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The Authenticity challenge: 25 marketing, CX and innovation takeaways from the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit

Alida

Earlier this week, more than 400 professionals in marketing, customer experience, innovation and research gathered in Chicago for the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit. The two-day annual conference featured keynotes and presentations by some of the world’s leading customer-centric brands.

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Customer Experience in 2016: Making the Emotional Connection

Think Customers

One of the undisputed thought leaders in the customer experience space is Bruce Temkin, customer experience transformist and managing partner at Temkin Group as well as co-founder and initial chairman of the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA). 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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Customer Experience Professionals: Why We Do What We Do

ijgolding

BM: Generally, the customer engagements I’m proudest of are those where the value of becoming more customer-centric has been amply demonstrated and I’ve “converted” sceptics within the company. What do you most love about being a CX professional? The knowledge that we’re making the world a better place for customers.

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The importance of EARNING authority as a Customer Experience Professional

ijgolding

During my career as a Customer Experience Professional, my opinions, points of views and suggestions have been rebuffed on many an occasion. I am responsible for Customer Experience’ – ‘You have to listen to me!’. It is almost certain to be the case for someone in a Customer Experience role.

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10 Customer Service Trends to Watch in 2016

Tricia Morris

Jeanne Bliss: Chief Customer Officer Author and CXPA Co-founder. Sumair Dutta: The Service Council Chief Customer Officer and Former Aberdeen Customer Experience Analyst. Annette Franz: Certified Customer Experience Professional, CX Journey Author and CXPA Board Member.

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11 Customer Experience Trends for 2016 (The Year of Emotion)

Experience Matters

With this post, I’m declaring 2016 “ The Year of Emotion.”. We agree and believe that customer experience is a reflection an organization’s culture and operating processes. Customer Journey Designing. As this happens, we recommend that more companies adopt what we call Customer Journey Thinking ©.

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2016 Customer Service Trends: The Rise of Service Talent

Tricia Morris

“If you wonder what getting and keeping the right employees has to do with getting and keeping the right customers, the answer is everything.” – Fred Reichheld, Author, Business Strategist. A new year brings resolutions to change or improve in ways that matter, and for brands and organizations, customer service is always a key focus.

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