Kayako

JANUARY 12, 2017

It’s easy to rush into 2017 without appreciating the good parts of 2016: there is now a lot of great content out there that supports you, the customer advocating superhero! Here’s our list of the best articles from last year to help you understand the trends and show how you can provide an amazing customer experience in 2017.

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Alida

DECEMBER 22, 2016

We’ve collected 10 of the most insightful predictions that we believe will define not just 2017, but also the years ahead. Consumers have less faith in brands than ever before. Forrester Research is predicting more espionage, ransomware and privacy breaches in 2017. How smart brands measure customer intelligence ROI.

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SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Build customer trust by consistently delivering on your brand promise. Step 2 – Deliver on the brand promise. It’s probably been a while since you thought about your brand promise. What are you doing that is building your brand value and what are you doing that is detracting from it? Here is to a growth oriented 2017!

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SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Build customer trust by consistently delivering on your brand promise. Step 2 – Deliver on the brand promise. It’s probably been a while since you thought about your brand promise. What are you doing that is building your brand value and what are you doing that is detracting from it? Here is to a growth oriented 2017!

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CloudCherry

JULY 25, 2018

The MIT Technology Review: Getting To Iconic report is based on surveys conducted with over 550 business executives at global firms—including retail, IT, logistics, healthcare, IT, and more— in over 30 countries between May and July 2017. Over 60% of them managed relatively large operations with more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

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Technology Brands Customer Experience Omni-Channel 170

ReviewTrackers

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Corporate reputation management is a combination of strategies that are used to shape consumer perception of your brand. There is only one way a customer can start a journey with your brand. And that’s by interacting with your brand in some way. Does Employer Brand Matter? Remember Uber in 2017?

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CX Journey

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This makes for a strong brand image that’ll remain on their minds. Twitter-based customer service increased 250% from 2015 to 2017. Your brand should exist everywhere your audience does and engage them wherever they’re comfortable. What does this mean for how you communicate with customers?

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Second to None

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In 2017, 954 pizza chain establishments opened in North America in addition to the already saturated market.[1] Attracting and retaining customers requires paying attention to your brand’s online presence as well as your team’s ability to provide a consistent value at each phase along the customer journey.

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Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. 2017 will be a year defined by how well companies continue to adapt to customer expectations—like the ability to get good service at any time of the day, via any device. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? Here’s what we learned.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 What were the key CX trends in 2017? Published on: December 20, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden As we come to the end of a busy 2017 it is a good time to review the year, and in particular to look at the most important developments in customer experience over the last 12 months.

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Kayako

MARCH 14, 2017

Brandon (@TheBrandonPFrye) February 22, 2017. Warby Parker are just one of many brands in the fast-growing vCommerce space who are inciting incredible customer love as a result of their their dogged focus on delivering fantastic customer experiences – and reaping the rewards: their latest funding pegs them at an eye-watering $1.2

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ShepHyken

JUNE 29, 2021

These gaps can be felt by the customers through their digital channels, interactions with people, and a variety of things in their organization. Gaps in being a customer-obsessed organization happen when companies do not deliver their brand promise. How has the pandemic changed customer expectations and interactions?

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Storyminers

JULY 7, 2020

How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? It’s simply natural to let expectations creep between brands. It’s simply natural to let expectations creep between brands. After all, most people notice obvious differences—like the ones between businesses and brands—more than the little changes within them.

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Contact Center Customer Expectations Management Wireless 147

Customer Bliss

JANUARY 20, 2022

The reason First Direct went in this direction is that is what their best customers told them, “Kibosh the interactive voice response and get me to a real person.” First Direct’s is equally as swift, personal and helpful in mobile, social and Internet interactions. You call, and a human being answers that is ready to help.

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NetBase

JUNE 8, 2020

With hit after hit coming hard at society, it is crucial for brands to be perceived as supportive/understanding. It’s also important for that brand perception to be solidly established ahead of a crisis. At times like these, brand perception is more important than ever! How to measure brand impact.

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Clarabridge

JANUARY 4, 2017

Here are 19 fundamental customer experience stats for 2017 to show you where CX stands, and where it is headed. When consumers have friendly customer service interactions online, they are 20% more likely to reach a resolution and 25% more likely to be satisfied 3. 52% stop buying after a bad customer service interaction 2.

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ReviewTrackers

MAY 8, 2017

Customer experience (CX) — defined as “the cumulative impact of all interactions and experiences between your business and the customer, at every touchpoint across the entire customer journey, and viewed entirely from your customer’s perspective” — has become one of today’s most important business benchmarks. When: July 4 to 5, 2017.

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Bold360

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The financial services industry is changing and developing at a ferocious pace, and 2017 is expected to be a year of growth, at least for those companies able to provide their customers with access to the best technology available to assist them throughout their online journey. Seeking Seamless Customer Service for Financial Industries.

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ReviewTrackers

APRIL 10, 2017

Key Takeaways from ReviewTrackers Local Search and Online Reviews Survey 2017. In January 2017, ReviewTrackers reached out to a U.S.-based percent consider reviews as “influential” or “highly influential” when choosing a new local restaurant, outranking branded social media posts (17 percent) and ads (11 percent).

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QuestionPro Audience

DECEMBER 15, 2017

With DVR to fast forward through commercials and ad blockers on the internet, brands needed another way to reach consumers. With social media, celebrities are able to interact with, and influence, their fan base directly. It makes sense that brands are moving away from the expensive celebrity endorsement.

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Consumers Social Media Advertising Study 207

Bold360

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Consumers in 2017 have heightened standards for customer service and support. When they log onto a brand’s website — especially if they regularly do business with that company — they expect the experience to be personal to them. External chatbots understand each shopper’s situation and provide contextual answers, fast.

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Retently

JULY 28, 2023

Whichever way you look at it, it’s clear that unhappy customers ( who are much more likely to leave your brand , naturally) are a huge threat to business growth. By 2019, according to Gartner’s CXM Survey , only 11% of companies lacked a CXO and 10% a CCO – a 24% increase compared to 2017.

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CloudCherry

MARCH 12, 2018

Forrester’s 2017 CX Index for UK companies has revealed that customer experience quality has declined for most companies and verticals. The 2017 CX Index for US companies clearly indicates leadership gap to be the main reason for the downfall of Customer Experience. Languishers – Brands that reached the summit and stalled.

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CloudCherry

MARCH 12, 2018

Forrester’s 2017 CX Index for UK companies has revealed that customer experience quality has declined for most companies and verticals. The 2017 CX Index for US companies clearly indicates leadership gap to be the main reason for the downfall of Customer Experience. Languishers – Brands that reached the summit and stalled.

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Customer Journeys Customer Experience Touchpoint Analytics 170

ShepHyken

MAY 29, 2017

IT ProPortal) Twitter released new personalisation features, allowing customers to share their locations when interacting with branded chatbots through Twitter’s Direct Message service. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 29, 2017 appeared first on Shep Hyken. by Yaniv Reznik. (IT

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Alida

JANUARY 22, 2018

But for a brand to be successful in the long run, any cool gadget needs to be backed by an exceptional customer experience. Pelaton’s loyal customer base can be attributed to following the playbook of successful “cult brands.” LESSON FOR BRANDS: . LESSON FOR BRANDS: Avoid undervaluing your products.

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Team HGS

JUNE 14, 2017

2017 Trend 3: The Beginning of Channel Guidance. In 2017, companies are starting to switch from offering a wide array of channel options and letting customers choose their preferred channel, to strategically guiding customers in their online help centers to the best channel for resolution, depending on the reason for contact.

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Clarabridge

JANUARY 4, 2017

Here are 19 fundamental customer experience stats for 2017 to show you where CX stands, and where it is headed. When consumers have friendly customer service interactions online, they are 20% more likely to reach a resolution and 25% more likely to be satisfied 3. 52% stop buying after a bad customer service interaction 2.

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Comm100

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Note: This blog post was originally published in January 12th, 2017. By making the most of live chat features while working on the human side of live chat interactions, it’s possible to see improved outcomes and deliver superior customer service. Read more: The Top Customer Service Expectations that Brands aren’t Meeting.

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Second to None

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Recently, Amazon made another huge leap in their brand journey, eclipsing a market value of over $1 trillion. Amazon has changed the face of the American retail industry, forcing brands of all sizes and styles to complete self-assessment in the face of this retail juggernaut.

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NetBase

JUNE 19, 2019

With social audiences relying on other consumers (versus brands) for information and recommendations on everything from laundry detergent to Netflix shows, it makes perfect sense that brands would turn to members of their audience when marketing. This is why influencer marketing has become such a crucial tool for brands to use.

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Brands Entertainment Social Media Consumers 74

ShepHyken

MAY 8, 2017

CIO) From the recent Adobe digital marketing conference, here are 10 examples of brands (and in one case, an Australian entrepreneur) that are killing it with their content marketing and/or customer experiences. By the way, these align with the things we expect from our colleagues at FCR on every customer interaction. A great resource!

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Alida

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

between 2017 and 2022. Meanwhile, IHL Group recorded a net increase of 4,000 new store openings in 2017—a far cry from a collapse. The retail futurist firmly believes the store itself, the physical space owned by a brand, is not out of commission yet. Finally, consumers are feeling pretty good about the economy with 59.5%

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Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This post is part of Talkdesk’s live-blogging series for Dreamforce 2017. To see all of Talkdesk’s Dreamforce 2017 highlights, visit our Dreamforce 2017 landing page. 3 Top Technology Trends from Dreamforce 2017: It’s About Artificial Intelligence. Customer experience is the sum of every interaction with a brand.

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Trends Technology Chatbots Sales 41

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

After more than a decade as the USA’s leading customer service and contact event, CCW (Customer Contact Week) is coming to Europe in 2017 for the first time ever. Drive revenue through the brand and customer service. Achieve customer centricity through your culture. Achieve customer centricity through your culture.

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Omni-Channel Case Study Customer Centricity Study 40

Talkdesk

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This post is part of Talkdesk’s live-blogging series for Dreamforce 2017. To see all of Talkdesk’s Dreamforce 2017 highlights, visit our Dreamforce 2017 landing page. Customer experience is the sum of every interaction with a brand. Leah: People are interacting with artificial intelligence and don’t even know it.

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Trends Technology Chatbots Sales 41

COPC

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The 2017 Customer Experience Management Benchmark (CXMB) Series Corporate Edition report is nearly complete and ready for its release on March 12, 2018, at Customer Response Summit Charleston , hosted by Execs In The Know. In addition to the findings below, be sure to check out the 2017 CXMB Series Corporate Edition Executive Summary.

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