CloudCherry

AUGUST 4, 2019

Many corporate initiatives start out with a flood of excitement and energy, but it can be hard to sustain that momentum over the long haul. That’s a big reason why some customer experience (CX) programs are struggling. Think about it: CX programs can take three to five years to become a core part of the business. You need time to institute the voice of the customer (VoC) practices and take action based on authentic customer feedback.

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Customer Bliss

AUGUST 8, 2019

I know we’re in August and the Back to School advertisements are making the rounds, but summer isn’t over yet! So if you’re heading on vacation soon or relaxing as business slows down a bit, here are a few book suggestions for you to uplevel your own CX skills and that of your team. The following books should be in your arsenal for customer experience transformation.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 7, 2019

Tony Hsieh is the CEO of the online shoe and clothing company, Zappos. The company’s reputation for amazing customer service is almost a cliché in the customer service world. Zappos stories have become customer service legends. The Zappos phone call that lasted 10 hours and 43 minutes is one such legend. There are many others, and this is just one of the reasons Zappos is recognized as one of the top customer service companies on the planet.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

AUGUST 6, 2019

Success Relies Upon Customer Trust. When I ask you a question like “what brand are you loyal to?” you are actually answering the question “what brands have earned your trust?” What brand has proven, time and again, they can live up to their promises? Which brand hasn’t disappointed you? Which brand delivers on their expectations?

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 7, 2019

Get visibility into the onsite service experience and take immediate action to improve your field service operations. We’ve all experienced the dreaded four-hour window waiting for cable service installation. The appointment is set, the onsite technician is dispatched, but there’s no telling if or when he’ll arrive. Eventually he does, but it’s still a few more hours until the onsite service is complete.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 9, 2019

This week we feature an article by Yogesh Chabria who shares an article about how customers want to be wowed and how you can turn your customers into fans. I often get asked how I focus on customer satisfaction with everything else that is going on? The truth is that your business is built to serve customers hence customer satisfaction is one of your primary goals.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 7, 2019

Why Some Friction is Good. We owe you an apology. Even though the lawyers say we shouldn’t say this, we feel we might have misled you on the subject of friction in your Customer Experience strategy. We have been telling you to make your experience as easy as possible, and you should. However, there is some merit to making things a little bit difficult in some cases.

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 5, 2019

Six years ago, GetFeedback started on a journey to give companies a better way to listen to their customers – through surveys. Since then we’ve continuously worked on making it easier and simpler for organizations to build better customer relationships. Our goal is to provide companies with a seamless way to marry feedback data and customer data, enabling them to take intelligent action at the right time and provide an exceptional customer experience.

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Alida

AUGUST 6, 2019

In this automated, AI obsessed and data-driven world there is sweet irony that one of the biggest impediments to digital transformation, successful product launches, and exceptional customer experiences, are gut decisions and the opinions of the most senior person in the room.

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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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ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2019

“Sense and Respond” Culture. Building a Culture of Creative Response to Customer Need. Shep Hyken interviews Jeff Gothelf. They discuss how companies must build a culture around listening and responding to customer need. The Interview with Jeff Gothelf: Do work that has an impact on your customers. Don’t measure your work based on completion; measure it based on growth and the positive impact you can have on those around you—especially your customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 9, 2019

Are You Using the Right Measures? Measuring your progress for your Customer Experience strategy is an essential aspect to your program’s success. Not only will it show if your program is working to provide an excellent experience for your customers, but it also shows what customers really value, which can be an elusive thing to discover. In this episode of The Intuitive Customer, we discuss the importance of measuring Customer Experience correctly.

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Totango

AUGUST 8, 2019

Imagine if you could give your customers that “day 1” feeling of excitement and potential throughout the entire customer journey. That’s the goal Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has for his customers. In his 2016 letter to Amazon shareholders , Bezos describes the preservation of this day 1 feeling as the biggest driver for pursuing a customer-centric approach.

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Second to None

AUGUST 9, 2019

Human emotion is complex and multi-layered, which makes clearly outlining its role in the customer experience tricky at times. Yet, its importance persists. While concrete, customer data can help to mold the basic requirements and expectations of your customer experience, emotion fills in all the intangible gaps. When recognized and implemented effectively , the emotional factor yields increased customer loyalty and advocacy over the duration of the customer lifetime.

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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

AUGUST 5, 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 Small Aspects Of ‘Customer Experience’ That Make A Big Competitive Difference by Gary Lyng. (Thrive Global) How do you prevent yourself from undermining your own CX efforts so that your company can thrive?

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MyCustomer

AUGUST 9, 2019

Engagement. What is agile CX and how do you deliver it?

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Steve DiGioia

AUGUST 5, 2019

it's one of the reasons why consumers maintain loyalty Buffer, one of the industry-leading apps used to schedule and share content on social media, recently had a “bug” that affected 0.00599% of Buffer users (467 out of 7,800,000). A pretty small number if you asked me. So, what did they do? Well, first off, they fixed the bug and made changes to the login process that made signing-in more secure for all users, not just the 467 who were affected.

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Calabrio

AUGUST 7, 2019

Anyone working in the contact center industry knows Customer Contact Week (CCW) to be the end-all, be-all event for customer experience, contact center and customer care professionals. That’s why we were thrilled to see Calabrio customer Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU) named runner-up in the “Best in Class Contact Center, 100-199 seats” category in the 2019 CCW Excellence Awards, recently announced at the event in Las Vegas.

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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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Kayako

AUGUST 7, 2019

Customers enjoy doing business with companies that are easy to work with. The Ubers and Amazons of the world are constantly setting the gold standard in terms of what customers should expect from businesses, making consumers very aware of what great customer experiences should look like. Ease of business is everything. Your strategy should aim to make it simple and easy for your customers to get to you, find what they’re looking for, make a purchase, and get the best onboarding and support possi

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UJET

AUGUST 6, 2019

The traditional customer support experience has been calling a helpline, being placed in a queue, and waiting for an agent to answer. Then you had to verify your identity with security questions, explain your issue, and hope that the problem could be completed by the first agent. The reality was that you would likely be transferred and have to repeat this process multiple times before the issue was resolved.

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ReviewTrackers

AUGUST 7, 2019

Is there a way to remove or delete a Google review? It’s a question that we here at ReviewTrackers have been asked numerous times, by customers and readers alike. And it’s a question that’s typically asked with some measure of frustration: after all, if you’re managing a business, a negative review on Google can blemish your online reputation, especially if the review stands out in a search result for your business on Google.

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Oracle

AUGUST 9, 2019

Consider the amount of stress that often surrounds a wedding. There’s the planning, trying to accommodate two different families’ wishes, the finances, and the overall nerves that come along with the big day. So, when it comes time for the honeymoon, newlyweds simply want to relax, take a breath, and enjoy each other’s company — in a beautiful location, of course.

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Optimove

AUGUST 8, 2019

2019 is the year of the customer data platform (CDP). Marketing analysts and thought leaders have shared their frustration over disconnected customer data, and requests for CDPs are sprouting up like wildflowers in the spring. In this blog, we’ll segment the CDP tech stack into five categories to help you filter out the clutter and identify the best solution for your business.

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ClearAction

AUGUST 9, 2019

3 Ways Marketing Creates Customer Experience Leadership Lynn Hunsaker. Marketing’s role in customer experience leadership can be powerful, especially if it’s managed holistically. Step back and think about what makes or breaks great experiences for yourself as a customer. For products or services you buy for more than $100 a month, pick one where you’ve switched brands, and answer this quiz: What was most instrumental to your decision to switch: deals or respect?

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Experience Matters

AUGUST 5, 2019

Benchmarking #CX against competitors is a good activity, but it is overused. See 5 pieces of advice. The post Five Recommendations For De-Emphasizing Benchmarking appeared first on Experience Matters.

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Customer Enthusiast

AUGUST 8, 2019

Earlier this summer, I was relaxing by the pool at a well-known resort in Las Vegas. Because it was 100° in the shade, from the moment I settled into my lounge chair I was on the lookout for a beverage server. Within a few minutes, the server appeared carrying a tray with several drinks. I […]. The post Balancing productivity and customer service quality appeared first on Steven Curtin.

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