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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nIndeed, I must be talking about the purchase process or a warranty issue, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, I\u2019m speaking about the way I use the suitcase. As I was awaiting a connection, I tried to throw my sweatshirt into the suitcase and close it up – and the zippers would not align and close all the way. It took me a few attempts to re-fold the clothing article and position it correctly to make it fit so the zippers would align. Why is this relevant to customer experience? Because User Experience is part of the customer experience<\/mark>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Customer Experience encompasses the entire journey that any customer has with a brand\u2014it covers all the touchpoints. While we often think about customer experience as including every interaction, from initial awareness to post-purchase support, we also need to focus on the overall perception and emotional response a customer has toward a company and its products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The user experience focuses on that user’s interaction with a specific product or service. It may be about the usability, accessibility, and overall satisfaction of that particular interaction. Ultimately, it deals with how easy and enjoyable it is for a user to accomplish a specific task. That certain \u201ctask\u201d might just include zipping up the suitcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While it is easy to overlook these more minor interactions – these are the ones that will create a lasting impression on a day-to-day basis. Even when it comes to our QuestionPro software, where we like to emphasize our focus on the customer and our service interactions, most of the impression of our software will come down to how easy it is to use, particularly the self-service features of our software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We could provide the best service ever, but if the customer feels they should be able to make a change or an update easily in their program but ends up having to call upon a client success representative every time, it will impact their overall experience with our software – even when our reps respond within the hour. It will impact their overall satisfaction, it would impact their customer effort score and the likelihood of recommending our tools to other colleagues. Fortunately, we have one of the most intuitive survey tools available in the market today, so often, it is in more advanced topics where we have to be very particular about how we set things up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When we think about all the puzzle pieces in the customer experience touchpoint puzzle box, we need to view UX as one of those touchpoints. Every time a customer interacts with a company’s website, app, or any physical product, that interaction is a customer experience touchpoint within their overall customer journey. The quality of that user experience directly impacts the customer’s perception of the brand which is why automotive manufacturers constantly run vehicle quality studies throughout the lifecycle of vehicle ownership. It will have an impact on overall satisfaction, whereas a poor user experience can lead to frustration, dissatisfaction, and, ultimately, a negative customer experience rating and view. However, a great user experience can contribute conversely to a positive customer experience and can engender loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUser Experience is a part of that journey. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n