IBM just released the results of a global study on how businesses can get the most value from Big Data and analytics. They found nine areas that are critical to creating value from analytics. You can download the entire study here. IBM Institute for Business Value surveyed 900 IT and business executives from 70 countries […]
There is much talk of Big Data and how it is changing/impacting how businesses improve the customer experience. In this week’s post, I want to illustrate the value of Small Data. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) receive the lowest customer satisfaction ratings among the industry sectors measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). As an […]
Companies continually look for ways to outperform their competitors. One way is to apply analytics to their treasure trove of data. Researchers, for example, have found that top-performing businesses were twice as likely to use analytics to guide future strategies and guide day-to-day operations compared to their low-performing counterparts. Earlier this year, MIT and SAS […]
I had the privilege of delivering a talk on the topic of Big Data on May 15, 2013 in Las Vegas as part of VOCFusion, the world’s largest voice of the customer event. I would like to thank Allegiance for hosting and organizing this excellent educational event for our industry peers. I highly recommend this multi-day event for VoC and […]
I recently gave a talk on how to improve the customer experience using Big Data, customer-centric measurement and analytics. My talk was hosted by the good people at Pivotal (recently Cetas). You can view the webinar by registering here or you can view the slides below. In this webinar, Improving the Customer Experience Using Big Data, Customer-Centric […]
My new book, TCE – Total Customer Experience: Building Business through Customer-Centric Measurement and Analytics, is now available on Amazon.com. The book, available in both a Kindle edition and paperback, contains research-supported insights on the proper use of customer-centric measurement and analytics that will help businesses improve the customer experience and increase customer loyalty. I am offering a free pdf […]
Last week, I spoke at the CustomerThink Customer Experience Thought Leader Forum, which includes customer experience researchers and practitioners sharing leading-edge practices. Bob Thompson, founder of CustomerThink, organized several sessions focusing on specific CX issues facing business today. In our session, titled Customer Service Excellence: How to Optimize Channel and Metrics to Drive Ominchannel Excellence, Stephen Fioretti, […]
I have never participated in a March Madness bracket until now. IBM set up a March Madness bracket for a field of 16 Big Data teams. These 16 Big Data teams are from four areas: Marketing, Finance, IT and Operations. IBM is seeking your input on where you think businesses will get the most value […]
Learn how to build your business around the customer using customer-centric measurement and analytics. Available in Kindle and paperback. Learn more about TCE: Total Customer Experience.
Beyond the Ultimate Question: Book includes comprehensive review of Net Promoter® Score (NPS) and presents better measures of customer loyalty and best practices of customer feedback programs.
Measuring Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty (3rd Ed.): Book includes discussion of how to measure the customer experience, including customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.