{"id":893945,"date":"2018-03-27T10:57:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T17:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/customerthink.com\/?p=893945"},"modified":"2018-03-27T10:57:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T17:57:21","slug":"stop-practicing-the-conventional-customer-experience-management-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customerthink.com\/stop-practicing-the-conventional-customer-experience-management-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Practicing the Conventional Customer Experience Management \u2013 Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why is there a high failure rate of customer experience (CX) initiatives<\/a>? And why do most CEOs not buy into CX<\/a>? Because CX professionals and companies are not<\/em> practicing a Real CX.<\/p>\n

Conventional and Real CX in a Nutshell<\/h2>\n

Many CX professionals currently assess customer experience through the lens of biased \u2018service\u2019, and are becoming \u201cA man with a hammer<\/a>\u201d: Always adopting the \u201cServe Customers Better\u201d approach to try to solve every CX problem their respective clients or companies face. The Conventional CX is just service-in-disguise. It\u2019s merely an expanded version of \u2018service\u2019 or customer interaction management (CIM). It is not a Real CX. <\/p>\n

What is a Real CX, then? Well, in my opinion, a Real CX should possess the following five attributes:<\/p>\n

    \n1.\tIt includes \u2018product\u2019 and \u2018pricing\u2019.
    \n2.\tIt objectively assesses customer experiences.
    \n3.\tIt renders non-biased solutions to CX problems.
    \n4.\tIt can generate quick wins.<\/strong>
    \n5.\tIts role is strategic, not functional.<\/ol>\n

    This article is about the fourth<\/em> attribute.<\/p>\n

    Real CX can Generate Quick Wins<\/h2>\n

    Quick wins are important. They prove upfront the ROI and boost morale. Quick wins allow you to get the support to continue the CX journey, which is a decisive factor in influencing the successful rate of CX initiatives<\/a>. <\/p>\n

    Many companies complain that they can\u2019t obtain quick wins for their CX initiatives. This is mostly a problem created by the Conventional CX. A Real CX manifests that quick wins shouldn\u2019t be hard to achieve by performing the following tasks:<\/p>\n