Customer experience resources and guides

We’ve got everything you’ll need to improve the customer experience - whether you’re a pro or just getting started.

Customer experience management ins & outs 2025

We'll explore the top five "ins" or positive strategies and opportunities, and the five "outs" or outdated practices and challenges in Customer Experience Management for the year 2025.

The future of customer experience: 5 predictions for 2024

As we embark on the journey into 2024, the trajectory of customer experience (CX) is set to undergo significant shifts. Here are five predictions that will shape the future of customer interactions, setting the stage for a new era of awesome experiences.

Why 2024 is the year to ditch long customer surveys

As we step into 2024, service businesses are realizing that the days of bothering customers with extensive questionnaires are numbered. Why? Because, frankly, long surveys are the arch-nemesis of actionable feedback.

CX prep for 2025: How to get ahead in the game

If 2025 is the year you want your business to be known for delivering world-class customer experiences, a little prep is required. The customer experience (CX) landscape is evolving faster than ever, and staying ahead in the game requires a proactive approach.

Retaining Customers for Life: How Dental Providers Can Leverage Feedback to Consistently Deliver Awesome Patient Experiences

Undoubtedly, the experience the patient has is what determines whether they come back, and refer their friends and family. But how do we ensure that the patient experience is awesome every time?

The role of technology in enhancing home services customer experience

In an era where technology is the architect of change, the home services industry finds itself at the intersection of innovation and customer-centric transformation. So how is technology changing the game when it comes to delivering 5-star experiences?

Deliver an Employee Experience that Achieves Great Customer Experience: Interview with Jill Raff

In a recent episode of the Frontline Magic podcast, host and frontline evangelist Susanne Axelsson sits with Jill Raff, a globally recognized EX2CX expert and one of the top 150 global customer experience thought leaders and influencers.

From Teacher to Tech Whisperer: Q&A with AskNicely Customer Success Manager, Breanne Singley

In our latest Q&A session, we sit down with AskNicely Customer Success Manager, Breanne Singley, who made an inspiring transition from being an elementary school teacher to excelling in the world of customer success.

The Mobile Customer: Adapting CX Strategies for a Mobile-First World

The ubiquity of mobile devices has brought about a profound shift in the way we live, work, and interact with businesses.

Customer Experience Insights with Tom DeWitt

In a recent episode of the Frontline Magic podcast, host and frontline evangelist Susanne Axelsson sits with Tom DeWitt, Director of CXM@MSU and a fixed-term faculty member in the Department of Marketing of the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

It’s World CX Day! The AskNicely team share their most memorable customer experiences

As a company obsessed with customer experience, today is kind of a big deal. So to celebrate, three members of the AskNicely team share their most memorable customer experiences to inspire, enlighten and encourage every people-powered business to get excited about CX.

Your Guide to Customer Experience Metrics

In a world where customers hold the scepter of power, ensuring their satisfaction is paramount for not just success, but survival. But how do you gauge their satisfaction? Enter the realm of Customer Experience (CX) metrics, your secret weapon in decoding customer happiness.

Building Customer Loyalty: Strategies for Repeat Business in Home Services

We all want repeat customers, and the home services industry is no different. Because let's face it, repeat customers are the real MVPs, and if you play your cards right, those happy clients become your unpaid marketing team.

10 Customer Experience Books Worth a Read

Find your glasses and a cup of coffee, it’s time to sit back, and tuck into some of the most inspiring customer experience reads.

Anticipating Customer Needs: Staying One Step Ahead in Home Services

In the competitive world of home services, where customer satisfaction reigns supreme, staying ahead of the curve is not just a smart strategy—it's a necessity.

15 surprising customer experience stats

To help you navigate the ever-changing landscape of CX, we've compiled 15 surprising customer experience statistics backed by credible sources. Brace yourself for eye-opening insights that might just change the way you think about, and approach customer satisfaction.

5 ways to elevate employee (and customer) experience

When you think about ways to improve the customer experience, it’s easy to fine tune your focus to the customer. While focussing on the customer is absolutely essential, focussing on your frontline employees (those who deliver the customer experience) is just as important.

5 easy ways to improve the patient experience in dental care

An awesome patient experience not only boosts patient satisfaction, but helps build a loyal patient base and enhances your practice's reputation through positive word of mouth.

Customer satisfaction research: Your handbook for success

Simplify customer satisfaction research with expert tips, proven methods, and tools to enhance CX, loyalty, and retention.

Customer feedback reports: Key components & examples

Discover everything you need to create effective customer feedback reports that drive results. Examples and practical tips included.

Customer feedback systems for CX success: A complete guide

Uncover the benefits, types, and must-have features of customer feedback systems to help drive loyalty and empower employees.

Master customer feedback emails: Tips & templates

Learn how to craft customer feedback emails that generate responses. Get best practices and free templates to improve feedback loops today.

6 ways to be grateful for your customer feedback 

Show your customers how thankful you are for their feedback, here's how.

How to calculate patient satisfaction score: Step-by-step guide

Learn how to calculate patient satisfaction scores, interpret results, and take action to improve healthcare quality with this comprehensive guide.

How to respond to Google reviews for better outcomes

Discover how to reply to Google reviews and use feedback to grow. Gain trust, resolve issues, and improve your business with smart review management.

Voice of the customer (VoC) template, benefits, and tips

Use this free VoC template to analyze customer feedback and turn it into actionable insights to improve your customer experience. Download now.

Complete guide to customer satisfaction surveys + template

Learn how to create, distribute, and analyze customer satisfaction surveys to boost loyalty. Example questions and free templates included.

How to increase survey response rates: 20+ proven tips

Struggling with low survey response rates? Learn 20 actionable strategies to craft engaging surveys, optimize distribution, and get valuable customer feedback.

3 free customer satisfaction survey templates

Struggling to build a customer satisfaction survey? Whether you’re measuring NPS or want customer service feedback, our templates can help.

CSAT explained: What is a customer satisfaction score?

Unleash the power of CSAT! Learn how to measure customer satisfaction, improve CSAT scores, and boost customer loyalty with actionable strategies.

Why respond to customer feedback? | How-to & benefits

Want to improve satisfaction and drive business growth? Discover benefits and best practices for managing and responding to customer feedback.

Top 10 Tips for Dealing with Negative Customer Feedback

Feedback can be a double-edged sword. In this blog post, we'll explore ten effective strategies for dealing with negative customer feedback, helping you to transform criticism into constructive action. Let’s dive in!

The Role of AI in Analyzing and Acting Customer Feedback

Let's take a look at the limitations of traditional feedback analysis, the benefits of utilizing AI, and how it revolutionizes the way you can not only analyze but also act upon customer feedback at unprecedented speed and scale.

Measuring and improving patient satisfaction in dental practices

In the world of healthcare, patient satisfaction is a critical metric. It's not just about providing treatment; it's about providing an experience that leaves patients feeling cared for, respected, and valued.

From complaints to compliments: Turning negative feedback into positive change

In the realm of customer experience, negative feedback can often feel like a bitter pill to swallow. However, adeptly handling complaints can transform them into opportunities for growth and improvement.

A 4 step approach to capture and use the voice of the patient

In the realm of healthcare, understanding the needs, perceptions, and satisfaction of patients is crucial for providing not only quality care, but an experience that sets your clinic apart.

7 updates to make to your online business presence to prepare for the holiday season

Here are seven updates you can make online ahead of the holidays to help make the season easier on your frontline.

5 ways to be a better frontline manager

As frontline managers, the success of your team and the satisfaction of your customers lie in your hands – your role is pivotal in empowering your frontline staff to deliver consistently exceptional service to your customers. No pressure! But fear not...

How to kick start the year with genuine frontline motivation

As we step into a new year, the key to unlocking unparalleled customer experience success lies in cultivating genuine frontline motivation within your teams.

How to equip and empower frontline teams during the holiday season

The holiday season is not only a time of joy, celebration and dressing your pets up in Santa outfits, but also a period that brings unique challenges, especially for businesses with frontline teams.

8 Things Your Frontline Employees Want

Understanding and addressing the needs of frontline employees are foundational steps in creating a workplace culture where both employees and customers flourish.

The Best Customer Service Quotes to Motivate Your Team

Ah, the enchanting realm of customer service – a place where every interaction is an opportunity to create magic and forge lasting connections. But let's be real, even the most passionate customer service wizards can find themselves facing the occasional challenge

Meet Frontline Employees Where They Are: On Mobile

Back in the day, when mobile phones weren’t a thing (wrack that brain), software and technology to improve work was generally reserved for employees who worked at a desk. The clunky old box that was the computer would send and receive emails, streamline workflows and make the work of many employees far more efficient. Then came the mobile.

Positive Psychology: How Frontline Recognition Leads to Better CX

Frontline recognition puts fuel in your business’s ignition. Service brands are powered by people, and if those customer-facing people feel underappreciated and undervalued for their work, then the customer experience that they deliver will suffer.

8 ways to get your frontline teams delivering more awesome experiences

Customer experience is everything. And for that you depend on your frontline teams. But how do you actually go about motivating and empowering the very people delivering those experiences?

3 Ways to Retain an Awesome Frontline Team

In a landscape where frontline employees generally feel overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated, how do you attract and most importantly keep a highly engaged team who can consistently deliver on your service promise? Start with the following three steps.

Fresh Ideas to Coach & Recognize Your Frontline Teams

To kick off 2023, we surveyed our customers across various service industries, as well as customer experience experts in our community to report on their biggest customer experience learnings of the previous year and their plans for the year ahead.

Let’s Talk About Frontline Appreciation

It’s 2023! And what better way to kick off the New Year than with a big dose of frontline appreciation. It’s something that should be at the very top of every service brand’s New Years resolutions.

Coaching for Small Improvements - A Guide

The ultimate goal of customer satisfaction is large-scale: it can't be achieved in one go. To get there, your frontline teams must be coached on small, daily habits that are consistently applied.

Tech Adoption: How to Manage a Rollout with Customer Facing Teams

Introducing awesome new technology to a service brand without a successful rollout plan is like gifting a brand new Ferrari to a friend who doesn’t know how to drive. Like a flashy car and a clueless driver, technology in the workplace is only as good as the employee’s ability to understand and use it.

The Customer Experience Masterclasses are Here!

Have you heard? The Frontline Magic Customer Experience Masterclass has officially launched! This series of free (woo!) masterclasses are designed to equip service businesses with the skills, knowledge and techniques they need to build a world-class team that delivers phenomenal customer experiences, every time.

Leading with Legacy, a Presentation by Mel Tempest

While our time in this world is limited, our legacy stays forever. Ever think about what you want to be remembered for? Or how are you going to leave your mark in the world?

Connecting Culture & Strategy with Yvette Mihelic

How do you make customer experience a genuine passion for each individual employee? In the public transport sector, Yvette Mihelic, Director of Customer Experience for John Holland, has ignited a passion in every worker - from the customer service teams, to the mechanics, to the cleaners - using a harmonious balance of strategy and culture.
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