Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

When I was asked to do a TEDx talk about a year ago, I keyed in on the message that your brand (be that your individual brand or your corporate brand) is little more than “what people say about you when you are not around.”. Of all things for which Ed is known, “signature baseballs” is a substantial element of his brand.

Brands 113

Brands Hotels Leadership Guest Experience 113

Eptica

JANUARY 12, 2017

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 What were the top customer service trends of 2016? To help we’ve analyzed all 100+ posts published on the Eptica blog in 2016, and picked a top ten, based on a combination of readership and industry feedback. Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

Trends 48

Trends Customer Service Contact Center Analysis 48

ReviewTrackers

JUNE 27, 2019

Managing online reviews and customer feedback is one of the biggest investment priorities for hospitality brands and organizations in 2016. One of the most fundamental and effective ways to manage reviews is by responding to them. Impact of Reviews and Responses on Reputation and Revenue.

Management 85

Management Hospitality Hotels Net Promoter Score 85

Lumoa

AUGUST 23, 2021

In any case, customer experience used to be the largest way to differentiate your brand among the turbulent sea of competition. New ways of interacting with customers A recent study from CMO found that 84% of companies were using social media for brand building and more than 54% have used it for customer retention.

Customer Experience 236

Customer Experience Social Media Video Customers 236

Tricia Morris

DECEMBER 18, 2015

This year’s lineup of contributors includes: • Bill Patterson: Microsoft General Manager of Service Engagement. Jeanne Bliss: Chief Customer Officer Author and CXPA Co-founder. Sumair Dutta: The Service Council Chief Customer Officer and Former Aberdeen Customer Experience Analyst.

Trends 40

Trends Chief Customer Officer Customer Service eBook 40

OpinionLab

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As I spoke with customers and analysts, and listened to the keynote presentations, I found emerging commonality across three main themes: 1) Mobile is a mainstay. One Forrester analyst coined the term “landmarks” to describe the critical moments that matter in the customer journey. Recognize benefits potential. Gain clarity on cost.

Innovation 60

Innovation Return on Investment Airlines Study 60

OpinionLab

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

As I spoke with customers and analysts, and listened to the keynote presentations, I found emerging commonality across three main themes: 1) Mobile is a mainstay. One Forrester analyst coined the term “landmarks” to describe the critical moments that matter in the customer journey. Recognize benefits potential. Gain clarity on cost.

Innovation 60

Innovation Return on Investment Airlines Study 60

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.

Chatbots 212

Chatbots Industry Customer Service Wait Times 212

Eptica

AUGUST 26, 2016

Date: Friday, August 26, 2016 What do consumers want from brands today? Published on: August 26, 2016. Author: Derek Lewis Companies understand that meeting customer needs is central to business success. Get service right and you will therefore retain customers as well as being able to increase margins.

Consumers 48

Consumers Brands Social Media Contact Center 48

Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service. In fact, it’s such a huge deal for customers today that it has overtaken price and product as the key brand differentiator.

Trends 208

Trends Self Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 208

Alida

OCTOBER 4, 2016

In particular, insight communities —private, online communities made up of carefully selected groups of customers who develop long-term relationships with brands—are now used by hundreds of customer-centric global brands. To get the most business value out of your online communities, you must work to keep members engaged.

Engagement 250

Engagement Strategy Entertainment Exercises 250

Eptica

MARCH 11, 2016

Date: Friday, March 11, 2016 How good are UK brands at email customer service? Published on: March 11, 2016. 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.

Brands 48

Brands Customer Service Insurance Retail 48

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.

Video 235

Video Retail Communication Course 235

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 6, 2016

In support of my position, I offer the following: If you want to keep customers in 2016 …. Worry less about your prices and spend more time elevating your customer experience. According to Accenture, customer churn is linked more to bad service moments than to price related issues. Measure and drive employee engagement.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Employee Engagement Competitive Advantage Customers 100

Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Friday, August 12, 2016 Delivering the benefits of knowledge management in customer service. Published on: August 12, 2016. Realizing it needed to change, Domestic & General chose to work with Eptica’s self-learning knowledge base as the basis of Fido, its new knowledge management system.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Management Knowledge Base Contact Center 48

Team Support

JANUARY 9, 2024

1980s-1990s: The Dawn of CRM Software The next two decades saw the adoption of computerized systems for customer support. Companies started using customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage customer information and interactions. One of the early pioneers in CRM software was ACT!,

Technology 59

Technology Chatbots Call Center Social Media 59

BirdEye

JULY 5, 2023

Relationship marketing is the strategy of cultivating meaningful relationships with customers to ensure long-term satisfaction and brand loyalty. This strategy uses online and offline communication channels for your business to build stronger relationships with your customer base.

Examples 98

Examples Strategy Marketing Social Media 98

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 15, 2017

With malls looking at the writing on the wall, businesses are now focused at effective customer engagement strategies. This is the reason brands are focusing on a customer experience module so that they can handhold customers through this process. It gives a differentiator between a good brand and great one.

Omni-Channel 133

Omni-Channel Social Media e-support Retail 133

Tricia Morris

JANUARY 29, 2016

Of course I am referring to their expertise and engagement with the game Minecraft – a game that, once you overcome the lack of impressive graphics and a tad bit of motion sickness, will teach you all you need to know about the most disruptive and transformative shift of control in managing, maintaining, and maturing customer relationships, ever.

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Engagement CRM Self Service 40

ProProfs Chat

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Through customer loyalty facts and trends, your business can pick up some of the pivotal ideas, and do’s and don’ts of the customer loyalty program. What’s more, these customer loyalty stats give an insight into factors that prompt customers to be loyal to a brand. Customer Loyalty Through Customer Satisfaction.

Loyalty 109

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Social Media Retail 109

Michelli Experience

JULY 25, 2017

In last week’s blog , I highlighted a US decline in social trust (a precipitous drop of 46% points from 1964 to 2016). I also opined on the critical role of trust in strengthening the social contract between businesses and customers. I depict this relationship in the formula: High TRUST = Happy Employees = Happy Customers =.

Consulting 113

Consulting Touchpoint Leadership Employee Engagement 113

Eptica

JUNE 1, 2016

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 What is holding back chat in customer service? Published on: June 01, 2016. Author: Neil Cox Amongst consumers, chat is fast becoming a mainstream channel for customer service. In the 2016 study it again grew exponentially, to 44% of brands surveyed.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Knowledge Base Contact Center Consumers 48

Storyminers

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Last week’s post predicted that customers won’t stand for technology that constantly sells to them. It predicted 2016 as the year predictive analytics and other ‘sensing’ technologies will be used to serve customers first. The Cathy family have been building their brand based on service (they […].

Sales 100

Sales Analytics Technology Brands 100

Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? Published on: January 06, 2016. 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.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Experience Social Media Insurance 48

Storyminers

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Last week’s post predicted that customers won’t stand for technology that constantly sells to them. It predicted 2016 as the year predictive analytics and other ‘sensing’ technologies will be used to serve customers first. The Cathy family have been building their brand based on service (they say hospitality) since 1946.

Sales 113

Sales Hospitality Guest Experience Culture 113

Alida

JULY 28, 2016

To learn more about this topic, join us at the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit , where Lauren Meewes, senior program manager of seller at eBay, and Catherine Makk, vice president of global insights at HarperCollins, will share how to use customer feedback to give context and meaning to big data.

Data 100

Data Social Media Analytics Entertainment 100

ECXO

AUGUST 2, 2023

He is an acclaimed global author, speaker, and management advisor to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial start-ups. One of the most creative thinkers in practical customer experience storytelling for corporates worldwide. Speaker’s Bio: Mike Wittenstein is the Founder + Managing Partner at Storyminers.

Customer Journeys 52

Customer Journeys Leadership Innovation Customer Relationship Management 52

Michelli Experience

MARCH 11, 2016

In 2016, mobile marketing will be a must-have by many businesses. Modern shoppers are fully engaged with their devices, and they’re preferring brand providers capable of offering text-heavy engagement platforms. Every day, more consumers enter long-term brand programs with friends and family.

Technology 100

Technology Company Marketing Loyalty Programs 100

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 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report).

Self Service 40

Self Service Customer Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 40

Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Published on: 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.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Service Entertainment Fashion 48

ClearAction

OCTOBER 16, 2019

3 Or do we really believe that “the purpose of business is to create and keep a customer ” as management guru Peter Drucker taught? Wall Street-centric management) justifies all kinds of shortcuts that ironically have high costs. Sweetened deals to lure away competitors’ customers can alienate existing customers.

ROI 59

ROI Customer Experience Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score 59

Eptica

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Is it really time for your company to embrace chatbots? Published on: October 12, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden One of the most talked about current trends in customer experience is the rise of chatbots , with many companies investigating using them to interact with customers on messaging apps.

Chatbots 48

Chatbots Self Service Company Contact Center 48

Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Friday, August 19, 2016 Why email is more important than ever for customer service. Published on: August 19, 2016. Author: Neil Cox While it is widely considered a mature channel, email is becoming more, not less important when it comes to customer service. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Knowledge Base Contact Center Average Handle Time 49

Eptica

AUGUST 24, 2016

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Why CEOs need to focus on customer experience. Published on: August 24, 2016. Author: Olivier Njamfa Customer experience (CX) is moving rapidly towards the top of the CEO agenda as businesses realize its importance to the bottom line. The advice essentially covers four key areas: 1.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Social Media Multi-Channel Touchpoint 48

Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Published on: January 20, 2016. Author: Robin Tandon Having recently looked back on customer experience in 2015 , what is predicted for the coming year? Will all of these predictions come to pass in 2016?

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Service Contact Center CRM 48

Eptica

JUNE 17, 2016

Date: Friday, June 17, 2016 Transforming the customer experience in 5 steps. Published on: June 17, 2016. One of the key points raised is that while senior managers now understand the importance of customer experience , many are unsure where to start when it comes to improving what they offer to consumers.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Knowledge Base 48

Eptica

APRIL 26, 2016

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Comparing the customer experience in the UK and France. Published on: April 27, 2016. These findings come from the Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study , which has tracked the changing face of customer service in the UK, France and latterly the United States , over the last five years.

Self Service 48

Self Service Customer Experience Social Media Knowledge Base 48