January, 2014

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Thinking the Unthinkable: Engaging Customers On Their Journey

InMoment XI

Today I want to share a blog from Lorenzo Introna, a colleague in the Maritz office in Wiesbaden, Germany. For those involved in designing the customer experience, Lorenzo provides some thought provoking commentary. Let me know what you think. I was watching a fascinating talk with the title Media for Thinking the Unthinkable by. View Article.

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What Really Creates Customer Loyalty? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Win the Customer

'Most companies that set out to deliver better customer service today fall short of creating a customer experience that creates customer loyalty.

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7 Secrets to Double Online Survey Response Rates

GetFeedback

Use these seven tips to improve your engagement, brand perception, and response rates.

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Coach Smarter: How to Maximize the Value of Your VoC Program on the Frontline

PeopleMetrics

'At every level of sports, there are coaches. And at every level of coaching, there is disagreement about how to measure a coach’s performance. Even with significant advances in how teams evaluate performance, it can be difficult to quantify “coaching” as a variable. Is it a coincidence that some of the most respected coaches of all time ( Phil Jackson , Bill Belichick ) have coached some of the greatest athletes of all time (Michael Jordan, Tom Brady)?

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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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Loyalty Programs Don’t Drive Loyalty (Part 2): Why?

Customer Input

'Inability to deliver a good customer experience consistently is the reason many companies implement loyalty programs, and also the reason why they don’t work.

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Thinking the Unthinkable: Engaging Customers On Their Journey

InMoment XI

Today I want to share a blog from Lorenzo Introna, a colleague in the Maritz office in Wiesbaden, Germany. For those involved in designing the customer experience, Lorenzo provides some thought provoking commentary. Let me know what you think. I was watching a fascinating talk with the title Media for Thinking the Unthinkable by.

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The Language of Customer Service

Win the Customer

'The way you express yourself in your customer service interactions will determine whether your message will be received in a positive or negative way.

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8 Exceptional Customer Success Professionals Share Insights on the Future

Amity

Is 2014 the year of Customer Success? Instead of asking the magic 8-Ball oracle, we turned to 8 exceptional customer success professionals and asked them to share their insights on the future of the industry. It is abundantly clear that the future is very bright for customer success! 1. Generating a Deep Understanding of Business Drivers. As we move into 2014, companies will be more focused than ever on the customer centric organization.

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Ignite Innovation with Service Design Thinking

Touchpoint Dashboard

'Part I: An Introduction Over the past few weeks, I’ve enjoyed reading various customer experience-related articles and blogs that offer insightful predictions for what’s to come in 2014. Out of all the reading I’ve done, I’ve noticed a common theme emerging in every forecast… Empathy. In fact, one excellent post in particular, written by Bruce […].

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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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Loyalty Programs Don’t Drive Loyalty (Part 2): Why?

Customer Input

Inability to deliver a good customer experience consistently is the reason many companies implement loyalty programs, and also the reason why they don’t work.

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To Sell is Human Summary and Review

Service Untitled

'This year, we decided to give copies of To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink (signed by the author himself) to all of our employees at A Small Orange as part of our holiday gift package. As a very service-centric company, we wanted to illustrate the fact that sales isn’t what it used to be and isn’t all about conning people into making a buying decision they otherwise would be against.

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Thinking the Unthinkable: Engaging Customers On Their Journey

InMoment XI

Today I want to share a blog from Lorenzo Introna, a colleague in the Maritz office in Wiesbaden, Germany. For those involved in designing the customer experience, Lorenzo provides some thought provoking commentary. Let me know what you think. I was watching a fascinating talk with the title Media for Thinking the Unthinkable by.

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7 Effective Tips for Better Customer Loyalty

Win the Customer

'The emotional bond of customer loyalty may not appear on your business''s bottom line, but is critical to the survival of your organization.

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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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4 New Year’s Resolutions every Customer Success Manager should make

Amity

It’s the sixth day of 2014, and the start of a brand new year signals New Year’s resolution time! Typically, resolutions are personal in nature, a goal to lose weight, eat healthier or exercise more. Most practitioners will often make professional New Year’s resolutions and use them as a guide and a reminder of how to do things better or different from last year.

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Go beyond omnichannel customer service

Very Best Service

'After a long period of decline, the use of the word ''omni'' in English literature seems to be on the up. The same can be said in the field of customer service where omnichannel has become the buzz word, with the intention to offer a seamless service across an organisation. But why restrict yourself to omnichannel. Ideally, organisation need to adopt an omnicorporeal approach to customer service, ensuring that an omnifarious desire to satisfy customers is omnipresent.

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How to Personalize Surveys with Dynamic Variables

GetFeedback

This week we added something fun that many users have been requesting: the ability to personalize online surveys with custom variables.

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Ease up on customer service demands during inclement weather

Service Untitled

'Whether it be hurricanes, blizzards, fogs, or floods, inclement weather has its own way of leading an otherwise civilized society into moments of rage and unacceptable behavior. Spend a few hours in a busy airport and listen as a few narcissistic and petty customers scream profanities at service workers in fast food establishments, airline employees, or transport personnel as if the adverse weather and all of the complications that frequently occur during such times are the fault of the employe

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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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Video: The Future of Customer Experience – Part 1

InMoment XI

During 2014 you may be thinking of designing, or re-designing, your Customer Experience program. Here’s some food for thought to consider as you embark on this critical initiative. As always, would appreciate your thoughts. @christravell PS Want to have some fun? Rumor has it there’s a football game on Sunday. Take the Maritz Research.

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When you Lose Your Customer Service Focus

Win the Customer

'Most businesses fail to understand is that when you lose customer service focus it''s actually more costly to your business than great customer service.

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New Year’s Resolutions from the first Customer Success Meetup of 2014

Amity

Dave Strang from Achievers replies to a audience question at the Customer Success Meetup event on January 22, 2014. Have you set your Customer Success New Year’s Resolutions yet? If not, you can find inspiration from members of the Customer Success Meetup group. Last night, the third meetup event was held at the headquarters of Achievers. The event consisted of a panel discussion.

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Service without restrictions

Very Best Service

'For customers, the notion of best service might only become real when all restrictions surrounding classic service delivery have been removed. No opening hours, endless availability of products in all shapes, colours and sizes, no queues, free parking available at all times, no reservations needed, 24/7 delivery hours, ability to change bookings at short notice, immediate repesponse time via social media, no quibble returns policy.the list is long.

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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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Our Customers are in Control: 5 Factors for Success

Brad Cleveland Blog

Until recently, the most significant developments in customer service have been those envisioned and implemented by organizations—e.g., 800 numbers, routing systems, web-based services, multimedia capabilities, and real-time analytics, to name just a few.

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9 Physical Security Trends for 2014

Customer Interactions

'Security technology is moving into the spotlight in 2014, and this goes well beyond its capabilities in the control room. Here are my predictions for nine key physical security trends this year. PSIM – the next wave of adoption Airports, utilities, mass transit, seaports and cities have all been early adopters of PSIM. In 2014 I believe we’ll begin to witness the next wave of PSIM adoption, especially within higher education and banking organizations.

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Video: The Future of Customer Experience – Part 1

InMoment XI

During 2014 you may be thinking of designing, or re-designing, your Customer Experience program. Here’s some food for thought to consider as you embark on this critical initiative. As always, would appreciate your thoughts. @christravell PS Want to have some fun? Rumor has it there’s a football game on Sunday. Take the Maritz Research.

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10 Things Customer Service Needs to Know About Customers [INFOGRAPHIC]

Win the Customer

'The easiest way to make sure that you deliver exceptional customer service is to know exactly what your customers want.

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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