasks. They call in sick less often, have fewer workplace accidents, and transition between jobs less frequently.

Contact Center 59

Contact Center Customer Service Customer Satisfaction CX 59

Customer Bliss

JANUARY 25, 2019

Cloud, Minnesota. Prior to that, he delivered mission-critical customer solutions at Convergys. He is currently chair of the board and financial literacy instructor for LION Community Enrichment Programs, in St. Byrne holds a BS in Systems Analysis from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and MBA from the University of St.

CX 63

CX NPS VOC Finance 63

Qualtrics

JANUARY 9, 2019

She graduated with a Masters of Science in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. She has 15+ years in product management, strategy and engineering roles with companies like Qualtrics, Tableau, Microsoft, and Box.

Engineering 37

Engineering CX Sales Customer Experience 37

Service Quality Institute

JANUARY 13, 2021

In Minnesota it is cold in December and January and mice like a warm area) Two firms responded. I believe 80% of the time in the US employees lie. No service recovery. We have used them for years. They do not care. I called 5 firms for a rental property that has a huge mouse problem. (In It took the first firm 5 days to call me back.

Customer Service 40

Customer Service 40

Qualtrics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Qualtrics Innovative Use Cases for Universities. // Ashford University / Flagler University / University of Minnesota. Outside In: How Insight Teams Can Thrive In A World Of Rapidly Increasing Complexity. // BBC Worldwide. Qualtrics Summit. There’s an Insight Track for You. Register Now.

Innovation 20

Innovation Sales Customer Experience 20

Taylor Reach Group

MAY 24, 2018

SOCAP Minnesota Chapter – Agent Hiring & Training: June 13, Bloomington, MN. Learn effective practices on reporting in the social space and how different companies leverage data and insights to tell the right story to senior management and other audiences.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center CX Healthcare Social Media 48

Qualtrics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

I still forget if Minnesota is in eastern or central. Then, it was off to the phones to rip off some morning dials to my prospects in central time. If there’s one piece of advice I can give to a prospective sales rep, it’s to pay attention to time zones!

Sales 20

Sales Gaming 20

ProProfs

JANUARY 26, 2013

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Gaming 40

Gaming 40

Heart of the Customer

JULY 7, 2020

Swing for the fences! Shoot for the Moon! You got this! During my many years as a high school and collegiate lacrosse player and coach, I heard (and said) encouraging platitudes like these more times than I can possibly count.

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CX Customer Experience 174