Alida

AUGUST 16, 2016

To appreciate just how dominant they have become, consider these stats: According to Forrester Research’s 2015 Customer Lifecycle Journey report, 81 percent of companies now have community-type support channels—a steep increase from 2012’s 67 percent figure. Customers demand a seat at the table. Not all online communities are equal.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 22, 2015

Share innovation as it happens. Make short videos for Instagram or Vine explaining the innovations as they happen and the challenges around them. Help your customers see what’s next and feel involved with the brand they love. A video posted by Chicago Botanic Garden (@chicagobotanic) on Apr 15, 2015 at 7:00am PDT.

Social Media 233

Social Media Engagement Magazine Innovation 233

Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report published by Parature, from Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics CRM shows that geography does play a role in customers’ views on service. Everyone knows that real estate is all about location, location, location. But are customer service preferences and expectations?

2015 97

2015 Customer Expectations Customer Service Poor Customer Service 97

Tricia Morris

JULY 23, 2015

In the new 2015 State of Multichannel Customer Service Report , 98% of U.S. consumers say customer service is important in their choice of and/or loyalty to brands. The Microsoft partner customer service innovation awards contest runs during the same time as Microsoft’s second annual “//oneweek” scheduled July 27 – 31, 2015.

Innovation 105

Innovation Customer Service 2015 Customer Service Representative 105

Alida

JULY 21, 2017

Many brands simply have no idea about the evolving needs of their customers, and that’s impeding their ability to build a closer relationship with customers. In fact, according to a study commissioned by IBM , nearly 80 percent of consumers don’t think the average brand understands them as an individual.

Customer Relationships 154

Customer Relationships Brands 2015 Insights 154

Experience Matters

JANUARY 20, 2015

We just published a Temkin Group report, Lessons in CX Excellence, 2015. We also highlight their best practices across the four customer experience competencies—purposeful leadership, compelling brand values, employee engagement, and customer connectedness. This report has rich insights about both B2B and B2C customer experience.

2015 108

2015 Customer Connectedness 2014 Net Promoter Score 108

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Amy Jackson, Senior Director of Brand Strategy and Consumer Marketing for TripIt from Concur while I was at the South By Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas back in March. Jon Galloway (@jongalloway) April 12, 2015. I am a huge fan since it has saved me more than once.

Social Media 218

Social Media Travel Rewards Programs Innovation 218

Alida

AUGUST 3, 2016

We’ve already outlined what the Summit has in store for marketing , customer experience , innovation and research pros—but we haven’t shared what past attendees gained from the experience. Julie Murtha (@JulieMurtha) October 22, 2015. Lee Stephen (@LWStephen) October 22, 2015. Pia Chin (@piachin) October 22, 2015.

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2015 Workshop Customer Centricity Innovation 167

Alida

JULY 11, 2017

Customer experience is middling at best, and that’s troubling for brands. Even in the United States, where brands had the highest average scores, only 18 percent of brands ranked good or excellent. Even in the United States, where brands had the highest average scores, only 18 percent of brands ranked good or excellent.

Customer Experience 183

Customer Experience Omnichannel 2015 Retail 183

Alida

AUGUST 26, 2016

Brands use social communities mostly for marketing purposes, broadcasting information, building brand awareness and reaching greater audiences for campaigns and messaging. Ninety-three percent of large companies use Facebook , according to a 2015 Social Media Examiner report. Does it offer a chance to improve brand recognition?

Social Media 167

Social Media 2015 Innovation 2014 167

Kustomer

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

When we started Kustomer in 2015, we did so with the vision of reimagining customer service for a new generation of businesses and consumers. They are the factors that build brand loyalty and repeat business, which translates directly into positive impact on the bottom line. . These practices are not just good business.

Customer Service 135

Customer Service Brands 2015 Omnichannel 135

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

By leveraging new technologies such as computer vision , virtual visits and self-service AI-driven solutions, companies have a huge opportunity to turn customers into brand advocates. This list is an homage to the business leaders and influencers pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation in customer experience.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center 2022 Magazine 251

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 11, 2014

According to the NPD Group, nearly half of those who described themselves as highly loyal to a brand were no longer loyal a year later. If leadership isn’t willing to continuously examine and innovate around the customer experience, the business is already doomed. How Developed is Your Customer-Centric Strategy for 2015?

Customer Experience 272

Customer Experience Customer Journey Mapping Leadership Airlines 272

Alida

MARCH 30, 2017

Ongoing customer engagement, according to Trimboli, influences strategic initiatives at Price Chopper, helping the company drive innovation, foot traffic and sales. In 2015, Price Chopper started rebranding some of its stores to Market 32, a new chain offering healthier food choices and a better shopping experience. In the U.S.,

Customer Insights 145

Customer Insights Insights Webinar 2015 145

Experience Matters

APRIL 7, 2015

Today we announced the results of the 2015 Temkin Group CX Vendor Excellence Awards. 1) Company Overview: Clarabridge’s customer experience management platform helps hundreds of the world’s leading brands understand and improve the customer journey. 2) Make the case : Winning brands win the hearts of their customers.

2015 97

2015 Multi-Channel 2014 CEM 97

Tricia Morris

AUGUST 28, 2015

With the majority of brands and organizations still working on multichannel customer service mastery, Microsoft and its partners are thinking ahead so that they can help brands and organizations meet the ever-increasing expectations for service. We couldn’t be more excited.”.

Innovation 78

Innovation Customer Service 2015 Omnichannel 78

ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

As recently as June 2015, I wrote a review of the new offering from Chief Customer Officer ‘guru, Jeanne Bliss – (Chief Customer Officer 2.0) ‘Illustrate’ – using the example of a brand to highlight the three main parts of the book. Bell, author of The 9½ Principles of Innovative Service.

Books 91

Books Brands Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer 91

CX Journey

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

We’re one month into 2015, and it’s already apparent that Customer Experience is on everyone’s agenda - or at least on those of the 95% of retailers surveyed by Boston Retail Partners ,who identified customer experience as a top-three priority in the new year. . #1 In 2015, that’s all subject to change - and rightfully so.

2015 71

2015 Chief Customer Officer 2003 Customer Centricity 71

transcosmos Information Systems

MAY 25, 2015

We’re almost half-way through 2015 and here are just some of the hyper-connected, mobile lifestyle customer service activities that we’ve been seeing in 2015. It is and will continue to be an important component to fostering customer loyalty and achieve brand definition that is a cut above the rest.

2015 82

2015 Multi-Channel Social Media Definition 82

Customers That Stick

OCTOBER 23, 2014

The Compete Through Service Symposium is an annual conference held in Arizona that brings innovative minds in business and academic thought leaders together to further the science of service. It is a three daylong conference, with each day focusing on the following topics: Day One: Service Innovation.

Leadership 128

Leadership 2014 2015 Customer Service Training 128

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Resilience: Do they have a higher brand purpose, meaning a desire to make customers’ lives better? The team then came up with a point system to rack and stack over 43,000 brands across 36 markets. To give you an idea of the range of brands included in this list, the number one brand for Customer Experience was Pampers.

Insights 167

Insights 2015 Books 2016 167

Tricia Morris

JULY 13, 2015

In the newly-published 2015 U.S. Multichannel Customer Service Report from Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Parature, from Microsoft, 92% of consumers surveyed said they now expect brands and organizations to offer a customer self-service support portal. Think Like Your Customers. Design with your customer in mind.

2015 94

2015 Download Innovation Social Media 94

Alida

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

We believe that the second definition is the most useful in the context of the brand-customer relationship. billion in 2015 —up 12 percent from the previous year. Many systems, such as CRM, measures the number of transactions a customer has with a brand. Let’s consider the metaphor of personal relationships.

Customer Relationships 180

Customer Relationships Customer Centricity 2015 Definition 180

TechSee

JANUARY 25, 2023

Below is a partial list of field service influencers who challenge the industry to up its game by innovating through technology or process improvements to improve service delivery. Her goals are to drive innovation and transformation, resulting in end-to-end digitization, transparency, and business optimization.

2023 41

2023 Management Automotive Leadership 41

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 30, 2015

We think they are often overlooked and are the types of events that can make or break not only the experience of a customer with a brand, but someone's entire day. Why One Bad Customer Interaction Could Haunt Your Brand. A bad customer service email is just one interaction, but these kind of things could haunt your brand.

2013 252

2013 Customer Service E-support 2014 252

Customer Bliss

MARCH 30, 2017

IBM was among the first larger brands to open a customer experience lab, and at the time they noted three major goals: Enhanced customer insight: The goal was to better predict individual customer behavior across multiple channels. Wendy’s opened their own customer experience lab, called 90 Degree Labs , in May 2015 in Columbus, OH.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Banking Net Promoter Score Call Center 195

Alida

JULY 28, 2016

In 2015, the analyst firm Gartner dropped big data from its Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report. More importantly, big data lacks actionable information with which marketers, insight professionals, customer experience leaders and innovators can make effective decisions that benefit their customers and their bottom line.

2010 160

2010 Social Media 2016 2013 160

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Making a success of Twitter customer service. Published on: September 09, 2015. According to Nielsen, nearly half of US consumers use social media to ask questions and Twitter’s own analysis shows that tweets to major brands have increased 2.5 times over the past two years.

Customer Service 97

Customer Service Social Media 2015 Contact Center 97

TechSee

APRIL 2, 2019

However, most of these innovations revolve around language. A watershed in the field occurred in 2015, when computer vision overtook humans in the ability to recognize objects, a turning point analogous to the day in 1997 when IBM’s Deep Blue chess computer defeated the legendary grandmaster Garry Kasparov.

Contact Center 174

Contact Center Average Handle Time Insurance B2C 174

TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

According to Walker , a customer intelligence consulting firm, by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator for B2B. Customers include brands like Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin and Barclaycard, as well as other customers in more than 34 countries.

Contact Center 116

Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Technology Call Center 116

Second to None

MAY 15, 2018

Brands that want to stand out in today’s saturated and competitive marketplace need to have a carefully developed branding strategy. Still, customers’ perceptions of a brand is an even more important part of the equation. What is brand equity? Types of brand equity. Brand equity can be positive or negative.

Measurement 59

Measurement Brands Social Media Voice of Customer 59

Alida

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Colella shared a similar example, noting that insurance provider Sun Life Financial has saved approximately $850,000 in research costs since establishing its insight community in 2015. But Bauer Media, an entertainment network of iconic, multi-platform brands, has figured out a way of doing that. Calculate the opportunity.

ROI 153

ROI Customer Relationships Insurance Advertising 153

Provide Support

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The business age we live and work in today is often called the Age of the Customer which means that shifting the focus on the customer now matters more than any other single factor like product innovation and technology racing. © 2003 - 2015 Provide Support LLC. Read more.

Leadership 79

Leadership 2003 Customer Service 2015 79

Eptica

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Date: Friday, October 16, 2015 The opportunity for European customer experience. Published on: October 16, 2015. While organizations are accelerating their efforts, in its 2015 Customer Experience Index for Europe , the analyst found that no company in France, Germany or the UK yet delivered a superior experience.

E Commerce 75

E Commerce Customer Experience 2015 Banking 75

Alida

JULY 5, 2017

In a dynamic and sometimes struggling retail environment where online giant Amazon buys grocery chain Whole Foods , consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies must build brand awareness and harness the insight of shoppers if they are to win the battle for shelf space. Build brand awareness directly. Strike better deals.

Insights 113

Insights Retail 2015 2012 113

Eptica

AUGUST 28, 2015

Date: Friday, August 28, 2015 What is a customer hub? Published on: August 28, 2015. This creates a hub of innovation, improvement and competitive responsiveness for the rest of the organisation. In fact, Wells Fargo is now ten times faster at responding on social media than any other financial services brand.

Social Media 92

Social Media 2015 Contact Center Hotels 92

Kustomer

DECEMBER 4, 2019

We are seeing rapid adoption over legacy brands like Salesforce and Zendesk and are in a position of strength across all key business metrics as we raise our Series E. Founded in 2015, Kustomer empowers businesses to succeed in today’s customer-first world.

Customer Service 86

Customer Service Omnichannel 2015 2019 86