Forrester's Customer Insights
MAY 1, 2020
To measure precisely what kind of emotional toll COVID-19 is taking on consumers — and how current consumer sentiment will influence imminent behavior — we are applying Forrester’s Consumer Energy Index, our data-driven framework that captures how ready and willing consumers are to reach out to brands. Since early March, consumer energy has been diminishing; […].
Steve DiGioia
APRIL 27, 2020
…why some plans fail and 4 methods for continuous improvement. You’ll Never Improve if You’re Married to Your Ideas. Throughout my hospitality career, I’ve heard countless managers say, “ That’ll be ok, it will work ” or “ Let’s do it this way, try it. What do you have to lose? ”. Or my favorite one… “ I know what I’m talking about, trust me ”. But when I question their plan or point out ways the plan may not work out as intended, I’m asked why I’m being so “negative”.
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ClearAction
APRIL 29, 2020
VP Customer Experience Role for Growth Lynn Hunsaker. The VP Customer Experience role is evolving as companies shift to embrace the “purpose of business” proclaimed by Business Roundtable. CEOs are committing to this modern standard: “purpose of business is to benefit customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders”. This stakeholder capitalism approach to management requires a deeper look at the ideal targets for customer experience leaders.
GetFeedback
APRIL 28, 2020
Zen Internet became a top-tier ISP by providing top-class customer service. Read on to see how the company set up a feedback loop to continually improve its CX.
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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.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
APRIL 28, 2020
Trust is a critical part of any relationship. We build relationships when we trust the other party, and when we’ve built enough trust with them. Little moments can build or break down trust quickly. Has this ever happened to you? You make a new friend, enjoy their company, and then the red flags begin appearing: She’s quick to say “I’ll call you tomorrow!
CXDNA Update brings together the best content for customer experience professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
BlueOcean
APRIL 28, 2020
If one thing’s for certain in these most uncertain times, it’s that humans are resilient. There have been comparisons of the coronavirus pandemic to an earthquake, where the initial quake shakes us to the core, but the aftershocks continue to reshape the world for months and years to come. Even after the immediate threat is over and the adrenaline of crisis management has done all it can, there will be long-term shifts in how we work, communicate, shop, and behave.
GetFeedback
APRIL 28, 2020
Christine Rimer, VP of Customer Experience & Advocacy at SurveyMonkey, shares the top 3 skills you need to succeed based on insights from our recent CX peer survey.
Alida
APRIL 28, 2020
Today marks the second product release of 2020 for Vision Critical. It’s been a quarter like no other as teams across our organization have come together in new ways, including our full staff working remotely, to deliver value to our customers through exciting new features and an innovative new product.
Beyond Philosophy
APRIL 30, 2020
We here at Beyond Philosophy want to start by saying we hope you and your family are safe. These times are unprecedented, and no one is sure what to expect. We feel it, and we know you are feeling it, too. We are, as they say, in this together. We discussed how these times affect our behavior on a recent podcast , and not just as customers. Some of the human behavior in this crisis is wonderfully uplifting and inspiring, and some of it is jaw-droppingly bad.
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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
TechSee
APRIL 28, 2020
The average U.S. household currently contains 11 connected devices , and as that number grows in the coming years, driven largely by the rollout of 5G, the challenge for enterprises is twofold. On the one hand, they need to deliver the products and services consumers want in multiple formats. On the other, they have to find ways to tailor them to get the best out of each platform, without compromising on their messaging or brand values.
GetFeedback
APRIL 28, 2020
The four key elements you need to implement for a successful cross-functional customer experience program.
CSM Magazine
MAY 1, 2020
What’s driving your call centre demand? Most callers look to clarify something. Maybe they just received a notice around revised terms for an insurance policy. Questions typically relate to these three things: payments, charges or queries around a specific product or service. For all these categories, clarity of communications is key. And conversely, complex communications drive increased calls, and increased costs.
ProProfs Chat
APRIL 28, 2020
From customer service, support to experience, you have a lot to accomplish to keep your customers satisfied. . Well, that’s because 87% of satisfied customers are more likely to upgrade or add services and are less likely to cancel. And, ultimately become brand loyals. So, to make sure your customers are satisfied with your brand, you need to see if you’ve set the right expectations and goals for your customer service team.
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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One Millimeter Mindset
APRIL 28, 2020
Consider the professional story you communicate when you either are a spectator or an active virtual participant during meetings. After all, humans are hard-wired to use all of their senses to size up a situation. And vision best allows us to connect to our environments. How do you create virtual employee experiences and client experiences? By now, you have developed your own set of virtual participation habits.
Oracle
MAY 1, 2020
Many companies are now navigating how to not only keep operations running smoothly, but also how to maintain employee engagement and a positive workplace culture. After all, research by the Harvard Research Review shows that investing in your team’s well-being does more than retain a talented workforce. Happy employees are also the key factor in acquiring and keeping happy customers.
Pink Guava
APRIL 26, 2020
Pandemic has taken everything by storm worldwide. Not only millions have suffered from disease, death, poverty, loneliness but we are on a brink of recession, slow growth with muted demand, and customer sentiments. In the extended lock down with the slow recovery, we all are looking earnestly for everything to be just alright. Yes, it will take time for everything to be normal or maybe this is the new “Normal” of being digital, social distancing, and lock down.
ProProfs Chat
APRIL 30, 2020
Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your future.” – Richard Branson , Founder- Virgin Group. As the world gradually adapts to the current COVID-19 pandemic and more and more people move indoors to practice social distancing, businesses, globally, are faced with a dilemma- to either make necessary changes and survive or completely shut down operations.
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
Michel Falcon Experience
APRIL 29, 2020
On this episode, David Carins (SVP, CBRE) and I chat about: How to manage our employee’s mental health. Ways to lead our teams during uncertainty. Why you should buy a Masterclass membership for your employees. What are better pancakes, french toast or waffles? Click the links below to listen to the podcast on the platform of your choice. Enjoy!
One Millimeter Mindset
APRIL 30, 2020
Developing virtual client retention strategies always is mission-critical. Especially in moving “yesterday’s” business and client acquisition models forward. Where? Towards what’s next: tomorrow and future-forward. After all, there’s nothing like a global pandemic to catalyze that overdue alignment of Third Industrial Revolution business and hiring models with the dynamic, interconnected software and hardware systems of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Eptica
APRIL 28, 2020
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 Author: Manuela Pifani, CXellence Consulting Turning the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity. Published on: April 28, 2020. Author: Manuela Pifani, CXellence Consulting This week we’re featuring different perspectives on customer service and customer experience during the current COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Today in a post on our parent company Enghouse Interactive’s blog , award-winning CX expert Manuela Pifani shares her thoughts on how brands can us
ShepHyken
MAY 1, 2020
This week we feature an article by John R. DiJulius III , Chief Revolution Officer of The DiJulius Group. He writes about building a company culture that both empowers and enhances the employee experience, especially during a worldwide crisis. Your company’s employee experience is on center stage. How we treat the human beings in our organization during this time will be what they remember forever.
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ProProfs Chat
APRIL 30, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread like wildfire, taking people’s lives, and severely impacting various economies across the globe. From the biggest MNCs to new startups, businesses are getting chills down their spine as the road ahead seems to be full of unprecedented challenges. What about your customers? You need to realize that although people are at their homes, they are not quite feeling ‘at home.’ They are waiting for you to keep every communication and support ch
Lumoa
APRIL 27, 2020
Digital customer experience is the online experience and the journey your customers go through while interacting with your brand. As a result of increased usage of digital technology, customers’ expectations of digital services are higher than ever – making the digital customer experience more important than ever.
Eptica
APRIL 30, 2020
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2020 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Caring for your customers during COVID-19. Published on: April 30, 2020. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager While the COVID-19 crisis continues, businesses and consumers alike are adapting to the new normal, reacting to the changes caused by the lockdown to how we work, live and shop.
ShepHyken
APRIL 29, 2020
I’m going to switch up my typical customer service and experience content to share a little motivation. My buddy and fellow professional keynote speaker, Joey Coleman , is one smart dude. He made a great observation about the way people are reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic. He noticed that the quarantine and stay-at-home orders are magnifying people’s personality traits.
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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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