September, 2012

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Customer Engagement Roadmap: How Will We Know When We Get There?

InMoment XI

Companies that implement customer engagement or customer experience programs must know the foundational factors that create a customer centric culture, such as great leadership and targeted communication. However, knowing where you are going and what success looks like for your company, and your business objectives are just as important as the foundational activities.

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Customer service agents are also sales people

Service Untitled

Although a customer service agent might be overheard saying they prefer to be in the background when it comes to sales positions, the talents of customer service representatives also take a paramount position in successful sales and marketing. The leadership role, as well as the emotional tone and empathy a customer service agent can impart upon a customer, is what can make a lasting impression that may either result in the consumer moving on to the next company and competition or singing a com

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Customer service: are you trading on thin ice?

Very Best Service

'Is your company trading on thin ice? Any company''s approach to customer service must be solid. Whilst it might be tempting to go to market quickly, putting only limited care in assessing the environment might present some serious risks. If the customer fundamentals have been misjudged, a sunny start to trading activities might quickly turn into a disaster scenario.

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Security Companies Bet on Latin America

Customer Interactions

'The business world’s attention is on Latin America. More specifically, on Brazil. With purchasing power expanding across all socio-economic classes, the Brazilian economy is booming. Furthermore, while the global economic recession has affected public and private spending in other countries around the world, it has not touched Brazil, which makes the country even more attractive for foreign companies looking to ride the wave of growth.

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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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How to Build Profitable Relationships

Brad Cleveland Blog

Brad explains how successful organizations cultivate profitable relationships. Steps include understanding your customers, interacting with them personally, segmenting them sensibly, retaining the right customers, anticipating customers needs and offering solutions, increasing the value you provide, presenting a “single face” for your customers, creating business rules to automate processes, empowering your employees, and others.

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Customer Engagement Roadmap: How Will We Know When We Get There?

InMoment XI

Companies that implement customer engagement or customer experience programs must know the foundational factors that create a customer centric culture, such as great leadership and targeted communication. However, knowing where you are going and what success looks like for your company, and your business objectives are just as important as the foundational activities.

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Providing a Predictable and Consistent Customer Experience

InMoment XI

In today’s interactive-driven world, it is crucial for your company to create a service model that encourages customers to effectively communicate their wants and needs. A sound, proactive service model facilitates those important interactions and creates customer loyalty rather than abandonment.

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Providing a Predictable and Consistent Customer Experience

InMoment XI

In today’s interactive-driven world, it is crucial for your company to create a service model that encourages customers to effectively communicate their wants and needs. A sound, proactive service model facilitates those important interactions and creates customer loyalty rather than abandonment.

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Providing a Predictable and Consistent Customer Experience

InMoment XI

In today’s interactive-driven world, it is crucial for your company to create a service model that encourages customers to effectively communicate their wants and needs. A sound, proactive service model facilitates those important interactions and creates customer loyalty rather than abandonment.

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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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Video: An Idea Worth Thinking About

InMoment XI

One of the reasons we started The Ride was to share ideas with you on how the customer experience can be improved. Here’s another one for you. Have a good day and let me know what you think. Chris.

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Video: An Idea Worth Thinking About

InMoment XI

One of the reasons we started The Ride was to share ideas with you on how the customer experience can be improved. Here’s another one for you. Have a good day and let me know what you think.

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An Idea Worth Thinking About

InMoment XI

One of the reasons we started The Ride was to share ideas with you on how the customer experience can be improved. Here’s another one for you. Have a good day and let me know what you think.

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Video: The Connection Between Happy Customers and Happy Employees

InMoment XI

Are you tired of getting poor service? According to a recent Maritz Research survey, you can’t always blame the employee you’re frustrated with. They’re just following policy. Customer service levels have hit a ten year low, but there is hope. Some companies, like Embassy Suites are rewarding employees for providing outstanding customer service and believe.

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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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Video: The Connection Between Happy Customers and Happy Employees

InMoment XI

Are you tired of getting poor service? According to a recent Maritz Research survey, you can’t always blame the employee you’re frustrated with. They’re just following policy. Customer service levels have hit a ten year low, but there is hope. Some companies, like Embassy Suites are rewarding employees for providing outstanding customer service and believe.

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The Connection Between Happy Customers and Happy Employees

InMoment XI

Are you tired of getting poor service? According to a recent Maritz Research survey, you can’t always blame the employee you’re frustrated with. They’re just following policy. Customer service levels have hit a ten year low, but there is hope. Some companies, like Embassy Suites are rewarding employees for providing outstanding customer service and believe.

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Video: Giving a Worse Customer Experience Delivers $191,000 Less To the Bottom Line

InMoment XI

Last week we looked at the upside of delivering a better customer experience and we saw that it results in a boost in GP of over $106,000 for the average US dealership. But what happens if things go the other way – if dealers let their customer experience scores drop? Is there a risk? You. View Article.

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Video: Giving a Worse Customer Experience Delivers $191,000 Less To the Bottom Line

InMoment XI

Last week we looked at the upside of delivering a better customer experience and we saw that it results in a boost in GP of over $106,000 for the average US dealership. But what happens if things go the other way – if dealers let their customer experience scores drop? Is there a risk? You.

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Revolutionizing Contact Centers: Next-Gen Tech for Enhanced CX

Speaker: Liran Meir Frenkel, Performance Management and RPA Sr Product Marketing Manager at NICE; Harpreet Makan, Practice Director at Everest Group; & Santhosh Kumar, Practice Director at Everest Group

As contact centers navigate the challenges of delivering excellence within budget constraints and adapting to evolving employee expectations, optimizing agent tasks becomes crucial. Discover a holistic approach across three pillars - people, process, and technology - that is essential to excel in this dynamic landscape, and explore how next-gen technologies such as generative AI, performance analytics, and process intelligence play a pivotal role in transforming contact centers into advanced CX

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Giving a Worse Customer Experience Delivers $191,000 Less To the Bottom Line

InMoment XI

Last week we looked at the upside of delivering a better customer experience and we saw that it results in a boost in GP of over $106,000 for the average US dealership. But what happens if things go the other way – if dealers let their customer experience scores drop? Is there a risk? You.

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Making the Transition from MR to VoC

InMoment XI

Many companies today are making a transition from traditional market research (MR) to more dynamic customer feedback initiatives like Voice of Customer (VoC). I started my market insights career in traditional market research and migrated almost seven years ago to VoC. In this sense, I have experienced many of the same changes that my clients face when migrating into the fast-paced world of VoC.

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Making the Transition from MR to VoC

InMoment XI

Many companies today are making a transition from traditional market research (MR) to more dynamic customer feedback initiatives like Voice of Customer (VoC). I started my market insights career in traditional market research and migrated almost seven years ago to VoC. In this sense, I have experienced many of the same changes that my clients face when migrating into the fast-paced world of VoC.

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Making the Transition from MR to VoC

InMoment XI

Many companies today are making a transition from traditional market research (MR) to more dynamic customer feedback initiatives like Voice of Customer (VoC). I started my market insights career in traditional market research and migrated almost seven years ago to VoC. In this sense, I have experienced many of the same changes that my clients face when migrating into the fast-paced world of VoC.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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Video: Giving a Better Customer Experience Delivers $106,315 to the Bottom Line

InMoment XI

This afternoon we released the findings of our 2012 Customer Experience Payback Study. With all the buzz around the importance of elevating the customer experience, one can’t help but think… is it worth it? The study answers that question. We went back and interviewed customers of five year old vehicles to see what they did. View Article.

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Video: Giving a Better Customer Experience Delivers $106,315 to the Bottom Line

InMoment XI

This afternoon we released the findings of our 2012 Customer Experience Payback Study. With all the buzz around the importance of elevating the customer experience, one can’t help but think… is it worth it? The study answers that question. We went back and interviewed customers of five year old vehicles to see what they did.

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Giving a Better Customer Experience Delivers $106,315 to the Bottom Line

InMoment XI

This afternoon we released the findings of our 2012 Customer Experience Payback Study. With all the buzz around the importance of elevating the customer experience, one can’t help but think… is it worth it? The study answers that question. We went back and interviewed customers of five year old vehicles to see what they did.

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Work on customer loyalty to build business

Service Untitled

There’s more to sustaining and building a business than just providing products or services. Our competitors are always within inches of grabbing our customers and clients with a better presentation, a better product, or a better service. It’s not about just selling; it’s about presenting our best employees and our sales teams who possess not only positive attitudes, but who are attentive listeners and problem solvers.

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7th Annual CX Report by The Northridge Group Uncovers Priority Training Focus

JUST RELEASED! New research reveals 92% of business leaders would like to provide additional training to their customer service representatives. Soft skills training stands out as a priority area of investment and/or improvement. Check out The Northridge Group’s latest CX research report —the 7th annual CX survey of 1,000 customers and 250 business executives—to see additional statistics as well as insights that businesses can use to benchmark their customer service and improve the overall exper