Client relationships have changed dramatically over the past decade as new technologies have allowed us to connect faster, and with more clients. However the value of many of those relationships has decreased as emails, blogs, and texts can lack a human touch, making clients feel disconnected.

Companies need to build customer-centric cultures where everyone inside the organisation – no matter where they are or what they do – keeps customer relationships in mind.  Knowing how to  engage with  clients and  make a lasting, positive impression can carry more clout that 500 retweets.

Here are 10 speakers who will help your audience understand the importance of connecting and engaging clients:

Lior Arussy | Speaker and Author on the Customer-Service Experience

Lior Arussy is hailed as one of the leading global authorities in the fields of Customer Experience, Employee Engagement, and Strategy Execution. He is a Corporate Culture expert, a ‘success accelerator’ – and a proven, passionate change agent. Called a “triple threat of transformation” by William Taylor, co-founder of Fast Company magazine – Lior has helped many of the world’s top brands achieve unprecedented goals in customer satisfaction, growth – and profitability. His insights and methods have been successfully put into practice in over 200 corporate transformations worldwide, making Lior not only a forerunner in the field – but a proven practitioner.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/lior-arussy/

Jay Baer | Best-selling Author on Customer Experience & Customer Service, Renowned business strategist

Jay Baer has spent 20 years in digital marketing, consulting for more than 700 companies during that period, including 30 of the FORTUNE 500. His current firm – Convince & Convert – provides social media and content marketing advice and counsel to leading companies such as Oracle, Salesforce.com, California Tourism, Billabong, Hardee’s, DOLE and more.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/jay-baer/

Kevin Brown | Marketing Executive and Speaker on Accountability and Leadership

Kevin Brown’s unconventional path to business and personal success has taught him that winning in business and in life requires anything but conventional thinking. He is a marketing executive for an international franchisor that is ranked #1 in their industry – and in the top 10 of all franchise companies according to the Annual Franchise 500. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Kevin is also a highly sought after keynote speaker wherein he addresses organizational issues for leaders, their teams and customers – to create an environment where people can be the best version of themselves.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/kevin-brown/

Denise Lee Yohn | Leading Authority and Speaker on Building Exceptional Brands

Denise Lee Yohn delivers fresh ideas and clear-cut tools to build a breakthrough brand. She inspires and teaches business leaders to realize the full potential of their organizations. Blending a unique perspective, over twenty-five years of experience with world-class brands including Sony and Frito-Lay, and a talent for energizing audiences, Denise is a leading authority on building great brands and exceptional organizations. As author of the best-selling book What Great Brands Do and the new book FUSION, she cracks the code on how to achieve brand leadership.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/denise-lee-yohn/

Jeanne Bliss| World-wide Speaker and Executive Coach on Customer Driven Growth

Jeanne Bliss pioneered the Chief Customer Officer position, holding the role for over twenty years reporting to the Chief Executive Officer at Lands’ End, Allstate, Coldwell Banker, Mazda and Microsoft Corporations, where she moved the customer to the strategic agenda, redirecting priorities to create transformational changes to each brands’ customer experience.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/Jeanne-Bliss

James H. Gilmore | Speaker on Strategic Planning and Customer Service

James H. Gilmore specializes in provoking executives to think more richly and constructively about growth and innovation. Combining imaginative business thinking with practical analytical tools – Jim excels at helping businesses conceive new ways of understanding customer needs and adding value in the marketplace. To direct new strategic thinking and foster greater corporate ingenuity, Jim leverages insightful frameworks drawn from his world-renowned expertise in three innovation disciplines. First, Jim challenges organizations to think beyond goods and services as a means to overcome commoditization – and engage customers with truly new forms of output.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/james-gilmore/

Mark Sanborn | Leadership Development and Team Building Speaker

Mark Sanborn has been called one of the top leadership experts by GlobalGurus.org. He is also a best-selling author and a member of the the Speakers Hall of Fame. He talks about how leaders can lead best with clarity, intention and consistent action. Audiences leave with specific advice on three essential areas of focus for leaders in today’s world – culture, inspiration and emotion – and the tools to create powerful changes within their organizations.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/mark-sanborn/

Doug Lipp | Speaker on Leadership, Customer Service and Change

Candid. Passionate. Relevant. Doug Lipp is on a crusade to help organizations strengthen their corporate culture, boost business performance, and unapologetically, have fun while doing it. Doug is a distinguished international consultant, eight-time author, and former head of training at the legendary Disney University. His latest book is the best-selling Disney U: How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, and Customer-Centric Employees. Audiences will discover how they can apply these leadership, teamwork and innovation lessons to catapult their organizations to the next level.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/doug-lipp/

Sally Hogshead | Innovative Personal Branding and Customer Service Speaker

Sally Hogshead is a Hall of Fame speaker, international author, and the world’s leading expert on fascination. Growing up with the last name Hogshead would give anyone an unconventional point of view. After graduating from Duke University and starting in advertising, Sally was named the most successful junior copywriter of all time.

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/Sally-Hogshead

Scott McKain |Dynamic Speaker on Sales and Customer Service

Scott McKain’s underlying message to his audiences is this: be distinct. It’s that simple – see what your competition is doing, and do something else. By creating distinction in a saturated, homogenized, marketplace you’ll attract loyal customers and lifelong referrals. Standing out and being different is never a bad thing – especially when it comes to customer service!

Video: https://thesweeneyagency.com/speakers/Scott-McKain

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Derek Sweeney is the Director of Speaker Ideas at The Sweeney Agency. www.thesweeneyagency.com. For 15 years Derek has been helping clients find the right Speakers for their events. Derek can be reached at 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected]