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The Cult of the Customer: Create an Amazing Customer Experience That Turns Satisfied Customers Into Customer Evangelists [Hardcover]

Shep Hyken (Author)
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April 6, 2009
In today’s competitive business climate, you can’t just satisfy your customers. You have to be better than that, giving them experiences that they won’t forget. Author Shep Hyken has spent twenty-five years studying great companies and the evangelists they create. In The Cult of the Customer, Hyken shows how to design a strategy that leads both customers and employees through five distinct cultural phases – from "uncertainty" to "amazement." By presenting dozens of case studies that show how great companies made this journey, Hyken identifies the critical internal and external changes that allowed them to build a Cult of the Customer – and shows how you can do it too.

Hyken’s message is both powerful and timely: the happier your customers and employees are, the more successful your company will be. The Cult of the Customer is your guide to creating a customer-focused culture that turns satisfied customers into customer evangelists.


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At Zappos.com, we recognize that customers need to be more than satisfied--they need to be WOWed! Shep recognizes this as well in his book, and gives examples of how different companies go about creating WOW experiences. --Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com

Ultimately, we want loyal customers--not just loyal to our brand, but also to our dealerships. This book teaches how to get customers, in any business, to come back again and again.
--Mike Rencis, Customer Service Operations, Toyota Motor Sales, USA

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No matter what you sell, who you sell it to, or how much (or little) of it you sell, your business revolves around customers. Keeping customers happy, keeping them coming back for more, and keeping them loyal to your brand are the most basic ingredients of business success. The Cult of the Customer shows you how to create the kind of customer experience that leads to endless loyalty and constant referrals.

In today's competitive business climate, you can't just satisfy your customers. You have to be better than that, giving them experiences that they won't forget. You must amaze them with "Moments of Magic" that transform them into customer evangelists—customers who go out of their way to tell the world about you and your business.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 6, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470404825
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470404829
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The "Official" (and somewhat boring) Shep Hyken Bio...

Shep Hyken, CSP, CPAE is the Chief Amazement Officer at Shepard Presentations. As a speaker and author, Shep works with companies and organizations who want to build loyal relationships with their customers and employees. His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling business author of "Moments of Magic," "The Loyal Customer," "The Cult of the Customer" and "The Amazement Revolution." He is also the creator of The Customer Focus program, which helps clients develop a customer service culture and loyalty mindset.

In 1983 Shep founded Shepard Presentations and since then has worked with hundreds of clients ranging from Fortune 100 size organizations to companies with less than 50 employees. Some of his clients include American Airlines, AAA, Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, AETNA, Abbott Laboratories, American Express - and that's just a few of the A's!

Shep Hyken's most requested programs focus on customer service, customer loyalty, internal service, customer relations and the customer experience. He is known for his high-energy presentations, which combine important information with entertainment (humor and magic) to create exciting programs for his audiences.

(CPAE, or the Council of Peers Award for Excellence, is the National Speakers Association's Speaker Hall of Fame award for lifetime achievement in the area platform/speaking excellence. CSP is the international designation for Certified Speaking Professionals and is awarded to individuals for certain achievements and education in the speaking profession.)

Shepard Presentations, LLC
711 Old Ballas Rd., Suite 215
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 692-2200
Email: shep@hyken.com
www.hyken.com
www.CultOfTheCustomer.com

 

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20 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Way to use comments to promote a book, guys!, August 21, 2009
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I might actually be the only person who isn't being paid or otherwise prompted to comment on this book.

First please allow me to give my thoughts on the listed item. It was a dull, truly painful read that regurgitated more fluff stories than the evening news. Not only did Hyken reiterate the same points over and over again, one could learn more about how to meet the needs of customer and how to give outstanding service by using general common sense or simply reading a Wikipedia article. Save yourself the money and spare your bookshelf space for a more informative title.

Now on to reviewing the overwhelming feedback on this page. No doubt most if not all of these comments were authored by volunteer or paid persons sent forth to promote this book. Really, five stars all across the board? A little obvious and truly hard to believe! Especially a far exaggeration for this book, The Cult of the Customer is clearly a "Moment of Misery".
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Catchy title, but the really good stuff is on the inside!, March 30, 2009
This review is from: The Cult of the Customer: Create an Amazing Customer Experience That Turns Satisfied Customers Into Customer Evangelists (Hardcover)
Customer service is crucial in my business, especially in these challenging economic times. I need one resource for all my people to follow that will serve as the foundation for the environment that will keep us focused on producing the kind of service that is crucial for our survival, and the Cult of the Customer is it.

Hyken uses the power of story and metaphor to reveal and teach five distinct cultural phases (from "uncertainty" to "Amazement") to his readers. Woven into each lesson are practical, easy-to-follow ideas and strategies for winning customers for life.

This book will become the backbone of our service philosphy.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great book on Customer Service, October 12, 2009
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I thought his book was great on Guest Service. It covered everything from Managers to Line Employees to Customers themselves. My gripes were that sometimes it was too tech-company focused, and sometimes (as with all service books) the promises were vague: "Make your customers love you!" etc. Overall, I thought it was a good book and offered everyone at all levels of a company ideas to jump-start great customer service.
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Once upon a time, a genie paid a visit to the town square of Businessland, where he met three entrepreneurs, each of whom wanted to open an ice cream stand. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shep hyken, amazement revolution, accelerator questions, proactive service, solo entrepreneur, brand promise, touch points
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Moments of Magic, Moment of Magic, Big Green Egg, Shepard Presentations, Harlan Love, Moments of Misery, Moment of Misery, The Keepers, Moments of Truth, Don Wainwright, Moments of Innovation, Richard Branson, American Express, Los Angeles, Wainwright Industries, Launching the Amazement Revaúutinn, Scandinavian Airlines, Little Things, Moment of Truth, United States, Santa Claus, National Widget, The Three Farces, Neiman Marcus, Opportunity Knocks
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