Customer Alignment

APRIL 25, 2017

“If I’d only known that being nice to customers was going to be so good for my business, I would have done it years ago.” So said Michael O’Leary, Ryanair’s CEO as profits jumped 66% in October 2015 following the implementation of a number of customer-led initiatives. Are we going to say sorry for our lack of customer service?

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When one in five of your customers speak something other than English as their first language, providing bilingual customer support is critical. Without it, you risk taking a hit to your CSat scores, your brand loyalty, and your bottom line. But what mix of live agents versus AI is best for your business?

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Contact Center Customer Care Average Handle Time Consumers 310

BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When we are talking to organizations in the sales cycle, we will often hear from SaaS companies that the customer success role is too complex, too critical, too deeply embedded in their internal operations to ever be outsourced. But with this new height of significance, is customer success really something you can outsource?

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Customer Success Contact Center Average Handle Time Touchpoint 177

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When working to grow their business and revenue, companies often focus most (if not all) of their resources on attracting new customers. Customers expect (and deserve!) If a customer tries a new brand that fails to deliver on their needs—especially during the earliest interactions—they have little reason to support it.

Customer Retention 271

Customer Retention Loyalty Loyalty Programs Social Media 271

InMoment XI

MAY 3, 2022

Insurance brands have a unique set of challenges to overcome in order to find the valuable customer experience (CX) data they need to improve experiences. Insurance customers are buying into a long-term relationship, which means building brand trust is extremely important to keep customer retention rates high.

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Insurance Return on Investment Voice of Customer ROI 493

InMoment XI

DECEMBER 13, 2022

My name is Ton Luijten, Customer Success Director + Data Science Lead in APAC—and in this post I’ll help you unlock a new take on ROI —through failure demand. Failure demand is when an organization falls short of servicing customers on the channels they are seeking, which then causes demand for services in other channels.

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ROI Call Center Return on Investment Measurement 493

InMoment XI

JANUARY 10, 2022

It’s popular to believe that COVID-19 created the unprecedented employee exodus we’ve all come to know as The Great Resignation. These include, but are by no means limited to, insufficient pay, hazardous work environments, and having to put up with belligerent customers. What’s at the Root of the Struggle with Employee Retention?

Engagement 493

Engagement Employee Experience Connections Brands 493

InMoment XI

JULY 7, 2022

When customers are looking for a solution to a problem, they will often turn to a company they trust. For example, if a customer is looking for a quick OTC pain reliever, they may turn to Tylenol over a drugstore generic alternative because they know the brand and trust it. Elements of Brand Equity. Brand Perception.

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Brands ROI Social Media Return on Investment 492

InMoment XI

APRIL 7, 2022

For many years now, conventional wisdom has held that the best way to listen to as many customers as possible is to turn every customer listening post within your customer experience (CX) program on and simply capture all insights that come your way. Where the Drive for Data Came From. Applying What You’ve Learned.

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Connections Customers Insights Loyalty 529

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Recently, a client asked me what we at InMoment thought defines a “customer interaction,” as there had been some debate on the subject within his team. Quickly, we were asking ourselves not only about the characteristics of an interaction, but beyond that, what falls under the larger umbrella of customer experience?

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Interaction Customer Experience Definition Customers 482

BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Keep your finger on the pulse of the industry. As customer care teams start planning for 2024, we’ve seen how easy it can be to get stuck in a rut. The quickest way to get re-inspired is by getting a finger on the pulse of current news and customer service trends in the industry. How are they overcoming new challenges?

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Customer Care 2024 Multi-Channel Contact Center 177

InMoment XI

JULY 20, 2023

And I wouldn’t be the true customer experience nerd that I am if I didn’t ask: “Could we customer experience (CX) professionals leverage ChatGPT customer experience survey questions?” On the surface, it seems like an obvious application for a ChatGPT customer experience approach. Hopefully, you answered no.

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Customer Experience Customers Webinar Insights 379

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I speak with customer experience professionals every day. Some of them have fancy, customer-focused titles like Chief Customer Officer or Vice President of Customer Experience. Others have more common org chart regulars, like Chief Marketing Officer or Voice fo the Customer (VoC) Director.

Leadership 259

Leadership Customer Experience Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score 259

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 11, 2023

” Where does quality fit in the context of customer experience? Well, I’m betting your definition of what quality means to your customers might just differ from their version. So what’s the definition of a “quality” customer experience for these banking customers? They don’t care about your product.

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Customer Journey Mapping Banking B2B Definition 162

InMoment XI

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Recently, though, I had the privilege of participating in these conversations at our Inclusive Experiences Exchange, and what follows are the key takeaways I believe organizations like yours can (and should), utilise as you strive to design experiences that work for the wider customer community. Mistakes Will Be Made.

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White Paper Brands Social Media Travel 493

InMoment XI

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In the world of experience (especially when we’re talking about digital customer experience), we’re constantly making predictions or hypotheses about what the customer is expecting from their experience. How to “Slam” In-Person & Digital Customer Experience Assumptions. Step #1: Gather Your Team & Select a Topic.

Customer Experience 529

Customer Experience Webinar Customers Events 529

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

AUGUST 29, 2023

”I love how you discuss the difference between customer service and customer experience. I work with people who really believe they understand customer service so there’s nothing to worry about. How do I get them to see that we should focus on customer experience, not just customer service?”

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Customer Service Customer Experience Customers Customer Centricity 143

ShepHyken

APRIL 9, 2024

What if I told you that a satisfied customer could ruin your business? Most people think satisfied customers are happy and will come back. They found that up to 40% of satisfied customers don’t come back – even though they are satisfied! Our customers are smarter than ever when it comes to customer service and experience.

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2024 Workshop Customer Service Training Customers 140

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Every team at an organization must prove how their work contributes to the bottom line — and customer experience is no exception. We know CX teams can deliver significant business advantages: Satisfied customers are much more likely to purchase more Revenue grows 40% faster by providing personalized experiences Businesses achieve a 2.3x

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Metrics Net Promoter Score NPS Effort Score 270

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 26, 2022

Customer experience leaders report that teamwork and cross-functional cooperation are some of the top drivers to achieving customer experience success. The more we treat CX as a team sport, the more likely it is for us to achieve meaningful outcomes for both our customers and our organizations. Customer experience is not magic.

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Sports Customer Journey Mapping ROI Return on Investment 143

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Customer experience is not a fad or a trend or a buzzy phrase. That’s why the foundational work of defining CX at your organization — through a CX Mission Statement and CX Success Statement — is so critically important to accomplishing real change and delivering on real outcomes through customer experience.

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Communication Customer Experience Customer Journey Mapping Net Promoter Score 304

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 25, 2023

“We believe in a customer-centric culture!” “Our Our values include putting the customer in the center of everything we do.” “We We are committed to being customer-centric.” You or maybe your organization may have adopted similar mottos or share the term “customer-centric culture” as a guiding principle.

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Customer Centricity Culture Contact Center Customers 143

Kustomer

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Brands can’t keep up unless they are perpetually enhancing their customer service processes with efficiency tools. We realize this is easier said than done, as there are always obstacles to establishing fine-tuned customer service processes and tools, such as executive buy-in and budget. What Is Customer Support?

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Social Media Net Promoter Score Effort Score NPS 119

ShepHyken

JANUARY 16, 2024

When it comes to customer service and customer experience (CX), there is a difference between perception and reality. First, how we think our customers perceive our customer service and CX is often not the reality. Reality isn’t what we think or believe. It’s what our customers say. It’s just our perception.

Customer Service 142

Customer Service Books Workshop Customer Service Training 142

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

John Tschohl of the Service Quality Institute takes a look at the results of some of the leading customer-centric companies of 2023. Amazon I believe is the most customer-driven firm in the world. Obsessing over the customer experience pays off. During COVID Amazon never let up on its focus on the customer.

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Financial 2023 Customer Service Insurance 105

ShepHyken

JULY 4, 2023

So, on your way out of today’s class, you will receive a sheet with all the formulas you need to solve the problems on the test.” Believe me when I tell you that having the formulas didn’t make taking the test easier. Many people think that AI will be used to replace customer support agents – and even salespeople. Humans can.

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Workshop Customer Service Training Books Customer Service 128

Lumoa

MARCH 9, 2023

In the world of customer experience, “customer empathy” is not just a buzzword, it’s a game-changer. Put simply, it means genuinely caring about the experience your customers have with your brand. Customer empathy is at the heart of Lush’s approach to building trust with its customers.

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Customer Experience Social Media Customers Insights 169

ShepHyken

APRIL 22, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 4 Ways to Scale up Convenient CX for Modern Customers by NICE (NICE) The easier things are for your customers, the better they are for your organization. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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2024 Article Customer Service E Commerce 80

Bill Quiseng

DECEMBER 6, 2023

So, I encourage you to remind yourself and your colleagues every day about each one of these fifteen QUI QUOTES about leadership and employee engagement. ASSETS Your employees are not your most important assets. It is about how your employees FEEL about you and your company. Be GREAT out there! Be GREAT out there!

Leadership 158

Leadership Engagement Financial Loyalty 158

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Consider this way-too-typical scenario: Marcus decides one day to stand in front of his employees and request in no uncertain terms how everyone needs to be more customer-focused. “Help customers love our company and brand more!” He promotes the idea of becoming more customer-focused. ” says Marcus. Is it easy?

Net Promoter Score 547

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity Metrics Customer Journey 547

SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

It leads to biased customer feedback. Just as you drive when the traffic signal is green, similarly, customers are likely to click on the green color score, regardless of their actual experience. This results in biased responses, which is not suitable for a customer-focused organization.

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NPS Net Promoter Score Feedback Consulting 97

ShepHyken

MARCH 10, 2023

She writes about how companies can adopt a remote workforce and enhance customer service delivery. There’s no doubt that there are challenges to providing remote customer services, but with careful planning, they’re easy to overcome. But by shifting how you manage your team, these issues can be easily resolved.

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Customer Service Communication Article Customers 118

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In the same way, a significant gap often exists between what executives believe about their customer service and what customers actually experience. An attractive fixed salary is number eight, while the number one factor is “Appreciation for your work.” However, only 30% of leaders feel that way.

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Leadership Culture Financial Retail 84

Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Authors: Topher Mitchell & Jim Tincher This blog is authored by Topher Mitchell, the creator of Qualtrics’ Value Advisory function, and Jim Tincher, the CEO and founder of Heart of the Customer. Customer experience is good for business. You believe that, and so does your leadership team.

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Leadership Blog Article Customer Experience 78

Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

In an era when customer success (CS) has become pivotal, it’s no longer enough to have a team dedicated to CS. More importantly, you need an organizational strategy that ensures your customers don’t just come to you but stay, thrive, and become your biggest promoters.

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Customer Success Customer Journey Mapping 2024 Automotive 99

ShepHyken

JANUARY 30, 2024

Many companies still believe that customer service is what happens when something goes wrong. However, that is only one part of customer service. The bigger picture is that customer service happens throughout a customer’s entire experience while doing business with you. Traditionally, that is marketing and sales.

Customer Service Training 96

Customer Service Training Customer Service Marketing Workshop 96

ShepHyken

JANUARY 2, 2024

Top Takeaways: Customers are smarter than ever before. They are judging your business based on the best experiences they’ve had from any industry, and it doesn’t matter if it’s B2B or B2C. Employee experience is as important as customer experience. ” “Never be complacent.

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2024 Customer Experience Competitive Advantage B2C 86