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Forget About the Wow. What Should You Fix NOW?

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Customer experience repair and improvement can be completely overwhelming! There are so many areas to tackle. Those surveys don’t develop and send themselves. Then you simply must understand the journey by undertaking a robust customer journey mapping process. And of course, don’t forget to educate the executives and employees throughout your organization!

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The Pillars of seamless “IOT” transformation into better servitization customer experience and living experiences

eglobalis

Customer Experience The Pillars of seamless “ IOT ” transformation into better servitization, customer experience and living experiences - Where Services, Digital & Physical Products Meets #CX #IOT. The post The Pillars of seamless “IOT” transformation into better servitization customer experience and living experiences appeared first on Eglobalis.

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How To Set Better Goals For Your Customer Service Team

CX Accelerator

Happy 2018, folks! Ready or not, the new year is here. And with the turn of the calendar comes everyone’s favorite annual process: goal setting! Sadly, this rite of passage is often overlooked or marginalized within customer service departments. We can become wholly focused on things like quality scores, metrics, and new technology (all of which are extremely important), but annual goals should help you get out of the day-to-day way of thinking and practice continual improvement.

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Take Action Against These 4 Culprits That Hinder Customer Experience Growth

Customer Bliss

As we start off 2018 with the focus of continuously improving customer experience work, talking about the role of the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) is a great place to start. According to an AdAge article from 2016, this position has been on the rise since the early 2000s – and as of 2014, nearly a quarter of Fortune 100 companies had a CCO (or something akin to it).

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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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Are You Destined To Be CEO?

Beyond Philosophy

Popular belief has long held that oldest children are responsible, high achievers. And recent social science research indicates that this trait extends to their careers. As explained in this National Public Radio report , firstborn children have the benefit of their parents’ undivided attention early in life, and that advantage can influence their development.

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15 CX Experts Talk about the Future and Challenges of Customer Experience in 2018 [part 1] 

Lumoa

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX transformation is no longer a nice-to-have, it's a necessity” – concludes Forrester , one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices.

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Every Company Should Practice What They Preach—We Do!

InMoment XI

At MaritzCX we focus on helping organizations understand and improve their customers’ experiences through our sophisticated technology platform and our research expertise. We help our clients learn and understand their customers better so they can take the appropriate actions to improve their experiences—while being able to make better, more-informed business decisions.

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Will You Compete on Customer Experience in 2018?

Customers That Stick

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Problem Solving and Customer Experience Transformation in the Australian Postal System with CCO Christine Corbett

Customer Bliss

Overview. How do you transform customer experience within the postal service – an industry that affects the whole nation? In this episode, Christine Corbett , a hybrid CCO of Australia Post , shares how she’s using her background in operations and communications to unite the organization and reinvent the Australia Post customer and employee experience.

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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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PPV Customer Service Case Study: Cable Company Avoids a TKO

TechSee

In anticipation of the biggest boxing fight of the year – Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor- a major US cable company had high expectations. Pay-per-view (PPV) is one of their most lucrative revenue streams, especially when broadcasting live combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. The PPV fee was set at $99.95 , and based on past sales, an estimated six million homes in the US and the UK were expected to purchase access to the private telecast.

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Troublesome Trends & Predictions for 2018

Beyond Philosophy

I am apprehensive about my industry. Having worked in Customer Experience since 2002, I may be too much of a purist. However, for a while now, I have been writing about the decline and dilution of the discipline of Customer Experience. From changing titles but not behavior to a poor understanding of what customers want, the trends are troublesome. My concerns only grow as we roll into 2018.

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How to Create the Perfect Customer Satisfaction Survey: Questions, Tips & Templates

Comm100

Running a successful business requires more than just a great product — it also means that you need to please your customers and ensure their satisfaction. However, knowing whether or not you are delivering service that meets their expectations can be difficult if you don’t reach out to them. Many businesses assume they know what their customers want, when those assumptions can be very different from their customer’s experiences.

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Guest Blog: Customer Service Role … Avoid these Myths on Customer Service

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Mike Schoultz who shares his top 20 list of myths on customer experience not to tell yourself or things you should never say to a customer. This is a great list and one you should pay attention too. – Shep Hyken. The problem is never how to get new ideas into your mind, but how to eliminate the old ideas. Customer service designs that are remarkable get talked about.

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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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Comcast is trying – but they still don’t understand what CX really is

Heart of the Customer

I fired Comcast for their customer experience – but not for the reasons you might think. Comcast is the poster boy for poor customer experience. Most of these complaints have to do with negative touch points, such as reps who change customers’ names to insults or loyalty reps who won’t let a customer cancel. Customer service or experience ratings firms, such as the […].

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What is Customer Centricity DNA?

ClearAction

What is Customer Centricity DNA? Lynn Hunsaker. What is customer-centricity DNA? Can you develop it, or must your business be “born” with it? DNA means “the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable”. And centricity means “being situated at the center; a position of central prominence or importance”.

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Five Customer Experience Blogs You’ve Got to Follow

UJET

Customer experience is one of the largest competitive advantages for businesses today. With tons of knowledge and great minds to learn from, choosing where to focus your time can be a daunting task. But we have some good news: we’ve put together a list of five CX blogs you can follow to kick off the new year with great content delivered right to your inbox.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of January 8, 2018

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. Industry Experts Offer Up 2018 Predictions on Retail Customer Experience by Judy Mottl. (Retail Customer Experience) As the new year arrives, it’s a great time to look ahead at what’s to come from those in the trenches.

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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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Why You Should Use Mobile To Conduct Market Research

QuestionPro Audience

Market research is a valuable tool, and one that the smartest companies invest in. Companies like Lego, McDonald’s and Apple have been utilizing market research (MR) for years, and dominate their respective markets. But MR is not just for big companies with even bigger budgets; with today’s technology, every company has the ability to conduct research.

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Every Company Should Practice What They Preach—We Do!

InMoment XI

At MaritzCX we focus on helping organizations understand and improve their customers’ experiences through our sophisticated technology platform and our research expertise. We help our clients learn and understand their customers better so they can take the appropriate actions to improve their experiences—while being able to make better, more-informed business decisions.

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Why Messenger is the best VOC Solution for Brick-and-Mortar Businesses

ServiceDock

You know customer feedback is essential to running your retail chain, restaurant group or similar multi-location business. You want to be able to benchmark outlet performance and determine why one outlet is performing better or worse than others. You know that once a customer has left the premises dissatisfied, the chances of them returning are slim to none.

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Amazing Business Radio: Jesse Cole

ShepHyken

Doing the Opposite of Normal Can Lead to Better Customer Service. Shep Hyken Interviews Jesse Cole, Author of Find Your Yellow Tux. Do your “fans” come first? When customers come first, success follows. . . ? <span style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>?

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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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What is Customer Centricity DNA?

ClearAction

What is Customer Centricity DNA? Lynn Hunsaker. What is customer-centricity DNA? Can you develop it, or must your business be “born” with it? DNA means “the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable”. And centricity means “being situated at the center; a position of central prominence or importance”.

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Why Should You Care If Your Company Is Or Isn’t Built Around Stakeholder-Centricity? Here Are Some Key Factors To Consider.

Beyond Philosophy

Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D., CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. Most organizations do not fully understand, or leverage, the key linkages between customer experience and employee experience/behavior. Enterprises typically focus on employee satisfaction or engagement, in the belief that high levels in either area will directly drive customer loyalty.

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Inside Customer Success: Jobber

Amity

Founded in 2011, with offices in Edmonton and Toronto, Jobber Software has helped thousands of home service businesses be more successful. When she joined in 2014, Justine Burns was Jobber’s first Customer Success hire. She’s now become the Director of Customer Success and has evolved her department into three distinct teams. We sat down with her to talk all things Customer Success and found out how she maintained a strong culture of empathy at scale.

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Will AI Take Humans out of Customer Service in The Near Future?

Provide Support

3d rendering android robot thinking in office. Happy Holidays! As the new year dawns, many of us take the time to reflect on the milestones achieved in the past, and also look ahead to what the future has in store. How many changes will 2018 bring about for those in customer service? What innovations and technologies will be transforming the world and shaping its future?

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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.