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CX Leadership: Do You Have What It Takes?

GetFeedback

The traits, discipline, and knowledge that it takes to lead a successful customer experience program.

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The future of customer experience after COVID-19

MyCustomer

Podcast: The future of CX after coronavirus. Chris Ward. Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 08:19. Customer experience management. Employee engagement. Reputation management. The future of customer experience after COVID-19.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 18, 2020

ShepHyken

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Customer Loyalty Is Flat. What Should Your CX Strategy Look Like Now? by Rachel Lane. (CMSWire) A fair portion of customer loyalty may have been flattened over this 90-day period of the pandemic for businesses that haven’t been able to function as usual, and tha

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Keeping Customers Happy with OneDesk

CSM Magazine

Successful companies always aim to keep their customers happy. They strive to support them with the best people and more increasingly, the best technology. Here I review OneDesk , a popular customer service solution. What is OneDesk? OneDesk is an application that helps you support your customers and manage projects. It does this by combining helpdesk and project management tools and enabling interactions between team members and customers through email, a customer portal, live chat, and mobile

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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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Simple Guidance For Work From Home Call Control Skills

Myra Golden

The average business call lasts two minutes longer than it should. One of the top reasons calls get beyond employees’ control is they struggle to get a rambling or upset customer to cut to the point at the beginning of the conversation. If you’re like most of my clients, you have more pots now than you have burners. The last thing you need to be doing is worrying about your work from home employees’ ability to move swiftly from one call to the next.

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How to Optimize Your Website (Explained Using a Real Example)

Joe Rawlinson

Optimizing your website is easier said than done. A lot of business owners are under the impression that all it involves is simply creating a visually-appealing site and then sitting back and waiting for results. No matter how great the design of your website is, you can’t just spend an hour on it and be done. Optimizing your website is an ongoing process that you need to stay on top of.

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Uber Innovates Ahead of the Curve – Again

NetBase

As the world shut down, and ride share operations came to a hard stop, the Eats section of Uber ramped up to deliver the ultimate in comfort – food. Using a crystal ball stocked full of next generation consumer and market intelligence could be the secret sauce keeping Uber ahead of the curve as it innovates early – again. Ride Share is Nonexistent Right Now.

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Returning to the Skies and the Role of CX

Confirmit

There’s no sugar-coating it. Things in the global aviation industry are tough going at the moment. Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in Europe saw a 97% drop in passengers in April. What was looking like it could be a 4-6-week struggle is now clearly a global game-changer. Airbus has warned that the industry could take up to five years to recover to levels seen before the Coronavirus pandemic.

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How to get certified in CX

Feedbackly

CX Professionals know that well-developed customer experience can have a positive impact on the business as a whole. Forrester writes how CX can increase. Source.

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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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By the Numbers, Keys to Restoring Team Productivity

NICE inContact

Last week, I noticed headlines announcing yet another business that’s decided it “won’t reopen half its offices after pandemic, amid restructuring and work-from-home success”. Maybe that’s not so shocking, though, considering that work-from-home contact center agents have an 80% better retention rate than those working out of a physical call center (according to a recent ICMI benchmark study on agent experience).

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CXU Student Brief 17

CX University

The CXU Student Brief. A monthly newsletter for Upgraded Online Course Subscribers. Insights from the 2018 Customer Experience Conference at The Conference Board . Customer experience is best when it fits with the emotions of your customers. They want to feel they can trust companies, regardless of industry. Therefore they look for evidence. In the 2018 customer experience conference at the Conference Board, observations from 112 senior practitioners were recorded.

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The Effect Of COVID-19 On Canadians? Financial Well-Being

Forrester's Customer Insights

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, our research showed that Canadian consumers were facing multiple financial challenges and were worried about their financial situation. To see how the pandemic was impacting consumer finances and behaviors, we surveyed 1,119 Canadian online adults in April 10–15, 2020 and found that Canadians: Are already feeling the impact of COVID-19 […].

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CX University

The CXU Student Brief. A monthly newsletter for Upgraded Online Course Subscribers. Insights from the 2018 Customer Experience Conference at The Conference Board. Customer experience is best when it fits with the emotions of your customers. They want to feel they can trust companies, regardless of industry. Therefore they look for evidence. In the 2018 customer experience conference at the Conference Board, observations from 112 senior practitioners were recorded.

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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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Largest Drop In U.S. Well-Being Since 2012 Hits Females Hardest

Experience Matters

U.S. well-being drops the most since 2012, driven by older females who feel much less financially secure. The post Largest Drop In U.S. Well-Being Since 2012 Hits Females Hardest appeared first on Experience Matters.

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Customer loyalty and brand protection define commerce in 2020

LoyaltyPlus

As markets over the world continue to bear the brunt of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, governments are having to balance the health and welfare of citizens against the very real need to keep key sectors open and do all they can to sustain ailing economies. Experts within the retail space have long believed 2020 will be a significant year of development, with loyalty at the core of digital commerce.

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Optimove Named Challenger on Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs

Optimove

With every passing year, brands and customers expect their mutual interactions to take a more personalized, understanding, and relevant turn. And with every passing year, Optimove looks to improve its response to these needs. This year, Gartner recognized Optimove’s development and advanced it from the “Niche Players” to the “Challengers” quadrant in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs (MMH).

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Customer loyalty and brand protection define commerce in 2020

LoyaltyPlus

As markets over the world continue to bear the brunt of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, governments are having to balance the health and welfare of citizens against the very real need to keep key sectors open and do all they can to sustain ailing economies. Experts within the retail space have long believed 2020 will be a significant year of development, with loyalty at the core of digital commerce.

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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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How You Present Yourself on Video Conferencing Can Impact Your Career

CSM Magazine

A new nationwide study commissioned by Eskenzi PR examined how video conferencing has changed workers’ perception of their colleagues. The results, announced today, have found that 40% of UK workers judge their colleagues on how their house looks over video conferencing. Fortunately, of those who admit letting the appearance of their co-workers’ houses influence their opinion of them, 28% say they now view their co-workers more favourably.

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Revamp Your Business Facebook Page to Level Up During Coronavirus Era

FiveStars

[ps2id id=’fbcoronavirus’ target=”/]With the onset of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, many companies must take unprecedented action in order to survive. Social distancing guidelines and related health regulations mean that many small businesses need to establish an online presence to remain visible. In addition to revamping websites and online ads, essential workflow may also include […].

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Developing CX Strategy in the Age of Digital Transformation

Topdown

Digital transformation requires more than simply integrating new digital technologies. True digital transformation translates to overhauling processes, re-architecting operations and reimagining products and services. But are companies truly considering the customer in their digital strategies?

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How To Successfully Add RPA To Customer Service Operations

Forrester's Customer Insights

More and more customer service organizations turn to robotic process automation (RPA) to make agents more effective. The technology offloads repeatable tasks from agents, enforces compliance to process and policy, and allows agents to focus on work that matters. Yet contact centers often don’t see the initial ROI of RPA play out as they scale […].

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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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Electricity Firm Branches out to Deliver More Than Just Power

CSM Magazine

Power cuts are rare, but if there’s ever a lengthy power cut UK Power Networks are offering to get customers a takeaway delivered. . One surprised customer received a chocolate birthday cake for her daughter after a power cut struck during their celebrations. She said: “Thank you, you certainly went above and beyond to help make my daughter’s birthday!”.

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PPT Solutions Announces Casey Kostecka as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions & Marketing

ppt solutions

TULSA, OKLAHOMA, May 18, 2020 – PPT Solutions, a premier provider of client-centric, performance-based Customer Experience and Business Optimization Solutions, formally announced today the addition of Casey Kostecka as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions and Marketing. A veteran to the Contact Center and Customer. The post PPT Solutions Announces Casey Kostecka as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions & Marketing appeared first on PPT Solutions.

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester's Customer Insights

Firms Poised To Survive The Pandemic Aren’t Laying Off CX Pros, They’re Doubling Down To cut costs, companies are laying off employees in customer experience, customer success, and customer support. That’s a big mistake for three reasons. First, we have proof that improving CX increases revenue, lowers cost, and mitigates risk. Second, firms with a strong CX function have the customer understanding needed to weather the pandemic.

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Benefits Of Having An Internal Knowledge Base At Enterprises

Knowmax

Benefits Of Having An Internal Knowledge Base At Enterprises.

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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.