by Tony Johnson | Oct 26, 2018 | Business Performance, Customer Experience, Employee Experience, Leadership
As the leaves change color and carved pumpkins appear on everyone’s front porch, its time to think deeply about not scaring away your best guests and team members. Are you ready to deliver for your guests as your business kicks into high gear? Whether you...by Tony Johnson | Aug 18, 2018 | Business Performance, Customer Experience, Leadership
I had an English teacher in high school who always said “words have meaning.” Now Ms. Jackson had many impacts on my academic career – she inspired my love of writing, gave me an outlet for my creativity, and most importantly, she taught me that you...by Tony Johnson | Jul 29, 2018 | Business Performance, Customer Experience, Leadership
I was entering a convention center this week and I watched the arriving group as they walked up to the building. To put it in perspective, this was a massive event. The excitement in the air was palpable and the building was covered in colorful banners...by Tony Johnson | Feb 3, 2018 | Business Performance, Customer Experience
Businesses often spend too much time looking at things strictly from a financial point of view. While that ensures a product, process, and model that delivers upon financial metrics and performance, it doesn’t always produce experiences that focus on the Guest....by Tony Johnson | Dec 31, 2017 | Business Performance, Customer Experience
So ready or not here come’s 2018. The first thing to do is to assess 2017. How did it go? What did you learn? We saw a culture that has become increasingly sensitive to wait times, and although that is something we already knew about, retailers...by Tony Johnson | Oct 29, 2017 | Business Performance, Customer Experience, Leadership
As the calendar turns to Fall, and the holiday season is right around the corner, it is time for a Customer service gut check. Service is bad out there, folks. There is a divide in the service landscape and it runs the gamut from amazing to disappointing. Like most...