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Why listening to customers matters in a recession

Thematic

How can you stay relevant to consumers in a competitive market - especially one under the pressure of a recession? When the market rights itself, you'll be in a much better position - and can potentially capitalize on the upturn in the economy. During the 2008 recession, Starbucks came under threat.

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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Though primarily used for outbound marketing campaigns, these systems also allowed for better organization and tracking of customer data. Companies began using Facebook for marketing and promotion shortly after the platform expanded beyond college students and was opened to the general public in September 2006. which launched in 1987.

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Want to Improve CX Significantly? Enhance Your Communication Strategies!

Daniel Group

Our survey database has well over one million completed B2B customer surveys from customers in material handling, construction equipment, bus and truck, and various other industrial markets. This analysis covers 600,000 surveys from 2008 in one vertical market. In revisiting our interview history we discovered key metrics.

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And the Customers Tweeted Happily Ever After

Storyminers

Furthermore, you—as vendor/marketer—aren’t the best storyteller for your brand. As marketers, we think we have to tell our stories, but we rarely seem to do it in a way that spreads naturally and easily. Data for Kroger’s revenue per square foot is from 2008. You can’t buy that much media exposure. He needs shirts.

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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

The CXO’s influence reaches across call centers, marketing, sales, billing, customer support, and other areas where a customer-centric approach is necessary. It was only in 2008 that the Chief Customer Officer position started being recognized as an important role within a company.

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The Top 4 Customer Experience Challenges and How to Overcome Them

GetFeedback

The phrase Customer Experience (CX) didn’t become en vogue until 2008 when it surpassed Customer Satisfaction as the primary customer-focused keyword. . Similarly, instead of just focusing on the customer’s interactions with support, CX covers how they interact with marketing, sales, and any other customer-facing aspects of your company.

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CX Success Stories – HOLT CAT

Daniel Group

Edward Craner, SVP of Strategy and Marketing, HOLT CAT , shares how they have transformed their company with feedback over the past 13 years. Lynn Daniel (00:03): I’m with Edward Craner, who is Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy with Holt Cat of San Antonio, Texas. We did some market research.