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Free Customer Experience Training For Non-Profit Organizations

Experience Matters

I’m really excited to announce that Temkin Group has launched its Non Profit Scholarship Program (NPSP). During 2017, the company will provide free enrollment to its U.S. workshops for up to 20 employees of non-profit institutions. The NPSP will enable these employees to gain access to customer experience training that their organizations may not have been able […].

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Anxiety and Stress – the secret killer of employee and customer experiences

ijgolding

I want to start this blog post by asking a rather profound question: Are you happy? Whether you feel that these three words constitute a profound question or not, have a think about it for a moment. If it is not a question that you can answer quickly, then it warrants greater time to consider. I meet a lot of people as I travel around the world – I rarely ask them this question.

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Free Customer Experience Training For Non-Profit Organizations

Experience Matters

I’m really excited to announce that Temkin Group has launched its Non Profit Scholarship Program (NPSP). During 2017, the company will provide free enrollment to its U.S. workshops for up to 20 employees of non-profit institutions. The NPSP will enable these employees to gain access to customer experience training that their organizations may not have been able […].

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The Greatest Show on Earth is Still a Memory Maker

Steve DiGioia

how create the memorable experience that your customer will hold dear and carry for years to come. This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. After 146 years, the show that has created memories for countless children of all ages will finally come to a close. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, citing a “variety of factors” will end its spectacular traveling road show in May of this year.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Buddy. You’d better build a better bot

Uniphore

The proliferation of ‘Chat Bots’ or Virtual Agents has rapidly created a new frontier of competitive advantage, or one that carries with it severe penalties. If your Bot or VA just isn’t good enough, sure as eggs is eggs, your customers will drop you. Read More.

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Buddy. You’d better build a better bot

Uniphore

The proliferation of ‘Chat Bots’ or Virtual Agents has rapidly created a new frontier of competitive advantage, or one that carries with it severe penalties. If your Bot or VA just isn’t good enough, sure as eggs is eggs, your customers will drop you. Read More.

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Customer Communication Should Be for Customers

Customers That Stick

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The Research Agenda for thinkJar in 2017 is Public

Esteban Kolsky

Over the last week or so I published the many pieces of the thinkJar 2017 Research Agenda. Here are the five parts: Customer Service Usage and Adoption – [link]. Data Use in the Enterprise – [link]. Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise – [link]. Platforms and Ecosystems – [link]. Customer Experiences and Engagement – [link].

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of January 30, 2017

ShepHyken

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online 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. Southwest’s Communications Chief Shares Her Top 3 Crisis Management Tips by Social Media Today. (Social Media Today) Nearly half of all organizations make the mistake of not planning for a crisis, thinking it’s either superstitious or somewhat futile.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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The Research Agenda for thinkJar in 2017 is Public

Esteban Kolsky

Over the last week or so I published the many pieces of the thinkJar 2017 Research Agenda. Here are the five parts: Customer Service Usage and Adoption – [link]. Data Use in the Enterprise – [link]. Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise – [link]. Platforms and Ecosystems – [link]. Customer Experiences and Engagement – [link].

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3 De-escalation Strategies for Angry Customers

Myra Golden

My daughter and I were driving home from church Sunday afternoon. We were in the left hand turn lane behind another car. We had the green arrow, yet the car in front of me hadn’t started to accelerate. The driver behind me laid on the horn something terrible. I actually turned around to look at her. She let up for a second and then honked again. “ Ridiculous ,” I said to my daughter.

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How Customer Data Can Improve Future Hiring

Stella Connect

Last month, at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show 2017 , we partnered with lululemon’s Guest Education Centre director Dave Pitsch to present “Lessons Learned from 2016 Holiday Shopping.”. As Dave offered his tips for holiday success, he stressed the importance of hiring not only the right number of seasonal associates, but also the right kind of associate—someone who will resonate with the brand’s customer base and best represent the brand’s positioning and core values.

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3 De-escalation Strategies for Angry Customers

Myra Golden

My daughter and I were driving home from church Sunday afternoon. We were in the left hand turn lane behind another car. We had the green arrow, yet the car in front of me hadn’t started to accelerate. The driver behind me laid on the horn something terrible. I actually turned around to look at her. She let up for a second and then honked again. “Ridiculous,” I said to my daughter.

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The 2023 Verint Experience Index: Retail

Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper

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Is There Common Ground Between Customers and Brands on What Loyalty Means?

Verint

Organizations are amid a shift in customer handling philosophies in an age where interactions between customers and brands are occurring increasingly primarily through online and digital channels. The philosophy is customer experience. Brands are looking at the entire experience their customers are having and trying to first understand what the experience is and how to influence it.

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Gartner Recognizes NICE as a Leader in Magic Quadrant for Workforce Engagement Management

NICE inContact

NICE positioned as a Leader and is positioned highest in Ability to Execute and furthest in Completeness of Vision due to significant growth, large market share, and innovation leadership in product development highlights the enterprise as paving the way in the Workforce Engagement Management category. NICE continues to build upon their leadership position as a provider of customer engagement solutions that enable organizations to deliver an effortless, consistent and personalized experience.

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Preparing for the Connected Customer

Alliance by IFS

Mobile technology has become a part of the everyday lives of most customers, which has created a massive shift in customer expectations when it comes to service. This new class of “connected customers” now measures the success of their interactions with service organizations against the experiences they have had with other types of services such as FedEx, Amazon, and Uber.

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Are Your Sales Hampering Your Customer Success Team?

Amity

If the proponents of the multiverse theory are in the right, then there is a universe that is perfect for the people who work in customer success and who are trying to give everything to their companies. In this universe, customer success people work in perfect unison with all the other departments within their companies. In this universe, the best of all the relationships is the one they have with sales.

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Navigating the Future: Unveiling Trends and Bold Predictions in Customer Experience

Ready to explore 2024’s CX landscape? Join experts from SMG and guest Forrester as they discuss prominent trends actively shaping the industry and dive into a stack of bold predictions for the year ahead. Will the average customer experience improve? How can leaders leverage their CX metrics to establish financial linkage? What will global firms achieve using customer-facing generative AI?