Entries by lraul

25 EXAMPLES OF COVID-INSPIRED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TRENDS IN ACTION

‘There’s no denying the impact of COVID-19 on all areas of everyday life. Retailers and other companies are adjusting their approaches to capitalize on a new way of consumer life—focusing on health and safety, staying home and finding creative ways to shop.’ BARE shares an article by Blake Morgan for Forbes with 25 trends inspired by COVID-19 that show the long-term […]

GREAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE STARTS WITH COMPANY CULTURE

‘Brands have implemented any number of approaches in the name of customer experience; agile techniques, insight-driven strategy and real-time optimization. But, catapulted into lockdown by Covid-19, the following six months have been the ultimate litmus test for them.’ BARE shares an article by Morag Cuddeford-Jones for Marketing Week on why taking care of employees has helped take care of customers in […]

CX-FACTOR, PART III: USING INSIGHTS TO COMPETE WITH BEST IN CLASS BRANDS AND CREATING MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES

On this webinar, we share how to: Discover the ‘baseline’ for your typical customer habits and expectations using resources you already have! Assess the impact of Brand and Interaction experience on likelihood to recommend using ‘Best in Class’ brand insights using ‘CCX’ or ‘Competitive Customer Experience’ research. Incorporate insights with current guest expectations to provide […]

WHAT DOES GETTING BACK TO TRAVEL FEEL LIKE?

What does getting back to travel feel like? I spent some time with fellow BARE International colleagues and CX experts, Michele Jowdy, Director of Business Development, Melanie Cihak, Director of Client Services, Alicia Myers, VP of Operations to hear their personal impressions of recent travel experiences. Keep reading for key conversation insights with some sage […]

HOW TO USE TECH TO REVAMP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE

‘Technology has made it possible for even small businesses to leverage innovation to improve their customer service and outpace competitors by building customer loyalty.’ BARE shares an article by Pritom Das for Entrepreneur with the relationship between technology and customer service.

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WILL DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF YOUR COMPANY

‘It’s no secret that successful companies are the ones with satisfied customers. But while many executives claim to understand the importance of customer experience (CX), it often falls by the wayside as resources are channeled into product development.’ BARE shares an article by Aimee Tariq for Entrepreneur with the importance of CX.

WHY YOU MARKET TO PEOPLE AND NOT YOUR CUSTOMER DATABASE

“They obviously didn’t know who they emailed.” We’ve all had this reaction to a spam email that’s missed the mark. Sometimes it’s funny, but it’s mostly annoying. It’s wasting your time because you have no intention of taking action after reading it, but depending on how good the spammer was, you have to read it […]

CHAINS MAKE BIG INVESTMENTS IN THEIR LOYALTY PROGRAMS

‘Starbucks, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and several others have been upgrading or introducing their programs as they hope to build traffic coming out of the pandemic.’ BARE shares an article by Jonathan Maze for Restaurant Business with new and upgraded loyalty programs.