I was doing some LinkedIn research this week and noticed a colleague I hadn’t engaged with in years was living in my old hometown. Being curious, I asked him about it and where he lived. That simple exchange brought back a flood of memories — the fun our family had, time with friends, summers at [...]
Welcome to M4 Communications' Five Customer Experience Trends to Drive Value in 2025. Before we dive into the Five Customer Experience Trends to Drive Value in 2025, I want to start with a story. I recently had a similar experience to the scenario below. I tried many times to connect to a live agent, it [...]
Prior to social media and digital tools, it was a challenge to understand who the customer was and what they wanted to satisfy their needs. Even with all the social and digital tools to help us get close to customers, learn from and listen to them, and engage with them, we still are behind to [...]
I heard someone say recently that delighting the customer is the same as meeting a customer's needs. That is incorrect. By definition, delighting customers means exceeding their expectations. That's different than meeting customers' needs. I understand why they would think the two are interchangeable. Being able to delight the customer is the holy grail of the [...]