Tue.Nov 12, 2024

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Beyond Deliverables: How AI and Customer Centric Strategies Are Redefining Professional Services

eglobalis

Introduction In professional services, the stakes are high, and the margin for error is razor-thin. A single misstep—be it an overlooked deadline or a missed client update—can strain, or even sever, client relationships. But imagine transforming each client engagement into an indispensable experience that not only meets but anticipates and exceeds client expectations.

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[Experience Action Podcast] Turning Negative Feedback Into Actionable Insights

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

What if you could turn every customer complaint into a stepping stone for innovation? In this episode, we explore the untapped potential of negative feedback to revolutionize your business. Discover how reframing customer complaints can enhance relationships and uncover opportunities for growth. We’ll explore some strategies to categorize and analyze feedback, allowing you to pinpoint root causes and prioritize improvements.

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Five Reasons Why Customers Leave

ShepHyken

I was recently hired as a keynote speaker to talk to a group of financial advisors about client service. One of the topics of the meeting was a discussion about why a client would leave. The most obvious reason might be that the financial advisor gave bad advice, and the client lost money. But let’s assume the advisor is smart, the advice is sound, and the return on investment meets expectations.

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The Ultimate Leadership Guide to Creating a Winning Customer-First Culture

C3Centricity

Claiming to be “customer-centric” is simple; executing it effectively requires a fundamental shift in leadership and company culture. Many leaders believe they prioritise customers, yet their strategies often miss the mark due to a lack of meaningful integration. Building a genuinely customer-first culture means driving every decision, process, and strategy with the customer’s needs and values at the forefront.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Why Blanket Discounts Are Not the Answer to the Customer Retention Conundrum

CSM Magazine

It’s well-known that keeping an existing customer is far more cost-effective than acquiring a new one. This understanding has pushed customer retention to the forefront in many businesses today. Yet, while companies have embraced new marketing strategies, retention strategies often lag, with many relying on outdated methods. For those organisations that are looking to carve out a competitive advantage in the publishing industry, developing new ways of building customer loyalty has never been mor

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5 Effective Ways to Optimize Your Customer Service in Lending

CSM Magazine

Customer service is something you need to get right regardless of the industry you work in, but it’s especially important for lenders. For customers to trust you to provide financial solutions, you need to demonstrate that you’ll provide excellent customer service throughout the lending process. This article will discuss 5 of the most effective ways to optimize your customer service in lending, ensuring you establish your business’ reliability and increase customer satisfaction.

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Agent Coaching: Importance, Challenges, and Best Practices | AmplifAI

Amplifai Coaching Category

Explore the essentials of modern call center agent coaching, challenges, and how AI capabilities help build a high-performing customer service team.

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The AI Revolution & Creating Super Agents

Upstream Works

This post is a summary of Upstream Works CEO, Rob McDougall's talk at Fall ’24 AI/COMM titled The AI Revolution in CX. The post The AI Revolution & Creating Super Agents appeared first on Upstream Works.

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Testers as the Backbone of Product Success With Chip Duval

Centercode

Chip Duval talks identifying star testers, building a dynamic beta community, and turning feedback into product gold.

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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Smart Manufacturing On A Shoestring

Forrester's Customer Insights

Data Determines Adaptive Manufacturing Destiny Last week’s announcement by automotive parts supplier Schaeffler of plans to cut 4,700 European manufacturing was just the latest in a string of similar news pointing to a growing crisis within the European manufacturing sector.

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How Social Media Monitoring Can Impact Your Business

InMoment XI

Did you know consumers ranked social media in the top five most preferred channels for customer support? Furthermore, more than 80% of consumers expect a response from businesses on social media within two business days. With these customer expectations in mind, having a robust social media monitoring strategy that helps you stay connected with your customers has never been more important for maintaining a positive customer experience.

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If You’re Not Using Data Pipeline Management (DPM) For Security And IT, You Need To 

Forrester's Customer Insights

Data ingestion into the SIEM is too expensive. In fact, it’s so expensive that, “How do we reduce our SIEM ingest costs?” is one of the top inquiry questions I get from Forrester clients. And the problem is not new – security leaders have struggled with managing their SIEM budget for over a decade.

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Optimove’s Responsibility as the Visionary Leader

Optimove

How AI is Transforming CDPs Download Now >> Why it Matters: For marketers aiming to stay competitive and build lasting customer relationships, this post highlights essential insights into the future of marketing. It underscores how Optimove’s innovations—like AI-driven analytics, real-time engagement, and adaptive journeys—have been ahead of the market to drive personalized, customer-led strategies so marketers can enhance customer loyalty and maximize lifetime value.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Everything is getting more expensive – BI is no exception

Forrester's Customer Insights

When clients inquire about enterprise business intelligence (BI) platform pricing, I always advise them to simply divide the annual contract price by the number of expected users. If the resulting number is around $10 per user per month, I tell the client they are in a good spot. Why?

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How to Sell My House Fast

CSM Magazine

Selling your house quickly can feel like a race against time, especially if you’re relocating, facing financial challenges, or just want to move on to the next chapter of your life. But how can you speed up the process without settling for a lower price? In this guide, we’ll explore effective strategies and insider tips to help you sell your house fast while still getting a fair deal.

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Three Critical Steps Frontline Marketers Must Take To Support Pipeline Progression

Forrester's Customer Insights

What’s keeping you from hitting your revenue goals? We’ve heard from many B2B clients that they’ve been qualifying opportunities for sales but that these deals aren’t progressing through to closed-won. This isn’t a sales problem — it’s a business problem, one that all revenue-responsible teams must help tackle.

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Better Your Brand Measurement With These Best-In-Class Providers

Forrester's Customer Insights

If you’re looking to implement a new program or fine-tune your existing brand measurement, we have both bad news and good news for you. The bad news is that compared with most financial, transactional, and operational metrics, brand is notoriously difficult to pin down and hence eludes easy measurement.

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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AI Readiness Is Already High In Advanced Frontline Marketing Teams

Forrester's Customer Insights

Are you bullish on AI’s potential to transform the way frontline B2B marketers work? My research found that frontline marketing leaders in B2B organizations are very bullish.