SmartMessage Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Banks had to transform their customer approach as branches have been or are still closed down. Banks are not exempt from such changes in consumer behaviors and preferences. From utilizing digital channels, we of course don’t mean to harass digitally the customers.

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Beyond the Arc

JUNE 2, 2020

Jay Palter and Steven Ramirez discuss social media for banks and credit unions. Social media can be a great way for banks and credit unions to create deep engagement with their brand. But of course, it cuts both ways. The post How can banks and credit unions leverage social media during COVID-19?

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NobelBiz

JULY 31, 2023

In today’s rapidly-evolving business landscape, call queuing stands as a paramount component for efficient customer communications. Dive deep into the intricacies of call queuing and how it’s revolutionizing the way businesses handle customer communications. What is Call Queuing? Watch the entire podcast episode here!

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Kustomer

JUNE 6, 2023

Trust plays a huge role in finance and banking. The financial services industry, which includes commercial and retail banking, and wealth management, has become a hub for innovative ways to improve CX. For the complete guide to how CRM software can also help improve your CX, download our latest ebook.

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NICE inContact

JULY 23, 2019

It’s an incredibly popular way for people to communicate, and this naturally applies to customers too. Most people already are using WhatsApp over the course of the day, so there’s no channel-hopping when they want to contact a brand — whether that’s with a question about their bank account or data plan. With more than 1.5

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PeopleMetrics

MARCH 1, 2017

In directing banks toward continued relevance and future success, banking executives face some tough, complex questions like: How do we avoid commoditization? How do we offer our customers a seamless, easy banking experience? These four disciplines are the basis for this learning course. Introduction. The Biggest Gap.

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Ecrion

JANUARY 7, 2020

In this regard, a customer communication management (CCM) platform is essential to the way you do business. Read below to figure out what you need to get out of your customer communication management platform. Make Sure That Your Customer Communication Management Platform Is Interactive. Take an Industry-Specific Approach.

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Kustomer

JUNE 7, 2023

This interaction is often initiated by the customer rather than the company, such as when a customer reaches out to a bank or a financial services organization with a question about a service (budgeting tools or spending trackers) prior to enrolling in that service. How the bank or the firm handles that interaction is customer service.

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Customer Bliss

APRIL 16, 2019

Join me as I discuss what I’ve learned over the course of my 35-year career, so that you can more effectively do the work that needs to be done. Today’s video is an excerpt from my online course , inspired by my book, Would You Do That To Your Mother? Click here to learn more about the course and enroll. .

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CX University

AUGUST 1, 2023

CX University conducted an in-depth analysis of a recent client, United Bank for Africa (UBA). The employees of UBA were engaged in interactive online modules that covered various aspects of CX, such as understanding customer needs, effective communication, and problem-solving techniques. I highly recommend it.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Whether it’s businesses, government agencies, or banks, technology is helping the customer support teams of these organizations evolve from being simple support providers to a full-fledged growth engine. This, in turn, can be used for enhancing the whole communication process to make services more efficient.

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NetBase

MAY 20, 2019

But many are still unsure of how to communicate the amazing engagement they’re seeing – and correspondingly unable to demonstrate it in terms of ROI. You’ll want to actively monitor Instagram as well, of course. The post Taking Instagram Analytics to the Bank appeared first on NetBase. Important Final Tip!

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Uniphore

JANUARY 25, 2022

While the rest of the world was scrambling to course-correct in the wake of the global pandemic, AI was undergoing nothing short of a revolution. Human beings are complex communicators. We rely on language to understand one another broadly; however, most of our communication is nonverbal. Take bitcoin for banking.

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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 17, 2019

As the banking industry continues to focus more on customer experience and innovation, I think this is a good conversation to have at the beginning of 2019. She had support from her C-Suite leaders, as the president saw the value of leading their external and internal facing communications with CX.

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Customer Bliss

JUNE 18, 2019

Join me as I discuss what I’ve learned over the course of my 35-year career, so that you can more effectively do the work that needs to be done. Today’s video is an excerpt from my online course , inspired by my book, Would You Do That To Your Mother? Click here to learn more about the course and enroll. .

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Circular Edge

JULY 18, 2023

Consider implementing accounting software that automates processes like invoicing, expense tracking, and bank reconciliation. Regular workshops and courses can improve their abilities to handle complex tasks and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the department.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In one research study , a bank in Germany found that In a study of almost 10,000 accounts, referred customers were 25 % more profitable than customers acquired in other ways. Of course, CX is not just about learning and identifying insights. Customer referrals lead to immediate returns. They are more likely to convert and do so faster.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 26, 2020

The service blueprint conveys what people, processes, systems and communications are required to deliver on the best experience for your customer. They might receive confirmation communications and updates on their delivery. The payment process requires layers of security and banking technology. Then the groceries are delivered.

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Solvvy

JUNE 22, 2022

NLU is a type of NLP that also gives computers the capability to understand the meaning of questions or other communications. Communicates in multiple languages. billion hours — for retail, banking, and healthcare sectors combined by 2023. But without training, this isn’t something a machine can do. Sales Experience.

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Michelli Experience

MAY 16, 2017

Specifically for banks, Henk Broeders and Somesh Khanna of McKinsey note, “If the last epoch in retail banking was defined by a boom-to-bust expansion of consumer credit, the current one will be defined by digital. Banks have three to five years at most to become digitally proficient. The urgency of acting is acute.

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BirdEye

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Credit unions, even more so than their larger banking chain counterparts, were faced with a myriad of new challenges. It’s shifted from selling to all-encompassing customer communications. In many ways, financial institutions have been forced into a crash-course in agility (i.e. Then along came COVID-19. Pivot or perish.

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Think Customers

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Iain Banks, regional vice president of international markets for TTEC, recently spoke with Customer Strategist Journal Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Glagowski about the crucial role a strong game plan plays in setting your team on the path to victory. Ultimately, in the sales industry, we are here to deliver on target,” said Banks.

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Traditional banks aren’t just competing against each other anymore. When a consumer has a seamless shopping journey on Amazon Prime Day, a catered journey through Google searches and taking Ubers across town, that consumer sets the same expectation of a seamless digitally intelligent journey in banking.

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Michel Falcon Experience

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Receiving a loan from the bank with this proof of income wasn’t very likely. Patrick must have known that this major change, one that would impact individuals’ bank accounts (a sensitive topic), would cause some of his team members to quit. If so, my online course, Team Operating System , may be your solution.

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Bizagi

MARCH 27, 2020

Communicating processes to a suddenly dispersed workforce in a simple way. People have designed processes to manage hospitals, banking, supply chains, cleaning contracts and so much more. To help you learn how to use Bizagi Modeler we have comprehensive online training courses that take you through how to use it step by step.

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Magellan Solutions

MAY 3, 2022

Bank of America. AT&T is a telecommunications company specializing in phone and internet services, wireless and data communications, IP-based and satellite television, telecommunications equipment, and security services. Businesses under the banking and financial industry deal with countless customers daily. Bank of America.

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Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 3, 2019

She spent time communicating how everyone’s roles will be redefined during this process. Such a large undertaking, of course, requires leadership to be on board. Prior to joining Citi, Leslie held positions with CoreStates Financial Corp, Mellon Bank, Qwest Interactive, and Proctor & Gamble.

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Currency Alliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Of course, the mid-to-long-tail of customers include people who simply don’t need to spend a lot in your category. A high-frequency business, on the other hand, such as grocery stores, banks, and payment card issuers etc, do have sufficient customer frequency, with many customers returning every week.

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Magellan Solutions

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Of course, product trials are also one of their assets. . Bank of America making online banking possible. Another non-retailer brand is the Bank of America (BOA). Fintech companies could offer a seamless customer experience with a physical bank transaction, online transaction, or ATM withdrawals.

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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 5, 2017

Of course, we all make mistakes. In their apology to their customers, they expressed deep regret to the Senate Banking Committee. Additionally, a company should communicate with the customer in writing. Since communication is important, I think apologies are often not used enough in a professional situation.

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Vonage

MARCH 26, 2018

Last year, Amazon announced that it employs 45,000 robots across 20 fulfillment centers; Yobot the robot ensures customers enjoy conversation-free service at Yotel’s pod hotel in New York; and "chatbots" continue to help businesses deliver everything from online banking to checking in for flights.

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Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Anne Witherspoon is an Executive Vice President and the Director of Client Onboarding and Service Delivery at Texas Capital Bank. It’s one that involves a lot of communication, education, and analysis. Client experience is a methodology which involves communication, education, and analysis Click To Tweet.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 20, 2021

Getting your most important clients on-side is easier than you might think; all you need to do is use the right strategies and you will be able to show them that they are valued and make them feel special, without breaking the bank in the process. Give them a luxury gift that they’ll love.

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Bold360

APRIL 20, 2021

Well, 2020 was a crash course in recalibrating CX to respond to rapidly evolving customer needs. Duenias offers the example of a Bold360 customer in the financial services/banking industry that experienced big problems with online payments – something they only learned through data coming from their self-service tools.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Of course, Tesco does not want you to earn points with them and then use those points at Carrefour, so some limits on freedom need to be in place. Historically, this would be a bank with offices in most towns, but today it could be N26, Revolut or another digital bank.

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Kayako

MAY 4, 2017

When a company grows bigger, all of that knowledge about a customer shouldn’t be concentrated in the memory bank of one person. Of course we have our memory, but the last time the brain got a software upgrade was 250,000+ years ago. Franka runs the coffee shop, Bank Cafe. Why is that? It’s about context.

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Kerry Bodine

JUNE 5, 2019

But if you’re advocating for specific technology, policy, and process changes that will enable more effective and efficient communication during the post-sales support journey, you’d need a map that showed those communication breakdowns within the context of your customers’ specific goals or tasks. Combining multiple types of data.

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