Customer Bliss
AUGUST 8, 2019
I know we’re in August and the Back to School advertisements are making the rounds, but summer isn’t over yet! So if you’re heading on vacation soon or relaxing as business slows down a bit, here are a few book suggestions for you to uplevel your own CX skills and that of your team. The following books should be in your arsenal for customer experience transformation.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
AUGUST 6, 2019
Success Relies Upon Customer Trust. When I ask you a question like “what brand are you loyal to?” you are actually answering the question “what brands have earned your trust?” What brand has proven, time and again, they can live up to their promises? Which brand hasn’t disappointed you? Which brand delivers on their expectations?
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GetFeedback
AUGUST 7, 2019
Get visibility into the onsite service experience and take immediate action to improve your field service operations. We’ve all experienced the dreaded four-hour window waiting for cable service installation. The appointment is set, the onsite technician is dispatched, but there’s no telling if or when he’ll arrive. Eventually he does, but it’s still a few more hours until the onsite service is complete.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 7, 2019
Tony Hsieh is the CEO of the online shoe and clothing company, Zappos. The company’s reputation for amazing customer service is almost a cliché in the customer service world. Zappos stories have become customer service legends. The Zappos phone call that lasted 10 hours and 43 minutes is one such legend. There are many others, and this is just one of the reasons Zappos is recognized as one of the top customer service companies on the planet.
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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.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 7, 2019
Why Some Friction is Good. We owe you an apology. Even though the lawyers say we shouldn’t say this, we feel we might have misled you on the subject of friction in your Customer Experience strategy. We have been telling you to make your experience as easy as possible, and you should. However, there is some merit to making things a little bit difficult in some cases.
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GetFeedback
AUGUST 5, 2019
Six years ago, GetFeedback started on a journey to give companies a better way to listen to their customers – through surveys. Since then we’ve continuously worked on making it easier and simpler for organizations to build better customer relationships. Our goal is to provide companies with a seamless way to marry feedback data and customer data, enabling them to take intelligent action at the right time and provide an exceptional customer experience.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 9, 2019
This week we feature an article by Yogesh Chabria who shares an article about how customers want to be wowed and how you can turn your customers into fans. I often get asked how I focus on customer satisfaction with everything else that is going on? The truth is that your business is built to serve customers hence customer satisfaction is one of your primary goals.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 9, 2019
Are You Using the Right Measures? Measuring your progress for your Customer Experience strategy is an essential aspect to your program’s success. Not only will it show if your program is working to provide an excellent experience for your customers, but it also shows what customers really value, which can be an elusive thing to discover. In this episode of The Intuitive Customer, we discuss the importance of measuring Customer Experience correctly.
Alida
AUGUST 6, 2019
In this automated, AI obsessed and data-driven world there is sweet irony that one of the biggest impediments to digital transformation, successful product launches, and exceptional customer experiences, are gut decisions and the opinions of the most senior person in the room.
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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
Second to None
AUGUST 9, 2019
Human emotion is complex and multi-layered, which makes clearly outlining its role in the customer experience tricky at times. Yet, its importance persists. While concrete, customer data can help to mold the basic requirements and expectations of your customer experience, emotion fills in all the intangible gaps. When recognized and implemented effectively , the emotional factor yields increased customer loyalty and advocacy over the duration of the customer lifetime.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 6, 2019
“Sense and Respond” Culture. Building a Culture of Creative Response to Customer Need. Shep Hyken interviews Jeff Gothelf. They discuss how companies must build a culture around listening and responding to customer need. The Interview with Jeff Gothelf: Do work that has an impact on your customers. Don’t measure your work based on completion; measure it based on growth and the positive impact you can have on those around you—especially your customers.
Calabrio
AUGUST 7, 2019
Anyone working in the contact center industry knows Customer Contact Week (CCW) to be the end-all, be-all event for customer experience, contact center and customer care professionals. That’s why we were thrilled to see Calabrio customer Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU) named runner-up in the “Best in Class Contact Center, 100-199 seats” category in the 2019 CCW Excellence Awards, recently announced at the event in Las Vegas.
Steve DiGioia
AUGUST 5, 2019
it's one of the reasons why consumers maintain loyalty Buffer, one of the industry-leading apps used to schedule and share content on social media, recently had a “bug” that affected 0.00599% of Buffer users (467 out of 7,800,000). A pretty small number if you asked me. So, what did they do? Well, first off, they fixed the bug and made changes to the login process that made signing-in more secure for all users, not just the 467 who were affected.
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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ReviewTrackers
AUGUST 7, 2019
Is there a way to remove or delete a Google review? It’s a question that we here at ReviewTrackers have been asked numerous times, by customers and readers alike. And it’s a question that’s typically asked with some measure of frustration: after all, if you’re managing a business, a negative review on Google can blemish your online reputation, especially if the review stands out in a search result for your business on Google.
Oracle
AUGUST 9, 2019
Consider the amount of stress that often surrounds a wedding. There’s the planning, trying to accommodate two different families’ wishes, the finances, and the overall nerves that come along with the big day. So, when it comes time for the honeymoon, newlyweds simply want to relax, take a breath, and enjoy each other’s company — in a beautiful location, of course.
Customer Enthusiast
AUGUST 8, 2019
Earlier this summer, I was relaxing by the pool at a well-known resort in Las Vegas. Because it was 100° in the shade, from the moment I settled into my lounge chair I was on the lookout for a beverage server. Within a few minutes, the server appeared carrying a tray with several drinks. I […]. The post Balancing productivity and customer service quality appeared first on Steven Curtin.
Eptica
AUGUST 7, 2019
Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Author: Taoufik Massoussi - Product Manager & Head of AI Why closing the loop is vital to Voice of the Customer success. Published on: August 07, 2019. Author: Taoufik Massoussi - Product Manager & Head of AI Gaining real value from your Voice of the Customer (VoC) program requires not just collecting insight, but ensuring that all relevant teams across the business have access to this intelligence, and can then act on it.
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
Heart of the Customer
AUGUST 8, 2019
I’m returning from a two-day Action Workshop, wrapping up a four-month journey mapping project. In the first day we shared the literal voice of the customer, collected through 46 video interviews with customers. These video interviews shared the power of when the customer experience goes right, as well as the ramifications of when it goes […].
Experience Matters
AUGUST 5, 2019
Benchmarking #CX against competitors is a good activity, but it is overused. See 5 pieces of advice. The post Five Recommendations For De-Emphasizing Benchmarking appeared first on Experience Matters.
NICE inContact
AUGUST 7, 2019
If delivering extraordinary digital customer service were as simple as following a formula, everyone would be doing it. But not everyone is. In fact, 89% of tweets from customers to businesses still go unanswered, and poor customer service is one of the main reasons for customer churn. Clearly there’s plenty of room for improvement in customer service.
Oracle
AUGUST 7, 2019
As part of our Burning Questions series , SmarterCX sat down with some of the top CX minds at Oracle’s ModernCX 2019 to discuss what CX strategies companies are moving away from, and what they think will be the focus moving forward. Hear what the CX leaders have to say about what CX strategies are now considered outdated in our video interviews and read their quotes below.
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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,
Quadient
AUGUST 7, 2019
How insurance companies can decide on which CX Metrics to use. p.deluca. Wed, 08/07/2019 - 15:13. Selecting and keeping track of the right Customer experience (CX) KPIs is important. Insurance companies can use them to: communicate the rationale for previous investments. validate whether improvements to the customer experience have taken place. set goals and targets for future improvements. intervene when remedial action is needed.
SaleMove
AUGUST 6, 2019
Let’s face it: nobody likes calling customer service. The pre-recorded voices, the button pressing, and the wait times can all wear on a customer’s patience. When he or she finally does reach a human [or a bot], what customers want more than anything else is a quick and effective solution to their problem. If you […]. The post First Contact Resolution Makes A Difference appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.
Interactions
AUGUST 7, 2019
What do you think of when you think of first class? A glass of champagne? A hot hand towel? A flight attendant rushing to your assistance at the push of a button? As traveling becomes more mainstream, these amenities may seem like a distant dream. Instead, we are faced with the reality of overbooked flights, long wait times, and crowded airports. It’s no wonder that airlines seem to get drowned in complaints on social media.
NICE inContact
AUGUST 7, 2019
If delivering extraordinary digital customer service were as simple as following a formula, everyone would be doing it. But not everyone is. In fact, 89% of tweets from customers to businesses still go unanswered, and poor customer service is one of the main reasons for customer churn. Clearly there’s plenty of room for improvement in customer service.
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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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