CX University

JULY 9, 2018

And in return for that sense of real, authentic meaning, they will be willing to give more of themselves, aspire to higher productivity, spiraling innovation, and off-the-charts customer satisfaction. Of these three rewards, the highest correlation exists between employee engagement and customer satisfaction.

Employee Engagement 68

Employee Engagement Leadership Insurance Engagement 68

CX University

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The fundamental thing is engagement with employees. Ask employees why they join and why they stay.” -Fred Steckler, Chief Administrative Officer, USPTO. This means they manage to keep 12,588 employees happy. In 2016, they lost 340 patent examiners, allowing them to boast a 96% retention rate.

Management 209

Management Employee Engagement Government Engagement 209

Michelli Experience

JANUARY 6, 2016

I’ve been critical of leaders who make declarations like “ THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE CUSTOMER.” My problem with those types of statements is that I believe every year should be the year of the customer. In support of my position, I offer the following: If you want to keep customers in 2016 …. Why else are we in business?

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Employee Engagement Competitive Advantage Customers 100

ijgolding

JANUARY 17, 2017

In my exclusive column for CustomerThink in October 2016, I shared my ‘top tips’ for creating the right culture to enable an organisation to become genuinely customer centric. In November 2016 I did so with tip number 1 – how to make Customer Experience a priority for the whole company – you can read it here.

Customer Experience 168

Customer Experience How To Customer Centricity Tips 168

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. Agent Engagement What is your annual agent attrition rate companywide (list both voluntary and involuntary turnover numbers)?

Customer Care 177

Customer Care Contact Center Comparison Employee Engagement 177

Alida

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Online communities are now an important tool in gaining ongoing customer feedback and insight. 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.

Engagement 250

Engagement Strategy Entertainment Exercises 250

ijgolding

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As I continue to develop my Customer Experience Specialism around the globe, a number of questions are continually raised by the people I meet. How many customer segments should we have? Should we have a Chief Customer Officer. Customer journey maps of all shapes and sizes are adorning many a conference room wall.

Customer Centricity 263

Customer Centricity Customer Experience Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer 263

Verint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In my previous blog post , I discussed the rise to prominence of employee engagement in today’s contact center industry. As a reminder, 82 percent of participants in Saddletree Research’s recent survey of end-users ranked employee engagement as a highly important component of their contact center operational strategy.

Employee Engagement 32

Employee Engagement Engagement Contact Center Software 32

Experience Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2016

If you’ve followed our research, then you know that organizations build and sustain customer-centric cultures by mastering the Four CX Core Competencies: Purposeful Leadership, Compelling Brand Values, Employee Engagement, and Customer Connectedness.

Customer Connectedness 120

Customer Connectedness Customer Experience Customer Centricity Employee Engagement 120

Experience Matters

JANUARY 19, 2016

We just published a Temkin Group report, Lessons in CX Excellence, 2016. This report has rich insights about both B2B and B2C customer experience. The report provides insights from eight finalists in the Temkin Group’s 2015 CX Excellence Awards. Here’s the executive […].

Report 120

Report B2C B2B Groups 120

CX Journey

APRIL 21, 2016

Image courtesy of Juju Insipired What customer experience challenges are you facing this year? Even though 2016 is already a third of the way over, I thought it would be interesting to share some findings about key customer experience challenges that have been identified for this year. Yea, I didn't think so.

Omni-Channel 80

Omni-Channel ROI Culture Trends 80

Verint

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Everyone is looking for a competitive advantage in 2016. While a good bit of the discussion focuses on the customer experience—and it should—providing tools for success to the people who speak daily with your customers should be front and center as well.

Employee Engagement 20

Employee Engagement Engagement Gamification Customer Engagement 20

CSM Magazine

MAY 23, 2016

This in-depth research report written by CX Network looks at the key customer experience trends, challenges and investments for the next 12 –18 months and the digital transformation of organisations. Customer loyalty and retention, online customer experience, and data and analytics are also the top trends predicted by practitioners.

Customer Experience 56

Customer Experience ROI Trends CRM 56

Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

At Calabrio, we like to stay ahead of the curve so we can meet our customers where they want to be tomorrow, instead of where they were yesterday. One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry.

Contact Center 100

Contact Center Report Banking eBook 100

Think Customers

DECEMBER 8, 2015

As we race towards 2016 and the U.S. labor market continues to gain strength, industry observers are forecasting an upsurge among employees who jump ship from their workplaces. Strictly from a compensation standpoint, an increase in employee turnover is understandable. percent or less next year. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

Employee Engagement 40

Employee Engagement Engagement Comparison Employee Experience 40

Alida

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Earlier this week, more than 400 professionals in marketing, customer experience, innovation and research gathered in Chicago for the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit. The two-day annual conference featured keynotes and presentations by some of the world’s leading customer-centric brands.

Innovation 100

Innovation Marketing Social Media Healthcare 100

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 7, 2016

We have had a significant increase in the number of organizations contacting us for help with their Customer Experience program. In many cases the initial focus on Customer Experience and new customer measures, like Net Promoter, delivered some improvements but they have been short-lived. We Need New Thinking.

Employee Engagement 60

Employee Engagement Insurance Exercises Analytics 60

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 7, 2016

We have had a significant increase in the number of organizations contacting us for help with their Customer Experience program. In many cases the initial focus on Customer Experience and new customer measures, like Net Promoter, delivered some improvements but they have been short-lived. We Need New Thinking.

Employee Engagement 60

Employee Engagement Insurance Exercises Analytics 60

Verint

AUGUST 17, 2017

At the end of 2016, I conducted 20 interviews with customer service professionals who were members of the National Association of Call Centers (NACC). The responses were remarkably similar—18 of the 20 customer service professionals I interviewed voiced their concern over what can be broadly categorized as employee engagement.

Contact Center 30

Contact Center Employee Engagement Engagement Gamification 30

Experience Matters

JANUARY 7, 2016

As we start moving ahead in 2016, The Year of Emotion , I wanted to look back at last year’s theme. In our listing of customer experience trends for 2015 , I labeled 2015 as “ The Year of the Employee.” ” To help accelerate the focus, we created our Engage Employees campaign.

Employee Engagement 120

Employee Engagement eBook B2B Tips 120

Beyond Philosophy

MARCH 21, 2016

Getting them engaged about their employee experience after they are hired is something else. However, in the job market we find ourselves in 2016, the two activities are critically important and intrinsically linked. Employee engagement is critical to your organization’s hiring efforts.

Social Media 60

Social Media CEM Employee Engagement Employee Experience 60

OpinionLab

JULY 15, 2016

Simplicity is a key to exceptional CX, both in terms of consumer experience and how an enterprise is able to analyze and act upon CX data. We heard from OpinionLab customer Citi on-stage at CXNYC that their basic customer expectation is to “know me and make it easy”. Involve employees to build a CX culture.

Handbook 60

Handbook Conference Customer Centricity Culture 60

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Here are my 6 commitments for 2016, I will be asking you to share your targets at the end of this post: Show-up : Surely, you have run across people who perpetually make excuses or you’ve had interactions with those who seem to be in a constant state of “trying.” Does that mean (in the words of Charlie Sheen) you are “winning?”

Social Media 100

Social Media Government System Consumers 100

Think Customers

JANUARY 11, 2016

It's the time of the year again when savvy customer experience leaders are planning their strategies for 2016. Separating their organizations from their competition is no longer about price and features; instead it's about providing quality customer experiences. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Trends Customers Strategy 40

Alida

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Prioritize the patient experience. In fact, a 2016 study suggests that as more health systems consolidate, patient experience worsens. It should go without saying that executives need to ensure that mergers don’t negatively impact the patient experience. Engage your physicians and other employees.

Airlines 138

Airlines Hospitality Employee Engagement Entertainment 138

ijgolding

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

BM: Generally, the customer engagements I’m proudest of are those where the value of becoming more customer-centric has been amply demonstrated and I’ve “converted” sceptics within the company. The knowledge that we’re making the world a better place for customers. What are among your most proud CX accomplishments?

Customer Experience Professionals 120

Customer Experience Professionals Customer Experience Customer Centricity Customers 120

ProProfs Chat

MARCH 5, 2019

Organizations gather customer experience data through CSAT (customer satisfaction) surveys that are built into their help desk ticketing systems. Conducting such surveys helps them in finding out the challenges faced by customers over time. Gathering data from customers helps to improve their service experience as well.

Feedback 58

Feedback Customer Experience How To Abandon Rate 58

Michel Falcon Experience

AUGUST 17, 2016

Doing so will, more often than not, increase employee engagement. The Workplace Research Foundation says that highly engaged employees are 38% more likely to have above-average productivity. Along with statistics, it’s interesting to read what proven business leaders have to say about employee engagement.

Employee Engagement 127

Employee Engagement Case Study Engagement Tips 127

CX Journey

JANUARY 2, 2019

How Do We Ensure Employees are Happy and Engaged? It's about time that companies start focusing on the employees. As I always say, "Quite simply, without employees, you have no customer experience." And if your employees aren't having a great experience, neither will your customers.

Employee Engagement 94

Employee Engagement ROI Metrics Omni-Channel 94

delighted

JUNE 24, 2020

Have you ever sent or received an annual employee experience survey that asks questions such as “How satisfied are you with your workspace?” Employee experience surveys are common, though recent studies have shown that actually, many companies have not made employee engagement a priority [1]. Is it inviting?

Employee Experience 105

Employee Experience Net Promoter Score Leadership Employee Engagement 105

CX Journey

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

It appeared on their blog on January 7, 2016. Fact : Without your employees, you have no customer experience. The linkage between employee experience and customer experience has been proven. It's real, and your employees matter. What is the employee experience? We ask them.

Customer Experience 80

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Employee Experience Culture 80

Michelli Experience

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Ernie is the now 93-year-old, World War II veteran, who started a coast-to-coast run on August 7, 2013,which he completed (some 3,000 miles later) on August 20, 2016. I saw this same passion for mastery when I ran earlier in the year with Ernie Andrus. With the passion I have for making it to the finish line, nothing will stop me.”

Engagement 100

Engagement Entertainment Conference Analysis 100

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

AskNicely

AUGUST 17, 2018

Why is Customer Obsession a Priority? And 23% of CEOs list customer service as one of their top three business priorities. Savvy CEOs understand that growth and employee engagement can be created by listening to customer feedback while following one guiding principle: Be customer obsessed. 28% say workforce.

Competitive Advantage 150

Competitive Advantage Feedback Net Promoter Score NPS 150

Talkdesk

JUNE 28, 2016

Welcome back to the CXW, the once a week roundup of customer experience insights from around the web. This week’s topic is the employee experience. How does the work environment and team morale impact the way customers perceive companies? What can be done to promote a customer-centric culture in the workplace?

Employee Experience 40

Employee Experience Customer Experience Social Media Employee Engagement 40

Customer Enthusiast

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Together, we toured, listened, shared, asked questions, and engaged with the company’s top CX executives. This was unique because while most organizations are very effective at equipping employees with the knowledge and skills to become competent, few seem to give much thought to organizational purpose. Who are our customers?).

Customer Experience 90

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Effort Score Culture 90

ijgolding

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Do your people ‘make’ your Customer Experience’? To see a brand leveraging the qualities of its people as a marketing tool is fascinating – it will be even more so to see if both customers and Monarch’s people themselves agree with the sentiment. Do your people ‘make’ your company?

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Advertising Airlines Leadership 120