Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

An important part of customer service leadership is understanding what customers want, and ensuring your delivery and experiences meet their expectations. But what do customers expect? How are those expectations changing?

Customer Expectations 29

Customer Expectations Leadership Customers Customer Service 29

Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

One of the most critical — and difficult — aspects of managing a contact center is to provide services that satisfy changing consumer demands.

Contact Center 26

Contact Center Customer Expectations Management Consumers 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

An important part of customer service leadership is understanding what customers want, and ensuring your delivery and experiences meet their expectations. But what do customers expect? How are those expectations changing?

Customer Expectations 26

Customer Expectations Leadership Customers Customer Service 26

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Jim Davies , the former Gartner analyst who helped define and nurture the market segments for workforce optimisation (WFO), workforce engagement management (WEM), and voice of the customer (VoC) solutions has joined Calabrio , the workforce performance company, as Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Calabrio is a trusted ally to leading brands.

Marketing 52

Marketing Contact Center Roadmap Leadership 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 23, 2021

It’s a point of friction in some ways but it also is a necessary part of scaling customer experience. Ask your Customer Success Team, Account Managers, or other customer relationship specialists to include you in one client meeting a month. There is some inherent bias here, because they will pick the easy customer!

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Customer Experience Contact Center Metrics Feedback 271

Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

One of the most critical — and difficult — aspects of managing a contact center is to provide services that satisfy changing consumer demands. Those who fall behind pay a brutal price: dissatisfied customers, insufficient support from the organization and low morale in the contact center.

Contact Center 20

Contact Center Customer Expectations Management Loyalty 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

One of the most critical — and difficult — aspects of managing a contact center is to provide services that satisfy changing consumer demands. Those who fall behind pay a brutal price: dissatisfied customers, insufficient support from the organization and low morale in the contact center.

Contact Center 20

Contact Center Customer Expectations Management Loyalty 20

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We Are All Customers. What Customers Expect from CX Practitioners. They discuss how CX practitioners can put what they know about communication from their personal relationships into their customer relationships. Customers really only care about problems solved. What is customer-centricity?

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Customer Centricity Contact Center Omnichannel Customer Expectations 65

Playvox

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Customer support teams can get a bad rap — people in other departments may think your team is just a cost center within your business or that it’s not as crucial as other teams. But as a contact center leader, you play a big role in breaking down these stereotypes. Showcase Your Customer Support Team Progress.

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Contact Center Article Customers Presentation 67

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 40

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 40

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Lately, I’ve been asked, are these principles less important?

Customer Relationships 26

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 26

Horizon CX

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While efficiency and productivity are undoubtedly essential, businesses must not forget the importance of treating customers with genuine kindness and respect. Without clear expectations and consequences for inferior performance, employees may adopt a laissez-faire attitude toward customer service, resulting in perfunctory interactions.

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Culture Customer Centricity Customer Satisfaction Loyalty 52

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 27

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 27

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Lately, I’ve been asked, are these principles less important?

Customer Relationships 26

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Lately, I’ve been asked, are these principles less important?

Customer Relationships 26

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 20

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Lately, I’ve been asked, are these principles less important?

Customer Relationships 26

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 27, 2015

The principles behind building strong customer relationships are as important as ever in today’s hyper-connected economy. Evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments have not changed the fundamentals.

Customer Relationships 26

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Connections 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 20

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 20

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 20

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The post How to Meet Changing Customer Expectations appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

Customer Expectations 26

Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center Call Center 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 27, 2015

The principles behind building strong customer relationships are as important as ever in today’s hyper-connected economy. Evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments have not changed the fundamentals.

Customer Relationships 26

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Connections 26

Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The job of a customer service agent is not an easy job. In a typical contact center, agents are on the phone or communicating through other channels; email, text, web chat, Facebook Messenger, WeChat… When customers reach out to an agent, they need help and are often upset. Tweet Let’s face it. The result?

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Contact Center Average Handle Time Omnichannel Technology 49

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 9, 2017

How do you make the most of changing customer expectations and ensure that they are being built into your plans and direction?

Customer Expectations 26

Customer Expectations Customers Management Call Center 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 9, 2017

How do you make the most of changing customer expectations and ensure that they are being built into your plans and direction? The following are some important rules of the road: First, ensure that your management team thoroughly understands the 10 basic customer expectations. Post them prominently.

Customer Expectations 25

Customer Expectations Customers Management Call Center 25

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 20

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Over the past decade, ICMI has studied, codified and periodically published a summary of the most important principles behind building strong, profitable customer relationships. Have evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments changed the fundamentals? Not at all!

Customer Relationships 20

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Contact Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 27, 2015

The principles behind building strong customer relationships are as important as ever in today’s hyper-connected economy. Evolving customer expectations, social communities, new channels and other developments have not changed the fundamentals.

Customer Relationships 20

Customer Relationships Customer Expectations Customers Connections 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

AUGUST 9, 2017

How do you make the most of changing customer expectations and ensure that they are being built into your plans and direction? The following are some important rules of the road: First, ensure that your management team thoroughly understands the 10 basic customer expectations. Post them prominently.

Customer Expectations 20

Customer Expectations Customers Management Call Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

How do you make the most of changing customer expectations and ensure that they are being built into your plans and direction?

Customer Expectations 26

Customer Expectations Customers Management Call Center 26

Brad Cleveland Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Understanding what customers want is essential to building an effective customer service strategy. In turn, effective strategy will help you meet or exceed those expectations. Customer expectations evolve and sometimes that happens very quickly.

Customer Service Strategies 55

Customer Service Strategies Customer Expectations Customers Customer Service 55

Kustomer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

When all customer information is available at the click of a button, agents are able to personalize the customer’s experience by giving fine-tuned advice, addressing problems proactively, and suggesting other products or services the customer might enjoy. Unlock the Power of Data Through a Customer Service CRM.

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Omnichannel E Commerce E-support Events 52

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

How do you make the most of changing customer expectations and ensure that they are being built into your plans and direction? The following are some important rules of the road: First, ensure that your management team thoroughly understands the 10 basic customer expectations. Post them prominently.

Customer Expectations 21

Customer Expectations Customers Management Call Center 21

Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

How do you make the most of changing customer expectations and ensure that they are being built into your plans and direction? The following are some important rules of the road: First, ensure that your management team thoroughly understands the 10 basic customer expectations. Post them prominently.

Customer Expectations 20

Customer Expectations Customers Management Call Center 20

Brad Cleveland Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The need to identify and address customer expectations stems from a widely accepted principle: improvements in customer satisfaction lead to increased customer loyalty, better business results and a stronger brand reputation.

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Customer Satisfaction Loyalty Customer Expectations Brands 54

Stella Connect

JUNE 15, 2017

Then there’s the customer journey itself, which often involves multiple channels. Is the in-store experience consistent with what’s happening online or through the contact center? Customer intercepts allow brands to dive more deeply into specific aspects of the customer experience. Data That Lead Nowhere.

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