Integrity Solutions

JUNE 10, 2024

They’re always in selling mode, always hustling, always doing whatever it takes to close the deal and win at all costs, regardless of whether they’re actually addressing (or even understanding) the customer’s needs. There’s no real sales conversation or dialogue. Generic product information is easy to find.

Sales 107

Sales Customers Books Engagement 107

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Great customer experience is a major competitive advantage that drives new sales—and it’s predicted to overtake price and product as the primary brand differentiator for B2B sales by 2020. Customer retention statistics: More than 6 in 10 U.S. 42% of respondents have left a business due to poor customer service. (

Customer Retention 390

Customer Retention Net Promoter Score Poor Customer Service B2B 390

eglobalis

AUGUST 13, 2024

Apple’s corporate structure is relatively straightforward compared to Samsung’s conglomerate model, focusing primarily on the design, manufacture, and sale of consumer electronics and software. By fostering a cohesive and user-friendly ecosystem, Apple ensures that its customers remain deeply connected to the brand.

E-support 512

E-support Innovation Customer Centricity Loyalty 512

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: What Disney customer experience principles can be applied to enhance customer service in other industries? How can businesses create an emotional connection with customers? If you do screw up, they are more forgiving.

Loyalty Programs 82

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Connections Brands 82

Integrity Solutions

MAY 12, 2020

With leaner sales organizations, your sales enablement strategy has to step up and be a valuable contributor to the organization. In many organizations, revenue has “fallen off a cliff,” as one sales leader put it, and companies are looking at where they can make cuts and recapture lost momentum.

Sales 121

Sales 2020 2019 Metrics 121

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 15, 2015

You’re personally connected with EVERY customer when you start, and that connection is why most of them stay with you. Your business is growing along with the customer base. And some customers are starting to notice the changes taking place. Then the business begins to grow. I miss them!

Social Media 277

Social Media Consulting Banking Blog 277

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Considering how process-focused experience planning can be, it’s not terribly surprising to realize how diversity is often overlooked as a key ingredient in successful customer experience strategies. The world is incredibly diverse, small, connected and transparent. Diversity is a critical component, in my opinion.

Culture 259

Culture Social Media Consulting Blog 259

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The right marketing strategy for your e-commerce store can help you build brand awareness, drive customer loyalty, and ultimately increase online sales. Its popularity can be attributed to several reasons-it’s quick and easy to use, affordable, offers customization, ready designs, and is extremely customer-friendly.

E Commerce 111

E Commerce Sales Customer Engagement E-support 111

InMoment XI

JULY 7, 2022

Essentially, brand equity is a measurement of how much customers trust your brand’s product over a generic, which can indicate how much more likely a customer is to pick your product over a generic brand. The better your brand equity, theoretically the better your company will perform in sales and public perception.

Brands 369

Brands ROI Social Media Return on Investment 369

BirdEye

JULY 3, 2023

Affiliate marketing is when a business engages with an influencer or publisher to generate more sales using its already established network. The affiliate links track the conversion and sales from one website to the next. This makes it difficult to forecast revenue if your business is relying on the affiliate marketer to make sales.

Sales 98

Sales Marketing Social Media Blog 98

BirdEye

JULY 6, 2023

Staying in touch with customers helps businesses strengthen their relationships and build a stronger customer base. The current digitally connected world makes that process very easy. There are multiple avenues for businesses to reach out to their customers and make sure they notice every word.

Connections 98

Connections Document Communication Customers 98

Customer Bliss

MAY 9, 2018

Uniting the leadership team in the purpose of delivering one-company experiences and connecting it to business growth occurs with my clients when we can simplify the “why” behind this work in a manner that they can stand behind and communicate as their own. To care about “why” customer behavior changed as a result of their journey with you.

ROI 245

ROI Customer Experience Leadership Measurement 245

Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 27, 2015

When I ask executives if they know the volume and value of their new customers and compare it monthly, weekly and annually to the volume and value of lost customers – it’s not top of mind. They need to care about the ‘math’ between customers in and customers out – because that drives growth. But it’s buried data.

Presentation 205

Presentation Metrics Customers Connections 205

CloudCherry

AUGUST 19, 2019

They expect companies to build a smooth and seamless customer experience, no matter which channel they are engaging on. They also expect companies to go beyond top-notch CX during the sales process to create customer delight throughout the entire lifecycle.

Customer Centricity 218

Customer Centricity Culture Insurance 2019 218

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2024

Prioritizing the right CX management not only helps in retaining customers by improving their experiences, but also enhances the overall brand image and increases profitability. Some organizations find that focusing on retaining customers in volatile times can provide more revenue than sales.

ROI 260

ROI CEM Net Promoter Score Customer Experience 260

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To put this in perspective, over 20% of retail sales are expected to happen online. A recent survey from PwC found that 64% of automotive dealers believe online sales will comprise 20-40% of all sales by 2030. However, those experiences must extend beyond the sale. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study. ( [link] ).

Automotive 195

Automotive Customer Journey E Commerce 2022 195

Happy or Not

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Typically, trying to please everyone ends up pleasing no one, and the same can be said for building customer experiences and loyalty. By connecting customer feedback to your target audience’s demographic data. This can help retailers improve customer loyalty and retention, and ultimately drive sales and revenue.”

Connections 73

Connections Feedback Apparel Sports 73

InMoment XI

MARCH 25, 2024

Benefits of Predictive Analytics in CX Predictive analytics is also making an impact on the way companies manage the customer experience. By leveraging data-driven insights from predictive analytics, your company can foster meaningful connections with customers and achieve differentiation in today’s competitive marketplace.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Social Media E Commerce Retail 195

Optimove

MARCH 6, 2025

By leveraging AI-driven personalization, omnichannel experiences, and meaningful customer interactions beyond transactions, retailers can strengthen connections, encouraging repeat purchases and increased spending. Optimove provides tools and insights to develop and manage compelling customer loyalty programs.

Retail 59

Retail Loyalty Loyalty Programs Omnichannel 59

TechSee

JANUARY 24, 2019

Innovative ways to provide customers with immediate assistance, guidance and support lies at the heart of every customer-centric organization. Live video support can be used by customer service agents either to initiate a face-to-face live video chat support session or to offer live video interactive assistance.

Contact Center 141

Contact Center Financial Document 2025 141

InMoment XI

JULY 1, 2024

Benefits of Predictive Analytics in CX Predictive analytics is also making an impact on the way companies manage the customer experience. By leveraging data-driven insights from predictive analytics, your company can foster meaningful connections with customers and achieve differentiation in today’s competitive marketplace.

Social Media 195

Social Media Healthcare Retail Insights 195

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Make sure your communication feels like a conversation, not a sales pitch. Use a platform to connect all of your customer touchpointsCRMs, website data, and app interactions. By bringing all these insights into one cohesive system in the cloud, you create a full picture of your customer base.

White Paper 52

White Paper Communication Interaction Customers 52

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The right contact center RFP questions can tell you a lot, but discerning which partner is exactly aligned with your long-term goals, your company culture, your customer base, and your team – well, that requires a site visit. Done well, it’s clear that the unique connection between agent and client brand is strong.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Culture Leadership Call Center 156

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The right contact center RFP questions can tell you a lot, but discerning which partner is exactly aligned with your long-term goals, your company culture, your customer base, and your team – well, that requires a site visit. Done well, it’s clear that the unique connection between agent and client brand is strong.

Contact Center 156

Contact Center Culture Leadership Call Center 156

ShepHyken

APRIL 30, 2021

Live chat will remain an important customer support tool and expand its reach to social media, enabling real-time connections with customers on their preferred hangouts. Merging The Boundaries Between Customer Service and Sales . You can connect with him on Linkedin.

2021 151

2021 Customer Service Omnichannel 2020 151

Thematic

MARCH 30, 2025

When teams rely on isolated data sets, it’s nearly impossible to uncover meaningful customer experience insights. Instead, you need unified data analytics to connect every touchpoint and every voice. Think of customer feedback analysis like laying the foundation for a building. The real challenge is integrating it.

Customer Insights 62

Customer Insights Insights Feedback E-support 62

Retently

MARCH 17, 2025

Some reports get ignored because they track the wrong things, while others fail to connect the dots between customer issues and business impact. Are customers happy but frustrated with one specific thing (like slow delivery)? The best reports dont just show data they help teams connect the dots between whats happening and why.

Insights 90

Insights NPS Metrics Customer Satisfaction 90

Customer Bliss

JUNE 6, 2018

Here are the five competencies that I have successfully worked around the world with organizations to deliver – to develop a business growth strategy – and a customer-driven growth engine: In this Competency, the work is to align leaders to make a defining performance metric – the growth or loss of your customer base.

Chief Customer Officer 193

Chief Customer Officer Leadership Customer Journey Customers 193

InMoment XI

MARCH 6, 2024

Elements of the process range from mapping the customer journey, deploying customer experience management software, and capturing customer feedback to tracking customer experience KPIs , developing service training programs, and launching strategic sales and outreach efforts. Make a customer, not a sale.”

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Social Media Customer Centricity Feedback 195

Customer Bliss

JUNE 8, 2020

. “The great news is that HubSpot was already aligned in unifying all customer facing functions—creating a Flywheel team and hiring a CCO was part of the transition we’re undergoing, so our leadership is already aligned there. We’ll continue to assess what measures are appropriate to support our customer base over the next few months.”

Chief Customer Officer 210

Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Financial Culture 210

ChurnZero

MARCH 28, 2025

Sarah Kiley is chief sales officer at ChurnZero. When customer success starts reporting into the CRO, its not just a reporting changeits a strategic shift. Most CROs come up through sales, where success is measured by speed and outcomes. Customers can sense when conversations shift from support to sales.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Sales Metrics Customers 52

Integrity Solutions

JUNE 19, 2024

Do they have some special sales skills that others don’t? If your sales force is somewhat normal, just 20% are high performers. Imagine what a difference it would make if motivating sales teams was tied directly to sales training and increasing their ability develop stronger customer relationships and sell more.

Sales 68

Sales Books Workshop Download 68

BlueOcean

AUGUST 21, 2019

And yes, the RFP can tell you a lot, but discerning which partner is exactly aligned with your long-term goals, your company culture, your customer base, and your team – well, that requires a site visit. Done well, it’s clear that the unique connection between agent and client brand is strong. Is your visit well organized?

Contact Center 159

Contact Center Culture Leadership Engagement 159

Customer Bliss

JANUARY 24, 2017

From his LinkedIn: Scott Bajtos joined VMware in 2009 and oversees the company’s global services team, which includes education, technical support, professional services support and customer advocacy to ensure a best in class pre and post sales experience for customers and partners. You need a focus internally and externally.

2009 194

2009 Loyalty Leadership Engagement 194

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 4, 2024

CXM will help you improve customer retention by giving you a better understanding of your customers. It increases revenue by bringing more sales from existing customers. By guiding you toward practices that improve customer satisfaction, CXM helps you boost sales. Personalize your customer interactions.

Customer Experience Management 195

Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Management 2024 195

CSM Magazine

JUNE 27, 2024

Creating a connected customer experience (CX) at every stage of the customer journey is essential for long-term success. No longer is it sufficient for businesses to simply offer a good product or service; customers now expect seamless, personalized interactions across all touchpoints with your brand.

Customer Journey 52

Customer Journey Connections Customer Experience Social Media 52

Gainsight

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Your Sales team has just closed a major deal. Your Sales team rings the gong, and CRM lights up with the detailscontact information, deal value, and the goals your new customer hopes to achieve. The baton gets passed to Professional Services and Customer Success. Its a moment of celebration. But now what?

Customer Journey 52

Customer Journey Sales Customer Relationships Customer Success 52