Kayako

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In the customer service and support world, it’s no secret that live chat is changing the game. From driving sales to boosting customer experience and growing retention, live chat has arrived as a fundamentally new way to interact with and support customers. Customers and support professionals alike have taken notice. A Kayako study found that a whopping 41% of consumers prefer live chat over other forms of support, like phone, email, and social media.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

This week we feature an article by Linda Ginac who shares effective HR tech solutions that help companies focus on employee engagement. – Shep Hyken. In highly competitive industries, companies large and small have a pressing need to stand out among their peers. One of the most effective business strategies for maintaining an edge on competition is focusing on employees and their level of engagement.

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ProProfs Chat

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

More than 50% of Americans have given up on a planned purchase or transaction because of bad customer service. Goes on to show that businesses shouldn’t take customer service for granted. After all, no one in the competitive market can afford to lose its customers. And all though it’s a given fact, we still witness how customers leave a business after having one bad experience.

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

How can other people make you sell a product? How do reviews influence customer behavior? How should you design your experience? Colin and Ryan discuss the psychological theories and how they can be practically implemented in your customer experience. The post How Other People Sell Your Product appeared first on.

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Alliance by IFS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In this infographic, see why the world’s best service companies use the all new Alliance Enterprise™ platform for field service management. In 2018, companies are looking for new ways to differentiate, innovate and provide service offerings that please their demanding customers and grow service revenue and profitability. Astea Alliance Enterprise™ is trusted by the world’s best service-driven companies and widely recognized as the most capable and configurable field service management plat

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ReviewTrackers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

To get the most out of Google, some businesses will add a Google My Business appointment URL – a.k.a. local business URLs – in their listings. These are links to crucial information like a menu, service offerings, or reservation prices, which are hosted on third-party sites like OpenTable, SinglePlatform, or Hotels.com. In some situations, the URL comes in the form of a button at the top of a listing that encourages customers to “Find A Table” or schedule an appointment, which saves customers ti

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

As we celebrate Customer Service Week, Chip Bell reflects on how we can bring more authenticity to the workplace all year round. We have a cat. She lives largely indoors. But, every once in a while, a forgetful granddaughter leaves the door open and the kitty cat escapes. She generally returns with something in her mouth, eager to get back into the house to show off her skills.

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ReviewTrackers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

To get the most out of Google, some businesses will add a Google My Business appointment URL – a.k.a. local business URLs – in their listings. These are links to crucial information like a menu, service offerings, or reservation prices, which are hosted on third-party sites like OpenTable, SinglePlatform, or Hotels.com. In some situations, the URL comes in the form of a button at the top of a listing that encourages customers to “Find A Table” or schedule an appointment, which saves customers ti

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Bizagi

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The role of a compliance officer has never been easy. But today it is more difficult than ever, with additional regulatory burdens springing up all the time, especially in response to increasing data and privacy concerns. It’s the responsibility of the compliance officer to ensure that the company complies with both external regulations and internal policies, i.e. following the rules.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Digital banks are not eating the incumbent banks’ lunch (yet!) but they’re certainly demonstrating voracious appetite. In the UK, Monzo recently hit the one million customer mark, whilst Revolut has almost tripled its customers to 2.8 million in a year. Lifestyle-app Alipay, the digital wallet and payments solution operated by Ant Financial, now has 700 […].

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Helen Dewdney

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Citizen’s Advice Bureau. Citizen’s Advice Bureau has today launched a super-complaint with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). It is calling for the regulator to look into how consumers are being penalised for loyalty in 5 key sectors. It requests an outline from the CMA on how the problem can be fixed. CAB’s press release said: “Citizens Advice has revealed customers who stay loyal to their providers are losing out on over £4 billion a year.

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NetBase

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If saving money is done by avoiding unnecessary costs in the first place, an ability to determine the future would come in handy. But you don’t need to befriend Allison Dubois to get the job done. Social analytics tools with sentiment analysis are all the medium you need. Here are five ways you can use these tools to save your brand from costly mistakes: 1.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Facebook Loses More User Data (This Time Unintentionally) Facebook announced that it experienced a breach this week that lost 50 million user’s data. Ironically, the breach happened in part due to exploited bugs in three features developed to give users more control over their privacy. Some quick key lessons to take away from this breach: […].

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RapportBoost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

– Highly selective technology start-up internship program designed to provide hands-on technology and entrepreneurial experience to top students in Los Angeles expands nationwide – Los Angeles, CA. September 28, 2018 – RapportBoost.AI , a Los Angeles based technology company that provides augmented intelligence solutions to brands that utilize conversational selling and conversational marketing to engage potential customers online, recently completed its first internship program.

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West Monroe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Nothing Else Matters when you Fuel your customer engagement with Salesforce, the One platform needed to provide the best experience for your customers. See how Metallica Rides the Lightning (Salesforce Lightning) and uses the Salesforce platform to connect with fans. Wherever They May Roam , they will always be connected to their fans. When I first heard that Metallica was going to be playing the annual Dreamfest concert at the 2018 Dreamforce conference, I was very excited.

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Oracle

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Unforgettable is a customer experience education program, focused on delivering fresh content weekly to give business leaders what they need to succeed in a customer-driven, digitally-disrupted world. The program brings together the expert minds of Jay Baer , Shep Hyken , Jeanne Bliss , and Ian Golding to spotlight modern customer experience excellence.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.” “No –no–I reckon it wouldn’t hardly do, Ben. Aunt Polly…she’s awful particular about this fence; it’s got to be done very careful; I reckon there ain’t one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it the way it’s got to be done.” “Oh come now […].

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Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Another Dreamforce has come and gone. Have you caught your breath yet? Are your ears still ringing from that Metallica show? When it comes to the world’s biggest, wildest, busiest SaaS conference, it can sometimes seem like the longest-lasting takeaways are the tote bags full of swag; there’s just so much going on, so many people to meet, and new strategies to put into practice.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The holiday season is upon us once again. For many in the retail and consumer goods industries, this is the most crucial time of the year. Bonuses are made or lost during the holiday season as some toys, electronics, and clothing items become the hit of the season and others fall flat.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Earlier this week we hosted a well-attended webinar on – Customer Education: The Secret to Scale in Customer Success. . In this webinar we learned how to scale your Customer Success efforts and sustain Customer Lifetime Value while increasing brand value and decreasing Support costs through Customer Education. . Topics discussed included: How Customer Education scales a Customer Success team.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

From October 1-5, thousands of organizations around the world will recognize Customer Service Week. It’s encouraging to see companies across all types of industries make an effort to celebrate their commitment to customer satisfaction. However, many leaders are doing their organizations a disservice by not using Customer Service Week to its fullest potential as a platform for employee engagement that fosters a deeper culture of service.

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