Michelli Experience

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I’ve been doing customer experience design for a long, long time. In the old days, I would have read about some intriguing customer innovation and assumed that the attempted breakthrough was crafted on a firm foundation of customer listening and data analysis. For example, had I read about something like Indian airline, IndiGo’s, recent effort to create a “quiet zone” (no children under age 12 in rows 1-4 or 11-14), I would have assumed a well thought out process.

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CX Journey

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Image courtesy of dushy4 I originally wrote today's post for ICSA as part of their blog carnival and celebration of National Customer Service Week. It appeared on their blog on September 5, 2016. It is a modified version of a post that I wrote for CX Journey back in 2012. National Customer Service Week is just a month away; it's awesome to set aside time to recognize and to celebrate those employees who work hard every day of the year to support customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

We live in the data age. Data is collected about our personal behavior everywhere. From the searches we instigate online to the products we order (and when) to the movies we choose in our Netflix Queue, sometimes it seems as if every move we make ends up in a database somewhere. So why this sudden interest in whether we watched all 14 seasons of ER or returned the Samsung Galaxy S5 Phone Case?

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Kerry Bodine

OCTOBER 12, 2016

This post originally appeared in my regular column in Touchpoint Journal , published by the Service Design Network. Join me at the Service Design Global Conference October 27 & 28 in Amsterdam! For decades, designers have lamented that the business world didn’t understand or respect design. We howled didn’t have “a seat at the table.” We wondered when—or if—the tide would turn.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 12, 2016

How you promote your company, your products and services is a very important part of the customer experience. How much clutter do you create for your customer’s email inbox? How many times does the customer miss an important message when it gets mixed into the clutter? And, it’s not just email. It’s any method of communication, which includes text messages and social channels like Facebook, Twitter and others.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Is it really time for your company to embrace chatbots? Published on: October 12, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden One of the most talked about current trends in customer experience is the rise of chatbots , with many companies investigating using them to interact with customers on messaging apps. Essentially chatbots are basically stripped-down software agents, which should be able to understand what customers type or say and respond by providing relevant answers

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Amity

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Saas Tattler Issue 94 - Let Your Emails Be Heard! 196.3 billion emails sent each day in the world, and almost 109 billion of those are business emails. 1 That's a lot of emails, the question is, do you stand out and is your voice being heard? When you email your customer, does your missive get lost, does it pile up on top of many other unwanted, easily dismissed notes from co-workers, partners, and customers?

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Provide Support

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Words to Avoid in Live Chat Communication. While communicating with customers over live chat there is always a risk to spoil the impression of the conversation by writing something inappropriate. However, not all customer service representatives realize this risk and understand that there are phrases and words to avoid in live chat communication. The words you use to communicate can convey a lot of meaning.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 12, 2016

As I’ve said before, no one provider can completely eliminate network security risks. There is, however, a proven way to reduce risk and network exposure: end-to-end segmentation, which is comprised of hyper-segmentation, native stealth, and automated elasticity. In part I of this series , I explored the concept of hyper-segmentation. In a nutshell, hyper-segmentation involves using SPB (Shortest Path Bridging–802.1aq) to quickly and easily create virtual network segments that are completely iso

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Natalie Petouhof

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Tweet Digital Performance Management provides companies with the analytics to determine if their customer experience is optimized. The Constellation ShortList  presents vendors in different categories of the market relevant to early adopters. In addition, products included in this document meet the threshold criteria for this category as determined by Constellation Research.

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Clarabridge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

From a customer standpoint, the health insurance industry can be quite burdensome. Not only can healthcare be expensive for the customer, but many customers don’t have a pleasant experience with their health insurance provider. In fact, in the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings , Health Plans was the lowest scoring industry in terms of customer experience, ranking “Very Poor.”.

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Natalie Petouhof

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Tweet The Customer Experience (CX) Services Global List acknowledges leaders in driving customer experience excellence in organizations. The Constellation ShortList  presents vendors in different categories of the market relevant to early adopters. In addition, products included in this document meet the threshold criteria for this category as determined by Constellation Research.

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The DiJulius Group

OCTOBER 12, 2016

ROI on Advertising vs. Customer Service? Now is the time to shatter the myth that advertising delivers a higher ROI than customer service. This is the time of year every department in every company is fighting for an increase in their budget. Determining what they are allowed to spend for 2017, especially the budgets of […].

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Thirty-six percent (36%) of Americans will begin their December holiday shopping before the month of November this year; 19% plan to have it completed by November 1. That’s according to a new 2016 Holiday Shopping Season survey for BestBlackFriday.com. If.

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LiveChat

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Good communication with customers is key, no matter what industry you represent. If there are breaks in this communication , you’ve got yourself a problem. Even when planning a vacation, you should think of the communication and take care of it by setting up an out of office email. An out of office email can save you and your customers a lot of trouble.

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Every customer has different needs and expectations, but one thing remains the same: they want a good customer experience. In today’s highly competitive world, customers are pampered with more choices. In fact, they also have the luxury of having more ways to reach brands in an instant and demand a timely customer service support when and where they need it.

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transcosmos Information Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Every customer has different needs and expectations, but one thing remains the same: they want a good customer experience. In today’s highly competitive world, customers are pampered with more choices. In fact, they also have the luxury of having more ways to reach brands in an instant and demand a timely customer service support when and where they need it.

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