Waypoint Group

MAY 25, 2018

Companies have employed different strategies but the most successful ones have followed a 3-pronged approach that has proven to produce industry leaders for customer experience. Listening posts are essential because it allows you to properly capture the sentiments of not only your customers, but your employees as well.

Conference 66

Conference Customer Centricity B2C B2B 66

Lumoa

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In my opinion, three things that are essential for CX include: Restoring trust – 2017 has seen more examples of organizations continuing to fail to meet basic customer expectations. In 2018, all brands across all industries are going to have to work hard to restore trust with the everyday consumer. 2018 will be the year of CX and AI.?

Customer Experience 160

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Culture Consulting 160

CX Workout - Ideas Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

2) Misunderstanding the True Voice of Customers and Employees. 3) Little connection between the Employee Experience and Customer Experience. For example, why do businesses still support siloes between Customer Experience (CX), Data, Digital, Employee Experience (EX), Enterprise Technology, Human Resources, and Marketing?

Net Promoter Score 98

Net Promoter Score Effort Score Analysis Employee Experience 98

Second to None

MARCH 9, 2018

To learn more about why your customer service staff should engage with customers via social media, check out the following piece written by Ashley Cooksley, for AdWeek. Done well, it means customers will spend more, it improves efficiency and it generates data that you can use to improve services and benchmark against your competitors.

Social Media 69

Social Media Chatbots Customer Service Brands 69

Second to None

APRIL 11, 2018

Consumer preferences are continually shifting, and brands that manage to update their CX platform to meet this moving target are positioning themselves to provide a great value to customers. Check out the following five trends in the Customer Experience world, curated by Dom Nicastro for CMSWire.

Trends 54

Trends Customer Experience Self Service Voice of Customer 54

Second to None

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The holiday season is approaching and it can help determine whether 2018 was a year of growth or stagnation for your retail brand. Adopting these novel methodologies as a cog in your brand experience platform can help your team encourage high levels of customer engagement across different points along the customer journey.

Customer Engagement 67

Customer Engagement Engagement Ecommerce Retail 67

Second to None

APRIL 4, 2018

You can access the piece by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by Oracle on April 3, 2018: “Customers are a business’ most valuable asset, which is why they spend a lot of money to acquire new ones and work hard to retain the ones they have.

How To 54

How To Retail Effort Score Voice of Customer 54

Second to None

MAY 9, 2019

The fact is, customers’ information allows for companies to create a more personalized , low-effort customer experience that ultimately leads to higher satisfaction. Though over the years, customers have grown to be skeptical towards the collection of consumer data. Keep your Data Safe. 1,3] [link]. [2][link]. 2][link]. [4]

Data 86

Data Social Media Study Consumers 86

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Today, I’m replaying one of our most popular episodes from 2018 about the employee experience and building customer loyalty at Hertz with Eric Smuda , VP of Customer Experience and Loyalty. How do you build the right onboarding process that’s built around your core values and that customer centricity?

Employee Experience 143

Employee Experience Loyalty Programs Chief Customer Officer Loyalty 143

Second to None

MARCH 30, 2018

You can access the article by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by AdWeek on March 30, 2018: “In 1997, I was flying out to San Jose, Calif., But the result will be an organization that truly prioritizes the most important people to your brand: your customers.”

Customer Experience 112

Customer Experience Airlines Brands Voice of Customer 112

Second to None

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Research revealed little to no improvement in customer experience over the course of 2018 [1]. Shaw argues that in order to see tangible improvements in customer experience, companies must be willing to disrupt the status quo of their organization. 2] His take? Companies are afraid to make big changes. 1] [link]. [2]

Customer Experience 67

Customer Experience Voice of Customer Innovation Course 67

Second to None

APRIL 12, 2019

In a recent article , Abhi Yadav, CEO and Co-Founder of customer analytics platform company, Zylotech, shared his hot tip on acquiring and retaining customers: relevancy. Yadav highlights data from a 2018 Accenture study that found that more people are making purchases based upon a brand’s relevancy. [1] Data, data, data.

Omni-Channel 69

Omni-Channel Multi-Channel B2C Customer Centricity 69

Second to None

AUGUST 2, 2018

Another example of a negative moment invading the zeitgeist and greatly impacting the reputation of a national brand occurred in April 2018, on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Kentucky. In this instance, a customer who refused to give up his seat after the airline overbooked his flight was violently removed from the aircraft.

Brands 59

Brands Airlines Social Media Voice of Customer 59

Second to None

JUNE 7, 2018

Similar to other digital channels, brands will typically use a paid advertisement approach on top of an organic campaign, with 93% of businesses expected to increase their social ad spend in 2018.[3] Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences.

Social Media 59

Social Media Voice of Customer Brands Advertising 59

Second to None

MARCH 19, 2018

Specifically, you can learn about 4 ways that IoT can improve you Customer Experience, written by Alison DeNisco Rayome for TechRepublic. ”” Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences.

Voice of Customer 59

Voice of Customer Report Brands Customer Journeys 59

Second to None

JANUARY 22, 2019

Rather than focus on the new tech that could be implemented to improve the Customer Experience, check out the following organizational philosophies written by Randy Pennington for the Huffington Post. This piece was originally published by Huffington Post on January 4, 2018. Ease of use will be the driving factor.

Telecommunications 48

Telecommunications Effort Score Voice of Customer B2C 48

Waypoint Group

JULY 13, 2018

On June 19 th , 2018, a few of us Waypointers attended the inaugural Customer SuccessCon Denver, hosted by Mikael Blaisdell’s Customer Success Association.

Customer Success 40

Customer Success Company Customer Experience NPS 40

Second to None

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Watermark Consulting’s 2019 Customer Experience ROI study examined the cumulative total stock return of the L eaders and L aggards in CX over the span of eleven years (Forrester Research’s CX Index from 2007-2015 & Temkin Group’s Experience Ratings from 2016-2018). They gathered consumer data from 10,000 respondents in the US.

ROI 54

ROI Study Financial Loyalty 54

Second to None

APRIL 9, 2018

You can access this article by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by DIGIDAY on April 6, 2018: “Sephora’s retail teams have been operating differently since the company broke down one of the biggest internal barriers in October of last year, combining its in-store and digital teams.

Brands 54

Brands Retail Loyalty Fashion 54

Second to None

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

1,2,4] PYMNTS.com, Enterprise Retail Grocery Report October 2018. [3] Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences. 3] [link]. [5] 5] [link]. [6]

Industry 73

Industry Brands Rewards Programs Loyalty 73

Second to None

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Customers can log on to their marketplace and access products across every industry, provided by third-party vendors or Amazon themselves. In fact, Amazon’s 2018 online sales will account for close to 50% of all online sales spent in the United States, up close to 30% of their share from 2017.[2] 1 [link]. 3,4,5 [link].

Retail 54

Retail Brands Fashion Voice of Customer 54

Second to None

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Watermark Consulting’s 2019 Customer Experience ROI study examined the cumulative total stock return of the L eaders and L aggards in CX over the span of eleven years (Forrester Research’s CX Index from 2007-2015 & Temkin Group’s Experience Ratings from 2016-2018). They gathered consumer data from 10,000 respondents in the US.

ROI 48

ROI Effort Score Study Financial 48

Second to None

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

1,2,4] (2018). Enterprise Retail Grocery Report October 2018. Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences. PYMNTS.com. [3] 3] [link]. [5] 5] [link]. [6]

Industry 48

Industry Brands Rewards Programs Loyalty 48

Second to None

APRIL 26, 2019

The more proactive a company is in preparing for mistakes, the quicker they are at finding a solution when they do occur and the less time passes in which the customer’s frustration can increase. Additionally, solving issues shows customers that future mistakes will be addressed and tended to if need be. 2,3] [link].

Loyalty 81

Loyalty B2C Brands Study 81

Second to None

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

on February 7, 2018: “When the heads of Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JP Morgan Chase announced that they would start a new non-profit initiative to find a better healthcare solution for their employees, stocks across major healthcare and insurance companies fell dramatically.

Healthcare 54

Healthcare Leadership Innovation Voice of Customer 54

Second to None

APRIL 26, 2019

The more proactive a company is in preparing for mistakes, the quicker they are at finding a solution when they do occur and the less time passes in which the customer’s frustration can increase. Additionally, solving issues shows customers that future mistakes will be addressed and tended to if need be. 2,3] [link].

Loyalty 76

Loyalty B2C Brands Study 76

Second to None

MARCH 28, 2018

on March 27, 2018: “A business is only as good as its customers. But how you interact with your customers after they become customers is perhaps the most important part of the business-client relationship. You can access the piece by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by Inc.

Net Promoter Score 59

Net Promoter Score Effort Score NPS Voice of Customer 59

Second to None

MARCH 5, 2018

You can access the piece by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by Forbes on March 5, 2018: “It is difficult not to roll your eyes when you hear executives talk about “putting their customers first,” especially when their businesses behave like their customers are more of a burden than a blessing.

Brands 54

Brands Retail ROI Metrics 54

Second to None

MARCH 8, 2019

According to a 2018 Gallup study, 23 percent of employees experience feeling burned out at work very often while 44 percent feel burned out sometimes. Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences. 2,4] [link]. [3]

Study 48

Study Financial Customer Centricity Employee Experience 48

Second to None

MARCH 14, 2018

You can access the piece by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by Chief Marketer on March 8, 2018: “To combat advertising fatigue, more companies are turning to experiential marketing—creating powerful memories for participants while connecting with the people who genuinely want to interact.

Strategy 54

Strategy ROI Social Media Return on Investment 54

Second to None

MARCH 12, 2018

You can access the piece by clicking here , or by reading below : This piece was originally published by Type A Communications on March 8, 2018: “Just because two customers are close in age, live in big cities and earn similar incomes doesn’t mean they spend the same way.

Brands 54

Brands Voice of Customer Connections Customers 54

Second to None

APRIL 24, 2018

If you feel like 2018 is your time to get into mobile marketing for your business , there are a few common mistakes and faux pas you can easily avoid right from the start. Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences.

Marketing 59

Marketing Advertising Social Media Voice of Customer 59

Second to None

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

With that in mind, here are four key concepts to keep in mind when thinking about how you’ll do personalization in 2018: 1. Companies that think they’re good at listening to their customers often pay attention to the wrong things. We’re doing anything we can do to connect directly with consumers and make shopping convenient for them.”.

Brands 59

Brands Retail Consumers Guidelines 59

Second to None

MARCH 21, 2018

You can access the piece by clicking here , or by reading below: This piece was originally published by Entrepreneur on March 15, 2018: “The up-and-coming generation of younger B2B procurement professionals is once again bucking prior generations’ preferences, and companies that don’t keep up aren’t likely to win contracts.

B2B 59

B2B B2C Transportation Voice of Customer 59

Second to None

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

on January 31, 2018: “It may come as no surprise that more than 70 percent of customers start their purchase journeys on their laptops, phones or tablets. ” Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences.

Consumers 67

Consumers Strategy Voice of Customer Trends 67

Second to None

APRIL 2, 2018

on April 2, 2018: “ Customer acquisition is an ongoing challenge. You need customers for your company to survive , but converting them is costly. I use the Pareto principle to evaluate customer strategies. To learn more, check out Rhett Power’s piece written for Inc. What to do?

Omni-Channel 54

Omni-Channel Brands Voice of Customer Customers 54

Second to None

MARCH 7, 2018

To learn more about customer engagement strategies, check out the following piece written by Kenneth Adams for Forbes. ” Second To None empowers customer-centric brands to deliver consistent, intentional and authentic consumer experiences. Are you thinking it’s time for a shakeup?

Customer Engagement 54

Customer Engagement Engagement Effort Score Groups 54