Dianne Devitt is an executive producer of events, a keynote speaker, a consultant, and author of “What Color is Your Event?” Dan Gingiss: Hi Dianne. Tell us how you got into the events industry? Dianne Devitt: Well, the short story is
The customers that complain do so because they care. They actually want to continue doing business with you. They want you to fix the problem. If they didn’t care, they would just leave. And so many customers do that. If you look at feedback as a gift, you will realize that these are customers that are trying to help you.
Why do we need to look at the Actions of the Customer (AOC)? When we see what people are actually doing, we can enhance the experience based on that.
I always heard that for every person that does call with a complaint, there’s at least 100 people that are having the same problem that don’t bother complaining. Now, while I’ve never confirmed that number, I can tell you anecdotally that it makes sense to me. It definitely makes sense because we have so many times where customers leave our business and never tell us why they’re leaving, because we never really opened ourselves up to hearing their feedback.
A recent headline in Newsweek grabbed my attention: “Worried Taco Truck Owner Calls His Best Customer After She Hasn’t Shown up for Months.” To be fair, they had me at “Taco Truck.” But the memorable part of this story has
It’s one thing to be focused on your own experience, but what about your industry’s ecosystem and its effect on the customer experience? Two recent personal experiences with banks highlighted the need to be aware of an industry’s entire ecosystem
