Putting Behavioral Psychology to Work to Improve the Customer Experience

Applying the principles of behavioral psychology can improve the quality of customer interactions and build brand recognition as a customer-centric organization.

Jeff Berg, Keith Gilson, Greg Phalin

For too many customer-care players, the one-size-fits-all approach does not balance two core dimensions we believe will mark the new era: the value and complexity of transactions and the right levels of human interaction and automation. When customers choose their preferred care channel, for example, they increasingly gauge a transaction’s complexity, decisively preferring self-service options for relatively simply ones. Enterprises must decide on the appropriate … [ Read more ]

Using Behavioral Science to Improve the Customer Experience

By guiding the design of customer interactions, the principles of behavioral science offer a simple, low-cost route to improved customer satisfaction.