The Experience Maker: How to Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can’t Wait to Share

The media could not be loaded.  If you’re a CX fan or aficionado, get ready to get WISER!I did something today that I’ve never done before.I made a book review video (you can see it above).This book is SO GOOD and SO VALUABLE.It’s filled with dozens of of simple, practical, inexpensive ideas for enhancing your customers experiences. Case study after case study (from companies that aren’t the “usual suspects” you’ve heard about) detail creative solutions for connecting with your customers in ways that are Witty, Immersive, Shareable, Extraordinary, and Responsive (or WISER as one might say).My favorite passage comes from p.57 - in the chapter on creating Shareable experiences:“… there’s no such thing as an “offline” experience anymore. We used to have offline experiences: an airplane, a subway, an office meeting, a bedroom rendezvous. But now everything we do, everywhere we go, we can pull out our phones, take a picture or video, and turn an offline experience into an online experience. So with every part of your company’s experience, you have to ask yourself if you want it shared on social media. This is not just about being afraid of what people might say, it’s about how you design it so people “want” to share the experience.”The book has some great visuals so I recommend the paperback or even better, hardcover version as they translate better on the page than in an e-book.

There's so many business advice books out there. Its a bit hard to find one that is worth the time and effort. So many of them can be daunting to read and a struggle to apply. This book was recommended to me and I'm glad I put in the effort. Its easy to get through and easy to pull out practical, actionable tactics that you can apply right away. The examples he uses to illustrate his points are interesting and help illustrate the concepts. I've spent most of my career focused on price, promotions and product and figured the customer service folks can deal with the actual customers. This book helped me reorient my thinking and will help me in my career. My surprising bonus discovery was that some of the concepts in this book got me thinking about tweaking the way I interact with key people in my personal life as well. Thank you kind author.

The great thing about Dan is that he finds so many ways to make a difference by paying attention to the details. And shoring up the details of your customer experience is a way to achieve results beyond your wildest expectations for FREE (or at the very least - exceptionally inexpensively).Simplifying and clarifying your language can profoundly affect how customers navigate the things you offer. The same goes for normalizing your communication channels, so wherever your customers contact you, they get the same outcomes (phone, email, social, face-to-face). Even taking the time to fix "known errors" (c'mon, you know you have some!!!) can make a huge difference in eliminating barriers and increasing results.The Experience Maker is an invaluable book for those with small or non-existent promo/ad budgets. As a marketer at a municipal public library, I can tell you that the ideas Dan offers are invaluable.As a bonus, Dan is funny and engaging both on the written page and in the audiobook. It makes for a smooth ride through the stories and advice and helps to make the ideas stick.I highly recommend anyone in marketing, sales, customer service (and customer experience) pick up The Experience Maker today. You'll walk away with great ideas and a plan to apply them to every marketing/cx experience you encounter.

I like his(/their) combination of case histories as Lilly Pads to land on and leap from as the story unfolds. As much red meat as any of the others out there, but there's also something on this book that iingers in the subconscious... something that continues to feed long after the last page is turned. Works (and is still working) for me-- and I'm sure it will for anyone sincerely in deepening their contribution to others.

Warning: This book might lead to an office-wide epiphany epidemic. It did for me, hence the bulk order: as soon as I finished it, I ordered a copy for every member of my team and warned everyone to get ready for a brainstorming bonanza. So many "a-ha" moments and "I can't believe we're not doing that already" thoughts! If you're looking to up your CX game, get this book. Then, get it for your team and level up together.

Lets face it -- there are many books out there on how to deliver a better experience for your customers. So, why is this one from Dan Gingiss a "must-read"?Two aspects: First, it's practical. Many CX books are great when it comes to the philosophy of service or seeing the importance of CX from 30K feet. Dan's book is imminently practical. It uses real-world examples that we can all learn from, no matter the size or scope of our respective businesses.Second, it's actionable. Dan clearly shows you the actual steps you need to take to create remarkable customer experiences. If you just follow his action steps, you will enhance your repeat and referral business -- which means greater profitability.Get this book -- and grow!

Aún no termino de leerlo. Tenía expectativas más altas, me parece que toca los temas de manera superficial. No me dio la información que buscaba para poder crear buenas experiencias

I loved that the book was easy to read and full of ideas that are easy to implement. Standing back and taking a look at how people experience working with me and how I could make it better and more fun has been invaluable and I hope will be good for business, but make me part of a business community that makes the world a better place!

This is the best business book I've read in a long time - my head was spinning with ideas to transform the Customer Experience in my business the WISER way

The media could not be loaded.  The book everyone should read is “The experience economy”. Experience is everything. Is your business designed for customer and employee delight? That is why I picked up “The Experience Maker: How to Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can’t Wait to Share”.CustomersToday’s consumers are not the consumers of yesterday. They are more resourceful, selective, technological, and accustomed to convenience. Each of the five generations—the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z—prefers different methods of communication, has different attitudes toward technology, and chooses different customer service channels as consumers.How good is your CX?They all search for the unforgettable story. For customer empathy. For authenticity. What does it feel like to be your customer? What does it feel like to be your employee? How do you achieve word of mouth on steroids?The statistics75% of people don’t accept advertisements as truth.90% believe brand recommendations from friends. 66% of consumers could not remember the last time a brand exceeded their expectationsNearly half (49%) of consumers feel the brands they engage with don’t meet their expectations for a good experience. Word of mouth is the most common response to a positive experience.59% claim to have made a purchase from a company because they heard or read about someone else’s good experiences.72% of customers say, “I am loyal to certain brands, but as soon as I have a bad experience with them, I move on.”A totally satisfied customer contributes 2.6 times as much revenue to a company as a somewhat satisfied customer.A totally satisfied customer contributes 14 times as much revenue as a somewhat dissatisfied customer.42% of B2B businesses don’t have even a single person focused squarely on customer experience.60% of customers agree with the statement, “I often feel that brands who should know me don’t know me very well.”82% of customers say technology should improve their online brand experiences.56% of online retail shoppers and 49% of offline shoppers expect consistent levels of service across physical and digital channels.CX as a talk triggerThe factors that influenced decisions to choose or continue using particular brands are personal experience (50%) and the opinions of friends, family, or known peers. Focusing on customer experience is a winning strategy, particularly in a recession. So your CX needs to become a talk trigger.Good newsThe truth is, the bar for customer experience is very, very low. 90% of customers believe that when it comes to delivering a good customer experience, most brands fail to meet their expectations. However, 82% of marketers believe they are meeting customer expectations concerning customer experience.WISERThe author developed a methodology. WISER stands for Witty, Immersive, Shareable, Extraordinary and Responsive. The book is full of cracking examples.Witty. Look at every piece of communication that you have and try to figure out how you can change the words to be a little bit more clever, to maybe put a smile on someone’s face.Immersive: The problem is that siloed businesses create siloed experiences because every department owns a different part of the experience, and the departments often don’t communicate. Being immersive means delivering a consistent, connected experience so that the whole thing feels right to the customer. Use all senses.Shareable: Create a shareable moment.Extraordinary: When designing remarkable experiences: be simple, practical, and keep it inexpensive. Going above and beyond, whether with a handwritten note or an unexpected “surprise and delight” moment, is one of the best ways to get your customers to sing your praises—not only to their friends and family but to the rest of the world on social media. Responsive: Customer service starts when the customer experience fails. The first rule of thumb is to serve the customer in the channel of their choice, not the channel of your choice. It is the responsibility of the business to meet its customers where they are. As a channel and as a moment. Read "The context marketing revolution". Being responsive in the channel of the customer’s choice means being available in multiple places, sometimes even in evolving service channels.ChannelsAccording to Sitel Group, the telephone was the most popular channel for brand engagement as recently as 2018. But by 2020, it was in third place behind email and online chat, with social media not far behind. They found that consumers who use social media (publicly or via private direct message) in a customer service scenario were most likely to expect an answer within minutes. Read "Social customer service".Other things to doBe personal. Even billionaire Elon Musk has been known to personally respond to customers’ Tesla questions on Twitter, just as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shares his email address for customers to use. If they can do it, so can you.Don’t be afraid of complaints. Complaints are often more valuable than compliments because they tell a company how it is missing the mark in terms of customer experience.Simplify your communication (read your own customer communications out loud).Eliminating pain points/frictionSimplify the navigation on your website. Do not use generic labels.Personalise Be fastBe consistentApply technology (chatbots, AI, etc.)Appoint a chief experience officerTo go back to "The Experience Economy", or other books such as “Winning on purpose”  or “Firms of endearment” (there are many more), you can rest assured that customer experience will continue to be the ultimate differentiator for businesses in every industry.