One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Innovative customer retention should not be a rare occurrence. However, in many organizations, innovative is the last thing customers expect. First of all, customers continuously re-evaluate why they do business with us. And third, our actions consistently fall short of customer expectations.

Customer Retention 73

Customer Retention Innovation Workshop Social Media 73

InMoment XI

MAY 10, 2022

Many studies show that repeat customers are likely to purchase more frequently, spend more money, and pay a premium for a product. In addition to generating more income from their own purchases, loyal customers are more likely to refer new customers to the brand, furthering the cycle of customer retention.

Retail 493

Retail Net Promoter Score Loyalty Programs Loyalty 493

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Customer retention rates and customer service can be improved by using AI to actively listen for qualitative feedback and elicit more valuable responses. This personalization not only enhances customer satisfaction but also drives sales and fosters brand loyalty.

Customer Experience 324

Customer Experience E Commerce E-support Social Media 324

One Millimeter Mindset

JULY 4, 2019

What is your current customer retention strategy value? I offer these five customer retention strategy value blog posts for your reading pleasure. While retaining customers is an art form, the relentless pace of technology change challenges the norm. Storytelling Outcomes influence Post Sale Customer Expectations.

Customer Retention 59

Customer Retention Blog Workshop Download 59

ProProfs Chat

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

A Forrester report highlights increasing customer retention by 5% can increase profits by up to 95%. Loyal customers spend about 30% more with brands than new customers. An investment to increase retention by 5% is surely a worthy business investment. Simple formula: Customer Retention = Engagement + Investment.

Customer Retention 82

Customer Retention Engagement Rewards Programs Loyalty Programs 82

ChurnZero

MAY 3, 2019

If you want your business to be successful in the long run, it pays to give priority to customer retention. Landing a customer who will pay for life is like hitting the jackpot. After all, it takes five times more effort to land a new customer than to retain an old one. Invest in Customer Service. Upcoming Webinar.

Customer Retention 75

Customer Retention Customers Customer Success Social Media 75

Retently

MAY 9, 2024

Boosting your B2B customer retention rates is incredibly important for nurturing a sustainable business. It’s a thrill to land a new customer, no doubt. Many companies get caught in this cycle because they prioritize new customer acquisition so heavily that they overlook how many customers they’re losing along the way.

Customer Retention 130

Customer Retention B2B Customers Loyalty Programs 130

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 11, 2018

It’s not rocket science: the lower your customer churn rate, the higher your profit. But do you know how much customer retention is really worth? According to Harvard Business School, even just a 5% increase in customer retention can lead to a 25-95% increase in profits. Never seen a CES survey before?

Net Promoter Score 223

Net Promoter Score Effort Score NPS Customer Retention 223

InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Sales and Marketing Strategy Analysis: Break down competitors’ sales funnels and marketing campaigns. The Importance of CRM Databases in Competitive Analysis Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases are essential tools for storing and tracking customer information, interactions, and sales history.

Marketing 260

Marketing Competitive Advantage Return on Investment Poor Customer Service 260

InMoment XI

APRIL 3, 2024

This includes communicating with a brand via social media, making a purchase online, receiving an email or text confirming an order, providing user feedback on online channels, using a company app, operating a digital kiosk or point-of-sale terminal, or even simply visiting an organization’s webpage. Let’s get into the details.

Customer Expectations 260

Customer Expectations Touchpoint 2024 Omnichannel 260

One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Are competing customer retention cultures crippling your organization or association? First, competing customer retention cultures are sustained within traditional departmental silos and business models. Then, competing customer retention cultures are sustained by traditional workforce hiring practices.

Customer Retention 61

Customer Retention Culture Workshop Customer Focused 61

Education Services Group

AUGUST 16, 2022

CS Plans can also help ensure that the handoff between sales and CS goes nice and smooth. For all these reasons and more, I’d say the best Customer Success Plans are developed collaboratively with your customer and your counterparts in Sales during the pre-sale stage of the customer journey.

Sales 52

Sales Customer Success Leadership Customer Retention 52

ShepHyken

MAY 13, 2024

8 Keys to Making Customer Service a More Positive Experience by Martin Zwilling (Inc. Magazine) With the advent of the internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer experience, have changed. What Is Churn Rate?

Article 73

Article 2024 Customer Service Loyalty Programs 73

Think Customers

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This is true as true in sales as is it in sports – probably more so. Timothy Blank, a vice president at TTEC, recently spoke with Customer Strategist Journal Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Glagowski about the crucial role practice plays in a sales team’s success. True-blue fans can also be a slam dunk when it comes to sales.

Sales 52

Sales Rewards Programs Sports Reference 52

Totango

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It’s a customer-centered approach that reflects the broader economy we currently operate under, one where the customer expects individualized treatment. Customer retention is about the promise of continued growth. In a recurring revenue business, every member of the company can impact the customer in some way.

Customer Retention 81

Customer Retention Lifetime Customer Customers Engagement 81

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2024

Prioritizing the right CX management not only helps in retaining customers by improving their experiences, but also enhances the overall brand image and increases profitability. Some organizations find that focusing on retaining customers in volatile times can provide more revenue than sales.

ROI 260

ROI CEM Net Promoter Score Customer Experience 260

GetFeedback

MAY 9, 2019

If you’re more of a facts person, here are some selling points: Poor customer experience is costing U.S. customers say CX is the key factor in their purchasing decision. ( 95% of customers have taken action as a result of one bad experience. Why do companies struggle to meet customer expectations? companies $136.8

Article 337

Article Customer Experience Metrics Customer Journey Mapping 337

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

But the biggest takeaway from our study isn’t a particular statistic—it’s that live chat (when done right) has the power to drive sales and boost customer loyalty. Why does live chat reign supreme over every other customer support channel, even while 47% of consumers haven’t had a positive live chat experience in the last month?

Loyalty 72

Loyalty Sales Competitive Advantage Consumers 72

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Learn about the top two customer surveys for predicting and increasing customer retention. Anytime a customer cuts ties, you experience the negative impact of customer churn. Here are 40 customer retention statistics that reinforce the growing need for customer experience management.

Customer Retention 390

Customer Retention Net Promoter Score Poor Customer Service B2B 390

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Studies have shown that companies that engage with customer feedback can see up to a 5-10% increase in customer retention rates. It lets customers know that there’s a human behind your brand, and you’re open and receptive to changing your processes if inefficiencies are continually being called to attention.

Hospitality 260

Hospitality Call Center Retail NPS 260

CustomerSuccessBox

AUGUST 27, 2021

Customer Success team or the Sales team. Model 1: Sales owns new logos, expansion, and renewals Model 2: Customer Success owns expansion and renewals Model 3: A separate customer-focused sales team owns expansion and renewals. The more customer-centric your business is, the more likely it is to succeed.

Sales 52

Sales Customer Success Net Promoter Score Management 52

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Some companies are operations-led, others are sales & marketing-led, while others are product-led. What we learned is that it can be successful in any of these reporting relationships, though we suggest it has a head start if it reports into the predominant power core of the organization.

Customer Experience 260

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Call Center Culture 260

West Monroe

APRIL 28, 2024

There are also questions around the ownership and accountability model for renewals: for example, whether renewals should reside within sales or customer success, if a separate renewals function is necessary, and what the accountabilities/remits for renewals should be between customer success managers and sales reps when both are responsible.

Customer Retention 52

Customer Retention 2023 Roadmap Sales 52

CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 4, 2018

That means the customer needs to renew their contract more than once. Without a high customer retention rate, a SaaS company will shut down, no matter how great the other metrics are. You may believe that if the customer does not have any problem, the customer will renew the contract.

Customer Retention 40

Customer Retention Customer Success Metrics Presentation 40

GetFeedback

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Our best customers are the ones who stay with us. The proof is in the numbers: a 5% increase in customer retention can lead to a 25-95% increase in profits , according to a Harvard Business School study. Doordash, PG Bank, Athenahealth, and other companies are measuring NPS surveys to help inform changes in customer experience.

Net Promoter Score 247

Net Promoter Score Customer Journey Mapping NPS Customer Journey 247

Retently

MARCH 16, 2022

So, let’s shed some light over the real difference between the Customer Success and Customer Support roles, and why these should be viewed as independent disciplines rather than interchangeable terms. What is the role of Customer Success? What Customer Support actually means. So why all the confusion?

Customer Success 164

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Customers Customer Retention 164

Storyminers

JULY 29, 2016

We decided to ask experts one question: What is your most effective customer retention strategy for B2C brands? . VP of Customer Experience, Compellon. The most effective customer retention strategy is to focus, well, on retention. My number one customer retention strategy is talking to your customers.

B2C 49

B2C Customer Retention Brands Social Media 49

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Barry Dalton, Global VP, Customer Interaction Technology at Concentrix.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center 2022 Magazine 251

Feedbackly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

EVI® captures how customers feel at different stages and touchpoints in the journey and provide valuable insights for businesses. Data shows that EVI® has a 3x bigger impact on growth in loyalty and customer retention compared to NPS. NPS is a strong factor of loyalty and customer retention and continues to be a powerful metric.

NPS 98

NPS Net Promoter Score Touchpoint Metrics 98

Gainsight

MARCH 12, 2024

This is a very exciting time to be in the Customer Success (CS) profession. As economies and customer expectations shift and evolve, we as CS professionals need to evolve with them. Does this mean that your CSMs should be hitting the phones to make cold calls and prospect along with your Sales Reps?

Customer Success 52

Customer Success ROI Webinar Metrics 52

GetFeedback

JUNE 11, 2019

Every company wants a slew of loyal customers who are excited about new products, features, and offerings. Customers will drop everything to attend a sale, try out a new feature, or write a positive review. More than ever before, customers expect companies to treat them with care and be as responsive as possible.

Loyalty 170

Loyalty Connections Consumers Loyalty Programs 170

GetFeedback

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In recent years, the job of sales professionals has changed dramatically due to buyer self-education via the internet and social media. This means that the sales reps, when they do engage with buyers, must be better prepared. . CX leaders could get support by sales leaders by tackling such cross-organization issues that thwart deals.

ROI 150

ROI Webinar Sales Loyalty 150

Retently

APRIL 5, 2024

It includes every touchpoint a customer has with the retailer, whether it’s walking into a store, speaking to customer representative or unwrapping the product at home. Traditionally retail refers to the sale of goods and services through physical stores. It starts with understanding those expectations deeply and clearly.

Retail 78

Retail Engagement Customer Experience Loyalty Programs 78

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In other words, it’s far easier to convince someone who already knows, likes and trusts you to buy more—than it is to reach, educate and convert new customers—in a time when most budgets are under scrutiny. Further, additional sales with existing customers have a lower customer acquisition cost (CAC).

Management 52

Management Customer Retention Net Promoter Score Loyalty 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In other words, it’s far easier to convince someone who already knows, likes and trusts you to buy more—than it is to reach, educate and convert new customers—in a time when most budgets are under scrutiny. Further, additional sales with existing customers have a lower customer acquisition cost (CAC).

Management 52

Management Customer Retention Net Promoter Score Loyalty 52

One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

How are your best value added customer experience efforts sabotaged, both pre- and post-sale? What you do, when you are not actively selling, engineering, coding and serving, adds value to each customer’s experience of how it is to work with you. How’s that for walking the cross-functional collaboration walk?

Customer Experience 96

Customer Experience Workshop Customer Retention Sports 96

ShepHyken

MAY 17, 2021

Customer Empathy: Four Data Points for Understanding How the Pandemic Has Impacted the Customer Experience (CX) by Janelle Estes. eWeek) The data points in this article can help companies gain a better understanding of how the pandemic has affected CX, and what they can do to meet and exceed customer expectations now and in the future.

2021 81

2021 Article Customer Service Customer Retention 81