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9 Must-Read Articles on EX, Linking EX & CX, and Branded Experience

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Organizations around the world are actively evaluating—and seeking to better understand—the decision-making and behavioral influence of employee and customer trust, the drivers of emotional bonding with a brand or company, and what is required to create and sustain a more valuable branded experience.

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How To Prioritize Customer Experience Efforts

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Customer Experience requires action… and action requires effort. Customer experience efforts lead to lists of action items. Customer journey mapping efforts lead to areas to improve and challenges to overcome. This gets tricky quickly in customer experience.

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3 Ways CX-Driven Brand Reputation Helps Your Business

InMoment XI

Every business can agree that a sterling brand reputation does wonders for both the customer base and the bottom line—but how can companies build a better rep by leveraging customer experience (CX) tools? That’s the power of CX-driven brand reputation in action.

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What Brands Should Do to Design More Inclusive Experiences

InMoment XI

The road to more inclusive experiences is rarely straightforward, which is why it’s imperative for organizations to consider as many voices as possible along their inclusion journey. This will compel customers to forgive your mistakes and result in positive messaging for your brand.

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How Mature Are Your Digital Experiences? A Step-by-Step Guide to Improved CX

Read about Verint’s Digital Maturity Model, where we share real tactics and strategies to improve CX, based on what has worked for our clients around the world.

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5 Things Brands Need to Know About the Gen Z Customer Experience (and Employee Experience)

InMoment XI

If we were to sum up what brands need to know about Gen Z customer experience preferences (and employee experience preferences) in a few words it would go something like this: they’re different. Tip #1: Seamless and Efficient Experiences Are a Must.

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What makes the the worlds #1 Customer Experience brands?

ijgolding

As I quite literally travel the world talking, listening and working with individuals and organisations who have an interest in Customer Experience, I am regularly asked who the world’s ‘best’ Customer Experience brands are. Customer retention and loyalty CX Professionals CX Strategy # 1 Customer Experience Brands air new zealand Amazon apple bmw boden corporate attitude customer experience Disney First Direct John Lewis mercedes Starbucks

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Customer Experience: 9 Ways to Take Action

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

If you’ve attended any of my live sessions or read earlier articles, you may know that I believe there are three important facets to any customer experience program: Mindset. How to Turn a Customer Experience Mindset into Action. Employee Experience.

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5 Things Great CEOs Understand About Customer Experience

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Your CEO understands how important customer experience is to the success of your organization. They invest in resources to provide great experiences because they understand the immense return they get on those investments, right? . It’s easy to say the customer is the boss.

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The Power of Customer Empathy in Supercharging Your Customer Experience

Lumoa

In the world of customer experience, “customer empathy” is not just a buzzword, it’s a game-changer. Put simply, it means genuinely caring about the experience your customers have with your brand.

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How Empathy, Creativity and Compassion Drive Results

Speaker: Rhonda Basler, Director of Customer Engagement, Hallmark Business Connections

You don’t need the latest, greatest CRM technology or data visualization tools. Using your innate empathy and applying that to your marketing and customer experience through emotional intelligence CAN be the game-changer you’re looking for. Join Rhonda Basler, Marketing Director of Hallmark Business Connections, to make your brand genuine and make it stick.

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How a Service Code Empowers Employees to Deliver Exceptional Experiences

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

” — as the baffling reason employees aren’t understanding customer experience. It seems so obvious that employees should: Put the customer first. Get the right information to the customer. Call customers by their name. The tie goes to the customer!

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5 Challenges Facing Your Customers and Brands, and What They Mean for Your CX Program

InMoment XI

A great deal of customers and the brands that serve them are facing unprecedented uncertainties; understanding them is key to organizational success, delivering Experience Improvement (XI), and ensuring that your customer experience (CX) program is operating optimally.

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How Employee Experience Initiatives Help Brands Retain Talent, Grow Workforces, and So Much More

InMoment XI

The causes and effects of employee churn are complicated, but the bottom line for brands and organizations the world over is simple: employee expectations have changed, and workplace cultures’ view of the employee experience must change as well. The Rundown on Employee Experience.

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3 Challenges Utilities Brands Face When Aligning Strategy, Ops, and Services to CX Needs

InMoment XI

Customer experience (CX) leaders from utilities brands are facing unprecedented challenges in 2022. Additionally, brands have not figured out how to tap into 85% of data—the unstructured kind—so they miss out on the bigger picture.

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The Customer Continuum - Making Customer Journeys That Think Like We Do

Speaker: Jared Johnson, Director of Product Strategy, Kin + Carta

Customer journey maps have long been thought of in linear terms: the customer begins clicking on an ad, is taken to the website, browses, and purchases. The trouble is, we're creating linear maps for customers who think in a messy loop. It's time to make a CX that thinks like the customer--It's time to make a customer continuum. This, along with the emerging societal norms and behaviors caused by the pandemic, means that we're long overdue for a CX overhaul. Join Jared Johnson, Sr. Principal Strategist of Kin+Carta, and learn how to modernize your customer experience.

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3 Activities for Quick Wins in Customer Experience (& 3 More to Avoid)

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Customer experience leaders often have to celebrate quick wins and show other leaders fast, to earn that next round of support. But I get nervous when people ask me about customer experience shortcuts. Customer experience management can feel like a lot.

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How to Run an Effective Customer Experience Team Meeting

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Cross-functional leadership is a key factor in leading any customer experience program. That means creating a CX Strategic Council with leaders who are essential to recognizing, identifying, and improving the right moments along the customer journey. . Brand Culture

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Branded Customer Experience Delivery

Michelli Experience

Unique Value, Elasticity, and Branded Customer Experience. Long before the iPod, iPad, and iPhone, there was an “I” brand from my youth that had a strong and unique brand image. When it comes to most topics, my crystal ball is no more accurate than anyone else’s but when it comes to brand, brand elasticity, and branded customer experience my predictions at least represent educated guesses. Rebranding and Brand Experience.

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How to Improve Customer Experience: A Step by Step Guide

Lumoa

Customer experience plays an important, if not the most important role in the success of any business. Nearly all companies (89%) believe that customer experience will be their primary basis for competition. In This Article: Why do you need Customer Experience Management?

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Drive Employee and Customer Satisfaction with SLAs

Speaker: John Goodman, Vice Chairman, CCMC, Customer Care Measurement & Consulting

Let's start making tech serve us rather than be a substitute for us. Let's empower our employees and give them the tools and strategies that will make even the angriest customer a loyal customer. Join John Goodman, Vice Chairman of Customer Care Measurement and Consulting and author of Customer Experience 3.0, and master customer rage for an insightful webinar on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

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How Quick Service Restaurant Brands Can Drive Profitable Guest Experience Programs

InMoment XI

With a proactive guest experience program that allows them to gather the valuable guest feedback and then take the necessary action they need to attract new diners, satisfy regulars, and turn those potentially negative experiences into positive ones.

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Customer Experience Planning: Ask These Reflection Questions

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

The same could be said about overall company goals, leadership goals and yes, customer experience goals, too. Regardless of the ups and downs and unique challenges of 2020, a year-end review is a good exercise for customer experience leaders. What did customers love?

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Brand Experience: What is It and How to Improve It

Alida

68% of men and 64% of women claim to have felt an emotional connection with a brand. And when that happens, they are much more likely to buy - even at a premium cost - and become loyal customers. Brand Experience

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Dynamic Branding Tools for Enhancing Customer Experience

Storyminers

When people think of branding, they tend to think of it in terms of attracting customers—showing off your company’s best qualities to acquire new sales. But branding doesn’t stop after a sale is made. It persists throughout a customer’s entire experience and beyond. To create effective branding, you have to keep the big picture in mind. Here are four powerful tools you can use to boost your brand and improve your customer experience.

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Everyone Is Accountable and Responsible for a Great Customer Experience!

Speaker: Bryan Horn, Founder, CS Solutions

If you've ever called a bank, cable company, or organization that thinks it's "too big to fail", you've probably run the customer service gauntlet: you start off with a seemingly simple request, and you call the customer service line. Once the general service rep hands you off, you're transferred to every department known to man. Further and further down the rabbit hole you fall, and each time you're transferred, the waiting room music plays longer and longer, and the person at the end of the line knows less and less about you and your problems. After the call, you've probably popped a blood vessel. Join Bryan Horn, author of The Customer Service Revolution and founder of CS Solutions, and learn how to master the warm handoff. Bryan will teach how to develop a culture of accountability so that all members of the organization are equipped to handle customer concerns and offer quick resolutions.

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Don’t Accidentally Sabotage Customer Experience — Do This Instead

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Sure, you may not intend to, but there are probably ways you, as the leader of your department or organization, are sabotaging the experience your customers have. Watch out for these sneaky ways typical business methods lead to customer defection. Never dealing with customers.

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Brand Equity: What It Is, the Benefits, and How to Build It

InMoment XI

When customers are looking for a solution to a problem, they will often turn to a company they trust. For example, if a customer is looking for a quick OTC pain reliever, they may turn to Tylenol over a drugstore generic alternative because they know the brand and trust it.

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How to Build a Customer Experience Persona

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

In my work consulting, training, and running workshops , one consistent theme I find is teams are super eager to begin the Customer Journey Mapping process. Customer Journey Mapping can reveal — and help solve — a lot of problems in the customer journey.

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Customer Experience Management Defined: How is it Different From CX?

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Customer experience exists whether you are intentional about it or not. After all, your customer is experiencing the brand via every interaction, touchpoint, service call, and delivery. ” What is Customer Experience Management? Brand Culture

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Research Study: Customer Perceptions of the Community Experience

We surveyed more than 600 consumers about their perceptions of the community experience. Our aim? To reveal how community can impact business-focused objectives. Get your free copy of this research report today to find out how customer expectations can be addressed and how it can affect your brand’s bottom line.

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Report: Translating Brand Promises into Employee Behaviors

Experience Matters

We just published a Temkin Group report, Translating Brand Promises into Employee Behaviors. Here’s the executive summary: Temkin Group has found that the companies that deliver great customer experience use their brand as a blueprint for how they treat customers, which is why Compelling Brand Values is one of our four customer experience core competencies.

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A to Z Guide to Customer Experience Definitions and Terms (Updated)

Lumoa

The focus on enhancing customer experience has gained traction in recent years. As businesses recognize its value, the shift from a product-centered approach to a customer-centric one continues. How do you take action on customer experience?

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Shopping for Experiences, Not Products: A Primer on Retail Customer Experience in the Experience Economy

InMoment XI

Retail brands’ primary objective used to be providing a great product , but as competition heats up and consumer expectations grow more complex, retailers need to find new, bolder ways to stand out from the crowd. What Is the Experience Economy?

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Customer Experience – The Deciding Factor for Your Brand

Zonka Feedback

With the emergence of new business technologies such as cloud, Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), Machine Learning (ML), and a bunch of others, the expectations of today’s customers are constantly revamping. Customer Experience

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Live Interview with Jeannie Walters

Speaker: Jeannie Walters, Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Experience Investigators

Need help giving your CX a human touch? Not sure what data you should be using at to make loyal customers? Are you struggling with making VoC the center of your company's mission? Whether you're just starting out your CX program, or you need to tweak an existing one to pandemic standards, register for this conversational webinar where we'll talk about it all! Join Jeannie Walters, CCXP, founder of Experience Investigators and come ready with questions to jumpstart your CX with the wisdom of a CX expert.

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Experiential Innovation: Design Your Customer Experience Future

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Customer experience leaders spend a lot of time looking at what’s happened. Customer experience reports are filled with discoveries. Customer feedback provides insights and real-life quotes from customers. What do these brands have in common?

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Running Brand Awareness Studies

SurveyGizmo

Our Panels team is helping many customers run Brand Awareness Studies to enable marketing teams to understand where they stand today and how their advertising and marketing efforts are moving the needle. Longitudinal Reporting for Brand Awareness.

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At a Glance: 3 Employee & Customer Experience Program Use Cases for Financial Services Brands

InMoment XI

Financial services brands know that customers take their money seriously, so many of them leverage employee and customer experience programs to understand what their customers need, then create experiences that build trusting, positive customer/brand relationships.

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Personal Brand Vetting – THEY are Listening

Michelli Experience

As I help business leaders deliver branded customer experiences, I often start with the premise that brands are nothing more than what people say about us when we’re not around. From there, I work with leaders to determine what they want to be known for and what they want to hear their customers say about them. For years companies have been trolling social media to see what customers post about brand experiences.

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The Art of Community: Higher Logic & Vanilla Forums Super Forum!

Speaker: Keynote Speaker, Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist, Canva

In its 12th year? Super Forum is the largest and most comprehensive conference for executives, community managers, marketing, membership, and customer success professionals who want to connect, engage, and create better customer and member experiences. And this year, we’re going even bigger as we add Vanilla’s highly regarded Conversations conference into the mix. Register today!