November, 2014

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My Bank Has Multiple Personalities

InMoment XI

I bank with a large, national retail bank that offers investment services as a line of business. My experience with the investment services folks was nothing like dealing with people in other areas of the bank. While the retail banking employees are warm, friendly, and convey a spirit of helpfulness, the people in the investment.

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Five I’s of Employee Engagement (Video)

Experience Matters

'Employee engagement is one of Temkin Group’s four CX core competencies. This video highlights our model for making improvements in what we call the Five I’s of Employee Engagement : Inform, Inspire, Instruct, Involve, and Incent. Also, check out our Employee Engagement Resources. The bottom line : Employees are an under-appreciated asset.

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Who will be the next ‘United Breaks Guitars’? Don’t let it be you!

ijgolding

'In 2008, Dave Carroll’s guitar was broken by United Airlines. Unbeknown to United at the time, Dave Carroll is a Canadian musician and a member of the band ‘Sons of Maxwell’ As a result of the lack of desire demonstrated by United to deal with the issue, Dave felt that his only option was to reach out to social media to share his experience with as many people as possible.

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5 Ways to Sabotage your Customer Experience

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'Sure, you may not intend to, but there are probably ways you, as the leader of your department or organization, are sabotaging the experience your customers have. And who can blame you? Today, leaders have more expectations with fewer resources. We’re asked to report on reporting reports, meaning we spend more time saying what happened instead of making things happen.

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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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Customer Service – It CAN Earn You Loyal Customers!

Kristina Evey

'I preach continually about the importance of Customer Service and am really happy to share this personal story. Last week I was on my annual pilgrimage to Chicago with some good friends. Every year, I mean EVERY year, we dine at Quartino’s restaurant. We happened to find ourselves there about 8 years and have returned every year because the service, food, and prices are so wonderful.

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Learning From An Exciting Automotive CX Transformation: Four Questions You Should Be Asking if Your Organization Wants To Transform Its CX

InMoment XI

Last week Sonic Automotive, the fourth largest dealership group in the US launched EchoPark, a new automotive experience focused on selling pre-owned vehicles. Their first store is in the Denver market of Thornton. In a world where pretty much every company is striving to differentiate on the customer experience, Sonic is a shining example of how to.

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Capitalizing on the Voice of the Customer (Infographic)

Experience Matters

'Voice of the customer programs are a cornerstone for most customer experience efforts. That’s why Temkin Group put together this infographic with insights from our research. Here’s a poster version and you can see the full infographic below. I hope you enjoy it. Here are links to download versions of the infographic: Poster (18′ x 24″) in.pdf file or in.png file.

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What is wrong with Virgin Media? a story of pain, frustration and dreadful Customer Experience

ijgolding

'If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will be aware that I am regularly referred to stories of both great and not so great Customer Experiences. As I am a big believer in the use of stories to bring Customer Experience to life, I feel that I am very fortunate to be allowed to share some of these stories with a wide audience. This week I have been given permission to share a story of the ‘not so great’ variety.

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SaaS Customer Experience Starts in the C-Suite

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'In 2003 there were 30 Chief Customer Officers worldwide according to the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Council, reaching 450 by 2011. Over time, however, there has been a gradual recognition of the importance of having an executive in the C-Suite responsible for elevating and growing the customer experience; as of this year, 22% of Fortune 100 Companies and 10% of Fortune 500 Companies have a CCO onboard.

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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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One Employee Can Alienate a Customer and You Won’t Even Know It Happened

Who's Your Gladys?

'According to a study conducted by the Rockefeller Corporation of Pittsburgh, 68% of customers stop doing business with a company because of an attitude of indifference by an owner, manager or employee.

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Five Actions Worth Repeating – The Apology Peace Process

Customer Bliss

'Companies that are beloved don’t take apologizing as admitting defeat. It’s part of the journey toward becoming a better company. Apologizing well for operational gaffes, service blunders, and widespread missteps drives company prosperity because these apologies, when done well, strengthen the bond between customer and company. The apology defines the people inside the company, their values and who they are.

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Customer Experience is the New Television Advertising

InMoment XI

Recently I had the pleasure of listening to futurist Daniel Burrus speak about the difference between soft and hard trends. Soft trends are those that may or may not continue and can likely be affected by events or action taken by companies, governments, or individuals. For example, based on the first few years of growth, we might expect.

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NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder CLICKs With Its Fans

Experience Matters

'I attended last night’s Oklahoma City Thunder game to participate in a ceremony awarding the NBA team’s partners with a CX Innovation Award from the Customer Experience Professionals Association ( CXPA.org ). Actually, the Thunder won the award for its fan experience efforts. But the NBA organization feels so strongly about the role that its partners play in the overall experience that it shares these types of awards with partners.

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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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Ryanair – the brand we can now learn to love

ijgolding

'I have always described Ryanair as ‘the brand we love to hate’ Famed for its ‘no frills’ approach, for years, millions of consumers decided that despite the appealing cost, the un-acceptability of the Ryanair experience was a big turn off. Equally as many millions of consumers were prepared to put up with the ‘no service’ proposition and until recently, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary revelled in the financial returns that this strategy delivered.

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3 Rules for Investing in Good Relationships with Customers

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'Tomorrow Thanksgiving Day in the United States! I recently sent a letter to the CXI® Club listing some things I’m thankful for this year, but I wanted to be sure this part was not exclusive to people on our mailing list: I’m very thankful for you, reading this [letter] and our blogs each week. We get such tremendous feedback and ideas from our community, and many of you have become friends and clients.

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When Expectations are Clear Your Staff Owns It

Who's Your Gladys?

'Have you developed a set of memorable service expectations that stick in the minds of your staff? A vision that defines who employees are expected to “be” for their customers and colleagues is powerful. But only when it’s modeled, shared and reinforced.

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It’s Not Just Moments-Of-Truth: It’s the End-To-End Experience

Michelli Experience

'The findings of a powerful research study emerged in the Harvard Business Review late last year and it’s clear from the behavior of some companies I’ve visited recently that word has not been disseminated widely. The article was titled “The Truth About Customer Experience” and in it the authors Alex Rawson, Ewan Duncan, and Conor [.

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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?

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Going the Wrong Way with Social Media

InMoment XI

A couple of months ago, I shared findings from the 2014 Maritz Voice of the Customer Challenges and Practices Survey showing that organizations increasingly are trying to capture and leverage information from social media (A Little Secret About Social Media). Indeed, our research shows organizations that succeed at “putting the Voice of the Customer to.

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Examining Amazon.Com’s Relentless Customer Advocacy

Experience Matters

'Last week I attended the Arizona State University, Center for Services Leadership (CSL) Compete Through Service Symposium. It was an excellent event. I was impressed by what the CSL is doing to equip future customer service/experience leaders. One of the speakers was Mike Gathright, Director Americas Customer Services at Amazon.com. He describe Amazon.com as “The Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company,” or just EMC 3.

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The big ‘Wi-Fi’ conundrum: a way to make money or a way to give customers what they need?

ijgolding

'Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is a psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” The theory is most commonly portrayed in the shape of a pyramid with the largest, most fundamental levels of human needs at the bottom and with the ultimate need for self-actualization at the top. 71 years later, it could be argued that Maslow’s perception of what constituted basic physical needs has been surpassed by something even more fund

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No Longer a Buzzword: Customers Redefine Transparency

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'Cooks and the customers they serve who can see each other – literally – both feel better about the experience. A recent study found that if cooks in a restaurant kitchen could see the customers ordering and enjoying their food and the customers could see the cooks preparing it, the food tasted better. Transparency in the experience is magic!

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

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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Are Your Communications to Employees Thoughtful or Thoughtless?

Who's Your Gladys?

'You''ve seen it – that sign posted in public restrooms telling employees, “You must wash your hands before returning to work.” Is there anything wrong with reminding staff to follow the rules?

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Do We Care About Brands?

CX Journey

'Do customers really care about brands? A couple weeks ago, SDL shared a post of theirs that included 25 facts about customer experience, including a variation of this one: Most people worldwide would not care if more than 73% of brands disappeared tomorrow. -Source: Havas Media The question I ask is, "Why?" Is this even a thing? Should we be worried about people not caring if brands disappeared from their lives?

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Customer Experience is the New Television Advertising

InMoment XI

Recently I had the pleasure of listening to futurist Daniel Burrus speak about the difference between soft and hard trends. Soft trends are those that may or may not continue and can likely be affected by events or action taken by companies, governments, or individuals. For example, based on the first few years of growth, we might expect.

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Off Topic: Feeling Grateful on Thanksgiving

Experience Matters

'While only some of you are celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope that all of you can find a way to be thankful today. Gratitude is a powerful tool that I hope you regularly embrace. I’m taking advantage of Thanksgiving to share 10 things for which I am very thankful: My growing family. I am blessed to have a wonderful family that gives me great joy.

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The Open CCaaS Advantage Report

Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.

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A circle unending complete and unbroken: the Customer Experience ‘wedding ring’

ijgolding

'At the weekend I was honoured to witness the wedding of a very dear friend of mine. It was a quite wonderful occasion from beginning to end. Those of us who have had the pleasure of attending a wedding (whether it be our own, or of others) have all seen the traditional exchange of wedding rings. It was not until Saturday that I considered how the wedding ring can act as the analogy between the coming together of two people in marriage and the coming together of a customer and business.

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New Report Reveals How to Build Customer Confidence in 2015

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'Customers need reassurance. The latest Retail Customer Experience report, Retail Future Trends 2015 , highlights how both consumers and retailers are feeling about trends in retailing. The trends covered include everything from the fall of the shopping mall to the confusion around bitcoins. The survey results from consumers highlighted what customers are really seeking.

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Wireless Charging at a Starbucks Near You! Partnering in the Removal of Pain/Drain Points

Michelli Experience

'You have seen us. If you are honest you will admit to being one of us. We are the people trying to appear inconspicuous as we feverishly look for an available power outlet to recharge our laptops, tablets, or cellular phones. We are easily located in a wide number of locations including airports and Starbucks [.

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