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.

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Trends Customer Experience Self Service Voice of Customer 54

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

He has appeared in over 150 media and is regularly cited as a top customer experience thought leader. In addition to his customer experience work, Adam is an angel investor with an interest in entrepreneurs who disrupt the status quo through innovation. Adrian Swinscoe. Barry Dalton. Bob Thompson.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

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., The rise of social and digital media has reinvented how people learn about brands, form opinions, buy products, seek support and give feedback.

Customer Experience 112

Customer Experience Airlines Brands Voice of Customer 112

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

He has appeared in over 150 media and is regularly cited as a top customer experience thought leader. In addition to his customer experience work, Adam is an angel investor with an interest in entrepreneurs who disrupt the status quo through innovation. Adrian Swinscoe. Barry Dalton. Bob Thompson.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

Second to None

JUNE 7, 2018

Segmenting your customer support training to adjust to the different channels they interact with customers is a good first step to establishing this value. Ultimately, your team should quickly respond to as much customer feedback, positive or negative, that is posted directly to or about your organizational accounts.

Social Media 59

Social Media Voice of Customer Brands Advertising 59

CX Journey

DECEMBER 19, 2018

It appeared on their blog on March 26, 2018. There are a lot of different ways to listen to customers and employees. Most companies think that surveys are the only way to go, but you can get feedback in a variety of other ways, as well. One of my favorite approaches is via a customer advisory board.

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Meeting Metrics Trends Feedback 90

Alida

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In a fast-moving world where customer expectations are constantly changing, the best way to future-proof your company is to orient your business around the voice of the customer. That’s the key messages from Scott Miller, CEO of Vision Critical, when he delivered his keynote at the 2018 Customer Intelligence Summit.

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Entertainment Customer relationships Retail Leadership 133

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

Customer Alignment

DECEMBER 18, 2017

As I was considering ‘what to expect in 2018’, I took a step back and contemplated 2017. From what we can see, most of the efforts and focus in 2017 have been on beginning to ‘listen’ to customers and naturally act upon this information. The customer isn’t always at the heart of these programmes, the organisation is.

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Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer NPS 45

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. Use technology to enhance customer’s experience not yours.

Telecommunications 48

Telecommunications Effort Score Voice of Customer B2C 48

Second to None

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

It’s no wonder then that as customer habits transitioned further towards mobile, Google answered. On the March 26th of 2018, Google announced that they were rolling out mobile-first indexing. In 2018, all eCommerce platforms provide responsive templates. Things have changed, however. Let’s dive in.

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Ecommerce Customer Experience Customer Journeys How To 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.

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ROI Study Financial Loyalty 54

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. We then listen to what the customer wants and decide if that is the direction we can go.

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Net Promoter Score Effort Score NPS Voice of Customer 59

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.

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ROI Effort Score Study Financial 48

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

APRIL 6, 2018

on April 6, 2018: “ A business without customers is like a boat on dry land. Contact customers who leave negative reviews to find out why their experience didn’t live up to expectations. Use feedback software to streamline communications with consumers after they interact with the brand. ” 2.

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Brands Customer Centricity Voice of Customer Consumers 61

SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

Sarah Sargent is a highly accomplished & inspiring Customer Service & Customer Experience Director at Radian Group where she is reinvigorating CX in social housing. She has carved a successful career in both customer service and CX leadership across Financial Services and Telcos. LinkedIn : [link]. Website : [link].

Customer Experience 132

Customer Experience Consulting Multi-Channel Leadership 132

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

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]

Retail 54

Retail Brands Fashion 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.

Loyalty 81

Loyalty B2C Brands Study 81

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.

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Strategy ROI Social Media Return on Investment 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.

Loyalty 76

Loyalty B2C Brands Study 76

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

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. We adeptly design and manage mystery shopping, compliance, engagement and voice of customer solutions grounded in strategic relevance, program integrity and actionable insights.

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Study Financial Customer Centricity Employee Experience 48

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. Answer the complainer’s questions and show that you take constructive feedback seriously.

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. Are you thinking it’s time for a shakeup? . • Annual checkups: Recap the previous year and ask your customers to grade your business. This, of course, means doing some research on your customers’ industries.

Customer Engagement 54

Customer Engagement Engagement Effort Score Groups 54

Pink Guava

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In our last blog, titled ‘Stellar Customer Experience’ we have briefly touched upon what you could still do in 2018 and make Customer Experience work for your organization. Remember this is a Customer experience Transformation Initiative and so the entire focus has to be Customer.

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ERDM

JANUARY 22, 2019

and Scott Emmons, former Head of the Innovation Lab at Neiman Marcus Featured in the Journal of Digital & Social Media Marketing A recent study by Retail Info Systems asked execs, ‘Who does personalisation best?’.* Previously, a customer had to engage with the chat agent and ask for help. The highest-ranking answer? ‘No

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Customer Experience Video Sales ROI 49

ERDM

JANUARY 22, 2019

In the words of Scott Emmons, Head of the Innovation Lab: We were looking for a way to improve the capabilities and effectiveness of our online chat agent. Previously, a customer had to engage with the chat agent and ask for help. Trust is the foundation; it opens the customer to reciprocity as a fair exchange of value.

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Customer Experience Video Sales ROI 53