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The Experience Process

By Tom Weaver on July 19, 2012

We had really good feedback on our Retail Experience DNA paper, and its council equivalent Designing the Customer Service Centre Experience, accompanied by a few requests for deeper information on the “process gene” in particular. This is the idea that the majority of service experiences take place through processes, which are the sequences of activities [...]

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The Company Perception vs The Customer Perception

The Company Perception vs The Customer Perception

By Chris Evans on April 23, 2012

Recently a real life problem with a broadband service illustrated perfectly the difference between company and customer perception of service recovery. We usually map this very visually for clients in a journey map showcasing both sets of perceptions, but here is the narrative. The company’s perception The customer called BT, a UK telecoms agency, about [...]

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The Retail Experience DNA

By Tom Weaver on February 6, 2012

Flywheel have recently created a new ebook for some of our retail clients, explaining how to design the in-store experience around customer insights. Click to read full screen or download the PDF.

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How bricks-and-mortar stores struggle with digital service propositions

How bricks-and-mortar stores struggle with digital service propositions

By Tom Weaver on January 23, 2012

I always like hearing insights from actual employees about company philosophy. A recent forum post, in response to an article about Amazon’s increasing dominance over the publishing industry and a question about why there is no similar warehouse distribution competitor of the same scale, is quite revealing about how one of the most successful “bricks [...]

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When in-store technology fails at the first hurdle

When in-store technology fails at the first hurdle

By Chris Evans on January 18, 2012

At the new Westfield Stratford last week, I was excited to see an iPad discovery zone within the new Topman store.  It consisted of four iPads, two on each side of a wooden table, with the words “Touch Screen to Start”. I touched the first iPad, ready to be amazed, and after a short delay [...]

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The Greatest Service Innovation No-One Uses

The Greatest Service Innovation No-One Uses

By Tom Weaver on July 18, 2011

Jane is a mother on a mission: to buy all the food she needs to feed her little family over the next week. That little family, consisting of her two year old toddler, Layla, and her four year old brother, Robert, have come with her to the supermarket. Layla is excited at the sight of [...]

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