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10 massive business trends that will shape 2017 and beyond

Alida

We’ve collected 10 of the most insightful predictions that we believe will define not just 2017, but also the years ahead. Forrester Research is predicting more espionage, ransomware and privacy breaches in 2017. The enterprise guide to customer intelligence [e-book]. Global uncertainty. Credit: SiriusDecisions.

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Top IT Trends to Watch Out For in 2017

transcosmos Information Systems

Cutting-edge technologies will continue to dominate in 2017. Without further ado, here are the top IT trends for 2017 that are likely to impact in varied ways those in the business and tech sectors: The Rise of the Bots. Despite technological explosions though, you’d do well to train people in new jobs such as IT support outsourcing.

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Dive in with Self-Service in 2017 for Improved CX

Bold360

Now that 2017 has come, we have to take stock of how we fared in the crazed holiday season. While sales may have reached peak performance, cx often takes a hit, most drastically for e-commerce and travel businesses. If a customer couldn’t reach an agent or manage to ask a question or receive support, you lost business.

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Why the retail apocalypse is really a renaissance, and what your company can do about it

Alida

Despite headlines painting a bleak picture of a coming retail apocalypse , there is data to support that the industry is poised to grow. In fact, retailers such as Target, Walmart, Nordstrom and Home Depot all reported growth in both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce sales, and Deloitte is pegging the retail industry’s growth at 11.7%

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Circular Edge Celebrates 15th Anniversary at JD Edwards INFOCUS

Circular Edge

In 2017, Circular Edge was recognized by Oracle JD Edwards with the prestigious Customer Focus Award for overall Customer Success Stories for delivering integrated ERP/CX digital experiences in distribution, construction, real estate and apparel industries via their Smart Help skill based support services.

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CX leader spotlight: Michael Bair, SVP of Customer Experience at FIGS

delighted

I spent my first seven years in sales at a Fortune 50 bank and then moved into customer service. Did you take anything away from your sales experience that influenced your career in customer experience? When I was in sales, revenue was King. In customer service, you can’t show revenue success the same as you can in sales.

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Building Customer Centric Organizations – TSIA Keynote Recap from Customer Success Summit 2017

Totango

To that end, one of the keynotes from #CSSummit17 was Thomas E. Initially, customer success was funded by support from Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) or Sales & Marketing (S&M). Cost of sales with current models not optimized to cost effectively land XaaS customers. How will we fund these organizations?