Do you have a customer experience management checklist?

1 to 1 Marketing Editor Ginger Conlon was at Strativity Group’s two-day customer experience management (CEM) certification course and came away with a list of things to do for companies looking to make CEM a part of their DNA. She suggest that companies value customer not from a market share perspective, but from a relationship perspective. “How many unprofitable customers”, she asks, “are you doing business with in the name of market share?” A one-size-fits-all is the enemy of any customer-centricity program. And unfortunately for many companies, it’s the prospect not the customer who’s king. When companies are asking customers to be loyal to them, they have to be ready to reciprocate. One of the interesting examples she cites is that of Apple and iPod, when they launched the device, they also made iTunes available–in other words, a complete customer experience: a device, software, legal downloads, and more. Apple was never in the music business, but they had to re-imagine the music business so that they could become the dominant player in the device market. So, when considering what more your organization can do, ask yourself, “Are there mature and tired markets, or just tired executives? She also suggests that for companies to roll out successful CEM programs, they need to listen to customers, and to ensure that every employee in these companies learn that customers are their most valuable asset. Read more on the 1 to 1 blog.