CX Accelerator

APRIL 11, 2018

Do you ever feel like you're in "survival mode," running from one crisis to another, just trying to get through the day? The moment you stomp out one fire, the sparks start flying in five other directions. Or, you look at your to-do list at the end of the day, and realize that it's not just that you didn't spend your time coaching your team or any of your other big priorities; your list for tomorrow is also filled with distractions that won't do anything to help your team accomplish what matters

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Customer Bliss

APRIL 11, 2018

After studying hundreds of forward-thinking organizations and leaders, I’ve observed six actions that build companies that show up as “make-mom-proud” companies: meaning that they grow, by taking actions in their business congruent to those valuable life lessons we all learned as kids. These actions are explored in my upcoming book, Would You Do That To Your Mother?

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Hotels Insurance Books Banking 209

TechSee

APRIL 10, 2018

As businesses increasingly realize that leveraging the power of technology creates a clear competitive advantage, the future of the BPO industry has become dependent on its willingness to adopt new growth and BPO technology trends that will serve as a value multiplier for their offerings. BPO Technology trends: Blessing or Curse? Many BPOs that have built the core of their businesses on the provision of human labor or Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) are wary of automation and its outcome.

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Customer Guru

APRIL 10, 2018

At Customer Guru, we believe that Customer Experience (CX) should be the number one priority for all the Indian businesses so that they become more sustainable and successful globally. Thus, we are on a mission to spread this awareness, inspiring and guiding professionals to adopt and inculcate a customer-centric approach. We are certain that this is a first step to help organizations WOW their customers and create raving fans for themselves.

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CX Accelerator

APRIL 11, 2018

Do you ever feel like you're in "survival mode," running from one crisis to another, just trying to get through the day? The moment you stomp out one fire, the sparks start flying in five other directions. Or, you look at your to-do list at the end of the day, and realize that it's not just that you didn't spend your time coaching your team or any of your other big priorities; your list for tomorrow is also filled with distractions that won't do anything to help your team accomplish what

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Customer Experience Wireless Leadership Books 140

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 9, 2018

Honest feedback from your customers is the best way to improve any hiccups in your Customer Experience. Social norms, however, can get right in the way of getting that honest feedback, at least in some instances. Overcoming the obstacle of social norms is a crucial activity for today’s Customer Experience professionals. We have X surefire ways to get your customers to talk.

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TechSee

APRIL 9, 2018

Visualization and automation are two fundamental innovations that are currently transforming the customer service industry. The team at TechSee is committed to the research and development of these technologies in the domain of customer care. We’ve made significant progress breaking down the customer care process from unboxing and installation through technical support and troubleshooting, with the ultimate goal of creating an autonomous Virtual Technician.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 10, 2018

Use Moments of Magic to Transform Customers Into Superfans. How can you get happy customers to become your greatest marketing tool? Shep Hyken sits down with Lars Kristensen, founder of NiceJob , to discuss the importance of customer reviews and making them effective marketing tools. ? ? ? ?. . Top Takeaways: Lars explains how marketing is often based a company’s budget, not the kind of work or product they delivered.

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Customer Bliss

APRIL 11, 2018

If you look back on your career journey, do you recognize specific skills and experiences that paved the way for you to succeed in your current role? In today’s episode, I revisit conversations with two customer experience leaders in healthcare, Geeta Wilson , VP of Consumer Experience – Enterprise Transformation at Humana , and Jackie McAtee , who at the time, was vice president of marketing and customer experience for Mayfair Medical Imaging.

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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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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 13, 2018

A lot of business professionals talk about customer loyalty. However, if I’m totally honest, they often don’t know what they are talking about. Or they do know what they are talking about, but what they are talking about is not customer loyalty! Many of the organizations I have worked with say that customer loyalty means, “the customer buys everything from us.

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ReviewTrackers

APRIL 11, 2018

The state of social media today isn’t the same as it was a few years ago. In a rapidly evolving landscape, marketers must continue to keep an eye on industry trends and stay up to date with the latest social media marketing statistics. Here are some numbers to help you achieve a Big Picture view of social media marketing in 2018. Social Media Marketing Statistics.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 13, 2018

This week we feature an article by Jaime Bailey who explains why your company is best served by considering every possible source of insight about customer behavior, goals, and expectations, and implementing the tools that most effectively serve your needs. – Shep Hyken. As has been widely noted in today’s marketplace, your customers’ opinions and expectations – for good or bad, reasonable or not – are your company’s new benchmark.

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Oracle

APRIL 11, 2018

“Not only can we excel in commerce and engagement, but we can impact people’s lives and make a difference in this world.” — Roger Rohatgi, Creative Director, Object Edge. Object Edge was announced the winner of the Modern CX Hackathon yesterday at Oracle Modern Customer Experience 2018. Object Edge is a new team to the “Hack a Smarter Customer Experience” competition, and Roger Rohatgi, Creative Director for Object Edge, says the inspiration for their solution

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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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Centriam Customer Experience Lab

APRIL 11, 2018

Scott Brinker's most recent Marketing Technology Landscape famously touts 5,381 different software solutions. Software choices are obviously growing, but this abundance of choice fuels confusion. This bewilderment is further fanned by aggressive marketing and an alphabet soup of technology acronyms. So which technology should you turn to improve your customer experience?

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NICE inContact

APRIL 11, 2018

Global business process outsourcing (BPO) presents some formidable challenges for Webhelp Nordic. The company handles customer service for 30-plus clients based in five different countries—Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Latvia—including numerous international brands in the retail, streaming media and insurance industries. And those clients have customers of their own, often in different countries.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 11, 2018

A potential client called for help. His plea was, “We are so NOT customer-focused, and we need to be!” He then shared what may be one of the most crystal-clear examples of the difference between a company that is customer focused and one that isn’t. By the way, the name of the company has been “changed to protect the innocent,” as they say. We’ll refer to them as Company X.

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Oracle

APRIL 12, 2018

The SmarterCX team explored the floor at Modern Customer Experience, talked with exhibitors about their cool, innovative technology and how they’re elevating customer experiences. Here are some of our favorite showcases. Live from the floor at #ModernCX , the #SmarterCX team chatted with Chicago-based canine therapy org @CTCorps and their adorable pups. pic.twitter.com/5Q0Xxw0znT. — SmarterCX (@SmarterCX) April 12, 2018.

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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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Strativity

APRIL 11, 2018

As the healthcare industry increases digital touchpoints and capabilities, healthcare consumers are becoming more engaged and are demanding an improved patient experience. That includes making interactions easier, making more informed, fact-based decisions, and being more proactive in improving their own health. The availability of this richer information provides improved customer insight.

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CX Journey

APRIL 11, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay Does your CEO - and your entire leadership team - really care about their employees? I had another blog post in the hopper for this week, but when this article came across my desk, followed by a phone conversation with Bob Chapman, I knew I needed to write something different, something that is top of mind for me now - and often - as I work with my clients.

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Second to None

APRIL 11, 2018

Like other fields, organizations get gain the upper-hand by monitoring and responding to popular trends in the Customer Experience field. Consumer preferences are continually shifting, and brands that manage to update their CX platform to meet this moving target are positioning themselves to provide a great value to customers. 2018 is a particularly interesting moment in this space due to the impact that advanced technology is having on a brand’s ability to communicate with its customers.

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ReviewTrackers

APRIL 13, 2018

In this ever-evolving digital age, everyone is a critic. From Facebook to Twitter, from Google to your website, customers will seize any opportunity they can find to voice their opinions and feedback to anyone who will listen. Is your business one of them? Your Customers Want to Be Heard. “When a customer engages with a brand, they hope to be heard,” says Aaron Pedersen, the co-founder and CEO of DevelopmentArc, the parent company of guest recovery platform Pedanco.

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Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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Strativity

APRIL 10, 2018

Creating a Patient-Centric Culture. By Steven Walden, Strativity Group. Sue Kong, Director at NHS Elect had the pleasure to interview Steven Walden, UK Managing Director of Strativity Group, LLC. Steven has a career in customer experience, most recently serving as Director of Customer Experience at ttec Digital. He was Director of Customer Experience at Ericsson and spent 8 years as Head of Consulting and Research at Beyond Philosophy.

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CX Advantage Walker

APRIL 11, 2018

Overview Thick Data provides insight into people’s emotions, motivations and ways of thinking. For our organizations to have a realistic view of the marketplace and our customers, CX leaders need to provide and advocate the use of Thick Data to supplement operational Big Data insights. This allows companies to challenge the status quo and reveal game-changing.

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Second to None

APRIL 10, 2018

Like other research programs, the success of a mystery shopping initiative hinges on your brand’s ability to specifically target the information you hope to uncover. Without a specifically prescribed target outcome, it will be challenging to determine whether or not the program performed up to expectations. Finding a vendor that is able to work with you to determine what a program should look like for your unique brand identity can be extremely valuable to the overall Customer Experience y

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Eptica

APRIL 11, 2018

Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Why brands need to capture deeper customer insight from unstructured data. Published on: April 11, 2018. Author: Taoufik Massoussi Understanding customer needs and emotions is central to delivering the experience that today’s consumers demand. However, most current Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs focus on structured data , from sources controlled by the company, such as feedback surveys sent out to consumers.

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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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