CloudCherry
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Do unto others…. It’s sweet and simple, but not always applied. Treat others the way you’d like to be treated. In this week’s ‘Sweets of CX’ Podcast , it’s all about the Employee Experience and the direct correlation it has with Customer Experience. And, who better to enlighten us on the topic than Annette Franz – Author, Speaker, Founder/CEO of CX Journey Inc., and this week’s honored guest.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Customer Satisfaction is Declining in the UK! A new report by the Institute of Customer Service indicates that Customer Satisfaction is declining in the UK. Earlier this year reports from both Nunwood and Forrester, two firms entrenched in the Customer Experience movement, presented similar sentiments. All of this disappointing news about the state of Customer Experience makes one wonder what is going on in business today?
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Customer Bliss
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Earlier this year, Forrester released its report, The US Customer Experience Index, 2019. Forrester Chief Research Officer Carrie Johnson said , of these findings, “How an experience makes customers feel has a bigger influence on their brand loyalty than any other factor.” And yet, this report found that while 14% of brand scores rose, 5% of scores declined and an incredible 81% stagnated.
BlueOcean
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
The RFP is the friend you love to hate. The necessary evil. The document that will make or break your decision of which new outsourcer to partner-up with. Listen to the audio or read the article. A generic vendor RFP template may promise to make things easy, but when you’re about to hand over your customer interactions to an outsourced contact center, generic will only make things more difficult.
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CloudCherry
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
It’s ALL about keeping promises with CX. And, on this week’s ‘ Sweets of CX’Podcast , Eric Ullman – Customer and Employee Experience Strategist and owner of CX Alchemy – offers some delectable advice on the subject. From starting with a brand’s slogan and setting expectations to LISTENING to (what a concept) and ACTING on (now we’re talking) customer feedback, Eric stresses the importance of alignment – from top to bottom.
CXDNA Update brings together the best content for customer experience professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TechSee
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
More companies than ever are tapping into the power of AI customer service technologies to enhance efficiency and positively impact the lives of consumers, and with good reason. Research indicates that by implementing AI in their customer-facing operations, companies can expect to save approximately 30 billion customer service hours and realize $8B in savings thanks to customer self service.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Ever hear of a “stop doing” list? “Stop doing” lists have become especially popular in recent years. If you’re not familiar, the concept is simple: We all have things on our To-Do list that we really ought to be delegating, ignoring, or ceasing to work on. . Thinking in these terms, here’s a quick list for 3 things to add to your stop doing list.
Heart of the Customer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
I’m partway through a European holiday with my wife, celebrating 25 years of marriage. Okay, actually 26, but that’s a different story. When a friend heard we were flying Ryan Air, she told me, “Uh oh. Pay attention to the experience you receive.” Interested, I did pay attention. And I realized that Ryan Air probably […]. The post Why Spirit Airlines’ and Ryan Air’s Customer Experience is Better than Yours appeared first on Heart of the Customer.
Beyond Philosophy
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Is Any Attention Good Attention? I like Oscar Wilde. His best quote is, “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” Of course, there are times when people are talking so bad, one might wonder if it is worse than being ignored. This episode of The Intuitive Customer explores if there are times when the bad press can be good news for your brand.
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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
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
This week we feature an article by Hamzah Tariq who shares seven ways to improve the overall live chat experience for your customers. Businesses constantly try to improve the customer experience they deliver through new approaches, tools and strategies. . One of the most successful ways to enhance the customer experience is through live chat. However, there’s always room for improvement in how customers are engaged via chat. .
UJET
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Mobile devices have changed consumer’s daily habits. Millennials spend an average of 5.7 hours on mobile devices with Generation Z averaging 11 hours according to ZDNet. Mobile devices are used for media consumption, communication, and entertainment. With mobile becoming the centerpiece, it makes sense that customer support has adopted available channels and continues to modernize customer expectations.
Ann Michaels and Associates
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
It takes a mere second and can actually make someone’s day. Smiling is probably the most underrated gesture we can bestow upon one another. Think about how many people you interact with during the day. Or maybe people you just walk by. How easy would it be just to smile at them? You never know what kind of day someone is having so why not try to make it just a little better.
Customers That Stick
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
In this One Win Book Review, we take a look at How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins. Check out the video below to hear Adam’s one win that you can take away from How the Mighty Fall to improve your organization’s customer experience and customer service. About How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In.
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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ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Love in Business. Doing What You Love in the Service of Customers Who Love What You Do. Shep Hyken interviews Steve Farber. They discuss how to implement love into every aspect of your business to drive customer success. The Interview with Steve Farber: Even if you love what you do, there will still be days that feel like work. You must do the necessary things you dislike in order to be able to do the things you love in your business.
Totango
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
To succeed as a subscription or recurring revenue enterprise, you need to adopt a customer-centered approach. Instead of focusing just on the acquisition of new business, you have to prioritize retaining and nurturing existing customers. This is because the digital transformation of business has greatly increased customer fluidity and lowered the revenue value of the first purchase.
One Millimeter Mindset
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Have you seen a list of professionally relevant acronyms on a business card take up more space than the individual’s name? I know I have. Or, how about during a PowerPoint presentation? Where the first slide includes at least 20 professional acronyms after the presenter’s name. And, the next three slides include the individual’s complete professional resume?
Chattermill
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
The Relentless Pursuit Of The Perfect Customer Experience: A Netflix Story. by Harry Buckle on 12 Sep 2019. customer experience. Netflix. What can we learn from Netflix's attention to customer experience? Against the odds, Netflix has achieved an astonishing rise. How did we get to spending an evening chilling, 'with Netflix'? Netflix. The ultimate example of a company disrupting an industry with customer experience?
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
ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
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. When Loyalty Rewards Expire, So Does A Customer’s Loyalty by Dan Gingiss. (Forbes) Rewards programs can be lucrative for loyal customers, but when companies add lots of rules and restrictions to a loyalty program, it can actually have the opposite effect.
Totango
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
If you want to make your business customer-centered , you’re going to need customer data. Without it, you can’t keep track of your customers’ needs, business goals, and challenges. When you gather and analyze customer data, you can uncover customer journey insights that will allow you to take action to deliver a more personalized customer experience.
One Millimeter Mindset
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
When you think about your professional advancement roadmap, storytelling probably is the last component on the list. After all, our perception of professional development reinforces a linear, straight-line from where we are today, to where we will be tomorrow and in the future. Yet, our own experiences getting even from Point A to Point B often are anything but linear.
Interactions
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
The customer is always right. This saying has been around for quite some time, and for a good reason. It’s synonymous with the delivery of impeccable customer service, which has been proven to make loyal customers and increase revenue. But if customers are always right, why are we making them conform to our ways of doing things, instead of putting the control in their hands?
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ShepHyken
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
In the realm of business—and especially customer service—we often talk about how to differentiate yourself from your competition. It’s those companies that manage to stand out from the crowd that end up being successful. When I work with companies, I urge them to find what makes them unique and use it as a competitive advantage. It’s always a treat when I meet people who not only agree with my philosophies but take them a step further.
PeopleMetrics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Understanding the various touchpoints (e.g., in person, digital) you have with your customers is key to delivering a memorable customer experience. Once you’ve mapped out your touchpoints, it’s often helpful to group them into channels. That’s the focus of this blog post. The most common channels. There are five channels that we see often at PeopleMetrics: websites, mobile app, contact center, in location, and field services (in the home): Websites: refers to customers visiting websites to gathe
NICE inContact
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Self-service is an important facet for creating a seamless customer experience. From a customer’s perspective they want to receive timely and error-free service in the channel of their choice. For contact centres we know there are cost savings opportunities, as a chat with a live agent can cost $6-12 per interaction, compared to self-service which can cost as little as 25 cents. ( Forrester ).
Oracle
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
The use of a voice assistant — a technology that allows for natural language interaction between individuals and intelligent online services — has become increasingly integrated into a myriad of consumer-facing and business-oriented products. On the consumer side, perhaps the best-known implementations of voice technology can be found with intelligent speakers that integrate with home automation systems as well as entertainment streaming and shopping services.
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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.
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