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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn - a review of the 2018 UK Customer Experience Awards - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn - a review of the 2018 UK Customer Experience Awards - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn - a review of the 2018 UK Customer Experience Awards - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Is your organisation interconnected? The employee - customer chain - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Is your organisation interconnected? The employee - customer chain - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The Accidental Customer Experience - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How NOT to survive in a disrupted world - the case study of UK retailer, FatFace - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How designing a customer experience culture leads to sustained commercial success - a whitepaper by Cranfield School of Management and Pelorus Jack - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Into the Unknown! The parallel universe of self-publishing - the experience of publishing a book about customer experience! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Into the Unknown! The parallel universe of self-publishing - the experience of publishing a book about customer experience! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2018/06/26/so-what-there-are-plenty-more-customers-where-he-came-from</loc>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - So What?! There are plenty more customers where he came from! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2018/05/22/transform-die-business-transformation-no-longer-optional</loc>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Irrelevance &amp; Ignorance? NPower, BHS &amp; Moonpig add fuel to the CX Fire! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2016/03/01/communication-collaboration-essential-ingredients-for-all-great-customer-experiences</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Communication &amp; collaboration: essential ingredients for all great Customer Experiences - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Communication &amp; collaboration: essential ingredients for all great Customer Experiences - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Heart or head first? Which is more important in driving great Customer Experiences? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Heart or head first? Which is more important in driving great Customer Experiences? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Heart or head first? Which is more important in driving great Customer Experiences? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Heart or head first? Which is more important in driving great Customer Experiences? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>I will be featuring an exclusive interview with Joseph in an upcoming blog post - watch out for it!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Heart or head first? Which is more important in driving great Customer Experiences? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Heart wins!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Do You Have a Funny Bone? The 3 Vital “Bones” Required by All Customer Experience Leaders! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Do You Have a Funny Bone? The 3 Vital “Bones” Required by All Customer Experience Leaders! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Do You Have a Funny Bone? The 3 Vital “Bones” Required by All Customer Experience Leaders! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Do You Have a Funny Bone? The 3 Vital “Bones” Required by All Customer Experience Leaders! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - They say elephants never forget... but what about customers? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - They say elephants never forget... but what about customers? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - CX makes the world go around! Why customer experience is a global challenge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - CX makes the world go around! Why customer experience is a global challenge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2016/01/28/mystery-shopping-programmes-great-in-reality-or-just-in-theory</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Mystery Shopping Programmes – great in reality or just in theory? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Mystery Shopping Programmes – great in reality or just in theory? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Mystery Shopping Programmes – great in reality or just in theory? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Mystery Shopping Programmes – great in reality or just in theory? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Mystery Shopping Programmes – great in reality or just in theory? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Mystery Shopping Programmes – great in reality or just in theory? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Mystery Shopping Programmes – great in reality or just in theory? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2016/01/26/the-customer-minute-the-simple-way-to-get-customer-on-to-your-agenda</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The Customer Minute! The simple way to get 'Customer' on to your agenda - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The Customer Minute! The simple way to get 'Customer' on to your agenda - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The Customer Minute! The simple way to get 'Customer' on to your agenda - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2016/01/19/have-a-nice-day-is-the-us-better-than-the-rest-of-the-world-when-it-comes-to-customer-experience</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Have a nice day! Is the US better than the rest of the world when it comes to Customer Experience? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Have a nice day! Is the US better than the rest of the world when it comes to Customer Experience? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Have a nice day! Is the US better than the rest of the world when it comes to Customer Experience? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>An ‘ESTA Terminal’ in the US - great in principle, but not if there are no humans to help passengers when necessary!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Have a nice day! Is the US better than the rest of the world when it comes to Customer Experience? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A real life demonstration of people NOT wanting anyone to ‘have a nice day’!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Have a nice day! Is the US better than the rest of the world when it comes to Customer Experience? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jackie and Tamela with an unruly passenger!</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2016/01/15/customer-experience-fact-or-fiction</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience – Fact or Fiction? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience – Fact or Fiction? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience – Fact or Fiction? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience – Fact or Fiction? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2016/01/12/how-much-would-you-be-brave-enough-to-let-customers-pay-you-what-they-think-their-cx-is-worth</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-10-12</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How much!! Would you be brave enough to let customers pay you what they THINK their CX is worth? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The fantastic view from the judging room!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/09/24/a-new-era-of-experience-branding-the-kpmg-nunwood-customer-experience-excellence-centre-2015-uk-analysis</loc>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - A new era of experience branding: The KPMG Nunwood Customer Experience Excellence Centre 2015 UK Analysis - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/09/21/what-has-customer-experience-got-to-do-with-me-the-chief-information-officer</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - What has Customer Experience got to do with me, the Chief Information Officer? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - What has Customer Experience got to do with me, the Chief Information Officer? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - What has Customer Experience got to do with me, the Chief Information Officer? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/09/15/no-communication-no-bags-no-rooms-no-wifi-customer-experience-stories-of-unnecessary-effort-stress-ineptitude</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - NO communication; NO bags; NO rooms; NO wifi!!! Customer Experience stories of unnecessary EFFORT, STRESS &amp; INEPTITUDE - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harare International Airport</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - NO communication; NO bags; NO rooms; NO wifi!!! Customer Experience stories of unnecessary EFFORT, STRESS &amp; INEPTITUDE - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - NO communication; NO bags; NO rooms; NO wifi!!! Customer Experience stories of unnecessary EFFORT, STRESS &amp; INEPTITUDE - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Radisson Blu Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - NO communication; NO bags; NO rooms; NO wifi!!! Customer Experience stories of unnecessary EFFORT, STRESS &amp; INEPTITUDE - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/09/08/bureaucracy-necessary-evil-or-destroyer-of-employee-customer-experiences</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Bureaucracy! Necessary evil or destroyer of employee &amp; customer experiences?</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Bureaucracy! Necessary evil or destroyer of employee &amp; customer experiences? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/09/08/why-nps-is-useless-in-the-employee-space-introducing-the-great-people-index-gpi</loc>
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      <image:caption>Figure 2: Distorting influences on eNPS</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Why NPS is Useless in the Employee Space: Introducing the Great People Index (GPI) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Why NPS is Useless in the Employee Space: Introducing the Great People Index (GPI) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 4: Examples of KPIs contributing to the GPI</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Why NPS is Useless in the Employee Space: Introducing the Great People Index (GPI) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 5: Example of how to calculate the GPI in an organization</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Why NPS is Useless in the Employee Space: Introducing the Great People Index (GPI) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 6: Increasing stability of GPI with increasing number of contributing KPIs</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/09/02/ryanair-always-getting-better-has-the-worlds-largest-international-airline-really-changed</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Ryanair 'always getting better' - has the world's largest international airline really changed?</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Ryanair 'always getting better' - has the world's largest international airline really changed? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Ryanair 'always getting better' - has the world's largest international airline really changed? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How to turn a great customer experience into a terrible one: Hammonds, the fitted furniture company - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A very sad and disappointed young lady!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How to turn a great customer experience into a terrible one: Hammonds, the fitted furniture company - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How to turn a great customer experience into a terrible one: Hammonds, the fitted furniture company - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How to turn a great customer experience into a terrible one: Hammonds, the fitted furniture company - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How to turn a great customer experience into a terrible one: Hammonds, the fitted furniture company - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A much happier Ciara in front of one of her new wardrobes!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - How to turn a great customer experience into a terrible one: Hammonds, the fitted furniture company - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Just because its LEGAL, does not mean its RIGHT! The importance of openness &amp; transparency in Customer Experience</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Just because its LEGAL, does not mean its RIGHT! The importance of openness &amp; transparency in Customer Experience - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/08/11/customer-experience-failure-in-the-energy-industry-exhibit-1-british-gas</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience failure in the energy industry - exhibit 1 - British Gas</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience failure in the energy industry - exhibit 1 - British Gas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience failure in the energy industry - exhibit 1 - British Gas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This final confusing bill shows teo errors 1. A ‘Late payment charge’ - 14.00 which was refunded and ‘debt collection administration fee’ - £18.00 which has also consequently refunded but pretty hard to spot!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Customer Experience failure in the energy industry - exhibit 1 - British Gas - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - 'The 'e' in easyJet does not stand for empathetic' - the real cost of sticking to the rules! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The beautiful city of Dubrovnik</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/07/13/re-defining-no-re-focusing-your-people-on-the-art-of-the-possible</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Re-defining NO! Re-focusing your people on the art of the possible</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Re-defining NO! Re-focusing your people on the art of the possible - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Customer Centricity Definition</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Re-defining NO! Re-focusing your people on the art of the possible - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/07/07/the-burning-platform-customer-experience-misjudgment-do-something-about-it-now-before-its-too-late</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The 'burning platform' Customer Experience misjudgment: Do something about it now before it's too late!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The 'burning platform' Customer Experience misjudgment: Do something about it now before it's too late! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Three enormous organisations who failed to address their ‘burning platforms’</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The 'burning platform' Customer Experience misjudgment: Do something about it now before it's too late! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/07/06/yes-you-can-doing-the-right-thing-for-customers-does-not-have-to-be-difficult-it-is-just-normal</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - ‘Yes you can!’ – Doing the right thing for customers does not have to be difficult – it is just normal!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - ‘Yes you can!’ – Doing the right thing for customers does not have to be difficult – it is just normal! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - ‘Yes you can!’ – Doing the right thing for customers does not have to be difficult – it is just normal! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/07/01/the-wonderful-sound-of-customer-experience-tales-from-south-africa</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The wonderful sound of Customer Experience: Tales from South Africa</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The wonderful sound of Customer Experience: Tales from South Africa - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The wonderful sound of Customer Experience: Tales from South Africa - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The wonderful sound of Customer Experience: Tales from South Africa - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The wonderful sound of Customer Experience: Tales from South Africa - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The wonderful sound of Customer Experience: Tales from South Africa - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - The wonderful sound of Customer Experience: Tales from South Africa - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/06/22/lessons-in-authentic-leadership-from-ao-com-its-not-first-time-resolution-its-personal-resolution</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Lessons in authentic leadership from ao.com: It's not First Time Resolution - it's Personal Resolution!</image:title>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Lessons in authentic leadership from ao.com: It's not First Time Resolution - it's Personal Resolution! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789488256902-S1J2L433OFGDY0H4RSZB/ao-com-letter.jpeg.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Lessons in authentic leadership from ao.com: It's not First Time Resolution - it's Personal Resolution! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/06/15/never-rest-on-your-laurels-or-your-brand-name-how-the-waldorf-astoria-can-serve-as-a-lesson-to-all</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789483880692-O45RCZ9URQ6BZVA52EM2/wa-locks.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The video starts with a less than impressive looking door…</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789488254597-8DFRCF9ZU7O6Y4YGUJCU/wa-windows.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…in a room with filthy windows…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…and carpet that had clearly not been cleaned properly!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>‘Modern’ wardrobes!!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Filthy windowsills!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The dirt theme continues on the bathroom mirror…</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789488256197-A6NZ1WGIPU2XYIZMF9YQ/wa-shower.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>…and a really quite revolting shower wall!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Although the ‘dirt’ is included in the price of the room, WIFI is just a ‘little’ extra!!</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789483879629-S9561LKVY1F5DTFVRUDY/wa-close.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Never rest on your laurels (or your brand name)! How the Waldorf Astoria can serve as a lesson to all! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The video’s creator a very clear message…</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/06/09/transformational-leadership-the-key-to-unlocking-the-competencies-of-customer-experience-professionals</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Transformational Leadership - the key to unlocking the competencies of Customer Experience Professionals - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789488380197-TBKJHH04M5MS8UVL8SRA/ccxp-logo.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Transformational Leadership - the key to unlocking the competencies of Customer Experience Professionals - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2015/05/25/voice-of-the-customer-its-time-for-a-global-customer-experience-wakeup-call</loc>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789488247405-W4M8Z8T87SBY5T68WR49/SDL1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a86db65ca4661399dac8b0b/1789488254305-ULY7DRAQ7REZWQO31PS6/SDL2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <image:image>
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      <image:title>Thought Leadership - Voice of the Customer: It’s Time for a Global Customer Experience Wakeup Call - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2014/08/01/without-customers-you-would-not-exist-an-open-letter-to-all-ceos-on-behalf-of-customers-everywhere</loc>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2013/07/22/its-a-baby-the-greatest-experience-of-them-all</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ijgolding.com/thought-leadership/2013/07/08/what-a-brilliant-day-how-communities-can-help-revive-britains-high-streets</loc>
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