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

ShepHyken

The concept of employee engagement and customer experience working in tandem might seem abstract at first glance, but the connection is logical and evident. Engaged employees are not only productive, but they also exhibit enthusiasm and a genuine desire to create positive interactions with customers.

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Retail Consumer Trends and Real-Time Feedback: Monitoring How Price Hikes Impact Market Sentiment

Lumoa

According to Deloitte’s Global State of the Consumer Tracker survey, 77% of retail consumers are concerned by the increasing prices of everyday products. Companies in the retail space have traditionally leveraged indicators like customer sentiment to better understand their target audiences. Determine the Feedback Trends.

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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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What Do Companies With Low Net Promoter Score Have in Common?

Retently

Since not all NPS® data is public, and most brands aren’t eager to publish their low Net Promoter Score, we’ve taken several steps to find reliable customer satisfaction data that we can use to compare brands: Whenever possible, we’ve sourced data from various NPS benchmarks to gain a picture of the general NPS range within an industry.

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Accessibility is Key to Customer Satisfaction in 2014

Comm100

According to a Forrester Research report from March of 2013, voice remains the most widely used method by consumers with 71% stating this is their preferred choice when communicating with companies. This channel also has the highest satisfaction rating after voice with consumers. Web Chat – Customers Love It!

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What Elephants and Customer Experiences Have in Common

CSM Magazine

The result of such workarounds regularly translates to a degradation of the customer experience. We saw this in the last big recession spanning 2007-2009. The customer was often abandoned, left feeling disappointed. It also uncovered that 3 in 5 consumers would switch brands due to negative contact centre experiences.

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Seven CX Tips to Help Weather the 2021 Holiday Season ‘Everything Shortage’

CSM Magazine

Retailers are already feeling the effects of pandemic-related seasonal headwinds, putting pressure on consumer confidence, full-time and temporary staff, and the supply chain. In fact, 2021 is forecast to be one of the most treacherous holiday seasons since the Great Recession of 2008-2009. The Great Resignation is also upon us.