Ten Ways to Take your Customer Experience from Good to GREAT.

You can put a price on the difference between a good customer experience and a great customer experience. The companies that invest and prioritize their CX gain customer loyalty, repeat business and a high ROI. Here are 10 tips to help you improve your CX based on our learnings over 25 years –

1. Listen Actively to Customers and Understand Their Needs and Concerns.

One of the most important aspects of improving customer experience is also the easiest – just listen to your customers. Make sure you take the time to understand their needs and concerns. This will help you identify areas where you can improve and create better products and services.

2. Train your Employees to be Proactive and Anticipate Customer Needs.

Your employees are the front line of your business, and they play a critical role in creating a great customer experience. When you train your employees to be proactive (instead of reactive), you are empowering them to take responsibility for the customer’s experience and that extra attention can make all the difference.

3. Personalize the Customer Experience by Remembering their Name, Preferences, and Past Interactions.

Personalization is key to improving customer experience. When you remember your customer’s name or the details of their previous visit, you shift the experience from a transaction to something more meaningful.

4. Continuously Gather Feedback and Use it to Improve your Products and Services.

Make sure you continuously gather feedback from your customers and use it to improve your products and services. Asking for customer feedback gives your customer a voice in your business and increases the likelihood they will return if that feedback is heard.

5. Show Appreciation for your Customers by Offering Loyalty Rewards, Discounts, or Special Promotions.

Something as simple as offering loyalty rewards, discounts, or special promotions, shows your customers that you value their business. And valued customers are often repeat customers.

6. Use Technology to Enhance the Customer Experience, such as Chatbots, Self-service Portals, and Personalized Recommendations.

You don’t have to be a tech giant to use technology to improve your CX. The use of chatbots, self-service portals, even personalized recommendations are simple add-ons that provide a better customer experience and can give you an edge over your competitors.

7. Show Empathy and Actively address Customer Complaints and Concerns.

Make sure you actively address customer complaints and concerns and show empathy for their situation. Ignoring a frustrated customer is throwing away future business. Oftentimes, just acknowledging that a mistake was made can not only fix the problem, it can be a big step toward customer loyalty.

8. Create a Positive and Memorable Customer Experience by Going Above and beyond their Expectations.

Oftentimes, just meeting expectations isn’t enough. Go above and beyond your customers’ expectations by providing exceptional service and creating a memorable experience. When you make exceeding expectations the expectation, you build loyalty and increase customer satisfaction.

9. Create a Culture of Customer Service Excellence by Recognizing and Rewarding Employees for Providing Outstanding Service.

To create a culture of exceptional customer service, you need to reward the employees who make it their job to provide outstanding service. When you invest (and reward) those who are invested in your company’s success, you will naturally improve the customer experience.

10. Continuously Measure and Monitor Customer Feedback and Use it to Drive Improvements in Operations and Customer Experience.

Improving your CX is a process that is never complete. Continually use customer feedback to drive improvements in operations and customer experience. This will help you identify new areas for improvement and ensure that problems don’t persist.

Do you have any tips that weren’t on our list?

We’d love to hear them. And if you are ready to take your company’s CX to the next level, contact us for a consultation today.