A new research report from industry analyst firm Aberdeen Group called “Customer Experience Management: Engaging Loyal Customers to Evangelize Your Brand” reveals how organizations that achieve superior performance in customer retention and customer satisfaction grow and harvest customer advocates. In this blog post, the author shares some of the key findings from the report, and also discusses the role that customer feedback plays in these initiatives.

Trust is at the core of every relationship. In the aftermath of the economic crisis, our common challenge in bringing business relationships out of the proverbial tank and back into the light is renewing a level of trust with our customers, employees, and shareholders. Here are three tips on how to do that.

Everyone who’s been watching TV or reading the news lately knows that banks have certainly had their fair share of challenges lately. But what’s been interesting to watch is how those challenges and the fall out from big bank failures and the economic crisis have impacted bank and credit union customer loyalty and engagement levels.