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The Gift of Data: Transforming Customer Engagement with a CDP

Blueshift

The Holiday Season often brings to mind the joy of giving and receiving, but not every gift hits the mark. Have you ever unwrapped a present that left you scratching your head, wondering if the sender really knew you at all? It happens more often than we think. Just like receiving a moldy fruitcake, customers often find themselves on the receiving end of experiences that feel disconnected, impersonal, and downright baffling.

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Why Customer-Centric Product Analytics Are More Important Than Ever

Gainsight

Good data has never been more important to effectively interact with customers both in and outside your product. Knowing how deep (or shallow) customers’ product adoption may be is critical to driving them to achieve value, engaging at the right moment in the right channel, and improving overall customer and user experiences. And this data can only come from effectively capturing and acting on insights measured through product analytics.

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Elevating Customer Support: Five Goals to Strive for in 2024

Team Support

As 2023 comes to a close, now is the time to reflect on wins and losses from throughout the year. Maybe you had a banner year—or maybe you’re celebrating just getting through turbulent times. Either way, before you pop that bottle of champagne, it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions for your customer support team. In today’s increasingly competitive marketplace, people—particularly those in customer support—are key to setting your company apart from the crowd.

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Lessons Learned When Constructing A Seamless Customer Journey

Gainsight

A carefully crafted customer journey is not static. They shift and change with your products, your markets and even your go-to-market strategy. If you’re facing the need to revisit and revamp your customer experience, our discussion with Mai Elizer, Senior Solutions Engineer at Comeet , offered invaluable insights into constructing a predictable and efficient customer journey.

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3 Ways Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Can Improve Customer Experience

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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Is this the future for Customer research teams in 2024 and beyond?

Beyond Philosophy

I’m obsessed with AI at the moment. Luckily, the rest of the world seems to be, also. One area that will feel the influence of AI keenly is customer market research. I thought we could discuss this here today since it likely affects many of you readers, too. A recent article by Qualtrics, “ AI Will Reinvent the Market Research Industry ,” had a couple of stats I wanted to share with you today, which include: 83% of researchers see AI as an industry opportunity, and 7% see it as a threat. 2

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Take Our CX Change Agent Survey

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Let’s talk about goals! We’ve seen a lot of them this year. Big ones. Small ones. But mostly…pretty vague ones! Customer experience work is challenging when the goals are ill-defined and success is never really measured. That’s why we’re curious…how did your CX objectives go this year? What’s your biggest objective for next year? (We’re curious about other things, too, like how do YOU know you’re doing a good job?

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Small business phone systems: The ultimate guide

BirdEye

Riiing, riiing. Your customers are calling — don’t leave them hanging. According to our research, 35% of businesses still believe that phone calls are the most effective communication channel. Therefore, choosing the right phone system is critical for any small business. It’s not just about making calls; it’s about ensuring seamless communication, enhancing customer service, and supporting your business’s growth.

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Totango recognized as CS leader in G2 Winter 2024 reports

Totango

We are delighted to share that Totango was recognized in the G2 Winter 2024 reports for its exemplary performance in the customer success software category. These awards reflect superior engagement and commitment from our users, who continue to highlight and share the key aspects of Totango and our software they find most beneficial. The best of both worlds: unmatched enterprise-grade implementation and usability The G2 Winter 2024 reports ranked Totango as the number one customer success softwa

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Optimove’s 2023 Survey Key Highlight: Brands Still Subject Consumers to Marketing Fatigue

Optimove

Re-engage your churned customers with this guide Download Now Why it Matters: Marketing fatigue happens when consumers feel overwhelmed by generic and irrelevant messages. It can cause customer alienation, diminished loyalty, and reduced trust and lead to negative brand perception, wasted resources, and lower return on investment. For brands, message relevancy and personalization are key to mitigating marketing fatigue.

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Manual Call Reviews? There's a Better Way!

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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How Unleashing AI to Transform CX Can Be for The Better or Worse!

Beyond Philosophy

This year has undeniably been dominated by the rise of AI, bringing both positive and negative outcomes. We host Alex Mead , Global Customer Service Experience Director of Alvarez & Marsal ( alexmead@sky.com ), to discuss this crucial topic and its implications for experiences. Mead envisions that AI will significantly reduce customer effort in their experiences.

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Review monitoring uncovered: Top 16 tools for epic branding

BirdEye

Online reviews have rapidly become the top source of new leads, with 34% of marketers citing them as the number one channel for customer acquisition. And that’s just scratching the surface of their potential – one Birdeye’s latest data report found that 92% of consumers read at least two reviews before deciding whether to trust a business.

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2023 Wrapped – Multi Sensory AI & Remote Assistance Year in Review

TechSee

The latest technologies, trends & insights about Customer Service & Support of Things, for contact center and field service professionals.

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5 Creative Ways to Use AI for Sentiment Analysis

Lumoa

Have you ever thought about how some businesses manage to analyze thousands of customer reviews and feedback quickly? The secret lies in the capabilities of AI and its proficiency in conducting sentiment analysis. Customer feedback is a precious resource for understanding what’s effective and what needs improvement. However, manually sifting through and evaluating this feedback can be incredibly time-consuming.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Empowering Employees to Create Customer Moments That Matter

ShepHyken

Top Takeaways: A brand is not just about a name. It’s about being united and joining together under a common set of values. It starts with leadership defining who you are as an organization and what you stand for. Then, it is reinforced daily throughout the organization through empowerment and recognition. Creating an organization’s positive and supportive culture is key to delivering extraordinary experiences.

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Delivering Value and Efficiency Through Interactions

SaleMove

See 3 top trends for financial institutions in 2024 including delivering value with technology, generative AI, and the value of a unified interaction platform. The post Delivering Value and Efficiency Through Interactions appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Understanding the Dynamics: AI Chatbots vs. Self-Service Portals in Contact Centers

Win the Customer

In the realm of contact centers, the pursuit of enhancing customer service while streamlining operations remains a top priority. As technology evolves, two prominent solutions have emerged: AI-powered chatbots and self-service portals. AI chatbots and self-service customer service portals both offer unique advantages and challenges, prompting contact center leaders to navigate a landscape of choices.

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TeamSupport | Five Ways to Respond to Angry Customers this Holiday Season

Team Support

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” doesn’t always ring true for customer service or support teams. Though some industries might slow down during the month of December, others get more hectic and tensions can run high. Ever wonder what to say to diffuse the situation when a customer is ranting and raving about a problem that’s difficult to solve?

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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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A Lofty Goal: Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company

ShepHyken

If I asked 10 people who they thought could be planet Earth’s most customer-centric company, I bet a majority would have the same answer. I’ll share that company’s name at the end of this article. For now, you can guess. Cindy, from my office, had a customer service issue. Here are the steps she took to resolve the problem: She went to the company’s website and clicked on customer support.

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Frontline Customer Service Feedback & Surveys: Key to Elevate Customer Experience

Zonka Feedback

In the realm of customer service, the frontline staff serves as the face of a business. Their interactions with customers are important in shaping perceptions, loyalty, and overall satisfaction. To utilize the power of these frontline encounters and deliver a customer-centric experience, companies leverage a potent tool - frontline customer service surveys.

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To be a change maker in CX, focus on business outcomes

Heart of the Customer

Authors: Topher Mitchell & Jim Tincher This blog is authored by Topher Mitchell, the creator of Qualtrics’ Value Advisory function, and Jim Tincher, the CEO and founder of Heart of the Customer. The article was originally published by Qualtrics. Customer experience is good for business. You believe that, and so does your leadership team. Unfortunately, […] The post To be a change maker in CX, focus on business outcomes appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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The Future of Customer Research Teams: Innovating for Success in 2024 and Beyond

Beyond Philosophy

The Future of Customer Research Teams: Innovating for Success in 2024 and Beyond AI’s enthralling me these days, and it seems the world’s caught in the same spell. One realm set for a profound AI makeover is customer market research—a topic worth diving into since it’s likely on many of your radars too. Exciting or nerve-wracking—depends on which way you look at it.

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What Does it REALLY Mean to Put CX First?

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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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of December 18, 2023

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 comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Customer Centricity: How to Always Put the Customer First by Fernanda Alvarez Pineiro (Startups.co.uk) If the words “customer is King” have recently graced your LinkedIn feed with their presence or starred in your recent business conversations, you are probably attuned to

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The Importance of Active Listening in Sales

Integrity Solutions

So often, we listen to respond. We’re waiting for the other person to finish talking so we can tell them what we know. Effective sales conversations, however, are rooted in a mindset of listening to understand. Let’s explore why that distinction is so fundamental in sales, and what you can learn about active listening in sales from the best sales coaches.

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6 Email Segmentation Strategies for Higher Conversions 

Optimove

Take your customer segmentation to the next level with our advanced guide Download Now Why it Matters: Having a good email segmentation strategy is instrumental in increasing consumer engagement, ultimately leading to higher conversion rates. It forms the foundation of effective CRM strategies, guiding marketers to deliver precisely targeted, relevant messages to consumers at the right moment to drive desired actions.

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Rethinking Customer Service – Why ‘Good’ Just Isn’t Enough Anymore

Doing CX Right

Award-winning authors and leadership experts, Lisa Ford and Stacy Sherman discuss the key differences between customer service and customer experience and actionable insights to boost retention and fuel growth The post Rethinking Customer Service – Why ‘Good’ Just Isn’t Enough Anymore appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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Revolutionizing Contact Centers: Next-Gen Tech for Enhanced CX

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