Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson is CEO of CustomerThink, an independent research and publishing firm focused on customer-centric business management, and Founder/Editor-in-Chief of CustomerThink.com, the world's largest community dedicated to customer-centric business. Thompson is a popular international keynote speaker, blogger and author of Hooked On Customers: The Five Habits of Legendary Customer-Centric Companies.
What is Customer Experience Management (CXM)?
This article is an excerpt from the CustomerThink research report Customer Experience at a Crossroads: What Drives CX Success?, based on a study of...
SAP to Acquire Qualtrics, Changing the Game for CX, CRM, and ERP Industries
Finally. That’s my first reaction to the news that SAP will acquire Qualtrics in a deal valued at $8 billion. It appears that as Qualtrics...
Dumbed Down CX: Just Make It Easy, Stupid!
The CX movement has been going strong for more than a decade now. Unfortunately, less than 1/3 of CX initiatives have been truly successful. Some…
Relentless Execution: The Key to TELUS International’s Customer Experience Success
I wish I lived in Canada so I could experience the TELUS brand firsthand as a cell phone user. You see, I've had an...
What does “Customer Experience” really mean? Text analytics sheds some light
Experts don't have the final say on what becomes a common meaning of a word or term. What does "customer experience" really mean, based on…
Introducing the CXtech 100K, a $1 Trillion Market. You’re Welcome.
A few years ago a vendor emailed me to ask: “How big is the CX market?” I replied that CX wasn’t a market, it was…
Pega Infinity: A platform for Digital Transformation… but something is missing
Last week I attended PegaWorld 2018, one of the best tech conferences I've been to in years. Kudos to the event staff for producing...
Is There a Blockchain in Your Future?
The IT industry has an amazing knack for hyping the next big thing every year or two. In recent years we've progressed through Big...
The power of FOCUS helps Infusionsoft and Zendesk stand out
Back in the olden days circa 2000, it was easy to figure out who the CRM leaders were in the SMB market. Goldmine, ONYX,...
How to Fix Cable: Better CX, More Innovation, or Lower Prices?
Psst. I have a confession to make. Don't tell my cable company, but I'm preparing to make "the call" to become another cable cutter....
Ryanair: Low Prices + Unhappy Customers = CX Success Story?
Ryanair is the most successful airline in Europe, riding its low-low-low price strategy for years. Since price is part of the customer experience, is Ryanair…
Questions About Qualtrics: Will a Marketing Magician Lead the CX/VoC Industry?
I attended the Qualtrics annual Summit a couple of weeks ago to learn more about a vendor that appears to be on the rise...
An Inconvenient Truth: 93% of Customer Experience Initiatives are Failing…
Less than 1/3 of CX initiatives are successful. That's worse than CRM! What should be done about it?
AI and CX: A Happy Marriage? Seattle Leaders Say…
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting a lunch discussion in Bellevue, Washington (a few miles east of Seattle) about the role of...
Can SurveyMonkey and Zoho Disrupt Enterprise Software?
I know, "disruptive" innovation has become a cliché, but hear me out. Recent announcements by SurveyMonkey and Zoho caught my eye and have the...
Can Outsourcers Help You Be Customer-Centric? TELUS International Say “Yes”
Think back 10+ years ago, and what did outsourcing really mean? Saving money, if we're completely honest about it. Nothing wrong with cutting costs,...
Hyatt Uses HUMAN Intelligence to Give Customers Relief from IVR Hell. Who Knew?
Call it Revenge of the Humans. With mounting hype about AI, bots and all things automated, I was delighted to recently learn that humans...
Forget cosmetics. The top 3 drivers of personalization success in ecommerce [Others are reading this post right now!]
I've been following personalization since, well, forever. That being when I started my firm in 1998. That's about the same time that Peppers and Rogers...
Verint Provides Engagement Tools for CX Practitioners, and a Case Study of CX in Practice
Last week I spent a very enjoyable three days in steamy Orlando, Florida attending Verint's annual customer-fest Engage 2017. I got an update on...
Voice of Customer Industry Trends: Consolidation, Disruption, and the Rise of Real-Time Action
Are you listening to the voice of your customers? Of course you are. Based on CustomerThink research, nearly all large enterprises conduct ...