ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. They help businesses take essential decisions and optimize their strategy and workflows, but how do you know if an artificial intelligence platform can h elp you build a more engaging, personal connection with customers – and improve your metrics?

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2016 Article Social Media Customer Service 105

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Technology, human behavior, Customer Experience are intersecting through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and taking marketing in a new direction. We spoke to Messina on a recent podcast about this concept and how it applies to customer-driven growth. Many times, these interactions surprised Messina.

Social Media 166

Social Media Call Center 2016 Multi-Channel 166

Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform the customer experience in many ways in the coming years. One area that we see interesting applications of AI Technology is the brand personification and social media management. These interactions will be handled more and more by AI, at least in the beginning stages.

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Brands Social Media 2016 Interaction 158

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Five Ways Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Customer Experience by Titir Pal. TechZone360) AI is also transforming the way companies interact with customers. You May Be Thinking about Customer Experience All Wrong by Danny Wong.

2016 113

2016 Article Customer Service Social Media 113

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!

Technology 59

Technology Call Center Social Media 2007 59

GetFeedback

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It’s been stated that customer experience is the new brand, but what about the visual customer experience? Constant online interaction and social media engagement has piqued our need for visual stimulation and trained us to assimilate more imagery than ever before. They expected only three as recently as 2016.

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Social Media Competitive Advantage 2016 2018 249

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. My Comment: If customer service is the new marketing, and personalization is the hottest strategy, then this article is a must-read. More than just an increase in sales, personalizing the customer’s experience will help create more customer loyalty.

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2016 Article Customer Service Government 119

ShepHyken

AUGUST 15, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Will Chatbots and AI Replace Federal Customer Service Reps? Will it ever replace human interactions? There always has to be a “fall back” plan that defaults to human interaction. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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2016 Article Customer Service Social Media 69

Alida

DECEMBER 22, 2016

presidential election, we’re entering the new year with a global geopolitical landscape that’s more uncertain and potentially more disruptive to businesses than 2016. Gaining customer trust will become a more significant source of long-term competitive advantage. Protecting customer data would be a good start. RELATED RESOURCES.

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2017 E Commerce 2016 Social Media 0

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. ROI’s on the Prize: Twitter Links Social Customer Care and Willingness to Pay by Lia Winograd. When a customer tweets to a company and receives a response, the customer is willing to spend 3-20% more.

2016 127

2016 Article Customer Service 2017 127

Inbenta

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

More than ever before, customers expect a near-immediate response to their questions and queries. So much so that many customers will now expect to encounter a chatbot, with a staggering 80% of people have interacted with one at some point. Which chatbot features will give your customers the best experience?

Multi-Channel 90

Multi-Channel Customer Experience Omnichannel Social Media 90

Lumoa

AUGUST 23, 2021

In any case, customer experience used to be the largest way to differentiate your brand among the turbulent sea of competition. New ways of interacting with customers A recent study from CMO found that 84% of companies were using social media for brand building and more than 54% have used it for customer retention.

Customer Experience 94

Customer Experience Social Media 2020 Customers 94

NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are thrilled to announce that Customer Magazine has selected inContact My Agent eXperience™ (MAX) as a 2016 Customer Product of the Year. Each year Customer Magazine identifies outstanding achievements within the call center/CRM industry and awards the most innovative customer experience technology solutions.

2016 50

2016 Net Promoter Score Multi-Channel Magazine 50

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

2016 0

2016 Customer Service Social Media 2015 0

BirdEye

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce the acquisition of Cube Online– Australia’s leading customer experience platform — giving us the opportunity to help local brands and businesses worldwide. I want to extend a warm welcome to the entire Cube team and the thousands of Cube customers. This is a pivotal moment for Birdeye and our customers.

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Social Media 2016 Innovation Touchpoint 98

Customer Guru

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Before we begin our discussion into digital customer experience and how it must be improved, we must first understand what it is to be digital. According to the 2018 Global Digital suite of reports by We Are Social and Hootsuite, more than half the world’s population is online! Don’t make your customers think!

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Customer Experience Social Media Customers Definition 119

ShepHyken

JULY 25, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The omni-channel strategy for customer service part 1: email by Heerd. My Comment: Email is still a viable way to communicate with customers. My Comment: One way to improve the customer experience is to personalize it.

2016 78

2016 Article Customer Service Books 78

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 15, 2017

With malls looking at the writing on the wall, businesses are now focused at effective customer engagement strategies. This is the reason brands are focusing on a customer experience module so that they can handhold customers through this process. Key insights for customer handholding. Look at customer psyche.

Social Media 133

Social Media E-support E Commerce 2016 133

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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CloudCherry

JANUARY 22, 2020

As with any business solution, it’s not uncommon for companies to feel trapped by their voice of the customer (VoC) vendor once they’ve already implemented VoC tools and attempted to put them into practice. According to the Forrester report, many VoC programs are still immature and face common challenges: Not Listening to Customers.

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White Paper Social Media Feedback 2019 243

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As technologies and consumer expectations develop, the customer service landscape is evolving at an accelerated rate. Customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems causing query volumes to spike, which put huge pressure on customer service teams. Think about it: who would you rather get customer service from?

Customer Service 98

Customer Service 2016 2022 Brands 98

COPC

AUGUST 18, 2016

New Questions, New Trends in the Customer Experience. The Consumer Edition of the Customer Experience Management Benchmark (CXMB) Series brings a host of new content in 2016. This year’s Consumer Edition report features two new sections: The Millennial Consumer and The Alternative Channel Customer Journey.

2016 40

2016 Consumers Social Media Events 40

COPC

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

and Execs in the Know have published survey results of the 2016 Customer Experience Management Benchmark (CXMB) Series Consumer Edition, which focuses on customer journey insights from the consumer’s perspective. While the preference for Traditional Care remains strong, there was a slight pullback in 2016.

2016 40

2016 Customer Care Consumers Multi-Channel 40

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?

Customer Experience 68

Customer Experience 2016 Social Media Feedback 68

GetFeedback

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Customer experience has never been more important. Thanks to the internet every customer now has a voice and a wider selection of choices. Thanks to the internet every customer now has a voice and a wider selection of choices. Social media posts on your company’s account. Social Influence: Customer reviews.

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Social Media Consumers Events 2016 170

Alida

JANUARY 19, 2017

Sales in athletic apparel rose 12 percent in 2016 , according to the market research firm NPD, as more consumers wear their workout clothes outside the gym. As a result, the average selling price of activewear apparel dropped by nine percent in the first quarter of 2016. Using customer intelligence to improve the in-store experience.

Retail 167

Retail Apparel E Commerce 2016 167

Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The customer service landscape is forever changing as technologies and consumer expectations develop, but 2021 has seen a shift of proportions that we have arguably never experienced. Query volumes spiked as customers (and companies) faced unprecedented problems, placing huge stress on customer service agents.

2022 85

2022 Customer Service Omnichannel 2021 85

Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

At Calabrio, we like to stay ahead of the curve so we can meet our customers where they want to be tomorrow, instead of where they were yesterday. One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center 2016 Insights Banking 40

ProProfs Chat

JULY 27, 2018

Customer engagement happens to be a very popular buzzword among most marketing and customer success teams these days. Be a part of any planning and strategy making discussion, and it’s almost impossible not to find a mention of phrases like customer service , customer engagement and customer experience.

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Customer Engagement Engagement Marketing Social Media 93

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.” If you focus on the negative, your worldview is shaped accordingly.

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2016 2001 Social Media Books 45

Eptica

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 The 3 dimensions of customer service conversations. Published on: November 02, 2016. Author: Laurence Chami Organizations today receive a growing number of incoming emails and social media messages from consumers. Is it stopping the customer from buying? How can they cope?

Customer Service 71

Customer Service Contact Center Social Media 2016 71

Oracle

OCTOBER 2, 2019

One thing retailers can do to stand out from the competition is to improve their online customer experience (CX) using new technologies that improve the online shopping experience. Here are 5 examples of CX technologies retailers can use to encourage customers to buy on their sites and nurture customer loyalty. Visual search.

Technology 87

Technology Social Media Fashion Retail 87

Eptica

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Connecting with your customers across APAC. Published on: November 09, 2016. Author: Vincent Giraud Traditionally brands have segmented their customer bases by demographic factors such as age, and used this information to drive specific customer experiences for each group.

Connections 72

Connections Social Media 2016 Innovation 72

Fox Metrics

JUNE 25, 2020

76% of respondents of the Adobe 2016 Digital Trends Report think that marketing has changed more in the last two years, than the previous fifty. It’s not unusual for a customer to find products on social media, visit your website to get more information about the product and then make the purchase in the physical store.

2020 111

2020 Marketing Social Media Advertising 111

Eptica

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 The push for mobile customer service. Published on: November 30, 2016. Author: Gokcen Onur The rise of the smartphone has transformed how people interact with each other, brands and the world around them. The rise of mobile is driving customer service change in five key ways: 1.

Mobile Customer Service 72

Mobile Customer Service Customer Service Social Media 2016 72

ShepHyken

JANUARY 30, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Southwest’s Communications Chief Shares Her Top 3 Crisis Management Tips by Social Media Today. My Comment: Southwest airlines continues to shine bright in the airline industry with their relentless focus on their customers.

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2017 Article Customer Service Airlines 81

Smith+co CX

JANUARY 21, 2016

I know I don’t just speak for myself when I say it’s good to see the back of those sleep-inducing articles that start with “Five predictions for 2016” and “2016 the year of the blah blah blah”. How to digitalise your digital digits in the digital year of 2016”. Everything starts and ends with your customer, and it always will.

2016 28

2016 Social Media 2015 Advertising 28