Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The Retail Trends Report from Retail Customer Experience is full of valuable insights on both consumers and retailers and how they’re feeling about the way we are shopping today. Customer engagement. I find the operational “challenge” of customer engagement particularly telling.

Customer Engagement 110

Customer Engagement Engagement Strategy Retail 110

TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Customers expect better and faster pre and post purchase services. Whether they need help setting up a new device or to repair a damaged product, the way in which these interactions are handled are at the heart of customer satisfaction. Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd.

Customer Service 251

Customer Service Contact Center Chief Customer Officer Call Center 251

Calabrio

OCTOBER 24, 2016

We know that when a brand delivers great customer experience, customers are more likely to establish a positive connection and long-term loyalty towards that brand. Given this, most companies, including your own, spend countless hours and resources looking for ways to improve customer experience strategies.

Contact Center 100

Contact Center Customer Engagement Engagement Analytics 100

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Amazon Connect users across the globe can now leverage PCI Pal’s secure payments solutions for additional payment security and compliance options. Thousands of businesses of all sizes are using Amazon Connect to adapt their customer communications for the post-pandemic future.

Connections 52

Connections Omni-Channel Government Communication 52

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the midst of today’s bustling and intricate business landscape, deciphering the ever-evolving wants and needs of customers can feel like navigating through a maze. What is Integrated Customer Experience (CX)? In short, integrated customer experience is an anti-siloed CX strategy.

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Effort Score NPS Net Promoter Score ROI 260

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Spotting Customer-Centric Companies I. In today’s fast-paced marketplace, this vision is a reality for some, and it all centers around the compass of customer service. Recognizing the pivotal role customer service plays in this quest is the first step towards a more rewarding consumer journey.

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Customer Centricity Exceptional Customer Service e-support Case Study 111

Wootric CX Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A common issue that marketers face when adapting to a changing market is maintaining and increasing customer engagement. . In lieu of in-person interaction, remote businesses rely on social media marketing to increase engagement and direct more traffic to the website. Know Your Customer Base. A Website Audit.

Customer Engagement 52

Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media Customers 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The North Face asked customers to walk their talk recently in Korea. In this viral video, customers who identified as those who seek adventure were given a choice. And it’s a great way to help customers identify with your products and experience. These customers had, after all, self identified as adventure seekers.

Brands 259

Brands Hotels Consulting Loyalty Programs 259

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The partnership stems from an initiative with an electronics multinational to deploy virtual sales agents on retail locations, instantly connecting customers to representatives via AI-based visual engagement. BOSTON , Sept. BOSTON , Sept. “NeuraFlash is very excited to be partnering with TechSee.

Engagement 109

Engagement Contact Center Retail Consulting 109

Kustomer

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Listen and subscribe to our podcast: In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast , Gabe Larsen uncovers the secrets to establishing employee and customer engagement with expert Suzzanna Rowold. Listen Now: Listen to “Best Practices of Employee and Customer Engagement | Suzzanna Rowold” on Spreaker.

Customer Engagement 69

Customer Engagement Engagement Culture Customers 69

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 3, 2014

moments that make a big difference in the customer experience. Jeannie Walters Jeannie Walters is the Chief Customer Experience Investigator™ and founder of 360Connext, a global consulting firm specializing in the cornerstones of customer experience: customer engagement, employee engagement and connections like social media.

Innovation 232

Innovation Customer Service Social Media Consulting 232

Micah Solomon

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The author, Micah Solomon, is an author, consultant, influencer, keynote speaker, and trainer in customer service, customer experience, customer service culture, and hospitality. Yet the odds are high that none of these factors is going to make your company truly indispensable in the eyes of its customers.

Customer Engagement 53

Customer Engagement Loyalty Customer Service Engagement 53

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Apply this idea to relationships with customers , and you’ll see everyone, whether customer or company, needs to make a withdrawal from the relationship bank at times. It only works when your customer believes it was beyond your control , not foreseeable, or the like. Care about your people before they become customers.

Banking 286

Banking Loyalty Culture Social Media 286

Interactions

MARCH 28, 2019

Customer experience is more important than ever. Modern customers dictate why, when, and how they would like to engage with a brand, and companies are looking for innovative ways to elevate their experience. Naturally, they are exploring the potential of conversational AI and its promise of transforming the customer experience.

Customer Engagement 63

Customer Engagement Self Service Engagement Contact Center 63

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In his 1943 paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation”, Abraham Maslow foreshadowed a key ingredient to modern customer experience design. In essence, once you are able to meet a customers’ basic or functional need…there are higher needs you can address to drive their loyalty with your brand.

Connections 100

Connections Social Media Video Customer Experience Design 100

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 9, 2014

For the second year in a row, customer experience professionals around the globe celebrated Customer Experience Day , affectionately known as CX Day. In Chicago, I was happy to be a part of the celebration, as one of the Customer Experience Professionals Association local networking events happening simultaneously around the world.

Social Media 279

Social Media Customer Experience Professionals Consulting Employee Engagement 279

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

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. Keeping customer praise to yourself.

Customer Experience 304

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Employee Engagement Social Media 304

ClearAction

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Rethinking Customer Engagement: Put Your Relationship First Lynn Hunsaker. Sounds way out of sequence, but it’s often exactly how we treat our customer relationships. Sounds way out of sequence, but it’s often exactly how we treat our customer relationships. Or asking them to meet your parents and friends?

Customer Engagement 54

Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media Customers 54

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Customers, and those of us who serve them, have one thing in common, no matter what the industry or situation. The most exciting companies change the game by innovating around their customer experience. These are the types of questions Adam Toporek and I will be covering in our new business podcast: Crack The Customer Code!

Social Media 244

Social Media Consulting Leadership Employee Engagement 244

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Cooks and the customers they serve who can see each other – literally – both feel better about the experience. A recent study found that if cooks in a restaurant kitchen could see the customers ordering and enjoying their food and the customers could see the cooks preparing it, the food tasted better.

Social Media 282

Social Media Study Consulting Customer Engagement 282

Bold360

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It’s hard to stand out based on products or services alone, so customer experience is often the deciding factor. All things being equal, if a customer has a better experience with your company, that’s the one they’re likely to pick. A big part of customer experience is how you engage with them. But how do you get there?

Customer Engagement 40

Customer Engagement Omni-Channel Engagement Self Service 40

AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 29, 2024

With Amazon Lex, you can implement an omnichannel strategy where customers engage via phone, websites, and messaging platforms. The bots can answer FAQs, provide self-service experiences, or triage customer requests before transferring to a human agent. The payload includes the conversation ID of the active conversation.

Contact Center 92

Contact Center Chatbots Self Service Touchpoint 92

Avaya

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

If you have customers that are 55 and under you need a customer experience plan to address digital channel preferences and AI in contact centers now, before it’s too late. Avaya recently announced Avaya Ava ™, our cloud AI solution that supports your customers who use social media, chat and messaging channels to engage with you.

Contact Center 67

Contact Center Customer Engagement Chatbots Engagement 67

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

If there is one way to create a better customer experience, it’s this: Advocate. But what about customer advocacy? They became antagonists to the very customers they are supposed to serve. And they are never asked to advocate for the customer. Shame on the C-level for assuming customers aren’t paying attention.

Hospitality 251

Hospitality Social Media Consulting Leadership 251

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 29, 2014

It feels that way to loyal customers sometimes, thanks to customer rewards reserved for those walking in the door. When customers feel neglected, they take to the Internet , and on these companies’ very sites I found dozens upon dozens of customers voicing how frustrated they felt. This is truly outrageous!”

Poor Customer Service 303

Poor Customer Service Loyalty Social Media Consulting 303

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Customers are seeking your attention in immediate and demanding ways. Welcome to Multi-Channel Customer Support. One of the many challenges of this type of connectivity is how these systems were originally set up. Customer Service, a stand alone department in many companies, remains a call center. Take showrooming.

Multi-Channel 268

Multi-Channel Social Media Call Center Retail 268

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 2, 2014

This Best of 360Connext post was part of the Customer Experience Professionals Association’s 2013 Customer Experience Day celebration. What’s the value of customer experience? Whether by your customers or from within your organization, the value of customer experience can be measured in so many ways.

Customer Experience 297

Customer Experience Social Media Customer Experience Professionals Consulting 297

Storyminers

JUNE 3, 2022

Kampyle, now part of Medallia, published this interview as a kick-off to their Emerging Trends in Customer Experience series in 2016. In 1999, I was working as a thought leader and executive consultant at IBM. Steve taught me how to design a business to be adaptive to its customers’ needs. We’ve updated it for 2017. 2017 Answer.

Trends 147

Trends Customer Experience Wireless Entertainment 147

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 8, 2021

Verint helps the world’s most iconic brands build enduring customer relationships by connecting work, data, and experiences across the enterprise. Even your customers have done it. We also explain what happens to your relationships with customers when you lie to them. Key Ideas to Improve your Customer Experience.

Customer Experience 103

Customer Experience Consulting Conference Groups 103

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

While talk of customer showrooming and digital detraction are still big, there is a totally opposite trend happening. Retailers who once only sold online are building stores for customers to visit in real life. Why would companies who once touted online as the only way are moving into a more traditional model for customers?

Omni-Channel 258

Omni-Channel Trends Retail Ecommerce 258

COPC

OCTOBER 26, 2023

AI is advancing rapidly and will have a revolutionary impact on customer experience. The potential of AI to enhance customer engagement, streamline operations, and foster efficiency is undeniable. This article explores the inner workings of AI assistants, showcasing their ability to provide direct answers to customer inquiries.

Technology 77

Technology Customer Experience Self Service Customer Journeys 77

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Customer experience is more than a full-time job. Create or revise your customer experience mission statement. Deputize someone in each department as the customer advocate. It’s their job to truly represent the customer in every meeting. It’s their job to truly represent the customer in every meeting.

Customer Journeys 306

Customer Journeys Customer Experience eBook Employee Engagement 306

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Touchpoints within the customer journey help define a lot of moments, both good and not-so-good. Customer touchpoints in general are not often understood or appreciated from the customer’s perspective. Understanding the actual touchpoints your customers have with your organization is a basic part of that understanding.

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Touchpoint Customer Journeys Social Media Consulting 302

Oracle

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Ovum, an independent analyst and consultancy firm, recently released its Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting a Customer Engagement Platform, 2018–19 report. Yet, as with much of technology, machine learning is only good as the quality of data that goes into it, and the customer-focused strategies that drive it.

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Report Customer Engagement Engagement Consulting 45

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 4, 2019

This week we feature an article by Dwayne Charrington who writes about how to engage your customers in personalized, meaningful, and relevant ways. Customers, employees, lead generation, or profit. Well, the best answer is customer engagement. No business can survive without engaging its customers.

Brands 121

Brands Engagement How To ROI 121

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Satisfaction surveys are important to capture customer feedback in a logical and objective way, right? That’s the idea, unless the survey is the result of an aggressive salesperson coaching the customer. Then George spent a good five minutes explaining the concept of a follow-up customer satisfaction survey to me.

Customer Satisfaction 243

Customer Satisfaction Survey Retail Social Media 243

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Customers every day are expressing how they feel – publicly – about these emotions. And yet, there are simple ways to reward customers. Check out these simple ways to increase customer loyalty. Surprise with random, small rewards for loyal customers! I’ve been a loyal customer for over 10 years!

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Loyalty Banking Social Media Consulting 272