Wed.Jan 18, 2023

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CX job of the week: Queen's University Belfast

My Customer

Looking for your next step in the world of customer experience? Every week, MyCustomer scours the internet to find the latest CX job. 18th Jan 2023. By Rhys Fisher Staff Writer.

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XI Café Podcast, Episode 3: A Deep Dive Into The Maturity of Voice of Customer Programs in New Zealand

InMoment XI

Welcome back to the XI Café Podcast! The XI Café Podcast was created so that CX program owners around the world could join the conversation and learn from global businesses and industry experts about the latest experience improvement innovations in technology and research services, industry and market expertise, and customer (CX) and employee (EX) engagement best practices.

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How To Find Business Opportunities in Recession

ThriveableBiz

In this article Eriks Celmins summarises insights to help find opportunities to engage with customers in a recession, based on research and current marketing thinking. What’s our usual reaction to the dreaded recession? When we hear recession talk, we’re likely to go all doom and gloom. We shut our minds to starting or growing our small business because we think everyone’s going to stop spending.

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Five things Customer Success professionals want in their next position

ChurnZero

This is a guest article by Swati Garg , founder and CEO, Melo Associates , and Lindsay Lynch , senior recruitment consultant, Melo Associates , a recruitment firm focused on Customer Success hiring for SaaS and tech companies nationwide. As a Customer Success recruiting firm, we speak with active and passive job seekers all day, every day. Through our candidate outreach and interactions, we acquire lots of qualitative information about why people are looking to leave their current employer and w

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Which Ideas And Values Give You Professional Pause?

One Millimeter Mindset

How many of you have encountered individuals, strategies, projects, goals, and KPIs which give you Professional Pause? These ideas and values, when read in a meeting agenda or spoken during the course of a live or digital meeting, make you suck in your breath. You immediately close your eyes. More importantly, your brain stops working. As a result, you do not read or hear any further than the words triggering your Professional Pause.

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CX Lessons From Moneyball

Heart of the Customer

I love the book Moneyball. I’m not particularly a baseball fan, but I love the lessons on how a counterintuitive approach can create disproportionate outcomes. I recently listened to the Freakonomics podcast “Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with Moneyball?” and it reminded me of the lessons that Moneyball offers for us in CX. If […]. The post CX Lessons From Moneyball appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Why CX Leaders need Stakeholder Analysis to Get Buy-in

Seaton CX

Let’s start the morning with mobsters. Because it’s January, and mobsters are more interesting than the annual performance reviews hanging over your head like a cartoon anvil, ready to crush you with 10,000 lbs of monotony. Brad demonstrated the corporate value of excellence by improving operational processes, streamlining department communications, and always submitting his expense reports on time, even when he was working 37 hours/day and got hospitalized for burnout-induced heart palpitations

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Dig Deeper on 1-1 Interviews with Insightful Follow-Up Questions

dscout People Nerds

It’s easy to miss out on golden opportunities during generative research without pushing further.

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Don’t Just Personalize the Customer’s Experience – Individualize it?

ShepHyken

Recently I wrote my annual Forbes article featuring customer service and CX predictions and trends for 2023. No. 4 on the list was Personalization Gets More Personal. The best marketers have realized that personalization is a way to get closer to the customer – or at least make it appear to be so. In our customer experience research (sponsored by Amazon), 74% of customers we surveyed said a personalized experience is important. .

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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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5 Customer Success Newsletters to Subscribe To

ChurnZero

Customer Success newsletters are a great way to stay on top of industry trends and strategies, get tips and tricks to improve day-to-day operations, and even find networking opportunities and events, without having to do all the digging for information across the web to determine what information is valuable and what is not. We have curated a list of the top 5 customer success newsletters for you, so you can get high-quality content delivered directly to your inbox, starting today.

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Typeform vs Google Forms | A Detailed Comparison For 2023

SurveySparrow

David vs. Goliath. The Ottomans vs. The Persians. Ali vs. Frazier, and Messi vs. Ronaldo. For eternity, rivalries have played a massive role in shaping our world and interests. Business rivalries are also pretty common. Remember the good ol’ Apple vs. Microsoft ads? People waited eagerly for these ads to see the new ways they’d found to mock each other.

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Calabrio Appoints Kevin M. Jones as CEO to Lead the Company in its Next Stage of Growth

CSM Magazine

Calabrio, the workforce performance company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Jones as CEO. Kevin succeeds Tom Goodmanson, Calabrio’s current CEO who is leaving after successfully leading the company for the past 15 years. Goodmanson is stepping down to pursue new ventures after growing the company to new heights and setting it on a course for continued success.

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Is a CX reckoning coming? 3 signs that point to ‘yes’

Think Customers

Many brands lost ground over the past year when it came to customer experience (CX) efforts and results. As economic and costs pressures grew, companies across various industries struggled to deliver the type of quick, easy interactions customer expect. Coming off a challenging year, there are major headwinds to contend with as 2023 begins, according to a new Forrester report, “Predictions 2023: Customer Experience.”.

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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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Catch Uplight at a Conference in 2023

Uplight

2023 is off to a great start and we’re excited about our conference line-up. We’ll be talking about ways to load shift, creating a more dynamic grid, different billing options, and more alongside utility and industry experts. We also have planned some fun events to make these events even more memorable! Midwest Energy Solutions Conference: Read More.

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4 Major Financial Visibility Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Circular Edge

Blog Credit: Scott Beaver, January 16, 2023 (4 Major Financial Visibility Challenges and How to Overcome Them | NetSuite). Every business needs to know how much cash it has available, how much it owes to suppliers, and how much it’s due from customers. Keeping track of these details is the bare minimum, however. As companies evolve past cash-basis accounting, they need to maintain more detailed financial records — especially if they want to secure a loan, raise venture capital, or go public.

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2023 CX strategy checklist: Seven priorities for your CX plan

MyCustomer

Engagement CX strategy checklist: 7 priorities for 2023

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Release 23 In A Day Webinar Series

Circular Edge

Release 23 of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2 is a major release that includes new features and enhancements to existing functionality. Some of the key updates include improved security and compliance, enhanced reporting and analytics capabilities, and new tools for managing and automating business processes. Additionally, Release 23 includes a number of updates to the user interface, making it more intuitive and user-friendly.

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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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9 Product Quality Metrics to Improve with Beta Testing

Centercode

One way to measure and improve the quality of your products is by tracking relevant product quality metrics during development.

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How Do I Know When a Customer Has Decided to Buy?

My Customer

I love technology, but I can still be old-fashioned when working with clients. How? Meeting with clients, I like to put pen to paper and. 18th Jan 2023. By Colin Shaw Founder & CEO.

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Location Pages Should Be Part of Your Multi-Location Strategy

ReviewTrackers

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Practitioner To Analyst: What I Would Have Done Differently If I Had Access To The Research I Have Now

Forrester's Customer Insights

Being a Forrester marketing operations analyst for 60+ days, my learning journey has been quite informative. Check out what I have discovered so far. From the view of an ex-marketing operations practitioner, I highlight what I would have done differently if I had access to the Forrester assets when I was a practitioner. This blog shares recommendations for marketing operation leaders.

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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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Jan 18 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Role: Customer Success Manager Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Organization: Pacvue As a Customer Success Manager, you will make customers successful by providing high-quality technical support and service. Foster account growth/expansion via new products and markets. Tactical and strategic support for priority accounts and maintain relationships with key agencies and brands.

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It’s Awards Season For Customer Obsession — Nominations Wanted

Forrester's Customer Insights

Submit your nominations for Forrester's inaugural Customer Obsession Awards. These awards will recognize leading organizations and executives who put customers at the center of everything — and, in the process, accelerate growth, customer loyalty, and employee engagement.

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Moving from project to product: the traits that help product-oriented businesses win

West Monroe

Ringing the Wall Street opening and closing bell. Blowing out an extra candle on a birthday cake. An annual pilgrimage to a much-loved vacation destination. It’s not always necessary to discard traditions, whether personal or professional, just for the sake of something new. But when traditions become less about nostalgia or important symbolic gestures, and more about doing the same things in the same ways simply because that’s how it’s always been—well, that’s when

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External Attack Surface Management Finds Assets That Your Org Can’t See

Forrester's Customer Insights

The External Attack Surface Management Landscape, Q1 2023 is now available! Forrester clients can view the report to dive deeper into the benefits of EASM and key functionalities to assess when selecting an EASM vendor. As Jess Burn and I finalized this report, we couldn’t help but think that organizations that are blind to what’s […].

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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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Five Ways to Evolve With Gainsight in 2023

Gainsight

At Gainsight, we’re FIRED UP to kick off 2023 with our quarterly product launch event, Evolve. . At our last Evolve event, we discussed how to leverage digital customer success strategies to proactively drive outcomes for users and durable growth for SaaS businesses. . This quarter, we have even more product enhancements that help companies streamline work and digitally scale customer engagement.

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Supply Chain Shortage Of Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

Forrester's Customer Insights

They say the most inopportune time to buy an umbrella is when it’s raining. That’s exactly what’s happening now to US utilities companies scrambling to procure a critical component required to beef up or repair power lines just as the US hurricane season arrives. At the heart of the headache, for the fourth year in […].

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When It Comes To Customer Obsession, Financial Services Companies Are Thoroughly Mediocre

Forrester's Customer Insights

Many financial services executives buy into the concept of customer obsession, but too few take actions that build a customer-obsessed culture. That is the top-level finding from our just-published “The State Of Customer Obsession In Financial Services, 2022” research report. Forrester’s Customer Obsession Assessment places firms in one of five levels: customer-naïve, customer-aware, customer-engaged, customer-committed, […].