NICE inContact

MAY 12, 2017

2017 was arguably the biggest and best year ever at Enterprise Connect 2017 for those who care about contact centers. In 2017, it became increasingly clear that tracking a customer’s journey needs to be part of a broader corporate imperative to coordinate marketing, selling, service and customer care.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Connections Conference Case Study 120

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. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? What’s the most important thing contact center managers should prepare for in 2017?

Contact Center 133

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 133

NICE inContact

JANUARY 10, 2018

This marriage of strength in innovative technology sent a shock wave through the technology side of the contact center industry as the first in a series of consolidations in the industry with competitors aiming to stay on in the game with the accelerated pace NICE was taking.

Contact Center 120

Contact Center Omni-Channel Analytics Innovation 120

ReviewTrackers

APRIL 19, 2017

The Forum for Healthcare Strategists is presenting the 2017 Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit , to be held May 8 to 10, 2017 at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas. The Importance of Innovation in Healthcare. Companies must continue to innovate, even after they have grown and matured, Joel suggests.

Healthcare 101

Healthcare Innovation Strategy Marketing 101

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Ready for 2017 and beyond? Start here.

Trends 100

Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 100

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Ready for 2017 and beyond? Start here.

Trends 100

Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 100

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. Likewise, companies must get closer to their customers—both local and international—to continue to deliver products and services that are relevant and valuable to their target market. Global uncertainty.

Trends 0

Trends Social Media Advertising e-support 0

AWS Machine Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This year, we celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Amazon SageMaker, our flagship fully managed ML service, which was launched at AWS re:Invent 2017 and went on to become one of the fastest-growing services in AWS history. New features for the next generation of innovation. More innovations await.

Innovation 100

Innovation Training Data Technology 100

Customer Bliss

JUNE 20, 2017

Jackie McAtee, Vice President of Marketing and Customer Experience for Mayfair Medical Imaging, and I discuss her path from hospitality and marketing to her hybrid role of both marketing and customer experience. It’s important for professionals to understand the interaction between marketing and service, for example.

Innovation 200

Innovation Healthcare Customer Experience Net Promoter Score 200

Alida

JULY 17, 2017

On July 13 2017, over two hundred Vision Critical customers, insights, marketing and CX professionals gathered in Sydney for the Asia Pacific Customer Intelligence Summit, Vision Critical’s 7th annual customer summit. As predicted by Gartner , 89% of businesses will compete primarily on customer experience by 2017.

Customer Experience 172

Customer Experience Hotels Survey Loyalty Programs 172

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. Take advantage of new methodologies in research innovation. Use consumer insight through the product innovation cycle.

Innovation 100

Innovation Marketing Social Media Healthcare 100

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

This week we feature an article by Lindsay Tjepkema who writes about how artificial intelligence marketing (AIM) is becoming more important to our success in engaging with customers. Brands are looking to AI to ramp up their marketing activities , taking what was once viewed as a science fiction fantasy and integrating it as a useful tool.

Customer Engagement 197

Customer Engagement Engagement Marketing Fashion 197

TechSee

MAY 15, 2018

All eyes were on the smart home market in 2017. Tech giants are all clamoring to get in on the action with Google Home , Apple HomeKit , Amazon Echo and Samsung SmartThings creating buzz, and new smart devices flooding the market at a dizzying rate. Steps to overcome obstacles to adoption. Focus on Value.

Analysis 111

Analysis Marketing Self Service Wireless 111

AWS Machine Learning

APRIL 16, 2024

With the AWS Nitro System , we delivered a first-of-its-kind innovation on behalf of our customers. Customers have benefited from this confidentiality and isolation from AWS operators on all Nitro-based EC2 instances since 2017. The Nitro System is an unparalleled computing backbone for AWS, with security and performance at its core.

Innovation 122

Innovation System Training Software 122

TechSee

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

One of the keys to innovation in this area is self-service technologies that enable customers to quickly and conveniently resolve problems on their own, especially from their mobile devices. Innovative AI-Driven Self-Service Exhibitors Not to be Missed. Who’s there? What’s on the agenda? The vital importance of device management.

Self Service 95

Self Service Innovation Telecommunications Consumers 95

TechSee

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A year ago we’ve written an article about leading bot solutions in the market place, as we went to update and looked through the top bot solution of 2016 it became clear we had to address the changes in the chatbot echo system, next wee we will follow up with the update on the bots solution to follow. Chatbots are here to stay.

Chatbots 117

Chatbots Innovation Customer Service Self Service 117

ReviewTrackers

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Innovation was the highlight at last week’s 2017 SHSMD Connections, the annual conference for healthcare marketing, public relations and communications, and strategic planning professionals. Here’s what we learned: How to Innovate. ROI Based Marketing. The steps: Market Action. Campaign Brief. Media Plan.

Connections 56

Connections Healthcare ROI Metrics 56

QuestionPro Audience

JUNE 11, 2022

Random device engagement (RDE) is an innovative method of conducting research that uses a respondent’s unique identifier as the keystone of their participation. Within the US market, the major RDE companies can reach more than 5,000,000 unique respondents. And, add examples from the 2017-2018 special congressional elections.

Engagement 195

Engagement Advertising Survey Social Media 195

Maru Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

By 2019, the North American market for meal kits had slowly but steadily grown to an estimated 1.7 The use of meal kits is something we have been watching for some time; we first measured the use of meal kits back in 2017, and we found that 10% of Americans were current users and another 5% had tried them and stopped. Think framework.

Innovation 80

Innovation Consumers Brands Connections 80

ReviewTrackers

MAY 8, 2017

To help your leaders and managers in your organization become CX experts, we compiled a list of customer experience conferences and events to attend this 2017. When: July 4 to 5, 2017. When: June 5 to 7, 2017. When: May 16 to 17, 2017. When: June 20 to 21, 2017. When: July 17 to 19, 2017. Where: London, UK.

Conference 50

Conference Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Customer Experience 50

Verint

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Verint is pleased to be a finalist in the 2017 Digital Innovation Awards by Ventana Research in the Customer Excellence category for Verint Digital Feedback Management. This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in applications and technologies that support customer engagement for any purpose.

Innovation 30

Innovation Feedback Technology Customer Engagement 30

Alida

AUGUST 30, 2017

The Customer Intelligence Summit is a must-attend conference for marketing, CX, product innovation and market research pros. More and more companies are using Sparq to deliver timely insight to marketing, product management and CX teams. Hear about the incredible new innovations you can leverage soon.

ROI 100

ROI Innovation Effort Score Customer relationships 100

SurveySparrow

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

One of the most exciting innovations of modern times, the first self-contained digital camera was introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1975. Innovation is at times misdiagnosed by many companies. Yes, I agree it’s super hard to come out of “ A culture of innovation” and, this article is in no way a discouragement to innovate.

Innovation 52

Innovation Culture Survey Technology 52

Oracle

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Modern retailers understand this new omnichannel reality and are adopting retail innovation strategies to meet shoppers wherever they are — and on whatever device they choose. Fast-food restaurants may get even faster thanks to retail innovation in customer service tech. Revolutionizing the drive-thru experience. The future of retail.

Retail 74

Retail Innovation Trends Ecommerce 74

Talkdesk

JULY 11, 2017

Talkdesk is named to the Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 list , the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in collaboration with Bessemer Venture Partners. Talkdesk is always striving to provide a more innovative, more secure contact center with enterprise-grade reliability.

Contact Center 0

Contact Center Leadership Culture Metrics 0

Storyminers

JUNE 3, 2022

We’ve updated it for 2017. 2017 Answer. 2017 will be the year of smarter customer experiences. Mike is the founder of Storyminers, an innovative Atlanta firm that helps retail and other service brands to envision their ideal customer experience and bring it to life. Who do you think needs to own CX in a company?

Trends 147

Trends Customer Experience Wireless Entertainment 147

Forrester

MARCH 22, 2017

CX and Digital Marketing professionals need to accelerate the pace of change, so for 2017 we're deep-diving into four key themes: ● The future of digital CX. What are the best practices for creating innovative, distinctive customer journeys that cross functions like sales, marketing, and customer service?

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience Sports Culture Customer Journeys 72

Clicktools

JANUARY 6, 2017

We’ve reached the end of the first week of 2017, which means it’s time to look into my magic ball and see the future. What trends will emerge to become the buzz of marketing campaigns, the talk tracks of service and support departments, and the hashtag du jour? Here are five topics likely to headline 2017.

Tips 58

Tips Customer Journeys Multi-Channel Gamification 58

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The Customer Experience Effect: A Look at We Learned in 2017 and What’s Ahead by Liliana Petrova. The Next Web) If “the customer is always right” is the golden rule of customer service, then “treat each customer as an individual” should be the golden rule for brand marketing. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Customer Journeys 79

Customer Journeys Customer Service Infographics Innovation 79

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2017

It is a challenge to separate the signal from the noise when you are looking at the trends that are shaping the market. For me, this challenge is compounded by the rapid pace of innovation in both the core Customer Relationship Management (CRM) space and the adjacent technologies that influence the core. By now, mobility is a given.

CRM 40

CRM Multi-Channel User Experience Chatbots 40

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2024

Relying on Mass Marketing Generic, one-size-fits-all marketing is losing its effectiveness. And frankly, there are fewer opportunities to reach a mass market. Back in 2017, Microsoft reported that 77% of consumers view brands more positively if they proactively invite and accept customer feedback. And there you have it!

Trends 143

Trends Self Service Customer Experience Customer Journeys 143

Thematic

MAY 29, 2023

As a leader in feedback management and analytics, Thematic has evolved tremendously since its inception in 2017. The Story Behind the Refresh Thematic was originally founded by Dr. Alyona Medelyan and Nathan Holmberg in 2017. Now, in 2023, we're thrilled to introduce our refreshed visual brand.

Feedback 62

Feedback Brands Social Media Analytics 62

Clarabridge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

It’s *your* turn to take the stage and show us how you’ve been innovating and improving your customer’s experience. We are excited to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the 2017 Clarabridge Customer Experience Champion (CxC) awards – North America. They will be awarded two free passes to the C3 2017 event.

Customer Experience 49

Customer Experience Hotels Airlines Social Media 49

QuestionPro Audience

JUNE 21, 2018

As consumers focus on more health-friendly options, smart bun brands are altering their strategies to keep up with the changing market. 7 billion hot dogs were consumed between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2017, but this year, the traditional brats and burgers may be missing from summer parties. HOT DIGGITY-DOG. VEGAN OR BUST.

Consumers 223

Consumers Trends Industry Report 223

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. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? What’s the most important thing contact center managers should prepare for in 2017?

Contact Center 50

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

Customer Alignment

DECEMBER 18, 2017

As I was considering ‘what to expect in 2018’, I took a step back and contemplated 2017. We heard talk of Machine Marketers , Personas , Play Books , Influencer Marketing , Big Data/ Big Science , Webrooming & Showrooming and GDPR. 2017 promised such a lot. What did we hear, what did we see?

Omni-Channel 45

Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer NPS 45

Confirmit

DECEMBER 7, 2016

” Demands from Market Research clients become tougher every year. 2016 has been no different and there’s no sign that 2017 will be easier. To accommodate this, Market Researchers need to build agile research programs which automate as much of the process as possible. “More insight.”

User Experience 40

User Experience Meeting Innovation Software 40