Verint

AUGUST 17, 2017

At the end of 2016, I conducted 20 interviews with customer service professionals who were members of the National Association of Call Centers (NACC). The responses were remarkably similar—18 of the 20 customer service professionals I interviewed voiced their concern over what can be broadly categorized as employee engagement.

Contact Center 30

Contact Center Employee Engagement Engagement Gamification 30

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 15, 2019

Defining and managing your customer service culture is a significant issue for many organizations. Today we share some important considerations for establishing your customer service culture as well as the best practices of the leading customer service organizations. Then, you implement it.

Culture 115

Culture Customer Service Leadership Airlines 115

Verint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In my previous blog post , I discussed the rise to prominence of employee engagement in today’s contact center industry. As a reminder, 82 percent of participants in Saddletree Research’s recent survey of end-users ranked employee engagement as a highly important component of their contact center operational strategy.

Employee Engagement 32

Employee Engagement Engagement Contact Center Software 32

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This week we feature an article by Tanya Ahmed, a Digital Marketer of Vantage Circle , a cloud-based employee engagement platform. She writes about what customers expect from companies in 2021 and what they actually get. Consumers today expect speedier access to services than ever before. Only collect vital data .

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Self Service Advertising Customer Expectations 100

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The ratio is off between internal and Customer measures. There must be a good ratio of emphasis between internal and transactional goals, like sales and productivity, and the emotional goals, like Customer Satisfaction and Net Promoter scores. Customers were not involved in the selection of the KPIs.

Net Promoter Score 118

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience CEM Customer Centricity 118

Customer Enthusiast

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Customer Service Week (Oct. Let me begin by saying that celebrating the customer is a good thing—especially when you consider that, without customers, there wouldn’t be much else to celebrate. Wouldn’t it be better to run your business as if every week was Customer Service Week?

Customer Service 40

Customer Service Comparison Customer Satisfaction Employee Engagement 40

ShepHyken

MARCH 21, 2017

Diana Oreck on How to Be a Customer Service Rock Star. What lessons can we learn from rock stars in the world of customer service and customer experience, like Ritz-Carlton? In these workshops, attendees are asked, “What is a quality that all customer-focused employees possess?”

Leadership 81

Leadership Hospitality Hotels Customer Focused 81

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All organizations are on a journey from being Naive to Natural in the way they focus on the Customer, passing through each of four stages: Naïve, Transactional, Enlightened, and Natural. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused.

Net Promoter Score 163

Net Promoter Score Strategy Customer Centricity CEM 163

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Overlook this, however, and you are not likely to end up with the Customer focus you seek. This post is the second in a series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer Centricity. Naïve companies are the least customer-focused and Natural companies are the most customer-focused.

Net Promoter Score 120

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience How To CEM 120

Verint

AUGUST 31, 2017

Verint will gather attendees from all over the Asia Pacific region and around the world for this event to highlight customer success, solution innovation, customer experience (CX) insights and best practices for maximizing customer and employee engagement. CRMXchange Webinar: What Is the Future of Customer Service?

Culture 27

Culture Engagement Customer Service Conference 27

ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Digital Marketing Strategies That Can Improve Customer Retention by John Hall (Forbes) What happens if you gain 10 new customers but lose 20 from your existing client base? Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 22

Customer Service Customer Retention B2B Study 22

ECXO

MAY 11, 2023

You’ll also probably know that the most successful companies go beyond offering quality products and services, and competitive prices, to design experiences that differentiate their brand and create emotional connections with customers. Everything they do is built around their customers. Let’s continue.

Customer Centricity 52

Customer Centricity Customer Journeys Self Service Culture 52

Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

DiJulius is a best-selling author of three books, a renowned keynote speaker, and an international customer experience consultant. She is a renowned expert on customer relationship management (CRM), customer service strategies, and ROI. John Formica Follow @JohnFormica. Kerry Bodine Follow @kerrybodine.

Customer Experience 115

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Consulting Customer Experience Professionals 115

Verint

MARCH 22, 2017

It only takes a quick look around your surroundings to see that the world has changed. Every head is buried in a phone—and apps and bots are used to do everything from hiring a car to dimming the lights.

Contact Center 26

Contact Center Employee Engagement Engagement Technology 26

Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Signs And Effects Of Poor Agent Emotional Well-Being In Your Contact Center Working with customers requires a lot of emotional labor from your customer service center agents — even if customers are happy. Gallup reports that low-effort managers engaging in “quiet firing” is a big issue.

Contact Center 78

Contact Center Average Handle Time Study Feedback 78

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

What if customer-centric ideas and tactics were included in all strategy plans ? A strategy that is truly customer customer-focused needs to include ideas like these: 1. Mention customers in your KPI’s. The right way to track customer metrics can vary from company to company.

Customer Centricity 110

Customer Centricity Social Media Consulting Strategy 110

ClearAction

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Customer Experience Strategy : Exploring Success Factors. Customer-Focused Marketing. Building a Customer-Centric Culture. The Impact of Customer Experience Interaction. Employee Engagement in Superior Customer Experience Build a Sustainable Strategy for Customer Experience Management.

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Employee Engagement Social Media 48

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Downie said that the focus is often on getting all the objective parts right but not focusing on the emotional parts of the experience. Since we know over 50% of the Customer Experience is emotional, he would start with a Customer focus as his basis for design, with a particular emphasis on the interaction with the Customer.

ROI 75

ROI Net Promoter Score CEM Conference 75

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

Customer Experience 147

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 147

Innovative CX

AUGUST 10, 2021

I think we can all agree that customer service agents are the most “measured” employees in an organization. Is there a relationship between a decline in NPS and your customer retention percentage? · Are operational shipping delays causing noticeable and negative impacts to your customer satisfaction scores? ·

Connections 59

Connections Customer Experience Average Handle Time Contact Center 59

Storyminers

JULY 6, 2020

We’re honored to be honored for our work alongside so many of our customer service and customer experience colleagues. This is especially true in the customer service industry. Customer Experience (CX) has catapulted into one of the most important aspects of determining business success. Adam Toporek.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Customer Service Social Media Consulting 130

Smith+co CX

JUNE 20, 2022

In his Sunday Times column, Julian spoke about the clear link between satisfied employees and satisfied customers. He advised readers to have a clear customer-focused purpose, invest in the employee experience and keep a close eye on the numbers. Recommended Provider title. Uncommon Practice.

Brands 36

Brands Retail Culture Leadership 36

Michelli Experience

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Since so many leaders see “customer experience” enhancement as critical to business success, it logically follows that customers must be delighted by all the extra effort companies are putting behind their high-priority customer-focused initiatives, right? Well, not exactly. Actually, not at all.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Customer Satisfaction Consulting Loyalty 100

Verint

AUGUST 18, 2017

It was also interested in surfacing trends and hidden insights, as well as creating more transparency about employee performance.

Customer Service 42

Customer Service Healthcare Contact Center Analytics 42

ProProfs Chat

MAY 6, 2020

Did you know that 67% of people worldwide believe that customer service as a whole is improving? One of the top reasons why customers have higher expectations from their preferred brands to offer the best service experience! B2B Customer Experience Statistics.

Customer Experience 66

Customer Experience Social Media e-support Comparison 66

Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 22, 2015

This typically leaves employees feeling the organization doesn’t offer much information at all, or if they do, that’s it not current or accessible. And whether that perception permeates HR, IT, marketing, sales or customer service, it erodes employee engagement and ultimately, overall business success.

Self Service 40

Self Service Employee Engagement Culture Knowledge Base 40

Verint

MAY 16, 2017

Much attention is paid to the quality of contact center technology and memorable customer experiences to help develop long-term customers. However, it’s also important not to lose sight of one of the fundamental building blocks of customer service success: the engagement and productivity of your agents.

Customer Service 37

Customer Service Contact Center Engagement Customers 37

Verint

MAY 1, 2017

Verint’s Martyn Riddle, marketing director, Asia Pacific region, will present as part of a panel called “Customer-Obsessed Game Changers” at this Forrester event at 2:50 p.m. CX Sydney 2017. May 9; Sydney, Australia.

Customer Focused 27

Customer Focused Loyalty Culture Groups 27

Responsetek

MAY 8, 2018

Customer Experience Management (CEM) is a methodology of measuring business performance based on the voice of the customer at all touch points in order to drive continuous customer-focused improvements. Employee Engagement at the Front Line. INTRODUCTION. Purpose Aligned with the Corporate Strategy.

CEM 40

CEM Strategy Insurance Abandon Rate 40

Verint

JULY 6, 2017

Attendees will learn best practices to adapt to the needs of today’s rapidly evolving customer service environments, and ways to increase employee satisfaction by applying best practices in employee engagement, mobility, and intraday flexibility. July 12; Online Webinar.

Customer Insights 36

Customer Insights NPS Employee Engagement Analytics 36

CSM Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

These and other widely available studies demonstrate the power of a superb customer experience: According to Harvard Business Review’s Employ­ee-Customer-Profit Chain, a 1.3% improvement in customer satisfaction scores results in a revenue increase of.5%. Bain & Co. Ignorance Is Bliss.

Company 40

Company Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Effort Score 40

Verint

MARCH 23, 2018

Just recently I was trying to pay for something, and my ATM card was declined. I was very embarrassed, even though the reason was simply my card had expired. When I called the bank, it turned out they had updated my address for everything except the ATM card and admitted it was because of a disconnect in their back-office systems and processes.

Customer Service 30

Customer Service Banking Insurance Groups 30

Customer Enthusiast

JUNE 1, 2015

I was recently asked, “What is the biggest customer service challenge facing companies today?” My response was that it’s the same challenge companies faced last year, the year before that, and even 28 years ago: inconsistency of customer service quality and the customer experience. Don’t settle for ordinary.

Self Service 40

Self Service Airlines Exceptional Customer Service Omni-Channel 40

Customer Enthusiast

JUNE 1, 2015

I was recently asked, “What is the biggest customer service challenge facing companies today?” My response was that it’s the same challenge companies faced last year, the year before that, and even 28 years ago: inconsistency of customer service quality and the customer experience. Don’t settle for ordinary.

Self Service 40

Self Service Airlines Exceptional Customer Service Omni-Channel 40

Service Untitled

JUNE 2, 2011

I asked if they provided training for their employees and if they solicited customer satisfaction data. I ultimately picked a business that did both ongoing training and solicited customer feedback. Collecting, monitoring and advertising customer satisfaction data can be a powerful tool in marketing to new customers.

How To 43

How To Advertising Employee Engagement Customer Satisfaction 43

Verint

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Autoscoring your quality management forms and evaluating your calls using automated quality solutions can help your organization quickly, easily and objectively evaluate every recorded call for script adherence and other customer service requirements. Increase Employee Engagement by Providing Transparency.

Average Handle Time 26

Average Handle Time First Call Resolution Employee Engagement Software 26

Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

I talk a lot about Customer-centricity of organizations. We use a model called Naïve to Natural that measures how an organization is oriented toward Customers, with the Naïve not having a Customer focus and the Natural having the most Customer focus. This is why training and employee engagement are so key to its success.

Customer Centricity 60

Customer Centricity Retail Consulting Leadership 60