December, 2014

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Report: The Future of Customer Experience Insights

Experience Matters

'We published a Temkin Group report, The Future of Customer Experience Insights. The report identifies five trends that will redefine the value and role of customer feedback and insights. Here’s the executive summary: Although most organizations describe their voice of the customer program as a success, we’ve found that companies do not get nearly the value they should out of these efforts.

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15 Ways To Rock Customer Experience in 2015

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'Customer experience is more than a full-time job. It’s more than a project. It’s more than a department. The best organizations spend plenty of time considering how to deliver exceptional experiences. The very best organizations then act upon those ideas quickly and with vigor. As we face the new year, I thought it would be fun to give you 15 ideas that might help you rock 2015 in a rapid fire way.

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Norwegian – Customer Experience Review

ijgolding

'Airlines of Europe beware!! There is a ‘new kid on the block’ – one that could potentially change the face of air travel. If you have not heard of Norwegian, it will not be long before the name of the Nordic airline is as common in ‘budget’ air travel as Ryanair or Easyjet. I flew with Norwegian for the first time this week.

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Five CX Forces You Can’t Ignore in 2015: A Journey with The Ghost of CX Yet To Come

InMoment XI

(This post was compiled by a team of MaritzCX experts. Each trend will be featured in subsequent posts providing even greater insight.) In Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come showed the frazzled Mr. Scrooge what might be become of him if he didn’t change his ways … immediately. Is.

Trends 227
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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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Human and Automated: Customer Experience Management at Its Best

Michelli Experience

'According to research conducted by Software Advice, manually trying to manage customer relationships and consumer complaints through email and spreadsheets is going the route of rotary-dial phones! What was once an expectation in large business is becoming stand fare for small business owners as well. Integrated software solutions are becoming essential for customer relationship management [.

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Report: 2014 Temkin Experience Ratings of Tech Vendors

Experience Matters

'We just published a Temkin Group report 2014 Temkin Experience Ratings of Tech Vendors that rates the customer experience of 62 large tech vendors based on a survey of 802 IT decision makers from large North American firms. Here is the executive summary of the report: The 2014 Temkin Experience Ratings for Tech Vendors evaluates the customer experience of 62 large technology vendors.

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Magic Mirror Reflects Major Innovation for the Connected Consumer

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'As a full-time experience designer with 15 years of experience, it takes something pretty spectacular to turn my head. Eye-popping innovation for top-notch service. Ebay’s new retail store (an effort with the until now on-line only Rebecca Minkoff store) didn’t just make me turn my head, it made me look twice. The new flagship store is located in New York City.

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Loyalty Schemes: do they really work?

ijgolding

'As we near the peak of the festive season, there are a number of annual rituals that I look forward to undertaking. Once presents have been opened and copious amounts of food and drink consumed, I settle in to the relative calm of the five days that separate Christmas and New Year. I have often looked forward to these days as a way of ‘clearing the decks’ ahead of another twelve months.

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Your Customer Experience Stinks and other thoughts for a great 2015

InMoment XI

I love to shop. Alright, no, not really, but I do buy a lot of products and services. I find myself frequenting stores and businesses that I feel either treat me well or represent a lifestyle I aspire to. Then again, I also find myself buying a considerable amount from companies I despise. Take for. View Article.

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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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Six Skill Sets that Drive Customer Change

Customer Bliss

'There are skill sets specific to driving culture change that need to be present when doing this customer experience work. The lack of these six skills comprises the execution chasm. 1. Experience in Completed Brand and Marketing Projects – Experience from completed project work brings with it huge gains in knowledge, skills and insights. This crucial past experience of many start-to-finish achievements will optimize the customer experience work. 2.

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The Secret to Customer Retention

CX Journey

'Image courtesy of featureset I originally wrote today''s post for InsideCXM. It appeared on the site on September 15, 2014. Want to know the secret to customer retention? I''ll tell you, but first a story. I grew up on a farm in Ohio and, as a young girl, had many horses over the years. One of my horses was named Rusty, and he was what many would call "barn sour" and "herd bound;" he either didn''t want to leave the barn or leave the other horses.

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Arizona Diamondbacks CEO Creates Fan-Centric Culture

Experience Matters

'I recently had the opportunity to hear Derrick Hall, CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks , speak at the Arizona State University, Center for Services Leadership (CSL) Compete Through Service Symposium. Hall was extremely passionate about customer experience. His goal: “Treat our fans, employees, and players better than any team in sports.” Hall’s perspective as a senior executive was so refreshing that I scheduled a follow-up interview.

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5 Customer Experience Fails that Make Entrepreneurs Suffer

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'I love to hang around with entrepreneurs. Full of energy and passion, they are warriors committed to taking down the tired, old big companies. They wholeheartedly believe their company/product/service/culture is THE BEST. Unfortunately, all that passion doesn’t translate to a sustainable customer experience strategy. What happens when companies scale?

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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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Customer experience does not apply to us – ‘we’re different’! Is it possible to be a genuinely ‘customer centric’ law firm?

ijgolding

'Let me set a couple of things straight before I even start this blog post. Whilst the title suggests that I am focussing on one particular industry, the essence of what you are about to read can apply to many industries and professions all over the world. I must also make it clear that I am neither a lawyer nor someone who has extensive knowledge of the legal profession!

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Your Customer Experience Stinks and other thoughts for a great 2015

InMoment XI

I love to shop. Alright, no, not really, but I do buy a lot of products and services. I find myself frequenting stores and businesses that I feel either treat me well or represent a lifestyle I aspire to. Then again, I also find myself buying a considerable amount from companies I despise. Take for.

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A Tale of Two Returns or Why “That’s Our Policy” Should Be Banned from Customer Service Lingo

Who's Your Gladys?

'Two things that are extremely important to me are coffee and walking my dogs. Coffee keeps me functioning and my dogs keep me walking, aka getting the exercise I need to stay healthy. Unfortunately, over the last few months, both my coffee maker and my walking shoes have given me major trouble. Customer Service Dissatisfied customer Lori Jo Vest Who''s Your Gladys?

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To The Entrepreneur and Small Business Owner: Know and Track Customer Issues

Customer Bliss

'The frontline talks to your customers every day. On a regular basis, sit yourself down and ask them to identify critical issues. Do more than listen, write down the issues and assign someone to take care of the major ones. Then personally reach out to customers to understand – at a greater level of granularity – what is happening, so you know what to do about it and fix the issue.

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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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H-E-B and Trader Joe’s Earn Highest Emotion Ratings

Experience Matters

'In a previous post, I defined the three elements of an experience: Success, Effort, and Emotion. Emotion is a significant blind spot for most organizations. In the Temkin Group report State of CX Metrics, 2013 , we found that only 11% of large companies feel that they do a very good job of measuring customers’ emotional responses. Our ROI of Customer Experience, 2014 shows that emotion is the most significant driver of loyalty, especially when it comes to consumers recommending firms to

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3 Inspired Ways to Increase Customer Value

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'For leaders to make smart decisions about who the best, most loyal and most profitable customers are, they need to understand the makeup of the customer population. This often means creating special loyalty programs , elite experiences, and special perks to maintain the top 1% of customers. How do you gauge customer value? Airlines have recently taken to creating secret, invitation-only loyalty programs for their most valued customers.

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‘Sweeping the steps of Customer Experience in 2014? – out with the old and in with the new for 2015

ijgolding

'As we approach the last 24 hours before the end of 2014, I feel it is time to reflect on the last twelve months in the world of Customer Experience. Twelve months is not a particularly long time in the context of a lifetime of experiences, yet it is remarkable what progress can be made in 365 days. If you can remember what you were doing on the 30th December 2013 you will know what I mean!

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Your Customer Experience Stinks and other thoughts for a great 2015

InMoment XI

I love to shop. Alright, no, not really, but I do buy a lot of products and services. I find myself frequenting stores and businesses that I feel either treat me well or represent a lifestyle I aspire to. Then again, I also find myself buying a considerable amount from companies I despise. Take for.

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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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The Gospel of Customer Centricity for Improved Customer Experience

CX Journey

'Today I''m pleased to present a guest post by Rohit Yadav. The way customers interact with brands has drastically changed over the past few years. In the words of Forbes contributor Brian Walker, " Digitally empowered customers are firmly in charge, bouncing from channel to channel at the drop of a hat.” It is now more important than ever before to intertwine marketing efforts with sophisticated customer relationship management tools to deliver a seamless customer experience at every touch poin

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A Shout Out to the Difference Makers

Who's Your Gladys?

'Happy Holidays! As you celebrate, take a moment to notice the successes and challenges of 2014. Who was there to support your efforts? Now is the time to reach out and acknowledge the difference they made. For us – you, our readers, first, and foremost come. Customer Service guest blogger Lori Jo Vest Marilyn Suttle Barbara Glanz Bill Quiseng Chip R.

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Report: The Secret to B2B2C Customer Experience Success

Experience Matters

'We published a Temkin Group report, The Secret to B2B2C Customer Experience Success. When a company doesn’t have sole control over the customer relationship, it has to recognize the entire system of relationships that influence the end customer’s experience, focusing on what we call B2B2C CX management. Here’s the executive summary: Many companies reach their end customers through a variety of channel partners—from independent agents and dealerships, to resellers and distributors.

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Why Outside-In Thinking Is So Difficult

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

'Whenever embarking on a customer experience investigation™ , which is what we do to help our clients walk in their customer’s shoes, we discuss why this is so challenging. It’s easy to think, “I get it. I get what our customers experience with us.” But here’s why outside-in thinking is so difficult: When you are working within your role in any organization, there are certain truths.

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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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‘Happy Birthday Mr Glodnig’!! How NOT to create a good impression with customers!

ijgolding

'In life there are a number of certainties. The annual celebration of our birth is one of them. For me, the 6th December each and every year marks my birthday. When it comes to the world of Customer Experience, there are also a number of certainties that can be counted on. John Lewis being recognised as one of the UKs most trusted brands is one. Ryanair sounding their bugle when arriving at a destination on time is another.

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Should You Care About How Text Analytics Works?

InMoment XI

As a person responsible for customer experience in your organization, you’ve probably heard a lot about text analytics. As MaritzCX’s text analytics subject matter expert and director, I’m going to provide a surprising answer to the question, “Should you care about how text analytics works?” Probably not. Before I explain, let me tell you about.

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What Story Got Told by Your Company’s Actions?

Customer Bliss

'Actions indicate what a company values. Actions show how much the company considered the customer. Actions reflect back on the company — giving customers a glimpse of who they are as people. How you choose to correct something that goes wrong, how steadfast you are in delivering the goods, ensuring quality, and giving people what they need – these actions expose what you value.

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