ShepHyken

APRIL 25, 2022

Consumers Prefer Traffic Jams Over a Bad Customer Experience by Retail Customer Experience. Retail Customer Experience) More than half, 60%, of consumers would rather sit in a traffic jam than have a poor customer experience, according to a Telus International survey. Consumers may turn to Lyft.

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Uniphore

JANUARY 25, 2022

Ah, 2022, a new year. After nearly two years of uncertainty and a rough start with Omicron in full swing, the collective attitude toward 2022 might best be described as “cautiously optimistic.” Here are some of my predictions for 2022…. Last fall, we surveyed Australian consumer perspectives of video conversations.

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Interactions

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Read on to understand the top 3 CX trends you need to be aware of in 2022 to stay ahead of the game. It’s fair to say that a lot of financial service organizations struggle when it comes to customer satisfaction. Utilize your assets to exceed customer expectations. Speak like a human.

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Banking 2022 Contact Center Financial 62

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Despite a rise in digital interactions, the phone call still holds a special place in consumer hearts. Graeme Meikle at Calabrio highlights 3 areas to make sure agents are speaking your customers’ language. Recently, Calabrio surveyed 250 consumers around the world and the results were impressive. It’s good to talk!

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The startup will put the funds toward enhancing its Digital Brain technology, which uses a technique called “cognitive modeling” to recreate things like the human brain’s emotional response system in order to construct autonomous animated characters. My opinion is that this technology ups the customer experience related to lower-level needs.

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Comm100

MAY 25, 2022

These changes have occurred across industries and have accelerated the adoption of new technologies. Further social upheavals amongst workers and customer expectations have also occurred. Ultimately, customer service and contact centers have not been immune to these changes. Challenges have emerged in the past two years.

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CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

Business leaders will benefit from reflecting on how these changes – shutdowns, communication changes, and working from home – have impacted their relationships with their consumers and consider how this season has improved or harmed business continuity. Changing Expectations. What has changed that our customers need to know about?

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Education Services Group

DECEMBER 28, 2021

I asked our team to weigh in on what they predict for the future of Customer Success in 2022. Countdown of our top 10 predictions for Customer Success in 2022. 10… Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs enhance CX. But VoC is critical for improving the customer experience (CX).

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Quadient

JULY 26, 2022

Top 10 Customer Communication Management Best Practices in 2022. Tue, 07/26/2022 - 16:55. When it comes to customer experience (CX) strategy, customer communications are one of the most critical components of the customer journey. 10 best practices in customer communication. j.shah-thiel.

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Kustomer

MARCH 31, 2022

Messaging is becoming essential to solve customer issues on-demand, and as a way to build lasting relationships — on channels that customers use every day to communicate with their family and friends. Modern consumers want to connect with businesses at every stage of their journey – from pre-purchase to post-sales support.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Companies have made things easier for their customers, who expect this same level of service to continue, even after the pandemic. According to Forrester’s 2022 predictions, consumers will lean on brands that offer a sense of relief and immediate comfort. Even as we recover, those expectations will largely remain.

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2022 Healthcare Feedback Customer Experience Professionals 86

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

Business leaders will benefit from reflecting on how these changes – shutdowns, communication changes, and working from home – have impacted their relationships with their consumers and consider how this season has improved or harmed business continuity. Changing Expectations. What has changed that our customers need to know about?

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Contact Center 2022 Call Center Roadmap 182

Stella Connect

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For answers, our team at Stella Connect by Medallia commissioned a research study of more than 2,100 consumers in the US and UK to uncover key drivers of customer sentiment , behavior, preferences, and loyalty. 5 Best Practices from Our 2022 Insights on the Future of Customer Service Report.

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Insights Customer Service 2022 Customer Satisfaction 99

Retently

APRIL 5, 2024

A memorable retail customer experience leads to higher satisfaction, repeat business, and word-of-mouth recommendations. Today’s consumers might browse products online before purchasing in-store or use their smartphones to compare prices while shopping at a physical location.

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Retail Engagement Customer Experience Loyalty Programs 78

CSM Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

Unearth critical customer service knowledge from leaders at Lenovo, AT&T, Walmart, CVS Health, Nissan, Cigna & more! With an influx of new technologies, evolving employee & consumer behaviours, and a renewed focus on CX, the customer service landscape is evolving rapidly. We hope you find this report valuable!

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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. These challenges will continue in the year to come.

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Optimove

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While your data teams have the skills for deep analysis and SQL, they may not have the time, and dynamic marketers need instant insights to meet customer expectations. For example, ask which campaigns my VIP customers respond to? On which execution channel did VIP customers engage with?

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Marketing Download 2022 Insights 59

BlueOcean

JULY 12, 2018

Chatbots are becoming ever more prevalent in the customer service world, but they are still very much a make-or-break technology. Used well, they transform your customer experience for the better. In all, chatbots – and related Natural Language Processing tools – are predicted to save companies about $8 billion in costs by 2022.

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Customer Care Contact Center Competitive Advantage B2B 185

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The internet has no shortage of platforms for consumers to share their unfiltered opinions about businesses. From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. Is your CX strategy up to the task of meeting customers’ expectations going into 2024?

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Kustomer

APRIL 14, 2022

The perspective of the modern consumer has shifted. Expectations have become more complex and today’s customers expect to receive more than traditional customer service protocols. They now expect a streamlined customer service experience. The best way to get around this? Leverage Self-Service Tools.

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Customer Service E-support Consumers Customers 98

Think Customers

JULY 7, 2022

Personalized customer support. Today’s consumers shop across a variety of channels, platforms, and devices. To stand out during the competitive holiday season, retailers must deliver tailored experiences throughout the customer journey. And while 71% of retailers think they excel in personalization, only 34% of consumers agree.

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Think Customers

JUNE 29, 2022

This year’s Forrester CX conference served as a backdrop for a deeper look at Forrester’s CX Index for 2022 , which revealed that CX quality dropped for nearly 20% of brands, the highest proportion of brands to fall in one year since the survey began. Here are a few highlights: Customer expectations raise the stakes for digital CX.

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Culture Roadmap Consumers Events 59

West Monroe

JANUARY 23, 2022

The utility business model is changing in response to political, environmental, consumer, and cybersecurity pressures. Increasingly frequent and extreme weather events are causing customers to think differently about how they get their energy and what products and services they’re willing to pay for. The challenge.

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In 2022, the global market research industry earned $82 billion in revenue. This information is essential for brands to develop and offer products and services aligning with customer expectations. This trust and loyalty help lead to repeat business, customer retention , and positive word-of-mouth.

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Insights Marketing 2022 Reference 52

Lumoa

JULY 17, 2023

Key Drivers of Successful Customer Experience Digitization Today, businesses must continually evolve to address the needs of their customers. Embracing new technology solutions and digitizing customer experience has become a crucial part of this evolution. It is no longer a competitive advantage but a necessity.

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Customer Experience Omnichannel Multi-Channel Competitive Advantage 83

Oracle

MARCH 18, 2020

When it comes to attracting, converting, pleasing, and retaining customers (both online and off-line), the sands are constantly shifting. 68% of consumers acknowledge that personalized experiences are important ( Oracle and Jeanne Bliss ). 61% of B2B customers head online to start the buying process ( Accenture ).

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2020 Retail B2B Social Media 64

BlueOcean

JUNE 17, 2021

Your in-house talent acquisition team is probably hiring for the whole organization, with staffing your customer care roles somewhere on the list of necessary tasks but perhaps not the priority task. That makes it extremely difficult to prioritize investments in equipping and evolving your contact center.

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Contact Center Customer Care Measurement 2022 177

Comm100

AUGUST 8, 2022

While many aspects of providing excellent customer service have held true over decades, the reality is that customer expectations have grown and shifted with technology. Reinforcing this, a 2022 research study found that 72% of an organization’s customer interactions are now digital.

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Customer Service Social Media Books Return on Investment 81

Integrity Solutions

JULY 28, 2022

However, while customers expect to have this flexibility to engage with brands on their terms, phone and voice remain the primary means of customer communications. The State of Contact Center Conversation Intelligence 2022 report by Observe.AI notes that 82% of contact centers engage with customers via the phone.

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Retently

MARCH 23, 2023

In industries with a low overall NPS, we’ve looked at consumer complaint data to learn which brands are the least likely to retain customers and earn positive feedback. The antivirus software company McAfee is at the bottom of the technology industry, earning a Net Promoter Score of 2. Ready to start?

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Net Promoter Score NPS Insurance Airlines 102

Quadient

MAY 20, 2022

Fri, 05/20/2022 - 16:00. Changes in investment and the reorganization of budgets are a huge challenge in many industries, and as that shifts, so do customer behaviors. As customer expectations and the demand for personal, secure, in-the-moment communications rise, a new standard has been set for all organizations.

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Communication Roadmap Healthcare Omnichannel 52

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Recent research shows consumers believe there is a direct correlation between contact centres and brand loyalty. In the latest State of the Contact Centre Report the vast majority of consumers (97%) and contact centre managers (98%) agree that customer service interactions have an impact on customer loyalty.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

While consumers increasingly expect a personalised, seamless experience across all channels, 71% think contact centres are siloed within their organisation and 43% say this negatively impacts the overall customer experience (CX). And, it’s not just me, the latest statistics prove it.

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Solvvy

JULY 13, 2022

Your customers expect–and demand–prompt, personalized service. The Salesforce State of the Connected Consumer report states that 66% of customers expect businesses to understand their unique needs and expectations, and 68% expect companies to demonstrate empathy.

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Customer Service Multi-Channel Customers Interaction 90

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Look Back to Look Ahead How willing are customers to forgive brands for poor experiences? Calabrio’s own research reveals that most consumers will only tolerate 2 (44%) or 3 (30%) negative interactions before switching brands. It also uncovered that 3 in 5 consumers would switch brands due to negative contact centre experiences.

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Speed in both reacting and providing a solution are key to keeping customers satisfied. According to the 2022 UK Customer Satisfaction Index, increasingly more customers even consider the rating/quality of customer service as a deciding factor for where to shop. What does that mean for British webshops?

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E Commerce Retail Consumers Customer Service 52

West Monroe

DECEMBER 11, 2022

In fact, loan-to-deposit ratios have shot up at an accelerated rate—with the upper quartile of banks exceeding 90% in Q2 2022 due to competitive yields and inflationary spending. Customer expectations have changed, and banks must now compete on a product and service level as opposed to a traditional vertical business model.

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