Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Creating customer personas is an important part of any customer journey mapping exercise or really any customer experience management program. What is a Customer Persona? What is a Customer Persona? A customer persona is a visualization of a representation of your customer. But what are they, really?

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eglobalis

AUGUST 28, 2024

Guest post by: João Pereira In the bustling corridors of the business world, where brands and businesses compete for the attention of discerning customers, the concept of free will stands as a beacon of human autonomy and conscious choice. Recognizing these cultural differences broadens our understanding of free will and its implications.

Customer Experience 283

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InMoment XI

MAY 25, 2023

Customers are the lifeblood of any business, and providing them with a great experience can lead to increased loyalty, higher satisfaction, and improved brand reputation. It’s simple: every company needs customers, but what happens when there are so many brands to choose from? What Is Customer Experience Design?

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Customers are like trick and treaters when they seek out customer support. But there are different personas that answer the door, and I find them to be much like customer service representatives (it could just be the candy corn talking). Have you thought about how your employees interact with customers?

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CX Accelerator

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Surely customer support could help me sort this out. It was incredibly distressing to encounter a customer service representative who clearly couldn’t care less if I ever left my house again. Give inconsistent or incorrect answers to customers. 11) have zero channels for customer feedback.

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InMoment XI

AUGUST 9, 2022

You have possibly come across this phenomenon in your customer surveying experiences. Asking the right question to get responses from customers is crucial to making surveys a valuable tool. Read on to learn more about the different types of customer survey questions and what questions can help you get the most valuable feedback.

Feedback 370

Feedback Net Promoter Score Customers Insights 370

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Did you know that 92% of customer relationship management (CRM) leaders say AI and automation have improved customer service response times? What is Customer Experience Automation? Customer experience automation refers to automating interactions or touchpoints throughout the customer journey.

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InMoment XI

JUNE 27, 2023

These days, understanding your customers isn’t a “nice thing to do”; it’s an absolute necessity. To truly understand your customers, you need to spend some quality time listening to them and understanding the voice of the customer. What Is a Voice of the Customer Survey?

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Omnicus

AUGUST 17, 2022

While it might not be as glamorous as building a new feature or launching a product, customer support is still an important part of every business. And no one is better suited to providing that service than a Customer Service Representative (CSR). But what exactly does the role entail?

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GetFeedback

MAY 7, 2019

Things are no different when it comes to client expectations regarding customer service. According to a study by Harvard Business Review , 65 percent of customers want their issues resolved in the first contact, while 50 percent of them will not give more than a week’s time to get an issue resolved and move on to a competitor.

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Bill Quiseng

MAY 29, 2024

Corporate executives and CX influencers have traditionally advocated their business jargon, and their employees and customers have subserviently understood and followed them. For example, business leaders have defined contact centers when customers “contact” them to ask a question or have a problem with a product or service.

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eglobalis

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Introduction As companies mature, they face increasingly complex decisions about how to handle customer complaints and negative feedback on social media. Understanding when to adapt or deviate from these practices is crucial for long-term customer trust and operational efficiency.

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Understanding customer expectations and behaviors is crucial to delivering consistent value and accomplishing key business metrics. In fact, 66% of customers expect companies to understand their needs. What is a Customer Feedback Questionnaire? Why is Asking the Right Customer Feedback Questions Important?

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TechSee

JUNE 29, 2023

AI is rapidly becoming a critical tool in customer service. AI will streamline, augment and, in many cases, automate the customer experience and improve customer satisfaction. Getting there will require a broader perspective on service. Deploying this AI will require more than simply upgrading a chatbot.

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InMoment XI

MAY 4, 2023

As in previous cycles of historical uncertainty and downturns, these increased headwinds across the globe mean customers and companies are behaving differently. So, how can CX leaders and their teams best navigate customer experience in such challenging times? How can you make better trade-offs using segmentation?

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 7, 2019

Live chat customer service has become an expectation to the modern customer—more than half of all customers prefer chatting with someone in real time via chat rather than picking up their phone. While live chat is the perfect addition to any customer service program, it doesn’t come without its challenges.

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, understanding customer service metrics is paramount. These metrics not only gauge the effectiveness of your customer service initiatives but also shape your overall business strategy and customer experience. What Exactly Are Customer Service Metrics?

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Metrics Net Promoter Score Customer Service Effort Score 195

InMoment XI

AUGUST 9, 2024

The way you feel about that brand is because of the customer experience you have every time you make a purchase. The customer experience you have with a brand will cause you to be a lifelong customer, or never shop there again. What is Customer Experience (CX)? Why is Customer Experience Important?

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Customer Experience 2024 Net Promoter Score Customer Journey Mapping 221

Win the Customer

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Being an exceptional customer service representative comes with specific requirements. One of them is understanding the effect of using service phrases. Your goal as a customer service employee is to hear problems and bring solutions. Unhappy customers won’t show. I would be happy to help you again!

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I recently wrote an article in Forbes about how to get customers to pay more. The focus, of course, was on customer service and experience. Research has irrefutably proven that customers will pay more for a better experience. It’s the same for certain aspects of customer service. Not that much!

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 18, 2022

Why does Customer Experience Training Matter? It’s common for Customer Experience (CX) to be misunderstood as reactive customer service, support, or even ‘just being nice to customers.’ I like to define Customer Experience as: A mindset. The Common Method of Customer Experience Training.

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Culture Customer Centricity Customer Journey Feedback 378

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In particular, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool, revolutionizing the way companies understand and enhance the customer experience. As we delve into the realm of AI in Customer Experience (CX), we will explore how this technology is reshaping the customer-business relationship. What is AI in CX?

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InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With 87% of consumers actively avoiding buying from brands they don’t trust, understanding and improving the customer experience has never been more critical. Customer experience analytics is the practice that empowers businesses to do just that. What is Customer Experience Analytics?

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GetFeedback

APRIL 25, 2019

Working to improve your customer service has always been important, but in today’s highly competitive business environment it’s more essential than ever. As companies begin to compete on customer experience, consumers are increasingly setting higher standards for how they expect to be treated.

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Customer Service Multi-Channel Omnichannel Net Promoter Score 186

Retently

MARCH 16, 2022

With new SaaS companies popping up every day and a customer-centric culture coming into play, there’s (understandably) some confusion about how to manage customer interactions. For many companies, the entire conversation takes place under the umbrella of Customer Support (or Technical Support). reduced customer churn.

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Retently

MARCH 18, 2024

Through carefully crafted service survey questions, businesses can glean insights into customer sentiment, measure the impact of their customer service team, and understand the shades of customer satisfaction and loyalty. Whether through a simple “How satisfied were you with our service?”

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GetFeedback

MAY 2, 2019

Customer experience is not a new concept. We heard by now that the battleground for business growth lies in your ability to provide a better customer experience than any of your competitors. The following sections come from Kapiche’s eBook: “ What’s the Real Value of Customer Experience?

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Net Promoter Score ROI 2018 NPS 261

eglobalis

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Introduction: The Need for a Non-Siloed Organization Silos within an organization have long been a barrier to innovation, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. For example, imagine your marketing department running a campaign without proper alignment with sales, causing confusion in customer messaging and missed opportunities.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

AUGUST 20, 2024

Why does Customer Experience Training Matter? Customer Experience (CX) is commonly misunderstood as reactive customer service, support, or even just ‘being nice to customers.’ And no, you can’t just say “be customer-obsessed” and hope for the best. CX is much more than these, though.

Customer Centricity 282

Customer Centricity Culture Feedback Customer Journey 282

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

And of course, one of my favorite “holidays” is National Customer Service Week , which happens the first full week of October each year. Traditionally, Customer Service Week has been the time to highlight and celebrate the great work employees do to take care of their customers. This year it’s October 5-9.

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TechSee

APRIL 30, 2019

How can a company achieve a good Customer Effort Score? They call Company A and wait on hold for seven minutes before speaking with a customer service representative. Their IVR-directed call is answered by a customer service representative in under three minutes. What is CES? Benefits of a high CES.

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Customer Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Being a customer service representative is not an easy task. Despite their best efforts, customer service executives might not be able to please all customers and resolve their grievances. In such a scenario, asking the customer to hold the line a little longer could be irksome.

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TechSee

MARCH 7, 2022

Let’s start with the bottom line – keeping customers satisfied is the key to a successful and profitable business. Customer experience and engagement are not buzzwords – they are solid performance indicators that continue to gain traction and are a top priority for businesses. What is Customer Self Service?

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2025 Customer Service Representative Virtual Agent Customer Service Strategies 109

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 31, 2024

This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more: How can business use customer feedback to improve the customer experience? How do you leverage customer reviews? What is the best approach to respond to a negative customer review?

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Team Support

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A customer can expect everything from the ordinary to the seemingly impossible. But whether or not a customer is asking you to take them to the Moon or provide a simple reporting apparatus, your business needs to be able to meet their expectations in at least some manner, or risk the consequences. Openly discuss solutions.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 31, 2021

She shares 5 customer service strategies that improve customer retention. People may cut companies some slack if a product doesn’t quite work as expected, but only when the customer service experience makes up for these missteps. . What’s the main reason that customer service is so important?

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Customer Service Customer Retention Customer Service Strategies B2C 137

C3Centricity

AUGUST 4, 2020

The current pandemic has clearly highlighted those companies who care about their customers and who provide them with customer service excellence. If you claim to be customer centric are you sure you’re truly walking the talk and not just talking about customer service excellence?

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