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Open the Channels of Communication with Your Customers

Totango

When facing a struggling economy, it’s more important than ever to keep your customers engaged and reminded of why your products and services are critical to their success. You need to remain top-of-mind to ensure you stay relevant to your clients’ business and can continue to drive growth through retention and expansion. Leveraging customer success technology can help you implement the best practices that will enable you to efficiently engage and retain customers, as well as key stakeholders.

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How AI-Powered Virtual Assistants Can Improve Employee Retention

SaleMove

Glia’s AI-powered banking chatbot offers much-needed relief to call centers, freeing up agent time to focus on personal, high value conversations. The post How AI-Powered Virtual Assistants Can Improve Employee Retention appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Five Predictions For 2030: Real Life Service In A Virtual World

CSM Magazine

Mark Wilding, Vice President of Global Customer Transformation at ServiceMax, steps into the future and predicts how advances in technology will enable a new era of service delivery. A few years ago, I heard Kevin Ashton speak at a conference. In addition to being the ‘father of the Internet of Things’, he’s also a futurologist. Among other things, he predicted we will discover extra-terrestrial life in this century – not necessarily little green men, but perhaps bacteria.

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If a recession is coming, is your contact center ready?

Interactions

In 2020, contact centers were hit hard by the pandemic. Between moving agents to work from home environments, to unpredictable volumes, to navigating a more digital customer base, companies felt the pressure. The ones that struggled the most didn’t have technology in place that supported an evolving business. With the talks of a recession looming around us, there’s no better time for companies to future-proof their contact center for whatever may come our way this year (and beyond). .

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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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Q&A recap: Driving customers to value during onboarding, at scale

ChurnZero

Does your Customer Success team have a shallow view of onboarding? If you consider onboarding to be a success when a customer reaches their go-live date, then you need to dig deeper. As Donna Weber , the world’s leading expert in customer onboarding, knows, onboarding is about more than completing product training and filling out checklists. “It’s about transforming your customer’s business and delivering value, so you make their life better,” says Donna.

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Best ways to use CRM

ViiBE Blog

ViiBE Blog Best ways to use CRM Anna Gorina July 22, 2022 Share this article Contents Share this article Contents Enhancing the Digital Experience with Remote Assistance Free Retail E-book available now! Download now Read now What are the ways to use CRM? If you’re like most marketers and salespeople, you rely on your CRM (Customer Relationship Management) to help manage your sales pipeline and keep track of your contacts.

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How to Leverage the 5 Love Languages to Drive Customer Advocacy

Influitive

You have collaborated with your internal stakeholders, received feedback from your top customers, and together with their insight built your customer community—congratulations! Now, all that remains (ha, ha!) is to grow advocacy within your community by showing customers your appreciation. There is a lovely selection of swag and a couple of gift cards to select, […].

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Measuring Individual Performance in a Customer Contact Center?

Brad Cleveland Blog

Measuring individual performance is a topic that has long been controversial. Performance measures are usually tied to behavior expectations and standards so many questions can come up. Are the measures fair? Are they truly within an individual’s control? What’s the influence of the processes in which they’re … Continue reading → The post Measuring Individual Performance in a Customer Contact Center?

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CX trends are no substitute for customer listening

MyCustomer

COn customer-facing websites, we have all got used to a familiar presence: the brightly-coloured button the corner that says ‘Let’s chat!’. 10th Aug 2022. By Francine Johnson Customer Experience Leader.

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The 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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The importance of sustainability to the contact centre

Eptica

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager The importance of sustainability to the contact centre. Published on: July 22, 2022. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager The contact centre, like all parts of the organisation, must work towards reducing emissions and ensure the future of the planet. Our latest blog post discusses how you can make your contact centre greener, through strategies such as switching to the cloud and embracing hybrid wor

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7 Keys to a Successful (and Sane) Beta Test

Centercode

Running a great beta test isn’t easy. The timing is terrible, resources are often limited, and it involves getting a bunch of customers to use a buggy product. All of this can test your sanity during an already intense time. We put together a couple quick tips that can help you keep your sanity while getting the most of your test.

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SEM Strategies When Your Brand is a Wholesaler and Retailer

Merkle

Paid search marketing requires a lot of nuance, whether you’re figuring out how best to use automation , which keyword match types to use in your campaigns , or how to define your bidding KPIs.

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WhatsApp Vs. WhatsApp Business – Key Differences You Need to Know

kommunicate

Last Updated on July 22, 2022 With nearly 2 billion users, WhatsApp messenger has turned into our must-have communication platform, a source of marketing for businesses and reaching out to people for networking. Many businesses around the globe use WhatsApp as a reliable platform to directly communicate with their target customers. Businesses also use WhatsApp [.].

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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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SEM Strategies When Your Brand is a Wholesaler and Retailer

Merkle

. Paid search marketing requires a lot of nuance, whether you’re figuring out how best to use automation , which keyword match types to use in your campaigns , or how to define your bidding KPIs.

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Importance Of Feedback In The Solution-As-A-Service (Solaas) Industry

Zonka Feedback

When the term "Software-as-a-Service" first appeared, it was hard to think that software could be provided as a cloud-based service. However, there has been a new revolution over time, and we now have Solution-as-a-Service (SolaaS). The concept is so novel that many businesses are unsure what it means and how it will support business growth. However, SolaaS is here to transform how companies conduct their operations.

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How brands can deliver a superior customer journey

MyCustomer

HRevolutionary technology, combined with a once in a lifetime pandemic, has significantly and permanently influenced the customer journey. 8th Aug 2022. By Tijs Van Santen Chief Customer Officer.

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Strategic Services Trend Round Up: Week of July 18th

Lithium

On a weekly basis, Strategic Services will be providing a pulse on the week’s top social trends, the latest social platform updates, and important world events. This week, we dove into some TikTok trends that can be activated on by brands, explored social platform updates, and wrapped it up with some sweltering world news. ?? Explore the full report below.

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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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Customer Perception: What It Is and How To Measure It

Kayako

The concept of customer perception seems obvious, it is basically the customer’s opinion of a company at any given point during their customer journey. What is not so simple is tracking and measuring all the different variables that influence customer perception. The good news is that one direct way to improve customer perception is to provide high-quality customer service.

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Reputation Unveils 2022 Property Management Report Findings and Rankings

CSM Magazine

Reputation , the global leader in reputation experience management (RXM), today announced findings from its 2022 Property Management Reputation Report , which analyzed nearly 600,000 reviews of over 80,000 multifamily residential properties. In it, we’ve seen review volume is up 7% compared to 2021, but sentiment is down 0.2 stars. In addition, reviews about rent specifically have increased by 3.5% year over year, with sentiment dropping by 0.12 stars.

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Guest Post: How the Status Page Improves the Customer Experience

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Andrian Valeanu, Founder & Editor-in-chief of Design Modo , a company that helps brands create websites and email newsletters so they can focus on running their business. He shares how a website’s status page can help keep customers informed and improve their overall experience with a brand. Did you know that the average manufacturer experiences more than 15 hours of downtime per week, whereas small websites and services are out of the game from five

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How to Optimize Customer Touchpoints?

CustomerSuccessBox

Customer satisfaction and experience are at the top of many organizations’ priority lists. You risk going from hero to zero very rapidly unless the consumer is the primary emphasis at every touchpoint. The phrase “ customer touchpoints ” goes beyond being a trendy phrase. However, contact points won’t mean anything unless you fully comprehend them.

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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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Jul 22 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Role: Senior Director, Customer Success Location: Remote, United States Organization: Paper As a Senior Director of Customer Success, you will set the overall vision & strategy for the Customer Success team. Nurture a high-performing team of 4 regional team leads and 50+ CSMs. Work closely with leadership in Customer Marketing, Account Management, and Implementation to deliver value across the customer lifecycle and proactively tackle bottlenecks to customer value realization.

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“It has completely changed the way we operate”: The Power of Optimove’s Predictive Future Value

Optimove

In a post-pandemic world, online learning platforms are more important than ever. The E-Learning market was valued at USD 315 billion in 2021 and is projected to grow by 20% from 2022 to 2028, as technological innovations enable more and more people to learn from a distance. The rise of remote education created chatter about the benefits and problems of E-Learning.

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ROI of Customer Education: How to Calculate the Value Effectively?

SmartKarrot

There’s no denying the fact that customer education has now become an integral part of every SaaS business. For any SaaS business, customer education is not just about explaining to customers the tough technical details about the SaaS product. It is no more only about differentiating one’s business from that of the competitors. Now businesses are utilizing customer training platforms to deliver exceptional experiences throughout the customer journey.

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6 Things You Should Do When Planning Your Hardware Test

Centercode

If you’ve ever run a hardware beta test before, you know that there are a lot of logistics involved. Between shipping, tracking, and retrieving your beta units, it’s easy for something to pop up and derail your test.

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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.