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The Spectrum of Data-Driven CX (And Why There’s No Magic Metric)

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

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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AI in CX Automation: It’s Not All or Nothing

TechSee

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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Text Mining: Unlocking Insights from Feedback Text Data

Zonka Feedback

Text mining enables organizations to retrieve information from text data. With Zonka Feedback, you can know customer's intent, emotions, and sentiments.

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How to Align Customer Success With Revenue

Gainsight

In the ever-evolving landscape of SaaS, Customer Success (CS) teams are facing a paradigm shift. Once primarily focused on customer satisfaction and retention, CS teams are now being called upon to think more commercially and demonstrate their direct impact on business revenue. As the SaaS industry matures and competition intensifies, the role of CS has expanded beyond mere support functions to become a critical driver of revenue growth and profitability.

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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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Intent Analysis: Uncovering Customer Intent Behind Feedback

Zonka Feedback

Understand the intent behind customer feedback to derive valuable insights and take instant actions with Zonka Feedback's intent analysis functionality.

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[Experience Action Podcast] Right and Wrong Ways to Use AI in CX

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

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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35 Essential Questions for Your Next Customer Feedback Questionnaire

Retently

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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AI in CX Automation: It’s Not All or Nothing

TechSee

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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How Contact Center Optimization Can Improve Your Bottom Line

InMoment XI

Companies of all sizes are always looking for ways to improve their bottom line. Whether that be through cost-saving measures, increased operational efficiency, or strategic initiatives to boost revenue, the pursuit of financial success is a constant in the business world. As you look to improve your business, consider contact center optimization. This will improve your business by enhancing operational efficiency, elevating customer satisfaction, and fostering a more agile and responsive custom

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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 Benefits of Having Human Customer Service Representatives in the Shipping Industry

CSM Magazine

AI-powered chatbots have made significant progress in customer service over the years. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement, especially in the shipping and logistics industry. This was highlighted by the recent DPD chatbot incident where a malfunctioning chatbot received a lot of negative media attention. Although digital customer service solutions can be quick and efficient, they often offer generic and automated responses that are not personalised to individual customers.

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Reimagining Customer Loyalty Programs

ShepHyken

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more:    What are the latest trends in loyalty programs? How has the traditional concept of loyalty program evolved? How do loyalty programs impact a customer’s purchasing decision? How can companies effectively track and utilize customer data to drive loyalty?

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The 10 Best Enterprise Help Desk Software: 2024 SaaS Buyer’s Guide

Kustomer

If you’re a CX leader running an enterprise-level organization, you need help desk software that goes beyond just automating basic support processes and managing tickets. Among literally hundreds of things to consider, your business needs to factor in cost, scalability, integration and deployment options, as well as long-term value. So, how do you figure out which enterprise help desk software is the right option?

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Elevating Guest Experiences in Hotels with Integrated CX

InMoment XI

The hotel industry took a major hit during the pandemic, but the aftermath was even more curious. So much time locked inside caused a massive correction. Out of nowhere, citizens were flocking in droves to distant lands, as travel by plane, sea, and car surged. The coming year is no exception, as consumers across the globe plan to make travel a priority, despite ongoing economic uncertainty.

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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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How to Connect With Your Customers on an Emotional Level and Drive Brand Loyalty

Beyond Philosophy

Practicality is essential. Great ideas you can’t do anything with in the real world are a waste of time. Bob Black, one of our avid podcast listeners, likes our concepts about eliciting particular customer emotions. But he doesn’t know how to do that in practical steps. So, this episode gives them to him. Bob isn’t alone. Numerous organizations struggle with eliciting specific emotions in their customers.

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Rip the Band-Aid Off Communication

ShepHyken

It’s time to come back to a very important topic in customer service and customer experience. It also falls under leadership and management. The topic is communication and transparency. I was recently interviewed by Megan Jones, an editor for Call Centre Helper magazine. We were talking about how to turn Moments of Misery™ into Moments of Magic ™. Her story is an interesting one.

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Evolution of Quality Management: From Compliance to Customer-Centric

Playvox

Ask people to name three companies known for their customer-centric approach to business, and there’s a good chance some common names will surface: Nordstrom, Apple, Trader Joe’s, Patagonia, and others frequently come to mind. What do they have in common? What’s their secret? They make customers the center of their business strategy, execute on delivering outstanding customer experiences, and strive for continuous improvement.

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Understanding the Importance of Social Media Marketing

InMoment XI

In today’s digital landscape, the importance of social media marketing cannot be understated. Social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, X (formerly called Twitter), TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn (among others) are essential for businesses looking to attract customers, gather valuable feedback, and foster customer loyalty. According to research: 47% of consumers reach out to brands on social because they have a product or service question.

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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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Introduction to CX 101.

Bill Quiseng

Welcome to CX 101. Today’s 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. This is not a customer service training class. Training is finite, usually one to three days. And training is top-down, one-way “I know everything, you know nothing” instruction.

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Hand-in-hand, not handoff: How a three-legged stool approach fuels growth

Totango

What’s on customer success’s in-and-out list for 2024? In: A hand-in-hand, three-team approach to customer success where Sales, CS, and Marketing work together to guide customers through the entire customer journey. Out: The old-school Sales-to-CS handoff. No more “Here’s your customer success manager, see you never!” emails from the sales rep. Totango Chief Marketing Officer Karen Budell refers to this cross-functional effort as the “three-legged stool” approach, and as she recently explained

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How to Write Magnetic Social Media Bios

Brandwatch CX

Master the art of social media bios with tips for brands and marketers. Elevate your online presence, attract followers, and boost engagement effortlessly.

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Google Reviews: Steps for Businesses to Succeed

InMoment XI

Google reviews are synonymous with success in today’s business environment. Whether you operate in retail, financial services, insurance, or any other industry, consumers will not purchase your product or services if you have poor Google business reviews. Some people may think that Google reviews are out of their control. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

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.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of February 5, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Bad Customer Service Puts $3.7 Trillion in Sales Annually at Risk by Bruce Gil (Quartz) Bad customer experiences could cost organizations around the world $3.7 trillion annually, according to new research by the experience management company Qualtrics.

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Lack of Leadership Training Is The Reason 1/3 of Employees Quit

The DiJulius Group

Do You Have Accidental Bosses? An article in Fortune titled “Nearly all bosses are ‘accidental’ with no formal training—and research shows it’s leading 1 in 3 workers to quit” shares research conducted by The Chartered Management Institute revealing that many of those promoted into managerial positions are all title and no training. These startling findings.

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How many customer support agents do I need on live chat?

Provide Support

To find out how many customer support agents you need for live chat you need to make thorough analysis of your customer service needs and audience.

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From Touch-Tone Menus to AI That Talks: The IVR to AI Transition

SaleMove

AI is transforming the customer service space, replacing dated menu based IVR solutions with powerful AI that callers simply talk to. The post From Touch-Tone Menus to AI That Talks: The IVR to AI Transition appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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AI for Business Outcomes: Selecting the Right Tools to Drive Results

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.