Bold360

MAY 2, 2018

We talk a lot about the importance of achieving harmony between chatbots and their human counterparts, but what does that really mean? In the world of AI, we see harmony as a place where chatbots and humans can work together to drive better customer outcomes. Humans and chatbots both have their strengths. By augmenting the customer journey with chatbots where appropriate and human agents when necessary, we are aiming to create a whole, consistent and delightful customer experience.

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Eptica

MAY 2, 2018

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Author: Pascal Gauvrit Data Protection and GDPR within Customer Experience. Published on: May 02, 2018. Author: Pascal Gauvrit The recent storm over sharing of personal Facebook data demonstrates the importance of information protection and usage by businesses. Consumers are now even more aware of their online data footprint and want to ensure that they understand what it is being used for.

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Michelli Experience

MAY 2, 2018

__. Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D. is a professional speaker and chief experience officer at The Michelli Experience. A New York Times #1 bestselling author, Dr. Michelli and his team consult with some of the world’s best customer experience companies. Follow on Twitter: @josephmichelli. The post Social Media Influencer Strategy {Infographic} appeared first on Joseph Michelli.

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Kayako

MAY 2, 2018

If you’re like a lot of customer support professionals, you know how beneficial live chat software can be. It’s popular with customers—we love getting instant help without having to pick up the phone. So much so that 41% of consumers ranked live chat as their preferred method of contact. When you’re working with a small team, adding live chat to your website can seem like asking to be flooded with way more inquiries than your team can handle.

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QuestionPro Audience

MAY 2, 2018

Brands are learning that partner marketing is a smart way to broaden your audience and drive growth and sales. Partner marketing, which is creating mutually beneficial relationships between your brand and other businesses, is a fast-growing sector in the marketing world. As with any relationship, it is important to find the right partner for your brand: Can the partner drive sufficient traffic and sales to make it worth your investment?

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Omnicus

MAY 2, 2018

Read through this list of helpful tips on how to optimize any products and services to satisfy today’s consumers. As the digital economy deepens and grows more mature, customers are demanding more and more from businesses. They have seen what it’s like to interact with world-class organizations like Amazon, Facebook, and Spotify, to name just a few, and they have come to expect that level of service and expertise.

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InMoment XI

MAY 2, 2018

Have you ever wondered how important digital interactions are to the customer experience in financial services? According to PWC, more than 45 percent of banking customers say they only interact with their bank through digital channels. This means that for almost half of a bank’s customers, digital experience (DX) all but equals customer experience (CX).

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Omnicus

MAY 2, 2018

Read through this list of helpful tips on how to optimize any products and services to satisfy today’s consumers. As the digital economy deepens and grows more mature, customers are demanding more and more from businesses. They have seen what it’s like to interact with world-class organizations like Amazon, Facebook, and Spotify, to name just a few, and they have come to expect that level of service and expertise.

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Experience Matters

MAY 2, 2018

We just published a Temkin Group report, Fan Experience Benchmark: U.S. Professional Sports: U.S. Consumers’ TV Preferences And In-Person Experiences For MLB, MLS, NASCAR, NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA, USTA, and WNBA. For seven years in a row, Temkin Group has tracked U.S. consumers’ preferences for watching professional sports on TV. This year, we also examined their experience when attending a live sporting event.

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CX Journey

MAY 2, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay Have you seen Jeff Bezos' annual shareholder letter for 2018? Within the last few weeks, Bezos released his 20th annual shareholder letter. Each year the letter is filled with strategy lessons about customer experience, employee experience, leadership, innovation, and culture. And I love how he always attaches his very first shareholder letter to each year's letter.

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ShepHyken

MAY 2, 2018

The short version of my story is this: At a recent conference, the client gave their speakers a gift – a backpack filled with swag that included fancy water bottles, fleece pull-overs and more. This wonderful gift was a little large to fit in my suitcase, so I decided to box it up and mail it to my office. As I was heading to the FedEx office, one of my fellow speaker-buddies told me he took his to the front desk of the hotel where they conveniently accommodated his request to ship the gift to h

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Oracle

MAY 2, 2018

Adapted advice from Experience This! podcast with Joey Coleman and Dan Gingiss. In episode 21 of Experience This!, a customer experience podcast series, hosts and CX experts Joey Coleman and Dan Gingiss share best practices for creating a solid CX strategy. In this episode, Joey and Dan dive into the insights and tactics of Blake Morgan’s book “More Is More,” talk about why you should make your work harder for your business rather than your customers, and explore a unique custo

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Influitive

MAY 2, 2018

What’s the most effective way to ignite meaningful relationships with customers? “Content!” says Uberflip, creators of a cloud-based content experience platform that empowers B2B marketers to create personalized content experiences at scale. But content alone is not enough. For your content to improve the customer experience, it must be delivered in the right way, at.

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Reports of the death of in-store shopping have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s retail survey found that more than 60 percent of consumers start and end their journey by visiting a store. Retail customers value price above everything, but the importance of other factors varies for different brands. In-store shopping is valued highly by grocery and home improvement customers Technology retail customers place less importance on in-store experiences – for them it only ranks sixth Digital exper

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Myra Golden

MAY 2, 2018

I was behind a truck recently that had a cool LED lighted border around the license plate. Little red lights danced around and framed the driver’s message. Here’s what this driver had displayed on his flashy license plate border: “If your reading this, than your to close.”. Do you see what I saw? Not one, not two, but four typos! The message should read: “If you’re reading this, then you’re too close.”.

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ForeSee

MAY 2, 2018

We’re excited to share the story of Newsday, a large suburban newspaper serving Long Island, New York on how they’re improving their reader experience with CX. In a piece posted. The post Extra, Extra: Learn how ForeSee client Newsday is delivering a great customer experience appeared first on ForeSee.

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Escalent

MAY 2, 2018

New research from Market Strategies shows Xfinity Mobile’s impressive traction Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of the three-part blog series based on a new, independent research study called “The Xfinity Mobile Effect.

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ClientSuccess

MAY 2, 2018

For those just joining our blog series CSM from the Trenches , welcome. This series, now a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs), discusses trends, best practices, and advice that can help the frontline. Being on the CSM frontline allows us to directly influence the success of our clients. I love that; as our clients are successful, we’re successful.

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Building lasting customer relationships has always been top-of-mind for businesses. However, in the last decade, organizations have recognized that the customer journey beyond the initial sale is as critical as the sale itself. Customer onboarding, or the customer’s first impression of you, is critical to forging lasting relationships and long-term success.

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Happy or Not

MAY 2, 2018

A public relations crisis can cripple your business. And they're not uncommon. Your company can come under fire for things employees have done, missteps in your advertising campaigns, and messaging that customers find offensive. Most often, the company is taken by complete surprise when it happens. The post Your Public Relations Strategy: Three Best Practices to Manage Your Communication in a Crisis appeared first on HappyOrNot.

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UserReplay

MAY 2, 2018

Business leaders and professionals understand the importance and necessity of digital transformation. Central to this. The post Digital Transformation appeared first on UserReplay.

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Circular Edge

MAY 2, 2018

The CE team just wrapped up a full and amazing week at the COLLABORATE conference in Las Vegas, where we enjoyed #GoodTimesWithJDE and connecting with new and longtime customers, friends and partners. As this was my first conference with Circular Edge, I had a lot to learn and took advantage of my conference pass by attending the JD Edwards keynote and subsequent roadmap session.

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Feedbackly

MAY 2, 2018

With the announcement of the ‘Finland’s Best Online Store’ competition a few months ago, we’ve been hard at work over the past few months. The post Feedbackly Creates New Customer Experience Software for OP’s ‘Finland’s Best Online Store’ Competition appeared first on Feedbackly.

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Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.

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Circular Edge

MAY 2, 2018

The CE team just wrapped up a full and amazing week at the COLLABORATE conference in Las Vegas, where we enjoyed #GoodTimesWithJDE and connecting with new and longtime customers, friends and partners. As this was my first conference with Circular Edge, I had a lot to learn and took advantage of my conference pass by attending the JD Edwards keynote and subsequent roadmap session.

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Team HGS

MAY 2, 2018

Ask the Experts: Predictions for the Future of Customer Experience. . Digital disruption has already revolutionized industries across the globe, and the customer service industry is no exception. At the current rate, digital is expected to overtake voice in 2018. On April 25, HGS hosted a webinar with HGS VP of Solutions and Capabilities Lauren Kindzierski with special guest John Gibney, Senior Manager of Consumer Service at Newell Brands.

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Strativity

MAY 2, 2018

Inc.com April 12, 2018. Engagement declines when employees feel disconnected. Here’s what to do. by Alison Davis, Founder and CEO, Davis & Company. Many elements contribute to morale. So it’s often difficult to know what to focus on to improve employee engagement. That’s why the results of two recent studies caught my attention.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

MAY 2, 2018

Q1 2018 earnings for Twitter, Facebook, and Snap largely showed minimal impact from the recent data privacy crisis. There were no surprises: Twitter is building off its Q4 2017 momentum, Facebook continues to grow its user base, and Snap is still going through an identity crisis. For the most part, the financial markets seem to […].

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In an ever-evolving industry, building and retaining loyal customers is critical to the success of any restaurant business. Join Lauren Barash, VP of Brand Marketing at Full Course, as she delves into the world of restaurant loyalty programs, and reveals the top five essential strategies to optimize your approach! This webinar will explore: Loyalty trends and what you should be focusing on 📊 Actionable insights and ideas to help you develop the most powerful and effective loyalty program

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Strativity

MAY 2, 2018

Inc.com April 12, 2018. Engagement declines when employees feel disconnected. Here’s what to do. by Alison Davis, Founder and CEO, Davis & Company. Many elements contribute to morale. So it’s often difficult to know what to focus on to improve employee engagement. That’s why the results of two recent studies caught my attention.

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Helen Dewdney

MAY 2, 2018

The Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle takes place on Saturday 19 th May. We can be sure that there will be no shortage of people involved in the planning and that there will be no scrimping and saving to put on the wedding of the year. The wedding planning website Bridebook.co.uk puts the cost (without security and the honeymoon) at some £1,969,873.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

MAY 2, 2018

It was 11 years ago this week that Michael Dell penned the infamous memo declaring that Dell’s crown jewel (direct channel business) was a revolution, not a religion. The very thing that anchored its messaging and competitive advantage over the first 15 years was not an absolute. Back then, it was a lesson in customer […].

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