August, 2024

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Improving Agent Performance with Surveys: From Data to CX Delight

Zonka Feedback

Imagine this scenario: A frustrated customer calls your support line, seeking help with an urgent issue. Your agent, well-trained and confident, not only resolves the problem but leaves the customer feeling valued and understood. The result? A satisfied customer, likely to return and even recommend your brand. Now, picture the opposite—an agent who struggles, exacerbating the customer’s frustration.

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Spotlight on CS Ops: Supercharging Customer Success with Data-Driven Strategies

Totango

“If you invest in the post-sale, and you have somebody that can focus just on the digital journey, you’re going to keep more customers, and you’re going to expand them, because they’re going to have a better experience.” – Katie Yagodnik, Director, Customer Success Operations and Digital Programs, Totango + Catalyst Customer success operations (CS Ops) can be the “wizard” behind the scenes of your customer-centric strategy.

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Smart Data Management Tips Can Improve Your Customer Service Efficiency

CSM Magazine

Customer service is essential for any modern company, and smart data management using a US proxy helps improve it. About 88 percent of clients say they’re more likely to use a company again if it has good customer support, while about 80 percent say good service is equally important as the products and services’ quality. As such, we look at how smart data management using proxies is an effective strategy for improving customer support.

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Customer Journey Analytics Tools: Best Features, Pros & Cons

SurveySensum

In this competitive market ensuring a positive and hyper-personalized customer experience is the key to winning your customers. In fact, for 73% of customers, a good and positive experience is key in influencing their brand loyalties. This makes analyzing and having an accurate understanding of every touchpoint of your customer journey more important than ever.

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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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CX Titans: Samsung & Apple’s Rivalry and Collaboration for Excellence

eglobalis

Rivalry and Collaboration: How the Titans Samsung & Apple Set the New CX Standard of Excellence Introduction In the dynamic and highly competitive world of consumer electronics, two giants consistently stand out: Samsung and Apple. Both brands have set benchmarks in innovation, design, and customer experience (CX), often drawing comparisons. Despite their rivalry, there is an underlying synergy in their approaches, where each brand’s strengths and weaknesses drive the other to improve.

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An Overview of Customer Experience

InMoment XI

Think of your favorite clothing brand. Why is that brand your favorite? It is probably because you enjoy their clothes, but also because every time you buy something it is an easy, enjoyable process. The way you feel about that brand is because of the customer experience you have every time you make a purchase. The customer experience you have with a brand will cause you to be a lifelong customer, or never shop there again.

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You can’t satisfy customers with disengaged employees. Start there. CARE for your people first. 

Bill Quiseng

QUI TAKEAWAY: You can’t satisfy customers with disengaged employees. Start there. CARE for your people first. COMMUNICATE openly, interactively, frequently, and continuously any information your people need and want to know. Listen empathetically to their concerns, questions, and complaints. Express compassion and encouragement. APPRECIATE your people’s roles and responsibilities.

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Is Customer Support a Necessary Evil or a Core Differentiator?

BlueOcean

If you have a business, you have customers – otherwise, you won’t stay in business very long. And if you have customers, they will inevitably need support. And that costs money. This leads some businesses to think of customer support as a necessary evil, something you’d rather not have to deal with but can’t avoid. If you find yourself nodding in agreement, you might want to think again.

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Why Is My NPS So High Yet Underperforming?

Retently

High NPS scores can definitely feel like a big win. After all, Net Promoter Score is a popular way to gauge how happy your customers are and how likely they are to recommend your business to others. It’s a straightforward metric that many businesses use to celebrate their customer satisfaction. But here’s the catch: a high NPS doesn’t always mean everything is going perfectly.

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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 Hidden Flaws of NPS: Why Better New Alternatives Are Emerging for Your Business

eglobalis

Introduction We’re not here to drive the final nail into the coffin of NPS. While the Net Promoter Score (NPS) has long been heralded as the go-to metric for gauging customer loyalty, sentiment, and ”satisfaction”, it’s clear that NPS alone isn’t sufficient—a topic we’ve explored before. However, its effectiveness and relevance have come under scrutiny during the years.

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CX Education for Employees: Why it Matters & How to Develop Your Program

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Why does Customer Experience Training Matter? Customer Experience (CX) is commonly misunderstood as reactive customer service, support, or even just ‘being nice to customers.’ CX is much more than these, though. I like to define Customer Experience as: A mindset A strategy A business discipline Customer experience is more than one area, product, service, or person.

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How to Build an Effective Customer Experience Dashboard

InMoment XI

Customer experience programs can be complex. Often, a customer experience program includes multiple different initiatives running simultaneously throughout the organization. With so much going on in different places, it is beneficial to have one place to be able to see how your CX program is performing. This is where customer experience dashboards come in.

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How to Improve Call Center Customer Service

TechSee

Call centers are the frontline of customer service for many businesses. Providing excellent service in call centers is crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, call centers face a variety of challenges that can prevent them from delivering the best possible service. In this blog post, we will explore these pain points, discuss best practices, and describe how AI and automation can not only improve call center customer service – they can revolutionize it.

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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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Is Customer Support a Necessary Evil or a Core Differentiator?

BlueOcean

If you have a business, you have customers – otherwise, you won’t stay in business very long. And if you have customers, they will inevitably need support. And that costs money. This leads some businesses to think of customer support as a necessary evil, something you’d rather not have to deal with but can’t avoid. If you find yourself nodding in agreement, you might want to think again.

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When Should You Start Measuring Net Promoter Score?

Retently

In The Lean Startup , Eric Ries describes the four ways customers drive sustainable growth for businesses. The first is word-of-mouth through recommendations and referrals. When people get value from your product, they’re likely to talk about it. The second is due to the product itself. A product like a MacBook, with its glowing Apple logo, is a constant advertisement.

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Can you really make a choice? The Power of Free Will in Enhancing Customer Experience

eglobalis

Guest post by: João Pereira In the bustling corridors of the business world, where brands and businesses compete for the attention of discerning customers, the concept of free will stands as a beacon of human autonomy and conscious choice. Free will is not just a philosophical musing but a practical tool that can profoundly transform customer experience.

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[Experience Action Podcast] CX Pulse Check – August 2024

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Ready for another CX Pulse Check? Special Co-host David Avrin joins Jeannie Walters on Experience Action to highlight current events and innovations in customer experience (CX) and discuss their impact for CX leaders. What would our world look like if businesses prioritized protecting their service workers from abusive customers? First, we navigate a cultural revolution in Japan, where companies are redefining traditional norms to support their employees.

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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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Customer Experience ROI: Calculate the Real Value

InMoment XI

What is the ROI of Customer Experience? Customer Experience ROI is a critical metric that measures the financial impact of enhancing customer experiences. By improving customer interactions, businesses can see tangible benefits like increased sales, improved retention, and heightened customer loyalty. These benefits, when translated into financial metrics, help justify investments in these customer experience initiatives.

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Customer Experience Automation: Transforming the Future of Customer Service

TechSee

Customer experience (CX) is a focal point for businesses striving to achieve a competitive advantage. Online reviews and consumer feedback are paramount, and social media only magnifies the importance of creating positive customer experiences. A series of glowing reviews can enhance brand loyalty and attract new patrons, whereas negative feedback may meaningfully impact business.

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Beyond KPIs and Metrics: How to Measure Outsourced Call Center Performance

BlueOcean

In the outsourced call center world, we measure everything in terms of percentages: minutes and seconds, dollars and cents. Measuring deep into the trenches of the contact center is an absolute must. The math provides us with insights on how to improve the customer experience and gain greater value for the client. We’re constantly asking questions like, how fast are agents answering calls (Average Speed to Answer)?

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Climb the ranks: Free Google review calculators for a higher star rating

BirdEye

Online reviews are the most essential source of truth for customers to understand your business. Customers read between two to five reviews before making a purchase decision. With Google commanding a massive 79% share of online reviews, it’s crucial to dominate this space. That’s where Google review calculators come in, empowering you to outrank your competitors, reach your target star rating, and attract more customers.

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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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Being Different or Being Better … It’s Your Choice

ShepHyken

Do you want to be better or different? That’s the question that Sally Hogshead, an amazing professional speaker who specializes in being fascinating, shared in a recent speech I had the pleasure of experiencing. While most of her work is about how to be fascinating, this speech came from a different place. She talked about the power of being different versus better than others.

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[Experience Action Podcast] Turning Negative Touchpoints into Positive Ones

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Can sending an invoice actually enhance your customer relationship? Hear how to transform routine tasks into positive touchpoints and memorable experiences. In this episode, Jeannie Walters tackles the often-overlooked touchpoints like invoicing, providing three actionable strategies to infuse positivity and alignment with your brand’s promise into these interactions.

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How AI Customer Feedback Can Revolutionize Customer Experience

InMoment XI

Unlock the full potential of your customer feedback with InMoment’s AI-powered solutions. Discover how advanced AI technology can transform raw data into actionable insights, driving informed decisions and improving customer satisfaction. What Is AI Customer Feedback? In today’s fast-paced business landscape, understanding customer sentiment and feedback is more critical than ever.

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Friction in Customer Experience is Not Always a Bad Thing; Here’s Why

Beyond Philosophy

Friction occurs when a customer has to work or think hard during an experience. Many times, friction is accidental or the result of organizational apathy. In these instances, friction is a bad thing. Friction is rarely a good thing in a Customer Experience. However, there are times when it can be beneficial. For example, when your bank uses two-factor authentication to ensure you are who you say you are.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr