InMoment XI

JANUARY 18, 2023

Welcome back to the XI Café Podcast! The XI Café Podcast was created so that CX program owners around the world could join the conversation and learn from global businesses and industry experts about the latest experience improvement innovations in technology and research services, industry and market expertise, and customer (CX) and employee (EX) engagement best practices.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 20, 2023

2020 marked the workplace like no other year in recent history. For more than two years, everyone worked to settle into new patterns of working and communicating, and we’re finally seeing a return to “normal.” We rejoiced when our favorite coffee shops re-opened, and we got all dressed up again when the commute to work once again involved more than a walk down the hall … and yes, that RFP was finally back on your plate.

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Alida

JANUARY 17, 2023

In uncertain economic times, making the right choices for your business becomes that much more important. Even a slight misstep can have a drastic impact on a company's ability to compete in the market. While navigating a recession is undoubtedly difficult, spending the time to understand customer motivations and concerns can significantly reduce risk from decision-making and help create more value for both customers and the business.

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Retently

JANUARY 19, 2023

Achieving the much-desirable product-market fit is the ultimate goal of any SaaS business. After all, it means that a company has identified its business niche, has found a profitable market, and has a product that is well-liked by customers – the true Promoters. They don’t have to worry about going bust because what they sell is what the market needs.

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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.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 14, 2023

In sales, it can be tough to know when a customer is no longer deciding but already decided—unless, of course, they tell you that out loud. So, it is incumbent upon you to read the signs that a customer has decided to buy. For example, I like to make drawings with pen and paper during my sales presentations with a contact. Then, I position the pen toward them during the discussion as an invitation for them to pick up and draw a little bit, too.

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BirdEye

JANUARY 19, 2023

Social listening and social monitoring are often used interchangeably, but there are some big differences between the two. By understanding these differences, companies can create highly effective marketing strategies and gain a better understanding of their social media presence. In this blog post, we’ll explore the key differences between social listening vs social monitoring so that you can make informed decisions when it comes to your business’s digital presence.

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One Millimeter Mindset

JANUARY 18, 2023

How many of you have encountered individuals, strategies, projects, goals, and KPIs which give you Professional Pause? These ideas and values, when read in a meeting agenda or spoken during the course of a live or digital meeting, make you suck in your breath. You immediately close your eyes. More importantly, your brain stops working. As a result, you do not read or hear any further than the words triggering your Professional Pause.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 20, 2023

As we enter the new year, the climate for consumers will be different than the past few years. The robust economy of recent times has given way to inflation and interest rate spikes that haven’t been seen in years, if not decades. Everyone has been more cautious about spending, and many sectors are seeing wave after wave of layoffs. These may seem like unrelated events, but they all have a role to play in defining the state of customer service in 2023 and will have implications for contact

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 19, 2023

I love technology, but I can still be old-fashioned when working with clients. How? Meeting with clients, I like to put pen to paper and illustrate what I am saying with a handcrafted visual aid. My analog PowerPoint serves two purposes: These handmade creations will hang on a museum wall with a plaque because of the tremendous amount of raw talent exposed (ahem).

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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.

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Kustomer

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets podcast , Gabe Larsen is joined by Steven Maskell , Vice President of Customer Experience at Zones , to discuss how to use customer experience data analytics to create a personalized, data-driven customer experience. Learn how Steven does so by listening to the podcast below. Creating a Data-Driven Customer Experience Steven Maskell has successfully led service teams for nearly 30 years.

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Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2023

The late actor (who also did some other things) Ronald Reagan had a saying: “If you’re explaining, you’re losing.” Now, when it comes to popular politics, what he meant by that was that it’s important to keep your arguments simple: The more succinct you can make your point, the more likely people are to agree with you, and more quickly. If all it takes to come to your conclusion is along the lines of: ‘Well, here’s the fact, therefore, here’s the conclusion,’ you’re likely to win lots of pe

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Maru Group

JANUARY 17, 2023

By Glyn Luckett Maru/Matchbox | January 2023. Companies recognize that delivering a great Employee Experience (EX) that considers and puts its employees first is the key to unlocking better business outcomes. From higher productivity and improved ‘stickiness’ when attracting and retaining talented employees to the ultimate reward of an engaged workforce – higher customer satisfaction and loyalty; EX plays a critical role in your business’s success.

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Thematic

JANUARY 17, 2023

No one wants to present a negative report. It can feel intimidating. It’s much easier to focus on positive metrics, and present data that, at least on the surface, makes it look like ‘we’ are performing well. This is what I call watermelon syndrome - presenting a green scorecard to your stakeholders that falls apart under questioning, revealing the red metrics inside.

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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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ShepHyken

JANUARY 17, 2023

Is Technology Taking Over Customer Service? How Customer Experience Drives Business Growth. Shep Hyken interviews Keith Meier, Chief Operating Officer at Assurant, Inc. , an organization that works with companies that manufacture, sell, or finance their customers’ major purchases. He shares how providing customers with a great experience in every support channel they use is crucial to business growth.

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ClientSuccess

JANUARY 16, 2023

Listening Vectors by Vecteezy. Providing exceptional customer success begins with listening to your customers. It’s essential to create an environment of trust and open communication, where customers feel heard, valued, and appreciated. As a customer service leader, it’s up to you to ensure that their valuable feedback is not only collected but acted upon.

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Feedbackly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Customer satisfaction is a paramount factor for the success of a business. After all, you can only thrive in the market as long as you have a client base. So, keeping your customers happy is the secret to keeping the wheels moving. Businesses use different metrics to determine how customers feel during the buying journey. One of the common and oldest metrics is CSAT.

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ThriveableBiz

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this article Eriks Celmins summarises insights to help find opportunities to engage with customers in a recession, based on research and current marketing thinking. What’s our usual reaction to the dreaded recession? When we hear recession talk, we’re likely to go all doom and gloom. We shut our minds to starting or growing our small business because we think everyone’s going to stop spending.

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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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ShepHyken

JANUARY 18, 2023

Recently I wrote my annual Forbes article featuring customer service and CX predictions and trends for 2023. No. 4 on the list was Personalization Gets More Personal. The best marketers have realized that personalization is a way to get closer to the customer – or at least make it appear to be so. In our customer experience research (sponsored by Amazon), 74% of customers we surveyed said a personalized experience is important. .

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Russel Lolacher

JANUARY 16, 2023

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Russel chats with journalist, author and CEO of the Armah Institute of Emotional Justice Esther A. Armah on racial healing and the emotional justice road map for the workplace. A few reasons why she is awesome – she’s an international award-winning journalist, having worked for the BBC and written pieces for the Guardian and Essence magazine, an occasional guest on MSNBC, DEI expert, a playwright, a radio host, and author – her autobiography

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Lumoa

JANUARY 17, 2023

Lumoa’s biggest features for 2022 Another year down! Crazy how time flies. And Lumoa has been flying by as well, with over 1000+ tickets released this year aimed at improving how Lumoa works – based on your feedback! So let’s get started counting down our top features of the year, starting with… MASSIVE update to the Integrations hub – one click integrations with your favourite apps!

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SaleMove

JANUARY 20, 2023

Glia once again finds itself looking towards a brand new year: Here’s what some Glianeers’ aspirations, goals, and hopes are for the year ahead. The post Glia Voices: Looking Ahead at the New Year appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Helpware

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chat support, phone support, email support, self-service … choosing the right types of customer service and the right communication methods for your business can seem like a daunting task.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 20, 2023

Sabina Pons is Operating Partner at Growth Molecules and a 2022 Top 100 CS Strategist. We recently covered how Customer Success (CS) teams can create digital scale at moments of truth during the implementation and adoption phases of the customer lifecycle. Building upon that strong foundation, you can also add digital-led strategies to critical moments such as revenue expansion opportunities and contract renewal.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

Contact centres are giant candy stores full of rich, tempting data but how do you choose and where do you begin? Jim Davies shares five delicious tips for mastering effective data collation and optimisation. I remember the good old days when sweet shops existed on every street. The walls were lined with shelves, filled with large plastic tubs of our favourites—rhubarb and custards, pear drops, lemon bonbons, kola cubes, flying saucers… Happy days.

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SurveySparrow

JANUARY 17, 2023

Starting conversations is essential for any business seeking to gain insights into their customers, as it allows them to understand how they think, feel, and interact with the company. Conversations are vital in helping businesses identify customer needs and preferences, as well as tailor their offerings accordingly. Importance of conversation in business In the past, conversation starters were limited to face-to-face interactions that relied on intuition and conversation skills.

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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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