For decades, service has been relegated to the end of the customer lifecycle. It was reactive, transitional, transactional, and traditional. A “fix something that’s gone wrong” function, stuck at the ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. “The solutions we have today will soon not be enough to provide unparalleled customer satisfaction. Information technology continues ...

Too many companies launch new products or services without a process for deeply understanding what their customers truly need. They make assumptions, rely on limited feedback, or develop ideas based ...

Hilton's CEO said there's one surefire way to build loyalty with a customer. Christopher Nassetta, the executive who has held the hotel chain's reins since 2007, said solving problems for his guests ...

A couple of months back, the DSL at my house fizzled over a weekend, with service sporadic to none. On a Sunday, I called Verizon tech support, and the customer service technician walked me through ...

Poor customer service can hurt your business. But just how badly might surprise you. Just ask United Airlines. In 2008, musician Dave Caroll and his band Sons of Maxwell were traveling on United ...

As part of a special series in Railway Age’s March 2022 issue, 11 North American railroad CEOs address what must be done to grow and gain market share from competing freight transportation modes. Here ...

We all understand why companies want to offload their customer service to bots and hard-to-find remote “representatives” distributed all over the world: it saves money. The last resort of customer ...