InMoment XI

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a customer experience (CX) professional, you’ve experienced the thrill of starting and growing the program in many forms whether it be: the beginning stage, getting those quick wins, and growing a reputation of excellence across your company. That’s when you know it’s time to update your customer experience program.

Customer Experience 493

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Tips Effort Score 493

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Is your Customer Success team: Butting heads with Sales during onboarding. Getting bombarded by Marketing for unrestricted customer access. Put simply, Customer Success does a lot of things for a lot of people. When you’re traversing up, down, and across an organization, you’re bound to encounter some cross-functional friction.

Customer Success 59

Customer Success Company Management Roadmap 59

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This week we feature an article by Christina Lutrell about understanding the shifting consumer experience while maintaining your customer’s trust. From a business perspective, mobile gives potential and existing customers the ability to onboard and transact wherever, whenever. Fast, Easy and Secure.

Consumers 92

Consumers Study Loyalty Technology 92

Kayako

MAY 13, 2022

In recent years, the rise of social media put the customer in charge of the brand conversation. As e-commerce and demand for online help expands, companies have to meet and exceed new expectations to keep customers satisfied. Fortunately, customers also like to help themselves. What Is Customer Self-Service?

Self Service 275

Self Service Knowledge Base e-support Policies 275

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A CSAT score is a commonly used customer experience (CX) metric that helps a company build a relationship of trust and understanding with its customers. A successful organization knows that a key element of success is a loyal foundation built within its customer base. What Is a Customer Satisfaction Survey?

Net Promoter Score 260

Net Promoter Score Effort Score How To Customer Satisfaction 260

ShepHyken

JANUARY 5, 2018

This week we feature an article by Ford Blakely about text messaging which can provide that instant, convenient and low-friction customer experience that delivers delight. Let’s face it, customer service is the lifeline of any company. When customers are angry, they tell the world about it. – Shep Hyken.

Customer Service 80

Customer Service Poor Customer Service Multi-Channel Study 80

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This week we feature an article by Andy Ko who writes about not making your customers wait to have their questions answered. As both a professor and chief scientist at a SaaS software company, I spend time around two groups of people that couldn’t be more different: Enterprise marketing, sales, and customer experience executives.

Self Service 83

Self Service Knowledge Base e-support Groups 83

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This week we feature an article by Pradeep Rathinam who writes about how we must understand what the large population of millennials expect when it comes to customer service. – Shep Hyken. They are literally changing the rules of customer service on the fly. Compare that with 10-15 hours of screen time! Get creative!

Self Service 97

Self Service Customer Service Fashion Groups 97

ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2017

This week we feature an article by Borge Hald who writes about the importance of being a customer obsessed company and how it is the key to success. We need to obsess about creating such an amazing customer experience that our customers will want to do business with us and nobody else. – Shep Hyken. Here are a few tips.

Net Promoter Score 92

Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity How To Feedback 92

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy. Reviewing your existing CX strategy is a good place to start.

Strategy 208

Strategy Customer Experience How To Multi-Channel 208

SurveySparrow

AUGUST 28, 2023

Have you ever wondered what makes some businesses effortlessly stand out, captivating their customers at every touchpoint, while others struggle to keep up? The answer lies in the concept of a frictionless customer experience. This is the hallmark of a truly remarkable customer journey.

Connections 52

Connections Customer Experience Multi-Channel Social Media 52

NICE inContact

AUGUST 21, 2019

If you have to choose one metric to measure the overall success of a company, that would be around customer experience (CX). Happy customers buy more, cost less to serve and are strong advocates to bring new customers. Take an Outside-in View of the Customer not an Inside-out Organizational View.

Customer Experience 136

Customer Experience Contact Center Effort Score Call Center 136

NICE inContact

AUGUST 21, 2019

If you have to choose one metric to measure the overall success of a company, that would be around customer experience (CX). Happy customers buy more, cost less to serve and are strong advocates to bring new customers. Take an Outside-in View of the Customer not an Inside-out Organizational View.

Customer Experience 136

Customer Experience Contact Center Effort Score Call Center 136

Totango

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As businesses expand and customer success becomes increasingly important, companies must find ways to scale their customer relationships and strengthen connections. Higher Logic and Totango teamed up to empower businesses to do just that, combining one-to-one customer relationships with one-to-many community relationships.

Connections 94

Connections Chief Customer Officer Customer relationships Customer Relationship Management 94

NICE inContact

MAY 6, 2019

While the company works hard to ensure that its clients’ trips are comfortable, cost-effective, and error-free, the customer experience it was providing needed to make significant progress to meet the same standards. With CXone, Gant Travel quickly transformed a negative customer experience to an extremely smooth, efficient one.

Travel 145

Travel Contact Center Wait Times Customer Satisfaction 145

GetFeedback

MAY 17, 2018

Great customer support looks very different than it did a decade ago. Technology has given support teams incredible ways to reach the modern customer. Once upon a time, customer support agents would split their time between one or two channels (usually phone and email). Today, they might work several channels at once.

Customer Satisfaction 207

Customer Satisfaction Omni-Channel Self Service Knowledge Base 207

GetFeedback

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Salesforce’s customer relationship management (CRM) tool helps businesses support their customers in a powerful and efficient way by allowing them to combine big data with sophisticated customization. Integrate your Salesforce CRM with your other customer-master data systems.

CRM 250

CRM System Data Customer Relationship Management 250

Interactions

MARCH 28, 2024

Dive in as this blog addresses the complexities of achieving excellence in CX within organizations, focusing on the dichotomy between pursuing quick wins versus investing in transformative, long-term innovations. 94% of consumers say they expect better customer service than they currently receive. Yet, many aren’t delivering.

Contact Center 62

Contact Center Innovation Consumers Chatbots 62

Very Best Service

JANUARY 26, 2024

Making Marketing and Customer Service Work Together Image by DALL·E 3 Imagine this: your marketing team crafts a beautiful campaign, promising the world to potential customers. But when those excited prospects turn into actual customers, they hit a brick wall at customer service. The result?

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Marketing Touchpoint Loyalty 52

NICE inContact

AUGUST 1, 2019

Because progressive leaders understand a new CX strategy can transform corporate culture; turn customers into advocates; and boost revenue. Focus on current customers: It might not sound very radical, but companies that concentrate on existing customers and work on building their loyalty see real results.

Self Service 150

Self Service Contact Center Omni-Channel Loyalty Programs 150

NICE inContact

APRIL 24, 2019

In today’s competitive environment, the most successful businesses are the ones that have been able to establish themselves as leaders in Customer Experience. In the digital age, much of the customer journey happens independently through tailored web experiences or applications. New Challenges. Last Mile CX Challenges. The CX Gap.

Company 178

Company Contact Center Omni-Channel Insurance 178

ShepHyken

JULY 15, 2016

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Tom Hoffman shares a personal story that translates into a great lesson for the customer experience. We must always be looking for new and different ways to improve upon the customer experience. Shep Hyken. But it does involve a willingness to try new things.

Customer Journeys 48

Customer Journeys Customer Experience e-support Case Study 48

ShepHyken

JUNE 28, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. America’s Best Customer Service Companies by Newsweek. Newsweek) Newsweek has again partnered with respected global data research firm Statista to identify the stores that consistently provide the Best Customer Service 2021.

Customer Service 141

Customer Service Government Customer Service Training Loyalty 141

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 23, 2019

I have been working as a global Customer Experience consultant for nearly twenty years. Never have I ever heard a customer say, “I just wish I could be hassled a little more.”. We don’t like it when things aren’t easy in a Customer Experience. These moments are what we call “friction.”

How To 79

How To Transportation Retail Ecommerce 79

Totango

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As businesses expand and customer success becomes increasingly important, companies must find ways to scale their customer relationships and strengthen connections. Higher Logic and Totango teamed up to empower businesses to do just that, combining one-to-one customer relationships with one-to-many community relationships.

Connections 62

Connections Chief Customer Officer Customer relationships Customer Relationship Management 62

Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

Shep Hyken, CX expert and a New York Times best-selling author sat down with Chris Bechtel, Vice President of Global Marketing at Comm100, to discuss the state of customer experience (CX) today. This blog recaps the best bits from this conversation. Everybody has a customer, whether it be the outside customer or an internal customer.

Meeting 176

Meeting How To Airlines Virtual Agent 176

SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Like customer experience (CX) more broadly, there are a number of platforms that create the ecosystem of tools available to manage and understand their Customers’ experience. The confusing part is that a number of tools all call themselves “Customer Journey Tools” which tends to muddy the market. next best offer).

Customer Journeys 274

Customer Journeys Effort Score CRM CEM 274

Totango

JUNE 10, 2022

At Totango, we want to highlight the importance of composability for customer success. . Composable customer success is key to operationalizing your team to scale without friction, providing value to your customers from day one, and quickly shifting to meet new needs and support new opportunities.

Customer Success 80

Customer Success Customer Journeys Measurement Training 80

NICE inContact

AUGUST 1, 2019

Because progressive leaders understand a new CX strategy can transform corporate culture; turn customers into advocates; and boost revenue. Focus on current customers: It might not sound very radical, but companies that concentrate on existing customers and work on building their loyalty see real results.

Self Service 120

Self Service Contact Center Omni-Channel Loyalty Programs 120

SaleMove

APRIL 23, 2021

Prioritizing Customer Experience for Smoother Technology Transitions. A rapidly growing number of financial institutions are truly understanding the transformative benefits of implementing Digital Customer Service (DCS) on their digital properties. Planning for customer-facing technology changes can be a balancing act.

Banking 52

Banking Customer Service Roadmap Contact Center 52

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 13, 2020

When I go into an organization, and they say their goal is to delight customers at every moment of contact. Honestly, it sounds exhausting, for both the team and your customers. There is a significant connection between successful Customer Experiences and the amount of effort they require from customers.

Effort Score 182

Effort Score How To Net Promoter Score Policies 182

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In the dynamic world of startups, where every decision can make or break a company’s future, customer experience (CX) stands out as a critical factor for success. It’s not just about having a great product or service; it’s about how you make your customers feel when they interact with your brand.

Strategy 59

Strategy Social Media Touchpoint Customer Centricity 59

Optimove

MARCH 28, 2023

But during a recession, acquiring new customers can be an even trickier endeavor. The challenge: With more businesses vying for consumers’ attention, the cost of acquiring new customers is rising. Here’s how: Acquiring higher-value customers Create effective, lookalike audiences. Understand customer demand.

Marketing 52

Marketing Return on Investment Analysis Social Media 52

CX Accelerator

JULY 8, 2019

Imagine you are in a restaurant (I’m in one at the time of writing this blog post.) Listening attentively to your customer is fundamental not only to accuracy, but also to demonstrating that the customer is valued. "Listening If the customer calls on the phone, don't email a response back.

Exercises 175

Exercises Groups Video Meeting 175

SurveySensum

AUGUST 14, 2023

A week into getting my new smartphone, I got a call from customer support checking in on my experience. By anticipating your customer’s potential need and offering a relevant and timely solution, you can make the customer experience seamless and hassle-free. 9 Best Practices To Improve Your Customer Effort Score 1.

Effort Score 52

Effort Score Customer Experience e-support NPS 52

BirdEye

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Onboarding a customer isn’t a lottery won; keeping them satisfied is. A satisfied customer writes you positive reviews, generates repeat purchases, and a scope of referral, which helps you build authority in front of other potential customers. Table of contents How is AI used in customer feedback analysis?

Feedback 108

Feedback Strategy Social Media Analysis 108

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Convenience has a significant influence on the outcome of your Customer Experience. It is crucial you ensure you are making it as easy as possible for your customers to do business with you. Your Customers Like Their Version of Convenience, Too. Convenience is defined by your customer. Customer perception is your brand.

Customer Experience 162

Customer Experience Self Service How To Banking 162