Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? Author: Olivier Njamfa As we enter 2016, I’m already seeing plenty of predictions about what the year will bring for the customer experience and customer service markets. Published on: January 06, 2016.

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Eptica

JANUARY 8, 2016

Date: Friday, January 8, 2016 5 customer experience lessons from the 2015 Holiday Shopping season. Author: Robin Tandon While the peak season for retailers isn’t yet over, many companies are already taking stock and looking at their performance, as well as studying the wider trends that emerged in the run up to Christmas 2015.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 1, 2015

But are customer service preferences and expectations? The 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report published by Parature, from Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics CRM shows that geography does play a role in customers’ views on service. Consistently satisfying service is increasingly important.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 30, 2015

We know this technique as the peak-end rule , which not only helps retain customers after things go awry, but often has the power to forge stronger loyalty from an otherwise bad experience. Letting customers call the shots. Michaels put some real thought into this- not as an exit point, but as an important customer touchpoint.

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Second to None

MAY 15, 2018

Brands that want to stand out in today’s saturated and competitive marketplace need to have a carefully developed branding strategy. Still, customers’ perceptions of a brand is an even more important part of the equation. What is brand equity? Types of brand equity. Brand equity can be positive or negative.

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Eptica

MARCH 11, 2016

Date: Friday, March 11, 2016 How good are UK brands at email customer service? However, UK brands are struggling to cope with the emails they receive , with performance overall worsening according to the latest Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study. Published on: March 11, 2016.

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Eptica

AUGUST 11, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 The importance of emotion to customer engagement. Published on: August 12, 2015. Typically they’ll remember around two things about a customer service interaction – usually this is the most intense part of the experience and the very last thing that happened.

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

As companies embrace the digitization of customer support, the new standard is much more than a phone conversation with a call center representative or a visit from a field agent. This list is an homage to the business leaders and influencers pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation in customer experience. Follow on LinkedIn.

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Michelli Experience

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Great customer experience brands are not only “visual storytellers” but they are supporting their customers as those brand loyalists visually communicate about their brand journey. Thanks to livestream.com we know: 81% of internet and mobile users watched more video in 2016 than 2015.

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GetFeedback

JULY 11, 2018

As a result, they overlook the pain points damaging the customer experience. In order to bridge it, you need a clear customer engagement strategy. And that starts with listening to the voice of the customer. Why companies fall out of sync with customers. Customer disconnect always begins with internal disconnect.

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Influitive

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Marketers know that finding ways to increase customer engagement is good for the bottom line. Customer engagement is highly correlated to customer loyalty ,” says Aimee Lucas , Customer Experience Transformist and VP at the Temkin Group , a customer experience research and consulting firm.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week we feature an article by Mansi Bhatia who looks at ways organizations can transform contact centers into a customer engagement center. I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Contact Customers on their Preferred Channel.

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Comm100

JUNE 15, 2022

Digital customer engagement is always evolving. Just as live chat was a technological leap over telephone communication and is proving to be the most essential of all channels, chatbots are the latest technological milestone in customer support. Provide cost-effective 24/7 support to improve customer engagement.

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GetFeedback

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Customers benefit from sharing feedback too. According to AgilOne’s Consumer Survey , over 70% of US and UK consumers expect some form of personalization from the brands they buy from. Consumers want a personalized customer experience , and they’re willing to hand over data to get it. Mobile optimization.

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Alida

JUNE 15, 2016

Today, customers advise brands on where markets are going—not the other way around. According to a 2015 IBM CEO study , it’s “impossible to personalize products, services or experiences without a clear idea of customers’ core values and what’s happening in their lives.” Introducing the research revolution.

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Tricia Morris

JULY 7, 2015

As customer service and the overall customer experience become key differentiators for brands and organizations across all industries, it has never been more important to know as much as you can about your customers and their expectations for service and engagement across channels. The newly-released 2015 U.S.

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Michelli Experience

MARCH 15, 2017

Of course, there are those sophisticated brands like Fiji or Pellegrino. My favorite is Ethos water, a Starbucks brand that offers a portion of the proceeds from each bottle I purchase to help secure safe drinking water in a world where 1 in 6 people don’t have a reliable, healthy source.”. billion gallons in 2015 to 12.8

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Influitive

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Don is an inductee in the Data & Marketing Association Hall of Fame, and holds the title as SatMetrix’s “world’s most authoritative expert on customer experience” for 2015. So, he definitely knows a.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 24, 2015

Mike Zarin (@zarin) March 24, 2015. Get real about your experience and brand. Kevin Gibson , Consumer Experience Leader, Humana, shared how Humana has been evolving their brand and the experience to match it. Leaders often not aligned: what they want for the customer. So many answers! Think about where you want to go.

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Alida

APRIL 4, 2017

Though brick and mortar sales are down only five percent since 2015, the closure of many anchor tenants has significantly impacted shopping malls. In these precarious times, both established and new retail players need to focus on customer needs. Prioritize customer engagement, not customer service.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Customer Experience team aims to transform how customers interact with McDonald’s. The team combines the best of McDonald’s Data Analytics and Digital Customer Engagement with Global Marketing, Global Restaurant Development and Restaurant Solutions. There he managed restaurant innovation efforts.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2015

In January, we’ll be examining some basic ideas around social customer care , and what you can do to improve yours. Social Customer Care: Best Practices for Major Engagement. 30, January 2015. Are you ready to engage with customers on social media? 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST. It''s FREE!

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Alida

MARCH 30, 2017

At a recent Vision Critical webinar, Sam Trimboli, consumer insights specialist at Price Chopper, joined us to discuss how customer insight is helping the company thrive in the increasingly fragmented grocery industry. Trimboli highlighted three benefits of using customer insight. Launching new brands successfully. In the U.S.,

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delighted

JANUARY 7, 2020

Back in 2015, Forrester Research uncovered that customer experience was the number one priority for business and technology leaders. Fast forward almost 5 years and CX is still top of mind for brands looking to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Customers simply expect better when soliciting support on mobile.

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SuiteCX

OCTOBER 22, 2015

It is critical to get all key departments aligned on your customer experience strategy. suitecx Thought Leadership: Balancing Customer Needs. suitecx ©2015, suitecx Inc. suitecx ©2015, suitecx Inc.

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Michelli Experience

AUGUST 31, 2016

While other brands like Polaroid or Blockbuster have run into a bit of a complacency trap (thinking that what brought them success would also assure them sustainability), Domino’s restlessly agitates their industry by rethinking their product and their delivery platform. If not, I think the pizza giant it worthy of study.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 6, 2016

The opportunity to excel in Customer Experience in China is still wide open, however. Last year, Forrester published the Customer Experience Index, China 2015, ranking 60 brands for their performance in Customer Experience. China Sees the West as Thought Leaders of Customer Experience. Billions of them.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 22, 2015

Share the blueprints with your most dedicated customers in a special video chat or release clues on Instagram. Help your customers see what’s next and feel involved with the brand they love. A video posted by Chicago Botanic Garden (@chicagobotanic) on Apr 15, 2015 at 7:00am PDT. It’s a means to an end.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 6, 2015

That choice even makes the longer drive to the Safari Park a part of the customer’s expectation. Kaisa Ilola (@KaisaIlola) March 25, 2015. serves as a CX Expert with the Customer Experience Professionals Association and is. a Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP). Empowerment makes all the difference.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 26, 2015

As customers, we know when we’ve had a poor customer experience and we know right from wrong. It seems obvious which industries and brands need to pay attention to this. As customers, we don’t care about how difficult the industry competition is or how regulations make processes more challenging. It''s FREE!

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Eptica

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The importance of customer service to midsize businesses. Published on: December 02, 2015. Given these challenges, how are they coping with becoming more customer centric? There should be agent tools and customer tools, designed on a common platform.

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Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Author: Dharmesh Ghedia With an increasing amount of our time spent online, company websites are now more often than not the first port of call for consumers looking for information from brands. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Amy Jackson, Senior Director of Brand Strategy and Consumer Marketing for TripIt from Concur while I was at the South By Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas back in March. Jon Galloway (@jongalloway) April 12, 2015. Vocal customers offer valuable ideas.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Entrepreneurs who can’t let go are often left wondering why their “loyal” customers left without so much as a good-bye. Loyalty does not mean forever for customers. According to the NPD Group, nearly half of those who described themselves as highly loyal to a brand were no longer loyal a year later.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 18, 2015

There are corporate sponsors like Miller Lite and McDonald’s taking over from independent brands with unique offerings. A photo posted by Jeannie Walters (@jeanniewalters) on Mar 14, 2015 at 1:04pm PDT. . A photo posted by Stan Phelps (@9inchmarketing) on Mar 17, 2015 at 7:22pm PDT. It is not dead. People are amazing.

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InnerTrends

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The end result is that the customer engagement is now focused on education versus “selling”. Major changes were made to the brand, products and design during this process. Things didn’t improve during the first half of 2015 either and, even though the topic was discussed regularly within the company, no major changes were made.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 The widening UK customer experience gap. Published on: September 30, 2015. Author: Derek Lewis In previous decades an organization’s brand was something it controlled, with how it was perceived in the market driven by expensive advertising and marketing campaigns. These are: 1.

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