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Automotive Reputation Management: Win with Digital and Drive Customer Acquisition

InMoment XI

A well-crafted automotive reputation management strategy is essential for any auto brand looking to build trust, foster customer loyalty, and thrive in a competitive market environment. With online reviews, social media comments, and public customer feedback making a major impact on the reputation of automotive businesses — car dealerships, auto repair shops, service centers, parts retailers, etc. — brands must recognize that the ability to manage their digital channels and digital reputation is

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American Coffee Preferences: A Brief Insight

IntouchInsight

When getting a quick cup of coffee or a breakfast sandwich on the go, the drive-thru has become an essential feature for many Americans. In fact, according to a recent survey, almost half of US consumers consider drive-thru facilities to be crucial when selecting where to grab their morning brew.

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The New Strategic Growth Blueprint for Successfully Reimagining Market Research

C3Centricity

It is a well-known fact that when budgets get tight, marketing is usually one of the first departments to suffer cuts, and market research in particular! Why is this? I believe it is because their ROI is longer-term and often difficult to prove. They therefore make the perfect target for sweeping reductions. What they all need is a strategic growth blueprint.

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[Experience Action Podcast] CX Pulse Check – March 2024

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Unlock the future of customer experience as I, Jeannie Walters, team up with Greg Kihlström from the Agile brand to dissect the fascinating blend of strategy and technology that’s shaping how we interact with businesses today. Prepare to have your perspective radically shifted as we examine a bank’s strategy to merge in-person banking with digital tool education.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Feedbackly Helps Research the Influence of Music on Emotional Experiences of Shopping Center Visitors in Finland

Feedbackly

In the EU-funded EU Music 360 study, the effects of music on customer and employee experience in the retail sector in Finland are being investigated. The research began in February 2024 and will continue until the end of April. The study aims to determine how business is affected when a store environment plays a playlist tailored to the brand compared to a randomly selected playlist.

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The QUI Rule a.k.a. The GREAT Rule: Serve to WOW customers. Serve to CARE.

Bill Quiseng

You’ve heard of The Golden Rule: Treat people as you want to be treated. Dr. Tony Alessandra has shared with everyone about The Platinum Rule: Treat people as they want to be treated. Today I offer The QUI Rule also known as the GREAT Rule: Treat customers a little better than they want to be treated. You are happy because customers leave satisfied with your product or service.

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Empowering Insights: Custom Reporting Periods for Enhanced Analytics

IntouchInsight

We're excited to announce a significant enhancement to our reporting capabilities based on valuable customer feedback. Over the past few months, our team has been hard at work delivering a highly-requested feature: the ability for organizations to create and utilize custom reporting periods.

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3 Use Cases for Video CX in the Contact Center

Upstream Works

Our latest blog post explores three practical vertical use cases for video engagements in contact centers. The post 3 Use Cases for Video CX in the Contact Center appeared first on Upstream Works.

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The Myth of the Silver Bullet: Unraveling Quick Fixes in Business

Beyond Philosophy

Learn more about Colin Shaw : Join over 80,000 people on our LinkedIn Newsletter list or visit our website for more great podcast episodes. Listen to the podcast: “Colin, could you tell me the one thing that we need to do to improve our Customer Experience ?” This question is one that many of my clients want to ask me. They don’t say that in so many words, but effectively, that’s what they were asking me to do.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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Predictive Analytics Examples that Demonstrate Its Impact on Customer Experience

InMoment XI

Organizations should take a closer look at predictive analytics examples to discover the myriad of ways that data and artificial intelligence (AI) can power more personalized customer experiences and enhance brand loyalty and customer retention. From a cost and ROI perspective, the impact and benefits of predictive analytics in customer experience management cannot be ignored.

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We Work Hard to Make It Look Easy

ShepHyken

My friend Norman Beck recently shared a quote that inspired him: We work hard to make it look easy. Isn’t that what the best people do? Whether it’s sports, entertainment, or business, some people are so good that what they do looks easy. I Googled the quote to find out who to attribute it to and found numerous variations: In sports, Ken Griffey Jr., a professional baseball player, said, “Just because I made it look easy doesn’t mean that it was, and you don’t work hard and become a Hall of

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Build a receipt and invoice processing pipeline with Amazon Textract

AWS Machine Learning

In today’s business landscape, organizations are constantly seeking ways to optimize their financial processes, enhance efficiency, and drive cost savings. One area that holds significant potential for improvement is accounts payable. On a high level, the accounts payable process includes receiving and scanning invoices, extraction of the relevant data from scanned invoices, validation, approval, and archival.

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How Watercare drive customer excellence with VoC and Thematic

Thematic

Watercare, New Zealand's largest water and wastewater utility, are responsible for bringing clean water to people and managing the waste water systems that safeguard the Auckland environment and citizen health. On a typical day, Aucklanders don’t say much to Watercare. Water as a sector gets taken for granted, with their drainage and pipe infrastructure and services largely out of sight and out of mind.

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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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Introducing AI Recommended Questions

delighted

With tens of thousands of customers using Surveys after our October 2023 launch, we’re incredibly excited to announce a pivotal enhancement to the product: AI Recommended Questions. As soon as you add at least two questions to your survey, Delighted’s AI Recommended Questions will suggest three other questions for you to consider. Powered by Qualtrics AI , AI Recommended Questions is the ultimate survey creation assistant.

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Zonka Feedback is now ISO 27001:2022 Certified

Zonka Feedback

We are thrilled to announce that Zonka Feedback has been awarded the ISO 27001:2022 certification, a prestigious global standard for information security management. This achievement is a testament to our unwavering commitment to ensuring the security and privacy of our customers' data.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of March 25, 2024

ShepHyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Benefiting Customer and Employee Satisfaction by John Dijulius (The Dijulius Group) AI and Machine Learning (ML) are not only here, but if it’s not already a major part of your business strategy moving forward, you may be in danger of be

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Fine-tune your Amazon Titan Image Generator G1 model using Amazon Bedrock model customization

AWS Machine Learning

Amazon Titan lmage Generator G1 is a cutting-edge text-to-image model, available via Amazon Bedrock , that is able to understand prompts describing multiple objects in various contexts and captures these relevant details in the images it generates. It is available in US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) AWS Regions and can perform advanced image editing tasks such as smart cropping, in-painting, and background changes.

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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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Customers Are in Charge

Customer Enthusiast

Today’s blog post is a part of a series that I will be sharing over the next couple of weeks related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024.

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Optimove Connect 2024: Highlights in Pictures

Optimove

Take the next step with our CRM marketer evolution curve Download Now Why it Matters: Optimove Connect 2024 served as more than just a conference; it was a place for inspiration, collaboration, and transformation in the realm of marketing. As the industry continues to evolve, events like Connect play a crucial role in equipping marketers with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate and thrive Stay in touch Be the first to know all about the latest Marketing tips & tricks, Industry specia

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149: What is Your Competitive Advantage?

The DiJulius Group

Want the secrets to standing out in a crowded market and captivating your customers? On this episode of The Customer Service Revolution, get ready to change your business as guest Jaynie Smith analyzes the stark reality that many CEOs are in the dark about their competitive edge. John’s conversation with Jaynie dives into customer-centric strategies, Read Full Article The post 149: What is Your Competitive Advantage?

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Difference Between Transactional NPS and Relationship NPS

Zonka Feedback

The easiest way to define customer experience is the way your customers view the nature of their relationship with your company. Providing your customers with delightful experiences is the cornerstone of building strong, lasting customer relationships.

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Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your Loyalty Strategy

Speaker: Lauren Barash, Vice President, Brand Marketing

In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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Best practices for building secure applications with Amazon Transcribe

AWS Machine Learning

Amazon Transcribe is an AWS service that allows customers to convert speech to text in either batch or streaming mode. It uses machine learning–powered automatic speech recognition (ASR), automatic language identification, and post-processing technologies. Amazon Transcribe can be used for transcription of customer care calls, multiparty conference calls, and voicemail messages, as well as subtitle generation for recorded and live videos, to name just a few examples.

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Maximize Return on Experience (ROE)

Customer Enthusiast

Today’s blog post is a part of a series of posts that I will be sharing over the next couple of weeks related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024. I learned the difference between return on investment (ROI) and return on experience (ROE).

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TeamSupport's Role in Maximizing ROI and Cultivating Customer Service Excellence

Team Support

If you’re in the customer support world, then you know that achieving excellence in the space requires more than addressing customers’ immediate needs. You must first redefine what customer service means entirely. It's here that TeamSupport Software shines, revolutionizing customer support management. Moreover, it supports your business in maximizing Return on Investment (ROI) and transforming overall business results.

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10 Ideas for Employee Well-being in Your Contact Center

CSM Magazine

In the busy and sometimes stressful environment of a contact center, maintaining employee well-being is both a challenge and a necessity. Industry research indicates: 74% of call center agents are at risk of burnout due to high emotional labor. 91% of call center agents experience anxiety and other mental health issues. Forty-three percent of contact center staff are unhappy in their roles , and 35 percent are considering leaving their jobs in the next 12 months.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib

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What are On Site Surveys? Meaning, Benefits and How to Use it

SurveySparrow

On site surveys are your direct link to website visitors. They allow you to ditch guesswork and get the real deal with user feedback. But what exactly are they? And how do you effectively embed one into a website? Let’s find out! What is an On Site Survey? On-site or on-page surveys are questionnaires designed to collect feedback from website visitors in real-time.

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Efficient continual pre-training LLMs for financial domains

AWS Machine Learning

Large language models (LLMs) are generally trained on large publicly available datasets that are domain agnostic. For example, Meta’s Llama models are trained on datasets such as CommonCrawl , C4 , Wikipedia, and ArXiv. These datasets encompass a broad range of topics and domains. Although the resulting models yield amazingly good results for general tasks, such as text generation and entity recognition, there is evidence that models trained with domain-specific datasets can further improve LLM

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Hospitality is a Zero-Disappointment Industry

Customer Enthusiast

Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to share a series of blog posts related to what I learned at the Agilysys Inspire User Conference in Las Vegas, March 18-20, 2024. For openers, I learned that hospitality is a zero-disappointment industry.