CloudCherry
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Too much of a good thing? When it comes to our Finalists for CloudCherry’s 2019-2020 CX Championship, there’s no such thing! With over 100 stellar submissions to choose from- falling into either the Practitioner or the Influencer Categories- our Top 10 list quickly became our Top 12 list. And we ain’t mad about it! SO, without further ado, our Top TWELVE CX Champ 2019-2020 Winners are: In the Category of PRACTITIONERS-.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
“We’re unique, and so are the CX challenges we face.” That’s what we like to believe. We like to believe this about ourselves, our brands and our customers. We have bigger and badder challenges than our competitors…because of the size of our organization, the way our company is organized, and the way our industry is regulated!
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Customer Bliss
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Customer success is more than just a buzzword, and Guy Nirpaz , the CEO and founder of Totango , and author of Farm Don’t Hunt: The Definitive Guide to Customer Success , talks to us about how to realistically integrate customer success into customer experience. In today’s episode, Guy talks about the importance of delivering value to the customer and across the entire customer lifecycle.
Alida
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
This has been an extraordinarily bright few months for our Vision Critical business. We celebrated our customers at Insights Day events across the globe, presented our vision and business strategy at Forrester’s CX SF , and went online with Argyle to talk about the customer experience with hundreds of marketing and CX professionals. The density of conversations globally on the role of customer trust in the context of business impacting insight and action punctuate the opportunity and responsibil
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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.
CloudCherry
NOVEMBER 10, 2019
C-Suite…UNITE! Take up the battle cry and learn the keys to finding that oft-elusive C-Suite Unity in this week’s ‘Sweets of CX’ podcast. And, who better to lead the charge than the one and only Jeanne Bliss of Customer Bliss – 5 time Chief Customer Officer, CX Pioneer & Leadership Advisor, Speaker, Author, Cofounder of CXPA.org, and our honored guest.
CXDNA Update brings together the best content for customer experience professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Beyond Philosophy
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Customers have an idea of whether you are a low- or high-priced store almost before they ever interact with you. There are many reasons for it, and you are responsible for a lot of them. There is a story that demonstrates this concept that happened in a neighborhood in Boston called Jamaica Plain. It was historically a working-class neighborhood with many immigrant families living there.
BlueOcean
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
What Does Content and Ad Review Have in Common with Customer Service? Content review is a topical subject these days. We have witnessed Mark Z. in the hot seat being held accountable for content review standards and practices. But the requirement for content review extends beyond the major social media players: from not-for-profit social activism platforms to game publishers to media content platforms, the need for and challenges of content review are a pressing concern for many brands as we app
GetFeedback
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
This guide will teach you how to use the Customer Satisfaction Score metric, boost loyalty, and prove the ROI.
CloudCherry
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
CHAMPION. A simple search will tell you it’s, ‘a person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else.’ Hmmm…sounds like CX to me. So, what makes a true CX Champion? According to some of our 2019-2020 CX Championship Judges, it comes down to a few very important things. Eric Ullman of CX Alchemy defines it as, “someone who lives and breathes Customer Experience.
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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.
TechSee
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Smart Home technology is expected to become a $151.4 billion market by 2024. However, it still has a long way to go before it reaches its full potential. Many consumers face significant technical challenges as they set about smartening up their homes. While in theory, smart devices should be easy to set up – most are wireless and can be remotely connected – in reality, non-technical customers are often insufficiently skilled to set up these products on their own.
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
This week we feature an article by Nogol Tardugno who tells us how to get our contact center interactive voice response (IVR) to deliver the best customer experience. Any reports of the death of interactive voice response (IVR) as a customer service channel have been greatly exaggerated. In 2019 businesses continue to fund their IVR call solutions as statistics both formal and anecdotal continue to demonstrate the need.
Beyond Philosophy
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Tribalism: Are You In with The In-Crowd? As humans, the need to belong is essential to us. Most of us have a deep need to feel we are part of a broader community that shares our values and interests. In other words, we need to find our tribe. Tribes are connections between people that form communities, which can be formal or informal. Sometimes tribes are associated with where you were born and from whom, which are the formal types of tribes.
Steve DiGioia
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Great service is comprised of many parts and each must be present to create the experience every customer desires. Let’s briefly discuss each one of my top 8 until we get to “memory”. I know you’ll agree with me that it should be near the top of your list. Training. Training for the needed service skills is an essential foundational aspect of great service in any industry.
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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Heart of the Customer
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Successful customer journey maps drive customer-focused change like improving customer experience, developing a new way to deliver value to customers, or reducing the cost to serve current customers. Based on a 2016 study of customer experience professionals, over two-thirds of respondents did not rate their journey mapping project as successful. The reason?
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
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. 3 Ways Store Layout Decisions Impact on Customer Experience by Oisin Ryan. (ServiceDock) The following covers three of the most common and obviously non-customer-centric strategies that retailers use.
Oracle
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Augmented reality apps may seem like a cute novelty at first glance, but they can play a valuable and even transformational role in today’s customer experience. According to the “ Impact of Emerging Technology on CX Excellence ” report from Oracle and ESG, 61% of firms using virtual or augmented reality have increased customer satisfaction metrics as a result.
Joe Rawlinson
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Machine learning is shaping the e-learning space today. Before we get started, let’s understand: what exactly is machine learning? Is it similar to AI? It’s a subset of AI and the two are closely related but each of them performs a different task. Machine Learning builds algorithms and selects models designed to provide the desired outcome. It recognizes patterns to deliver pre-defined results.
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.
Interactions
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Digital Transformation has become the “it” topic for senior leaders across all industries. In fact, according to IDC , direct Digital Transformation investment spending will approach $7.4 trillion between 2020 and 2023. And, with the digital native generation entering the consumer stage and the majority of consumers becoming more connected, the pressure for digital transformation is on. .
ShepHyken
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Create a Disney-Worthy Customer Experience. Building a magical customer experience at every level. Shep Hyken interviews Dennis Snow. They discuss how to define an organization’s level of service and company culture by looking at examples from the Walt Disney World Company. Top Takeaways: There are two steps to defining your organization’s level of service.
Pointillist
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
By Stephanie Ventura Metrics tracking is a vital element of every call center. However, aiming to track all possible call center metrics can lead to information overload. Instead, organizations must focus on metrics that yield the greatest insight. Many call center leaders cite First Call Resolution (FCR) as the most important metric to track. Why is FCR considered so essential?
ERDM
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Article by Ernan Roman Featured on CMO.com Millennials and Gen Zs view traditional loyalty programs as “manipulative,” “hierarchical,” and “built around exclusions.”. image courtesy of CMO.com. Those are highlights from VoC research conducted by ERDM for Detroit-based watchmaker Shinola, which was looking to revamp its loyalty program. These points also underscore findings from similar research done for other brands, whose customers, across all generations, have knocked loyalty programs for tyin
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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.
SurveySparrow
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Smartphones give consumers a louder voice and bigger presence. As our readers know, SurveySparrow is always hard at work, building next-generation digital tools designed to help you enhance your Customer Experience (CX) initiatives (see our online survey tools , our offline survey tools , or our chatbot tools for example). However, from time to time, we do take a break to reach out to thought leaders who’ve influenced the niches we serve.
Eptica
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Author: Taoufik Massoussi - Product Manager & Head of AI Why you need more than NPS to drive CX excellence. Published on: November 12, 2019. Author: Taoufik Massoussi - Product Manager & Head of AI At a time when customer experience ( CX ) is critical to business success , being able to measure your customers’ satisfaction levels is hugely important.
Answer Dash
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
(This article was originally published at Analytics Insight ) We understand that artificial intelligence is playing an important role in how organizations work. Artificial intelligence projects and services are changing everything from data accumulation and processing in the marketing division to on-boarding in the HR office. While AI and automation hold colossal value as far as time and cost reserve savings internally, there is another area wherein AI guarantees much greater, progressively impo
Confirmit
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Something for something. Customer relationships very much are premised on a quid pro quo between a company and its customers. That is, the customer/company relationship is an exchange of values, something for something. Customers want companies to deliver great products, services and experiences at a given price point. In turn, customers reward companies that meet and exceed their expectations with loyalty behaviors , that is the ongoing behaviors that create value for the company.
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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.
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