Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 18, 2024

So, today we are going to look at how you can strike a balance between personalizing your interactions and offerings for customers without freaking them out. To clarify, there is nothing wrong with this approach, and, in some cases, leveraging technology for personalization can be very successful for these business models.

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Lumoa

JUNE 2, 2022

There is no doubt that customer feedback is one of the most valuable resources that companies have available. Nevertheless, learning how to use customer feedback to drive action poses a significant challenge, especially for organizations that leverage multiple channels to collect mass feedback.

Feedback 208

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Playvox

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In an economy that’s pitched more than a few curveballs over the last five years, retaining and growing a loyal customer base is consistently a winning business strategy. How Do You Identify Top Customer Service Talent? Identifying top talent starts with the right key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Steve DiGioia

MARCH 9, 2020

It’s a tried and true method to improve your customer service. Sure, each business is different and with specific challenges to be addressed, so the important thing is that you start finding tactics that can make a difference in your business and put them to use right away. Good question. Policies and Procedures. Click To Tweet.

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 4, 2024

The result was a lot of wasted time, energy, and resources (read: $$$$) in siloed efforts to capture the potential of the Web—that no one understood yet. Different departments within an organization are looking for ways to integrate AI, but they aren’t talking to each other. We did this on the podcast recently.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices. How to overcome those challenges?

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Comm100

MAY 14, 2021

Ten years ago, it wouldn’t have been uncommon to see people switch off merely at the sound of ‘customer experience’ in conversation. Once considered an ephemeral buzzword that would fade away, these same organizations now boast of their CX-first culture that puts customer experience at the forefront of everything they do.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 27, 2023

Civil rights activist Maya Angelou once said that people will forget what you said or did but will always remember how you made them feel. This is especially true when it comes to serving your customers. This article looks at how customer service can be optimized for better results. So what can be done?

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Customer Journeys Customer Experience Customer Service Touchpoint 208

Comm100

MARCH 21, 2022

Governments must be accountable to citizens in a way that the private sector is never constrained by. This inherent and necessary fact can lead to frustration with government service delivery, and is a key reason why government customer satisfaction falls so far behind the private sector. However, it’s not all doom and gloom.

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BirdEye

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This blog post explores the many ways using artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry can boost your growth. 11 ways to use AI in healthcare How to leverage AI in healthcare with Birdeye FAQs about AI in healthcare Work with Birdeye to leverage AI in healthcare What is AI in healthcare?

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Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 12, 2022

The late Steve Jobs said at a 1997 Apple World Worldwide Developers Conference, “You’ve got to start with the Customer Experience first and work backward towards the technology.” However, customers are changing how they have experiences these days, and organizations that don’t keep up will be left behind.

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CX Accelerator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

I know this isn’t the original intent of the song, but to me, this points to the importance of listening to our customers — especially those things that frustrate and aggravate — and then learning from those mistakes. We don’t necessarily try to fix the customer but we definitely try to fix the problem for the long term.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

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. Today, leaders have more expectations with fewer resources. Watch out for these sneaky ways typical business methods lead to customer defection.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. Actionability is also, as we believe, one of the essential aspects of customer experience management. Listen to your customers.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The first week of October is both Customer Service Week and the week of CX Day! This week of celebrating success through CX and better customer service is an important reminder that we all serve a role in this. But customer service has a special place in the way a customer feels about your brand!

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service versus Customer Experience: Master both! by Reuben Yonatan (Fast Company) Customer service (CS) and customer experience (CX) are the two faces of the same coin and go hand in hand with each other.

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 13, 2020

When I go into an organization, and they say their goal is to delight customers at every moment of contact. Honestly, it sounds exhausting, for both the team and your customers. There is a significant connection between successful Customer Experiences and the amount of effort they require from customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This connection is essential to understand to create a winning customer strategy. . The same is true for customer data. A larger strategy for using your data is equally as crucial to your gained insights as improving experiences for customers is for connecting to your bottom line. . Building a Knowledge Pyramid.

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Kustomer

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Over the course of history, the typical support interaction has involved a customer reaching out to a business, typically by phone, and waiting in a support queue in the event of something going wrong. Have Robust Self-Service Tools in Place for Customers. Implementing Proactive Support.

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TechSee

JULY 9, 2019

According to Gartner , organizations should strive to deliver low-effort customer experiences because simplicity is the most significant driver of loyalty. In fact, 96% of customers who experience a high-effort interaction become more disloyal compared to just 9% who have a low-effort experience. Getting off on the wrong foot.

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Lumoa

MAY 21, 2018

Who in an organization should own the customer experience? And some people argue that if the ownership is shared across the organization, no-one really has the responsibility to make things right. And some people argue that if the ownership is shared across the organization, no-one really has the responsibility to make things right.

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Customer Experience Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score Feedback 326

C3Centricity

MAY 25, 2020

Do you believe that using technology to understand customers is the only way today? Or worse, they invest in the latest platforms and systems in the hope that using technology to understand customers will help them with their knowledge void. BigData #Analysis #Customer #CustomerUnderstanding Click To Tweet.

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ECXO

JUNE 11, 2023

Customer Experience = Seeing + Being + Doing Customer Centricity is the umbrella for concepts like Customer Experience, Customer Intimacy, Customer Advocacy, Customer Loyalty, etc. Since then, customer experience has become ‘institutionalized’ as a key domain to generate sustainable competitive advantage.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Telemarketing and call center operations form the backbone of many businesses, enabling them to connect directly with their audience. Within this framework, the twin metrics of connection rate and contact rate play pivotal roles. Conversely, a low connection rate can result in wasted time and reduced agent productivity.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 22, 2019

While new technology continues to emerge, the digital transformation of recent years has conditioned consumers to expect ultra-responsive, technologically-powered customer service, but they want more than that. As customer service leader Paul R. Consumers Expect Brands to Know Their Personal Preferences.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 28, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. In this article, I’m going to break down the customer experience lessons you can learn from the Eras Tour that will help you get the loyal audience of your wildest dreams. What’s Wrong With Customer Satisfaction?

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Gainsight

APRIL 15, 2022

As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? . The power dynamic has flipped from vendors to customers. Customers have more control than ever before, and companies that don’t build their offerings with the customer at the center will be left behind, sooner rather than later. . Spider-Man.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 25 Ways to Proactively Spot Your Customers’ Pain Points by Call Centre Helper Magazine (Call Centre Helper Magazine) When struggling to deal with customer demand, a lot of contact centres try to recruit more people.

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Customer Service Tips e-support B2C 62

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 12, 2020

Getting Decision-Makers to approve new customer experience initiatives has rarely been easy. Customer experience, a business discipline late to the business doctrine party, has often been told to sit at the kids’ table and be quiet while the adults chat. Your customers will need more help as they navigate these breakdowns.

Customer Journeys 162

Customer Journeys Contact Center How To Effort Score 162

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Partnering in Complex Times: Turning to the Experts for Best-In-Class Customer Experience by Harvard Business Review. Their lack of flexibility paved the way for new, more dynamic cloud-based. It’s a video.

Customer Service 69

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Loyalty Tips 69

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

So, when I share some statistics I read regarding customer satisfaction and leveraging behavioral economics, some of which I felt very glass-half-empty about, I hope a few of you, with your half-glass-full dispositions, will help me see the bright side. It is a shame because behavioral economics is about understanding your customers better.

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Help Scout

APRIL 29, 2021

Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. It’s worth noting that companies with any of these primary cultures can still deliver good customer service experiences. What does a customer service culture look like?

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Culture Customer Service How To Policies 139

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Lego Customers Lose Millions of Pieces a Year. Magazine) Lego Group knows something about talking to its customers, and not just because it has a few creative employees. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 71

Customer Service Metrics Social Media Retail 71

Totango

JANUARY 12, 2022

Being a Customer Success Manager (CSM) can be an extremely rewarding career. A CSM works hand-in-hand with customers, guiding them through the customer journey and fostering a positive connection. 5 Key Customer Success Manager Interview Questions. . Check out their responses below! . What is your “Why”? .

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Customer Success Management How To Leadership 95

BirdEye

MARCH 17, 2023

Small business owners must navigate complex challenges ranging from customer acquisition to human resource management and financial oversight, leaving them with an overwhelming amount of responsibilities to manage alone. Table of contents What is small business consulting?

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Uniphore

JANUARY 25, 2022

Today’s emotional intelligence software operates in much the same way: analyzing nonverbal cues – like tone, voice quality and subtle facial expressions – to interpret emotional information. And it’s a two-way street. However, in artificial intelligence (AI), the feeling is anything but cautious. Emotion is the Next AI Frontier.

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Healthcare Video Banking Contact Center 130

Thematic

JUNE 28, 2023

Large Language Models (LLMs) are set to revolutionize the way customers engage with technology and receive personalized services. If you work in customer experience (CX), then hold on to your hat - in this article I’ll explore how LLMs can make a radical difference in your work. Here are the answers: 1.

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