brand - Brad Cleveland

Stories from the Field: Aligning Service and Mission

Aug 25, 2023 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, LinkedIn Learning

Do all of the services your customers experience align with your organization’s vision and mission? I’m sometimes baffled to hear plodding phone menus, “Press 1 for this and 2 for that.” And I don’t get service policies that are...

Customer Service, Brand Loyalty and Long-Term Success

Mar 8, 2016 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Leadership, Research/Statistics

Here are some powerful statistics that demonstrate the links between customer service, brand loyalty and long-term success. 97% of global consumers say that customer service is very important or somewhat important in their choice of and loyalty to a brand 62% of...

Know What's Important to Customers

Sep 18, 2014 | Call Center, Contact Center, Customer Experience, Customer Relationships, Customer Service, Customer Surveys

A recent study by Execs in the Know and Digital Roots asked customers, Which characteristic of an interaction with a brand’s customer service department is most important to you? The answers: Effective Issue Resolution–40.3% Immediacy/Fast...

Packaging Matters

Oct 2, 2013 | Customer Experience

Click through these photos of aircraft paint jobs (courtesy of CNN Tavel) and try not to smile! My favorites: Kulula (This Way Up) and ANA’s panda theme. Yes, packaging matters! So do the communication channels we open up, the words we use, the policies that guide...