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Improving Contact-Center CX

Horizon CX

You know you’re in for a lame and frustrating customer service experience when the recorded voice says to you, “Please listen carefully as many of our options have changed.” How often have you heard that phrase from the same business you happen to call many times over? And exactly how often do these choices warrant changing—weekly, daily, hourly? And even if I were not a frequent caller, do they think that I could memorize the plethora of choices and bypass the message?

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Collaborating for Success: B2B Customer Experience Agency and Lumoa

Lumoa

We are thrilled to announce our new partner: B2B Customer Experience Agency. By combining expertise in B2B customer experience with Lumoa’s powerful platform, we can create exceptional customer experiences that drive growth. We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Anna-Maija Tanninen , founder of B2B Customer Experience Agency. We asked Anna-Maija what inspired her to start her own company and how she supports her customers to take the next step in CX. “B2B Customer Experience Agency

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At Least Acknowledge Me Before You Ghost Me

Steve DiGioia

Sure. Coming out of the COVID pandemic, many businesses are still having difficulties hiring enough employees to properly service their customers. I understand that. But, if that’s the case, at least find a few seconds to acknowledge the customers who enter your door, regardless of how busy you are. Example: The other day, my family and I entered a restaurant for a late lunch.

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Want Your Leaders To Be More Successful? Encourage Them To Fail More

The DiJulius Group

At most companies, policies and processes are put in place to deal with employees who exhibit sloppy, unprofessional, or irresponsible behavior. But if you avoid or move these people out, you don’t need so many rules. If you build an organization made up of high performers, you can eliminate most controls. The denser the talent, Read Full Article The post Want Your Leaders To Be More Successful?

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Use Body Language to Strengthen Your UXR Interviews

dscout People Nerds

What is often a subconscious act can have unexpected implications on your research. Here’s how to use body language to everyone’s advantage.

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Defining project interdependencies for better utility portfolio management

West Monroe

Utilities are evolving. Faced with ambitious decarbonization goals, accelerating electrification efforts, new regulatory requirements, and critical cybersecurity risks, industry leaders are looking to large, transformational technology deployments to adapt to new challenges and position themselves for the future. Among the most common technology platforms being deployed or enhanced are: Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS); Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS); Custo

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Call Center Quality Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Improving Customer Satisfaction and Agent Performance

NobelBiz

As businesses strive to provide exceptional customer experiences, call centers have become an increasingly important part of the customer service strategy. Contact centers are responsible for handling customer inquiries and complaints while providing solutions. Call center quality management (QM) is an essential process that helps businesses ensure their call centers are meeting customer expectations and delivering quality services.

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Top Five Ways You Can Grow Your Beta Program

Centercode

Check out these top 5 tips from Centercode on how to grow your beta program and prove its value to stakeholders. Plus, hear from product testing expert Alex Larsen on the Delta Huddle Podcast.

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Self-Service for Contact Center: The Definitive Guide

NobelBiz

Generally speaking, in the contact center space, people tend to look at the one-to-one interaction with an agent as the primary means of obtaining information about products and services. However, most, if not all, inbound-oriented contact center departments are faced with the problem of a huge influx of trivial inquiries taking up most of the agent’s time.

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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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How to write a business plan, examples, and a free template

BirdEye

Did you know that 71% of fast-growing businesses create a business plan to start? A business plan can help you attract investors, find strategic partnerships, grow your workforce, and help you establish and realize your goals. Without one, your new business will be flying blind. However, putting together a business plan can be daunting. In this article, we’ll share strategies and tips on how to write a business plan that will help launch your new business in the right direction.

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Change Management Essentials for Successful Account Management Program Implementation

Kapta Customer Success

As few as 30% of change management programs succeed, but according to McKinsey , it’s possible to boost the success rate of organization transformation to as much as 80%. To do this you need to go beyond necessary purchases, such as software, to focus on the human element of the change management process.

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Why Chatbots are Vital for Customer Service

CSM Magazine

Artificial intelligence (AI) used to be thought of as nothing but a science fiction fantasy. In recent times, the tech has exploded and the latest AI-powered chatbots have made headlines across the world. Supporters maintain that it will herald a new dawn for mankind, while detractors fear it could be our downfall. Customers are the lifeblood of a business.

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11 Easy Ways to Gather Customer Feedback 

Centercode

Discover 10 effective ways to gather customer feedback and improve your products and services with this comprehensive guide.

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Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

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Start Faxing from the Palm of Your Hand

CSM Magazine

The days of feeding paper into a bulky fax machine to reach its intended destination may be on their last legs. Thanks to the marvels of modern technology, faxing has undergone a serious glow-up. With just a few taps on your smartphone, you can now send and receive a fax from anywhere—your couch, a cafe, or even the top of a mountain (if that’s your thing).

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The Most-Subscribed YouTubers and Channels

Brandwatch CX

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Research Essay Tips

C3Centricity

A research paper is basically an protracted essay that typically presents or supports your interpretation or debate in need of a certain topic or subject. For instance, if you are writing an essay on psychology then you’ll use what you’ve learned about psychology and also what other professionals have said about it to write an effective research article.

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What Is Customer Effort Score & How To Improve It?

Knowmax

The post What Is Customer Effort Score & How To Improve It? appeared first on Knowmax.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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Understand How Professional Services’ Rampant Acquisitions Can Deliver For You

Forrester's Customer Insights

Professional services firms including management consultancies, technology service providers, Big Four accounting firms, full-service consultancies, and product engineering firms have grown far faster than GDP for over a decade. Accenture’s revenue has risen at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%, EPAM’s by 26.5%, and TCS’s by 9.8%.

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Three Tips for Building an Award-Winning CX Program

InMoment XI

In March, I spoke at InMoment’s XI Forum Sydney, and it shouldn’t surprise you that I chose to talk about building a customer experience (CX) program! In the spirit of sharing insights for those who couldn’t attend or want to revisit my key points, I’m here on the InMoment blog to briefly recap my presentation! When I started working at InMoment, I knew nothing about CX.

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Indian Tech Outlook Looks Very Positive For 2023–2024

Forrester's Customer Insights

All major economies have been under distress due to the Ukraine war, stress in supply chains, post-COVID pressures, and banking crises in the US and Europe. Notwithstanding these challenges, the Indian economy will grow between 6.5–7.0% in the next 12 months.

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Apr 03 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Role: Customer Success Manager Location: Berlin, Germany (Hybrid) Organization: Ultimate As a Customer Success Manager you’ll assist 15-20 mid-market customers as their main point of contact during the installation and growth phases of their automation journey. Be a product guru by remaining current on new features, use your knowledge of the product constantly to provide the customer with the most value possible, and gathering feedback to encourage ongoing improvement.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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The Data Center Colocation And Cloud Services Landscape In India

Forrester's Customer Insights

A thriving data center and cloud services market in India is spoiling CIOs with choices. Along with the established providers, there is a huge influx of local vendors. AI-enabled solutions, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and identity as a service are a few of the many recent offerings by these vendors.

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Apr 03 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Role: Customer Success Manager Location: Berlin, Germany (Hybrid) Organization: Ultimate As a Customer Success Manager you’ll assist 15-20 mid-market customers as their main point of contact during the installation and growth phases of their automation journey. Be a product guru by remaining current on new features, use your knowledge of the product constantly to provide the customer with the most value possible, and gathering feedback to encourage ongoing improvement.

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The White House’s $500 Million Request For CX Funding Is A Big Step Toward A Vital Goal

Forrester's Customer Insights

The White House’s budget proposal for fiscal-year 2024 includes more than $500 million in customer-experience (CX)-related investments to continue progress on the administration’s robust CX goals. Predictably, this hasn’t made headlines: It’s just.007% of the total $6.9 trillion budget proposal and doesn’t excite fiery debates like higher-profile requests do.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for the Week of April 3, 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 comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. How AI is Changing the Jobs of Call Centre Workers by Vanmala Subramaniam (The Globe and Mail) Starting this summer, travellers impacted by unexpected flight delays or cancellations will no longer need to have phone conversations with human call-centre agents.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.

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XR Glasses (i.e., Headsets) For Consumers – Just Another Screen? Or More?

Forrester's Customer Insights

The conversation around extended reality (XR) headsets comes and goes frequently – and is peaking again now. The story arc of these conversations has been similar for at least a decade (though we seem to have collective amnesia).

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Zero-shot prompting for the Flan-T5 foundation model in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart

AWS Machine Learning

The size and complexity of large language models (LLMs) have exploded in the last few years. LLMs have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in learning the semantics of natural language and producing human-like responses. Many recent LLMs are fine-tuned with a powerful technique called instruction tuning , which helps the model perform new tasks or generate responses to novel prompts without prompt-specific fine-tuning.

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The OMS Market is a Battleground – Latest Forrester Wave™ Shows Fierce Competition

Forrester's Customer Insights

The just-published Forrester Wave™ for Order Management Systems (OMS) illustrates a fractured market of 8 OMS vendors, all racing to match an unprecedented rate of change.