InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It’s crucial that brands understand the experiences they provide and whether or not they satisfy the needs of customers, employees, and beyond. Effective market segmentation is critical to that goal. Every business should know the ins and outs of how their marketing, advertising, and sales team measure up. What Is Market Segmentation? Market segmentation is a research strategy that separates different consumers in order to study their preferences, needs, and perspectives in order to optimize bus

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Every team at an organization must prove how their work contributes to the bottom line — and customer experience is no exception. We know CX teams can deliver significant business advantages: Satisfied customers are much more likely to purchase more Revenue grows 40% faster by providing personalized experiences Businesses achieve a 2.3x higher customer lifetime value by prioritizing CX Now comes the tricky part: How can we connect day-to-day activities and specific investments to those undeniabl

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Customer experience automation is rapidly evolving, reshaping how companies engage with customers and clients. LLM-powered virtual assistants, chatbots, and virtual agents promise to become the new faces of customer experience automation. Are LLMs the right way approach to CX automation? What other infrastructure and investments are required? We will have to dive a bit deeper to understand if LLMs are truly capable of CX automation in your business.

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Bill Quiseng

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Welcome to CX 102 or Advanced CX. This course is a prerequisite for business professionals in the B2C or hospitality industry. It’s an elective for the B2B or the online/digital industry. English writer Samuel Johnson said, “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” With that in mind, today’s lesson will be a future reminder for you.

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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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C3Centricity

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Last week I spoke about the importance of actioning customer feedback. I want to continue this topic focussing on using the information for continuous improvement of the brands and services you offer. The Custometrs’ Need for Continuous Improvement The only constant in business today is change! And customers expect businesses to be constantly adapting and preparing for their future needs.

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InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Social media can play a crucial role in your organization’s ability to manage and deliver more meaningful and integrated customer experiences. Social media facilitates real-time interaction, serves as a valuable source of customer feedback and insights, shapes your brand reputation and visibility, and can even function as a platform for market research.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many of you who read my articles or watch my videos may not have jobs related to customer service or CX measurement, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay attention to what I’m about to share. I recently wrote an article that included 14 customer service and CX metrics that CX leaders should consider, and today, I’m going to cover three of them that anyone who has any interaction with a customer, whether in sales, support or just might happen to answer a customer’s call, should pay attention t

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Discover the transformative power of AI in shaping customer experiences as Maria Villablanca, CEO of the Future Insights Network, joins us to break down the evolving relationship between supply chain management and customer satisfaction. As we navigate the era of ‘machine customers,’ we need to understand how our businesses can adapt to meet the demands of an audience that expects instant gratification.

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Retently

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Creating an insightful customer feedback questionnaire can seem daunting. What questions do you include to not only garner responses but also drive your business forward? Our guide walks you through crafting a compelling questionnaire with 35 essential questions you can use immediately. Dive into the steps for effective questionnaire design, crucial areas for feedback, and tactics for maximizing the valuable data you collect without the fluff.

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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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BirdEye

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In today’s world, where every online chatter can become a shout across the digital universe, understanding the current trend of online reviews is crucial for businesses aiming high. With an overwhelming 68% of consumers letting reviews guide their choices, enterprises must know the pulse of the market to craft a stellar reputation. Birdeye’s vast network, encompassing over 150,000 businesses and a treasure trove of millions of reviews, offers a rich data set to discern these trends.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It’s human nature to focus on the red flags that pop up when you’re deep into the customer support RFP process. But knowing what a green flag looks like is just as critical. Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that customer expectations are always changing, and you’ll never be able to keep up. However, all your customers want the same thing: to be able to interact with their brand on their terms. In order to do that, you need to work to create an omnichannel customer experience that allows customers to contact you when they want, how they want, and where they want.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more: How is artificial intelligence used to improve customer interactions in contact centers? What are the challenges in finding the right balance between technology and human support in customer experiences? What frustrations do customers face when dealing with customer service, and how can AI address them?

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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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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Ready to navigate the choppy waters of customer expectations? Take a seat with Jeannie Walters as we chart a course through the complex seas of customer experience management challenges. In this episode of Experience Action, we tackle the pressing issue of meeting and exceeding client expectations, even when industry woes like staff shortages and technology hiccups threaten to sink our ships.

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Doing CX Right

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Learn how to turn every customer experience mistake into a strategic opportunity that strengthens brand loyalty and human connections. The post Embracing Human Error: Turning Mistakes Into Meaningful Customer Experiences appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Customer experience automation is rapidly evolving, reshaping how companies engage with customers and clients. LLM-powered virtual assistants, chatbots, and virtual agents promise to become the new faces of customer experience automation. Are LLMs the right way approach to CX automation? What other infrastructure and investments are required? We will have to dive a bit deeper to understand if LLMs are truly capable of CX automation in your business.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When we are talking to organizations in the sales cycle, we will often hear from SaaS companies that the customer success role is too complex, too critical, too deeply embedded in their internal operations to ever be outsourced. We are here today to say, with respect, they’re wrong. It’s kind of ironic because many (most?) SaaS companies are no strangers to how an entire industry can be flipped on its head with a simple reframing of business models.

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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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InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Learning how to respond to Google reviews should be part of every company’s brand reputation management strategy. These reviews, which appear on Google Maps and Google Search as well as on your company’s Google Business Profile, give people a way to share their experiences not only with businesses but with fellow consumers, too. Meanwhile, Google searchers rely on these reviews to discover great businesses, products, services, and brands.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Functionality versus customer experience: Do they belong together? Yes! And here’s a story to make the point:  Two guys are buying new cars. One buys a Ford EcoSport, and the other buys a Ferrari Roma. The Ford costs about $25,000. The Ferrari costs about $250,000 – 10 times more! Both guys live in the same neighborhood. They both drive downtown to work.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Explore the horizon where artificial intelligence meets human touch in customer experiences with our host, Jeannie Walters. We’re traversing the fine line between the innovative prowess of AI and the essential need for empathy in customer service. Get ready to unlock the secrets of AI that don’t just streamline processes but fundamentally enhance the quality of customer interactions.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

John Tschohl of the Service Quality Institute takes a look at the results of some of the leading customer-centric companies of 2023. Amazon I believe is the most customer-driven firm in the world. They are Relentless. Net sales increased 12% to $764.8 billion. A $60.8 billion increase in revenue. AWS sales increased 13% to $90.8 billion. Net income was $30.4 billion.

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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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TechSee

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Customers expect a seamless and personalized experience from every business in today’s digital age. As a result, companies are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their customer experience (CX). AI-powered CX automation can help leadership automate routine customer tasks, personalize customer interactions, and automate customer service at scale.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It’s human nature to focus on the red flags that pop up when you’re deep into the customer support RFP process. But knowing what a green flag looks like is just as critical. Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the midst of today’s bustling and intricate business landscape, deciphering the ever-evolving wants and needs of customers can feel like navigating through a maze. However, creating an integrated CX program can make this easier than you might think. At InMoment, we are dedicated to delivering tangible business value and bolstering your bottom line through a comprehensive integrated CX approach.

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delighted

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Even if you’re just starting your customer experience (CX) management program, you’ve probably heard of Net Promoter Score (NPS): it’s one of the most popular customer experience metrics to measure customer loyalty and satisfaction. Brands send NPS email surveys after a purchase or interaction to collect customer feedback when the experience (and email) is still fresh in the customer’s mind.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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.

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