Sam Karpinski
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Crucial Intel: Customer Obsession Matters
This blog was written in collaboration with Anna Synakh. Intel, a tech giant with over 121,000 employees, sets an example for organizations that are considering becoming more customer obsessed. Despite its size and complexity, Intel has made big strides in all three customer obsession competencies: leadership, strategy, and operations. In our new report, Case Study: […]
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Improving CX By 1 Point Can Drive More Than 1 Billion Dollars In Revenue (2022)
Our New Report, How Customer Experience Drives Business Growth, 2022, Puts A $-Value On Improving CX By 1 Point. Many customer experience (CX) leaders find it hard to make the case for investing in CX. That’s why Forrester built industry-specific models that demonstrate how CX improvements drive business growth through increased customer loyalty. Read our […]
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Why Customers Say They’ll Recommend You And Also Say They Won’t Buy From You Again
Customers seem to contradict themselves when they say that they don’t intend to stay with a brand but will buy more from and/or recommend the brand. This blog post discusses what's behind this customer loyalty pattern and how should brands respond.
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To Win Customer Loyalty, Make Customers Feel Valued, Appreciated, And Respected
Each year, we find that emotion has a bigger impact on customer loyalty than effectiveness or ease. This blog post discusses the emotions that have the biggest impact.
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Be An Authentic Ally To Earn The Right To Wear The Rainbow
June: a time when flowers bloom, kids count the days until summer vacation, and businesses everywhere turn their logos into little Pride flags. “Rainbow capitalism” is becoming more common, but as it spreads wider, it becomes more obvious when a firm’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ community barely runs skin deep. In 2019, LGBTQ+ groups pushed […]
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Give More Thought To Giving Tuesday
These days, many companies are trying to express moral, social, or political values that resonate with values-based consumers. Giving Tuesday (which falls on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving) presents an opportunity for companies to do just that, so a growing number of brands participate. However, companies’ participation in Giving Tuesday will resonate with the market […]