B2B Customer Experience

“In the customer experience space, we more often than not tell stories from the B2C world and give examples of customers who have been ‘Wowed’ or ‘Saved’ or ‘Delighted’. How do we translate these lessons to an environment where the customer isn’t buying a $80 jacket but a multimillion-dollar contract? Can these lessons even be translated, or do we need a whole new paradigm shift on what B2B Customer Experience is? This book answers that question.” * James Dodkins, Customer Experience Rockstar & CX Evangelist, Pegasystems *
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One thing that all businesses and consumers have in common is that they are on the receiving end of customer experiences on a daily basis. While consumer facing organisations have been consciously aware of this fact for many years, organisations that predominantly provide products and services to other businesses have been much slower to catch on. Defining, delivering and managing the customer experience in a B2B environment is becoming ever more critical in a business world that continues to be challenged and disrupted from many fronts.
Nick and Paul not only recognise this, but they have pulled together a piece of work that will help any organisation understand how to turn the words ‘customer experience’ into a tangible reality - a reality that leads to improved customer perception AND financial performance. The authors brilliantly provide the building blocks that turn the science of customer experience into something you will be able to practically adopt and deploy. B2B Customer Experience is a hugely valuable read for anyone who has an aspiration to achieve sustainable growth.

” * Ian Golding, Global Customer Experience Specialist *
“Nick and Paul Hague do a brilliant job of tackling a topic that many have written off as impossible - how to deliver a great B2B customer experience. If you’re in a B2B business and have customers who you want to delight, this book is a must-read. The Hagues masterfully take the reader through each of the foundational elements that are critical to designing and delivering a great customer experience in an easy-to-understand approach that is supported by customer stories and case studies, making this book a practical guide for your successful B2B customer experience transformation.” * Annette Franz, Founder and CEO, CX Journey Inc. *
“Too many of the books that are written about customer experience are dominated by insights and stories from B2C companies and markets. Therefore, it’s refreshing to find a book that has been written with B2B companies and markets in mind. This is a really useful guide that will help B2B executives understand and apply the fundamental elements of what it takes to deliver a great customer experience.” * Adrian Swinscoe, Adviser and Bestselling Author of How to Wow *
“There are more B2B companies than B2C companies in the world. Every B2B company needs to be an experience-led business. This book will help you become one.” * Blake Morgan, Customer Experience Futurist *
“While much has been written about customer experience in the consumer space, the business-to-business sector is typically neglected. The focus on B2B is what makes this book a compelling read. Nick and Paul Hague’s vast experience has been detailed in five easily digestible sections that hold the readers hand from ‘Why bother?’ through to developing strategies and implementation of CX. The case studies where clients share their experiences in their own words help bring the authors concepts to life.” * Shep Hyken, Customer Service and Experience Expert, Shepard Presentations *
“Nick and Paul Hague have done an extraordinary job of capturing every aspect of how to create and maintain world class B2B customer service for any industry or organisation and even to help entrepreneurs figure out how to compete with the big guys. I consider myself an expert on customer service after my 42 years with Hilton Hotels, Marriott International and my final role of running Walt Disney World Operations for 10 years, but I can honestly say I learned some new ways to think about going from average to good to great to greater with customer service. Keep this book on your desk as your go-to resource for creating magic for your customers.” * Lee Cockerell, Former Executive Vice President of Operations, Walt Disney World Resort *
“This book brings the world of B2B CX to life with case studies and data. It’s filled with powerful insights that can help B2B companies improve their customer experience.” * Peter Weinberg, Head of Development, B2B Institute/LinkedIn *
“A goldmine of insights into how to create winning B2B customer experience and its vital role in building loyalty and driving growth. Unlike many B2B texts, Nick and Paul remind us of the importance of emotions to B2B businesses; that ‘emotional factors usually trump rational factors when it comes to supplier choice’. This book is powerful support for those who champion emotional intelligence in B2B.” * Peter Field, Marketing Consultant *

Nick Hague

Based in Manchester, UK, Nick Hague is co-founder and Head of Growth at B2B International. He has over 25 years’ experience working across all industry sectors in B2B market research. He hosts the B2B Insights Podcast where he regularly interviews experts on B2B marketing, customer experience and branding.

Paul Hague

Based in Manchester, UK, Paul Hague is co-founder of B2B International. He has close to 50 years of practical experience in running a successful market research agency and is the author of Market Research in Practice 5e and The Business Model Handbook, also published by Kogan Page.