Beyond Philosophy
JUNE 1, 2018
Can you tell me the average length of a rain poncho without Googling or asking Alexa? Don’t worry, few people can. Nonetheless, it is a critical piece of information when you want to buy a rain poncho and need to choose a size. Without it, however, you can still make a decision—and as customers we often do this—by simply substituting in another question and answering it.
Customer Bliss
MAY 31, 2018
In today’s episode, I speak with Antonio Susta , Head of Customer Experience and Customer Service at The Linde Group , a world leading supplier of industrial, processes and specialty gases. . Antonio has a lot of experience blending marketing and sales. As a marketer, he was a fan of B2B marketing for technical products, and spent almost 10 years with Air Liquide , where he became familiar working in a large B2B company in the gas and tech industry.
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Experience Investigators by 360Connext
MAY 30, 2018
If you’re creating learning paths in any workplace, the goal is ultimately to be, well, better. To be better at serving customers, better at increasing efficiency, better at employee development, and hopefully, better at staying ahead of the competition. All of that is achievable with the options in learning paths today. But how often are we really taking advantage of it?
ShepHyken
JUNE 1, 2018
This week we feature an article by Jason Grills who discusses the importance of integrating an effective customer support system and how to decide upon live chat software for your organization. – Shep Hyken. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning” – Bill Gates , Microsoft Founder. Every business aims to delight their customers.
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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.
TechSee
MAY 29, 2018
Visual engagement and support are maturing as a technology, and are swiftly becoming key differentiators in many customer service organizations. With clear ROI demonstrated almost immediately upon implementation, C-level decision-makers and call center management have turned to visual engagement as an important stepping stone on their journey towards providing a digital customer-centric experience.
CXDNA Update brings together the best content for customer experience professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Customer Bliss
JUNE 1, 2018
Thank you for joining the movement! My friends, book number four is done! And many of you already have the copy on your bookshelf! This book, Would You Do That To Your Mother? The “Make Mom Proud” Standard for How to Treat Your Customers , is my “thank you” for letting my words into your life. I’m grateful to our community of brave customer crusaders from every kind of business across the globe.
ShepHyken
MAY 30, 2018
It’s morning and you’ve just had breakfast. What are you going to have for dinner? 49% of people in the U.S. do not know what they are going to have for dinner. That stat comes from David Portalatin’s address at the Art of Beef Summit, sponsored by Cargill. As he was addressing foodservice executives and salespeople, he emphasized that not knowing what’s for dinner, just hours before consumers are supposed to eat it, is a problem.
transcosmos Information Systems
MAY 31, 2018
Some shoppers would visit a physical store to check the availability of the item, how it looks like, how much it costs, and to see if the item is something that the shopper would want to purchase right away. Then, there are those who rely heavily on online stores to check its availability or make the purchase readily. E-commerce greatly flourished over the last few years not only due to the vast improvements made with the Internet (i.e., the birth of Internet-of-Things), but also because of thos
QuestionPro Audience
JUNE 1, 2018
In this digital age, every interaction between a consumer and brand matters. Due to social media, everyone has a voice, and can air their grievances to a huge audience, which may deter prospective customers, and turn away current customers. According to PwC’s Global Consumer Insights Report , 73% of all consumers point to customer experience as an important factor in their purchasing decisions, just behind price and product quality.
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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.
Lumoa
MAY 29, 2018
Happy customers are a dream of any business owner. As the famous saying goes, “Satisfied customer is the best strategy of all.” But what happens next, after you identified who your happy customers are ? Even if you don’t actively cooperate with your happy customers, they will, on average, tell nine other people about their experiences with your company (according to American Express ).
ShepHyken
MAY 29, 2018
Create Your Own “Secret Ingredient” to Stand Out From Competition. How can you separate yourself from the competition? Shep Hyken is joined by Gigi Butler, the founder of Gigi’s Cupcakes , the largest cupcake franchise in the world, to discuss how she differentiated herself from the competition. ? ? >?. Top Takeaways: Branding is the experience a company offers, and to get people on board with a brand, a strong, passionate leader is necessary, along with a product people can connect with.
Oracle
JUNE 1, 2018
The evolution of technology wouldn’t be possible without businesses’ natural pursuit of competitive advantage via new ways of engaging customers. Virtual reality (VR) is undoubtedly one of the most promising technologies when it comes to delivering an exceptional customer experience. Getting the hang of this fascinating tech helps organizations significantly brighten their customers’ journey.
Second to None
MAY 31, 2018
Information about your brand provided by customers can serve as a valuable resource for building a leading Customer Experience platform, and the way you utilize this data can have a major impact on the culture within your organization. Brands should strive to be as receptive to customer feedback as possible, collecting a trove of information that can then be converted into tangible changes to the way your team interacts with consumers.
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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Bold360
MAY 31, 2018
AI in customer service is becoming the norm. What used to be futuristic is now commonplace. A chatbot or some form of AI-powered search bar to help customers get from Point A to Point B on a website is almost expected. But making these self-service tools successful isn’t easy. Much like human intelligence, artificial intelligence is not without limitations.
ShepHyken
MAY 28, 2018
Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. The Customer Journey Begins – and Sometimes Ends – With Your Employees by Katherine Evans . (CMSWire) Today’s customers don’t just expect high quality and excellent service at a fair price — they demand it.
Oracle
MAY 30, 2018
Congratulations to the class of 2018! So, you’re interested in a career in marketing or customer experience? Great news – 69% of marketing leaders anticipate growing their teams this year (up from 44 percent from last year.) Take that, class of ’17! Here are some tips I’ve picked up along my own career spanning startup tech marketing, entrepreneurship, and consulting. 1.
CSM Magazine
JUNE 1, 2018
In industries where companies depend on customer service excellence, success is driven by the right people, processes, and a cultural commitment to customer satisfaction. . But in today’s empathy economy where customer expectations are higher than ever, companies need to leverage technology to enable and empower front-line agents in their customer service operation.
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.
CX Advantage Walker
MAY 31, 2018
We all know that CX is so much more than deploying a customer satisfaction survey. However, many times an organization’s journey to launch CX starts with just that. What we chose to measure is typically based on who has requested – or insisted – there needs to be a survey. Maybe it’s your support organization, Continue reading. The post Who Is Your CX Architect?
Influitive
MAY 30, 2018
The rules of the game have changed—having the best software is no longer enough. Instead, delighting customers throughout their buying journey is the only way to meaningfully engage and retain them in today’s marketplace. A recent study by Walker predicts that “by 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator.”.
Strativity
MAY 30, 2018
The stock market hasn’t been this volatile since the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis. Risks of a trade war, higher oil prices, rising interest rates, and other geopolitical factors have all had an effect. The S&P 500 has moved by at least 1% approximately 40% of the time so far this year. Annualized, this is the most movement of such magnitude since 2009.
Amity
MAY 31, 2018
The onboarding journey doesn’t merely stop once you’ve introduced your customer to your product. The challenge now lies in transforming your customers into power-users and brand ambassadors. Below are 3 strategies to jump right out of onboarding, straight into adoption and nurture. Drive Adoption Through Feature Discovery. Sure, your system might be relatively easy to navigate.
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Myra Golden
JUNE 1, 2018
In this video, taken from my online customer service training suite, I answer the questions I’m asked most often about what’s appropriate for business texting. We’ll look at everything from grammar in text, to emojis, to what to do if you get a prank text. Watch the short video, and use it in your own customer service training. Was This Helpful? I’m asking you because my newsletter offers ideas like this all the time.
Answer Dash
MAY 27, 2018
(This article was first published on Forbes ) In our modern world, customer experience is key. In fact, customers are willing to pay up to 16% more for a better customer experience. More than price or product quality, experience will soon be the biggest differentiator for getting customers, even in the B2B space. A shifting landscape means B2B buyers now have the power.
UJET
MAY 31, 2018
Historically, Customer Support has been undervalued. It's been considered a cost to companies rather than a driver of revenue, like Sales or Marketing. After all, it's easy to measure the value of a sale or a lead. It's harder to understand the impact of a successful support experience. The result: customer support has been, in a way, neglected.
NICE inContact
MAY 29, 2018
We are moving from a service economy to an experience economy. Today’s customers are not just looking to get the right service at the right time at the right channel. They are looking for an experience that is immersive, engaging and proactive. We are already seeing companies leverage customer experience (CX) as the key tool to win the experience economy, far beyond price and product.
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Customers expect to be able to interact with your organization whenever and however they want. They also expect your agents to have insights into their journeys so that they don’t have to repeat themselves as they move through various channels. And, if they’re not able to, they just might find one of your competitors who will offer the flexibility they are looking for.
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