Wed.Nov 21, 2018

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How to Build a Customer Oriented Culture From the Ground Up

Kayako

When you think about businesses that are known for providing extraordinary customer service like Zappos, Amazon or Chick-Fil-A, they share a common trait. They’re obsessed with their customers. For these brands, customer service isn’t just a department within the organization, it’s the center of their entire company culture and plays a role in nearly everything they do.

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Guest Post by Martin Hill-Wilson: How I See Cyara's Value in a CX World of Constant Iteration

Cyara

I arrived at the Cyara Xchange Roadshow in Manchester with excitement. Having been briefed on the brand’s focus and expertise, I was looking forward to hearing more. It seemed to perfectly dovetail with what I’ve have been seeing in contact centres: a place where the rubber hits the road for many CX leaders.

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Tier It Up: A Winning Strategy For Customer Success Management Programs

Forrester's Customer Insights

When my B2B clients on Forrester’s Customer Experience (CX) Council first start considering a customer success management (CSM) program to boost their retention and enrichment, I often hear that initial flash of concern: How do I scale the same CSM practices across my entire book of business? The answer is that the most successful CSM programs use tiered structures that balance people […].

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We Have So Much To Be Thankful For

CX Accelerator

I always love the thanksgiving season, but this year it's extra special. This has been a phenomenal year for CX Accelerator and the CX industry at large. I can't image a better field in which to work - improving people's lives through great experiences. When you boil it down, Customer Experience is simply doing the right thing. It’s putting others before yourself.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Five Ways to Create Customer Loyalty

ShepHyken

Customer loyalty… This is what companies strive for, to create loyal customers. Some companies have earned a reputation that keeps bringing their customers back, again and again. How do they do it? That’s a big question, and entire books have been written about this, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a few tips to get us started in the right direction.

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How Customer Success Managers Can Avoid Dysfunction Within Startups

Amity

[image: [link]. It’s no secret that building a startup can be a difficult task. This is partially due to the fact that team dynamics aren’t always clearly defined. In the early stages of a company’s growth, it’s often a challenge to fully define what everyone’s exact role is. This results in dysfunction, a problem which affects 75% of cross-functional teams according to a recent survey.

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How Will Automation, AI and IoT Shape User Experience?

Answer Dash

(This article is originally published at IT-Online ) According to Gartner, customer experience (CX) – more than products or solutions – is the new battlefront for business, with 81% of marketers saying that by 2020 they expect to be competing mostly or completely on the basis of CX. However, with customer expectations constantly rising, businesses continue to fall behind.

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Create a Toxic Customer Exit Strategy and save Your Sanity

One Millimeter Mindset

I recommend creating a toxic customer exit strategy. Over time, having this strategy in your back pocket saves your sanity, as well as professional integrity. Otherwise, toxic customers walk all over you, your colleagues and your organization. No matter how well you honor your commitments to them. A toxic customer exit strategy is just that: what are the key indicators that it is time to jettison this particular client relationship.

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Customer-Powered Sales: 3 Top Tactics for Using Advocates To Build Trust With B2B Prospects

Influitive

When evaluating new products, B2B buyers don’t want to speak with sales reps. After all, why should prospective buyers trust someone whose greatest motivation is likely to be hitting their monthly sales quota? That is why prospects may ignore attempts you make to build a relationship over the phone or via email. Instead, they seek.

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Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

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How to Add Menus to Your Facebook Business Page with Facebook Business Manager

ReviewTrackers

Most restaurants include menus on their Yelp listings, but you can also do the same thing on your Facebook Page. You can do this through one of two methods: Use a Facebook account that either manages an individual Page or through Facebook Business Manager. Uploading the menu through SinglePlatform. Adding a menu on Facebook can keep people, who can potentially turn into actual customers, hooked on your business Page.

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Why listening to your customers is vital to success this Christmas

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Author: Anne-Claire Bellec - Marketing Director Why listening to your customers is vital to success this Christmas. Published on: November 21, 2018. Author: Anne-Claire Bellec - Marketing Director Retailers don’t need reminding that the peak Christmas season is now upon us, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday already in full swing.

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6 ways you can use data to build a better contact center customer experience

UJET

Having a wealth of data at your fingertips will help build a more comprehensive picture of how customers interact with your service. It's important to seek out ways to learn more about your customers and their preferences as they use your product or service.

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4 NGPX Sessions You Can’t Miss

iPerceptions

When it comes to the Healthcare industry, one of the hottest topics being discussed is the Patient Experience. On November 27-29, 2018, the NGPX conference in San Diego will bring this topic to the forefront.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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Christmas Customer Service: Preparing for the Busiest Season of the Year

CSM Magazine

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time for retailers to gear up and manage one of the most important sales periods in their calendars, Christmas. . Christmas is that time of year when there is so much more opportunity to deliver the best customer service, connecting and engaging with existing and new customers. If you get that connection right, it can provide important Christmas sales, valuable repeat business and positive word of mouth – all of which are vital to your bus

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Yelp Health Score: What Your Business Needs to Know

ReviewTrackers

What is Yelp Health Score? Over the years, popular online review site Yelp has added Yelp health scores to Yelp business pages. These scores are displayed across Yelp’s mobile, app, and desktop platforms. The reason behind Yelp health scores is simple: people should be able to eat at a clean restaurant. Currently, Yelp health scores are displayed on the business pages of over 350,000 restaurants in the US.

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Personalizing Customer Communications Brings Business Success

Ecrion

Be honest with yourself for just a second – would you rather a business refer to you by name, or as an account number? If you would rather receive a document by email, does it frustrate you that the business only ever sends out documents in the mail? Personalizing customer communications is one of the best ways for your company to increase customer satisfaction which, in turn, leads to success.

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5 leadership strategies for effective teamwork

Perceptive

A team that works well together and gels, both on and off the playing field, is one that achieves results. A high level of employee engagement is closely tied to business outcome – so creating a positive culture and a well-functioning team is imperative.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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Is Cybersecurity Dead? What Facebook’s Biggest Data Breach Yet Teaches Us About Cybersecurity

transcosmos Information Systems

When even a tech giant can’t promise the security and integrity of its data, how can small players hope to defend themselves against malicious hackers? In September 2018 , Facebook discovered that 50 million of their users had their accounts compromised. Hackers reportedly took advantage of a software bug that was introduced in a 2017 video uploading feature to gain ‘access tokens’ and take over some of the accounts.

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Churn Monster: Abandoned Customer

ChurnZero

Churn Monster #6: Abandoned Customer. We are now halfway through our Churn Monster blog series and have looked at a lot of common customer churn risks and how you can go about defeating them. This month we are going to be talking about how to save an abandoned customer. By an abandoned customer we mean – someone who needs support or guidance but for whatever reason has unfortunately been neglected by you and/or your company and is left feeling helpless.

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Social Intelligence Insights for the Hospitality Industry Revealed

NetBase

No industry is immune to change – and the hospitality industry is no exception. But what changes can hotel brands expect moving forward, and how can they avoid disruption by innovative competitors? The NetBase 2018 Social Intelligence Report: Hotels has all the insights! Here are some highlights: Things Are Looking Good – But Don’t Get Too Comfy. There’s a lot to be optimistic about heading into the future.

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2018 Holiday ECommerce Predictions

Oracle

This is a preview of the report, “ 2018 Holiday Ecommerce Predictions ”. With the help of ecommerce industry experts, the Oracle Commerce Cloud team has developed a list of holiday predictions accompanied by top tips to engage and convert shoppers during the most wonderful time of the year. Here’s a sneak peek of the strategies to help you win this holiday season: Rather than offering discounts, Annex Cloud recommends engaging loyalty customers with limited-time opportunities to exchange loyalty

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.

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80% of Shoppers Plan to Avoid the High Street on Black Friday

CSM Magazine

Eight-in-ten UK consumers (80%) plan to avoid stores on Black Friday this year, according to research by Genesys. A majority of respondents – 55% – say they do not want to take part in the pre-Christmas bargain hunt on November 23rd this year because stores are too busy. The research, exploring the attitudes of 1,000 UK consumers, found that 31% of shoppers do not believe Black Friday price reductions are worth the trouble of battling the crowds.

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What are we thankful for this year? Our new office!

Connective DX

As the end of 2018 winds to a close and Thanksgiving officially begins the holiday season, we at the Connective DX Boston office have been reflecting on what a momentous year it has been. There is much to be thankful for—including partnerships with several new clients and the addition of five staff members—but one major noticeable change has been our relocation to a new space this past June.

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Black Friday 2018 – What to Expect

Maru Group

Black Friday has already begun with the first online retailers starting to promote deals a week in advance. In recent years we’ve seen emerging trends of consumers moving online rather than visiting stores in person. Last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported an 11% rise in online Black Friday sales compared to 2016. This is partially due to the fact that so many people have witnessed – or been subjected to – negative experiences when visiting stores on Black Friday.

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Google’s Plan To Fix Healthcare With AI

Forrester's Customer Insights

For years, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) has let its businesses build out their own healthcare solutions without imposing an overarching healthcare strategy. As a result, the company now has no less than six different businesses pursuing healthcare initiatives without a unifying objective.

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Navigating the Future: Unveiling Trends and Bold Predictions in Customer Experience

Ready to explore 2024’s CX landscape? Join experts from SMG and guest Forrester as they discuss prominent trends actively shaping the industry and dive into a stack of bold predictions for the year ahead. Will the average customer experience improve? How can leaders leverage their CX metrics to establish financial linkage? What will global firms achieve using customer-facing generative AI?

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MyCustomer's 10 most popular articles of 2018

MyCustomer

Engagement. MyCustomer's top 10 articles of 2018.

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8 Proven Call Center Quality Assurance Evaluation Methods That Work

Playvox

Not all quality assurance processes are created equal. Just because you’ve put a process into place doesn’t mean you can sit back and relax.

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Nine More Questions for 3M Industrial Group Marketing Leader, Penny Wise

Forrester's Customer Insights

This year’s B2B Marketing and Sales Forum wrapped up just over a month ago, but I wanted to continue the great conversation I started with Penny Wise, Marketing Director – Industrial Business Group at 3M and get to more of the great questions posed by our Forum audience.

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