Experience Matters

MARCH 17, 2015

We just published a Temkin Group data snapshot, Customer Experience Expectations and Plans for 2015. This year’s results show that companies are planning on dedicating more money and effort to improving a variety of customer experience activities in 2015. The largest jump from last year is employee communications and engagement.

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Vonage

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

However, as this statistic illustrates, 60 percent of customers don’t tolerate poor service under any circumstances. According to The 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report , expectations around customer service are increasing. Consumers expect self-service customer support options.

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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. What are the 4 key attributes of successful customer engagement?

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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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Tricia Morris

MAY 28, 2015

Customers’ expectations for brands and organizations delivering the right answer at the right time, whether through assisted or self-service, continue to grow. In the The Real Self-Service Economy Report , 70% of consumers surveyed now expect a company website to include a self-service application.

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Tricia Morris

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

For November and December 2015, U.S. More customers this year doing more shopping online, asking more questions and expecting better and faster service across more channels, including their smartphone. Feeling stressed already that your brand might wind up on the naughty list for customer service? billion holiday haul.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Leaders in Conversational AI for the past decade, Lindsy and Ed discussed their roles and how they see CX in the utilities space, their relationship with Interactions and best practices for improving CX and increasing self-service. Our team oversees all self-service components of our business.

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Is your customer-centric team actively working on providing better customer service in 2015 ? Below are the top six customer service trends for 2015 according to Forrester : 1. According to Forrester, emerging customer support channels such as mobile and web self-service and video chat will gain momentum in 2015.

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Bold360

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

According to Forrester, 68% of B2B buyers in 2017 preferred to research online on their own, up from 53% in 2015. [1]. They can do it using same self-service tools many B2C companies use, including FAQs, product demo videos, user forums, contextual search tools and AI chatbots. So, what’s a B2B company to do?

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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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TechSee

JANUARY 29, 2019

Visual engagement is the key to an optimal customer experience, and computer vision is well positioned to take visual engagement to the next level using the power of automation. Computer vision is relevant across the entire customer journey, including sales and commerce, marketing and customer service. Rise of Computer Vision.

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Vonage

MARCH 26, 2018

In fact NVM’s most recent consumer survey reports just 13% of consumers feel this way about the brands they engage with. Without them an organisation risks falling behind in terms of what modern consumers expect from brand engagement. The first is to generate positive memories of what it felt like to engage with the brand.

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Customer Bliss

MAY 3, 2017

This especially holds true when it comes to customer service. In fact, CEB data shows that 81 percent of customers today will use self-service channels first before reaching out to a company to speak to a customer service rep live. changing your address, checking your billing statement, checking into a flight, etc.),

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Solvvy

DECEMBER 17, 2019

AI brings real, tangible benefits to businesses and customers alike and has been identified by Gartner as one of the top 10 strategic trends every year since 2015. Solvvy Insights provides a report of gaps in a knowledge base by surfacing most commonly used articles and associated self-service rates.

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Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

The web, in the form of help and self service has remained on top throughout that time and continued to improve between 2015 and 2016. On the negative side, five out of ten sectors performed worse than in 2015 , with the average score for consumer electronics manufacturers slipping 10%.

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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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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

By leveraging new technologies such as computer vision , virtual visits and self-service AI-driven solutions, companies have a huge opportunity to turn customers into brand advocates. In his videos, I keep people updated about the latest trends in customer experience, customer service and customer centricity. Follow on LinkedIn.

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Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Author: Robin Tandon Having recently looked back on customer experience in 2015 , what is predicted for the coming year? Eptica research backs up the need to make self-service easier. Published on: January 20, 2016.

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Strativity

MARCH 17, 2015

This complimentary virtual conference spotlights proven best practices for building customer loyalty by employing better engagement techniques and increasing retention via improved personalization technologies. Establishing new metrics to ensure consistent high quality service.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock. Published on: October 06, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung Recent research from charity Citizens Advice found major differences between how UK utilities handle customer service. Here are six areas to focus on: 1.

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

According to Forrester Research , 42% of the global population will own a smartphone by the end of 2015. As a result, you should create strategies to maximize the availability and accessibility of your customer service options. Self-Service Tools – Good for Everyone. billion PC users.)

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 22, 2015

And whether that perception permeates HR, IT, marketing, sales or customer service, it erodes employee engagement and ultimately, overall business success. But how does employee self-service knowledge separate the best from the rest? Engagement. What does greater engagement affect? . Profitability.

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Tricia Morris

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Customer expectations are changing and growing just as rapidly as the channels and technology consumers are empowered with to engage, encouraging (if not demanding) that brands and organizations embrace a strategy of non-stop, customer-centric adaptation. 2015 Aspect Consumer Experience Survey ).

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Eptica

AUGUST 19, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Robots – the future of customer service? Published on: August 19, 2015. Author: Derek Lewis Recent Forrester research pointed out the importance of understanding customer emotion and creating empathy with consumers if brands are going to deliver a successful customer experience.

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Ecrion

MAY 17, 2019

Self-Service is Now Standard Customers would rather reference your company’s website or interact with an online assistant than call you with a question. In 2015, that number jumped to 81% and continues to rise. You have an urgent technical question at midnight but the company service desk won’t open until 9:00 a.m.

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Eptica

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Author: Neil Cox In 2015 the US Census Bureau reported that Millennials outnumbered Baby Boomers for the first time , meaning they now make up a quarter of the population. Finally, look at how technology can increase engagement – will embracing innovations such as the Internet of Things or virtual reality help reach Millennials?

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 19, 2015

CRMUG Summit 2015 landed record-setting attendance numbers recently with Microsoft Dynamics CRM users across sales, marketing and service converging to share use cases, tips and successes in their areas of expertise. Service is a Growing CRM Investment. Customer Service Maturity Yields Measurable Gains.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3 ways of reducing customer query volumes. Published on: October 21, 2015. Deflect what you can using self-service Many customers don’t have complex questions and just want to find out key information before they make a purchase. Here are three areas to focus on: 1.

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Kayako

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Chris Hesselrode (@chesselrode) October 15, 2015. supportmistakes — Tanya Storm (@TanyaStorm) October 15, 2015. You can show that your customer support has been properly planned and well executed, by investing in support, and continuing that investment daily, by consistently updating your self service and responding on social media. “If

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. Published on: September 11, 2015. Web customer service Online, performance in the sector dropped, from answering 70% of questions in 2014 down to 67% in 2015. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Tricia Morris

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Therefore, the provider proactively led the charge in delivering anytime, anywhere service by investing in a highly customized, highly organized self-service support portal, which not only provides answers and information 24/7, but also easy access to additional service channels at support.ntelos.com.

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Eptica

JUNE 24, 2016

In 2015 he published a report looking at the difference in revenue growth between pairs of similar businesses in five sectors (cable communications, airlines, investments, retail and health insurance). Business success depends on a wide variety of factors and it can be hard to isolate customer experience in dollar figures.

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Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Static performance Overall, the UK research found minor changes in performance since 2015, with the total number of questions answered on the web, email and Twitter remaining static at 55%. 10% fewer companies allowed non-customers to email them compared to 2015. However, performance varied. Share this page on: Tweet.

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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. Use Technology for Self Service. Conclusion.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In particular, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to transform customer service, and now is a good time to look at the opportunities and threats it provides to the sector. Recent research by analyst ContactBabel points to a drop in the number of inbound queries between 2015 and 2016.

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Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The Telligent Community social software platform— which is available in SaaS, on-premises and now CaaS deployment models—enables customer service and digital marketing organizations within a business to create compelling, online, branded communities for customers, partners and employees to collaborate and engage.

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Eptica

AUGUST 14, 2015

Date: Friday, August 14, 2015 The 10 steps to digital customer experience success in banking. Published on: August 14, 2015. Author: Pauline Ashenden Twenty years ago, the majority of banking was carried out face-to-face through an extensive branch network and most consumers remained with the same bank for much of their lives.

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