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And the Customers Tweeted Happily Ever After

Storyminers

At number 71 on the 2009 Fortune 500 list compared to Microsoft’s number 35, Apple is hardly a David, but its ads are entertaining because almost everyone wants to throw a virtual punch at Microsoft. Posted in July 2009, it got over 24,000 hits in the first 24 hours and to date, has been watched more than 6 million times.

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What Do Companies With Low Net Promoter Score Have in Common?

Retently

You can also learn a surprising amount of tactics and strategies by studying the opposite end of the scale – the world’s least successful companies, from a churn perspective – to compare their common weaknesses and find out what makes their customers so unlikely to recommend them to their peers. Ready to start?

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Rebellion at Dollar General! A Challenge to CX Strategies?

CX University

Companies increasingly recognize that employee experience can be positive, powerful, and influential in engaging customers. Pink (2009) states that when employees have a purpose in their work, are provided with opportunities to develop mastery in what they do, and have autonomy, they will be engaged.

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Canadian Companies That Outsource and Why They Keep on Outsourcing

Magellan Solutions

Here are some of the top Canadian companies that outsource and why they do it: Herschel. It was founded in 2009 by brothers Lyndon and Jamie Cormack , who named the company after a Canadian frontier village in Saskatchewan. However, like many retail companies, Herschel outsources manufacturing to Asian countries.

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Protecting Your Company From Telemarketing Fraud

Magellan Solutions

In another example, the scammer calls the victim, claiming to be from an anti-virus software company. The FTC alleges that the defendants’ conduct violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule and that the telemarketing scheme drew in over $20 million dollars between May 2011 and December 2013.

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Retail Consumer Trends and Real-Time Feedback: Monitoring How Price Hikes Impact Market Sentiment

Lumoa

Companies in the retail space have traditionally leveraged indicators like customer sentiment to better understand their target audiences. But, how can retail companies incorporate valuable sources like real-time customer feedback into their operations? The Impact of Global Events on the Retail Industry.

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Is the Chief Experience Officer a Worthwhile Addition to the C-Suite?

Retently

How do you approach customer happiness in your company? Others are less “optimistic,” saying that companies stand to lose up to $1.6 However, making sure customer experience is handled the right way throughout your entire organization can be tricky – especially if you have a large company with multiple departments and branches.