Customer Bliss
OCTOBER 30, 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. Today’s video is an excerpt from my online course , inspired by my book, Would You Do That To Your Mother?
GetFeedback
OCTOBER 30, 2018
A Seamless Way to Get Immediate Post-Chat Feedback. Today, we’re excited to launch GetFeedback for Salesforce Chat. With this feature, companies can seamlessly integrate elegant surveys at the end of their live chat conversations, helping them collect real-time, contextual customer feedback. Modern customers not only want real-time support, they also want to give real-time feedback.
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TechSee
OCTOBER 31, 2018
“Alexa, launch Netflix!”. No longer limited to providing basic phone and Internet service, the telecom industry is at the epicenter of technological growth, led by its mobile and broadband services in the Internet of Things (IoT) era. This growth is expected to continue, with Technavio predicting that the global telecom IoT market will post an impressive CAGR of more than 42% by 2020.
CloudCherry
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Who owns the customer experience in your organization? When it comes to putting customer experience management into action, it’s critical to know who owns the moving pieces. Who’s accountable for ensuring that every single customer encounters a well-designed and well-executed experience – regardless of where they are in their journey? Without true accountability, pieces are bound to slip through the cracks.
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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Customer Bliss
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
As a business leader, do you think about how your approach to hiring impacts your organization and customer experience? In my most recent Daily Dose vlog , I talk about how the employee experience affects your customers. I always say, what’s on the inside, shows up on the outside. How do you hold yourself accountable when managing culture and employee experience?
CXDNA Update brings together the best content for customer experience professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 29, 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. 4 Major Customer Service Faux Pas by Holger Reisinger . (Business 2 Community) When someone reaches out to your customer service team, more often than not, they’re experiencing some sort of issue.
InMoment XI
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Customer experience (CX) research has been seeing dramatic evolution in the last decade which has, in turn, changed CX strategy. In recent years customer satisfaction research has been turned upside down by the rapid evolution of the digital customer experience. The historical norm of siloed customer satisfaction survey projects reported on a monthly or quarterly.
Alida
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
If someone asks if you like vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream best – and your answer is that you don’t like any of those because you’re lactose-intolerant – you can immediately see how limiting survey questions without opportunities for open-ended feedback are. Consider another circumstance. Customers you’ve had for a long time are giving you poor CSAT or NPS scores.
ReviewTrackers
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Learning how to claim a Facebook business Page is crucial for any business. A Page can make it easy for those already on Facebook to easily reach the business, learn more about its products or services, and read their Facebook reviews. Creating a Page also increases a business’ overall exposure. There are 2.23 billion monthly active users on Facebook , which makes it one of the most popular social media platforms on the planet.
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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.
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
This week we feature an article by Catalin Corzini who shares information about how chatbots can provide a better experience and how to customize the customer journey when using chatbots. – Shep Hyken. We cannot escape the future. As we move towards big data and artificial intelligence, chatbots seem to be leading the way towards a more automated future.
ProProfs Chat
OCTOBER 31, 2018
In 2017, United Airlines went viral when a passenger was forcibly removed in an overbooked flight. Despite its CEO’s apology, the overwhelming online backlash led to a 6.3% drop in the company’s shares in pre-market trading. In a world where people can easily share their experiences with businesses via social media–an assessment which can make or break a brand— customer advocacy has become one of the top priorities today.
Oracle
OCTOBER 30, 2018
My daughter, Claudia, and I have a tradition when we eat ice cream at home: it’s always topped with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and sprinkles. One day not long ago, Claudia asked me if I’d make her a bowl of ice cream. I was in the middle of something but said yes anyway—and made it in a rush. When I handed Claudia the ice cream, her enthusiastic thank-you and broad smile quickly dissolved into disappointment. “What happened to the whipped cream and sprinkles?
Talkdesk
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The customer experience is important to you and your organization. You do your best to ensure that your products and processes meet customer needs but, when it comes to your call center agents, ensuring that you’re hiring and training for the right skills can be difficult. And, once they’re onboard, employee engagement is still a common challenge that often leads to increased turnover and decreased customer satisfaction.
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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.
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Five Myths About Monetary Incentives. Why Giving Monetary Incentives is a Bad Idea. Shep Hyken sits down with Sam Stern. They discussed Sam’s research on why giving employees monetary incentives for providing good customer experiences is a bad idea. Top Takeaways: Two years of Sam’s research shows monetary incentives for providing good customer experiences distracts your employees from improving their experience delivery.
8x8
OCTOBER 31, 2018
How Transparent Should You be About Chatbots? When offering customer assistance via a chatbot, do you let customers know they’re not talking to an agent? Or try to make it seem like they’re chatting with an agent? “Tell them right out of the gate. If you mask a chatbot as a human, I think I’m talking to a dumb human,” said one contributor during Customer Contact Week’s interactive discussion groups, focused on managing the transition between self-service and assisted-service.
One Millimeter Mindset
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
After all is said and done, collaborative revenue generation is part of everyone’s job function. Whether stated or not in an employee’s job description. Sounds pretty boring, doesn’t it? Actually, collaborative revenue generation is the lifeblood responsible for business growth, expansion and sustainability. Have I got your attention? Consider that each employee touches some aspect of the customer acquisition and retention process.
Answer Dash
OCTOBER 30, 2018
The next wave of customer service that will separate a company from their competition is all about being convenient. In my recent interview with customer experience expert Shep Hyken, he shares six strategies for leveraging convenience as a powerful way to differentiate your organization in today’s competitive marketplace. This interview is conducted by Dennis Snow.
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!
ShepHyken
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Our mantra at Shepard Presentations is to Always Be Amazing. Those three words are very important. They are totally consistent with what we stand for, what I write about in my books and articles, and how we conduct ourselves at work every day. It’s simple…. We want to be amazing for our employees. We want to be amazing for our clients. And, we want to teach our clients to be amazing to their customers, clients, guests, members – and anyone else they do business with.
Beyond Philosophy
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Customers make rules for themselves that help them in their buying decisions. Some of these rules are common to many people. Some are specific to individual customers. Do you know what your customer’s rules are? How do you find out how to move your customer experience to the next level. Colin reveals how you can download his ebook ‘Unlocking the Hidden Customer Experience’ for free!
Call Center Pros
OCTOBER 29, 2018
BPO, or Business Process Outsourcing, is a very attractive business management solution. Indeed, although this concept has existed for several years, many companies see it as an important development lever for 2018. But why such a craze for the BPO? To answer the question, discover through this article the missions of a business process outsourcing and the benefits it offers for companies.
Myra Golden
OCTOBER 29, 2018
If you find it hard to get customers to accept your word as final and if too many of your customers just go over your head to talk to a supervisor who will tell the customer the exact same thing, you need to read this. I have for you five little tricks that I share in my onsite de-escalation workshops. These ideas will help you be far more successful in getting customers to accept your word as final. 1.
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Eptica
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager Delivering public sector customer experience at a time of change. Published on: October 31, 2018. Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager Driven by budget pressures and rising expectations from citizens public sector organizations are currently undergoing a major change.
Lumoa
OCTOBER 30, 2018
We gathered 15 Customer Experience experts to talk about the latest trends of customer experience in the near future and avoid common challenges. Some hints: big data, omnichannel communications, personalisation, AI and customer-obsessed culture. Make the future of customer experience present in your company already now.
Ann Michaels and Associates
OCTOBER 28, 2018
Customer service training is one of the smartest investments a company can make… Ever talked to a phone representative who was anything but helpful? Or asked a retail employee for help only to feel like you are inconveniencing them? As the old saying goes, good help is hard to find. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With proper training, companies can make sure their employees provide service with a smile—and make customers smile in return. .
Second to None
OCTOBER 30, 2018
The following article was written by Chelsey Heil. Chelsey is the CEO of Creatives by chelsey , a full service marketing firm dedicated to creative marketing solutions for all business types based in California. If you are interested in submitting a guest article to the Second To None blog, please send over your ideas to danielb@secondtonone.com. . SEO is an ever changing science.
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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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