Kayako

MAY 27, 2020

It’s no surprise that customer expectations for service are at an all-time high. In fact, according to a recent survey, 88% of customers say the experience a company provides is as important as its products or services. And 76% of customers say it’s easier than ever to take their business elsewhere. 1 Very often, customer perceptions of their experience boils down to the little things like whether anyone responds timely when they reach out to a company.

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GetFeedback

MAY 24, 2020

The most prominent challenges of running a cross-functional CX team and how to overcome them.

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Alida

MAY 27, 2020

86% of buyers will pay more for a better customer experience. Customer Experience was ranked the most exciting business opportunity in Adobe’s Annual Digital Trends report. A Walker study found that by the end of 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 26, 2020

How can leaders best prepare for the next normal? Service blueprinting may be the answer. What is the Next Normal? Organizations are planning for a phase of reopening including determining how customers can safely make purchases to how many employees can really come back to certain workplaces. It’s no small task and it’s really a new experience for everyone.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 28, 2020

It seems logical to do what everyone else is doing successfully when you get into business. It makes no sense at all to do it differently, does it? It won’t be good for your career, your team, or your bottom line. So why is it that doing something different does create such success for specific brands? We discussed the surprising way that new ideas that seem crazy can do amazing things for your brand in a recent podcast.

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ShepHyken

MAY 27, 2020

I recently wrote about the expected experiences gap , where the customers’ expectations—based on the experiences they have with their favorite companies—are higher than what they receive from the company they are currently doing business with. We heard from one of our Shepard Letter subscribers, Jared Lender, who gave us another example of a gap , one that results from incomplete information.

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One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 26, 2020

Consider that you just may be wrestling with professional burnout, at this point. By now, you realize your “temporary” hiatus from the workplace does not represent anything close to a 14-day quarantine exercise. And your adrenaline-driven rush during March only represents the front end of the pandemic bell curve. Not the entire cycle. And, Memorial Day comes and goes.

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Integrity Solutions

MAY 28, 2020

The only reason that a customer would or even should consider doing business with us is that somehow we enhance their ability to attract and serve their customers. By Derek Roberts. If you are in sales, you know that feeling of satisfaction (or even elation) you get from closing a sale. It’s motivating and rewarding. However, the allure of “getting the win” can also be a potential trap for some of us.

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NetBase

MAY 27, 2020

The rise in popularity of Direct to Consumer (D2C) sales is accelerating and brands seek to recover from COVID-19. And smart companies are hitching a ride on this fast-moving sales strategy to maximize their presence and connect directly to consumers. Appealing widely to the millennial consumer, selling D2C isn’t a new concept, think of the mail order catalogues of your youth.

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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

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Interactions

MAY 28, 2020

Coronavirus has economies around the world down to its knees. As governments plan a phased approach to open up businesses, consumers are both excited and cautious about their safety and welfare. A recent survey by Deloitte asked people whether they agree with the statement: “I feel safe going to the store right now.” In the US, only 34% of those surveyed responded with “agree” or “strongly agree.” .

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One Millimeter Mindset

MAY 28, 2020

In fact, why perpetuate yesterday’s team dysfunction into any collaborative environment? Virtual or otherwise. Regardless of whether you work entirely virtually or in a hybridized format, the playing field is flattened by the current scenario. Consider that the folks already were used to working remotely are at an advantage, moving forward. Because they optimize hybrid performance habits and deliverables.

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Steve DiGioia

MAY 25, 2020

Great customer service is comprised of many things. Besides policies and procedures which lead to a satisfied customer, your smile, positive words, and open body language are just as important – and many say even more important. Here are a few ways businesses can put their customers at ease. Since most open businesses now require customers to wear a facemask – as well as all employees – it’s almost impossible for your customer to see your smile.

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NetBase

MAY 26, 2020

No doubt about it, ecommerce has seen a meteoric rise in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to social distancing measures and the closure of many brick and mortar stores that were deemed non-essential, people have been quick to shift to online retailers to bridge the gap. And diving in to support this new world, we see Facebook shops making ecommerce waves.

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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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Michel Falcon Experience

MAY 28, 2020

On today’s episode, Sarah Smolej comes on and we chat about: Who taught me my most valuable leadership lessons. Why leadership matters to company culture. Two things that I recite to myself daily (one of them is in Spanish). Plus, more! Listen on Apple podcast or Buzzsprout (for Andriod users). The post Podcast: Two Things I Recite to Myself Daily appeared first on Customer Experience Customer Service Keynote Speaker.

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Talkdesk

MAY 26, 2020

The relationships you build with customers comes down to how well you interact with them. To consistently deliver a better customer experience (CX) and forge meaningful relationships, it is imperative that call center agents like you are skilled in the art and science of rapport building. Below you’ll find a series of valuable tips that will help you build rapport with customers over the phone in no time. 1.

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C3Centricity

MAY 25, 2020

Were you surprised to read the title of this post? Do you believe that using technology to understand customers is the only way today? Then let me explain why I believe it’s not quite that simple. . In today’s data-rich environment I’m not really suggesting that you actually ignore data nor technology! However, in working with clients around the world as well as in numerous industries, I have found that many are lost by the wealth of information that is available to them.

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Ecrion

MAY 28, 2020

Statistics state that 37% of businesses in the US now use AI. Additionally, recent reports are also stating that AI poses the potential to increases business profitability rates by 38% by 2035. AI in business opens up avenues for measurable process optimization and increased efficiency. Businesses that don’t invest in AI run the risk of falling behind the pack.

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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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Heart of the Customer

MAY 28, 2020

“All creativity should communicate in a nanosecond.” So says George Lois, the “original Mad Man of Madison Avenue,” in his book, Damn Good Advice (for people with talent). He’s talking about advertising, but his recommendation applies to any organizational communication – especially in customer experience. There’s no time to waste I’ve written about the […].

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NICE inContact

MAY 25, 2020

Not much can be done with topline, so the focus is now shifting to bottom line and many companies across industries are looking to improve efficiencies, increase productivity and outright eliminate jobs. And, customer service and contact center functions among others are definitely starting to look at cutting costs. Infact, a recent IDG CIO Covid-19 research said that the #1 priority for leaders in the COVID-19 crisis, is process efficiency to drive costs down.

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The DiJulius Group

MAY 27, 2020

1. Feature Article Your Customer Experience in the New Normal By Dave Murray, Senior Customer Experience Consultant In these uncertain and unprecedented times, organizations have to figure out how to walk the tightrope of managing cashflow and how to invest in key training that will allow them to pull away from their competition. At the. Read Full Article.

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Eptica

MAY 25, 2020

Date: Monday, Mai 25, 2020 Author: Arnaud Dufrounet - CMO Pourquoi devrait-on tous s’inspirer des « règles d’or » du service édictées par Fred Sirieix ? Publié le: 25 Mai 2020. Auteur: Arnaud Dufrounet - CMO Quels que soient l’entreprise et son secteur d’activité, les clients s’attendent à bénéficier d’un haut niveau de service.

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 23, 2020

The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense Part 1. If you go into business, you probably have checked out what the competition is doing first. In many cases, you might be tempted to do the same thing. After all, it is working, at least to some extent. However, we think that taking a different tack, choosing a different road, or embracing that idea that doesn’t make sense, will be a way to create competitive differentiation that you would otherwise not have.

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NICE inContact

MAY 25, 2020

Not much can be done with topline, so the focus is now shifting to bottom line and many companies across industries are looking to improve efficiencies, increase productivity and outright eliminate jobs. And, customer service and contact center functions among others are definitely starting to look at cutting costs. Infact, a recent IDG CIO Covid-19 research said that the #1 priority for leaders in the COVID-19 crisis, is process efficiency to drive costs down.

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SurveyGizmo

MAY 28, 2020

By Heather Rollins, VP of Human Resources at SurveyGizmo, and Vanessa Bagnato, Director of Enterprise Solutions at SurveyGizmo. As an HR leader, creating a great place to work by improving the employee experience is at the heart of everything we do. It keeps employees engaged, productive, and loyal. It boosts productivity and enhances customer relationships.

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Oracle

MAY 26, 2020

Pella, a window and door-making company, has been bringing innovation into people’s homes for over 90 years. Pella has become a leader in technology and product innovation with more than 150 product and design patents. Pella’s passion for quality and innovation goes beyond the products and encompasses every part of the customer journey. While customer service often isn’t a deciding factor in someone’s window purchase, it often shapes how the customer feels later about the

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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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