Customer Bliss

JANUARY 20, 2022

In today’s instant gratification age, customers expect service to be faster and more responsive than ever. But their holistic approach to being there for customers is a winning strategy, no matter the decade. A bank without branches, they support customers by phone, Internet and mobile. Be Where Your Customers Are.

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Case Study Banking Study Hospitality 148

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.

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Conference Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Customer Experience 50

SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

We all know that customer landscape is changing quickly. Over 90% of customers have higher expectations than they did last year and 64% of consumers switch some service providers every year (source: Accenture research). Customers aren’t your only problem. Reduce your costs on things that customers don’t value.

Customer Journeys 100

Customer Journeys Self Service Analytics Exercises 100

SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

We all know that customer landscape is changing quickly. Over 90% of customers have higher expectations than they did last year and 64% of consumers switch some service providers every year (source: Accenture research). Customers aren’t your only problem. Reduce your costs on things that customers don’t value.

Customer Journeys 100

Customer Journeys Self Service Analytics Exercises 100

Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices. How to overcome those challenges?

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Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Omni-Channel Culture 354

Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. Overall, it’s really just about providing a quality customer experience. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017?

Contact Center 50

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

Customer Bliss

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This post originally appeared on the CCO 2017 website. In today’s dynamic business environment, the one thing that should be of constant importance is the value of the customer as the lifeline of any organisation. Corinium: How would you describe the evolution/progression of the Customer Experience in the last 12 to 18 months?

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Chief Customer Officer Omni-Channel Social Media Leadership 0

Bold360

JANUARY 5, 2017

Now that 2017 has come, we have to take stock of how we fared in the crazed holiday season. If a customer couldn’t find answers online, you lost business. If a customer couldn’t reach an agent or manage to ask a question or receive support, you lost business. … or be swept back by the tide as the competition races forward.

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Self Service e-support Travel Customer Service Strategies 65

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Fast forward to 2017: an astounding 15 million plus text messages are sent every minute of the day across the globe, but only a fraction of all those texts are customer service related. Customer expectations are fairy straight forward, as they use SMS / text on a daily basis.

Contact Center 168

Contact Center Omni-Channel Interaction Customer Expectations 168

Retently

JULY 28, 2023

How do you approach customer happiness in your company? Do you simply rely on the generic “the customer is always right” speech, or do you have a customer-centric culture in place that’s overseen by a professional who understands how customers think and feel, and who knows how to get that point of view across to other employees too?

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Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Call Center Metrics 141

NICE inContact

JUNE 17, 2019

Many companies underestimate just how much the customer experience on digital channels matter. In our 2019 NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark study , we found that businesses greatly underestimate customers’ likelihood to recommend their company based on their experiences with online chat, apps and websites.

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Analytics Customer Experience Management Contact Center 136

NICE inContact

JUNE 17, 2019

Many companies underestimate just how much the customer experience on digital channels matter. In our 2019 NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark study , we found that businesses greatly underestimate customers’ likelihood to recommend their company based on their experiences with online chat, apps and websites.

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Analytics Customer Experience Management Contact Center 136

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.

Self Service 63

Self Service Financial Banking Exercises 63

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Of all the communications channels, the web chat channel is quickly emerging as the leader in customer satisfaction and as a channel that improves agent efficiency, productivity and engagement. Just consider: Chat interactions have tripled in just the last couple of years. Phone interaction volume still leads but is falling.

Abandon Rate 136

Abandon Rate Net Promoter Score Contact Center Effort Score 136

ShepHyken

JUNE 29, 2021

The Customer Obsessed Organization. How to Lead with the Customer First. They discuss how customer-obsessed organizations must put their customers at the center of their leadership, strategy, and operations. Gaps in being a customer-obsessed organization happen when companies do not deliver their brand promise.

B2B 144

B2B Leadership Brands Consulting 144

NICE inContact

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Both are hot topics when it comes to contact centers and customer experience. They introduce new channels and vehicles to interact with customers. The reality is that in order to deliver exceptional customer experiences, you need your contact center software to balance the need for agent-assisted and self-service channels.

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Self Service Contact Center Software Contact Center Software 121

GetFeedback

JUNE 12, 2019

When tasked with overhauling the customer experience (CX), business leaders often seek to identify the most critical customer touchpoints. The important touchpoints are a make or break–they determine whether customers choose to stay, whether customers upgrade or cancel and whether customers recommend you to their friends and family.

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Touchpoint How To Net Promoter Score NPS 199

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Now in its seventh year, the awards acknowledge and celebrate Calabrio customers who are shaping the future of workforce optimisation (WFO), elevating customer experience (CX), and enhancing employee engagement within their organisations. Calabrio , the workforce performance company, has announced the winners of its annual ONE Awards.

Connections 52

Connections Contact Center Analytics Innovation 52

ReviewTrackers

MARCH 31, 2021

Improving customer retention can prevent billions of dollars of lost revenue in the insurance industry. What’s worse than losing billions in revenue is the amount that insurers have to pay to acquire new customers. According to Hubspot, the insurance industry is tied for the third-highest customer acquisition cost at $303.

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Insurance Customer Retention Industry How To 123

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The 7 Best Retailers for Customer Service b y Jamie Grill-Goodman. The “20th Annual Mystery Shopping Study” recognizes seven retailers who excel in customer service. Each party wants to gain value from the interaction.

Customer Service 48

Customer Service Self Service Retail Loyalty 48

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Fast forward to 2017: an astounding 15 million plus text messages are sent every minute of the day across the globe, but only a fraction of all those texts are customer service related. Customer expectations are fairly straight forward, as they use SMS / text on a daily basis.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Omni-Channel Interaction Customer Expectations 120

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

NICE inContact

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Vera Bradley’s customers reflect the colorful vibrance of this popular accessories brand. It’s all part of a robust customer experience , a central focus for a company that’s grown over the years by not only listening to but delighting its customers. Customers were sending an important message.

Abandon Rate 120

Abandon Rate Contact Center Omni-Channel Trends 120

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. One reason we kept it as a closed conversation is for the privacy of our customers.

Trends 41

Trends Technology Chatbots Sales 41

Talkdesk

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Opentalk 2017 was packed with thought leadership from some of the most customer-centric leaders and companies of our time. The Opentalk 2017 Video Library is your team’s chance to re-experience those speaking sessions. Customer Expectations Are Rising . “55% It Pays To Invest In The Customer Experience.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Trends Video Advertising 40

Oracle

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Investing in better customer experience (CX) may significantly contribute to revenue growth and customer loyalty. According to Gartner , “More than two-thirds of marketers responsible for CX say their companies compete mostly on the basis of CX, according to the 2017 Gartner Customer Experience in Marketing Survey.

Customer Experience 87

Customer Experience Interaction Customers Loyalty 87

ShepHyken

JANUARY 23, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Are You Taking Your Customers For Granted? CustomerThink) What does your B2B marketing program have to do with your customer retention strategy? Let’s look at three ways you can use marketing and customer experience to engage your customers.

Self Service 48

Self Service Social Media Customer Service Fashion 48

CX Accelerator

JUNE 19, 2018

But what happens when we are sitting behind a computer screen looking at call centre costs racking up from repeat callers or negative customer survey results? Do we empathize with the experiences our customers are having? Rather we should seek out opportunities where more empathy can be shown to our customers.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys Groups Airlines 159

Storyminers

JULY 31, 2017

I n terview w i th M i k e W i ttenstein, F o un d e r of Storyminers as seen on the Digital Customer Experience website . Is there a difference between customer experience and digital customer experience anymore? That may mean adapting the way the business works to what customers expect. This one’s easy.

Customer Experience 153

Customer Experience e-support Chatbots Comparison 153

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

It’s National Customer Service Week from 2nd to 6th October. And, of course, there is showing some love and appreciation to your customers. And, of course, there is showing some love and appreciation to your customers. What makes good customer service? What makes good customer service?” Just a little.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service How To Training Leadership 49

Comm100

MARCH 4, 2021

Almost every industry has been impacted by the pandemic in 2020, but nowhere has this been more noticeable than in customer service teams. From customer panic to remote working relocation, 2020 shook up live chat teams across the world. How did agent and customer experience change, and what does this mean for 2021? Download Now.

Data 131

Data Omni-Channel Effort Score Report 131

Joe Rawlinson

JULY 25, 2018

While customer acquisition may be at the top of your list, customer retention should be as well. Your company may produce the best or only product of its type on the market, but without good customer support, your business will have a hard time holding on to customers. Inability to Keep Pace with Incoming Inquires.

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Social Media Study Poor Customer Service Customers 84

ShepHyken

AUGUST 7, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service and experience articles from various online resources. Is The Customer Service “Department” Becoming Obsolete? TCFCR) Let’s face it, most Customer Service Departments were created, and still exist, to deal with a mismatch between customer expectations and what a business delivers.

Customer Service 58

Customer Service Social Media Chatbots Ecommerce 58

Comm100

JANUARY 7, 2020

Organizations know that providing great customer experiences (CX) is no longer optional in today’s competitive business landscape. Your success or failure heavily depends on how you treat your customers. But while there are no participation trophies for customer centricity, there are ample rewards for companies that deliver.

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Data Chatbots Wait Times Effort Score 133

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The findings were announced on the first day of the annual Calabrio Customer Connect (C3) conference. Calabrio previously surveyed agents on the same topic in 2017. This is an increase from 2017, when just 25% of agents reported that feeling. Staffing levels are often low while customer expectations are high.

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Report Study Conference Connections 52

Ann Michaels and Associates

DECEMBER 27, 2018

But reviews carry a lot of clout when it comes to customers and their buying power. If you are a business owner you should know how important reviews are to customer satisfaction as well as earning repeat buyers. Customers are reading reviews. 94% of customers read online reviews (Fan and Fuel, 2016). •

B2B 73

B2B Hotels Consumers Brands 73

Forrester

APRIL 3, 2017

Successful business leaders drive their organizations to create experiences that continually meet or exceed customer expectations. I recently caught up with one of our keynote speakers -- Christine Corbett, chief customer officer at Australia Post -- to discuss the importance of creating and nurturing a CX-driven culture.

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Chief Customer Officer Omni-Channel Culture Innovation 65