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How a simple marketing strategy helps Buc-ee's dominate the competition

Inside Customer Service

Note: The following is an excerpt from The Guaranteed Customer Experience. Buc-ee's, a chain of gas station convenience stores located primarily in Texas, has developed a devoted customer base by solving this problem. There are four Icee machines at the Buc-ee’s in Luling, Texas. The secret is customer experience.

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The Real Reason Men Aren’t Eco-Friendly

Beyond Philosophy

They are utterly irrational and often overlooked, yet they are critically important to both marketing and the field of customer experience. In the mid-1980s, Texas roadways were littered with massive amounts of trash, and the state was spending $20 million dollars a year to clean them up. Why Customers Make Strange Decisions.

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6 Customer Experience Books Every Founder Should Read

Help Scout

While I’m writing this in March of 2021, having just experienced a generational winter in my home state of Texas that created a source of stories I can use to bore my future grandchildren to death, I realize one nice thing about power outages is a return to books. Outside In: The Power of Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business”.

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Four cool Customer Experiences examples you probably didn’t know yet (episode 7)

Steven Van Belleghem

Once arrived, she realized that her much-needed bridesmaids dress was still in Texas. The post Four cool Customer Experiences examples you probably didn’t know yet (episode 7) appeared first on Steven Van Belleghem. A bridesmaid traveled to Costa Rica for her sister’s wedding.

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Call Center Statistics You Should Know

Callminer

In states like Florida, Arizona and Texas call centers are big employers; Texas alone has over 600 call centers with 250,000 employees.” “Experiences that would make customers take their business elsewhere include unfriendly service (60%) and employees’ lack of knowledge (46%).” “[…]a U.S.

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Revolutionary Thinking On Customer Loyalty

Beyond Philosophy

Customers are not loyal because of the Customer Experience you provide. They are loyal because of the Customer Experience they remember you provided. Furthermore, customers don’t remember the entire experience but only bits and pieces. Ensuring Excellent Experiences with Empathy and Empowerment.

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These 5 Customer Experience Stories Will Melt Your Heart

Fonolo

Here are 5 tear-jerking customer experience stories for you to enjoy. It’s not uncommon for airlines to be the focus of criticism: delayed flights, poor customer service, costly airfares, etc. Kerry Drake was on a mission to get to Lubbock, Texas as soon as humanly possible. Because Family Means Everything.