Wed.Dec 08, 2021

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Here’s a New Word: Skimpflation

ShepHyken

The other day my friend asked me, “Is mediocrity the new customer experience?” He mentioned how he’s had to wait longer when he called customer support and that there weren’t enough cashiers at the grocery store. . I said, “You are a victim of skimpflation.” . The word skimpflation was introduced recently on NPR’s Planet Money podcast. I’ve already written several articles about this ugly word, and I thought it was time to introduce it here.

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Solve Post-Pandemic Complex Problems. Special Offer.

One Millimeter Mindset

Today is the day!! You are thinking about becoming a PMI-certified Complex / Wicked Problem Solver. Now you can! I am offering you an exclusive 21% course discount. As a PMI Affiliate, I am thrilled to offer this gift, and these savings, to you. What’s involved? 3 easy-peasy steps. Today, give yourself the gift that impacts how you serve and lead tomorrow and future-forward.

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It’s not your fault but it is your responsibility

Zeisler Consulting

I recently wrote about how important it is that brands not just be competent in delivering the products or services they provide to their Customers. From perusing your website, to making a selection there or in a physical location, to paying, to delivery, use, and re-purchase, Customers engage with your company along an entire journey filled with touchpoints not only directly related to what you build or do, but also in ways you might not even consider.

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6 new integrations for automating how you collect and act on customer feedback

delighted

Put your Delighted customer experience program on autopilot with 6 new integrations, all geared towards automating key aspects of the experience management process. These free integrations help you send surveys at just the right moment and get richer customer insights for your team, freeing you up to take action. SupporTrends: Unearth natural language themes in all customer conversations.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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066: Is it Time for a CXO (Chief Experience Officer)?

The DiJulius Group

Jess Pischel, Customer Experience Consultant for The DiJulius Group and Dean of the Customer eXperience Executive Academy, presents a webinar to help you determine if it is time for a CXO (Chief Experience Officer). You will learn: When it is time to hire/promote a CXO Where CXOs come from How to prepare and train a. Read Full Article. The post 066: Is it Time for a CXO (Chief Experience Officer)?

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Localz Appoint New Head of Customer and Partner Success for Europe 

CSM Magazine

Localz , leading experts in last-mile customer engagement, location and messaging technology, has today announced a newly appointed Head of Customer & Partner Success for Europe, Colette Shields. Colette has over 16 years of customer success and account management experience. In her time at Localz, Colette has worked with some of the biggest names in housing, utilities and field service, while also helping small to medium-sized businesses understand where to make the most impact.

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Kodak Builds Upon a Legacy of Innovation to Meet the Needs of B2B Customers

SAP Customer Experience

People everywhere depend on printed packaging to make decisions about what products they will buy and how they will use them. Consumers also need the security that this packaging is printed with food-safe inks when it matters. They may not know it, but many of the packages consumers see every.

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Zenarate’s AI Coach Is Transforming Contact Center Performance Through AI Conversation Simulation

CSM Magazine

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Zenarate’s AI Coach is supporting the world’s largest brands to deliver 30-60% KPI lift. Zenarate , the world’s leading conversation simulation solution, announces its AI Coach is supporting global banks, large BPOs, and leading companies in healthcare, technology, and services industries to develop top-performing customer-facing teams deliver 56% faster Speed to Proficiency, 33% higher CSAT scores, and 32% lower Employee Attrition through AI co

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Are You Winning on Purpose?—The Creator of the “Net Promoter” Tells Us How!

Beyond Philosophy

Fred Reichheld, inventor of the Net Promoter Score ® (NPS), sees customers recommendations as an act of love. Recommendations are a chance to provide an experience to someone they care about. Reichheld’s new book, Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers , shows tracking the actual referrals is the next level, what Reichheld describes as the “gold” in the business—and the future of your customer strategy.

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The 2023 Verint Experience Index: Retail

Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper

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Advocacy Blooms and Business Booms When Customers and Employees Engage

Influitive

“Business is booming!” That’s the answer everyone wants to give when asked, “How’s business?” It doesn’t matter the size or type of company you are part of, department you work in, or role you have. That answer—if true—has vast positive implications on an individual and organizational level. Business doesn’t boom without consistently delivering exceptional customer […].

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How to Refresh Your UX Workshops

dscout People Nerds

It’s easy to lean on the same types of workshops, but to ensure your goals are met and participants are engaged, it’s important to explore new techniques.

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The power of any-premise CCM: the long-game success play

Quadient

The power of any-premise CCM: the long-game success play. Andrea Haughton. Wed, 12/08/2021 - 16:31. I’ve been lucky enough time to spend a lot of time with Avi Greenfield, our VP of Product Management, during preparation for events like Inspire Days, Document Strategy Forum, Xplor, and our R15 launch. We often talk about the future of software in one-to-three-year increments—a good cadence for software releases.

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Here’s Why it’s Time to Make Realtime CRM Marketing a Strategic Initiative

Optimove

In many ways, the iGaming industry is at the forefront of technological adoption, especially when it comes to customer experience and marketing technology. It’s primarily thanks to the fact plenty of the space’s brands were born straight into the digital sphere, with a digital product – making them a kind of tech company in their own right. Additionally, in iGaming, as opposed to fashion, for example, the brand plays a smaller role in attracting and retaining customers – so more emph

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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How to Use a Sales Dashboard to Monitor Team Performance

CSM Magazine

If you are reading this, you are probably a sales leader who is wondering what to do with that massive amount of data in your CRM. In this guide, we share valuable tips on how to properly use sales insights in order to monitor and improve your team performance and keep everyone on top of important sales updates. But Wait! What’s a Sales Dashboard? A sales dashboard is a tool and a sales measuring method at the same time.

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7 Survey mistakes that you must avoid

SurveySensum

Yesterday I got a survey from a company about a recent support call. The call was great, I remember. So I thought, Why not? Let’s go ahead and give positive feedback! But when I opened the survey, I no longer wanted to answer their questions. Why? It was a never-ending survey, asking too many detailed questions, and I had to answer ALL THE QUESTIONS to complete the survey.

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The five golden rules of managing B2B customer experiences

MyCustomer

Engagement 5 rules for managing B2B customer experiences.

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Omnichannel Customer Service 101: Definition, Benefits, & Tips

Help Scout

Learn what omnichannel customer service is, how to get started building an omnichannel strategy, and best practices for getting it right.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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On The Eve Of Another COVID-19 Year, Planning Matters More Than Ever 

Forrester's Customer Insights

Amid lingering uncertainty, it may be tempting to question the value of long-range planning. The post-COVID landscape will look very different from the landscape pre-COVID — and B2B leaders who are unprepared will lose out. .

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New findings on 171 hot and emerging Research Fronts

Clarivate

To examine fast-moving, emerging areas of science, Clarivate and the Chinese Academy of Sciences partnered to identify dynamic areas of research. Read more. Research Fronts 2021 , marks the eighth collaboration between the two organizations. The 2021 report, like its predecessor, bases its findings on Research Fronts, which are self-organizing clusters of related research identified by citation analysis.

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Here’s What’s New from November 2021| Kommunicate Product Updates

kommunicate

In the month of November, we have added some new features to your favorite customer support tool. WebApp Chat Transcripts Now you can send Chat transcripts to your users via your own email. Just head over to Settings > Conversation > Chat Transcript and setup your email Chat Widget Similar to the hide-post CTA setting, [.]. The post Here’s What’s New from November 2021| Kommunicate Product Updates appeared first on Kommunicate Blog.

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Content at Scale: How to Power Experiences with Content Symphony

Merkle

In this fourth and final installment of our four-part series on content at scale, Adam Lavelle takes a closer look at dentsu’s Content Symphony solution. He explains how it can be deployed atop Adobe’s Experience Cloud and Creative Cloud to build an enterprise content platform that meet the demands of today’s hyper-personalized CX strategies.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.

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3 Tips for Effective SEO Reputation Management

ReviewTrackers

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InFocus Dive Deep Recap & Resources

Circular Edge

The CE team just wrapped up another successful virtual conference experience with InFocus Dive Deep, and I’m thankful that Quest and the Oracle JD Edwards team have remained committed to bringing together the JDE community – whether we’re working from our home offices or businesses – for customer success stories , educational sessions, Oracle updates , networking, #ContinuousInnovation , virtual booth experiences and so much more #GoodTimesWithJDE.

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Q&A Spotlight with Brian Jaffee of Thoma Bravo: How high-tech and software firms are going on offense in 2021

West Monroe

We chatted with Brian Jaffee of PE firm Thoma Bravo to discuss the latest trends and what the future holds for software.

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EDR: Only Mostly Dead?

Forrester's Customer Insights

What comes up in conversations on endpoint detection and response (EDR) lately? A slightly different *DR. It’s impossible to deny that extended detection and response (XDR) has taken hold of the security market as the successor to EDR. In the debut Forrester report on XDR, we even described EDR as “dead” — but perhaps a better phrase […].

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The Open CCaaS Advantage Report

Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.