Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In my new Daily Dose video series, I explore the topics that chief customer officers must grapple with on a daily basis. Join me as I discuss what I’ve learned over the course of my 35-year career, so that you can more effectively do the work that needs to be done. The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below. In each episode of my podcast , I ask my guests, “What do you know now that you wish you knew then?

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CloudCherry

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Social media, online reviews, product ratings—these platforms have transformed into the customer’s soapbox, empowering them to speak freely about a brand’s strengths and faults. Organizations eventually picked up on its impact, focusing now on creating delightful customer experiences for all who walk through their doors. As businesses strive for that competitive edge, they turn to customer experience management or CEM to better understand the customer’s perspective and improve based on these ins

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Customers who complain and receive good resolution to their complaints are usually more loyal than customers who never complained at all. With that in mind, how do we identify and properly follow-up with customers who return a customer experience survey that indicates they had a problem? Our research shows that frontline personnel use customer experience.

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CX University

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

There are hundreds of best practices for employee engagement, and all of them are being practiced by firms across this good, green Earth: at some growing businesses, at some failing businesses too. My question is, “How do we know which best practices will most benefit our employee engagement initiatives? Which should I apply in my business?”. So my team and I embarked on a mission to exhume the real nuts and bolts of engagement.

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Today’s digitally savvy customers have high expectations of retailers for convenience, responsiveness, and ease of doing business both in-store and online. Our recent survey of over 2,000 US consumers found that retailers that can drive a seamless, omnichannel customer experience (CX) – across physical and digital channels – have huge benefits for brand relevance, profitability, and customer loyalty.

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One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Do we really understand the difference between customer service delivery and customer experience delivery? Or, do we use the two terms interchangeably? At times, our self-focused perception leaves customer service delivery up to everyone with “service” as part of their job titles. That means we assume customer service is someone else’s responsibility.

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GetFeedback

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

When it comes to collecting customer feedback, most people think of a traditional Net Promoter Score survey. However, there are key touchpoints throughout the entire customer journey where you can be listening to your customers. In doing so, you gain a more holistic view of your audience and get access to more data to drive your business forward. We’re here to help you think bigger about feedback, so we’ve compiled the Top 10 ways you should be collecting feedback.

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transcosmos Information Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly yet surely finding its way into our everyday lives. From driverless cars to robotics and smart homes, we see more and more AI applications in the real world. In business, AI technologies are also turning things around, and customer service is one such department that has vastly improved. AI allows you to come up with better, more innovative products and services for your market.

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Alida

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The Customer Intelligence Summit brings together some of the brightest minds in research, marketing, customer experience and product innovation to discuss the latest trends, share best practices and discover the newest innovations in the industry. This year’s Summit took place in Washington, D.C. and featured renowned speakers such as Seth Godin, Kindra Hall and Alexandra Samuel.

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CloudCherry

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Only 14% of CX professionals agree that the return on CX investments is well established in their organizations (Forrester, 2017). This becomes a real problem when asking for more resources, and dealing with budget approvals. Getting buy-in on CX initiatives from executives can be an impossible task when they can’t clearly connect the dots to see a return on their investment. .

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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? 🤔 If so, this webinar is for you! What was once a common practice in the call center is now a barrier to success. Manual call monitoring is no longer an option if you want to proactively coach your agents to ultimately improve the customer experience using data-driven insights. Join this webinar with Angie Kronlage and April Wiita of Working Solutions to discuss how you can modernize outdated, manual call review processes through the power of autom

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Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Do you lead your business by thinking about your customers’ wants and needs? Are you putting the customer first? In today’s episode, we revisit two conversations with CX leaders representing global organizations about defining customer-obsession. In this work, defining customer-obsession means putting the customer at the center of your work. .

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

People do not say what they mean or, it seems, what they are thinking. Why? If we aren’t saying what we mean, then what are the implications for our Customer Experience? Honest communication can not only improve communication, but it can also enhance workplace quality and Customer Experience. We spoke with a special guest (and friend of mine), Steven Gaffney, author, Certified Speaking Professional and founder of the Steven Gaffney Company about this topic on our recent podcast.

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Alida

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

More and more companies today are investing billions of dollars in customer experience (CX) programs. Executives are evangelizing the importance of delivering a more seamless experience, recognizing that CX is now the new battlefield in business. And yet despite all the focus on CX, most companies are failing. According to a recent report from Forrester , for instance, only 25% of CX programs improve customer experiences.

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CloudCherry

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Only 14% of CX professionals agree that the return on CX investments is well established in their organizations (Forrester, 2017). This becomes a real problem when asking for more resources, and dealing with budget approvals. Getting buy-in on CX initiatives from executives can be an impossible task when they can’t clearly connect the dots to see a return on their investment. .

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Give Employees What They Crave Most. Take Time to Properly Motivate Your Team. Shep Hyken sits down with Gregg Lederman to talk about his new book, Crave: You Can Enhance Employee Motivation in 10 Minutes by Friday. They discussed how to replicate your best people and give them the happiness and motivation they crave and deserve. ?. Top Takeaways: Your employees’ attitudes and actions are affected by the three things they crave the most: Respect: Respect them for who they are and what they

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Retently

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Apple’s customer satisfaction and loyalty have been growing steadily over the years, reflecting the way consumers view the brand. According to NPS Benchmarks , Apple’s NPS score in 2017 was a resounding 72 , which is significantly higher than the average NPS score of the consumer electronics industry. Apple’s continual focus on improving its Net Promoter Score has produced significant results for the company.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

February 12, 2018, 10:14 am. A recorded call within a call center in Stockholm, Sweden. Agent: Thanks for calling Förenad TelCo*, how can I help you? Customer: Hi, I am having a problem…. shhh, sweetie, shhhh…. Agent: What’s the problem? Customer: I’m having a problem with my Internet. It’s….just one second, please. Shhh, baby, mommy’s coming in a minute, shhh.

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CloudCherry

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Only 14% of CX professionals agree that the return on CX investments is well established in their organizations (Forrester, 2017). This becomes a real problem when asking for more resources, and dealing with budget approvals. Getting buy-in on CX initiatives from executives can be an impossible task when they can’t clearly connect the dots to see a return on their investment. .

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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.

Customer Insights

Topdown

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Customer experience (CX) is more than just icing on the cake—it is a complete recipe for business success. How customers perceive their interactions with a company translates into serious financial implications.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ian Moyse who writes about how important it is to examine the customer journey you are providing. You must deliver a consistent, convenient and frictionless experience. – Shep Hyken. Who would have thought that in 2018, with all the technological evolutions we have already lived through in the past 10-15 years, from Cloud Computing, Smartphones, Social Media, Drones, Big Data, Virtual Reality(VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet Of Things (IoT),

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LiveChat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Companies that take customer service seriously and make it a priority in the early stages of existence, shouldn’t forget about customer success management. It’s often mistaken with customer support, so let’s clarify. Customer success management is the next layer on the top of a successful customer support team. Why You Need a Customer Success Strategy.

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Oracle

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Customer service is expected, and our customers know what good service looks like. They no longer compare you to just your competitor, but to the best service they’ve ever received–from anyone. You can’t rely solely on the quality of your product. You must also add customer experience (CX) to the value you offer your customers. It doesn’t matter if you’re B2B or B2C, delivering an expected level of CX is now considered “table stakes.” Don’t think your co

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The 5 Essentials of a CX-First Platform Customer experience was once considered a soft metric, or a “nice to have.” But it is now a board-level priority for many brands. The experience you provide your customers is a defining way to differentiate your business from the competition. But how can you really make CX a priority when you have competing budget and resource constraints?

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Amity

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

When it comes to content marketing, the most important goal is facilitating interactions that create loyalty. If you get content marketing right, people will be excited to engage with your brand over and over. You’ll be more than a brand; you will be seen as a source of useful information and leadership. You will also be able to associate your brand with things that people consider meaningful and important.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 17, 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 Violence of The Customer Experience by Mary Drumond and Guilherme Cerqueira. (Worthix) The Customer Experience Economy is the most violent economy in the history of capitalism.

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Kayako

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In the current climate, customer experience is one of the main battlegrounds for sales organisations, often out-ranking factors like product and price. This can be especially true within the field of B2B sales, where customers are more informed than ever before, have higher expectations than in the past, and where existing customers are perfectly willing to switch to one of your competitors if you fail to provide the kind of experience they demand. .

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UJET

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The customer journey is a great way to conceptualize the time it takes for customers to become aware of your product all the way through to shouting their praise from the rooftops. Each step the customer takes moves them closer, or further away, from your intended goal.

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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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