Horizon CX

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Crucial Link Between CX and Strategic Goals: Effectively advocating for customer-centric strategies involves aligning proposals with the overarching strategic goals and objectives of the organization. These organizations prioritize understanding and meeting customer needs, leading to increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Customer Centricity Automotive E Commerce Fashion 52

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This is especially relevant in today’s customer-focused marketplace, where expectations are high, and customer service excellence has become a competitive advantage. The Best Call Center Cost Reduction Strategies. Agents can be assigned to different channels, such as voice, email, chat, and social media.

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ShepHyken

MAY 30, 2016

Technology (includes automation, robots and digital) or human. More and more customers are accepting and actually hoping for self-service solutions and other types of automation. But, there always has to be a human to back up the technology. Study: What CEOs Really Think About Customer Experience by Tom Hoffman.

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2016 Article Customer Service Competitive Advantage 72

ShepHyken

APRIL 25, 2022

(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. They also expect a faster, more intimate interaction and the option for automation technology, according to a press release on the findings.

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Integrity Solutions

JULY 13, 2020

Training is regularly implemented, new sales techniques are tried out, and the latest and greatest technology is implemented as the surefire antidote to a complex, competitive marketplace. Most of us chafe at the thought of being called a “vendor” when our customers talk about us. It’s not for lack of activity.

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Sales Competitive Advantage Culture Leadership 103

ShepHyken

JANUARY 8, 2018

(Forbes) After years of focusing on improving the customer experience, businesses are now turning attention inward as employee experience (often referred to as “EX”) moves toward the top of executive priority lists. Upgrade the experience for your employees and you upgrade the experience for your customers.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 22, 2019

Why Anxious Customers Prefer Human Customer Service by Michelle A. HBR) It is clear that these technologies are less expensive to offer than human support. But what’s less clear is the toll these self-service interactions may take on customers. My Comment: Here is an interesting topic: Customer Anxiety.

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Article 2019 Customer Service Competitive Advantage 78

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Consumers are all of us, so big shifts in technology and culture affect our habits and desires as consumers. Thanks to technology, we can get almost anything on-demand—entire seasons of TV shows, groceries delivered, 2-day shipping on millions of products… on and on. Customers want to feel like their loyalty is mutual.

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Loyalty Sales Competitive Advantage Consumers 72

Magellan Solutions

MAY 19, 2023

This can help businesses maintain a competitive edge in the market. IMPROVED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION One of the key components of business process management is customer-focus. With BPM, companies can provide better services and increase customer satisfaction. BPM strives to match the customer needs with their processes.

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Management Competitive Advantage Customer Satisfaction Healthcare 52

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

She took the time to interview ten CMO’s from some large and recognizable brands in a number of industries who share what customer experience means to them. Technology NPS Benchmarks by CustomerGauge. 10 Insights from Customer Care Experts & Influencers by CGS. No doubt that CX is a very, very high priority!

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2017 Article Customer Service Net Promoter Score 64

Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

Answer: “The companies that figured this out started investing in this, started training people to deliver on it, not just frontline customer service reps, but entire organizations go through training to be more customer-focused. Everybody has a customer, whether it be the outside customer or an internal customer.

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West Monroe

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To successfully seize these opportunities, health plans should pay close attention to three related domains: consumerism, technology enablement, and procurement capabilities. What tools, technologies, and approaches are available now to help contain costs and drive better experiences that didn’t exist five, ten, twenty years ago?

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As companies increasingly pivot towards providing online interactions, it’s essential for your business to keep the customer experience in mind. To do that, you’ll need to come up with a strategy for how you integrate multiple technologies to attract, retain, and delight your customers at every stage of your sales pipeline.

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ClearAction

APRIL 3, 2015

Engaging HR professionals with their internal customers and with the company’s strategic intent of CX management is viewed as very important to CX success. It would help chart the course for the org’s competitive advantage. Answering the question "How does our org structure best serve our customers?"

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COPC

APRIL 27, 2020

Successful implementation of these and other emerging technologies still pack a punch in terms of competitive advantage. And we’re always customer focused. We’ll continue to find ways to optimize operations and improve the customer experience at every touch point. We’re innovative and resourceful.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Competitive Advantage Call Center Customer Satisfaction 52

ShepHyken

JANUARY 3, 2018

If you don’t already offer good self-service solutions that will get customers their answers immediately, at least be able to respond to them in a reasonable amount of time, not hours or days. Don’t let technology pass you by: Invest in the right technology to drive a better customer experience.

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Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 3, 2018

By Bruce Wedderburn Over the past few years, contact centers have dramatically increased investments in emerging and disruptive technologies to help improve key efficiency metrics. But how is the growth of technology impacting and even reshaping the role of the contact center agent? Putting Customer Contact Back into the Center.

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Contact Center Call Center Competitive Advantage Connections 43

Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 3, 2018

The human touch is more critical than ever in a contact center environment that is being increasingly driven by technology. By Bruce Wedderburn Over the past few years, contact centers have dramatically increased investments in emerging and disruptive technologies to help improve key efficiency metrics.

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Contact Center Call Center Competitive Advantage Technology 40

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Generating new applications and uses for existing technology, products & services, i.e., moving them from the core business and finding adjacent/new markets. Increasing the customer lifetime value, i.e., increasing the amount and frequency of purchases per customer over the lifetime of a customer.

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Lumoa

OCTOBER 31, 2018

More brands will (and should) bring up customer feedback to the decision-makers in the company, and with the help of some new amazing technologies , we’re changing the way businesses see their customers. Much of the improvement has been driven by advancements in product innovation and digital technology.

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Customer Experience Customer Centricity Culture 2018 64

CSM Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Unless a company begins at startup with a zealous customer focus, there is practically no chance for improvement without a consulting partner. The Secret is Technology. Too many companies figure that technology is the key to better service. Many new technologies fail to deliver on their promises. The Tool-Chest Dilemma.

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Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Airlines Leadership 40

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 7, 2016

This week, Bob Thompson’s informative, timely blog on strategies companies can use to make customer experience a competitive advantage – and how most neither measure experience nor compete on it – puts me in mind of a line of discussion around customer experience lagniappe. Can technology create customer delight?

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Brands Customer Experience Banking Competitive Advantage 74

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A customer service rep’s or salesperson’s memory, sometimes supported by data and technology, can be a competitive advantage. Stats and facts prove that customers buy more and come back more often when their experience is personalized. My Comment: Personalization is a hot topic. Memory” can be a big part of that.

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2017 Article Customer Service Competitive Advantage 38

Horizon CX

JULY 29, 2013

With this in mind, I believe those businesses that understand exactly what their customer’s experiences are at every interaction have a decided competitive advantage. Customer journey mapping is a totally customer-focused concept.

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Customer Journey Mapping Customer Journey Competitive Advantage Government 40

Wootric

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Why we love Guneet: He’s Director of Customer Experience & Advocacy at Docusign where he leads the company’s NPS, customer advocacy, customer labs & customer research. Kia has pioneered the art of Customer Experience by leading businesses through the transition to customer-centric organizations.

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Workshop Consulting Customer Experience Professionals Books 67

ShepHyken

JULY 18, 2022

(Forbes) Customer experience was finally starting to catch up in the B2B world to match technology-driven and personalized B2C experiences. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. But then the pandemic turned everything on its head.

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Kustomer

MAY 28, 2020

We have to compete on experience on how we make people feel… Thoughtfulness is truly a competitive advantage today.” Quality customer service and experience is essential for the companies of the future and the customers of the future demand nothing less. What is customer experience technology?

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Culture Books Customers Competitive Advantage 52

Help Scout

MAY 21, 2019

They help us to achieve clarity around our brand, enabling us to craft messages that can speak to customers in the language that makes sense to them. A value proposition is all about being customer-focused and putting yourself in their shoes. But looking at your customers defines value. What is a value proposition?

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Qualtrics

JULY 25, 2020

But with advances in technology, it’s now possible to surface this seamlessly from social media channels without having to ask, meaning you can seamlessly collect rich data at scale. It is more active because it analyzes the data and provides insights that will help you make better customer-focused decisions as a business.

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Social Media Brands Metrics Insights 29

SmartKarrot

MARCH 23, 2023

Everyone benefits when employees take advantage of paid leave such as: Increased productivity Greater engagement & Boosted creativity To sum it up, as Shawn Achor says, “The greatest competitive advantage in the modern economy is a positive and engaged brain.”

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Culture Competitive Advantage Customer Success Innovation 10

SmartKarrot

MARCH 23, 2023

Everyone benefits when employees take advantage of paid leave such as: Increased productivity Greater engagement & Boosted creativity To sum it up, as Shawn Achor says, “The greatest competitive advantage in the modern economy is a positive and engaged brain.”

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Culture Competitive Advantage Customer Success Innovation 10

TechSee

APRIL 10, 2019

In the highly competitive telecom industry, customer experience is a critical factor in building and maintaining a competitive advantage. A recent report by Forrester takes this concept one step further by proving that improving customer experience in telecoms delivers a boost to all KPIs.

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Customer Experience Omnichannel Customer Centricity Social Media 154

ijgolding

APRIL 21, 2015

These Days, it’s All About Competitive Advantage. Customers are more demanding, products are often cloned or imitated and markets have become “commoditised.” 70% of consumers are willing to spend an average of 13% more with companies providing excellent customer service. PART 2: What’s Your Competitive Advantage?

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B2B Competitive Advantage Customer Relationships Document 53

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Barry Dalton is a Customer Experience strategy and CX technology leader with accomplishments in designing and implementing strategy and technology architecture across Marketing, Sales & Service with a particular industry focus on Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, and Technology. Barry Dalton. Bruce Temkin.

Customer Service 59

Customer Service Customer Experience Magazine Books 59

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

Barry Dalton is a Customer Experience strategy and CX technology leader with accomplishments in designing and implementing strategy and technology architecture across Marketing, Sales & Service with a particular industry focus on Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, and Technology. Barry Dalton. Bruce Temkin.

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Customer Service Customer Experience Magazine Books 52

Eptica

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

How do you become more customer centric? There are multiple aspects to this, from making a customer focus part of your company vision and objectives, prioritizing it in recruitment and training plans, implementing technology and processes to support it, and even linking customer centricity to company bonuses.

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Customer Centricity Chief Customer Officer 2017 Competitive Advantage 96

ShepHyken

JULY 26, 2019

5 Ways to Enhance Customer Experience. Get more insight into creating competitive advantage by putting your valued customer at the first place and managing several aspects such as satisfaction, reduce churn and increase revenues at once. For instance, Cookie is a 40-year-old lady who loves to explore technology.

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Blog Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Competitive Advantage 116