Influitive

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Marketers know that finding ways to increase customer engagement is good for the bottom line. Customer engagement is highly correlated to customer loyalty ,” says Aimee Lucas , Customer Experience Transformist and VP at the Temkin Group , a customer experience research and consulting firm.

Customer Engagement 111

Customer Engagement Loyalty Engagement Social Media 111

Wootric

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A common issue that marketers face when adapting to a changing market is maintaining and increasing customer engagement. . In lieu of in-person interaction, remote businesses rely on social media marketing to increase engagement and direct more traffic to the website. Know Your Customer Base. A Social Media Audit.

Customer Engagement 52

Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media E Commerce 52

inSided

APRIL 21, 2021

A few years back, software company Thinkwise went from consultancy firm to license-based platform vendor. This is when they found themselves in a new customer engagement ecosystem, one that required new technology to deliver an optimal customer experience.

Customer Engagement 52

Customer Engagement Engagement Consulting Innovation 52

Bold360

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

In fact, 85% of businesses view customer experience as a competitive differentiator. And while so many companies are starting to appreciate the impact customer experience has on a business, customer engagement strategies are not evolving with this thinking and are falling woefully short of meeting customer expectations.

Customer Engagement 59

Customer Engagement Engagement B2C Webinar 59

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.

Customer Engagement 52

Customer Engagement CEM Engagement Multi-Channel 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 20, 2018

If you’ve never thought about how you engage customers, then what’s to stop them from becoming actively disengaged? It even echoes back to us in the way we engage within our own organizations. A customer isn’t a customer until they purchase something from you, right? It Starts with A Sale. Yes but no.

Engagement 179

Engagement Social Media Sales Loyalty 179

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.

Customer Engagement 67

Customer Engagement Engagement Retail Voice of Customer 67

ClearAction

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Rethinking Customer Engagement: Put Your Relationship First Lynn Hunsaker. Sounds way out of sequence, but it’s often exactly how we treat our customer relationships. Same with customers. Engagement should pull through from that first click on to liking, then buying and referring. Happily Ever After.

Customer Engagement 54

Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media Customers 54

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 22, 2015

Marketers and other business leaders could actually prevent customer service issues by using social media to share more proactively with customers and their communities. Instead of hiding behind press releases and formal communication, social media engagement allows organizations to speak directly to customers and prospects.

Social Media 233

Social Media Engagement Magazine Innovation 233

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 4, 2019

This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington who writes about how to engage your customers in personalized, meaningful, and relevant ways. Customers, employees, lead generation, or profit. Well, the best answer is customer engagement. No business can survive without engaging its customers.

Blog 121

Blog Brands Engagement ROI 121

Bold360

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

A big part of customer experience is how you engage with them. Did you know that experts in customer engagement are: 30% more likely to report double-digit growth. Source: Forrester, Build Competitive Advantage Through Customer Engagement and AI, Feb 2019. So getting better at customer engagement pays off.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media Competitive Advantage 40

Second to None

MARCH 7, 2018

The ability to curate high levels of customer engagement can help brands to increase their customer retention rate, which can have a direct impact on overall profitability. To learn more about customer engagement strategies, check out the following piece written by Kenneth Adams for Forbes.

Customer Engagement 54

Customer Engagement Engagement Voice of Customer Brands 54

Interactions

MARCH 28, 2019

Customer experience is more important than ever. Modern customers dictate why, when, and how they would like to engage with a brand, and companies are looking for innovative ways to elevate their experience. Naturally, they are exploring the potential of conversational AI and its promise of transforming the customer experience.

Customer Engagement 63

Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center Omnichannel 63

Calabrio

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Every day, company representatives interact with customers and, within those interactions, your brand has the opportunity to foster customer engagement. Therefore, having a strong customer engagement strategy is key to long-term growth and success, and a solid program starts with the contact center.

Contact Center 82

Contact Center Customer Engagement Engagement Reference 82

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. Customer service training is the initial step in leveraging customer engagement.

Customer Service Training 70

Customer Service Training Customer Engagement Engagement Customer Service 70

Bold360

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Making Maturity your Customer Engagement Secret Weapon. It’s for this reason, that we’ve conducted annual research for the past few years ago to understand differences in the brands that were delighting their customers on all fronts and those were missing the mark. STOP before you go.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement Consulting Customer Satisfaction 40

Avaya

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

If you have customers that are 55 and under you need a customer experience plan to address digital channel preferences and AI in contact centers now, before it’s too late. Avaya recently announced Avaya Ava ™, our cloud AI solution that supports your customers who use social media, chat and messaging channels to engage with you.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media 67

NICE inContact

AUGUST 25, 2016

According to Gartner’s report, Bridge Silos of Customer Engagement, or Risk Killing Your customer Experience , “Customer engagement is frequently delivered in silos, even though this is a known, significant customer experience issue. It has never been more important to focus on empowering the frontline.

Customer Engagement 48

Customer Engagement Connections Engagement Contact Center 48

InMoment XI

JULY 19, 2023

Implementing CX Technologies: With their expertise in CX technologies, customer experience experts can help you adopt and integrate cutting-edge tools such as AI chatbots, sentiment analysis platforms, and omnichannel solutions. These technologies streamline interactions, personalize experiences, and enhance customer engagement.

Customer Experience 260

Customer Experience ROI Customer Centricity Omnichannel 260

COPC

APRIL 1, 2024

Technological advancements, notably artificial intelligence (AI), fuel customer experience transformation. Companies worldwide are grappling with leveraging technology to enhance the overall customer experience (CX). This pursuit includes engaging employees, reducing operational costs, and boosting product and service performance.

Customer Experience 89

Customer Experience Contact Center Technology Banking 89

Bold360

APRIL 17, 2019

Delivering exceptional customer experiences is a strategic differentiator for businesses today, as modern customers are not afraid to switch brands if they feel unsatisfied with the level of service and support provided. Enter the Customer Engagement Maturity Model (CEM). How Serious Is Your Commitment?

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement CEM Net Promoter Score 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 30, 2024

Discover how this innovation could transform the checkout experience, tackle theft, and what it means for customer engagement. Switching lanes, we delve into the government’s customer experience revolution, with a spotlight on the USDA’s recent initiatives. Manager of Contact Center Sales for Verizon Business.

2024 143

2024 Government Customer Experience Professionals Contact Center 143

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. Forbes readers: Get two free chapters of Micah Solomon’s customer service books here. [Originally published in Forbes.com.

Customer Engagement 53

Customer Engagement Loyalty Customer Service Engagement 53

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The post 5 Ways to Engage and Understand At-Risk Customers appeared first on Customer Experience Consulting. ” They’re all getting automatically e-charged and they seem happy because they’re not complaining. This is how we get lulled into […].

Engagement 140

Engagement Consulting Customers Customer Experience 140

Bold360

APRIL 30, 2019

If you want a competitive edge that widens every year, it is time to upgrade your customer engagement maturity model. This week we conclude our conversation with Ross Haskell and Amber Gregorio from LogMeIn’s Bold360 team about the Customer Engagement Maturity (CEM) Model Assessment they developed with Forrester Consulting.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement CEM Competitive Advantage 40

Merkle

AUGUST 20, 2018

Which is why it’s so important that you regularly review your customer engagement strategies to see what works and what doesn’t. The post Estee Lauder Reveals Customer Engagement Strategies appeared first on Aquila Insight. And brands could certainly benefit from trying to do more in this regard.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement Retail Consumers 40

Oracle

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Ovum, an independent analyst and consultancy firm, recently released its Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting a Customer Engagement Platform, 2018–19 report. “For a CEP to be effective, everyone in the enterprise must commit to the customer,” the report states.

Customer Engagement 45

Customer Engagement Engagement 2018 Consulting 45

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

It seems most organizations have a Customer Experience program and an increasing number have started Employee Engagement programs. Because the experience you give your Customers is the same experience you should give your employees. Employee engagement is the latest buzz phrase in the industry.

Engagement 167

Engagement Employee Experience Retail Consulting 167

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

His YouTube channel is a fantastic source of inspiration about customer experience and customer centricity in a digital world. In his videos, I keep people updated about the latest trends in customer experience, customer service and customer centricity. Tom Hinds, SVP Customer Engagement at Advocate Aurora Health.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center 2022 Magazine 251

CustomerSuccessBox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Your customer education process should address how you’ll drive customers’ maturity throughout their journey. Once you’re clear about what they want to achieve, it’s time to consult them, guide them, and help them reach their desired goal. Customer Education changes behavior. Draw out your customer journey.

Consulting 52

Consulting Customer Success Net Promoter Score Management 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 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.

Brands 259

Brands Hotels Consulting Workshop 259

Bold360

JANUARY 22, 2020

Many companies over-index on investing in customer experience (CX) compared to EX. Of course you want the customer experience to the best it can be. But focusing on better employee engagement can in turn lead to better customer engagement. It helps employees to take on more consultative, high-value work.

Engagement 76

Engagement Customer Experience Contact Center Employee Experience 76

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2015

In January, we’ll be examining some basic ideas around social customer care , and what you can do to improve yours. Social Customer Care: Best Practices for Major Engagement. Are you ready to engage with customers on social media? 30, January 2015. 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST.

Customer Care 299

Customer Care Social Media Marketing Webinar 299

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!

Technology 265

Technology Customer Experience Social Media 2015 265

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 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.

Innovation 262

Innovation Consumers Social Media 2016 262

Heart of the Customer

JULY 24, 2023

Partnering with Heart of the Customer, the leading customer experience consulting firm, offers numerous competitive advantages for your organization. At Heart of the […] The post The Competitive Advantages to Partnering with Heart of the Customer appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

Competitive Advantage 78

Competitive Advantage Roadmap Financial Customer Journey 78

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 10, 2015

Where publicity and marketing leave off is where the customer experience needs to deliver. This was one of the things we discussed with Shonali Burke , a leader in PR and social strategy and President and CEO of Shonali Burke Consulting , on the latest episode of Crack The Customer Code , the podcast I co-host with Adam Toporek.

Social Media 234

Social Media Marketing Customer Journey Mapping Consulting 234