Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Jeannie Walters Jeannie Walters is the Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ and founder of 360Connext, a global consulting firm specializing in the cornerstones of customer experience: customer engagement, employee engagement and connections like social media. We love hearing from you!

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 3, 2015

So it’s up to the leaders of any organization to seek out your customer service superstars and discern the ways they make things just a little better for your customers. Here are some of the ways we’ve seen customer service superstars stand out: 1. Empathetic and engaging behavior.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 28, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. What Can Disneyland Teach Us about the Customer Journey? Keep innovating and properly staff for the customer willing to use self-checkout and needs help. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Customers are like trick and treaters when they seek out customer support. But there are different personas that answer the door, and I find them to be much like customer service representatives (it could just be the candy corn talking). Here’s to trick and treating for good customer service skills!

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 19, 2015

As customers, we are expecting a lot from companies who are using social media to respond to customer service issues. Can you imagine if these stats held true for customer service questions via the phone? Now, some companies have entire teams dedicated to the 24/7 world of social customer service.

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Comm100

MARCH 30, 2021

The customer panic caused by the pandemic has had lingering effects on business: companies are being called to do more with less, with over 80% of consumers expecting more empathetic or more responsive service in 2021. Fortunately, the situation is far from hopeless: omnichannel customer service answers these problems and more.

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Oracle

APRIL 3, 2019

Enter customer engagement marketing (CEM). Customer engagement marketing happens when a company uses personalized messaging to move their audience through a sales cycle — changing a lead into a customer and nurturing current customers to become more brand loyal. ” Engaging customers improves CX.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 25, 2018

And finally, to ensure a meaningful customer engagement, you must first teach and expose your employees the ins and outs of customer service. Start with the basics — customer service training. Customer engagement starts within. Phases of customer service training.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Five Customer-Service Lessons From the Late Tony Hsieh by Ann-Marie Alcántara. Wall Street Journal) The former chief executive of Zappos, the online shoe retailer, had a unique approach toward customers.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We get it when we’re customers. We know the dread we feel when we need to make a customer service call over a problem with billing. We feel defeated scheduling a repair, knowing our days will be subject to the 4-hour window when the service person might appear. Because in truth, we do get it. We get it.

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Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. Anticipatory customer service: serving the unexpressed needs and wishes of your customers.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

A Complete Guide to Omnichannel Customer Service. The state of customer service is always changing, and brands must keep up. Customers now use an average of nine different channels to connect with companies, and they expect the support they receive on these channels to be fast, convenient and personalized.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to the dawn of a new era in customer service, where the metaverse is rapidly transforming how businesses interact with their customers. With 60% of internet users projected to engage in metaverse environments by 2030, the urgency to adapt customer support strategies has never been more critical.

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Magellan Solutions

JANUARY 24, 2024

With our trained agents, you can avoid missed opportunities and frustrated clients as we handle all customer inquiries efficiently. Discover how the ability answering service can elevate your customer service to new heights. Now is the time to access our answering service to improve customer service.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 30, 2015

A bad customer service email is just one interaction, but these kind of things could haunt your brand. Google Doodles are delightful and engaging, but imagine the surprise when they personalized it one day for a lady's birthay!! Disaster Alert: Proactive Customer Service to the Rescue. Jeannie Walters.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 28, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. We’ve consulted top experts in the industry to uncover the crucial factors that can either make or break a company’s brand in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Winning means losing in the game of customer retention by Linda O’Grady. The key is to hang onto the right customers. Want to Deliver Better Customer Service? My Comment: What is context?

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CSM Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Angela Clarkson, Head of Business Consultancy, Sabio Group One of the key issues discussed at our recent Disrupt 2023 conference in the UK was the cost-of-living crisis and its likely impact on customer service provision. UK inflation hit a 41-year high of 11.1% in October last year and remains high at the time of writing.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 13, 2018

So it’s no wonder we never run out of customer service disasters to talk about! Customer service disasters really come down to one thing: expectations. If you don’t live up to them, you will disappoint a customer. Listen to customers. Do you remember the last time you disappointed a customer?

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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen uncovers the secrets to establishing employee and customer engagement with expert Suzzanna Rowold. Listen Now: Listen to “Best Practices of Employee and Customer Engagement | Suzzanna Rowold” on Spreaker.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 7, 2023

Broadband specialists, Quickline Communications, speeds up customer service and service delivery in £1m+ contract with makepositive, part of Sabio Group. The £1m-plus collaboration marks an important milestone as Quickline continues to invest in optimising its operations and delivering exceptional services to its customers.

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InMoment XI

JULY 19, 2023

They bring a unique blend of expertise, combining data analysis, strategic thinking, and a customer-centric mindset. These professionals often have backgrounds in fields like market research, customer service, UX design, and psychology.

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Magellan Solutions

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

In our 18+ years of experience as an omni channel customer engagement solutions , we were able to interact with customers across these different channels, but not in the typical cohesive fashion. . And all these, we adapt them to our existing customer experience infrastructures such as CRM or customer support systems.

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COPC

APRIL 1, 2024

In our consulting work, we have seen a dramatic increase in organizations deploying these virtual guides for self-paced, continuous training sessions. Bot-Based Training Perhaps the most notable trend we’ve seen in our consulting work is the emergence of bot-based training systems.

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Second to None

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Adopting these novel methodologies as a cog in your brand experience platform can help your team encourage high levels of customer engagement across different points along the customer journey. Meeting customers where they already are reduces the effort it takes to find your brand.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The post 3 Ways to Boost Your Customer Service Listening appeared first on Customer Experience Consulting. Or maybe your employees have warned you about the person who has complained to them already and is bringing her concerns up the chain. In any […].

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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Bold360

AUGUST 18, 2020

Digital-first customer engagement has never been more important than today, especially amidst a business landscape shaped by COVID-19 where the majority of customers are working remotely, purchasing products online, streaming entertainment, and engaging with brands from their homes. More measurement supports strategy.

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Interactions

MARCH 28, 2019

Naturally, they are exploring the potential of conversational AI and its promise of transforming the customer experience. In the sessions that I attended, these key themes stood out as defining trends in the customer engagement market. Embedding AI into customer service will reduce OPEX.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The 3 Types of Customers That Will Talk About Your Business—and The One That Definitely Won’t by Jay Baer. Great Customer Experience Means Consistent Customer Service by Glenn Pasch.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2015

Jeannie Walters Jeannie Walters is the Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ and founder of 360Connext, a global consulting firm specializing in the cornerstones of customer experience: customer engagement, employee engagement and connections like social media.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 31, 2015

Jeannie Walters Jeannie Walters is the Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ and founder of 360Connext, a global consulting firm specializing in the cornerstones of customer experience: customer engagement, employee engagement and connections like social media. Please don’t forget to share!

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Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

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ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Customer service and customer support may seem like semantics; even Google does not make a difference in them. Each of these terms is customer-facing disciplines, but they cannot be used in place of the other. Each of these terms is customer-facing disciplines, but they cannot be used in place of the other.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Here are some of the top customer service predictions for 2018, brought to you by Fara Haron is CEO of CRM Solutions, Arvato. Consumers will be engaging with companies via these voice-enabled channels and will have higher expectations on the accuracy and their capability to help answer customer service issues.

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Michelli Experience

JUNE 13, 2017

Customer Experience Speaker, Consultant, Author VS. CASHIERS. On the other hand, when we are the consumer who wants self-service we are likely to complain if that self-service option is not available. Together my clients and I look for what serves their customers best. Michelli, Ph.D.

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SaleMove

APRIL 30, 2021

In previous posts, we have encouraged you to “ Get Your Agents to Stop Asking this One Question ” and to consider if you can afford to not move to Digital Customer Service (DCS). So what is stopping you from offering amazing digital customer experiences? Support Customers with a Connected Experience.

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