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5 ways to improve customer satisfaction scores using customer empathy

NICE inContact

Simply put, applying customer empathy means understanding and integrating your customer’s expectations. And lucky for you, we’ve outlined what that looks like with help from three industry experts in the eBook, “Cultivating a future-proof customer journey strategy.” Get your copy now.

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Work-Life Balance for the At-Home Agent: 7 Ways to Encourage Healthier Habits in a Post-Pandemic Workplace

Playvox

Like most of you, I’ll never forget where I was the night the world shut down. I was performing at a jazz club and one of my students, Tommy, came to my show. It was my first semester teaching music as an adjunct professor at Purdue University Fort Wayne, and I was thrilled to be making my debut musical appearance three months after the birth of my son.

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Why is information overload killing CX?

Knowmax

Why is information overload killing CX?

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Integrating CX Can Potentially Increase Your Profit by the Millions

Alida

It is a widely accepted fact that a happy customer is a returning customer. Someone who has enjoyed your service (in-store or online), product, and price are more likely to buy from you again and more importantly recommend you to their friends and family. But, with competition increasing and the barrier of change decreasing, providing a universally good shopping experience is no longer enough.

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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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The Difference Between Repeat Customers and Loyal Customers

ShepHyken

“We love our customers, and they obviously love us. They keep coming back, again and again!” . Who doesn’t want to be able to say that? And, if that is the case with your organization, let me ask you this question: Do you know why they are coming back? . Not to be a “downer,” but we shouldn’t confuse a repeat customer with a loyal customer. They are not the same. .

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Driving Software Adoption through Customer Success: 6 Ways to Improve Customer Engagement

Totango

Driving software adoption through customer success in the 2020s is a precision business. In the same way that access to large quantities of accurate data enabled drug companies to produce a vaccine record time, making people resistant to the effects of COVID, data has enabled customer success teams to delight customers and pandemic proof their organizations.

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What Is Total Experience Management & Why Does Your Business Need It?

Alida

CX is your competitive weapon, but your competitors know this too. The experiences you deliver will have the biggest impact on attracting and retaining customers—more than price or product. Brands can’t afford to deliver sub-par experiences, but brand trust is at an all-time low, with NPS scores at one third of what they were just five years ago.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 8-9-2021

ShepHyken

Each week I read many 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. Eight Ways Companies Can Turn A Negative Customer Experience Into A Positive One by Young Entrepreneur Council. (Forbes) To demonstrate how to turn unsatisfactory experiences into satisfactory ones, eight members of Young Entrepreneur Council shared their top-recommended way

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Storytelling Pokes Holes in Organizational Value Silos

One Millimeter Mindset

Organizational value silos are found in all sizes and shapes of companies. Initially, silos are created and nurtured by business and hiring models which categorize people into functional roles based on how they solve problems. Then, these silos are perpetuated by problem-solving tools, mindset, and terminology “owned” by the professional disciplines inhabiting these silos.

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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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7 Digital Customer Experience Best Practices for Higher Satisfaction

Totango

The quality of your customers’ experience impacts satisfaction and retention. Here are 7 digital customer experience best practices. We’ll cover strategies for enhancing experience throughout your customer’s lifecycle, with an eye toward increasing retention. We’ll include tips for leveraging technology to optimize the digital customer experience. 1.

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B2B Customer Feedback Surveys – Practical Tips to Improve Your Program Now

Daniel Group

B2B Customer Feedback Surveys – Practical Tips to Improve Your Program Now. Excellent B2B Customer Feedback surveys must start with thinking about what you really want to find out from your customers; i.e., begin with the end in mind. Ultimately, a successful survey allows the customer to tell you how they really feel and think about you. It’s so much more than numbers and scales.

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Guest Post: How Can PR Crisis Management Shape Customer Experiences?

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by David Tattersall, Head of Client Relations at Handpicked Accountants , an online network housing the best-performing accountants across the UK. He writes about how successful, global brands use social media to deliver outstanding customer service experiences. In the digital era where customer experience is defined by a customer’s first impression of a website, interaction with a chatbot, or response to a social media remarketing advert, the opportunity stands t

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[Q&A] Ready to Scale: The Tech Stack That Drives Your Digital Customer Success Program

ChurnZero

Your digital-led Customer Success program will only be as good as the technology behind it. But how do you go about building your Customer Success tech stack the right way? InSided VP of Customer Success Anika Zubair joined us to talk about the product categories and solutions that leading Customer Success professionals are embracing as they build out their digital-led programs.

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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 Success Teams Can Use Voice of Customer to Improve Customer Retention

Zonka Feedback

For every business, customer loyalty is a hard-earned wealth. Loyal customers would not only choose your brand over others every time, but they would also spread good word-of-mouth for your business and become your brand advocates. They would speak excitingly about your brand and attract more customers for your business. That’s the best kind of marketing if you ask me.

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Optimove Recognized as a Leader in Cross-Channel Campaign Management by Forrester

Optimove

We are deeply proud to announce that Optimove has been recognized as a Leader in “The Forrester Wave : Cross-Channel Campaign Management (Independent Platforms), Q3 2021” (CCCM). This is our second straight appearance in this report, after being named a “Strong Performer” back in Q4 2019. Yes, the previous report was published in a pre-Coronavirus world, and yes, a lot has changed since.

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Amazing Business Radio: Sharad Khandelwal

ShepHyken

Customer Insight. Shep Hyken interviews Sharad Khandelwal, co-founder and CEO of SentiSum. They discuss Khandelwal’s artificial intelligence platform that collects valuable information and insights from consumers who reach out. Top Takeaways: – The new technology, artificial intelligence, reads and analyzes all support conversations, regardless of channel, and even tags them with reasons.

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3 Instagram direct message marketing essentials for accelerated growth

BirdEye

Today, Instagram has over a billion monthly users – which means that 1 in 8 people on the entire planet use Instagram. Furthermore, 83% of them use the Instagram app to discover new products and services. That means Instagram is often the average consumer’s entry point to your business, making Instagram direct message marketing a powerful channel for attracting and retaining customers.

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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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7 Voice of Customer Methodologies to Generate Customer Feedback

Zonka Feedback

In a hyper-competitive world, the key to business success is your ability to deliver excellent experiences and retain customers. How you listen to the voice of customers, understand customer issues, and resolve them makes all the difference in helping you stand out of the crowd. It’s absolutely true that customer experience is as important as your product or service.

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Building a 90 Day Roadmap to Success and 3 Simple Tips with Shannon Martin

Kustomer

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by Shannon Martin to learn about building a 90 day roadmap to successful customer service. Learn how Shannon has built an excellent team to provide world class customer service by listening to the podcast below. Problem Solving Through Connection.

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Verint is Expanding its Cloud Platform Capabilities to Help Brands Accelerate Digital-First Customer Engagement

Conversocial

Conversocial Acquisition Will Enhance Verint Customer Engagement Platform with Additional Social and Messaging Channels and Further Expand its Conversational AI Capabilities.

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9 Customer Service Blogs Every Support Pro Should Follow

Help Scout

One of the best ways to stay current with trends and customer needs is by following customer service blogs. Reading about the tools and techniques that other companies are using to provide excellent experiences helps inform your team and strategy on doing the same. Below are nine customer service blogs we love, with breakdowns of what content you can expect to find on them and details on why they’re so amazing. 1.

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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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CSM Tips for Engaging Dark Customers 

ClientSuccess

We’ve all experienced customers going dark. Maybe it’s right after implementation when they’re finally using your product but have yet to schedule an ongoing check-in meeting. Maybe it’s a year into using your technology when it’s time to discuss renewals. Or, maybe, something as simple as scheduling issues resulted in weeks of missed meetings. However customers go dark, it is often the CSMs responsibility to rein them back in and get them back on the path to success.

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Engaging Leadership In B2B OEM Processes That Impact The Effectiveness Of Aftermarket Customer Support

Middlesex Consulting

Ron Giuntini is the author of this post and is justifiably proud of his efforts relating to engaging leadership in the aftermarket. It would benefit an OEM leadership to be more engaged in the details of direct and indirect processes that impact the effectiveness of their relationship of their installed customer base and/or their distribution […].

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Time running out to enter CX Leader of the Year 2021!

MyCustomer

Loyalty Time running out to enter CX Leader of the Year!

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Sh!t CSMs Say

Vanilla Forums

The CSM. A position that does so much for an organization but one that fails, time and again, to be described, understood, or appreciated. ?? Preach!! I hear you say, preach!! ??. Being a CSM is something that only other CSMs can truly understand, and Jeff Breunsbach , Director of Customer Experience at Higher Logic, recently put out a call on Linkedin to find out how many other success professionals know the struggles and wow, did people deliver!

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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.