by Annette Franz | May 24, 2023 | customer experience, customer experience journey, customer journey, customer success, journey map, journey mapping, personas, sales, Uncategorized
This is the second of a two-part series on the various journeys we attribute to different constituents of our businesses. What are they? How do they differ? Why is it important to differentiate? And who needs to be involved and engaged when? That and more can be found...
by Annette Franz | Mar 1, 2023 | brand promise, communication, core values, culture, customer experience, customer-centric culture, employees, empower employees, frontline employees, journey mapping, personas, service blueprint, Uncategorized, vision, voice of customer
Back in 2014, I wrote a post about six tools to create a clear line of sight to your customers – for your employees. Almost 10 years later, I’m updating that and adding a couple more things. How do you ensure that your employees have a clear line of sight...
by Annette Franz | Apr 13, 2022 | customer understanding, customer-centric, customer-centric culture, journey mapping, personas, Uncategorized, understanding, voice of customer
Almost three years ago to the date, I wrote a post titled, Customer Understanding: The Cornerstone of Customer-Centricity. I’ve been speaking about it much longer than that because it’s an important concept to understand and to execute on if you want to be...
by Annette Franz | Sep 1, 2021 | customer experience, customer experience design, design thinking, personas, product design, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Seth Godin’s concept of finding your Who, which is all about identifying who your products are for. The Who isn’t defined by demographics but by psychographics: their (customer) beliefs, their dreams, their desires. It’s a...
by Annette Franz | Jul 28, 2021 | customer experience, marketing, personas, Uncategorized
Simon Sinek popularized the concept of finding your Why, which he defines as the purpose, cause, or belief that drives you. He states that the concept is “grounded in the tenets of the biology of human decision making.” Once you find your Why, you can live...
by Annette Franz | Jul 16, 2019 | analytics, customer experience, customer feedback, data, insights, journey mapping, personas
With whom and how do you socialize customer insights? You’re listening to customers. You’re combining their feedback with those bread crumbs of data that they leave with every transaction and interaction with your brand. You’ve developed customer...