Tue.Apr 30, 2019

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Why “Digital Transformation” Should Be In Your Vocabulary

CXApp

Defining the Term at the Forefront of Changing Tech and CX.

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3 Events Paved The Path For The Customer Experience Discipline

Kerry Bodine

I’m often asked why companies invest in customer experience — and when this whole customer craze started in the first place. The short answer to the why question is that CX drives financial success. Since I’ve already written about that in other posts, today I’ll tackle the second question: When did companies start caring about customer experience? I credit three events with the rise of our modern customer experience discipline.

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Stop Taking the Scenic Route with the Customer Journey

Talkdesk

Everybody talks about the “customer journey” these days. It’s one of those buzzworthy terms that marketers love (I’m a marketer, so I can say that) and that customers don’t fully understand but pretend they do—mainly because it sounds like something that will probably, somehow benefit them. So they want it, and they want it to be good. Customer experience vs. customer journey.

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3 Events Paved The Path For The Customer Experience Discipline

Kerry Bodine

I’m often asked why companies invest in customer experience — and when this whole customer craze started in the first place. The short answer to the why question is that CX drives financial success. Since I’ve already written about that in other posts, today I’ll tackle the second question: When did companies start caring about customer experience? I credit three events with the rise of our modern customer experience discipline.

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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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If Your Contact Centre isn’t Improving, it’s Stagnating (Not a Good Sign)

NICE inContact

A lot of contact centres struggle with improving their metrics and customer experience. Sometimes it’s just easier to accept a certain amount of inefficiency or OK C-SAT scores, along with the work-arounds that over time, become familiar and a part of the regular workflow. But this is a direct route to the “perils of the stagnant contact centre.” Contact centres can start out as informal, accidental, unplanned in companies of all sizes.

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Businesses Are Confident in AI — But Consumers Are More Cautious

NICE inContact

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform contact centers. It’s safe to say that we’re at an inflection point for AI in the contact center — AI innovations deployed in a myriad of ways, such as chatbots, intelligent routing, workforce management forecasting, and AI-driven interaction analytics, can add significant value to customer experiences and operational performance.

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Creating a Customer-Centric Culture with Shep Hyken

ProProfs Chat

We at ProProfs bring to our readers a thought-provoking conversation we had with Shep Hyken , the Customer Service and Experience Expert. He is the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations. A bestselling author featured on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, he has been inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement in the speaking profession.

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Amazing Business Radio: Patrick Campbell

ShepHyken

Customer Obsession. Subscribing to the Customer Relationship to Win in Business. Shep Hyken interviews Patrick Campbell. They discuss subscription models, company culture, hiring right, and becoming “customer-obsessed.”. In Shep’s opening monologue, he talks about innovative ways to use a subscription model to enhance your business. The Interview with Patrick Campbell: Any and every company should consider implementing a subscription model.

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Selling a Driverless Future: Messaging Strategies for the AV Industry

Chadwick Martin Bailey

Emotions play a key role in the commercial success or failure of emerging disruptive technologies. Most recently, we looked under the hood of the autonomous vehicle industry to understand the specific emotions driving or deterring widespread adoption. On the wheels of Tesla’s recent announcement to operate a fleet of one million self-driving taxis by the end of 2020, I’ll provide more direction for how tech companies and automakers can most effectively convince various consumer segments to embra

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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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5 Ways to Get Customer Feedback in Any Restaurant

ReviewTrackers

As most restaurateurs know, between Thanksgiving and the New Year, restaurants will generate sales representing about 25 percent of their total annual revenue. In tandem with increased sales, the goodwill of the holiday season often results in significantly higher incomes for tipped staff members such as servers and bartenders. Celebratory and family-oriented meals represent a higher number of covers per table as well as an increased spend on alcoholic beverages, which offer a higher margin of r

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How to Recruit and Interview B2B Customers for your Customer Journey Mapping Project

Heart of the Customer

This post, written by Heart of the Customer Project Manager Corey Pawlak, is the first in a week-long series about some of the ways journey mapping differs from traditional market research. Guest authors Corey Pawlak, Cathy McLane and Nicole Newton will share their expertise in recruiting and interviewing B2B customers, why 10-page reports are better […].

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EVs Are Here…Is the US Auto Industry Ready?

Strativity

Quick answer: No! OK…that’s not very helpful, is it? Let’s dig in a bit… The reality is electric vehicles (EVs) are about to start hitting showrooms like never before – as many as 80 new models over the next 5 or 6 years. Every major. The post EVs Are Here…Is the US Auto Industry Ready? appeared first on Strativity.

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Gathering the World inside JEWEL at Changi Airport, Singapore

Up Your Service

Inside one of the new wonders of the world, JEWEL at Changi Airport in Singapore. A cascade of water pours down 40 meters from roof to basement, creating the world’s largest indoor waterfall. Please share your comment here. This space for the world to gather was built outside the transit area. Travelers can enjoy being here before their flights, after their flights, and between their flights if they have enough time.

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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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Next level personalisation for great customer experience

Hello Customer

Personalisation is a great way to create amazing customer experience. Most companies realise that they can implement personalisation to increase customer engagement, but they don’t go further than addressing their customers by their names in emails. However, research conducted by Pure360 revealed that only 8% of customers are likely to engage with emails that address them by name.

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Smarter Demos: Bitcoin 2019 Trends and How to Earn it While You Shop

Oracle

SmarterCX presents the Smarter Demos series , a 2-minutes-or-less look at some of the most innovative CX technologies and how they work. We’re all familiar with loyalty programs, but did you know that you can earn Bitcoin while you shop? In this 11th video on the Smarter Demos series, we take a look at some of the latest in omnichannel retail technology.

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How Sonos is Leveraging User Research to Enhance Their Beta Program

Centercode

Beta testing is much more than a box to check off on a list. While some companies only think of it as a last-ditch effort to tie up loose ends before launch, others are tapping user research to play a more fundamental role in the product development process. In fact, today’s most forward-thinking companies are increasing their competitive edge by extending their beta programs in creative ways.

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Gravy Analytics Adds New Brand Loyalist, Comic Con Enthusiast and Luxury Traveler Audiences

Gravy Analytics

Gravy Analytics is excited to launch 18 new audiences for use in digital advertising campaigns.

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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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6 Important Product Management Metrics (And How to Improve Them)

Gainsight

As a product manager, metrics affect every move you make. You need to know the right ones to get the job done—and to prove you did it right. Today’s Product teams are under increasing pressure to deliver outstanding products and exceptional user experiences. Three new market dynamics have contributed to the evolution of our product expectations: Subscription models.

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Important Monitoring Session for Operators at DataStax Accelerate

datastax

When running mission-critical applications, it’s essential to have a reliable data backbone to power them. The ability to monitor your DataStax Enterprise (DSE) deployment and gain insight into its operations provides you, the operator, with the knowledge you need to successfully scale and run DSE at peak performance and efficiency. That’s why I’m excited to hear more at J.B.

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Creating a New Norm: Casting the Message (Part Two)

North Highland

Creating a New Norm: Casting the Message (Part Two). Scientific research argues that social norms are a necessary part of our identity and evolutionary existence – that our survival has always depended on individuals coming together to live, work, and govern. Most people, most of the time, conform to ‘the norm’ because we want to be liked and accepted.

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Launching Customer Success in Early-stage Startups – Should Founders Bother?!

CSM Practice

There are many stages in the life of a business: An early startup stage with a handful of customers, or a much mature stage with a larger customer base. Somewhere in between, it becomes crucial to monitor and ensure customer success in relation to your business. But at what point in your company’s life establishing a customer success program become necessary?

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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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Creating a New Norm: Using Social Proof to Accelerate Change (Part One)

North Highland

Scientific research argues that social norms are a necessary part of our identity and evolutionary existence – that our survival has always depended on individuals coming together to live, work, and govern. Most people, most of the time, conform to ‘the norm’ because we want to be liked and accepted. Harnessing the power of social norms, our blog series looks at the role that norms can play in shaping higher-value change management outcomes.

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Gathering the World inside JEWEL at Changi Airport, Singapore

Up Your Service

Inside one of the new wonders of the world, JEWEL at Changi Airport in Singapore. A cascade of water pours down 40 meters from roof to basement, creating the world’s largest indoor waterfall. This space for the world to gather was built outside the transit area. Travelers can enjoy being here before their flights, after their flights, and between their flights if they have enough time.

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How to Drive Growth with Customer Success Metrics

Strikedeck

Shreesha shares the difference between KPIs and metrics and how to handle both so your team wins!

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Top 5 SaaS Customer Success Financial Metrics and 5 Runner Ups

ClientSuccess

I’m excited to continue on with our blog series on customer success metrics. In our last post on this topic, we covered the top four categories of customer success metrics. The topic I will cover in this blog is on the top five customer success financial metrics. I will also throw in a few runner ups. Customer Success Financial Metrics. When most executives think about customer success metrics, they typically refer to the core SaaS financial metrics.

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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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What Makes for a Great Customer Service Experience?

Survicate

Making a customer feel great about their transaction with you is the best way to get return customers. Often, if you provide great customer service you won’t get feedback from customers about it unless you ask, since most people only feel the need to reach out about a negative experience. In a world where most of us are glued to our smartphones, a negative customer experience can be quickly shared online, so it’s important that you consider and design your customer service experience so your cus

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Lord of the Rings Talk at Accelerate

datastax

I am beyond excited for DataStax Accelerate ! I’ve been to many of the Cassandra Summits in the past and one of the many things I’ve found extremely valuable are the talks from developers and operators, just like you and I, that share their best practices and experiences. It’s a great place to ask questions, validate your thoughts and ideas, and collaborate with engineers trying to solve complex distributed data problems.

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How to Conduct Primary Research with Surveys

Survicate

Primary research is a reliable method of finding exactly the information you need for whatever type of project you’re working on. Unlike secondary research , primary research is research that you’ve collected yourself. While a textbook is a great example of secondary research, surveys, interviews, and observations are all examples of primary research that will help develop a project in different ways.

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