InMoment XI

JANUARY 16, 2024

Specifically, the world’s leading brands have begun using contact center AI to create a more efficient and effective customer service experience. By integrating these advanced technologies, these companies aim to streamline customer interaction, automate routine tasks, and optimize their overall operations.

Contact Center 260

Contact Center Virtual Agent e-support Chatbots 260

Interactions

JULY 24, 2019

We are excited to announce the launch of the Guest Experience Platform (GXP), our new product for Food Services. For more than a decade, we have been a market leader in building Conversational AI applications for enterprise customer care. The Guest Experience Platform (GXP). That will show ‘em! .

Guest Experience 54

Guest Experience Interaction Social Media Wait Times 54

inmoment

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Last week, I led a roundtable discussion at the Future Guest Experience 2019 conference, where I had a chance to chat with executives and CX experts who are searching for ways to future-proof their guest experiences. Here are a few strategies to get you started: Improving Experiences Today.

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience Entertainment Hospitality Brands 40

Magellan Solutions

JANUARY 19, 2024

The front desk is the heart of a hotel, managing guest experiences and providing 24/7 hospitality. The front desk always prioritizes guest needs. It makes every moment memorable and elevates the customer experience. It makes guests feel genuinely appreciated and looked after. Your success is our commitment.

Hotels 52

Hotels Hospitality Guest Experience Travel 52

Customer Bliss

APRIL 19, 2019

“The expectations of people, thanks to technology, are different. You want it now, you want it fast, you want good service, you want it with no friction,” says Fernando Machado, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Burger King, regarding the company’s transformation to improve its guest experience and meet customer needs.

Guest Experience 135

Guest Experience Customer Experience How To Technology 135

Magellan Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Essence of 24/7 Hotel Management 24/7 hotel management takes center stage, creating exceptional guest experiences. Significance in the Hospitality Tapestry At the core of exceptional guest experiences lies ongoing management. It connects every step of a guest’s journey. Read along!

Hotels 52

Hotels Management Hospitality Guest Experience 52

ShepHyken

JUNE 25, 2019

They discuss pursuing your passion, creating convenience, and balancing technology with a human connection. How can you fix things to make them more convenient for your customers and employees? Your customers will come to desire and even expect this same level of service and guest experience from you, too.

Guest Experience 119

Guest Experience Technology Consumers Connections 119

Avaya

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Here are five ways hospitality leaders and/or IT decision makers can begin building a successful digital strategy: Extend customer communications beyond the call center: Customer relationships are shaped across every business unit at every touch point, so why quarantine communications within the call center?

Hotels 40

Hotels Guest Experience Hospitality Strategy 40

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Elevating Customer Experience: Embracing Hospitality as the Foundation by Charles Ryan Minton (Newsweek) When it comes to providing exceptional customer experiences, few industries excel quite like the hotel business.

Customer Service 67

Customer Service Hospitality Hotels Customer Retention 67

ReviewTrackers

MAY 11, 2018

Technology is shaking up the restaurant and foodservice industry. The end-to-end guest experience — from research and reservations to ordering, delivery, consumption, and payment — can now happen in a handful of screen taps or mouse clicks. Where there is great customer satisfaction, there is margin. Dining Experience.

Customer Satisfaction 93

Customer Satisfaction Guest Experience Trends Tips 93

Optimove

JULY 19, 2022

Savvy hoteliers are on standby, ready to elevate and optimize the guest experience, cultivating valuable, long-term connections, and boosting the bottom line – and doing a substantial chunk of it through, you guessed it, their mobile app! billion in 2021 to a whopping $4.5 billion this year. We love our hotel apps. They want it?

Hotels 52

Hotels Marketing Guest Experience Travel 52

SurveySparrow

JUNE 28, 2023

In today’s highly competitive business landscape, providing exceptional customer experiences has become crucial for long-term success. Understanding what customer experience optimization entails and implementing effective strategies can significantly impact customer satisfaction, loyalty, and ultimately, business growth.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Customer Centricity 52

ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service Teams Are a Brand’s Best Ambassadors by Patti Crume. These people are the brand ambassadors who get customers to buy more and say, “ I’ll be back.”. Want to “deliver delight” to your customers?

Customer Service 69

Customer Service B2C B2B Guest Experience 69

Kayako

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It’s likely that one of the first companies that come to mind when talking about humanity in customer communication is Zappos. It’s well known that they have created a customer-obsessed culture whose aim is to wow their customers, creating deeply loyal advocates. The business of customer service is emotional.

Communication 130

Communication How To Culture Customers 130

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 3 Lessons From a Customer Service Failure by Jill Schiefelbein. Every interaction is a chance for your employees to communicate the experience that your brand provides. Here are my top five picks from last week.

Customer Service 87

Customer Service Guest Experience B2B B2C 87

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

In an age where digital convenience is no longer a luxury but a basic expectation, the hotel industry faces the challenge of constantly evolving to meet and exceed guests’ needs. One innovation leading this transformation is the rise of chatbots, designed not only to streamline processes but to enrich the overall guest experience.

Hotels 52

Hotels Chatbots Hospitality Guest Experience 52

SurveySparrow

JUNE 30, 2023

Welcome to the captivating world of customer experience design, where we turn mundane interactions into extraordinary adventures. But, we will be unleashing our creativity to design experiences that will have your customers grinning from ear to ear. Understanding Customer Experience Design What is CX design, you ask?

Customer Experience Design 52

Customer Experience Design Customer Experience Effort Score Customer Journeys 52

Gainsight

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

At every Pulse Conference, we celebrate excellence in customer success, product experience, and community by recognizing the top GameChangers in the industry who never stop challenging the status quo. The company’s innovative solutions are comprehensive, intuitive, and support customers on every step of the advisor journey.

Guest Experience 52

Guest Experience Hospitality Hotels Financial 52

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Customer Service: Where We Are and Where We Are Going by Fara Haron. My Comment: What does the future of customer service look like? 6 Tech Advances That Will Enhance Customer Experience by Kelechi Okeke.

Customer Service 86

Customer Service Contact Center B2B Guest Experience 86

Alida

OCTOBER 27, 2017

An essential part of that experience, however, is tying the brick-and-mortar visit with a digital-mobile relationship, said Johnson, so Starbucks is investing in elevating the in-store experience and the digital-mobile connection with customers simultaneously. In-store inventory innovation secures customer loyalty.

Retail 154

Retail Examples e-support Entertainment 154

CSM Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

PCI Pal , the global provider of cloud-based secure payment solutions – has supported restaurant group Fridays UK with the implementation of its PCI Pal Agent Assist solution, to ensure full PCI compliance when handling customers’ telephone-based card payments.

Groups 52

Groups Multi-Channel Guest Experience Government 52

Thematic

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I’ve just returned for Corinium’s Chief Customer Officers and Influencers conference in Atlanta. As someone who just joined the customer experience and insights industry four weeks ago, this felt like a capstone project where I was forced to “talk the talk” and “walk the walk.” Martha Craft ( VP Customer Experience @ Rollins).

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Guest Experience Hospitality 48

Storyminers

APRIL 24, 2018

Businesses designed with the purpose to deliver value for their customers have been the focus of my professional attention at StoryMiners ® for more than 20 years. They generate greater value for customers and shareholders at the same time because they anticipate needs and all but eliminate waste. BUSINESS DESIGN.

Case Study 100

Case Study Study Culture Guest Experience 100

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 5, 2017

It’s not the best customer experience, but if you travel often, you learn to live with it. They’re hoping to make the experience better for both guests and employees. West Wing’s director of revenue says that he was looking for technology that would be unique and memorable for guests but also helpful to hotel staff.

Hotels 143

Hotels Travel Guest Experience Consulting 143

Storyminers

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Last week’s post predicted that customers won’t stand for technology that constantly sells to them. It predicted 2016 as the year predictive analytics and other ‘sensing’ technologies will be used to serve customers first. How do we train customers to ask for the service? Hint: they don’t.

Sales 113

Sales Hospitality Guest Experience Culture 113

inmoment

JANUARY 28, 2020

But no matter how phenomenal a product is, there’s always room for a business to take its customer experience (CX) to the next level—and that’s why InMoment stepped into Auntie Anne’s kitchen to cook up a new CX strategy. . Auntie Anne’s understands that the guest experience and the employee experience are closely connected.

Guest Experience 52

Guest Experience Effort Score Employee Experience Feedback 52

Storyminers

APRIL 24, 2018

Businesses designed with the purpose to deliver value for their customers have been the focus of my professional attention at StoryMiners ® for more than 20 years. They generate greater value for customers and shareholders at the same time because they anticipate needs and all but eliminate waste. BUSINESS DESIGN.

Case Study 100

Case Study Study Culture Guest Experience 100

Avaya

MARCH 13, 2017

Almost two-thirds have stopped doing business with a brand due to a poor service experience, and the majority consider customer service a vital part of brand loyalty. So, why do 65% of customers still believe they put in more effort than a brand to resolve service issues?

Hospitality 56

Hospitality Innovation Hotels Guest Experience 56

John Paul

APRIL 10, 2019

In this recent article from Hospitality Technology , we learn about all the different ways that artificial intelligence is improving and streamlining the guest experience at hotels. From voice assistants in every room to smart mobile keys, the hospitality industry is pushing boundaries when it comes to AI.

Hotels 40

Hotels Hospitality Guest Experience CRM 40

ReviewTrackers

AUGUST 30, 2017

Welcome to Customer Insights , a weekly digest of the most important stories about online reviews, customer feedback, and customer experience. This week: We explain how companies from the finance, healthcare, insurance , and hospitality industries can better connect with their customers. Focus on Local SEO.

Connections 50

Connections Customer Journeys Healthcare Banking 50

Comm100

AUGUST 23, 2018

It’s 2018, and customer expectations are changing faster than ever. While some businesses have struggled to withstand the shifting tides, others have reacted in a timely enough fashion to keep up (at least minimally) with changing customer expectations. Organic Mobile Experiences Blur Channel Lines.

Exceptional Customer Service 100

Exceptional Customer Service Customer Service Chatbots Hotels 100

inmoment

JANUARY 28, 2020

But no matter how phenomenal a product is, there’s always room for a business to take its customer experience (CX) to the next level—and that’s why InMoment stepped into Auntie Anne’s kitchen to cook up a new CX strategy. . Auntie Anne’s understands that the guest experience and the employee experience are closely connected.

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience Effort Score Employee Experience Feedback 40

CSM Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

According to research by Hubspot, 93% of guests have higher expectations than they did before the pandemic – and guest experience is king. This means that providing an exceptional, above-and-beyond level of customer service in your hospitality business is more important than ever before. Tech can help.

Guest Experience 52

Guest Experience Hospitality Hotels How To 52

Totango

JUNE 25, 2020

Our CXO Series is a space for leaders across a variety of industries to discuss current challenges and share innovative solutions to drive customer success. Last week we had the exciting opportunity to hear from Ilana Brown, VP of Customer Success at SevenRooms. They’re going to have a lower capacity for all their restaurants.

Hospitality 62

Hospitality Industry Guest Experience Customer Success 62

Michel Falcon Experience

MARCH 17, 2023

I discuss all things related to company culture, employee performance, customer experience, and career growth, all to impact the growth of a company. I am in hospitality and restaurants, so often people turn to me to discuss all things related to hospitality and guest experience. If you are new to the podcast, welcome.

Hospitality 60

Hospitality Customer Experience Banking Sports 60

Forrester

JUNE 4, 2015

At Forrester's Forum for Customer Experience Professionals , June 16 & 17, Blaine Hurst, Chief Transformation Officer at Panera, will be sharing lessons learned from this massive innovation initiative. a truly enhanced guest experience, powered by technology and enabled by ops excellence.

Guest Experience 40

Guest Experience Customer Experience Professionals Innovation Technology 40

BirdEye

JUNE 21, 2023

A competitor analysis evaluates the choices your customers have when shopping for your product or service. It would be nice if simply producing a quality product and delivering exceptional customer service were all you need to ensure that your doors never close. Technology alone changes faster than the weather.

Analysis 98

Analysis Social Media Hotels Competitive Advantage 98