Tricia Morris

DECEMBER 18, 2015

This year’s lineup of contributors includes: • Bill Patterson: Microsoft General Manager of Service Engagement. Jeanne Bliss: Chief Customer Officer Author and CXPA Co-founder. Sumair Dutta: The Service Council Chief Customer Officer and Former Aberdeen Customer Experience Analyst.

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Think Customers

JANUARY 11, 2016

It's the time of the year again when savvy customer experience leaders are planning their strategies for 2016. Separating their organizations from their competition is no longer about price and features; instead it's about providing quality customer experiences.

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Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? To help we’ve analyzed all 100+ posts published on the Eptica blog in 2016, and picked a top ten, based on a combination of readership and industry feedback. Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Contact Center Satisfaction Negatively Impacting the Customer Experience by Andrew Berger. My Comment: The contact center can be the focus of how a customer rates a company’s customer service. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Alida

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

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. Boosting customer satisfaction with Alliant Energy.

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OpinionLab

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As I spoke with customers and analysts, and listened to the keynote presentations, I found emerging commonality across three main themes: 1) Mobile is a mainstay. One Forrester analyst coined the term “landmarks” to describe the critical moments that matter in the customer journey. But the opposite is also true. Gain clarity on cost.

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OpinionLab

JUNE 24, 2016

It was a really interesting event with some great content from some of the brightest customer experience experts at the biggest brands in the financial services industry. Working backwards with the end goal in mind provides an opportunity to improve the customer journey. I recently returned from the CXFS conference in New Orleans.

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NICE inContact

AUGUST 25, 2016

According to Gartner’s report, Bridge Silos of Customer Engagement, or Risk Killing Your customer Experience , “Customer engagement is frequently delivered in silos, even though this is a known, significant customer experience issue. The days of technology-driven process design are over.

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Ecrion

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

There are over 7000 Customer Engagement Manager jobs in the US alone posted on LinkedIn at the time of this writing and that should come as no surprise: customer engagement is a really hot topic these days! Take the first steps by learning the what, why and how of the job: What does a Customer Engagement Manager do?

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Customercount

OCTOBER 22, 2018

CustomerCountSM Adds Significant Feature to Online Enterprise Customer Feedback Management System CRM Integration Solution Improves Customer Engagement INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 6, 2016) – CustomerCount, the online customer feedback management system has introduced a CRM Integration Solution designed to increase customer … Continue reading (..)

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. According to Gartner’s annual CMO spend survey, as customer experience becomes the key to gaining a competitive advantage, CMOs will spend more on tech to support their CX goals. Ready for 2017 and beyond?

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Alida

DECEMBER 1, 2016

A report conducted by the tech company LinkedIn, the advisory firm Capgemini and the non-profit Efma found that half of banking customers around the world now use at least one product or service from a fintech firm. In the first quarter of 2016 alone, fintech startups saw an influx of $5.2 Establishing a customer-centric culture.

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Customercount

OCTOBER 22, 2018

To Nominate now [link] INDIANAPOLIS, IN January 20, 2016 – CustomerCount? has announced it will sponsor and present an award recognizing outstanding members of the customer engagement profession.

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Influitive

JANUARY 27, 2017

To start 2017 off strong, we’re reviewing some of Influitive’s biggest B2B marketing campaigns from 2016 to see what went well and what we could improve on. (If January is the perfect time to review the past year’s ups and downs—both personally and professionally—to see how you can do better. If you’re curious about previous years,

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OpinionLab

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As I spoke with customers and analysts, and listened to the keynote presentations, I found emerging commonality across three main themes: 1) Mobile is a mainstay. One Forrester analyst coined the term “landmarks” to describe the critical moments that matter in the customer journey. But the opposite is also true. Gain clarity on cost.

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2016 Innovation Return on Investment Airlines 60

Storyminers

JANUARY 26, 2016

At the end of last year, I was invited to share my customer experience predictions for 2016 with MarketForce, a sponsor-funded European Union event production company. The only guideline was to focus on what could/should happen in 2016. With the retail industry fresh on my mind as I prepared for the NRF Big Show, I […].

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Tricia Morris

JANUARY 29, 2016

Of course I am referring to their expertise and engagement with the game Minecraft – a game that, once you overcome the lack of impressive graphics and a tad bit of motion sickness, will teach you all you need to know about the most disruptive and transformative shift of control in managing, maintaining, and maturing customer relationships, ever.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

This means more than just amazing new vehicles, this means learning about how storied industries like this one continue to use the voice of the customer in their product development. Customers have a new voice in innovation. To that end, all GM cars will have in-car wifi by the end of 2016.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Several years ago, the idea of customer engagement was much simpler. Merchants could interact with customers in-store or could send them marketing materials via post and email. Brand-customer interactions can now happen all the time. Brand-customer interactions can now happen all the time.

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Help.com

MARCH 14, 2016

A recent study by Gallup shows that only 29% of customers are fully engaged. Think about what that means for your brand.

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Team Support

JANUARY 9, 2024

There are more ways than ever for customers to get in touch with tech support. Ever wonder what customer service looked like 50 or 60 years ago? Here’s a look back at how customer support technologies evolved over the last century, and a peak at where they’re going next. One of the early pioneers in CRM software was ACT!

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. According to Gartner’s annual CMO spend survey, as customer experience becomes the key to gaining a competitive advantage, CMOs will spend more on tech to support their CX goals. Ready for 2017 and beyond?

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2017 Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 40

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. According to Gartner’s annual CMO spend survey, as customer experience becomes the key to gaining a competitive advantage, CMOs will spend more on tech to support their CX goals. Ready for 2017 and beyond?

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2017 Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 40

Storyminers

JUNE 3, 2022

Kampyle, now part of Medallia, published this interview as a kick-off to their Emerging Trends in Customer Experience series in 2016. Steve Haeckel (the guy who taught me systems thinking applied to enterprise design) introduced me to Lou Carbone (the guy who helped me fall in love with customer experience). 2016 Answer.

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Natalie Petouhof

MARCH 3, 2016

Tweet Enterprise Connect 2016 is a leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and collaboration in North America. It is being held March 7-9th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Genesys, a market leader in omni-channel customer experience (CX) and contact center solutions, will be particpating in the event.

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Martin Hill-Wilson

JUNE 4, 2015

The interplay between customer and employee engagement. Engagement levels are lowest in sales and service functions, where most interactions with customers occur. 50% of service workers are not engaged and an additional 22% are actively disengaged. This is a hot topic. 12 months later this had fallen to 6.5.

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Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Here are my 6 commitments for 2016, I will be asking you to share your targets at the end of this post: Show-up : Surely, you have run across people who perpetually make excuses or you’ve had interactions with those who seem to be in a constant state of “trying.” Does that mean (in the words of Charlie Sheen) you are “winning?”

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Talkdesk

MAY 10, 2016

Customers today, especially millennials, see less separation between their business and personal selves and expect their business relationships to be more personalized. As the business grows, you will gain customers and it’s important to track their feedback and what stage they are at in the sales cycle. Medium || March 10, 2015.

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TechSee

MAY 1, 2018

AI is revolutionizing the way utilities operate, optimize and provide service to their customers. AI in utilities is also playing an increasingly central role in customer-facing interactions. Gartner reports that the vast majority of utilities’ investment in AI is earmarked for customer service. AI in Utilities: The paradox.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

“These new perks revolutionize how all Hilton Honors members can use their Points, senior vice president and global head of customer engagement, loyalty and partnerships Mark Weinstein said in a press release. But rewards programs alone – no matter how good – aren’t going to create customer loyalty. Are you a loyal employee?

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Alida

MARCH 30, 2017

Price Chopper Supermarkets, an American grocery chain with 136 stores, has one answer: customer insight. At a recent Vision Critical webinar, Sam Trimboli, consumer insights specialist at Price Chopper, joined us to discuss how customer insight is helping the company thrive in the increasingly fragmented grocery industry.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 5, 2018

Not only will volunteering with charity help gain traction with new and exciting customers, it provides the perfect opportunity to get involved in your community. Boost Loyalty in Customers. In fact, aiding in sponsorship is predicted to reach $2.14 Enhance Employee Morale. So, what does this mean for your business?

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Alida

JULY 28, 2016

To learn more about this topic, join us at the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit , where Lauren Meewes, senior program manager of seller at eBay, and Catherine Makk, vice president of global insights at HarperCollins, will share how to use customer feedback to give context and meaning to big data. The rise of big data.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This is a guest post by Sara Barnes , vice president of Customer Success at Skilljar. Every Customer Success team focuses on keeping customers engaged and ultimately, preventing churn. In fact, customer education helps scale Customer Success , as the company scales business. . It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Alida

MARCH 10, 2017

Failing customer experience initiatives are keeping business leaders up at night. According to an Accenture-commissioned study by Forrester Consulting, only seven percent of business leaders think that their company’s shopping experience exceeds customer expectations. Failure to listen to customers. Lack of ownership.

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OpinionLab

JUNE 8, 2017

In my last blog , I explained why listening to customers can provide greater customer understanding than merely observing their behavior. Many companies seem to agree as evidenced by the number of Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs that exist and increasing amounts of feedback consumers are being asked for. Why is that?

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 9, 2015

Gartner released research that showed by 2016 that 89% of companies will compete mainly on the customer experience they provide. The ultimate goal is to win customers and maximize their lifetime value. Winning is defined by taking care of the customers you have, so they’ll come back and bring you the customers you want.

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