Interview with human experience and design thinking guru Rod Netterfield

Rod has a fifteen plus year career working for a variety of mid-tier and large global organisations, designing, and implementing customer experience (CX) strategies. Recently, he co-founded Humind – a new CX design and consultancy collective, aimed at helping organisations to discover, design, and deliver experiences with the human in mind. In this interview, Rod …

Customers expect a connected journey

Customers use a variety of channels to interact with organisations to purchase the goods and services they want. They expect their experience when dealing with a brand to be seamless and personalised to their needs. The biggest challenges brands face in delivering seamless omnichannel customer experiences are internal silos and disconnected customer journeys, according to …

Customers want personalisation but they don’t trust brands with their data

Customers want personalised services tailored to their individual needs and expectations. However, according to research from Twilio, consumers don’t trust brands to keep their personal data secure and to use it responsibly. To provide highly personalised service, brands must have a greater understanding of their customers’ needs, purchasing histories and preferences. In other words, they need to …

Is every CX challenge a behavioural problem?

There’s a tendency to frame CX problems or digital transformation challenges in strictly technical terms. Organisations have thrown vast amounts of money at technology to solve a problem. Most, if not all significant CX challenges, however, are behavioural and cultural rather than systems and technology.   Every CX problem is about addressing behaviour, according to …

Don’t confuse digital-first customer experience with digital-only

As a result of the pandemic, we have seen customers dramatically shift to online channels. These days most customer journeys start online even if they may finish via a physical channel. It’s why Australian businesses are prioritising digital experiences and adopting what’s referred to as a digital-first mindset. Customers expect seamless, fast, and consistent digital …

Why CX and employee experience (EX) need human empathy

Perhaps one of the biggest lessons learned through the pandemic is the immense value of human contact and the importance of empathy. When people feel connected to others and understood, their interactions are more meaningful and likely to elicit positive responses. When we consider digital transformation efforts, there is often a focus on the technology …

Are broken brand promises costing you customers?

If branding is about making promises and setting expectations, customer experience is about keeping them. Unfortunately, according to a recent study by Qualtrics, many Australian brands are failing to live up to expectations. The Qualtrics study surveyed 1000 respondents across Australia and New Zealand where more than half of them (54%) said they have switched …

The importance of creating secure customer journeys

Many people see identity management as a purely security-oriented function, but its role in engagement and customer satisfaction is equally important. It can also offer a significant competitive advantage for brands competing for online customers by providing secure digital customer experiences. The rapid growth in digital channels and the need to offer exceptional digital customer …