GetFeedback

JULY 19, 2019

In life, each of us interacts with people who think we’re the greatest thing ever or the least impressive thing they’ve ever seen. In our daily interactions, we get feedback — some subtle, some not-so-subtle—that indicates what people think of us and whether or not they agree with our dress choices or driving decisions. We’re constantly learning what we’re good at and where we may want to consider our life choices and make a change.

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Data How To Social Media Effort Score 262

Totango

JULY 23, 2019

Times are changing. The old sales idea of courting and closing a customer in a single effort and considering their value “bagged” from a one-off transaction is as antiquated as dial-up modems. After all, the digitization of business has empowered customers to seek long-term gains from short-term investments. Customers in the B2B and SaaS markets are inclined toward subscription options where they pay on a monthly or annual basis for a service they can discontinue at any time.

Customer Success 89

Customer Success Effort Score Customer Centricity Customer Journeys 89

ShepHyken

JULY 31, 2019

Customers 130

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Totango

JULY 9, 2019

What’s your company’s most precious asset? It’s not your inventory, your stock options, or your intellectual property. It’s your customers. Your business can’t exist without them, and if you want your business to last, you’ve got to make them happy. In fact, customers are far more than just assets; your relationship with them forms the very foundation of your company.

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Tips Customer Experience Effort Score Customer Centricity 87

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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CloudCherry

JULY 18, 2019

Customer Journeys 250

Customer Journeys Marketing Customers 250

InMoment XI

JULY 16, 2019

Lessons Learned from the Apollo Moon Mission In my first article in this series, on how to leverage the innovation process to improve the customer experience, I laid out my four simplified steps to innovation: Explore – understand customer needs, pain points and challenges at each step in the journey Ideate – generate ideas to. View Article.

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Innovation Customer Experience How To Customers 360

TechSee

JULY 18, 2019

Imagine this scenario: It’s Amazon Prime Day and you’re thrilled to have snagged the limited-edition wireless streaming stereo system you’ve had your eye on. When it arrives, you open the box and see… a whole load of parts. There’s also a 126-page user guide that raises your blood pressure every time you turn a page, but you manage to set it up… after about an hour.

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Self Service Customer Experience How To Contact Center 207

Alida

JULY 12, 2019

Over the past decade, there has been a radical shift in the way that businesses connect to their customers. The vast amount of consumer information stored in customer insight data is key to creating a personalized customer experience. Marketers are scrambling to keep pace with data privacy regulations and industry best practices while creating a positive customer experience.

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How To Consumers Customer Insights Connections 176

ShepHyken

JULY 24, 2019

The other day I was leaving a parking lot that required me to pay on the way out. It was an automated system. I put my ticket in the slot, the machine calculated what I owed, and then asked me to insert my credit card to make the payment. There were even some convenient instructions on how to insert the parking ticket and credit card into the machine.

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Customer Service Training Training System Customer Focused 127

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GetFeedback

JULY 19, 2019

They say that there’s very little these days that everyone agrees upon, but I—of course—do not agree with that sentiment either. When it comes to customer experience (CX) , I can think of many, many things we all know to be true. . We can all agree customers expect more of us than ever. We all feel it. Research reflects it, too: 76% of consumers expect companies to understand their needs and expectations.

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Experience Matters

JULY 12, 2019

Our team joined Qualtrics last October to create the XM Institute, and one of the great things that we’ve found is that there are many people across Qualtrics who are experts in different aspects of Experience Management (XM). So I decided to interview one of them, Ben Granger. Ben is a Sr. Principal for Global EX Strategy. He spends his days thinking about and helping organizations design leading-edge EX programs.

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Employee Experience Industry Strategy Management 264

InMoment XI

JULY 2, 2019

MaritzCX “Agile” Workspace Promotes Employee & Business Success The overall goal of the agile method is to adapt to change and deliver working software as quickly as possible. And although quality paired with speed is the main goal, it is important to note that employees are humans and they have personal needs that must be. View Article.

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CloudCherry

JULY 31, 2019

A sobering stat has been making the rounds in customer experience (CX) circles lately: 93 percent of organizations fail to differentiate on CX, according to CX thought leader Bob Thompson. And this comes at a time when 89 percent of organizations said they were expecting to compete on CX, per Gartner Research. What’s happening? Is CX at risk of becoming a fad?

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C3Centricity

JULY 3, 2019

Which did you answer subconsciously when you read the title? Do you consider your packaging to be a part of the product, protecting its contents and framing its on-shelf life? Or do you consider it to be an integral part of your connection with your customers at an important moment of truth, that of purchase and usage? If you answered both, then I believe that you are making maximum use of your packaging or at least you recognise its potential for communication.

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Multi-Channel Consumers Social Media Connections 198

Customer Bliss

JULY 1, 2019

In this week’s Daily Dose video, I share a short video inspired by the lessons of my most recent book, Would You Do That To Your Mother. . The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below. Ever been looked at sideways at a car repair shop? You know what I mean. You’re explaining a problem to the car repair guy or your plumber and an issue you’re having repeatedly, in this one instant, just won’t repeat.

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Video Survey Customers Interaction 196

Sampson Lee

JULY 10, 2019

Heads up! Expecting growth through CX-related programs, departments and tech is actually creating havoc in customer experience momentum.

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Customer Experience Customers 224

Experience Matters

JULY 2, 2019

Given the recent closing of Temkin Group, it seems like a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned over the last decade or so of building a successful business, creating a world-wide association, and nurturing the CX movement. Looking back, here are six principals that have helped me succeed: Actively Simplify. When faced with new situations, it often seems easiest to add layers of rules or additional concepts.

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Groups Customer Experience Customers 244

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TechSee

JULY 31, 2019

Computer Vision is the field of Artificial Intelligence that enables computers to understand and analyze the real world. Using Deep Learning models, machines can now accurately identify and classify objects from within digital images and then react to what they “see.” An increased need for automation and a growing demand for vision-guided robotics and other industry-specific systems are driving massive adoption of Computer Vision applications.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 24, 2019

Are you thinking the same as me? Facebook is not what it used to be – or at least my perception of what it was. Instead of being a company that I admire with a customer centric and open culture it now appears that the inherent culture of Facebook is one of non transparency which chooses to manipulate their customers and their data. Furthermore, I believe this could lead to their downfall.

Customer Centricity 139

Customer Centricity Culture Government Course 139

Kustomer

JULY 10, 2019

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) within customer service operations helps companies control costs while improving their support game.

Customer Service 133

Customer Service Company Customers 133

Customer Bliss

JULY 23, 2019

In my Daily Dose video series, I explore the topics that chief customer officers must grapple with on a daily basis. Join me as I discuss what I’ve learned over the course of my 35-year career, so that you can more effectively do the work that needs to be done. Today’s video is an excerpt from my online course , inspired by my book, Would You Do That To Your Mother?

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Healthcare Chief Customer Officer Travel Video 173

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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Heart of the Customer

JULY 11, 2019

“All happy customers are alike; each unhappy customer is unhappy in its own way.” Okay, that wasn’t really my quote – I’m paraphrasing Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, where he wrote “all happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” But it does fit at least some companies’ experiences. This is especially […]. The post Stop Playing CX Whack-A-Mole appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Customer Experience Company Customers Customer relationships 128

ShepHyken

JULY 3, 2019

Just last week I wrote about the concept of predictive customer support. Now, we take a slightly different angle with the concept of proactive customer support. The concept is simple. The company reaches out to the customer before the customer has a chance to reach out to the company. More often than not, the customer may not even know they have a problem.

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Customer Service Training Customers Examples Training 133

Joe Rawlinson

JULY 24, 2019

Did you know that research by Bain & Company found out that increasing customer retention rate by just 5% can increase profits by 25-95% ? If there’s one thing that always bears on the mind of businesses, it is this: What drives a customer to come back for more? In this day and age, where cut-throat competition is rife, brand loyalty is as elusive as a dream.

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Loyalty Sales First Call Resolution Rewards Programs 107

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 16, 2019

I live in Sarasota, Florida, and recently, there have been some interesting changes to the public benches. Halfway along the seat, there are armrests. At first, I thought it was to make them more comfortable than they were without an armrest in the middle. However, I learned the armrests were there to dissuade the homeless population from sleeping on public benches.

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Insurance Customer Journeys Comparison Consulting 126

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Customers That Stick

JULY 18, 2019

In this One Win Book Review, we take a look at Thanks for Coming in Today by Charles Ryan Minton. Check out the video below to hear Adam’s one win that you can take away from Thanks for Coming in Today to improve your organization’s customer experience and customer service. About Thanks for Coming in Today. FROM THE PUBLISHER: By providing your customers and guests with an unforgettable experience, your business can build customer loyalty and gain an edge over your competition.

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Video Loyalty Customer Service Customer Experience 104

Alliance by IFS

JULY 8, 2019

At Astea, we are all about bringing our employees together! On June 28th, employees from our Horsham, PA location gathered at Lukens Park for a day of food, drinks, networking and fun. Employees enjoyed socializing outside of the workplace and participated in competitive games of basketball, badminton and water balloon toss…ending in a water balloon fight to end the excruciatingly hot day!

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Company 91

Heart of the Customer

JULY 17, 2019

ROI is the Holy Grail for customer experience (CX) programs – an elusive target that can validate your program and lead to greater influence. Unfortunately, focusing on that big goal can be overwhelming. So for today, let’s target our efforts a bit more modestly, focusing on gains made through making it easier to be your […]. The post Measuring “ROE” – Return on Ease appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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