Kustomer

JANUARY 2, 2024

Welcome to The Kustomer Service Pulse , a new series on the Kustomer blog where we share our point of view n customer service experiences that showcase how companies can create unforgettable moments with their customers, drive impact for their business, and elevate their brands.

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Customer Service Wait Times Airlines Social Media 105

Think Customers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For decades, contact center and CX organizations have strived to become “omnichannel.” Rather than force customers into interactions dictated by the company, an omnichannel system enables customers to engage with a brand on their channel of choice when, where, and how they prefer.

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Omni-Channel Contact Center Software Contact Center Social Media 52

SurveySparrow

JULY 23, 2023

Once upon a time, businesses believed that the best way to win customers was through the quality of their products or the competitiveness of their prices. But as we journey through 2023, a different tale is being written. In this story, the hero is the customer, and the quest is for an exceptional customer experience (CX).

Trends 52

Trends Self Service Customer Experience Omni-Channel 52

TechSee

AUGUST 10, 2023

TechSee’s visual automation platform uses computer artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to enhance customer and contact center engagements. TechSee’s Computer Vision AI and AR can improve issues facing customer contact centers around first-call resolution, average handling times, and truck roll avoidance.

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Connections Contact Center Average Handle Time First Call Resolution 206

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2023

With an increase in online spending and new faster, easier ways to pay, companies should think again about payment technologies and ways to meet customer payment preferences. Rob Crutchington of Encoded shares his top five predictions for payments in 2023. Apple Pay and Google Pay will further increase in popularity. Specialised IVR.

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Omni-Channel e-support Self Service Competitive Advantage 52

Upstream Works

JANUARY 31, 2023

As 2023 unfolds, a key theme for contact center leaders to watch is reinforcing the connection between customer experience (CX) and agent experience (AX). CX must always remain the primary focus for the contact center –this recent blog post identified two 2023 trends that will have a major impact on CX.

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Trends Contact Center Customer Journeys Touchpoint 78

Comm100

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Businesses today thrive on efficiency, and the customer service domain is no exception. With the rise of technology, businesses have started to adopt customer service automation software to scale their operations without ballooning headcount. What is customer service automation software?

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Software Chatbots Customer Service Knowledge Base 182

Gainsight

APRIL 10, 2023

By Harshi Banka, Senior Director of Strategy, Digital Customer Success The last few months have been rough for SaaS businesses with multiple headwinds including the economic downturn, rising inflation, and decreasing investments. While tech companies witnessed unprecedented growth over the past couple of years, 2023 is a whole new game.

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Customer Success Self Service Multi-Channel Effort Score 59

Comm100

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In 2021, evolving customer experience trends shook up the financial services industry. Customers demanded digital services to meet their needs, and as organizations rose to the demand, these high customer expectations led to innovative new services. Omnichannel expectation. Chatbot domination. Chatbot domination.

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Financial Trends Customer Experience Chatbots 225

SurveySparrow

JUNE 20, 2023

These alternatives offer a range of features to help you gather valuable feedback, increase response rates, and strengthen customer loyalty. With its conversational interface and mobile-first approach, SurveySparrow offers interactive surveys that can be embedded as pop-ups in your app, boosting response rates and gathering valuable insights.

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Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Survey Feedback 52

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Sabio Group, the global digital experience transformation services specialist, has partnered with customer engagement expert Martin Hill-Wilson to release the 2023 edition of its acclaimed CX Realities white paper series. Download CX Realities 2023 here.

Groups 52

Groups Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Customer Engagement 52

NobelBiz

JULY 4, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, customer service plays a pivotal role. One such technology is Automated Interaction Summaries. These are instrumental in enhancing agent utilization, customer experiences and shaping business strategy. over the forecast period (2023 – 2028).

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NobelBiz

MARCH 12, 2024

Customer demands are ever-changing and more often than not, they become more and more difficult to keep up with for a lot of businesses. Customers today expect seamless and personalized interactions across all touch points. CXM has completely revolutionized how brands engage with their customers.

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Customer Experience Management Omni-Channel Customer Experience Customer Journeys 52

Team Support

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, now is the time to reflect on wins and losses from throughout the year. Either way, before you pop that bottle of champagne, it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions for your customer support team. Embrace Omnichannel Support In 2024, customers expect seamless support across various channels.

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Omni-Channel Social Media Training Feedback 108

SurveySensum

JULY 24, 2023

The retail world is changing at warp speed, and so are customers’ needs and expectations. Customers want to experience all the cool trends but also want their needs and expectations to be met. According to Salesforce Customer Engagement Research 2022 , 73% of customers expect companies to understand their unique needs and expectations.

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Retail Trends Self Service Customer Experience 52

West Monroe

JULY 30, 2023

In our 2023 Outlook: The Future of the Banking Industry , we anticipated murky waters and a rising need for the use of digital solutions to better evaluate profitability, identify key customer touchpoints, and work to prevent deposit outflows and overconcentration. This urgency has only increased.

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Banking Multi-Channel Financial Customer Centricity 52

Interactions

APRIL 16, 2024

How Can the Bar be Raised to Surpass Customer Expectations? A dedication to understanding your customers ensures that every interaction is personalized and purposeful, alleviating the pain of lengthy wait times and ensuring each conversation is met with effective, personalized assistance.

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Customer Care Self Service Omni-Channel Metrics 62

Optimove

MAY 4, 2023

The location-based marketing sphere is projected to grow to over $80 billion by 2025, and almost 80% of businesses are planning to implement location-based campaigns in 2023. That’s when marketers create segments of users visiting competitive locations to convert them into customers. Is location-based marketing worth exploring in 2023?

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Video Social Media Connections Comparison 52

ShepHyken

JANUARY 15, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Ways to Boost Customer Satisfaction by G. Hult and Forrest Morgeson (Harvard Business Publishing) Customer satisfaction is at its lowest point in the past two decades. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Service Customer Satisfaction Trends Loyalty 48

Lithium

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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Self Service 52

Self Service Social Media Hospitality Omni-Channel 52

SurveySparrow

JUNE 27, 2023

Understanding customers can be tricky, but customer journey analytics tools are here to help. They show you how customers interact with your business. This blog is about the ten best tools you can use in 2023 to improve your customer experiences. What is Customer Journey Analytics?

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Customer Journeys Analytics Tools Analysis 52

Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

Every interaction with your business has the power to build or damage the relationship with your customer – and can directly impact your revenue. 78% of customers have backed out of a purchase due to a poor customer experience (CX). That’s where customer experience platforms come in.

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Self Service Customer Journeys Analysis Feedback 208

CSM Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

The ubiquitous nature of social media and its engagement potential has led companies to increasingly leverage these platforms for customer service purposes. However, it raises the question – how much customer service should your social media accounts handle? The Rationale: Why Social Media for Customer Service?

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Social Media Customer Service Self Service Omni-Channel 89

TechSee

APRIL 28, 2020

In the near term, these experiences will often be centered around immersive technologies such as AR, which has evolved beyond the entertainment space into a powerful customer service tool. Omnichannel Strategy is Out. The traditional lines between digital and physical channels have become blurred.

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Customer Journeys Multi-Channel Strategy Omni-Channel 124

Interactions

JUNE 8, 2023

Customer service has evolved from being a mere supplementary feature offered by businesses to a vital aspect in fostering enduring relationships with consumers in the competitive market landscape. These figures emphasize the significance of first-rate customer service in establishing a devoted customer base and propelling business growth.

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Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Omni-Channel Customer Service Representative 62

SurveySensum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This is where customer feedback tools become essential. And having a robust B2B service customer feedback platform eases your work by creating, gathering, analyzing, and acting on feedback swiftly. A B2B service feedback tool is software that collects and analyzes feedback from B2B customers. 5) Let’s now dive into each tool.

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B2B Tools Feedback Comparison 52

Playvox

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In face-to-face interactions with customers, you have the advantage of observing eye contact, tone of voice, body language, and other cues that go along with their spoken words. For example, does “it works fine” and “customer support was ok” mean customers are happy, upset, or indifferent?

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Analysis Contact Center Effort Score How To 82

CX University

MARCH 18, 2024

In today’s digital age, businesses are on a mission for fresh, exciting ways to connect with their customers and craft unforgettable, personalized journeys. By analyzing this wealth of data using sophisticated algorithms, businesses can gain deep insights into individual customer preferences, behaviors, and intent.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Retail Customer Retention Loyalty 52

SurveySparrow

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

UserTesting is a user research platform tool that is great for organizations to understand how customers feel when they use their products. UserTesting is a platform that helps organizations get to know more about their users, watch them interact with your product, and gather data that will help in the future. What is UserTesting?

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Net Promoter Score Survey Video Feedback 52

BirdEye

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In this blog post, we cover the session – “Growing your agency with Birdeye,” where Jaison Blais – Head of Birdeye Sales, spoke to JD Dammier, Owner of Bizinga and a long-standing customer of Birdeye. Be creative in engaging with customers post-sales to keep the relationship strong. The more you sell value, the better.

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Omni-Channel Multi-Channel Social Media Communication 63

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

To keep pace with the ever-changing customers’ demands, online businesses are migrating towards cloud-based POS solutions. You can track and monitor everything, from inventory management and payment processing to customer management. After the COVID-19 pandemic, 46% of retail executives plan to invest in omnichannel retailing.

Trends 52

Trends Sales Omni-Channel Retail 52

SurveySensum

JANUARY 5, 2023

How to create a successful product that fits the market needs, resolves customer challenges, and also has a competitive edge? . A feedback platform that helps you analyze your product from the customers’ eyes and lands in the successful 5% category, saving you months of effort and brainstorming. Customer service and support .

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Tools Feedback Effort Score NPS 52

SurveySensum

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

There are two companies A and B having similar numbers of customers and both want to increase their business. Company A, decided to run a substantial marketing campaign, investing hundreds of dollars in hopes of acquiring new customers. Unfortunately, the campaign only yielded two customers, generating a total of $50 in business.

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Customer Retention Strategy Gamification Loyalty Programs 52

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The customer experience (CX) landscape constantly evolves. With new technologies, increased competition, and higher customer expectation, the ability to deliver exceptional CX continues to be a challenge – so sitting still isn’t an option.

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Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Customer Journeys Conference 52

Team Support

MAY 31, 2023

Chatbots are fast becoming part of the digital core of tech tools that companies utilize as a secret weapon to increase their competitive advantage in the customer service arena. Today’s chatbots are more focused on enhancing the customer experience by offering immediate answers to common challenges.

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Chatbots Customer Service Competitive Advantage Self Service 98

Thematic

APRIL 12, 2023

When is the right time to establish a customer experience - or voice of customer - programme for your company? Whether your company is just getting started, or already well established, a voice of customer programme is essential. Even more claim they’re customer first. I advocate for immediate action in this space.

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Customer Centricity Culture Company Omni-Channel 62