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Isyouremployeecrucialtodeliverabettercustomerexperience?Many
companiesstillthinkthatclientsatisfactionisamereresultoftheiroutward

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facingstrategy.Sure,engagedandloyalcustomersareessentialtoensure
profitability,butifyouforgetinnerareasofimprovement,thenyoumissapiece
ofthepuzzle.Thatpieceisemployeeengagement,akeyelementtoenhance
theoverallperformanceofyourcompany,customerexperienceincluded.
Inarecentarticle,BrianSolisproclaimedthatyoushouldstopfocusingonthe
customeronly,ifyoureallywanttodelivergreatcustomerexperiences.Ofcourse

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thecustomerisstillthecoreofeverymarketingstrategy,evenmoresointheAge
oftheCustomer.Thatisaprovocativestatement,topointoutthatsuccessful
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yourorganization.Backtotheopeningquestion:howmuchisemployee
engagementrelevanttoimprovedigitalcustomerexperience?
TosayitwithSolis,theentireserviceprofitchainbeginswith,andabsolutely
dependson,engagedemployees.Ifemployeesarenttrulyengaged,that
dissatisfactionimpactsontheoutcome,namelythecustomerexperience.When

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thathappens,nomatterhowmucheffortyouputintoyourclientengagement
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campaignandcustomerjourneyimprovement,thewholeexperienceislikelyto
beunsatisfyingandinadequate.
Onefiguregivesusanideaofhowmuchthistopicisconsideredcrucialby
managersandentrepreneurs.AccordingtoareportbyBersin&Associates,today

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companiesspendover720milliondollarseachyearonemployeeengagement
programs,atotalthatsprojectedtorisetoover$1.5billioninthenextfewyears.
Andyet,accordingtoasecondresearchbyGallup,actualengagementisnowat
recordlows,fallingdowntoamere13%.Howisthismismatchpossible?Even
thoughdigitalleadersknowthatengagedemployeeswouldbenefittheir
organizations,oftenthannottheysimplydontknowhowtogettheirworkforce
tobuyinandtakepartinthechange.So,probably,theyreputtingtheirmoneyin
thewrongplaces.
Truthis,sometimesthereisnoevenagreementonwhatemployeeengagement
reallymeans.Wecandefineitastheapproachdesignedtoensurethatemployees
arefullycommittedtotheircompanyscorevalues,andmotivatedtocontribute
toorganizationalsuccess.Inthedigitalera,youremployeeisyourfirst
customer:loyaltyandengagementbecomepriorityforanholisticmarketing
strategy.
Howtoreachthisgoal,thatsthequestion.Itsclearthatrelyingjustona
traditionalsurveysisnottheanswer.Herearefewsuggestionsonhowtobuildan
integratedapproach,capabletomeasurerealtimeandgiveyouinsightstodrive
highlevelsofcommitment.
Sharebrandpurposearecentsurveyfoundoutthatonly40%of
workforceknowstheircompany'sgoals,tacticsandstrategies.Employees
willneverbeengagediftheydontknowwhattheyreworkingfor.Startby
discoveringyourtruewhy,findyourarchetype,includepeopleintoyour
brandidentityandnarrateyourcompanystorytellinginternally.
Empoweryourpeople75%ofpeoplevoluntarilyleavingjobsdon'tquit
theirjobs,theyquittheirbosses.Traditionalengagementmustbereplaced
withanewapproach,aimedatempoweringemployees.Besurethatyouare
alwaysabletoinspireandsupportthem,enablethemtolearnandconstantly
grow,andoffertheopportunitytodeveloptheirstrengths.
Adoptnewtools:anewapproachmeansnewtoolstosupportyour
strategy.Surveysarenotgoingawayanytimesoon,buttheyarebeingslowly
replacedbytechniquesthatmeasurecommitmentandsatisfactioninreal
time.Ananalyticsdashboardcanguideyouthroughthisamountofdatato
shapeapowerfuldailyengagementroutine.

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UseGamification:70%ofForbesGlobal2000companiesalreadyuse
gamificationtoboostengagement,retentionandrevenues.Theimportance
ofgamestoimprovecustomerloyaltyisnowundeniable,butgamedynamics
canbealsousedinternallytomotivateemployees,inspirerightbehaviors
andrewardsuccess.B2Bgamification,ofcourse,mustbetailoredtoyour
specificbusinessandsupportedbyaplatformtoanalyzeallinformation
gathered.
Involvement,commitment,productivity:thesearethekeytakeawaysofawell
designedemployeeengagementapproach.Ultimatelyyoumustunderstandthat
employeesaretheessenceoftheproductsandservicesyousell,andtheydevelop
anddeliveryourcustomerexperienceeveryday.
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