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As Consumers Tighten Wallets, Marketers Can Tighten Customer Relationships

Optimove

With inflation continuing to run at 40-year high levels, consumers are more careful about getting the most out of their dwindling purchasing power. Any consumers with variable interest rate debt, such as a home equity line, have seen their monthly payments increase in line with the rising interest rates. Less confidence, less spending.

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Guest Post: Employee Engagement and CX: 5 Strategies to Build Synergy

ShepHyken

This week, we feature an article by Tarek Kamil, CEO and Founder of Cerkl, an internal communication software that helps teams connect. The reality is that the connection (or lack thereof) between employee engagement and customer experience can seriously impact business performance.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for the Week of August 7, 2023

ShepHyken

The 11 Customer Service Skills You Need to Succeed in Any Industry by CX Network Editor (CX Network Editor) In the last few years we have witnessed an acceleration of technologies that remove friction from customer interactions, partly thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. remains unchanged since 2009 while inflation reached 6.2%

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How to Tame a Volatile Stock Market? Invest in Customer Experience.

Strativity

The stock market hasn’t been this volatile since the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis. Annualized, this is the most movement of such magnitude since 2009. Many companies have had challenges connecting an improved customer experience to better financial returns. Temkin Group Q1 2018 Consumer Benchmark Survey .

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What Elephants and Customer Experiences Have in Common

CSM Magazine

We saw this in the last big recession spanning 2007-2009. Calabrio’s own research reveals that most consumers will only tolerate 2 (44%) or 3 (30%) negative interactions before switching brands. It also uncovered that 3 in 5 consumers would switch brands due to negative contact centre experiences. Unleash the chatbot!

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How AI-based self-service can transform the customer experience

Eptica

Author: Pascal Gauvrit The internet is now the primary channel for most consumers when it comes to shopping, connecting with friends and families and communicating with brands. hours per day online , up from just 3 hours in 2009. This means that websites are now the primary way that consumers interact with brands.

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Live Chat for Higher Education – The Ultimate 101 Guide

Comm100

Live chat has gained popularity in recent years, with 73% of consumers saying that it is the most satisfactory way to communicate. 85% of Gen Z (those 25 and under) prefer chat or automated interactions for customer service over phone calls. Nearly half (48%) of interviewees addressed this mindset shift.”

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