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Up Where Expectations Soar: Customer Care in the Age of Entitlement

BlueOcean

Admit it, you love it when you’re handed that Starbucks beverage with your name spelled neatly and correctly on the side. Maybe that’s where it all started: that innocent coffee cup with the green mermaid staring back at you. The trend of personalized customer experience has since transformed almost every industry as we know it. From the retail experience to social media connections to issue resolution via the contact center, customers want their individual needs known and reflected in the inter

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5 Signs it's Time to Break Up with your Legacy Analytics Tool

DemandJump

Let’s be honest. Your analytics tool may have been state-of-the-art when you first started using it, but when was the last time you sat down and took a hard look at its features? A lot has changed in the last few years, and marketers should be demanding a more holistic view of their customer's path to purchase.

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Why collaboration is key to customer service success

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Author: Steve Nattress - Product Manager Why collaboration is key to customer service success. Published on: April 17, 2019. Author: Steve Nattress - Product Manager In today’s competitive world, keeping customers happy is part of everyone’s job in the organization. Whether it is the delivery driver for a supermarket, a broadband installer, or an agent in a contact center, they are all part of the customer experience and responsible for delivering grea

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Social Sentiment Review: Divided Opinions On Peeps

NetBase

When it comes to sourcing consumer love to foster brand-consumer connections, you don’t have to overthink it. Anything and everything is up for discussion – with passion you might not expect driving conversations about the smallest things: like Peeps. Peeps – for the uninitiated – are sugar-coated marshmallow treats that make their most well-known annual appearance on store shelves around the Easter holiday.

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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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New and Improved Lumoa - Here are the new features

Lumoa

New features are available in Lumoa. The update includes new and improved features such as; a new and fresh dashboard design, new timeline chart and new and easier time range selectors.

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How Does a Voice of Customer (VoC) Program Work?

InMoment XI

This article features insights that were shared by Gillian Mackay, the Strategic Consulting Director at MaritzCX, and was originally published here. What is a Voice of the Customer Program? A Voice of Customer program refers to the process of capturing customer feedback so that a company can improve the customer experience (and consequently improve business.

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How Marketers Can Benefit From More Than Technology: Modern Marketing

C3Centricity

Just like most entrepreneurs and business people, I go to my fair share of conferences. One that stays in my memory for many reasons, was an event I attended in San Jose, California. Some say California is the centre of internet marketing; the San Francisco area for technology and San Diego for marketing. I tend to agree after having recently attended events in both cities.

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7 Customer Experience Questions with Shep Hyken

Kayako

We had the pleasure of hosting customer service and experience expert, Shep Hyken earlier this month for a half hour Q&A session on why customer experience matters so much and what businesses must do to create the best experiences for their customers. Shep, has been guiding organizations and customer experience professionals since before the industry knew what the term ‘customer experience’ meant.

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4 Reasons Your Customers Won’t Reach Out to Customer Service

GetFeedback

To relieve customers’ hard feelings about problems with some products or services, companies usually choose to improve the customer service skills of their agents. But does this work well? Not entirely, since to get to the point of using your agents’ skills, customers first need to contact your support. And they don’t always. In this article, we’ll discuss the key four reasons why some customers prefer to suffer silently and then leave you for your competitors.

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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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Why We Must Give Customers Choices Based on Their Lives: 4 Case Studies

Customer Bliss

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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Curious How Analytics Can Impact Your Quality Management?

NICE inContact

Have you noticed all the hype around using analytics in quality management, but haven’t utilized it in your organization? If you have a quality program in place and you’re still not getting the results you desire, using analytics can lead to valuable insights that make your quality program more precise and efficient—and that’s just the beginning. Research proves that gives organizations a leg up.

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Episode 47 – How to Best Respond to Customer Feedback

Kristina Evey

Shownotes… Customer Experience is taken to a higher level when based on customer feedback and engagement. Review sites allow customers … Read More Episode 47 – How to Best Respond to Customer Feedback. The post Episode 47 – How to Best Respond to Customer Feedback appeared first on Kristina Evey.

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Event Survey Questions: 7 Questions You Must Ask Your Attendees

GetFeedback

There’s a lot that goes into planning an event, and I’m pretty sure that event survey questions are not at the top of your list. But they should be. Good event marketing is about more than simply hosting a conference or fundraiser. It’s about connecting with your audience and providing them with a meaningful experience that leaves them wanting more.

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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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How to Improve Customer Experience at a Fast Food Restaurant with Fernando Machado of Burger King

Customer Bliss

“The expectations of people, thanks to technology, are different. You want it now, you want it fast, you want good service, you want it with no friction,” says Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Burger King, regarding the company’s transformation to improve its guest experience and meet customer needs. In this episode, Fernando, an extremely successful marketer who’s been featured in Adweek and Forbes , shares how he works closely with operations and the franchise owners t

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Interactions EMEA Welcomes Stephen Fry as Keynote

NICE inContact

Interactions EMEA 2019 welcomes award-winning actor, comedian, journalist, television presenter and film director – Stephen Fry as our celebrity keynote speaker! Stephen Fry’s career has spanned over many years with over 150 film, TV and audio performances, more than 20 written works, as well as 12.7 million Twitter followers; Fry’s wit and wisdom have been read, seen or heard around the globe over multiple generations.

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10 More All-Too-Common VoC Program Mistakes - Part 2

CX Journey

Image courtesy of Pixabay This is the second of a two-part series on common VoC program mistakes. In case you missed the first post in this series, you can find it here. Note that I haven't prioritized or categorized these mistakes, but take a close look at each one to ensure you're not committing any of them. If you recognize one, you've got to take corrective action immediately.

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7 Important Questions to Ask Customers for a Better Customer Experience

GetFeedback

With that in mind, here are the seven most important customer experience questions that you’ll want to ask your customers.

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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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Ideal VP Customer Experience Role

Customer Experience Update Submitted Articles

Vice President of Customer Experience job description for sustained growth by embedding customer-centered management as a way of life.

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Call Center Culture of Excellence – How to Build it

TechSee

Many of us have worked in contact centers. It’s never been a particularly glamorous or well-paid job. And there’s now a serious talent shortage. Employers around the globe are facing the most severe recruitment crisis in 12 years, according to the latest Talent Shortage Survey , with 40% of companies surveyed reporting difficulties filling roles. Contact center agents want to work for employers who help them to develop and grow their careers – and they’re not afraid to leave if they&

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Why Too Many Choices Can Be Killing Your Bottom Line

Beyond Philosophy

If you give people the option to shop somewhere that only had a few choices or another venue with a wide selection, people almost always go for the larger selection. However, sorting through options can feel overwhelming. Too many choices in your Customer Experience are a terrible thing. Of course, too little choice is not great either. We discussed the issues with too many options in a recent podcast and what you can do to make customer’s decisions easier in your Customer Experience.

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7 Important Questions to Ask Customers for a Better Customer Experience

GetFeedback

With that in mind, here are the seven most important customer experience questions that you’ll want to ask your customers.

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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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Pivot on Purpose for GMPC

Storyminers

A small change in course can change your future. That was the promise of StoryMiners’ PIVOT ON PURPOSE interactive workshop for the Georgia Mentor Protégé Council. The first event was held on April 16, 2019 at AT&T. The presentation part of the morning began with an overview of THE SHIFTS THAT SHIFT US TODAY. THE SHIFTS THAT WILL SHIFT US TOMORROW followed.

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Fall in Love With Your Customer’s Pain Points - Not With Your Solutions

McorpCX

It’s human nature to fall in love with your solutions. it’s also one a common pitfall for business leaders, entrepreneurs and those responsible for improving customer experiences.

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10 Things You Must Know to Establish and Preserve Your Customer Service Culture

Beyond Philosophy

Defining and managing your customer service culture is a significant issue for many organizations. Today we share some important considerations for establishing your customer service culture as well as the best practices of the leading customer service organizations. We spoke with Marilyn Suttle, a conference speaker, and three-time best-selling author and coach, on a recent podcast.

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4 Reasons Your Customers Won’t Reach Out to Customer Service

GetFeedback

Why don’t all the people who experience problems with your products or services turn to your customer support? Find out inside and learn the ways to make your silent customers share their problems with you.

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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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How can you put customers in position to guide your direction?

Wired and Dangerous

Have you noticed that your customers have changed? 79% of customers say they want brands to demonstrate that they care before they will consider a purchase. They have raised the bar on how they view customer experience. And 76% of customers say the level of customer service you provide is the true test of how much your organization values them. They are looking for service providers who consistently deliver service experiences that drive loyalty!

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Amazing Business Radio: Sandy Rogers

ShepHyken

Lead with Loyalty with Guest Sandy Rogers. Enhancing the Customer Experience Through Emotional Engagement. Shep Hyken interviews Sandy Rogers. They discuss his new book, Leading Loyalty: Cracking the Code to Customer Devotion , and the importance of empathy, responsibility, and generosity in the customer experience. The Interview with Sandy Rogers: During Sandy’s tenure at Enterprise Rent-a-Car, the company focused on improving customer service to drive loyalty.

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Is Facial Recognition Creepy or Is It Just the Future?

Beyond Philosophy

Is Facial Recognition Creepy or Is It Just the Future? Technology can analyze people’s facial expressions and determine what emotion they feel. It’s called Facial Expression Analysis and it uses Facial Recognition technology. This technology presents the most authentic option for capturing data on customers’ emotions during your Customer Experience.

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