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How smart brands measure customer intelligence ROI

Alida

In our e-book The 10 Smartest Brands: How They Use the Competitive Advantage of Customer Intelligence , we reveal how companies like D E WALT, LinkedIn and Salomon engage with customers to make better marketing, customer experience and product innovation decisions. Some brands use their community to build buzz and awareness.

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Reshaping retail: 3 innovation strategies for the e-commerce era

Alida

Though brick and mortar sales are down only five percent since 2015, the closure of many anchor tenants has significantly impacted shopping malls. Today’s fickle customers don’t want aisle after aisle of redundant merchandise; they want to be a part of a brand experience. Others brands are pursuing experiential retailing.

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2015 Global Customer Service Report: Customer Expectations and Location, Location, Location

Tricia Morris

The 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report published by Parature, from Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics CRM shows that geography does play a role in customers’ views on service. Everyone knows that real estate is all about location, location, location. But are customer service preferences and expectations?

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Improve Your Brand Image by… Losing Subscribers!?

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Just because the customer is not happy in the current situation doesn’t mean they won’t be happy in any situation with your brand. Instead of being brand-obsessed and pointing out why the subscriber is making a mistake by unsubscribing, they respect her enough to know when her mind is made up. Letting customers call the shots.

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Parature Extends “//oneweek” to Its Partner Ecosystem with Customer Service Innovation Awards Contest

Tricia Morris

In the new 2015 State of Multichannel Customer Service Report , 98% of U.S. consumers say customer service is important in their choice of and/or loyalty to brands. The Microsoft partner customer service innovation awards contest runs during the same time as Microsoft’s second annual “//oneweek” scheduled July 27 – 31, 2015.

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Building customer relationships: Examples and lessons from 3 smart brands

Alida

Many brands simply have no idea about the evolving needs of their customers, and that’s impeding their ability to build a closer relationship with customers. In fact, according to a study commissioned by IBM , nearly 80 percent of consumers don’t think the average brand understands them as an individual.

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Key Insights from Next Generation Customer Experience: Day One

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Mike Zarin (@zarin) March 24, 2015. Michael Perman , Dean of Innovation from Gap, Inc. discussed how challenging it is to think of innovation in positive terms. Thinking about innovation in these terms is limiting. Get real about your experience and brand. So many answers! NGCE [link] pic.twitter.com/U8rdqOdYqS.

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