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Ep. 30: Planning the marriage (not just the wedding)

Ep. 30: Planning the marriage (not just the wedding)

Feb 5, 2015 Jennifer Cunningham of Cornell University and Linda Reed of Stanford discuss the crucial role of college alumni (16:33), how they use Net Promoter System to build loyalty (25:30) and their strategies for following up with detractors (46:59).

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Ep. 29: Love feedback, but hate surveys?

Ep. 29: Love feedback, but hate surveys?

Jan 29, 2015 Satmetrix CEO Richard Owen discusses his company's approach to customer experience management (3:50), the use of social media as a feedback tool (22:30) and the future of surveys (29:10).

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Ep. 28: Who's advocating for your customers?

Ep. 28: Who's advocating for your customers?

Jan 22, 2015 Omar Hashem, chief customer officer of the National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia, discusses his role as a customer advocate (9:35), the challenges he encounters (14:08) and the Net Promoter System's impact on his company (31:08).

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Ep. 27: A prescription for better service

Ep. 27: A prescription for better service

Jan 15, 2015 Andrew MacPherson of the UK National Health Service talks about the organization's Friends and Family Test (15:12), the challenges of measuring customer service in healthcare (17:36) and what's next for its Net Promoter program (46:34).

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Ep. 25: Brewing loyalty at Starbucks

Ep. 25: Brewing loyalty at Starbucks

Dec 4, 2014 Howard Behar, who spent almost two decades at Starbucks, discusses the importance of letting employees be themselves (9:41) and encouraging creativity (14:35), and the origins of the Frappuccino (27:47).

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Ep. 22: There's no such thing as an "average" customer

Ep. 22: There's no such thing as an "average" customer

Oct 30, 2014 - Peter Fader, co-director of the Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania, talks about using data to understand consumers (5:20), become more customer-centric (13:08) and target the most valuable customers (32:22).

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Ep. 21: Why are bank customers so disloyal?

Ep. 21: Why are bank customers so disloyal?

Oct 16, 2014 - Bain & Company Partner Gerard du Toit talks about the struggle banks face in attracting new customers (7:25), the companies that have made the biggest strides in service (23:32), and the importance of digital tools in fostering loyalty (31:14).

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Ep. 20: Making customers royally happy

Ep. 20: Making customers royally happy

Oct 2, 2014 - Horst Schulze, CEO of Capella Hotel Group and one of the founders of Ritz-Carlton, reflects on what it takes to set a high bar for service (7:34), engage employees (16:02) and earn customers' enduring loyalty (38:31).

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Ep. 19: Cultural change: More than a mission statement

Ep. 19: Cultural change: More than a mission statement

Sep 18, 2014 - Host Rob Markey and Herman Miller's Pam Carpenter talk about the challenges of enacting cultural change (8:31), the benefits of a customer advocacy office (15:56) and the company's process for choosing technology support for its Net Promoter efforts (31:20).

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Ep. 18: Letting feedback speak for itself

Ep. 18: Letting feedback speak for itself

Sep 4, 2014 - Amy Pressman, co-founder of Medallia, talks about the customer experience company's NPS work (5:46), the unique tactics of customer-centric companies (8:02) and the importance of sharing feedback with front-line employees (16:33).

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Ep. 17: Scale up or scope out

Ep. 17: Scale up or scope out

Aug 21, 2014 - Pam Carpenter and Michael Ramirez talk about the next steps in Herman Miller's NPS journey (3:16), the challenges of turning feedback into action (15:37) and lessons they've learned (36:35).

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Ep. 16: The benchmark is dead! Long live the benchmark!

Ep. 16: The benchmark is dead! Long live the benchmark!

Aug 7, 2014 - Adam Ramshaw, founder of Genroe, talks about common mistakes companies make when they adopt the Net Promoter System (11:28), his views on benchmarking (25:16) and how service companies are looking to manufacturing for new ways to improve performance (40:24).

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Ep. 15: Finding opportunities in a broken chair
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Ep. 15: Finding opportunities in a broken chair

Jul 24, 2014 - Herman Miller's Pam Carpenter returns to the podcast to discuss the company's NPS pilot efforts (5:55), its response rates (16:04) and an experiment that's giving the company a window into the customer experience (34:59).

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Ep. 14: Breaking down the "invisible fence"
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Ep. 14: Breaking down the "invisible fence"

Jul 7, 2014 - Tony Ezell, vice president of global market research at Eli Lilly & Co., discusses how trust (7:10) and a company's culture (21:22) play a role in developing loyalty, and the dangers of "invisible fence syndrome" (23:00).

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Ep. 13: Dishing up real-time feedback
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Ep. 13: Dishing up real-time feedback

Jun 26, 2014 - Rob Markey talks to Humm CEO Bernard Briggs and Robert Irvine, host of the Food Network's Restaurant: Impossible, about Humm's customer service tools (11:30), the surprising lessons of real-time feedback (15:13) and what's next for the company (41:21).

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Ep. 12: Learning from students
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Ep. 12: Learning from students

Jun 12, 2014 - Rob Markey talks to Ruth Veloria, executive dean of the University of Phoenix School of Business, about the unique challenges of a for-profit college (4:41), how it's using NPS to improve the student experience (7:23) and the benefits of real-time feedback (10:24).

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Ep. 11: Converting feedback into economic value
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Ep. 11: Converting feedback into economic value

May 29, 2014 - Rob Markey checks back in with Herman Miller's Michael Ramirez and Pam Carpenter about how a small pilot had a big effect (5:06), the challenge of rallying employees to address a single complaint (6:30) and identifying the ROI of doing so (11:30), why middle-management needs those numbers (18:24) and how the economics vary by customer segment (36:00).

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