April, 2020

article thumbnail

Medtronic Puts Humans FIRST in Heroic COVID-19 Response

eglobalis

The number of companies willing to help us humans during the COVID-19 crisis is truly amazing. Medtronic is an amazing exception by going the extra mile, in their customer experience. The post Medtronic Puts Humans FIRST in Heroic COVID-19 Response appeared first on Eglobalis.

article thumbnail

COVID-19 Makes Journey Mapping More Important Than Ever. Here’s How to Build One.

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

If you have a journey map, I hope you are using it. COVID-19 and the ongoing fallout from it — remote teams, changing budgets, new family dynamics — are competing for your attention, but don’t let your journey map collect dust right now. It’s one of the most useful tools you have in your customer experience toolbox at this moment.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Apollo 13: NASA’s Greatest Innovation Moment 50 Years Ago

InMoment XI

In normal times, most companies recognize that delivering an outstanding customer experience is a major factor in both customer retention and overall company success. During a crisis understanding the customer experience can become downright critical. In this article we will look in depth at customer experience problems and solutions through two stories, in order to.

article thumbnail

The Emotional Trigger That Influences Your Customers’ Minds

Beyond Philosophy

We have a mirror that has been resting against the wall in our garage for the last five years. I want to give it away, but my wife Lorraine keeps saying, “No, we’ll sell that. It’s a nice mirror.”. It is a lovely mirror. But we aren’t going to get that much for it. Still, there it sits. Lorraine is demonstrating how the Endowment Effect works.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Spring ’20 Release Extends Reach & Engagement with Launch of Touchpoint and More

Alida

Today marks the second product release of 2020 for Vision Critical. It’s been a quarter like no other as teams across our organization have come together in new ways, including our full staff working remotely, to deliver value to our customers through exciting new features and an innovative new product.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Put Some Fun Into Serious Business

ShepHyken

The other day I was talking to my friend and fellow customer experience (CX) expert, Dan Gingiss. He shared how he’s seen businesses take something that is either really boring or very serious—or both—and make them entertaining. He gave a great example. In a legal agreement—like the agreements we accept online when we sign up for Spotify or Netflix—there is usually a lot of “fine print.

Sports 147
article thumbnail

How to Build & Maintain Customer Trust During Covid-19

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Trust is a critical part of any relationship. We build relationships when we trust the other party, and when we’ve built enough trust with them. Little moments can build or break down trust quickly. Has this ever happened to you? You make a new friend, enjoy their company, and then the red flags begin appearing: She’s quick to say “I’ll call you tomorrow!

article thumbnail

Social Media Marketing for Restaurants: 12 Tips to Attract Customers

ReviewTrackers

Social Media Marketing for Restaurants. More consumers than ever are discovering great restaurants through social media. It therefore makes sense that a growing number of restaurants are integrating social media into their restaurant marketing strategy. According to Cornell University , approximately 75 percent of independent restaurateurs use social media to attract diners, and as much as 59 percent of chain restaurants and franchise brands do the same.

article thumbnail

The Impact of Incentives on Consumer Behavior

Beyond Philosophy

Organizations use lots of incentives to encourage specific behaviors. The idea is that people will change behavior because of the monetary element of incentives. However, these incentives could be doing a lot more than that, which can have beautiful or terrible effects on your customer-driven growth. Ph.D. student Alicea “Allie” Lieberman from the University of California, San Diego, was a guest on our podcast recently to discuss incentives.

Consumers 174
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

CEMantica – turning sticky notes into actionable insights

ijgolding

For over eight years now, I have been travelling around the globe, sharing knowledge with people on how to deliver the customer experience (CX) as robustly and effectively as possible. It has been an amazing, if not exhausting, journey. I have met thousands of committed and dedicated professionals who are passionate about doing what is right for people – customers and employees.

Insights 124
article thumbnail

50+ Inspirational Customer Satisfaction Quotes From Experts

ProProfs Chat

An interpretation of the “80/20 Rule” given by Italian economist Vilfredo Paret stated that “80% of your company’s sales come from 20% of your customers” This adage is long being used as an incredible tool for business growth. To increase sales and boost revenue, companies have to make efforts to identify the characteristics of the top 20% satisfied customers who will contribute to 80% of your sales.

article thumbnail

There’s Magic in Managing the Details

ShepHyken

“Detail is no detail.”. I’m not sure where I heard this first. I even did a Google search and couldn’t find it. Maybe I made it up. If I did, this is what I meant by it: details are important. They must be purposeful. Some of the “little things” that seemingly don’t matter can actually be very important. An example of this comes right out of my recently released book, the updated and revised version of The Cult of the Customer.

article thumbnail

What’s the Difference Between Customer Success and Customer Experience?

Totango

You can’t stop thinking about the future—that’s where the real value lies. The rise of the customer-centered economy has created an urgency among enterprises to keep customers happy at all costs. The prevalence of short-term subscription solutions with little initial customer investment make it easy for customers to leave arrangements that don’t meet their highly personalized expectations.

article thumbnail

How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

article thumbnail

PRESS RELEASE: Free Customer Service Training for Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19

The DiJulius Group

The DiJulius Group, one of the world’s leading authorities on customer service and customer experience, is giving small businesses, that have been affected by the quarantine, free customer service training for all their employees. The DiJulius Group works with companies like The Ritz-Carlton, Lexus, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Chick-fil-a, Nestle, Marriott Hotel, PWC, Celebrity Cruises, Progressive Insurance, Read Full Article.

article thumbnail

Pandemic Behavior Explained: The Good and The Bad

Beyond Philosophy

We here at Beyond Philosophy want to start by saying we hope you and your family are safe. These times are unprecedented, and no one is sure what to expect. We feel it, and we know you are feeling it, too. We are, as they say, in this together. We discussed how these times affect our behavior on a recent podcast , and not just as customers. Some of the human behavior in this crisis is wonderfully uplifting and inspiring, and some of it is jaw-droppingly bad.

Books 161
article thumbnail

Three Ways to Show Business Impact for Your CX Program

Heart of the Customer

Here’s a story I’ve seen played out multiple times: An executive believes in the power of customer experience (CX). Perhaps they read an article, or they heard about a CX program another company offered, or saw a competitor speak at a conference. For whatever reason, the executive saw the light, and wanted a CX program […]. The post Three Ways to Show Business Impact for Your CX Program appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

Article 133
article thumbnail

101 Guide on Good Customer Service

ProProfs Chat

“When you help others feel important, you help yourself feel important too.” – David J. Schwartz, Author, and Motivational Speaker. That’s exactly what Lego did for a seven-year old Luka Apps who was devastated after losing his favorite toy – Ninjago. The boy wrote a heartfelt letter to the company saying: Well, the company was thrilled to hear from their fan and wanted to make sure that they replied to his mail in the most unique way possible.

article thumbnail

Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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.

article thumbnail

Amazing Business Radio: Daniel Ramsey

ShepHyken

Working Remotely in Times of Crisis. How to Stay Productive and Deliver Amazing Customer Experiences from Far Away. Shep Hyken interviews Daniel Ramsey, CEO of MyOutDesk. They discuss strategies for adapting to a remote workforce without sacrificing productivity, connection or the customer experience. Top Takeaways: These are strange and unprecedented times.

2008 122
article thumbnail

Are retailers nimble enough to give consumers what they need and want right now?

PK

Connection is everything in moments of crisis. The question on everyone’s mind is, how can retailers navigate the new normal, where the ability to connect is more reliant on digital technology than ever? The first task is to look to consumers and ask, how can we address their most pressing needs? In considering how to help retailers respond to the current crisis, four major themes in consumer sentiment emerge: Consumers are feeling uncertain, stressed, and anxious.

Retail 98
article thumbnail

3 Strategies to Help Customer Success Teams in Uncertain Times

ChurnZero

This is a guest blog post by Anita Toth,Chief Churn Crusher. Customer Success teams are under enormous pressure right now trying to cope with all the fast changes brought on by the pandemic. Not only at work but in their personal lives. And they are also trying their best to serve customers who are experiencing upheaval too. Your team and your customers are feeling immense mental and emotional pressures, which means new ways of thinking and operating are needed to cope with those pressures.

article thumbnail

How Apple Uses Psychology to Develop Outstanding Experiences

Beyond Philosophy

Apple has an excellent experience. We could all learn a lot from how they approach business as usual to facilitate customer-driven growth. Why do I like Apple’s experience? Before I answer, I should have my guitar. I am just kidding. No one wants that. What we do want is to know how to facilitate customer-driven growth. Apple is an excellent example of how to do this.

2004 159
article thumbnail

Revolutionizing Contact Centers: Next-Gen Tech for Enhanced CX

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

article thumbnail

COVID-19: How Knowledge Base Management Enables Call Center Continuity

Bold360

Knowledge is power, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when both individuals and organizations alike are struggling with uncertainty. We’re all experiencing daily disruption brought about by social distancing as we stay, work and learn at home. No matter what happens next, your employees and customers will continue to have questions they need answered (and fast), even as your call center struggles to maintain operational continuity.

article thumbnail

Boost Business and Customer Loyalty With Multilingual Customer Service

ProProfs Chat

It’s a very hot summer day, your refrigerator stops working. Or maybe something even worse happens in winters. Your radiator stops functioning on the coldest winter night. What is your instinct in such situations? Do you contact customer service vs. technical support ? Let’s not get into the debate of which one is more apt in these situations because you start by trying the self-servicing options first.

Loyalty 96
article thumbnail

Amazing Business Radio: Eric Chester

ShepHyken

Start by Being a Great Place to Work. Hiring the Right Employees to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service. Shep Hyken interviews Eric Chester. They discuss tips, tactics and strategies on hiring from his latest book, Fully Staffed: The Definitive Guide to Finding & Keeping Great Employees in the Worst Labor Market Ever. Top Takeaways: When the economy is bustling and the unemployment rate is low, the resultant labor shortage makes it very difficult to find (and keep) the best employees for th

article thumbnail

Remote Agent Online Customer Service Skills Boot Camp

Myra Golden

It’s not unlike having your firstborn away at college. Your child is in the dorm and on her own. For eighteen years, you’ve prepared her for adulthood. But you worry. Is she making friends? Will she be safe at parties and with alcohol? Can she juggle classwork with fun? Is she eating healthy? Your employees are on their own at home. If a remote employee’s next phone call is from an angry, irate customer, can they handle it?

article thumbnail

How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.