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NPS, CES, CSAT: Which One is the Best Metric?

GetFeedback

NPS, CES, and CSAT are customer loyalty metrics. They’re used to measure the level of loyalty that a customer has toward your brand. Customers are considered loyal when they consistently purchase from your brand over an extended period of time. . How do you get loyal customers? A great customer experience (CX) , of course. . In recent years, research by CustomerThink, Forrester, and Gartner have found at least 70% of business leaders believe CX will help their companies differentiate in a

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Customer Experience as a Shared Service

Alida

Without customers, a business doesn’t mean much. Therefore, customer voice and experience need to be front and center in every organization. It’s imperative to have customer experience as a clearly articulated goal across the business and to solicit customer insights that are shared organization-wide to meet that goal. When customer experience is approached as a shared service, both companies and consumers benefit exponentially and you ensure longevity in the market.

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Go Beyond Surveys to Understand Customers’ Lives

Customer Bliss

Today, I’m thrilled to bring you an on-the-road edition of my Daily Dose series. I was recently at a special CXPA member event at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, where I spent some time with Alison Circle, chief experience officer of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. . Alison brings more than 25 years of experience in marketing to her work at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, she’s a board member of the CXPA, and she has previously been a guest on my podcast. .

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CX Day 2019: What Is it, When Is It, and How to Make the Most Of It

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

What is CX Day? We celebrate with learning, professional development opportunities, awards, and celebrations of all kinds. CX Day is a day all about learning, sharing, and celebrating with the Customer Experience community. Free events include webinars, panel discussions, and all kinds of global learning opportunities throughout the day. Why do we do this?

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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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Why an Effortless Experience Isn’t Enough for Customer Loyalty

GetFeedback

A while back, my teammates and I spent hours in a conference room mulling over the concept of effortless experience. Prior to this, we had all read the book, “ The Effortless Experience: Conquering the New Battleground for Customer Loyalty ,” and one question came out of it: Is effortless really enough? . While some data says yes, other research says no. .

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Using the Customer Experience to Drive ROI

Customer Experience Update Submitted Articles

The heart of hospitality is all about human connection and creating experiences that are both genuinely memorable and authentic.

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Amazing Business Radio: Paul Selby

ShepHyken

Customer Service Will Never Go Out of Style. Keeping Customer Service Relevant to Self-Service and Proactive Service. Shep Hyken interviews Paul Selby of ServiceNow. They discuss the evolution of customer service and customer needs in a digital world, and how companies can employ self-service and proactive service to meet customer demands. The Interview with Paul Selby: Self-service is all about empowering customers and giving them the ability to solve their own problems.

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NPS, CES, CSAT: Which One is the Best Metric?

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How to use NPS, CES and CSAT to measure customer loyalty and improve the customer experience across the entire organization.

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Customer Satisfaction is Declining in the UK. Is the US Next?

Beyond Philosophy

In January, I was surprised and disappointed that research from Nunwood and Forrester, two significant firms in the Customer Experience movement, showed that Customer Experience was flatlining. Unfortunately, the recent UK Customer Satisfaction survey echoes those findings, indicating that it has fallen over the past couple of years, from 78.2 to 77.1. .

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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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Top 5 CX Challenges and How to Solve Them

Pointillist

By Steve Offsey Exceptional customer experience has never been more important than it is today. Nevertheless, most CX teams continue to face daunting CX challenges. Even CX leaders are dealing with high customer expectations, intense competition, more rapid customer interactions across an ever-increasing number of digital and physical channels, and limitations imposed by legacy processes and technologies.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 16, 2019

ShepHyken

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. Delta Just Gave A Simple, Stunning Explanation For Why It’s Successful (And Why American Airlines Isn’t) by Chris Matyszczyk.

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How to Use Customer Loyalty Metrics: NPS, CES & CSAT

GetFeedback

This guide will teach you how to use customer loyalty metrics to improve customer experience and increase retention rates.

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Best Thematic Analysis Software: How It Works & Why You Need It

Thematic

You know you need to collect customer feedback. You send out surveys and read reviews. But once you have customer feedback in-hand, what do you do with it? How do you identify common themes in customer responses — and turn that into actionable business insights? You could spend long hours sorting through walls of text, creating spreadsheets of themes and sentiments , and manually coding each open-ended question.

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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 Will Artificial Intelligence Customize Your Business Services?

Oracle

Artificial intelligence is no longer on the sidelines of the business world, restricted to exploratory projects or in-house experiments affecting only a small aspect of operations. It’s now a force to be reckoned with, and it’s one that is increasingly powering customer experience solutions for companies across a wide range of industries.

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Yes is More Than an Answer. It’s an Attitude!

ShepHyken

Customers don’t like to be told no. Any request or complaint that is met with a negative response may only add fuel to the fire. That’s why I’ve been intrigued for years by Cameron Mitchell’s philosophy—and also the title of his book— Yes is the Answer! What is the Question? Why did I wait so long to write about this? I have addressed this topic in several other ways.

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Why an Effortless Experience Isn’t Enough for Customer Loyalty

GetFeedback

A step-by-step explanation as to why effortless experience is not all that matters when it comes to cultivating customer loyalty. .

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Make a Splash on CX Day

Heart of the Customer

CX Day is coming on October 1 – you can learn more at www.cxday.org. It’s your annual moment to make a splash. You’re always looking for ways to bring your customers to life for your employees – here’s a great opportunity. CX Day, sponsored by the CXPA, gives you the excuse to get in front […]. The post Make a Splash on CX Day appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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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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6 Core Emotions in Customer Experience and Why They Matter

NICE inContact

Sometimes “Customer Experience” feels like a book everyone talks about, but few people actually read. Luckily, the conversation is inspiring and a lot of fun. There’s a rich and vibrant discourse on social media about customer experience and customer service, and so many thought leaders who are constantly pioneering the ways we think about the interactions between customers and companies.

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Guest Blog: Why cross-team collaboration is essential for B2B customer support teams

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Robert C. Johnson who writes about the importance of cross-team collaboration when providing B2B customer support. . Simply put, B2B support is significantly different than B2C support. A stand-alone customer support group can’t handle 100% of the issues they receive in the B2B industry. These issues are usually more complex, involving several internal stakeholders and requiring a larger, more advanced and specialized team to address them.

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Why avoiding Story Context derails Sales Decision Making

One Millimeter Mindset

Story context is a critical element to creating compelling stories. Stories which convince people to buy whatever it is you sell – and buy more than once from you. And, stories which inspire people, like you, to move one millimeter beyond legacy mindset, habits and behaviors. You know the saying: “The devil’s in the details” ? Well, those details are your story context: the environment surrounding the decision to be made.

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After Call Work – Why it Matters and How to Ensure it’s Done Right

TechSee

After call work (ACW) refers to the tasks completed by a customer service agent once the call with the customer has been completed. Also known as post-call processing or wrap-up, ACW includes tasks such as logging the call’s purpose and outcome, writing notes on actions taken, scheduling follow-up activities and updating the company’s internal knowledge base.

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Unlock the Future of Learning Growth and Retention at Cognition24!

The annual Cognition virtual conference is back on October 16, and this year it’s FREE! You’ll enjoy: Inspiring Keynotes from top learning industry leaders, providing fresh perspectives to help you outperform the competition. Hands-on, Skill-Building Sessions to elevate your growth, retention, and product adoption strategies. Exclusive First Look at the latest innovations from Thought Industries, empowering you with tools to grow faster.

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4 ways to drive recognition in your customer service team

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Author: Anne-Merete Jensen - Senior Business Consultant 4 ways to drive recognition in your customer service team. Published on: September 18, 2019. Author: Anne-Merete Jensen - Senior Business Consultant As we count down the days until National Customer Service Week , which starts on 7th October, I’m going to use this post to focus on the theme of recognition.

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The Customer Data Platform Benefits You Should Know

Totango

Hidden inside customer data, there are many opportunities to grow and improve your brand, but what if you don’t know what to look for? Say your customer just completed onboarding quicker than the average user, but you missed the chance to recognize their success. How do you build that relationship if your team does not have the right tools to engage intelligently with customers?

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Why Customer Service is Important to Businesses: Top 5 Reasons

ProProfs Chat

Annually, U.S. companies lose more than $62 billion due to poor customer service. Not surprising, considering Americans tell an average of 15 people about a poor service experience, versus the 11 people they’ll tell about a good experience. . Bad customer service has become a major business problem today. It weakens the roots of even a great business and well-known brand. .

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How to Measure Customer Centricity the Right Way

C3Centricity

As a customer first strategist (hopefully just like you), I spend a lot of my time searching how to better measure customer centricity for my clients. I also do a lot of analyses on what customers really want today. I’m always trying to understand exactly the solutions customers need, desire and dream of having. My regular searches include customer service, customer satisfaction, customer care and similar topic areas.

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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.