The Secret Ingredient? Passion.

CXPA Chicago

On a beautiful, bright evening in Chicago, overlooking Lake Michigan and Navy Pier from the iconic John Hancock Building, about 30 professionals gathered to discuss our favorite subject – customer experience.

Repeated Messages for Customer Experience

Seth

Bottom line – marketers need to start caring about EXPERIENCE. This is not news or new, but it does seem to be a wake up call.

When What’s New Isn’t Necessarily What’s Right

robots

What is working right now? What is not worth changing?

Why Customer Anecdotes Can Tell You As Much as Metrics

anecdote

One story could tell a company SO much about their customer experience.

You Called Me. Please Don’t Ruin My Day.

complaint button

What greeted me was a beep, a woman who sounded half-awake and started a monologue about my “auto warranty.”

The Bad Breakups in Customer Experience

BS breakup

They make it so difficult to cancel. They think if they can keep you just wee bit longer as a customer, you’ll have the opportunity to remember the honeymoon phase.

What’s Your Mobile Mojo?

mobile for the masses

Do you see what’s missing? Strategy. Not technology. Not desire. Simple strategy. Customer experience strategy, to be exact.