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		<title>The Bathroom Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again I am participating in the Bathroom Blogfest. As I have mentioned before, if you have a physical presence, whether you are B2C or B2B, your bathroom is an important part of the customer experience. What does it say about your brand? I have been on the road A LOT these past few months [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2341" title="BBfest 2011 logo" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BBfest-2011-logo-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Once again I am participating in the <a title="Bathroom Blogfest" href="http://www.bathroomblogfest.com/" target="_blank">Bathroom Blogfest</a>. As I have mentioned before, if you have a physical presence, whether you are B2C or B2B, your bathroom is an important part of the customer experience. What does it say about your brand?</p>
<p title="Westin hotels">I have been on the road A LOT these past few months since my book launched, so I have had the opportunity to stay in many different hotels across the country (and at a variety of hotel brands). I thought it would be fun to post photos of some of the bathrooms I encountered during my travels (mostly in my hotel room). Which bathrooms do you think belong to which brands? The following are some of the brands where I stayed: <a title="Marriott hotels" href="http://www.marriott.com" target="_blank">Marriott</a>, <a title="Westin hotels" href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin" target="_blank">Westin</a><a title="Ritz-Carlton Hotels" href="http://ritzcarlton.com" target="_blank">, Ritz-Carlton</a>, and a boutique hotel, <a title="Paramount Hotel" href="http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&amp;ai=CVwfqewirTrWENqKm0AHZ0ai-CqGq0IgCoZGmjxq5sKIRCAAQASC2VCgCUOyh9d8EYMnGqYvApNgPoAH37oDnA8gBAaoEHE_QM3fx4c06L_RgP2IrVobU2jCIUkNCHctCmnqABZBO&amp;sig=AOD64_0KQXhvEN0bqYtwW_senzyQNuWAxA&amp;ved=0CBEQ0Qw&amp;adurl=http://www.nycparamount.com&amp;rct=j&amp;q=paramount%20hotel%20new%20york&amp;cad=rja" target="_blank">Paramount Hotel</a> in New York City. (Answers are at the end of the post.) Do they say would you would have expected about that brand?</p>
<p>Be sure to check out the list of all the participating bloggers, also at the end of the post. A big shout-out to <a title="Simple Marketing Now" href="http://simplemarketingnow.com" target="_blank">CB Whittemore</a> for leading the charge again this year!</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2317" title="Bathroom 1" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bathroom-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></p>
<p>Bathroom 1</p>
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<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2319" title="Bathroom 2" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hawaii-marriottjpg-150x150.jpg" alt="Bathroom 2" width="150" height="150" />  Bathroom 2</p>
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<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2322" title="Bathroom 3" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/paramount-150x150.jpg" alt="Bathroom 3" width="150" height="150" />  Bathroom 3</p>
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<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2323" title="Bathroom 4" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo-17-150x150.jpg" alt="Bathroom 4" width="150" height="150" />  Bathroom 4</p>
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<p>Here are the list of Bathroom Blogfest bloggers (answers afterwards):</p>
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<th>Name</th>
<th>Blog Name</th>
<th>Blog URL</th>
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<td>Susan Abbott</td>
<td>Customer Experience Crossroads</td>
<td><a href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/customercrossroads/">Customer Experience Crossroads</a></td>
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<td>Paul Anater</td>
<td>Kitchen and Residential Design</td>
<td><a href="http://www.kitchenandresidentialdesign.com/">http://www.kitchenandresidentialdesign.com</a></td>
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<td>Shannon Bilby</td>
<td>From the Floors Up</td>
<td><a href="http://fromthefloorsup.com/">http://fromthefloorsup.com/</a></td>
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<tr>
<td>Toby Bloomberg</td>
<td>Diva Marketing</td>
<td><a href="http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/bloomberg_marketing/">Diva Marketing Blog</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Laurence Borel</td>
<td>Blog Till You Drop</td>
<td><a href="http://www.laurenceborel.com/">http://www.laurenceborel.com/ </a></td>
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<td>Bill Buyok</td>
<td>Avente Tile Talk</td>
<td><a href="http://tiletalk.blogspot.com/">http://tiletalk.blogspot.com</a></td>
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<td>Jeanne Byington</td>
<td>The Importance of Earnest Service</td>
<td><a href="http://blog.jmbyington.com/">http://blog.jmbyington.com/ </a></td>
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<tr>
<td>Becky Carroll</td>
<td>Customers Rock!</td>
<td><a href="../">http://customersrock.net</a></td>
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<tr>
<td>Katie Clark</td>
<td>Practical Katie</td>
<td><a href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/">http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/ </a></td>
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<td>Nora DePalma</td>
<td>O&#8217;Reilly DePalma: The Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog/">http://www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog/</a></td>
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<td>Paul Friederichsen</td>
<td>The BrandBiz Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://brandbizblog.com/">http://brandbizblog.com/</a></td>
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<td>Tish Grier</td>
<td>The Constant Observer</td>
<td><a href="http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/">http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/</a></td>
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<td>Elizabeth Hise</td>
<td>Flooring The Consumer</td>
<td><a href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/">http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com</a></td>
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<td>Emily Hooper</td>
<td>Floor Covering News Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.fcnews.net/category/blog/">http://www.fcnews.net/category/blog/</a></td>
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<td>Diane Kazan</td>
<td>Urban Design Renovation</td>
<td><a href="http://blog.urbandesignrenovation.com/">http://blog.urbandesignrenovation.com</a></td>
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<td>Joseph Michelli</td>
<td>Dr. Joseph Michelli’s Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.josephmichelli.com/blog">http://www.josephmichelli.com/blog</a></td>
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<td>Veronika Miller</td>
<td>Modenus Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.modenus.com/blog">http://www.modenus.com/blog </a></td>
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<td>Arpi Nalbandian</td>
<td>Tile Magazine Editors&#8217; Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.tilemagonline.com/Articles/Blog_Nalbandian">Tile Editor Magazine Blog</a></td>
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<td>David Polinchock</td>
<td>Polinchock&#8217;s Ponderings</td>
<td><a href="http://blog.polinchock.com/">http://blog.polinchock.com/</a></td>
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<td>Professor Toilet</td>
<td>American Standard&#8217;s Professor Toilet</td>
<td><a href="http://www.professortoilet.com/">http://www.professortoilet.com</a></td>
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<td>David Reich</td>
<td>my 2 cents</td>
<td><a href="http://reichcomm.typepad.com/">http://reichcomm.typepad.com</a></td>
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<tr>
<td>Victoria Redshaw &amp; Shelley Pond</td>
<td>Scarlet Opus Trends Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.trendsblog.co.uk/">http://www.trendsblog.co.uk</a></td>
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<td>Sandy Renshaw</td>
<td>Purple Wren</td>
<td><a href="http://www.purplewren.com/">http://www.PurpleWren.com</a></td>
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<td>Bethany Richmond</td>
<td>Carpet and Rug Institute Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com/">Carpet and Rug Institute Blog</a></td>
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<td>Bruce D. Sanders</td>
<td>RIMtailing</td>
<td><a href="http://www.rimtailing.blogspot.com/">http://www.rimtailing.blogspot.com</a></td>
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<td>Paige Smith</td>
<td>Neuse Tile Service blog</td>
<td><a href="http://neusetile.wordpress.com/">http://neusetile.wordpress.com/</a></td>
</tr>
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<td>Stephanie Weaver</td>
<td>Experienceology</td>
<td><a href="http://experienceology.blogspot.com/">http://experienceology.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Christine B. Whittemore</td>
<td>Content Talks Business Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://simplemarketingnow.com/content-talks-business-blog/">Content Talks Business Blog</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Christine B. Whittemore</td>
<td>Smoke Rise &amp; Kinnelon Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://smokerise-nj.blogspot.com/">http://smokerise-nj.blogspot.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Christine B. Whittemore</td>
<td>Simple Marketing Blog</td>
<td><a href="http://www.simplemarketingblog.com/">http://www.simplemarketingblog.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ted Whittemore</td>
<td>Working Computers</td>
<td><a href="http://www.kinneloncomputers.com/">http://www.kinneloncomputers.com/</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Chris Woelfel</td>
<td>Artcraft Granite, Marble &amp; Tile Co.</td>
<td><a href="http://www.artcraftgmt.com/">http://www.artcraftgmt.com</a></td>
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<tr>
<td>Patty Woodland</td>
<td>Broken Teepee</td>
<td><a href="http://www.brokenteepee.com/">http://www.brokenteepee.com/</a></td>
</tr>
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<td>Denise Lee Yohn</td>
<td>brand as business bites</td>
<td><a href="http://deniseleeyohn.com/bites/">http://deniseleeyohn.com/bites/</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>Answers: Westin, Marriott, Paramount, Ritz-Carlton &#8211; how&#8217;d you do?</strong></p>
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		<title>Bathroom Blogfest 2010 &#8211; Stuck in the 60s?</title>
		<link>http://customersrock.net/2010/10/26/bathroom-blogfest-2010-stuck-in-the-60s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bathroom blogfest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New York New York]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once again this year, I am pleased to be participating in the Bathroom Blogfest. This is the 5th year of the Blogfest (4th year participating for me &#8211; now with 34 other bloggers in 2010), and we use this opportunity to focus on the customer experience in one of the &#8220;forgotten&#8221; spaces, bathrooms! This year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/BathBlogfest-2010-button.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1603" title="BathBlogfest 2010 button" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/BathBlogfest-2010-button-150x150.jpg" alt="BathBlogfest 2010 button" width="150" height="150" /></a>Once again this year, I am pleased to be participating in the <a title="Bathroom Blogfest " href="http://www.bathroomblogfest.com" target="_blank">Bathroom Blogfest</a>. This is the 5th year of the Blogfest (4th year participating for me &#8211; now with 34 other bloggers in 2010), and we use this opportunity to focus on the customer experience in one of the &#8220;forgotten&#8221; spaces, bathrooms! This year&#8217;s theme is inspired by Mad Men, and we will look to see whether some of these areas area still &#8220;stuck in the 60s&#8221;. Unless your business is 60s-inspired, it probably won&#8217;t work for you!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now, here on Customers Rock!, I like to focus on the positives. So, I will show you one bathroom experience that is definitely &#8220;stuck&#8221;. However, I will then share photos of bathroom experiences that do a beautiful job of carrying the customer experience from the establishment into the washroom.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">This Bathroom is Really Stuck!</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">I always advocate looking at the entire customer experience and working to ensure positive feelings as a result of those interactions. Recently, I was in Las Vegas for the <a title="BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2010" href="http://blogworldexpo.com" target="_blank">BlogWorld</a> conference, and I went to eat at Burger Bar in Mandalay Bay with some friends. The bar had a lot of great beers on tap, as well as a wide selection of bottled beers; it was a point of pride with them. So when I went to use the restroom, I wasn&#8217;t surprised to see the hallway lined with metal beer signs.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/burger-lounge-1.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1607 aligncenter" title="burger bar 1" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/burger-lounge-1-150x150.jpg" alt="burger bar 1" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This is a pretty neat experience; I felt immersed in the atmosphere as I proceeded (the door to the bathroom is at the end of the hall).  <a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/burger-lounge-2.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1608 aligncenter" title="burger bar 2" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/burger-lounge-2-150x150.jpg" alt="burger bar 2" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Imagine my surprise when I opened the door to this ugly scene:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/burger-lounge-3.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1613 aligncenter" title="burger bar 3" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/burger-lounge-3-150x150.jpg" alt="burger bar 3" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Apparently, the restaurant shared the bathrooms with other stores/restaurants in that area (it was similar to a shopping mall), so their cool Beer experience ended at the door. It was such a stark contrast that at first it made me wonder whether I was in the right place!  The Burger Bar is &#8220;stuck&#8221; with this experience. Much like a parking lot, this bathroom situation was out of the control of the establishment.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">What could be done to make this experience better? I don&#8217;t think there is much that could be changed, other than to create a sign at the end of the hall, before the door out of Burger Bar, noting that you are now leaving the restaurant and entering shared space. I am not sure that would completely remedy the situation, but sometimes simply setting expectations is all that is needed to turn a crummy experience into a tolerable one.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">And Now For Some Great Bathrooms!</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Las Vegas is definitely the city of glitz and glam, and the casinos and resorts make sure that feeling is carried through to every corner of their facilities.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Mandalay Bay</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">This washroom in the casino area of Mandalay Bay conveys the lush feeling that permeates the whole facility. The opulent furnishings mirror the carpets and upholstered walls leading into the bathroom. Luxurious.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mandalay-Bay-bathroom.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1616 aligncenter" title="Mandalay Bay bathroom" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mandalay-Bay-bathroom-150x150.jpg" alt="Mandalay Bay bathroom" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">The Mirage</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">We went to The Mirage to see the fabulous <a title="Cirque du Soleil LOVE" href="http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/love/default.aspx" target="_blank">Cirque du Soleil</a> show Love (which was an absolutely wonderful experience itself, and one I highly recommend!) The bathroom was beautifully decorated with drawings of flower arrangements, which can be seen on the walls as one enters the restroom. (I definitely got some strange looks as I took this photo!)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mirage-bathroom-overall.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1617 aligncenter" title="Mirage bathroom overall" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mirage-bathroom-overall-150x150.jpg" alt="Mirage bathroom overall" width="150" height="150" /></a>What interested me was that the floral art actually continued right into the stalls themselves. There was a floral drawing mounted above each toilet (yes, I peeked into more than one stall to confirm it); see pics below for proof.
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mirage-bathroom-stall.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1618" title="Mirage bathroom stall" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mirage-bathroom-stall-150x150.jpg" alt="Mirage bathroom stall" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">While the pictures were indeed lovely, it would have been more practical to make the marble shelf a little larger so that a purse or small package could be placed there while using the facilities.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mirage-stall-2.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-1619 alignnone" title="mirage stall 2" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mirage-stall-2-150x150.jpg" alt="mirage stall 2" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">New York, New York</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">New York, New York hotel and casino is designed to look like something out of New York, and there were a lot of Broadway-style touches to the decor. We finished up our evening by sending the younger members of our party onto a voyage aboard the wild and long roller coaster at this hotel. While waiting, I stopped into the ladies room to check out the scene. The entrance to the bathroom had photos of famous stars from earlier decades (Marilyn Monroe, for example) lining the walls. The most striking feature of the restroom, however, was the fireplace! I don&#8217;t believe it was operational, but it looked very extravagant, especially with the chandelier above it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/nyny-bathroom.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1624" title="nyny bathroom" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/nyny-bathroom-150x150.jpg" alt="nyny bathroom" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">What About Your Bathroom?</h3>
<p>We have looked at the good, bad/ugly in this post with respect to how the customer experience carries over to the washroom. Whether your business is a retail establishment or a commercially-focused company, your bathroom still speaks volumes about your company. Is your bathroom &#8220;stuck in the 60s&#8221;, or are is it fully present in the year 2010, reflecting the best image possible about your organization? Let me know what you think about the bathroom experience!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Thanks to the Participating Bloggers!</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Here is the list of all the participating Bathroom Blogfest 2010 bloggers! Thank you to CB Whittemore of <a title="Simple Marketing Now blog" href="http://SimpleMarketingBlog.com" target="_blank">Simple Marketing Now</a> for her hard work pulling this blog festival together. I am honored to be a part of this effort</p>
<p>http://www.customercrossroads.com/customercrossroads/</p>
<p>http://www.KitchenAndResidentialDesign.com</p>
<p>http://blog.bigbobsoutlet.com/</p>
<p>http://blog.carpetsnmore.com/</p>
<p>http://blog.dolphincarpet.com/</p>
<p>http://fromthefloorsup.com/</p>
<p>http://blog.mybigbobs.com/</p>
<p>http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/bloomberg_marketing/</p>
<p>http://www.laurenceborel.com/</p>
<p>http://tiletalk.blogspot.com/</p>
<p>http://blog.jmbyington.com/</p>
<p>http://customersrock.net/</p>
<p>http://www.resultsrevolution.com</p>
<p>http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/</p>
<p>http://www.professortoilet.com/</p>
<p>http://www.oreilly-depalma.com/blog/</p>
<p>http://livepath.blogspot.com/</p>
<p>http://www.awarepointblog.com/</p>
<p>http://circulating.wordpress.com/</p>
<p>http://spap-oop.blogspot.com</p>
<p>http://yourfifthwall.com/</p>
<p>www.josephmichelli.com/blog</p>
<p>http://www.modenus.com/blog</p>
<p>http://www.tilemagonline.com/Articles/Blog_Nalbandian</p>
<p>http://www.people2peopleservice.com/</p>
<p>http://www.onqualitativeresearch.blogspot.com/</p>
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		<title>Bathrooms and Customer Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is that time of year when the Bathroom Blogfest comes around and our thoughts turn to those forgotten spaces where the customer experience, and customer perceptions, are still impacted. Yes, even the bathroom at your establishment (restaurant, retail store, hotel) reflects on your brand. As you know, here at Customers Rock! there is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/BB_2009-200x320-button1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1385" title="BB_2009-200x320-button" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/BB_2009-200x320-button1-187x300.jpg" alt="BB_2009-200x320-button" width="187" height="300" /></a>Yes, it is that time of year when the <a title="Bathroom Blogfest" href="http://www.bathroomblogfest.com" target="_blank">Bathroom Blogfest</a> comes around and our thoughts turn to those forgotten spaces where the customer experience, and customer perceptions, are still impacted. Yes, even the bathroom at your establishment (restaurant, retail store, hotel) reflects on your brand. As you know, here at Customers Rock! there is a strong focus on looking at your business from the customer’s perspective. Sometimes, that perspective takes place in the restroom, and this blogfest focuses on exactly that.</p>
<p>The Bathroom Blogfest 2009 has been taking place all week this week, with a variety of bloggers providing insight. While this is the fourth year of the Blogfest, I have participated in it since 2007 (see the end of my post for links to my previous posts as well as links to other Bathroom Blogfest bloggers). My previous posts have featured interesting bathrooms from Disney (both Disneyland and Disneyworld) as well as from the airport in Maui, HI, and Las Vegas.  This year&#8217;s Bathroom Blogfest post looks at bathroom theming in the guest rooms at the <a title="Disneyland Hotel" href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/hotels/landing?name=DisneylandHotelLandingPage&amp;bhcp=1" target="_blank">Disneyland Hotel</a> in Anaheim, California. (Note: I took these pictures last year when I was at the Disneyland Resort for the NACCM <a title="Customers 1st conference blog" href="http://customers1st.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Customers 1st Conference</a>, where I am giving a keynote speech this year at the event in Phoenix, AZ. My speech will be about using social media for customer loyalty.)</p>
<p>Special thanks go to <a title="Simple Marketing Now" href="http://www.simplemarketingnow.com" target="_blank">CB Whittemore</a> for pulling together the Bathroom Blogfest this year and for our first ever Bathroom Blogfest sponsor <a title="Kaboom deal for Bathroom Blogfest" href="http://www.bathroomblogfestdeal.com/" target="_blank">Kaboom</a>! (Disclosure: Kaboom! sent me a Bathroom Cleaning Kit to trial.)</p>
<p><strong>Find the Hidden Mickeys</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1359" title="Mickey Hand Vanity" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Mickey-Hand-Vanity-.jpg" alt="Mickey Hand Vanity" width="100" height="75" /></p>
<p>A popular game for Disney enthusiasts is to find the &#8220;Hidden Mickeys&#8221; throughout the theme parks (images of Mickey Mouse&#8217;s ears). This bathroom had Mickeys everywhere, including his hands. Take a closer look at these lights around the bathroom vanity. Mickey Mouse&#8217;s hands are holding the lamps &#8211; thanks, Mickey!</p>
<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Mickey-Mouse-wallpaper.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1360" title="Mickey Mouse wallpaper" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Mickey-Mouse-wallpaper.jpg" alt="Mickey Mouse wallpaper" width="100" height="75" /></a>Check out that wallpaper; nice pattern, huh? Now take a closer look. The pattern actually incorporates Mickey&#8217;s entire image &#8211; welcoming us into the water closet.</p>
<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Disney-Vanity-Sneezy.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1361" title="Disney Vanity Sneezy" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Disney-Vanity-Sneezy.jpg" alt="Disney Vanity Sneezy" width="100" height="75" /></a>The vanity itself is decorated with the Mickey ears as well as Sneezy, one of the Seven Dwarves, above the tissue container. Clever!</p>
<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Mickey-Bath-Gel.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1362" title="Mickey Bath Gel" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Mickey-Bath-Gel.jpg" alt="Mickey Bath Gel" width="100" height="75" /></a>My favorite part, however, are the toiletries. Mickey ears adorn the top of the shampoo, conditioner, and hand lotion containers. These little beauties definitely came home with me!</p>
<p>These are just a few examples of the way branding can be carried through in even the smallest details of the guest experience, all the way down to the toiletries in the bathrooms. As a Disney fan, I was completely delighted with the entire hotel experience, but having these surprises in the bathroom told me a few things. One, Disney is very focused on making sure their brand continues to stand behind Mickey Mouse and his unique ears &#8211; and they should be. Second, Disney likes to pay attention to details, so I can feel confident that I will be taken care of throughout my entire Disney vacation experience. Third, these little touches are very clever, and they had me looking forward to my visit in the theme park so I could be surprised even more!</p>
<p><strong>What Does Your Bathroom Say</strong>?</p>
<p>Whether you are a retail establishment, a restaurant, a service (such as a doctor&#8217;s office) or a corporate business, every aspect of your customer experience speaks volumes about your brand, your organization&#8217;s culture, and the way you conduct your business. While you certainly don&#8217;t need to &#8220;decorate&#8221; your bathroom with as many details as they did at the Disneyland Hotel, you do need to ensure at least the basics are met:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bathroom is neat and clean</li>
<li>Bathroom has all the necessary supplies refilled on a regular basis</li>
<li>Bathroom has the appropriate services to help meet your patron&#8217;s needs (purse hook for ladies, for example)</li>
</ul>
<p>Ideally, your bathroom can also go a bit further and be a clear reflection of your brand or business. Carry through the color or decorative theming from the rest of your facility. Add a small something to &#8220;surprise and delight&#8221; your customer &#8211; could be a sign, a nicely framed photo or picture, or a fun color theme. (A note on fun &#8211; <a title="Macaroni Grill website" href="http://macaronigrill.com" target="_blank">Macaroni Grill</a>, a casual-dining Italian restaurant, has &#8220;learn to speak Italian&#8221; lessons playing over the bathroom speakers instead of music!)  Whatever you decide to do, don&#8217;t let your bathroom be an after-thought, or your customers may decide they don&#8217;t want to think about you anymore, either.</p>
<p><strong>Bathroom Blogfest Resources</strong></p>
<p>Here is a list of the other Bathroom Blogfest bloggers; go and check out their varied perspectives on bathrooms. You can also find them via tag #ladiesrooms09 on Twitter. Below the list are my links to Customers Rock! Bathroom Blogfest posts from previous years.</p>
<p>• Susan Abbott at <span style="font-style: italic;">Customer Experience Crossroads</span><a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/" target="new">http://www.customercrossroads.com<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Reshma Anand at <span style="font-style: italic;">Qualitative Research Blog</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://onqualitativeresearch.blogspot.com/" target="new">http://onqualitativeresearch.blogspot.com/ <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Shannon Bilby at <span style="font-style: italic;">From the Floors Up</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://fromthefloorsup.com/" target="new">http://fromthefloorsup.com/ <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Shannon Bilby and Brad Millner at <span style="font-style: italic;">My Big Bob’s Blog</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://blog.mybigbobs.com/" target="new">http://blog.mybigbobs.com/ <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Laurence Borel at <span style="font-style: italic;">Blog Till You Drop</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.laurenceborel.com/" target="new">http://www.laurenceborel.com/<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Jeanne Byington at <span style="font-style: italic;">The Importance of Earnest Service</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://blog.jmbyington.com/" target="new">http://blog.jmbyington.com/<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Becky Carroll at <span style="font-style: italic;">Customers Rock!</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.customersrock.net/" target="new">http://www.customersrock.net<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Leslie Clagett at <span style="font-style: italic;">KB Culture</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.kbculture.blogspot.com/" target="new">www.kbculture.blogspot.com<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Katie Clark at P<span style="font-style: italic;">ractical Katie</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/" target="new">http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Iris Shreve Garrott at <span style="font-style: italic;">Checking In and Checking Out</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://circulating.wordpress.com/" target="new">http://circulating.wordpress.com/<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Julie at <span style="font-style: italic;">Julie’s Cleaning Secrets Blog</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://cleaningsecrets.greatcleaners.com/" target="new">http://cleaningsecrets.greatcleaners.com/<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Marianna Hayes at <span style="font-style: italic;">Results Revolution</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.resultsrevolution.com/" target="new">http://www.resultsrevolution.com <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Maria Palma at <span style="font-style: italic;">People To People Service</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.people2peopleservice.com/" target="new">http://www.people2peopleservice.com/ <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Professor Toilet at <span style="font-style: italic;">Professor Toilet’s Blog</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.professortoilet.com/" target="new">http://www.professortoilet.com/ <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• David Reich at <span style="font-style: italic;">My 2 Cents</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://reichcomm.typepad.com/" target="new">http://reichcomm.typepad.com/ <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Bethany Richmond at <span style="font-style: italic;">The Carpet and Rug Institute Blog</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com/" target="new">http://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Carolyn Townes at <span style="font-style: italic;">Becoming a Woman of Purpose</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/" target="new">http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• Stephanie Weaver at <span style="font-style: italic;">Experienceology</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://experienceology.blogspot.com/" target="new">http://experienceology.blogspot.com<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
• C.B. Whittemore at <span style="font-style: italic;">Flooring The Consumer</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/" target="new">http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Simple Marketing Blog</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://www.simplemarketingblog.com/" target="new">http://www.SimpleMarketingBlog.com </a><br />
• Linda Wright at <span style="font-style: italic;">Lindaloo.com: Build Better Business with Better Bathrooms</span> <a style="color: #336699;" href="http://lindaloo.com/" target="new">http://lindaloo.com/<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-height: 2000px; max-width: 2000px; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; float: none; left: auto; top: auto; line-height: normal; background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/theme/purple/palette.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 14px; height: 12px; text-decoration: none; position: static; vertical-align: top; display: inline; visibility: visible; background-position: -943px 0px; margin: 0px !important; border: 0px solid initial;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.14/t.gif" alt="" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Customers Rock! Bathroom Blogfest Posts</strong></p>
<p><a title="The Disney Experience" href="http://customersrock.net/2007/10/29/bathroom-blogfest-the-disney-experience/" target="_blank">The Disney Experience</a></p>
<p><a title="Luxury Disney" href="http://customersrock.net/2007/11/01/bathroom-blogfest-luxury-disney/" target="_blank">Luxury Disney</a></p>
<p><a title="Door Signs" href="http://customersrock.net/2007/11/02/bathroom-blogfest-door-signs/" target="_blank">Door Signs</a></p>
<p><a title="Hawaiian and Venetian (Sort of)" href="http://customersrock.net/2008/11/02/bathroom-blogfest-08-hawaiian-and-venetian-sort-of/" target="_blank">Hawaiian and Venetian (Sort of)</a></p>
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		<title>Bathroom Blogfest &#8217;08: Hawaiian and Venetian (sort of)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As mentioned earlier this week, I am once again participating in the annual Bathroom Blogfest - Cleaning Up Forgotten Spaces Around Us. What, you might wonder, is that all about?  As you know, here at Customers Rock! there is a strong focus on looking at your business from the customer&#8217;s perspective. Sometimes, that perspective takes place in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/blogfest-logo-2008.jpg"></a><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hpim0239.jpg"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bblogfest-logo-08.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-948" title="bblogfest-logo-08" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bblogfest-logo-08-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>As mentioned earlier this week, I am once again participating in the annual <a title="Bathroom Blogfest '08" href="http://bathroomblogfest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bathroom Blogfest</a> - Cleaning Up Forgotten Spaces Around Us. What, you might wonder, is that all about?  As you know, here at Customers Rock! there is a strong focus on looking at your business from the customer&#8217;s perspective. Sometimes, that perspective takes place in the restroom, and this blogfest focuses on exactly that.</p>
<p>The customer experience travels everywhere with your customers, even into those forgotten spaces!  Some of my fellow Bathroom Blogfesters have included other forgotten spaces in this year&#8217;s festival photos; I have chosen to stick with the main event, the restroom.</p>
<p><strong>Hawaiian:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maui-mens-room.jpg"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hpim0239.jpg"></a><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maui-womens-room.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-946" title="maui-womens-room" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maui-womens-room-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Last year, I spent time blogging about restroom signs.  Some can be very confusing, and some can be amusing.  These signs on the restrooms at the Kahului Airport on Maui make it very clear which room is for which people. I love it.<a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maui-mens-room.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-945 aligncenter" title="maui-mens-room" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/maui-mens-room-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p><em>Customers Rock! tip: </em>Having clear signs at your business makes for a simplified customer experience. Don&#8217;t try to be too &#8220;cute&#8221;, especially when it comes to signs on restroom doors! Customers don&#8217;t want to be embarassed if they can&#8217;t figure them out.</p>
<p><strong>Venetian Restroom</strong></p>
<p>I was recently in the <a title="Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas" href="http://www.venetian.com" target="_blank">Venetian Hotel </a>in Las Vegas during my time at <a title="BlogWorld Expo" href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com" target="_blank">BlogWorld</a>; it is very upscale. I was impressed by my surroundings, and the ambiance carried over to the public ladies room as well (this one was by the <a title="Blue Man Group Las Vegas" href="http://www.bluemanvegas.com" target="_blank">Blue Man Group&#8217;s</a> theater). Having my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016BXRB6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=cusroc-20&amp;creativeASIN=B0016BXRB6">Flip Mino video camera</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cusroc-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0016BXRB6" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> in my purse (you never know when you might need it!), I took this tasteful video in the restroom to show off the beautiful fixtures. (Note: Don&#8217;t blink when you watch the video. I did it rather quickly so as not to be taping when another customer came in. It might have been difficult to explain!)</p>
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<p><em>Customers Rock! tip:</em> Try and keep your &#8220;forgotten spaces&#8221; consistent with the rest of your customer experience. Every interaction with your brand counts, even the bathroom!</p>
<p><strong>Bathroom Blogfest &#8217;08</strong></p>
<p>If you would like to see more perspectives on the bathroom experience and other forgotten spaces, be sure to check out the posts from this past week at these other Blogfest participants below! You can see all my posts from last year&#8217;s Bathroom Blogfest regarding: <a title="Disney Bathrooms" href="http://customersrock.net/2007/10/29/bathroom-blogfest-the-disney-experience/" target="_blank">Disney</a> <a title="More Disney Bathrooms" href="http://customersrock.net/2007/11/01/bathroom-blogfest-luxury-disney/" target="_blank">Bathrooms</a> as well as <a title="Bathroom Door Signs" href="http://customersrock.net/2007/11/02/bathroom-blogfest-door-signs/" target="_blank">Door Signs</a>.</p>
<p>Susan Abbott at <a href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Customer Experience Crossroads<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Katia Adams at <a href="http://transcultural.wordpress.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Transcultural Marketing<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Shannon Bilby at <a href="http://floortalk.wfca.org/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Floor Talk!<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Laurence Borel at <a href="http://blogtillyoudrop.wordpress.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Blog Till You Drop<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Jo Brown and the blogging team at <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/mykohler/blog.jsp" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Kohler Talk <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Lisbeth Calandrino at <a href="http://lisbethcalandrino.typepad.com/liz_biz_buzz/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Lisbeth Calandrino <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Sara Cantor at <a href="http://curiousshopper.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">The Curious Shopper <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Becky Carroll at <a href="http://www.customersrock.net/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Customers Rock!<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Katie Clark at <a href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Practical Katie <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Iris Shreve Garrott at <a href="http://circulating.wordpress.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Circulating<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Ann Handley at <a href="http://www.annhandley.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Annarchy<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Marianna Hayes at <a href="http://www.resultsrevolution.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Results Revolution<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Elizabeth Hise and C.B. Whittemore at <a href="http://carpetology.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">The Carpetology Blog<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Maria Palma at <a href="http://www.customersarealways.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Customers Are Always<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Sandra Renshaw at <a href="http://www.purplewren.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Purple Wren<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Kate Rutter at <a href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Adaptive Path<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Claudia Schiepers at <a href="http://claudiaschiepers.typepad.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Life and its little pleasures<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Carolyn Townes at <a href="http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Becoming a Woman of Purpose<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Stephanie Weaver at <a href="http://experienceology.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Experienceology<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.54.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
C.B. Whittemore at <a href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Flooring The Consumer</span></a></p>
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		<title>A Quick Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bathroom Blogfest 08]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a short post to let you know about a few great things that are going on around here at Customers Rock!  More posts on customer experience, social media, and a few videos coming soon. First things first: I have been a busy lately with my new job. I just accepted and started in my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/lab-news.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-919" title="lab-news" src="http://customersrock.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/lab-news-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Just a short post to let you know about a few great things that are going on around here at Customers Rock!  More posts on customer experience, social media, and a few videos coming soon.</p>
<p>First things first: I have been a busy lately with my <em>new job</em>. I just accepted and started in my role as Director of Social Media at <a title="Brickfish website" href="http://www.brickfish.com" target="_blank">Brickfish</a>.  Brickfish is a social media advertising network, and they focus on helping brands reach their customers via the social web and viral marketing.  This is a great position for me as it marries my two key areas of interest: social media and customer loyalty (you couldn&#8217;t have guessed that, could you?). I will definitely report back more on this company and role as I get my feet firmly planted there!  I will still be writing my Customers Rock! blog and will also continue my gig at <a title="Marketing via New Media class at UCSD Extension" href="http://extension.ucsd.edu/studyarea/index.cfm?vCourse=BUSA-40700" target="_blank">UCSD Extension teaching the Marketing via New Media class</a>.  Consulting projects are being put on the back burner at the moment, but do let me know if I can help you via my great network!</p>
<p>In other news&#8230;</p>
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<li>I just returned from the <a title="MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Mixer" href="http://www.marketingprofs.com/events/5/conference" target="_blank">MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Mixer</a>, and I had a great time speaking, learning a lot, and connecting with bloggers I had met online but not yet in person.  Write-ups, video, and photos to come soon!</li>
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<li><a title="Bathroom Blogfest 08 Overview" href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/2008/10/announcing-bathroom-blogfest-08.html" target="_blank">Bathroom Blogfest &#8217;08</a> is happening now!  I participated in this last year with my blog posts on the customer experience and the restroom, highlighting <a title="Bathroom Blogfest on Customers Rock!" href="http://customersrock.net/category/bathroom-blogfest/" target="_blank">bathrooms at Disney theme parks</a>. I will post my bathroom customer experiences later this week, towards the end of the blogfest, but I wanted to highlight the other bloggers who are taking part in this annual event.  Here they are:</li>
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<p style="padding-left: 60px;">Susan Abbott at <a href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Customer Experience Crossroads<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Katia Adams at <a href="http://transcultural.wordpress.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Transcultural Marketing<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Shannon Bilby at <a href="http://floortalk.wfca.org/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Floor Talk!<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Laurence Borel at <a href="http://blogtillyoudrop.wordpress.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Blog Till You Drop<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Jo Brown and the blogging team at <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/mykohler/blog.jsp" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Kohler Talk <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Lisbeth Calandrino at <a href="http://lisbethcalandrino.typepad.com/liz_biz_buzz/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Lisbeth Calandrino <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Sara Cantor at <a href="http://curiousshopper.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">The Curious Shopper <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Becky Carroll at <a href="http://www.customersrock.net/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Customers Rock!<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Katie Clark at <a href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Practical Katie <img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Iris Shreve Garrott at <a href="http://circulating.wordpress.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Circulating<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Ann Handley at <a href="http://www.annhandley.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Annarchy<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Marianna Hayes at <a href="http://www.resultsrevolution.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Results Revolution<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Elizabeth Hise and C.B. Whittemore at <a href="http://carpetology.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">The Carpetology Blog<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Maria Palma at <a href="http://www.customersarealways.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Customers Are Always<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Sandra Renshaw at <a href="http://www.purplewren.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Purple Wren<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Kate Rutter at <a href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Adaptive Path</span><img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></a><br />
Claudia Schiepers at <a href="http://claudiaschiepers.typepad.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Life and its little pleasures<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Carolyn Townes at <a href="http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #5588aa;">Becoming a Woman of Purpose<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
Stephanie Weaver at <a href="http://experienceology.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Experienceology<img id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" class="snap_preview_icon" style="padding-right: 0px; background-position: -943px 0px; min-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 0px; left: auto; float: none; background-image: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/theme/orange/palette.gif); visibility: visible; max-width: 2000px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 14px; max-height: 2000px; line-height: normal; padding-top: 1px; background-repeat: no-repeat; font-style: normal; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; position: static; top: auto; height: 12px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cssfloat: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.53.0.1/t.gif" alt="" /></span></a><br />
C.B. Whittemore at <a href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/" target="new"><span style="color: #999999;">Flooring The Consumer</span></a></p>
<ul>
<li>Last year, I participated in a great project to write a book with over 100 other bloggers, the <a title="Age of Conversation Website" href="http://www.aoc.com" target="_blank">Age of Conversation</a>.  This year, we are doing it again with the <em>Age of Conversation 2: Why Don&#8217;t They Get It?</em> It launches shortly (tomorrow); stay tuned for details!</li>
</ul>
<p>(Photo credit: <a title="Tinka" href="http://www.stockxpert.com/browse_image/profile/Tinka" target="_blank">Tinka</a>)</p>
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		<title>Bathroom Blogfest: Door Signs</title>
		<link>http://customersrock.net/2007/11/02/bathroom-blogfest-door-signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bathroom blogfest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An important part of crafting a great customer experience is attention to detail.  Today I am sharing some very creative signs which indicate the location of the bathroom door.  They all align with the theming of the establishment or area in which they are found.  Which one do you like best? Disney doors: Disney&#8217;s California [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An important part of crafting a great customer experience is attention to detail.  Today I am sharing some very creative signs which indicate the location of the bathroom door.  They all align with the theming of the establishment or area in which they are found.  Which one do you like best?</p>
<p><strong>Disney doors:</strong></p>
<p><em>Disney&#8217;s California Adventure:</em> This is the door sign that went with my earlier post on the Route 66 bathroom.  It is shaped like a USA highway sign.</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dscn1666-small.jpg" title="dscn1666-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dscn1666-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1666-small.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><em>Disneyland at Space Mountain:</em> This sign is found on the women&#8217;s room door which is at the exit to the Space Mountain rollercoaster.  As the coaster has outer-space themes, so does the door.  Good for large and small aliens to use.</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dscn1674-small.jpg" title="dscn1674-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dscn1674-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1674-small.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><em>DisneyWorld at EPCOT World Showcase:</em> In case you haven&#8217;t been to this Disney theme park, EPCOT in Orlando, Florida has two main areas.  The first is FutureWorld, and the second is the World Showcase.  Several countries are represented there.  These two signs come from the Norwegian pavilion and the USA pavilion, respectively.</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dscn1691-small.jpg" title="dscn1691-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dscn1691-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1691-small.jpg" /></a><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dscn1727-small.jpg" title="dscn1727-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dscn1727-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1727-small.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Non-Disney:</strong></p>
<p><em>Samba Room, Orlando, Florida</em></p>
<p>This restaurant serves Cuban cuisine in an Asian-fusion style.  I couldn&#8217;t resist taking pictures of the doors to their men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s rooms (respectively).  Clever!</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dscn1705-small.jpg" title="dscn1705-small.jpg"></a><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/romeo.jpg" title="romeo.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/romeo.thumbnail.jpg" alt="romeo.jpg" /></a><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/julieta.jpg" title="julieta.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/julieta.thumbnail.jpg" alt="julieta.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><strong>The Bathroom Experience</strong></p>
<p>Have you considered how even the smallest of details can speak volumes about your establishment?   I hope this blogfest has given you some ideas to consider.  Who knows; maybe I will feature your bathroom in next year&#8217;s blogfest!  Feel free to send me pictures throughout the year, and I will credit you and your establishment.</p>
<p>Visit the Bathroom Blogfest <a target="NEW" href="http://bathroomblogfest.blogspot.com/"><font color="#996699"><strong>group blog</strong></font></a>, as well as the other Blogfest bloggers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Kate Rutter—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Adaptive Path</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Laurence Helene Borel—<a target="NEW" href="http://blogtillyoudrop.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Blog Till You Drop</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Iris Shreve Garrott—<a target="NEW" href="http://circulating.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>checking out and checking in</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Susan Abbott—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Customer Experience Crossroads</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Maria Palma—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.customersarealways.com/"><font color="#996699"><strong>Customers Are Always</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Becky Carroll—<a target="NEW" href="http://customersrock.wordpress.com/"><font color="#996699"><strong>Customers Rock!</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Toby Bloomberg—<a target="NEW" href="http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Diva Marketing</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Linda Tischler—<a target="NEW" href="http://blog.fastcompany.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Fast Company Now</strong></font></a></li>
<li>C.B. Whittemore—<a target="NEW" href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Flooring the Consumer</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Ed Pell—<a target="NEW" href="http://kbdeltavee.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>K+B DeltaVee</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Helene Blowers—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.librarybytes.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Library Bytes</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Claudia Schiepers—<a target="NEW" href="http://claudiaschiepers.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Life and its little pleasures</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Katie Clark—<a target="NEW" href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Practical Katie</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Sandra Renshaw—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.purplewren.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Purple Wren</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Reshma Anand—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.reshmaanand.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Qualitative Research</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Marianna Hayes—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.resultsrevolution.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Results Revolution</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Carolyn Townes—<a target="NEW" href="http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Spirit Women</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Sara Cantor—<a target="NEW" href="http://curiousshopper.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>The Curious Shopper</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Anna Farmery—<a target="NEW" href="http://theengagingbrand.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>The Engaging Brand</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Dee McCrorey—<a target="NEW" href="http://thecorporateentrepreneur.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>The Ultimate Corporate Entrepreneur</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Katia S. Adams—<a target="NEW" href="http://transcultural.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Transcultural</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Katie Konrath &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.getfreshminds.com/" title="GetFreshMinds blog"><strong><font color="#0a8fbc">Get Fresh Minds</font></strong></a></li>
</ul>
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		<title>Bathroom Blogfest: Luxury Disney</title>
		<link>http://customersrock.net/2007/11/01/bathroom-blogfest-luxury-disney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bathroom blogfest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Why are we looking at bathrooms this week?  The customer experience truly spans all customer touchpoints, including the bathroom!  If the experience is great throughout an establishment but the washroom is dirty, lacks supplies, or is unappealing, a customer&#8217;s impression of your brand will be affected.  Disney has a very strong brand, and its bathrooms are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Why are we looking at bathrooms this week?  The customer experience truly spans all customer touchpoints, including the bathroom!  If the experience is great throughout an establishment but the washroom is dirty, lacks supplies, or is unappealing, a customer&#8217;s impression of your brand will be affected.  Disney has a very strong brand, and its bathrooms are generally kept very clean and tidy.  Today I will show you a few pictures of exceptional bathrooms &#8211; luxury Disney.</p>
<p><strong>Disney&#8217;s California Adventure Park, Ariel&#8217;s Grotto</strong></p>
<p>Ariel&#8217;s Grotto is a restaurant which serves what Disney calls &#8220;character meals&#8221;.  In other words, this is the place to come if you want to meet the Disney characters while you eat.  This particular restaurant is focused on those popular Disney princesses, and you can get your photo taken with Ariel (from the Little Mermaid).  Right across from her beautifully-themed mermaid photo spot is this ladies room.  Of course, it has the &#8220;children&#8217;s sink&#8221; which is lower than the other sinks, but its most striking aspect is the lighting.  In order to achieve that &#8220;under the sea&#8221; effect, there is a blue glow which is emitted from the mirrors.  The bathroom in general is dimly-lit in the sink area so the blue glow can be seen.  In addition, the bathroom is in shades of teals, green, and blue, and the mirrors are luxurious with gold and granite all around, fit for any little (or big) princess to use!</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dscn1671-small.jpg" title="dscn1671-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dscn1671-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1671-small.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Disney World: EPCOT, House of Technology</strong></p>
<p>Inside the Innoventions area of EPCOT at Disney World, you can take a tour of the House of Technology.  This &#8220;house&#8221; shows off many futuristic ideas about how we can use technology in every day life &#8211; such as the room-darkening glass controlled by a touchscreen or the wall speakers (which <em>are </em>the wall!).  One of the most interesting parts of the house was the bathroom.  While Disney guests can&#8217;t use this bathroom, it is so visually-appealing that I had to share it!</p>
<p>It includes a shower with multiple shower heads that can turn on and off as desired, creating a pulsing effect.  It also includes this toilet and sink area.  The toilet is tankless, and water is pumped directly to the bowl.  The sink is simple in its elegance, with the blue glass basin adding a nice touch of color.  The overall effect is one of a very neat and tidy area which could be replicated for hotels or eating establishments.  Well done, Disney!  (And <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kohler.com" title="Kohler fixtures">Kohler</a>, as they are the ones who make these fixtures.)</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dscn1699-small.jpg" title="dscn1699-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/dscn1699-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1699-small.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Tomorrow, I will share fun bathroom signs!</p>
<p>Visit the Bathroom Blogfest <a target="NEW" href="http://bathroomblogfest.blogspot.com/"><font color="#996699"><strong>group blog</strong></font></a>, as well as the other Blogfest bloggers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Kate Rutter—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Adaptive Path</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Laurence Helene Borel—<a target="NEW" href="http://blogtillyoudrop.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Blog Till You Drop</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Iris Shreve Garrott—<a target="NEW" href="http://circulating.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>checking out and checking in</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Susan Abbott—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Customer Experience Crossroads</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Maria Palma—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.customersarealways.com/"><font color="#996699"><strong>Customers Are Always</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Becky Carroll—<a target="NEW" href="http://customersrock.wordpress.com/"><font color="#996699"><strong>Customers Rock!</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Toby Bloomberg—<a target="NEW" href="http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Diva Marketing</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Linda Tischler—<a target="NEW" href="http://blog.fastcompany.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Fast Company Now</strong></font></a></li>
<li>C.B. Whittemore—<a target="NEW" href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Flooring the Consumer</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Ed Pell—<a target="NEW" href="http://kbdeltavee.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>K+B DeltaVee</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Helene Blowers—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.librarybytes.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Library Bytes</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Claudia Schiepers—<a target="NEW" href="http://claudiaschiepers.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Life and its little pleasures</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Katie Clark—<a target="NEW" href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Practical Katie</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Sandra Renshaw—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.purplewren.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Purple Wren</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Reshma Anand—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.reshmaanand.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Qualitative Research</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Marianna Hayes—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.resultsrevolution.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Results Revolution</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Carolyn Townes—<a target="NEW" href="http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Spirit Women</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Sara Cantor—<a target="NEW" href="http://curiousshopper.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>The Curious Shopper</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Anna Farmery—<a target="NEW" href="http://theengagingbrand.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>The Engaging Brand</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Dee McCrorey—<a target="NEW" href="http://thecorporateentrepreneur.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>The Ultimate Corporate Entrepreneur</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Katia S. Adams—<a target="NEW" href="http://transcultural.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa"><strong>Transcultural</strong></font></a></li>
<li>Katie Konrath &#8211; <a target="_blank" href="http://www.getfreshminds.com/" title="GetFreshMinds blog">Get Fresh Minds</a></li>
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		<title>Bathroom Blogfest: The Disney Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The customer experience spans across all places a customer touches an organization: sales, marketing, customer service, and yes, even the bathroom!  The Bathroom Blogfest takes place this week, and I am honored to be part of the contributing author list.  As I am such a Disney fan, I decided my theme for bathroom posts this week [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/mcdonalds.jpg" title="mcdonalds.jpg"></a><a href="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn1660.jpg" title="dscn1660.jpg"></a><a href="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/route66.jpg" title="route66.jpg"></a><a href="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn1665-small.jpg" title="dscn1665-small.jpg"></a><a href="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn1665-small.jpg" title="dscn1665-small.jpg"></a><a href="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn1665-small-2.jpg" title="dscn1665-small-2.jpg"></a><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/blogfest-logo-2007.thumbnail.jpg" alt="blogfest-logo-2007.jpg" /> The customer experience spans across all places a customer touches an organization: sales, marketing, customer service, and yes, even the bathroom!  The Bathroom Blogfest takes place this week, and I am honored to be part of the contributing author list.  As I am such a Disney fan, I decided my theme for bathroom posts this week would be Disney bathrooms.  Some are themed in amazing ways, some have really fun door signs, and some are yet to come!</p>
<p>I will begin the week with a fun, themed bathroom from Disney&#8217;s California Adventure park.  Disney takes the experience of being in California all the way into the stalls (and I don&#8217;t mean traffic stalls!).  This part of the park is themed around the famous Route 66 road in the USA.  To set the stage (because Disney has a strong focus on their<em> show</em>): Just outside this particular restroom is a McDonald&#8217;s, disguised as a giant hamburger.  It is similar to some of the giant icons seen on the roadside of Route 66. </p>
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<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/dscn1660-small.jpg" title="dscn1660-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn1660-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1660-small.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Inside, the theme is carried through all the way down the hall.  The yellow lane markers guide you to the stalls, and in solid Disney fashion, you can see the lowered &#8220;kiddie&#8221; sink on the left hand side.  This is great for the mom with the child who says, &#8220;I want to do it myself!&#8221;  Plus, with a lower sink, the child doesn&#8217;t get their shirt all wet when mom has to lift them up to the faucet over the inevitably-wet counters.  As you can also see, this bathroom is spotless.</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/dscn1664-small.jpg" title="dscn1664-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn1664-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1664-small.jpg" /></a> </p>
<p>On your way out, you see a fabulous Route 66 mural on the wall tiles!  Get your kicks&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/dscn1662-small-small.jpg" title="dscn1662-small-small.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dscn1662-small-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dscn1662-small-small.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>More from me in my next in<em>stall</em>ment later this week.  Visit the Bathroom Blogfest <a target="NEW" href="http://bathroomblogfest.blogspot.com/"><font color="#996699">group blog</font></a>, as well as the other Blogfest bloggers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Kate Rutter—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/"><font color="#5588aa">Adaptive Path</font></a></li>
<li>Laurence Helene Borel—<a target="NEW" href="http://blogtillyoudrop.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Blog Till You Drop</font></a></li>
<li>Iris Shreve Garrott—<a target="NEW" href="http://circulating.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa">checking out and checking in</font></a></li>
<li>Susan Abbott—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Customer Experience Crossroads</font></a></li>
<li>Maria Palma—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.customersarealways.com/"><font color="#996699">Customers Are Always</font></a></li>
<li>Becky Carroll—<a target="NEW" href="http://customersrock.wordpress.com/"><font color="#996699">Customers Rock!</font></a></li>
<li>Toby Bloomberg—<a target="NEW" href="http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Diva Marketing</font></a></li>
<li>Linda Tischler—<a target="NEW" href="http://blog.fastcompany.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Fast Company Now</font></a></li>
<li>C.B. Whittemore—<a target="NEW" href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Flooring the Consumer</font></a></li>
<li>Ed Pell—<a target="NEW" href="http://kbdeltavee.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">K+B DeltaVee</font></a></li>
<li>Helene Blowers—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.librarybytes.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Library Bytes</font></a></li>
<li>Claudia Schiepers—<a target="NEW" href="http://claudiaschiepers.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Life and its little pleasures</font></a></li>
<li>Katie Clark—<a target="NEW" href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Practical Katie</font></a></li>
<li>Sandra Renshaw—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.purplewren.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Purple Wren</font></a></li>
<li>Reshma Anand—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.reshmaanand.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Qualitative Research</font></a></li>
<li>Marianna Hayes—<a target="NEW" href="http://www.resultsrevolution.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Results Revolution</font></a></li>
<li>Carolyn Townes—<a target="NEW" href="http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Spirit Women</font></a></li>
<li>Sara Cantor—<a target="NEW" href="http://curiousshopper.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">The Curious Shopper</font></a></li>
<li>Anna Farmery—<a target="NEW" href="http://theengagingbrand.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa">The Engaging Brand</font></a></li>
<li>Dee McCrorey—<a target="NEW" href="http://thecorporateentrepreneur.com/"><font color="#5588aa">The Ultimate Corporate Entrepreneur</font></a></li>
<li>Katia S. Adams—<a target="NEW" href="http://transcultural.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Transcultural</font></a></li>
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		<title>Bathroom Blogfest 2007</title>
		<link>http://customersrock.net/2007/10/22/bathroom-blogfest-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Carroll</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bathroom blogfest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer experience]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Last year about this time, I was preparing for my keynote speech for the British Columbia Association of Integrated Marketers.  In talking about the customer experience, I wanted to mention all potential customer touchpoints that could impact how customers feel about an organization.  I found Stephanie Weaver&#8217;s blog, experienceology, and asked her for permission to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://74.53.86.162/~bcarroll/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/blogfest-logo-2007.jpg" title="blogfest-logo-2007.jpg"><img src="http://customersrock.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/blogfest-logo-2007.thumbnail.jpg" alt="blogfest-logo-2007.jpg" /></a> Last year about this time, I was preparing for my keynote speech for the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bcaim.org" title="British Columbia Association of Integrated Marketers">British Columbia Association of Integrated Marketers</a>.  In talking about the customer experience, I wanted to mention all potential customer touchpoints that could impact how customers feel about an organization.  I found Stephanie Weaver&#8217;s blog, <a target="_blank" href="http://experienceology.blogspot.com/" title="Experienceology blog">experienceology</a>, and asked her for permission to use some of the bathroom photos she had.</p>
<p>This year, I am participating in the blogfest!  <a target="_blank" href="http://bathroomblogfest.blogspot.com/" title="Bathroom Blogfest 2007">Bathroom Blogfest 2007</a> runs from Sunday, October 28 through Friday, November 2.  The blogfest features 22 bloggers from around the globe, writing about the importance of bathrooms in the customer experience, including photos of both the best and the worst bathrooms.  To get an idea, here is the link to the wrap-up from <a target="_blank" href="http://experienceology.blogspot.com/2006/11/bathroom-blogfest-ends-for-this-year.html" title="Bathroom Blogfest 2006">last year&#8217;s blogfest</a>.  Be sure to check out the group blog listed above to see all the posts, as well as some amusing videos.</p>
<p>I will be posting on something a little unique &#8211; Disney bathrooms.  I have been doing my research, and I will be including bathrooms from Disneyland, Disney&#8217;s California Adventure, and hopefully, some bathrooms from Disney World (where I will be at the beginning of the blogfest).</p>
<p>If you would like to contribute, please send me your photos and explanation to <strong>becky at petraconsultinggroup.com</strong>, and I will link to you and include them in the festival.</p>
<p>Here are the links to this year&#8217;s participating bloggers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Kate Rutter—<a href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/"><font color="#5588aa">Adaptive Path</font></a></li>
<li>Laurence Helene Borel—<a href="http://blogtillyoudrop.wordpress.com/"><font color="#999999">Blog Till You Drop</font></a></li>
<li>Iris Shreve Garrott—<a href="http://circulating.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa">checking out and checking in</font></a></li>
<li>Susan Abbott—<a href="http://www.customercrossroads.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Customer Experience Crossroads</font></a></li>
<li>Maria Palma—<a href="http://www.customersarealways.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Customers Are Always</font></a></li>
<li>Becky Carroll—<a href="http://customersrock.wordpress.com/"><font color="#999999">Customers Rock!</font></a></li>
<li>Toby Bloomberg—<a href="http://bloombergmarketing.blogs.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Diva Marketing</font></a></li>
<li>Stephanie Weaver—<a href="http://experienceology.blogspot.com/"><font color="#999999">Experienceology</font></a></li>
<li>Linda Tischler—<a href="http://blog.fastcompany.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Fast Company Now</font></a></li>
<li>C.B. Whittemore—<a href="http://flooringtheconsumer.blogspot.com/"><font color="#999999">Flooring the Consumer</font></a></li>
<li>Ed Pell—<a href="http://kbdeltavee.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">K+B DeltaVee</font></a></li>
<li>Helene Blowers—<a href="http://www.librarybytes.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Library Bytes</font></a></li>
<li>Claudia Schiepers—<a href="http://claudiaschiepers.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Life and its little pleasures</font></a></li>
<li>Katie Clark—<a href="http://practicalkatie.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Practical Katie</font></a></li>
<li>Sandra Renshaw—<a href="http://www.purplewren.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Purple Wren</font></a></li>
<li>Reshma Anand—<a href="http://www.reshmaanand.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Qualitative Research</font></a></li>
<li>Marianna Hayes—<a href="http://www.resultsrevolution.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Results Revolution</font></a></li>
<li>Carolyn Townes—<a href="http://spiritwomen.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Spirit Women</font></a></li>
<li>Sara Cantor—<a href="http://curiousshopper.blogspot.com/"><font color="#5588aa">The Curious Shopper</font></a></li>
<li>Anna Farmery—<a href="http://theengagingbrand.typepad.com/"><font color="#5588aa">The Engaging Brand</font></a></li>
<li>Dee McCrorey—<a href="http://thecorporateentrepreneur.com/"><font color="#5588aa">The Ultimate Corporate Entrepreneur</font></a></li>
<li>Katia S. Adams—<a href="http://transcultural.wordpress.com/"><font color="#5588aa">Transcultural</font></a></li>
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