Experience Investigators by 360Connext
AUGUST 23, 2018
We toss the word empathy around these days, especially in customer experience circles. And while most of us agree it’s vital to have and show empathy with customers, many rarely go beyond that in really capturing the touchpoints to understand emotions. The best customer-centric organizations leverage customer empathy to create a more positive journey for all customers.
InMoment XI
AUGUST 21, 2018
My good colleague and HorizonCX business partner Joe Camirand wrote a recent blog around The Power of a Smile. Consider this a companion blog that looks as the broader concept of being positive, to which a smile certainly belongs and serves as a great starter. In the world of customer experience, a smile can certainly. View Article.
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GetFeedback
AUGUST 23, 2018
Positive or negative, when a customer shares feedback with you, it’s a learning opportunity. You get the chance to see your business through their eyes, and that brief glimpse can change the course of the relationship completely. The direction it takes all depends on how you handle the situation. We put together this quick list of best practices for responding to customer feedback, so you’re always prepared to make the most of it—whether it’s glowing, scatching, or just so-so. 1.
CloudCherry
AUGUST 21, 2018
In the contact center, the queue is king. We get our data from tags in the queue to learn insights. We get our happiness rankings from surveys sent out after our customer interactions in the queue. We get metrics from the actions that we take in the queue. But, shouldn’t we start to move on? As customers become more and more savvy, and our products become more technical and nuanced, shouldn’t we, too, be trying to level up our game and dethrone the king?
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Customer Bliss
AUGUST 23, 2018
At a time when more and more people are taking public transportation, customer experience for commuters has a big impact on their daily lives. How do you create great service for such a complex system? In today’s conversation with Anand Sampat , the head of customer experience for c2c , a public London commuter train that services 40,000 daily commuters, we discuss how he manages the customer experience for a service that so many people rely on.
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GetFeedback
AUGUST 24, 2018
This is guest post by Reuben Yonatan, CEO of GetVoIP. Most customers would rather solve problems themselves than go through the hassle of contacting customer service. According to Forrester Research , 91% of customers surveyed would use a knowledge base if it were customized to their needs. When self-service content is easy to discover and navigate, businesses not only see higher customer satisfaction rates , but they reduce support costs because customers can help themselves.
Customer Guru
AUGUST 21, 2018
Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. 31. John DiJulius Follow @JohnDiJulius. John R. DiJulius is a best-selling author of three books, a renowned keynote speaker, and an international customer experience consultant.
Customer Bliss
AUGUST 22, 2018
Does your company need a CCO? You may have seen in the news recently that Walmart hired its first CCO , Janey Whiteside, who managed benefits and services – which also included customer engagement, at American Express. Like many other retailers, Walmart is facing serious competition from Amazon and is aiming to improve its customer experience both online and in-stores.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
AUGUST 23, 2018
We toss the word empathy around these days, especially in customer experience circles. And while most of us agree it’s vital to have and show empathy with customers, many rarely go beyond that in really capturing the touchpoints to understand emotions. The best customer-centric organizations leverage customer empathy to create a more positive journey for all customers.
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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.
Oracle
AUGUST 20, 2018
We know today’s customers are more demanding than ever. They know what a good customer experience is, and they expect it from everyone they do business with. They no longer compare you only to your direct competitor, they compare you to the best service and experience they have ever had – from anyone or any company. So, how do you create an unforgettable customer experience … an experience that makes customers want to do business with you and nobody else?
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 23, 2018
Non-conscious influence has a significant effect on your customer’s behavior. Non-conscious influences are stimuli of which a customer is not aware. What’s more, these non-conscious influences exist in your Customer Experience even if you haven’t been deliberate about your design of them. In our latest podcast , we defined some terms that describe the information that influences behavior, including: Subliminal: Something you sense but that your conscious mind did not register, meaning it is pi
Customer Bliss
AUGUST 22, 2018
Does your company need a CCO? You may have seen in the news recently that Walmart hired its first CCO , Janey Whiteside, who managed benefits and services – which also included customer engagement, at American Express. Like many other retailers, Walmart is facing serious competition from Amazon and is aiming to improve its customer experience both online and in-stores.
Experience Matters
AUGUST 21, 2018
We just published a Temkin Group report, ROI of Customer Experience, 2018. Here’s the executive summary: To understand the connection between customer experience (CX) and loyalty, we examined feedback from 10,000 U.S. consumers describing both their experiences with and their loyalty to different companies. The CX scores used in this model come from the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings (TxR), which evaluated 318 companies across 20 industries.
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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Retently
AUGUST 22, 2018
“You can’t have a mid-life crisis in the airline industry, because everyday is a crisis.” – Herb Kelleher. Maintaining an airline is a mess. From ensuring flight safety and regulators’ compliance to providing scrumptious meals, from battling global uncertainties to keeping airfares competitive, every system has to work like a Swiss watch to ensure on-time performance.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 20, 2018
I’ve spent my professional career teaching companies and individuals how to provide amazing customer service and a customer experience (CX) that would keep customers coming back and help their businesses to grow and thrive. But today, customers expect more. They know what good service looks like and they expect it. And, they not only compare you just to your direct competitor, but to the best service they have ever received – from anyone.
ReviewTrackers
AUGUST 23, 2018
Social media marketing for insurance is experiencing major growth. According to a report by consultancy firm ITDS, 100 percent of 20 major global insurers are active on Facebook. 100 percent are also active on LinkedIn and YouTube. 95 percent are active on Twitter and 75 percent are using Instagram. But there are challenges. While insurance providers recognize that social media marketing is essential to future growth, many struggle to keep up with the pace and drive real results from their effor
Experience Matters
AUGUST 23, 2018
This video explains The Six Laws of Customer Experience. By understanding these fundamental truths about how people and organizations behave, companies can make smarter decisions about what they do, and how they do it. You can download the free eBook and see our infographic. Video Script: Just like the laws that govern physics, there are a set of fundamental truths that explain how organizations treat their customers.
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.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 24, 2018
Colin Shaw and Prof. Ryan Hamilton explore the study of customer emotions and how they influence customer experience and tendencies to buy. Explore the latest academic studies and how researchers have evoked specific emotions, what they mean, and how you can use them. The post How Do I Evoke Customer Emotions? appeared first on.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 21, 2018
Amazing Customer Service Tips From A Doctor. Techniques from the stage to optimize the patient/customer experience. Shep Hyken sits down with Dr. Bob Baker. They discussed his new book The Performance Of Medicine , how Bob relates his experiences as a magician and doctor to customer service, and how to optimize the customer/patient experience. There is a lot that anyone and any business can learn from Dr.
ReviewTrackers
AUGUST 21, 2018
There is a vital shift happening right now in healthcare marketing and patient acquisition. Consumer expectations have changed, and the old fee-for-service and fix-what’s-broken approach is no longer enough. To effectively drive patient acquisition, healthcare marketers must not only navigate quickly shifting marketing channels; they must also cater to an increasingly wired populace and a growing class of savvy, empowered consumers want more options, fairer prices, greater convenience, and bette
Bizagi
AUGUST 20, 2018
It used to be that businesses would gain a competitive advantage in one of two ways: either by having a low-cost distribution model or differentiating themselves in the market. But that is not the case today. There are newcomers to the market who do both and have the right digital transformation strategy to grow at scale. “The advantage seems to be more in the ability to predict and optimize through analytics and the ability to scale.
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Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.
Oracle
AUGUST 22, 2018
The world is full of great advice on how to deliver an outstanding customer experience, but what if you don’t want to deliver a great CX? What if your goal is to deliver bad customer service? Based on our observations of some of the best and worst CX practices, my friends and I in the Oracle CX Sales and Service Cloud team complied a detailed list of 42 ways to deliver bad customer service.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 22, 2018
Someone once said that if you want to know if the company is treating their employees well, try the coffee. The coffee? Really? Okay, I get it. One little detail can give you a glimpse into a much bigger picture. The idea is that the coffee machine and the quality of the coffee is an indication of how the employees are treated. One day we hired an employee to work at Shepard Presentations.
Second to None
AUGUST 23, 2018
The following article is a guest submission written by Leila Dorari. Leila is a freelance writer based out of Sydney, Australia with a passion for marketing and SMB improvement. If you are interested in submitting a guest article to the Second To None blog, please send over your ideas to danielb@secondtonone.com. . Successfully implementing your desired brand image is incredibly important.
ServiceDock
AUGUST 20, 2018
One of the most common problems that leads to poorly performing Customer Experience (CX) programs is a failure to engage staff at all levels of the organisation.
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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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