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10 Questions for B2B CX Leaders

Heart of the Customer

This is the second in a three-part series that explores critical questions CX leaders should be asking – and able to answer. There’s some overlap between B2C, B2B, and B2B2C issues, but I want to address each audience individually. Last week, I covered B2C; next week I’ll address B2B2C leaders. I’ve talked with hundreds of […]. The post 10 Questions for B2B CX Leaders appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Should We Expect WOW Service?

Steve DiGioia

I dropped my car off at the dealership the other day for a minor repair. I didn’t know what to expect since this is my first time using them. Two hours later I got the call that it was ready to be picked up. How wonderful this was. The repair was done quickly and soon I’d “be back on the road”. I guess I couldn’t ask for more. But something happened that made me disappointed in the service.

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5 Rules That Absolutely Build Customer Loyalty

Beyond Philosophy

Loyalty is one of the most overused phrases in business today. To most companies, it invariably means “customers give us all their money.” But that is not what loyalty is. So, today we’re going to talk about the five rules that will build customer loyalty. Or you can listen to the latest episode of my podcast here. Before we get into the rules, let’s talk about what loyalty is.

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The Science and Art of CX Goal Setting

InMoment XI

In this blog I will address a question that I’ve come across many times during my 20 years as a research consultant: “What is the best way to set goals for my CX program?”. As most of you probably know, there are several important aspects of goals you need to consider. I like using the SMART acronym for setting motivating goals because it is both comprehensive and better yet, easy to remember. .

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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The Evolution of Customer Experience in the Travel Industry

BlueOcean

Few industries are quite like travel. Can you think of any other industry where anxiety is baked into the product or service? Even before the pandemic, customers found themselves faced with myriad rules, restrictions, and bottlenecks to navigate before reaching their destination, leading to many a meltdown at checkpoints and terminals around the world.

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The Five Best Things to Say to an Angry or Upset Customer

ShepHyken

I was recently interviewed by Mario Martinez on his Modern Selling podcast. He shared a story about how he emailed the CEO of a company, and in an incredibly short amount of time, his phone rang, and you can guess who it was … the CEO. . In a state of shock, instead of launching into the reason for the complaint email , my friend asked him, “How are you?

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CX Day 2021: Three Stories that Prove CX Is a Team Sport

InMoment XI

You know that old saying, “There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’?” Well, there may be an “I” in “customer experience,” but there’s no arguing that customer experience is definitely a team sport. That’s why we’re so happy to celebrate this year’s CX Day theme, “CX is a team sport.” In our decades of experience, we’ve been a part of countless CX programs, and the most successful ones go into their efforts with a team-centric mentality.

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CX Day 2021: A Reflection on My Customer Experience Journey

BlueOcean

As the Vice President of Client Services for Blue Ocean, I am fortunate to work with a wide variety of companies. Clients of all types turn to our company to make sure their customers receive a high level of service excellence. Not everyone gets to follow their passion at work, so I consider myself lucky. But as some of you may already know, pursuing customer experience mastery can sometimes mean aiming at a moving target.

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Customer Service Week Day 3!

Myra Golden

Oh, wow! Day 3 of Customer Service Week was fun! I shared ten super-energizers that are fantastic for Customer Service Week and beyond! If you missed the live event, no worries. We’ve got you covered with the replay below. Join us at 9am ET tomorrow live!

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The 2023 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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Learn How to Get Customer Feedback Easily and Efficiently

Totango

Knowing how to get customer feedback can be tricky. First, there is the challenge of getting customers to share feedback. Customers who are upset will often spread their displeasure to others without ever telling you, while those who are satisfied may keep it to themselves. Even when you collect customer feedback, it may be gathered through different channels, stored in different data silos, and never coordinated and analyzed in an organized and actionable way.

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5 Rules That Absolutely Build Customer Loyalty

Beyond Philosophy

A lot of the behavioral sciences can feel intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be. The Five Rules Podcast Series is our attempt at giving you an easy entry point into the complex and messy world of Behavioral Science. If I had a more efficient family and less expensive friends than you have now, would you like to trade? I can guarantee they will save you time and money.

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Break Through the CX Noise With Ruth Zive

Kustomer

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe and Vikas are joined by SVP of Marketing at Ada, Ruth Zive. Ruth teaches us about how automation and AI are greatly effective tools for business and how they drive customer satisfaction. Listen to the full podcast to learn more about building connections between customer and brand.

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[Podcast] Being Present on Social Media: It’s Harder than You Think

Lithium

It’s finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited. The Customer Engagement team is proud to present the first episode of Titans of Customer Engagement: A Customer Experience Podcast , Being Present on Social Media: It's Harder than You Think featuring Kerrie Robert , Social Media Manager of Customer Service at Experian. The Titans podcast features Khoros customers sharing best practices, insight on the evolution of customer and business demands, and what is or is not working when it comes to su

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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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Customer Service Week Surprise From Salesforce – Unboxing!

Myra Golden

My son brought in an enormous box from Salesforce Service Cloud 360 full of goodies! Watch me unbox that surprise here. #servicetrailblazers #customerserviceweek [link]. Oh, my gosh! This is amazing! .

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ChurnZero Earns a 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius

ChurnZero

ChurnZero Earns a 2021 Tech Cares Award From TrustRadius. ChurnZero is being recognized for giving back to their community with a 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius. TrustRadius has announced that they have recognized ChurnZero with a 2021 Tech Cares Award. This second annual award celebrates companies that have gone above and beyond to provide strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

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Why Your Business Could Benefit From Using Chatbots for Customer Service

Kustomer

There are innumerable studies that highlight the future of CX, and how chatbots are one of the most common ways to improve your customer experience. The word chatbot can be a bit ambiguous, as it applies to many different applications… your Amazon Alexa could be thought of as a bot, or even SMS communication from your favorite retail brand. But one type of chatbot that has proven to help reduce costs and improve your CSAT scores are virtual agents.

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[Podcast] NetApp Community Channels: Measuring Growth & Implementing New Features

Lithium

For our 5th episode of Titans of Customer Engagement, Drew Claybrook ( ), Digital Support Community Manager of NetApp, joins the show to discuss his experience with NetApp and how they’re expanding community channels to provide even better customer support. Don't forget to share with your peers , leave us a rating or review, and continue the conversation in the comments section!

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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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C Space appoints CTO, accelerates impact of insights through technology

C Space

C Space appoints CTO, accelerates impact of insights through technology. C Space, the global customer agency, has today announced the appointment of a Chief Technology Officer to its Executive Leadership Team. Tweet. BOSTON, October 5, 2021 – C Space, the global customer agency, has today announced the appointment of a Chief Technology Officer to its Executive Leadership Team.

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Top 10 Customer Success Takeaways from SaaStr Annual 2021

ChurnZero

Last week we had the much anticipated opportunity to sponsor, attend, and speak at the in-person 2021 SaaStr Annual conference. SaaStr Annual is always a time to look forward to as it’s a chance to join our peers in SaaS, to learn from the best in the business, to avoid big mistakes, to strengthen ties, to do better – so we can all achieve the impossible.

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CX University Founder & CEO to Speak at Corporate Engagements

CX University

PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 5, 2021 – CX University announces the participation of its founder and CEO, Mohamed Latib, PhD, in upcoming corporate speaking engagements with Florida Power and Light (FPL) and Febraban Institute of Education (Federation of Banks in Brazil). On October 5, 2021, Dr. Latib will join FPL virtually to lead the topic on Creating a Culture of Experience Obsession.

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[Podcast] Customer Experience As a Two-Way Conversation

Lithium

In this episode, Nate Jaffee ( ) , Head of Strategy at Praytell , talks to us about customer relationships, customer expectations, and overturning the belief that the customer is always right. True story. By listening to his customer’s conversations, today’s guest not only understood their business better but also scored hundreds of followers on his oceanography Twitter list.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Is Your Team Actually Solving The Right Problems In The First Place?

One Millimeter Mindset

Have you ever been involved in a project where everything looked great on paper? Until, that is, the project is implemented within a real-time setting? At that point, what you expect to happen takes off in all sorts of unanticipated directions. I can see some of you nodding your heads in agreement. And I have a great program designed to address this specific question: “3 Questions, 4 Agreements, and 5 Whys Catalyze Professional Innovation.” .

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The 4 pillars of a successful customer service strategy

Eptica

Date: Monday, October 4, 2021 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager The 4 pillars of a successful customer service strategy. Published on: October 04, 2021. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager As we celebrate National Customer Service Week, it is the perfect time for senior management to focus on the area and re-evaluate their customer service strategy.

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Amazing Business Radio: Daniel Fallmann

ShepHyken

A Holistic View of the Customer. Empowering Customer Service Agents with Knowledge. Shep Hyken interviews Daniel Fallmann, founder of Mindbreeze , a tool that helps companies capture a holistic view of their customers’ data. They discuss how organizations can arm their frontline customer service professionals with the technology that can help them offer better customer service.

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[Podcast] Audience-First: Lessons & Strategies for Building a Better Brand

Lithium

Audience-First: Lessons & Strategies for Building a Better Brand. A big thank you to everyone taking time to listen to our podcast, and giving us such positive reviews! For our 3rd episode of Titans of Customer Engagement, Director of Social and Content Marketing at Randstad USA, Karen Pace ( ), joins the show to discuss social justice lessons & marketing strategies that have strengthened Ranstad’s mission to be truly audience first.

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The Open CCaaS Advantage Report

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.