Steve Curtin Blog
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Steve is a customer enthusiast with 20 years of experience between hotel operations, sales, marketing, training and development, and customer service roles, and worked for Marriot International. His blog provides insights into the customer experience and how to maximize interactions in today’s digital world.
Steve Curtin Blog
3d ago
Whenever I present to managers about articulating and revealing guiding statements, organizational purpose, or core values to frontline staff and connecting them to their daily work activities, I get the question, “What if they don’t buy in to these corporate ideals?” Now, you might ask, “Why on earth would they not buy in to them? …
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Steve Curtin Blog
3w ago
Today’s blog post is a part of a series that I will be sharing over the next couple of weeks related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024. I learned to digitize to personalize. Data-informed organizations better serve customers by tailoring offers, activities, and amenities based …
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Steve Curtin Blog
3w ago
Today’s blog post is a part of a series that I will be sharing over the next couple of weeks related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024. I learned that consumers of all ages, ethnicities, and economic levels have embraced digital technology as a natural …
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Steve Curtin Blog
3w ago
Today’s blog post is a part of a series that I will be sharing over the next couple of weeks related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024. I learned the distinction between service and hospitality. Service is the action of helping or doing work for …
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Steve Curtin Blog
1M ago
Today’s blog post is a part of a series of posts that I will be sharing over the next couple of weeks related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024. I learned the difference between return on investment (ROI) and return on experience (ROE). ROI measures …
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Steve Curtin Blog
1M ago
Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to share a series of blog posts related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024. For openers, I learned that hospitality is a zero-disappointment industry. If a customer engages in 10 experiences and you exceed expectations on nine …
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Steve Curtin Blog
3M ago
Earlier this month I analyzed 27 mid-range hotels in the Orlando market using publicly available data from Tripadvisor. These properties ranged from locations near the airport, convention center, and theme parks. After rating the hotels from best to worst using an approach linked to Bain & Company’s Net Promoter Score methodology, I reviewed hundreds of …
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Steve Curtin Blog
5M ago
This is the eighth, and final, post in a series aimed at supporting the efforts of leaders, managers, and supervisors to create an inspired workforce. In summary, the first seven steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both job functions (duties & tasks) and job essence (purpose; single highest priority …
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Steve Curtin Blog
5M ago
This post is the seventh in a series devoted to creating an inspired workforce. I will share additional posts over the coming weeks to support leaders, managers, and supervisors in this effort. In summary, the first six steps are to 1.) discover the total job role, which consists of both job functions (duties & tasks) …
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