Storyminers
MARCH 17, 2021
If your strategy includes a new service, product, or platform, one of the best ways to get started is not with a story at all! Instead, it’s with a well-designed experience that adds value to your customers, engages your employees, then benefits the bottom line. It’s essential to focus on profit-making last in the design process so that you stay focused on what your customers want most and will genuinely adopt.
CSM Magazine
MARCH 18, 2021
Poor customer service and perseverance in long waiting loops – what we have begrudgingly accepted as the norm can be changed with the help of modern AI software. Cognigy , an internationally successful pioneer in customer service automation, offers one of the leading Conversational AI platforms (think voice- and chatbots). Companies such as Bosch, Daimler, Henkel, Lufthansa and, more recently, BioNTech are automating their customer communication in a smart way.
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Heart of the Customer
MARCH 16, 2021
At Heart of the Customer, we work across many different industries – in the past six months alone, we’ve partnered with life insurance, SaaS software, healthcare delivery, property and casualty insurance, non-profits, and staffing enterprises. These organizations serve a wide variety of customers who have very different needs. Or do they? We’ve found that there’s […].
TechSee
MARCH 17, 2021
If there’s one feeling consumers have grown familiar with in their dealings with the telecom industry, it is – by all accounts – frustration. There’s just something about waiting for the cable guy to show up some time between noon and 6 p.m. to fix your internet connection only to have him arrive late and leave with the issue unresolved.
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Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.
ShepHyken
MARCH 17, 2021
It seems that most of the companies that customers love to do business with have something in common. They focus more on the customer than they do the sale. Sure, they want to make the sale, add more revenue and get higher ratings. What company doesn’t want that? But when they focus on the customer’s needs, the rest seems to fall into place. A great example of this comes from Dawn Mushill, one of our Shepard Letter subscribers.
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Totango
MARCH 19, 2021
The traditional customer journey infographic envisioned the customer’s experience from a sales and marketing standpoint, visualizing a funnel marking the steps from a lead acquisition through a sale, also known as the buyer’s journey. The traditional approach fails to see things from the perspective of the customer, instead, it takes a company-centric approach, splitting these into multiple journies each handled by a different department; marketing, sales, onboarding, retention.
TechSee
MARCH 17, 2021
If there’s one feeling consumers have grown familiar with in their dealings with the telecom industry, it is – by all accounts – frustration. There’s just something about waiting for the cable guy to show up some time between noon and 6 p.m. to fix your internet connection only to have him arrive late and leave with the issue unresolved.
Alida
MARCH 19, 2021
The tech industry is an incredibly competitive market, filled with global juggernauts and disruptive innovators jostling for customers’ dollars. To thrive in this crowded landscape, you need to establish key differentiators that set you apart from the rest of the pack.
Russel Lolacher
MARCH 15, 2021
It doesn’t need to take much for a customer to break up with your business, go to your competition and never use your service or product again. And there are so many factors that can go into it – the kind of day the customer is having, the kind of day the business is having, weather conditions, misunderstandings, miscommunication, etc. Is it fair?
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Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper
The DiJulius Group
MARCH 17, 2021
5 Quick Tips to Help you Make Price Irrelevant 1. Customer Service Feature Story How to Easily Build Rapport & Engage with Every Customer By Jess Pischel, Customer Experience Consultant and Dean of CXE Academy Many experts have been predicting that we are seeing the “End of Retail”. Someone has forgotten to tell Alpin Haus, Read Full Article. The post How to Easily Build Rapport & Engage with Every Customer appeared first on The DiJulius Group.
ShepHyken
MARCH 15, 2021
Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. How to Deliver Memorable Customer Experiences in a Post-Pandemic World | We Are Forever Changed by Joseph Michelli. (Joseph Michelli) The art of post-pandemic experience creation will be to select relevant technology-aids accompanied by engaging human interactions and
SaleMove
MARCH 19, 2021
In a world cluttered with endless streams of media, what gets your attention quickly and elicits a response? Online advertisements? Email messages? Physical letters in your mailbox? What about text messages? Text messaging (SMS) seems to be the preferred form of communication by consumers today, often read within 5 minutes of receipt. “When it comes to direct marketing, no channel is more immediate or impactful than SMS marketing. 68% of people say checking, sending, and answering text messages
SurveyGizmo
MARCH 15, 2021
By Heather Rollins, Vice President of Human Resources at Alchemer. It’s been a year since we closed our office in Boulder and sent everybody home. Over the last 12 months, everything about the workplace has changed. For the first part of last year we all tried to adjust as best we could, suddenly being thrust into remote workplaces, non-stop Zoom meetings, managing our kids’ at-home learning while working, keeping our families safe, and trying to keep employees engaged while trying to stay engag
Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO
The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.
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Strikedeck
MARCH 16, 2021
Vincent Manlapaz, in an interview with Ronni Gaun talks about the lessons she learned during this time and what she thinks helps serve customers effectively. The post Making an Impact During These Unprecedented Times: Ronni Gaun, Top 100 CS Strategist in 2020 first appeared on Strikedeck | Customer Success Platform.
ShepHyken
MARCH 19, 2021
This week we feature an article from Kaila Krayewski , Managing Director at Archipelago Communications. She introduces a few female customer service speakers and shares their advice for women pursuing leadership roles in CS/CX. In the wake of International Women’s Day, it’s beyond time to talk about a pivotal issue in customer service: the lack of representation of women in leadership roles.
Talkdesk
MARCH 16, 2021
Small and midsize business owners deserve PPP support in their corner. The covid pandemic mandating regional lock-downs and stay-at-home orders had a devastating effect on small and midsize businesses (SMBs)—the lifeblood of the U.S. economy—and when small businesses hurt, the whole economy hurts. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)—a business loan program established by the U.S.
NICE inContact
MARCH 18, 2021
In these days of over-the-top service examples, sometimes we lose sight of the fact that many people just want their problems solved with very little effort on their part. In fact, the results of a study published in the Harvard Business Review* revealed that reducing customer effort is a better way to build loyalty than trying to delight customers.
Speaker: Liran Meir Frenkel, Performance Management and RPA Sr Product Marketing Manager at NICE; Harpreet Makan, Practice Director at Everest Group; & Santhosh Kumar, Practice Director at Everest Group
As contact centers navigate the challenges of delivering excellence within budget constraints and adapting to evolving employee expectations, optimizing agent tasks becomes crucial. Discover a holistic approach across three pillars - people, process, and technology - that is essential to excel in this dynamic landscape, and explore how next-gen technologies such as generative AI, performance analytics, and process intelligence play a pivotal role in transforming contact centers into advanced CX
Beyond Philosophy
MARCH 13, 2021
Ep 178 5 Rules for Making Customers Feel ‘Cared For’ and ‘Valued’ A lot of the behavioral sciences can feel intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be. The Five Rules Podcast Series is our attempt at giving you an easy entry point into the complex and messy world of Behavioral Science. We know that the most significant influence on a Customer Experience outcome is how a customer feels about it, for good or ill.
ShepHyken
MARCH 16, 2021
A Prescription for Excellent CX. Customer Service Lessons From the Disney of Healthcare. Shep Hyken interviews Neil H. Baum, MD , Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana. They discuss some of the foundational concepts in creating an exceptional customer experience. Top Takeaways: Some businesses such as a healthcare practice or provider, do not have a product that the customer touches.
Advantage Communications
MARCH 15, 2021
The time that US users spend on their mobile phones is continuing to grow. According to TechCrunch , Americans spend about five hours per day on their cell phones. 92 percent of this time spent on apps like social media, messaging and entertainment - with just 8 percent spent on a web browser.
One Millimeter Mindset
MARCH 18, 2021
How well you function within or across departmental silos? Because your professional success involves creating a cross-functional passport, so you get to where you really need to go. Together. One millimeter at a time. How adept, conversant and comfortable are you traversing across the sales-engineering interface®? Or perhaps the business-operations abyss in your organization?
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Eptica
MARCH 19, 2021
Date: Friday, March 19, 2021 Author: Guest Author: Dr Nicola J. Millard Understanding the impact of the pandemic on customer experience. Published on: March 19, 2021. Author: Guest Author: Dr Nicola J. Millard COVID-19 has changed customer needs and expectations – how can companies ensure they are delivering the right levels of service moving forward?
kommunicate
MARCH 18, 2021
WhatsApp’s massive growth in popularity over the past few years has created many opportunities for businesses. Companies around the world are currently discovering the power of the WhatsApp Business app. It allows you to send notifications and messages using a WhatsApp chatbot, which is a great way to increase and personalize customer engagement. WhatsApp has [.].
Influitive
MARCH 19, 2021
When I tell colleagues that I perform improv comedy, I usually get one of the following responses: Blank stare (could be horror, I’m still not entirely clear) Oh cool! (tells me about doing improv in college/show they’ve seen/friend who performs) But by far the most common response I get is: “You make up everything on […]. The post How Improv Comedy Has Made Me a Better Community Manager appeared first on Influitive.
Hallmark Business Connections
MARCH 16, 2021
In 2021, it’s not so much about who you’d like to support your business and more about who can. And there’s no denying the collective wealth of the Baby Boomer generation: At 73 million strong , the 50-plus segment of shoppers commanded more than half of all consumer spending pre-pandemic. And even though the pandemic caused many consumers to tighten their belts, Boomers were the least likely to report financial insecurity.
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Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.
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