March, 2024

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Mastering Voice of Customer Analytics for Strategic Advantage

Zonka Feedback

Understanding customer needs and preferences has always been at the core of successful businesses. Voice of Customers plays a crucial role in collecting customer feedback, understanding their needs, and expectations, and working in the direction of fulfilling them.

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Pushing the Limits of Conversational AI for CX Automation

TechSee

Industry events and news coverage are full of companies offering Generative AI , Conversational AI, chatbots, and AI Agents. However, given the relative youth of this space, it can be difficult to distinguish between basic and advanced solutions providers. As a result, it can be very challenging to assess Conversational AI providers. In this post, we will provide some core concepts you will need to understand the Conversational AI landscape better and, ideally, find the right Conversational AI f

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Your Customers Deserve Quality CX No Matter Where They Are: Why Global Number Testing Is Tricky, But SO Important

Cyara

Using international numbers can create complex challenges for your contact center. Learn how automated number testing can improve your business' CX.

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Boost Your Net Promoter Score: Using Sentiment Analysis to Improve NPS

Zonka Feedback

What connection does sentiment analysis have with boosting NPS? While the Net Promoter Score (NPS) provides a valuable snapshot of customer loyalty, sentiment analysis highlights the underlying reasons behind a customer's score. It tells you the specific aspects of your product, service, or brand experience that are driving satisfaction or dissatisfaction.

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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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Suncoast Credit Union’s Path to Data-Driven Personalization: 3 Key Takeaways

Blueshift

In an era defined by digital disruption and evolving consumer expectations, credit unions are presented with a remarkable opportunity to redefine member engagement and excel in a rapidly changing, digital world. Unlike most traditional banking institutions, credit unions boast a unique value proposition—a commitment to community-centric banking, personalized service, and member-driven initiatives.

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Automotive Reputation Management: Win with Digital and Drive Customer Acquisition

InMoment XI

A well-crafted automotive reputation management strategy is essential for any auto brand looking to build trust, foster customer loyalty, and thrive in a competitive market environment. With online reviews, social media comments, and public customer feedback making a major impact on the reputation of automotive businesses — car dealerships, auto repair shops, service centers, parts retailers, etc. — brands must recognize that the ability to manage their digital channels and digital reputation is

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This Doesn’t Have to Keep You Up at Night: How to Seamlessly Transition Your Outsourced Customer Care Program

BlueOcean

Love them or hate them, in business, as in life, transitions are inevitable. On the Blue Ocean blog, we talk a lot about the process of sourcing a strategic partner for your outsourced customer care program. Usually, we focus on the buying cycle or key decision-making elements to consider, but the fact is, choosing your new strategic partner is just the first step in a long dance together.

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25 Top “Thank You for Your Feedback” Responses for Improved Customer Relations

Retently

Acknowledging your customers with a “Thank you for your feedback” is more than good manners; it’s crucial for building lasting relationships. But how do you respond in a way that’s both genuine and impactful? Whether you receive enthusiastic praise or face critical remarks, we’ll give you relevant examples and know-how to make your every response count.

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Six Ways to Create Your Brand’s Experience Personality

ShepHyken

Last week, I wrote an article that compared the different concert experiences I had with two rock legends, Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr. The title of the article summed up the point I was trying to make: Do You Give Your Customers an Experience – Or Just a Transaction ? How to Create an Experience Personality I want to take it a step further this week.

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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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The CMO’s 5-Step Guide to Boosting High-Quality Traffic and Customer Engagement

C3Centricity

What is the cornerstone of sustainable growth and competitive advantage today? The answer is that a business can benefit from technology in this digital age to attract high-quality traffic and engage customers effectively. This guide is for all executives who recognize the critical role that strategic, data-driven customer engagement plays in their company’s success.

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[Experience Action Podcast] CX Pulse Check – March 2024

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Unlock the future of customer experience as I, Jeannie Walters, team up with Greg Kihlström from the Agile brand to dissect the fascinating blend of strategy and technology that’s shaping how we interact with businesses today. Prepare to have your perspective radically shifted as we examine a bank’s strategy to merge in-person banking with digital tool education.

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Drip marketing: How to plan and execute effective campaigns

BirdEye

Have you ever heard of the “Rule of Seven?” It’s a theory that a consumer must be exposed to a brand or product seven times before purchasing. While this isn’t necessarily a hard and fast rule, there’s truth behind it — consistent and repeated exposure plays a crucial role in transforming potential customers into actual buyers. Today’s marketers understand this well.

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A Comprehensive List of Resources for the Contact Center Sourcing Process

BlueOcean

Your organization is ready to find a new contact center outsourcer. What’s your next step? We’ve compiled a list of the most helpful outsourcing resources, in order from discovery to launch. We’re here to help! Read on! Is It Time to Outsource? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Maybe your organization is so early in the discovery phase that you’re not sure if you’re actually going to outsource at all.

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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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Leveraging Customer Service Survey Questions to Boost Your Support Strategy

Retently

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?” or a more detailed query, each question is a step towards understanding what makes your customers tick.

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Rocking Customer Experience with Jim Serger

ShepHyken

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more: How can businesses create experiences that get repeat business and nurture brand loyalty? How can businesses think outside the box to create fan-like loyalty among their customer base? What lessons can companies learn from the legendary rock band, Van Halen, in creating loyal customer followings?

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Whatever your title or position, be a servant leader to all generations, especially Gen N.

Bill Quiseng

A veteran of over 40 years in hospitality leadership, I was, until several years ago, a customer service/customer experience speaker. Unfortunately, I suffered a stroke in April 2021. So, I have slightly slurred speech and a dead right side. Since my stroke, I’ve gone from Mr. “Let’s be GREAT out there!” as GM/Managing Director to Mr. Invisible, sequestered alone with my wife in my San Diego apartment.

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[Experience Action Podcast] Balancing Policy with Personalized Experiences

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Struggling to balance strict company policies with the need for out-of-the-ordinary customer experiences? Fear not! As your guide, Jeannie Walters lays out the roadmap for customer experience leaders to find that sweet spot. In this episode, we tackle a quandary presented by a CX leader looking for ways to empower her team to navigate the tricky terrain where unique customer needs clash with the rulebook.

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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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How to Develop Good Rapport in Customer Service

CSM Magazine

Building strong rapport with customers is crucial for any business, as it promotes loyalty and satisfaction, and can be a differentiating factor in today’s competitive market. For customer service professionals, rapport is the bridge that connects empathetic communication with successful resolutions, fostering positive experiences that can last a lifetime.

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Offshoring vs Outsourcing: Benefits and Helpful Tips

Magellan Solutions

Did you know companies embrace offshoring and outsourcing to improve efficiency and cut costs? However, when it comes to the offshoring vs outsourcing debate, it’s crucial to understand the distinction between these two approaches and decide which best aligns with your business’s needs. Delegating tasks to external parties can significantly impact your business.

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Post-Event Survey Questions to Elevate Your Next Event

Retently

Are you curious about the genuine reactions of your attendees after they experience your event? Post-event surveys are crucial for this feedback, but the real challenge is knowing the right questions to ask. In this guide, you’ll find why they are important, areas to focus on, and 35 essential post-event survey questions crafted to draw out the insights you need.

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Community Banking Month: Spotlight on Horicon Bank

SaleMove

In the spirit of Community Banking Month, Horicon Bank shares some of the ways it supports its community. The post Community Banking Month: Spotlight on Horicon Bank appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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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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AI-Automated Fiber Customer Installation: A Seamless Self-Service Solution

TechSee

Over the last 12 months, our new AI-powered streamlined fiber customer installation solution has helped leading telecoms across North America automate millions of self-installs. boosting success rates while saving millions in call avoidance and dispatch costs. By popular demand, we are now offering this AI-automated guided flow as a packaged solution.

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34 effective Instagram story ideas for businesses to use in 2024 

BirdEye

Establishing a strong presence on Instagram has never been more important. According to a recent Birdeye survey , 60% of businesses consider Instagram to be a mission-critical social media platform for their growth. So, if you want to compete with your peers, it is vital to explore all formats and that includes Instagram stories. The short, engaging snippet you share on your Instagram stories can help you connect with your audience like never before.

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The QUI Rule a.k.a. The GREAT Rule: Serve to WOW customers. Serve to CARE.

Bill Quiseng

You’ve heard of The Golden Rule: Treat people as you want to be treated. Dr. Tony Alessandra has shared with everyone about The Platinum Rule: Treat people as they want to be treated. Today I offer The QUI Rule also known as the GREAT Rule: Treat customers a little better than they want to be treated. You are happy because customers leave satisfied with your product or service.

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Master the Art of Staying Cool: 5 Rules to Handle Customer Crises

Beyond Philosophy

You will have a customer crisis. We apologize for being so direct, but the fact is customer crises are inevitable. When it does happen, will you be able to navigate it to an acceptable outcome? Do you have a comprehensive approach? We doubt it. Few organizations do. Most think a customer crisis isn’t going to happen to them or that they will be able to manage it when it does with their business-as-usual approach.

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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.