February, 2012

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The Limits of Voice of Customer Intelligence

InMoment XI

During last week’s webinar with Forrester analyst Kerry Bodine, we discussed the importance of what she calls the “customer cascade,” which goes like this: Companies need to develop deep customer insight in order to design and deliver great customer experiences and ultimately reap the financial rewards that follow. Insight, action, result. It’s a true and beautiful pattern, and it’s been pretty well documented in recent years.

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What Two and a Half Men Can Teach Us About Customer Service

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Customer service isn’t an easy task, and for the representatives who successfully calm angry customers, soothe irate tempers, and are able to solve consumer problems in a polite and reasonable manner are those employees any great company should consider giving a raise in salary. Staying calm isn’t always the easiest task to do, especially when the attacks are often met with rudeness and unprofessional behavior on the part of the customer.

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Customer service guide

Very Best Service

'Customer service guide : When designing a new customer service guide, executives could usefully draw parallels between customers finding their way in the market place and sailors navigating across unknown waters. More often than not, difficulties can be avoided by learning from the experience of others who have just followed the same path. The key to success is to capture that experience and make judicious use of all modern technologies and tools to guide customers through the buying process.

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Perspective Counts.

Annie Tsai

A small tweak in perspective can go a long way. A few years ago I found myself in a rut. After catching up with a mentor, I took her advice and started looking at projects as building blocks as opposed to stops a train makes on its way from Point A to Point B. In […].

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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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Clearing the fog of confusion between PSIM and VMS

Customer Interactions

'I returned from TechSec 2012 in Delray Beach, FL about a week ago. The conference attracted a great audience, evenly balanced between end users, consultants and integrators. Martha Entwistle kick-started our TechSec session on "PSIM, PSIM-Lite and VMS - Solving Problems outside the Acronym Box." I presented the essential concepts, but my guest panelists brought those concepts to life with genuine vendor-neutral case studies.

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The Limits of Voice of Customer Intelligence

InMoment XI

During last week’s webinar with Forrester analyst Kerry Bodine, we discussed the importance of what she calls the “customer cascade,” which goes like this: Companies need to develop deep customer insight in order to design and deliver great customer experiences and ultimately reap the financial rewards that follow. Insight, action, result. It’s a true and beautiful pattern, and it’s been pretty well documented in recent years.

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Healthy Growth Ahead for VOC and Customer Experience Industry

InMoment XI

Both Forrester Research and Gartner have predicted continued annual growth of between 15-20% for the customer experience and voice of customer industries. At Allegiance, we certainly see this growth happening. But what kind of changes will occur as more corporate boards, c-suites and leadership teams add savvy VOC pros? How will business change as a result of the insight that comes from these experienced people adding their voice to the mix, and sharing the data they produce?

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Healthy Growth Ahead for VOC and Customer Experience Industry

InMoment XI

Both Forrester Research and Gartner have predicted continued annual growth of between 15-20% for the customer experience and voice of customer industries. At Allegiance, we certainly see this growth happening. But what kind of changes will occur as more corporate boards, c-suites and leadership teams add savvy VOC pros? How will business change as a result of the insight that comes from these experienced people adding their voice to the mix, and sharing the data they produce?

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Healthy Growth Ahead for VOC and Customer Experience Industry

InMoment XI

Both Forrester Research and Gartner have predicted continued annual growth of between 15-20% for the customer experience and voice of customer industries. At Allegiance, we certainly see this growth happening. But what kind of changes will occur as more corporate boards, c-suites and leadership teams add savvy VOC pros? How will business change as a result of the insight that comes from these experienced people adding their voice to the mix, and sharing the data they produce?

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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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Customer Experience Design – It’s Not Just for Call Centers Anymore

InMoment XI

If you don’t proactively design your customer experience, one will be provided for you. How easy is it to buy your product or service? Is your customer’s experience littered with overly complicated phone trees, slow response times, or unknowledgeable staff? Have you mapped out your customer’s experience and do you thoroughly understand all of the points of contact with your typical customer?

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Customer Experience Design – It’s Not Just for Call Centers Anymore

InMoment XI

If you don’t proactively design your customer experience, one will be provided for you. How easy is it to buy your product or service? Is your customer’s experience littered with overly complicated phone trees, slow response times, or unknowledgeable staff? Have you mapped out your customer’s experience and do you thoroughly understand all of the points of contact with your typical customer?

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Customer Experience Design – It’s Not Just for Call Centers Anymore

InMoment XI

If you don’t proactively design your customer experience, one will be provided for you. How easy is it to buy your product or service? Is your customer’s experience littered with overly complicated phone trees, slow response times, or unknowledgeable staff? Have you mapped out your customer’s experience and do you thoroughly understand all of the points of contact with your typical customer?

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 4 of 4

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This is the fourth and final part of my interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. In this part of the interview, Rob talks about performance reviews, how Zappos encourages employees to further their knowledge (and pays them for doing so), what he thinks about seniority and tenure amongst call center agents, how Zappos handles scheduling, how the company encourages “personal emotional connections,” and finally, what Rob thinks companies can do to

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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!

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Does America run on “Dunkin’ Donuts”?

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Brands Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index sets Dunkin’ Donuts as number one in customer loyalty for the coffee category. Second only to oil production, coffee is the largest commodity sold. The coffee category included ratings on consumer preferences, the consistency of meeting customer expectations for taste, quality, service, and brand value.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 3 of 4

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This is the second of a four part interview with Rob Siefker, the Director of the Customer Loyatly Team at Zappos. In this part of the interview, Rob talks more about the service metrics that Zappos tracks, how the company empowers its Customer Loyalty Team Members (and has avoided bureaucracy), how escalations to managers work at the company, how the Zappos compensates its employees, and the extensive continuing education programs employees have access to at Zappos and how they work.

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Americans changing banks because of fees and poor customer service

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Market Watch issued a press release earlier today about studies done by Intellishop and Rate Watch citing credit unions and small community banks missing their market share of banking business due to sales efforts. The mystery audit services sent 120 anonymous auditors out who posed as new checking account prospects, and even though small banks were seen as pleasant, the criticism of having a too “laid back” approach regarding selling the benefits of their bank were losing these orga

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U.S. airlines improving customer service?

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The trade industry organization Airlines for America has reported customer service for airlines improving in three different areas. Travelers are always interested in improved customer service, so therefore any news in the airline industry is always considered good news, but alas have there really been improvements or is it just better defined as happenstance?

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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.

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Perspective Counts.

Annie Tsai

A small tweak in perspective can go a long way. A few years ago I found myself in a rut. After catching up with a mentor, I took her advice and started looking at projects as building blocks as opposed to stops a train makes on its way from Point A to Point B. In […].

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Using Pressure to Get the Sale, But At What Cost?

InMoment XI

I am pleased to once again welcome my California colleague, Dr. Scott Pimley to The Ride. As Director Of Solutions Architecture in Maritz’ Torrance office, Scott has 31+ years in the research industry so he brings a wealth of experience to the blog. Purchasing a new vehicle is a big decision and customers want. View Article.

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Using Pressure to Get the Sale, But At What Cost?

InMoment XI

I am pleased to once again welcome my California colleague, Dr. Scott Pimley to The Ride. As Director Of Solutions Architecture in Maritz’ Torrance office, Scott has 31+ years in the research industry so he brings a wealth of experience to the blog. Purchasing a new vehicle is a big decision and customers want.

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Using Pressure to Get the Sale, But At What Cost?

InMoment XI

I am pleased to once again welcome my California colleague, Dr. Scott Pimley to The Ride. As Director Of Solutions Architecture in Maritz’ Torrance office, Scott has 31+ years in the research industry so he brings a wealth of experience to the blog. Purchasing a new vehicle is a big decision and customers want.

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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

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What Can the Auto Industry Learn From Others?

InMoment XI

You may have noticed Charles Duhigg’s article “How Companies Learn Your Secrets” in this past weekend’s New York Times Magazine. The article deals with Target and how they use customer information to better understand buyer behavior. As an industry that is trying to do a better job listening to and acting upon the Voice of. View Article.

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What Can the Auto Industry Learn From Others?

InMoment XI

You may have noticed Charles Duhigg’s article “How Companies Learn Your Secrets” in this past weekend’s New York Times Magazine. The article deals with Target and how they use customer information to better understand buyer behavior. As an industry that is trying to do a better job listening to and acting upon the Voice of.

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What Can the Auto Industry Learn From Others?

InMoment XI

You may have noticed Charles Duhigg’s article “How Companies Learn Your Secrets” in this past weekend’s New York Times Magazine. The article deals with Target and how they use customer information to better understand buyer behavior. As an industry that is trying to do a better job listening to and acting upon the Voice of.

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Video: Who Are First Time New Vehicle Buyers…Really?

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There are various misconceptions around first time new vehicle buyers. Some believe them to be the young 22 year old kid coming out of college or university. But is this really the case? Take a look and see what you think. It may surprise you.

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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.