Second to None

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences. We adeptly design and manage mystery shopping, compliance, engagement and voice of customer solutions grounded in strategic relevance, program integrity and actionable insights. 1] [link]. [2]

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Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s 2018, and customer expectations are changing faster than ever. Consumer patience is dwindling; we want better, more accessible products, and everything that we do seems to revolve around convenience. In other words, why invest in chasing after customer expectations when you could be shaping those expectations yourself?

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Alida

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

To keep up with rising consumer and market expectations, an ever increasing number of companies are now prioritizing becoming customer-led. The race towards customer-centricity is driving some the biggest trends in business technology. The customer relationship management (CRM) market, for instance, reached $26.3

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Second to None

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Ultimately, organizations that figure out how to put the consumer at the center of their search strategy will position themselves to be leaders in this field. on January 31, 2018: “It may come as no surprise that more than 70 percent of customers start their purchase journeys on their laptops, phones or tablets.

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Hero Digital

JANUARY 23, 2019

Omnichannel innovation is now required for all brands in the industry, from direct-to-consumer startups to traditional behemoths. But we believe that disruptive innovation doesn’t have to feel like a science fiction movie or like the industry futurists’ view of what shopping will be like in 2030. But we disagree.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 1, 2017

2018 is just around the corner, which means that companies around the world are planning (or have already planned) their business goals for next year. For many organizations, a huge part of this new year task is setting contact center priorities — priorities that can have a colossal impact on the customer experience. 2 for Companies.

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West Monroe

JULY 30, 2023

The number of banking relationships per customer has increased exponentially and the downstream impacts are starting to be acutely felt on bank balance sheets, with customers divvying up their deposits between traditional banks, digital currencies and wallets, and even retailers. Leverage distributed banking as a growth method.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In 2021, evolving customer experience trends shook up the financial services industry. Customers demanded digital services to meet their needs, and as organizations rose to the demand, these high customer expectations led to innovative new services. Between 2018 and 2020, the adoption of chatbots increased by 67%.

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Alida

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Quantitative gives you hard numbers as to what people think or feel about your products, your services, your innovations, your companies and organizations. Cassie Mally, Director of UX Research at GoDaddy, illustrated the value of open-ended feedback in her session at the Customer Intelligence Summit 2018.

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Second to None

MAY 9, 2019

The fact is, customers’ information allows for companies to create a more personalized , low-effort customer experience that ultimately leads to higher satisfaction. Though over the years, customers have grown to be skeptical towards the collection of consumer data. Keep your Data Safe. 1,3] [link]. [2][link]. 2][link].

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Second to None

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Research revealed little to no improvement in customer experience over the course of 2018 [1]. Shaw argues that in order to see tangible improvements in customer experience, companies must be willing to disrupt the status quo of their organization. You have to know what the customer wants before you can give it to them.

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CX University

MARCH 22, 2018

And if you are a member of the C-Suite and have not yet come around to customer-centricity, I hope to give you a few new ideas to munch on. One does not need to look very deep to see how customer centricity lies at the heart of every decision the company makes. Let Customer-Centricity Make Competitors Irrelevant.

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Second to None

MARCH 9, 2018

Customer expectations within the social media space are changing as the technology platforms become more integrated in society. Specifically, the ability to provide a high level of customer service can help improve the way that online consumers perceive your brand. Brands have a lot of work to do to meet these expectations.

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Call Experts

JANUARY 8, 2020

Now more than ever, it's relevant to understand and optimize your customer touchpoints. According to Forbes , "customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable than companies that don't focus on customers." Customer disengagement will cost you more! Consumer Experiences in The Digital World.

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Second to None

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The holiday season is approaching and it can help determine whether 2018 was a year of growth or stagnation for your retail brand. New technologies have shifted consumer expectations, changing the necessary preparatory work that a brand must complete to ensure a bountiful holiday season. 1,2,3 [link].

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Second to None

APRIL 11, 2018

Like other fields, organizations get gain the upper-hand by monitoring and responding to popular trends in the Customer Experience field. Consumer preferences are continually shifting, and brands that manage to update their CX platform to meet this moving target are positioning themselves to provide a great value to customers.

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Second to None

APRIL 12, 2019

In a recent article , Abhi Yadav, CEO and Co-Founder of customer analytics platform company, Zylotech, shared his hot tip on acquiring and retaining customers: relevancy. Yadav highlights data from a 2018 Accenture study that found that more people are making purchases based upon a brand’s relevancy. [1] Data, data, data.

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C3Centricity

APRIL 17, 2018

He spoke about the differences between customer focus and customer centricity and the often times confusion between the two terms. That is why I tend to speak about customer first rather than customer centricity these days. What a Customer First Strategy is not. Data #Customer #CEX Click To Tweet.

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Customer Centricity Innovation Airlines 2002 75

Second to None

AUGUST 2, 2018

From unclean environments to terrible examples of customer service, these moments can have a permanent and poisonous impact on the perception that consumers have of your organization. In this instance, a customer who refused to give up his seat after the airline overbooked his flight was violently removed from the aircraft.

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Second to None

JUNE 7, 2018

Creating a lasting impression in the minds of your target customers can be a daunting task for brands across different industries. Creating an online experience that pushes customers further along their path-to-purchase can be a differentiator between growth and stagnation. 1,2,3,4 [link].

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Social Media Voice of Customer Brands 2018 59

Second to None

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Watermark Consulting’s 2019 Customer Experience ROI study examined the cumulative total stock return of the L eaders and L aggards in CX over the span of eleven years (Forrester Research’s CX Index from 2007-2015 & Temkin Group’s Experience Ratings from 2016-2018). They gathered consumer data from 10,000 respondents in the US.

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Clarabridge

JULY 20, 2017

Award winners belong to an exclusive circle of leaders and innovators in customer experience. They combine leading-edge technology with customer-centric policies and procedures to improve consumers’ experiences, satisfaction, and loyalty for the advancement of their business. What’s in it for you?

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Second to None

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Watermark Consulting’s 2019 Customer Experience ROI study examined the cumulative total stock return of the L eaders and L aggards in CX over the span of eleven years (Forrester Research’s CX Index from 2007-2015 & Temkin Group’s Experience Ratings from 2016-2018). They gathered consumer data from 10,000 respondents in the US.

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Lumoa

OCTOBER 31, 2018

It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices. We asked 15 experts these three questions to figure out what direction industry is taking: How do you see the future of customer experience? Customers want unique, special and innovative.

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Second to None

JANUARY 22, 2019

Rather than focus on the new tech that could be implemented to improve the Customer Experience, check out the following organizational philosophies written by Randy Pennington for the Huffington Post. This piece was originally published by Huffington Post on January 4, 2018. Use technology to enhance customer’s experience not yours.

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Second to None

APRIL 26, 2019

The more proactive a company is in preparing for mistakes, the quicker they are at finding a solution when they do occur and the less time passes in which the customer’s frustration can increase. Additionally, solving issues shows customers that future mistakes will be addressed and tended to if need be. 2,3] [link].

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Loyalty B2C Brands 2018 81

Second to None

MARCH 30, 2018

You can access the article by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by AdWeek on March 30, 2018: “In 1997, I was flying out to San Jose, Calif., And this number will only keep growing as consumer behaviors evolve, driving brands to look to new technologies to solve those gaps.

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Second to None

MARCH 19, 2018

For example, “Kaeser Kompressoren has added a compressed-air-as-a-service option to its industrial air compressor lineup for customers who would rather pay per use than own or lease,” the report said. “Chinese startup Mobike offers dockless bike sharing for consumers to find and ride bikes within their service zone.””

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Voice of Customer Brands 2018 Customer Journey 59

Second to None

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Customers can log on to their marketplace and access products across every industry, provided by third-party vendors or Amazon themselves. In fact, Amazon’s 2018 online sales will account for close to 50% of all online sales spent in the United States, up close to 30% of their share from 2017.[2] 1 [link]. 3,4,5 [link].

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Second to None

APRIL 4, 2018

You can access the piece by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by Oracle on April 3, 2018: “Customers are a business’ most valuable asset, which is why they spend a lot of money to acquire new ones and work hard to retain the ones they have.

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Thunderhead

MARCH 25, 2019

Customer Experience is getting the recognition it has long deserved. In 2018, Thunderhead was named as a Leader in the Forrester Wave for Customer Journey Analytics for the second time. The customer experience community is experiencing long-awaited and significant shifts in attention. It’s long-overdue.

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Second to None

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Brands, however, are put on the sidelines, as many are not delivering the personalized content, expertise and services consumers expect , informed by a deeper understanding of their needs. It’s all about the consumer in that one moment in time. It’s all about the consumer in that one moment in time. Are you still using personas?

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2018 Retail Brands Consumers 59

Second to None

APRIL 26, 2019

The more proactive a company is in preparing for mistakes, the quicker they are at finding a solution when they do occur and the less time passes in which the customer’s frustration can increase. Additionally, solving issues shows customers that future mistakes will be addressed and tended to if need be. 2,3] [link].

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Kayako

APRIL 29, 2019

And with good reason, customer-centric culture is the backbone of good customer experience. Richard Branson famously said “If you look after your staff well, they will look after your customers. This campaign invited all employees to contribute to fixing the top 99 pain points along the customer journey.

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Second to None

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

on February 7, 2018: “When the heads of Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JP Morgan Chase announced that they would start a new non-profit initiative to find a better healthcare solution for their employees, stocks across major healthcare and insurance companies fell dramatically. Experiment together.

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Second to None

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

1,2,4] PYMNTS.com, Enterprise Retail Grocery Report October 2018. [3] Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences. 3] [link]. [5] 5] [link]. [6] Our solutions are developed on the basis of solid research and statistical science.

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Second to None

MARCH 8, 2019

According to a 2018 Gallup study, 23 percent of employees experience feeling burned out at work very often while 44 percent feel burned out sometimes. In customer experience, we consistently look at consumer data to inform our decisions and initiatives. It is associated with high levels of stress and low levels of ambition.

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