Think Customers

JANUARY 11, 2022

A year ago, still in the throes of the pandemic, many turned hopeful eyes to 2021 expecting the world—and the customer experience landscape—to largely return to “normal.” 2021 prediction: Employees will be eager to return to the workplace. 2021 prediction: The economy will bounce back post-pandemic, just as quickly as it declined.

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TechSee

APRIL 21, 2021

According to a 2021 survey, 65% of U.S. consumers have required assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology plays a large role in facilitating the collaborative call center. The post AI in Call Centers: Top innovations for 2021 appeared first on TechSee. Call centers are busier than ever.

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Upstream Works

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

These drivers will continue into the new year has contact centers strive to meet new customer demands – by upgrading technology while knowing how to deploy the new capabilities. The below three drivers of CX success will help to keep customer loyalty strong as we move into 2021. Supporting a Distributed Workforce.

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Oracle

MARCH 1, 2021

Female innovators in CX technology have shaped the field since the earliest days and continue to create change and exciting new experiences, technology, and ideas. Dr. Tami Kim, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Darden School of Business. She holds a doctorate of business administration in marketing from Harvard Business School.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 16, 2021

My Comment: Scaling customer service or CX is about using technology to create a better experience. How Customer Service Technology Helps You Delight and Retain Customers (+ Trends to Follow) by Alejandra Zilak. My Comment: Let’s stay in the technology lane. Top Customer Experience Keynote Speakers for 2021 by Michelle Joyce.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As we approach 2021, Michael Tansini at Speechmatics explains how automatic speech recognition can result in better conversations while offering a 360-degree view of customer interactions. In 2021, having better visibility of the insights voice data holds will be essential.

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Ecrion

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Embrace 2021 Insurance Trends with CCM Software. Discover the latest insurance trends for 2021! It never hurts to pick up new skills, but coding isn’t as pressing a need for people in the insurance industry in 2021. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay and it will be a key trend in 2021. more on ccm.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Read on for our recap of Kustomer NOW 2021, What’s NOW and What’s NEXT in CX. What happened in 2020 – 2021 was that business leaders and entrepreneurs adopted the concept I call radical necessity,” said Raz. “So A big one being your product marketing.”. Utilizing the Pandemic as a Launchpad for Innovation.

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Talkdesk

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I think we’re all more than ready for 2021, and if we apply the spirit of innovation sparked by 2020, it’ll be a very good year. Just as Talkdesk cloud technology makes it easy for our customers to move their contact center agents to work remotely, we were able to internally apply that same technology with ease.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 2, 2021

Forbes) Customer experience encompasses far more than your products, customer service, technologies, processes, and culture. 9 Actionable Tips For ECommerce Multichannel Marketing by Nick Shaw. The article starts off with some stats and facts about why consumers unfollow brands. What Does Customer Loyalty Mean For Your Business?

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Centercode

JANUARY 8, 2021

We’ve often described modern technology as highly sophisticated, highly connected, and continuously iterative. It highlighted both the reliability of technology and its shortcomings. 2021 will be shaped by companies that have the best understanding of these nuances and the vision to act on them.

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Oracle

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Episode 7 looked at the state of small businesses, how some are pivoting to accommodate COVID restrictions and consumer behavior, and how customer experience (CX) expert Jay Baer recommends driving growth in a time of yurt dining. Newer deepfake technology uses AI to create videos showing people saying or doing things they never said or did.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As the evolution of the high street continues, Andrew Howell, Global Marketing Director at K3 Business Technologie s reveals his predictions for the retail industry in 2021. Shopping, after all, is a social event and one consumer’s will not give up easily. All of which is positive news for consumers.

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ClearAction

JANUARY 6, 2021

21 Tips for 2021 Customer Experience Excellence Lynn Hunsaker. Interestingly, like the list above, the answer to customer experience excellence in 2021 is to revisit the basics: they’re long overdue! Clearly, the above list of 2021 mandates is the responsibility of everyone in your company’s ecosystem, no exceptions.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Retail Customer Experience) Tara Bartley, senior manager, industry marketing, and Ashitha Bhanu, industry marketing, Akamai, share Akamai data relating to the most recent holiday shopping season and the top trends in play. It proved to be, for many businesses, an accelerator of new processes and adaption of technology/innovation.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Every autumn Forrester looks ahead to predict the major consumer, business and technology trends that will shape the marketing landscape for the following year. 2020 has been a year of unprecedented political, social, economic and healthcare disruption – and 2021 shows no signs of any of these trends slowing down.

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Chadwick Martin Bailey

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We’re ready to think and deliver big in 2021 because the need to not just understand, but to empathize and connect with people is more relevant than ever. In 2021, we will bring all of this together to amplify consumer voices and stories to the people who can serve them better.

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Optimove

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Born between 1997 and 2012 and raised alongside Internet technology since the very beginning of their lives – they hold in their hands (literally, ninety-eight percent own a smartphone) an estimated annual purchasing power of $143 billion. What does that mean when it comes to mobile marketing? Tip #2: Make it authentic. The result?

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Forrester's Customer Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

2020 has been a year of unprecedented political, social, economic, and healthcare disruption — and 2021 shows no signs of these trends slowing down. How should European consumer marketing leaders prepare for the coming year?

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Our mission is to continually raise the bar of the customer experience by using the internet and technology to help consumers find, discover, and buy anything, and empower businesses and content creators to maximize their success.” The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 11-1-2021 appeared first on Shep Hyken.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Verint’s recent survey of more than 5,000 consumers across Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomer demographics shows that customer satisfaction scores have fallen for the majority of the 20 banks in our benchmark. And nearly half of consumers over age 41 don’t receive fraud alerts because they don’t know they are available.

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Kustomer

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Below are five emerging trends that we predict will shape CX in 2021. But don’t worry, 2021 isn’t going to feature any giant robots wielding machine guns. Two major trends in AI customer service software that will continue to grow in 2021 are chatbots and virtual assistants. The chatbot market size is projected to grow from $2.6

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QuestionPro Audience

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The wearable technology market is growing at a rapid pace, with 1 in 5 Americans owning a wearable tech device. This technology encourages wearers to be more engaged in their health and lifestyle choices. New wearable technology on the market such as K’Track Glucose may change that. million units to be sold.

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. As the technology matures, many companies will inevitably look for holistic AI solutions that unify customer and operational data to achieve the most valuable and actionable insights.

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Think Customers

JANUARY 18, 2021

However, it’s impossible to look ahead without acknowledging the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed on retail businesses, their partners, and consumer expectations. Livestream shopping and shoppable videos have been around for several years but mainly as a gimmicky marketing tool. There’s no turning back.

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LoyaltyPlus

JANUARY 19, 2021

With 2020 now done and dusted, and harsh socio-economic lessons learnt, retailers can now turn their attention to 2021 and a new year with new opportunity to reward customers and secure market share. In fact, as experts have suggested, 2021 will be marked by a more customer-centric approach by businesses.

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C3Centricity

MAY 25, 2020

Do you believe that using technology to understand customers is the only way today? In today’s data-rich environment I’m not really suggesting that you actually ignore data nor technology! Consumers are adapting their behaviours to the trading of their personal information. Is this your case? So what should you do?

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Oracle

MAY 31, 2021

Now that we’re close to halfway through 2021, we’re looking back at our top-five SmarterCX.com articles from this year. In case you missed these trending topics that captivated our readers, here’s another look at select tips, insights, and trends into customer experience, marketing, and technology.

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delighted

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In the pre-internet days, department, warehouse, discount, big box, and mom-and-pop stores were where consumers would purchase goods for personal use. Enhancements in technology have led to the growth of ecommerce, making it easier and safer during COVID-19 for businesses to sell retail goods online and across the globe.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

PCI Pal survey compares opinion between consumers and contact centre professionals in the UK and USA. The survey found however that personal service remains king for UK-based consumers, with a collective 59% preferring some form of person-to-person contact if they have an enquiry about a product, prior to purchase.

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QuestionPro Audience

DECEMBER 4, 2017

What is Wearable Technology? Wearable technology encourages wearers to be more engaged in their health and lifestyle choices. This market is growing at a rapid pace, with 1 in 5 Americans owning a wearable tech device. New wearable technology on the market such as K’Track Glucose may change that.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

By leveraging new technologies such as computer vision , virtual visits and self-service AI-driven solutions, companies have a huge opportunity to turn customers into brand advocates. This list is an homage to the business leaders and influencers pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation in customer experience. Follow on LinkedIn.

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SurveySparrow

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Technology is a great leveler. Let us look at Product Experience Trends for 2021: Product Experience Trend #1. You also can use technology to understand their likes and dislikes, find out how their browsing patterns have been, the landing pages that they spent the most time on, previous spending patterns, etc., Transparency.

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Hallmark Business Connections

JULY 27, 2021

As we make our way through 2021, our Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI) dreams are turning into a reality. But are these technological advancements making brands appear less caring? Why Data Science is Important in Marketing. Make AI and BI Work for Customer Experience and Marketing. Less human?

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Eptica

MARCH 12, 2021

Date: Friday, March 12, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager 3 areas to focus on to meet changing customer needs. Published on: March 12, 2021. 4 key trends from the 2021 ICS UK Customer Satisfaction Index. 4 key trends from the 2021 ICS UK Customer Satisfaction Index. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Strativity

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The limitations of Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) solutions and all-in-one packaged products became apparent during the pandemic, when businesses relying on traditional digital experience platforms struggled to respond efficiently to changing consumer habits. Why every business needs composable DXPs.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A study which examined the corporate social responsibility (CSR) messaging of Fortune 100 companies on Twitter during the pandemic has found that organisations could better communicate with their customers during times of crises by strategically embedding their CSR response into international marketing plans.

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