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How Utilities Can Use Digital Communication to Fix a Fractured CX

CSM Magazine

Thanks to their interactions with service providers in other industries, people expect their utilities to provide the same seamless experience they encounter elsewhere. When it comes to providing that kind of experience, the best place to start is with customer communications. Interaction where, when and how they want.

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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

Companies started using customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage customer information and interactions. Customer interactions expanded to email and web-based platforms: Companies began using email for customer communication, and websites provided self-service options and FAQs.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 11-8-2021

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destinationCRM) In a provocative Harvard Business Review article, researchers from the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) argued in 2010 that companies should Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers, because “wowing” customers was a losing strategy. 7 Best Practices to Handle (and Ace) Customer Interactions by Aayushi Sanghavi. (G2)

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Seeking a New VOC Vendor? Here’s How to Make the Transition

CloudCherry

Where once VoC could be characterized by tailored interactions and traditional market research initiatives like customer feedback surveys, there are now more CX channels than ever, so new technologies are warranted. Establish a timetable for your transition and develop a system for communication across the company.

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2019 in Review: Conversational AI and Customer Experience Trends

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10 years ago… While there was certainly a greater shift to a more customer-centric focus than in the early 2000s, the technology in 2010 was not on par with what it is today. And therefore, what we consider now to be vital channels of communication between businesses and customers weren’t used in the same way 10 years ago.

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Is Your Customer Service Ready for Gen Zalpha?

CSM Magazine

It is used to describe the newest generation of consumers, who were born into an era of instant communication and digital savvy. This unique demographic encompasses both Gen Z, those born from the mid-1990s onwards, and Gen Alpha, those born from 2010 onwards. The term “Gen Zalpha” is a combination of the terms Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

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Polypipe Building Products Utilising Customer Feedback to Propel Growth for Its Underfloor Heating Systems

CSM Magazine

This is especially significant when utilising third-party engineers, for example, as we can see the real feedback from these interactions and be confident in the people we work with. Set up in 2010 by Guy Letts, who previously worked at leading technology firm, The Sage Group plc.