Doing Customer eXperience Right‬ In The AI Era | Stacy Sherman

How do you become an unforgettable brand that customers continue to buy from and rave about to others? What are ways to lead and unite your organization that would "Make Mom Proud?" Author Jeanne Bliss and Stacy Sherman discuss these topics, including the value of goal mapping versus journey mapping, workforce trends, and earning the right to customer driven-growth. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How hard is it to become your customer? What can we learn from brands that consistently achieve customer loyalty as well as employee advocacy too? Stacy Sherman interviews Joseph Michelli, Ph.D., a certified customer experience professional and author of ten business books about companies he has worked with including Airbnb, Starbucks, Zappos, Mercedes-Benz, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and others. Stacy and Joseph shares actionable CX leadership tips that you apply to your business based on the secret sauce that other reputable brands are doing right. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Are you putting the customers at the center of your business? Would your clients say yes, if asked? Stacy Sherman and Kerry Bodine discuss how to put the customer first and gain financial benefits by applying "Outside-In" tactics and doing journey mapping the right way. You'll gain valuable advice whether brand new to journey mapping and the customer experience field or advanced in your practice and want to amp up your skills. This episode will help you make a noticeable business impact. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

What can the highest-performing basketball players teach us about delivering exceptional customer experiences? What are leadership strategies that elite athletes use to perform at world-class levels that you can do too? Stacy Sherman and featured guest, Alan Stein, who has worked with 2-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and other superstars, answer these questions. Plus, you'll learn how to create unparalleled organizational performance, cohesion, and accountability with earned trust at the forefront. Without a doubt, after listening to this episode, you'll shift your mindset and actions that raise your game to new levels. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How often do you get a personalized handwritten letter in the mail? When received, how does it make you feel? Bet you remember it and may even look at the message longer than a quick text or email buried in your inbox. Stacy Sherman and David Wachs, a serial entrepreneur discuss the lost art of letter writing and a scalable solution that's changing how people interact and connect while also increasing appreciation and gratitude on a massive scale for long-term business success. Listen to the Doing CX Right podcast now. Learn and pay it forward. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

What does Experience Management (XM) mean? How is it changing, and what can leaders do to "boost inertia" to radically improve customer service, employee empowerment, and all human experiences at scale? Listen to Stacy Sherman and Bruce Temkin, Head of Qualtrics XM Institute, answer these questions and discuss six key laws of experience management to maximize results. You'll hear actionable tips to be a change agent and not only survive but actually thrive during uncertain times. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Being frictionless has become a strategic necessity. What does frictionless even mean? Why should you care? And what are simple steps to remove customer pain points and get to a frictionless state based on learnings from the most reputable brands? Stacy Sherman and Bill Price, author of The Best Service is no service, Your Customer Rules!, and The Frictionless Organization, answer these questions and share key principles to improve experiences for everyone who interacts with your brand. In fact, customer loyalty depends on it. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Customer-centric companies put the customer at the center of all they do, which means the entire workforce takes the time to understand who customers are and then uses that understanding to intentionally design better experiences for them. Too often, companies believe they know what's best and create customer experiences based on inside-out thinking, only to end up creating frustration and dissatisfaction. Stacy Sherman and Annette Franz share actionable tips about what it takes to ensure your company adopts a culture that's "Built to Win." Win for the customer, win for the business. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

What does it mean to be 'hooked on customers?' How does it propel businesses into action? Stacy Sherman and Bob Thompson, author, and CEO of Customer Think Corp, explore customer-centric businesses and examine how they execute strategies and outperform competitors that you can do too. Learn the five key habits of customer-centric businesses and why having a clear brand purpose is crucial for CX success. Uncover the truth about linking customer metrics to employee pay and why consistency in leadership behavior is the biggest differentiator in CX performance. There are no quick fixes. Customer-centricity takes time, determination, and company-wide commitment. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

In this episode of Doing CX Right, we unpack actionable strategies for both business leaders and employees to drive retention and job fulfillment through pay equity. Learn from Catherine Sugarbroad's powerful journey of negotiating her worth, leading to a 70% salary increase over two roles. For business leaders, discover how fostering pay equity enhances employee engagement, retention, and customer satisfaction. For employees, get insights on how to confidently advocate for fair compensation and job fulfillment. If you're focused on building a fair workplace or advancing your career, this episode offers practical tips you can implement immediately. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Your surest path to lasting business growth is by getting a handle on customer risk BEFORE it's too late. There is a series of steps to reduce churn and prevent bad customer reviews, which entails leveraging operational data and aligning teams around what really matters to customers. Listen to Stacy Sherman and Richard Owen, Founder, and CEO at OCX Cognition, and co-creator of the NPS system, discuss topics that Richard claims people have not been doing right yet can shift approaches now for better business outcomes. His advice includes how to pitch executives for increased investment in CX programs, design better surveys, predict buyer behaviors, leverage data effectively, and more. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Every October, the CX community celebrates the professionals and companies that make great customer experiences happen - a celebration known as CX Day. It's an opportunity to recognize great customer work, discover professional development opportunities, and strengthen professional networks. Listen to Stacy Sherman and Greg Melia, CEO of CXPA, discuss how you can celebrate at your company with no or minimal budget. Also, you'll learn how Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and customer experience (CX) are linked. And the importance of having a purpose-driven brand to attract better talent and customers. Take notes as there're a lot of actionable tips. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

In honor of my 50th podcast milestone, I'm excited to bring you an inspiring trendsetter. Meet my Mom, Eileen, one of the first women Options Traders on Wallstreet, a well-known Bridge and Backgammon player, and a true change agent by every definition of the word. She's had to go 'against gravity' to achieve success and shares valuable leadership lessons to help you reach goals no matter what rejections and challenges come your way. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Life is full of paradoxes. How can we express our individuality and be a team player? Balance work and life? Take care of ourselves while supporting others? Manage the core business while innovating for the future? For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other. Yet, there's a better way through "both/and" thinking. Stacy Sherman and Professor Wendy Smith discuss how to cope, and thrive with 'multiple knotted tensions happening at the same time' for greater success in business and life Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

There's a global productivity movement happening in our fast-paced world. Millions of people are changing their approach to apply order to chaos. They're handling life's demands in a more organized, less stressful way. And freeing up time to better serve clients, employees, family, and friends. How are they doing this? Through GTD® methodology. Stacy Sherman brings you David Allen, an influential thinker and NY Times Best Selling Author of "GETTING THINGS DONE®," to inform you what GTD is and the 5 core behaviors you need to do to get anything under control, stay relaxed while maximzing productivity. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Trust, credibility, and authenticity are the currencies of sales. Gone are the days of manipulative and pushy salespeople relying on charm to close deals. Stacy Sherman and Larry Levine, author of "Selling From The Heart," challenge modern myths and explain: how to approach buyers and increase sales in a world of information overload and technology fatigue; tactics to recruit and retain great reps while advancing sales results and client retention; strategies to build meaningful relationships and gain an unbeatable competitive advantage. Hint: Success starts within, not out. It's about YOU showing up with integrity, and heart at the forefront. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

You've probably heard about mystery shopping as it's been a valuable market research tactic for a long time. Yet, there are new aspects to understand when designing a program and measuring what's relevant for customers and your business. Stacy Sherman interviews Claire Boscq, UK's Top 20 Customer Service Influencer, and author, about doing mystery shopping right to gain a competitive advantage. Topics include: How mystery shopping works, pitfalls to avoid, benefits, and best practices for mystery shopping in-person vs. virtually. You'll also hear customer experience leadership tips and ways to enhance employee productivity through BizShui™ Method Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Thousands of companies around the world have adopted the Net Promoter System (NPS) since its conception two decades ago by my guest, Fred Reichheld. During this episode, Fred explains the newest thinking (NPS 3.0), and best practices for doing it right, as many practitioners achieve a fraction of the system's full potential. We also talk about "Winning On Purpose" and enriching customer lives. Because, when customers feel loved, they come back for more and bring friends—generating good profits. You'll also hear about Earned Growth Rate (EGR): a complementary accounting measure leveraging the power of NPS, and more ways to measure business success. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

As we live in the 'great reflection' or 'resignation' or whatever you call it… people have options. As an employer, it's essential to know workforce trends and apply best practices in hiring and retaining customer-centric talent. (Hint: free snacks and ping pong tables in the office are not the answer.) Likewise, candidates seeking more job fulfillment and happiness need to know where and how to predict if a company is a good place to work. Stacy Sherman and business expert Sam Brenner, CEO of CRB Workforce, discuss these topics and how to ensure a great match. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

What's the value of mapping out your customer journey? How do you get CEOs and company leaders to care more about customer experiences and intentionally turn employees into loyal brand advocates? Stacy Sherman and featured guest Ian Golding, answer these fundamental questions and reveal key principles to get people to want to buy and work for your company. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Attracting new customers is getting harder due to disrupting trends, such as declining television viewership, growing social media audiences, and higher usage of ad-blocking technology. Yet, you can be more effective and gain a competitive advantage through the power of influence marketing. Stacy Sherman and guest Neal Schaffer reveal best-kept secrets to identify, approach, and engage valuable influencers who help you get new clients and increase customer loyalty. You'll also learn leadership tactics to inspire and uplift others for optimal results. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How can you keep your business at the forefront of peoples' minds when it's time to buy what you sell? The answer is through content marketing when done right. Michael Brenner, author of The Content Formula, and Mean People Suck, shares ways to break through the noise of promotion, dominate your market, get known as a thought leader, and rank #1 for keywords in your industry - by simply sharing the expertise your customers are looking for. Listen and apply best practices to create customer growth and impact in non-traditional ways. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Is your brand tattoo-worthy? Do you provide an awesome experience whereby people have a love affair with you so much that they're willing to put ink on their body? Jim Knight, Best-Selling Author (Culture That Rocks, & Leadership That Rocks), explains this really happens and that no matter what your role is in a company, you can be a major influencer of your organization's culture, lighting it up and making it rock, from the inside out. Listen now and get actionable advice to amp up your business results. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How can you gain better relationships across channels – from marketing and sales to customer care and support? What are new ways to create a CX-focused culture across your business, including breaking silos and harnessing data to drive insights and actions that maximize customer engagement? Stacy Sherman and Celia Fleischaker, Chief Marketing Officer at Verint, dive deep into these CX topics to help you create differentiated experiences and a competitive advantage. During this episode, you'll learn about tools and platforms to gain control of the customer experience and maximize efficiencies through automation, AI and bots without losing the human touch. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How does blockchain and related technology impact customer experiences? How best to pivot strategies around customer service and marketing to stand out from competitors? Stacy Sherman interviews Adrian Swinscoe, a visionary and author, about business transformation and customer loyalty. He explains how our memories last, especially the bad experiences over delightful ones, and ways to ensure the good are prominent. You'll learn tactics to "Wow A Customer" and keep them coming back, differently than you might think. There's no doubt that after listening to this show, you'll look at your business in a whole new way Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

What does employee engagement really mean? How do you prevent a toxic work environment, and bad bosses from rising the ranks contributing to increased staff and customer service agent resignations? Stacy Sherman interviews Robertson Stewart, a University teacher, and business author to provide actionable tactics to address major challenges that companies face today and for the foreseeable future. You can AVOID high costs in terms of retention (the lack of), leading to excessive turnover, recruitment, and training expenses, and reduced productivity. By the end of the podcast, you'll learn how to lead in optimal ways in which everyone wins: you as the manager, the employee/agent, and customers too. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Business success is dependent on effective communication with customers and employees. Videos are proving to be an ideal way to increase connections and conversions versus plain, typed-out text messages and emails. Stacy Sherman interviews Ethan Beute, Author, and Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, to discuss best practices for leveraging videos to elicit positive emotions, enhance relationships and rehumanize business as a brand differentiator. You'll hear tactics to leverage videos to turn dissatisfied customers (detractors) into brand advocates (promoters) and enhance a company culture where people feel a sense of belonging, included, and appreciated. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Customer satisfaction and loyalty are directly correlated to employee happiness. So, how can leaders maximize staff engagement and keep top performers who are skilled at delivering customer excellence? What can each of us do to advance and future-proof our careers, plus achieve more fulfillment at work and in life? Featured guest Lauren Herring, Author, and CEO of Impact Group, shares tactics to help people grow at work and beyond. She provides actionable advice about careers management, including being and getting a mentor, which is different from sponsorship and equally important. By the end of the podcast, you'll be ready to show up at work with increased confidence to achieve goals while having and providing better experiences. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

It is no secret that your technology team (IT) is a huge contributor to company success. They impact customer experiences (CX). But how? What are common challenges? How best to achieve cross-department strategic alignment to ensure customer needs are met? Featured guest, Michael Buckham-White, Global Technology Managing Director at Deloitte Information Technology Services (ITS), shares leadership best practices and effective ways to partner with your technology (IT) team for improved customer satisfaction. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Employee and agent burnout is real and impacts their ability to deliver customer excellence. So, how do you banish burnout, retain good people and ensure job satisfaction for long-term success? Featured guest, Marcey Rader, a multi-certified health expert, and three-time bestselling author, joins Stacy Sherman to discuss: -How to identify burnout & disengagement (they aren't the same) -Hacks to keep people motivated plus free up time for priorities -Productivity "power-ups" to show up as best self -Tactics to amp up energy, conquer calendars + emails with focus -Favorite tools to improve workplace communication Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Is there a difference between innovation & invention? What can a model customer-centric brand, like Zappos, teach us about achieving real success in a competitive marketplace? Doing CX Right podcast guest Alex Genov, Head of Customer Research at Zappos, provides answers to these questions and explains... ✔️The different types of innovation ✔️4 pillars that make Zappos extraordinary (you can replicate) ✔️Examples of what employees do to advance the loyal culture ✔️What it means to be "stuck in traffic" impacting innovation ✔️Ways to fix customer pain points & what NOT to do You can have a brand that people keep talking about and buying from because of exceptional customer service and experiences. Doing CX Right does not require a large budget. It's a matter of getting the basics right. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Are you controlling the narrative so customers find and buy from your brand? Is traditional selling dead? What's the best way to lead teams to win new customers and contract renewals so your business grows the right way? You'll hear answers to these questions and more from an admirable business leader. Sid Meadows explains customer success and CX best practices in easy-to-understand terms. Take notes as you will learn a lot from Stacy Sherman's interview with Sid. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

We're living in an Experience Economy whereby customer needs continue to change. How can you better differentiate your brand and compete for customers' limited time, attention, and money? Featured guest Joe Pine, an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor explains the five E's to differentiate and make it easy to interact with your brand. As Joe says, "Drama is friction" and you must provide frictionless experiences as customers expect. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Your employees' behavior is your customer experience. You can't separate them out, says Bill Staikos, Senior VP at Medalia during his interview on Stacy Sherman's Doing CX RIght show. So, how do you lead with excellence? What is the ideal organizational design to best care for your customers? Is the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) role a fad or growing in importance? What's the right way to design new products based on what customers really want while balancing internal processes? Answers to these questions and more to differentiate your brand in this podcast episode. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Stacy Sherman interviews Howard Tiersky, author of Winning Digital Customers, about how to drive desirable customer behaviors (buy, refer) as the root cause of business success. You'll hear actionable ways to stay relevant to customers in a world-changing so fast and earn customers' love and emotional commitment. Much entails applying customer research and design thinking best practices to maximize your competitiveness. Listen, learn and start Doing Customer Experience (CX) Right! Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Your brand today is no longer what you tell people it is. It is the differentiated experience (DX) your employees deliver. It is what you stand for and how your customers feel about you. And most importantly, your brand is what your customers tell others about their experience. Stacy Sherman interviews Stan Phelps, best-selling author of the Goldfish Series, to help you learn new ways of gaining a competitive advantage and achieving bottom-line impact. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Do your customers think you're deaf? How can you really hear them to fix pain points and impact customers' decisions? Stacy Sherman interviews Mary Drumond, Chief Marketing Officer at Worthix, to discuss these questions. Additional topics include: -What's the value of surveys? Are surveys the best method to understand customers' perceptions, emotions, expectations? -Is there such a thing as survey fatigue? How best to avoid? -How long or short should a survey be to maximize response rates? -Who should be responsible in organizations to get customer feedback and take action? -What is "closing the loop" mean to address what customers told you, and best practices? Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How hard is it to be your customer? Are you creating emotional connections to gain & keep customers loyal? Employees too? Stacy Sherman interviews Jim Tincher, a customer experience expert, journey mapper, author, and speaker about new ways of elevating retention & brand advocacy. Additional topics include: -Changing a company to be customer-centric when it hasn't been.-Brands that are Doing CX Right and what makes them stand out.-What is journey mapping and what is it not.-How journey mapping brings the customer to life & who owns it in organizations?-Ideal ways to motivate employees? Is it pay/bonus or something else? Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Do you know what your customers and prospects will do after interacting with your brand without having to survey them over and over again? Are you taking control of the customer conversation? How do you make it easier for employees to deliver customer excellence? Featured DoingCXRight®‬ guest, Matt Dixon, co-author of The Challenger Sale, The Challenger Customer, and The Effortless Experience shares valuable insights to advance your sales, service and customer experience beyond traditional methods. You'll want to take notes as he and show host, Stacy Sherman, reveal many actionable gems during the episode. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Customer retention doesn't happen automatically to attain company profits. You need to apply the right strategies and tactics for turning one-time purchasers into lifelong customers. Featured guest Joey Coleman, best-selling author, and award-winning speaker explains that building customer loyalty is not about focusing on marketing or closing the sale. It's about the First 100 Days® after customers buy and other interactions they experience. You'll hear a proven 8 phase methodology that helps you never lose a customer again. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

In order to deliver the best customer service, you need to understand the full meaning and how to do it right. My featured guest Jeff Toister, a best-selling author of four customer service books, and trainer of one million people, shares what elite companies do differently to gain a competitive advantage that you can do too. Topics include: -What does customer service mean vs customer experience (CX) -How has customer service changed over time -What does cutting-edge research reveal -How to measure customer service beyond NPS -Is the customer always right -What can brands do to help angry & upset customers Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Have you heard of the term "red tape"? Friction, sludge, no redeeming value are associated terms. Most think red tape pertains just to government, yet it does not and significantly impacts business success. Stephanie Thum and I explain: What is bureaucratic 'Red Tape?' Why it's a customer problem and obliterate employee experiences? What are the root causes? Is it all bad? How can change happen whereby leaders stop looking the other way to improve customer and employee loyalty? Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Trust is a vital element of relationships. So, how do you build trust with employees and customers? How can you be a better leader to gain a sustainable competitive business advantage too? Charles Green has studied and taught the science of becoming a trusted advisor for the last decade. He's created the Trust Equation™ which includes four principles: credibility, reliability, intimacy, and self-orientation. We talk about these topics and actionable tactics from his books and seminars so that you can show up as your best authentic self and achieve real success. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Do you want to drive fast scalable growth and profitability? Then you must eliminate what customers hate and make happiness your business strategy. My featured guest, Nick Webb, a world-renowned strategist, best-selling author, and inventor with 40 US Patents, provides solutions to help you maximize customer loyalty. During the episode, you'll hear us discuss simple ways to attract and keep your best talent based on a lifetime of study and business application. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

What to do when 'Great' Isn't Good Enough to Grow Your Business? How can organizations and professionals create distinction to attract and retain customers? Scott McCain, Hall of Fame Speaker, author of "Iconic" and other best-selling books, answers these questions and more through engaging stories. You'll learn actionable solutions to common problems that result in better experiences for employees, customers, and your business overall. Learn more about Stacy Sherman and Scott McCain at DoingCXRight.com/podcast Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How do you turn customers into loyal fans? What are customer experience lessons that business leaders can benefit from the music industry? James Dodkins, CX Author and Evangelist at Pegasystems, used to be an actual award-winning rockstar. He played guitar in a heavy metal band and released albums all over the world. He shares strategies and tactical ways companies can create their own 'Hyperfans' who keep coming back to buy and tell others too. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

Do you have a customer experience mission? My guest Jeannie Walters, explains why it's important and how it relates to "Creating Fewer Ruined Days for Customers." During this episode, you will also gain actionable tips to identify and protect "at-risk customers" and 5 ways to reduce churn that is in your control. About Jeannie Walters: she is passionate about improving the everyday interactions we all have as customers and writes, speaks, studies, and teaches her trademarked methodology to enlightened leaders in many industries. Learn about Jeannie Walters and host Stacy Sherman at: DoingCXRight.com/podcasts Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

What is the future of Customer Experience, Employee Experience and Marketing in the digital age? Steven Van Belleghem, global thought leader and author, explains the influence of new technologies (AI, 5G, Iot…) on customer experience, and the human role in a world of automation (i.e. how to delight customers with an empathetic human touch). You'll also hear how the latest technology can solve business challenges if applied right, and leadership advice to thrive in 2022 and beyond. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How do you establish a speak-up culture to drive innovation and performance at high levels? Stephen Shedletzky, shares wisdom and best practices based on what he's learned from working for Simon Sinek. We discuss: -Why his mission to drive a speak-up culture. -How it's connected to fulfillment? -What leaders can do to provide psychological safety. -Most important lesson for CEOs, Entrepreneurs, and leaders to gain and keep loyal brand advocates -Advice to younger 20-year-old self if he could go back in time Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.

How do you create remarkable experiences for customers that they end up becoming your best marketers? Dan Gingiss, customer experience (CX) speaker and coach answers this question on Stacy Sherman's Doing CX Right podcast plus... *The importance of being an experience maker. Who, why, and what's it about. *The difference between Customer Experience vs Customer Service and strategies for success. *How supply chain, marketing, finance, and other departments impact customer experiences. *Should employee pay be linked to customer satisfaction scores? *Brands that stand out in Doing CX Right and best practices to differentiate brands. *Leadership lessons and more. Learn more at DoingCXRight.com. Access our FREE Customer Experience Audit Tool: Click here. Grow as a CX Professional with our numerous Resources. Book time with Stacy here.