Why you need a ‘Customer Centric’ culture to succeed at customer experience

The ability of a business to deliver an exceptional experience to customers is dependent on one thing – it’s culture. Successful CX requires a culture that puts the customer at the heart of every decision and action made. Unfortunately, for most organisations, that’s easier said than done. You can build as many customer journey maps …

John Holland gets onboard with Customer Experience (CX)

With $5 billion in annual revenue, John Holland builds and operates transport infrastructure across Australia, including Sydney Metro and Melbourne Metro trains. Director of Customer Experience Yvette Mihelic, explains how the concept of ‘customer experience’ became vital to the way the company operates. John Holland needs to cater for the requirements of two types of …

Gumtree helping customers succeed in the second-hand economy during COVID

Gumtree helps local buyers and sellers to connect and exchange goods and services across Australia. When COVID struck Gumtree had to make drastic changes to its operating model and how it serviced its customers. Amanda Behre, Head of Marketing, explains how Gumtree leveraged its data and customer insights to engage and connect with the communities …

Contact Energy – Using CX as the Trojan Horse for digital transformation

At the beginning of 2020 New Zealand’s Contact Energy appointed Tighe Wall as Chief Digital Officer, to take charge of their digital transformation journey. CXFocus editor Mark Atterby, talks to Tighe about Contact Energy’s success in driving enterprise wide change and improving the end-to-end customer journey. Established some twenty years, Contact Energy has built an …

Australian Consumers blacklist retailers after bad online shopping experiences

There are three things that can make or break an online shopping experience for Australian consumers according to recent research. They are slow delivery times, poor protection of personal payment data and a poor returns policy. Those who get these things right, however, can benefit from increased customer loyalty, positive reviews and repeat business. The …

How much do your customers trust you?

Trust is a critical component in the evolution of CX, particularly in a world and consumer landscape ravaged by the impact of COVID 19. Without trust, it’s almost impossible to build customer engagement and loyalty. Trust can make or break a business. Yet, in today’s digital world where things are constantly being disrupted, establishing trust …

Volkswagen’s CX success shifts into top gear

Volkswagen Group Australia’s obsession with improving the customer experience and making life easier for customers, has placed the company in the top spot for brand loyalty in the Australian automotive industry. Jason Bradshaw, chief customer and marketing officer for Volkswagen Group Australia, talks about their customer experience journey. Back in in 2015, Volkswagen Group Australia …

Yarra Valley Water – Customer Experience Team of the Year 2020

Yarra Valley Water won “Customer Experience Team of the Year” at the Ashton Media Customer Experience Awards 2020. In this interview, Dr Anna Lorenzetto talks about Yarra Valley Water’s CX journey and the initiatives they took to understand their customer needs. Yarra Valley Water is the largest water utility in Melbourne. Providing water and sanitation …

Customer Data Platforms: Does your CX strategy need one?

These days marketing and customer experience are all about data. Having sufficient, accurate data to draw insights from and support critical decisions that help grow the business. Most organisations, however, have struggled to integrate and leverage their data in a way that’s easy for marketing to use. Are Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) the answer? Similar …