Wed.Aug 30, 2017

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10 trends changing customer expectations

Vonage

The essential principles of customer service are timeless, but consumer expectations are not. Customers have always wanted a friendly, efficient and reliable service, but with the development of new technology, their expectations have been raised. They want a more efficient service than before. They don’t just want friendly; they want to feel like the service has been personalized for them.

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All Hands Support Will Never Work for Your Business

Kayako

All hands support has been a buzzword in the tech world for a few years now. Its premise—that everyone in the company from the CEO down to developers—spends time working as customer support agents, talking to customers, and answering questions. It’s a great practice in theory, and hypothetically will make everyone at a company more empathetic and customer-driven.

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{Infographic} Leading with the Good: A Must have for Customer Experience Success

Michelli Experience

__. 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 {Infographic} Leading with the Good: A Must have for Customer Experience Success appeared first on Joseph Michelli.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Customer Experience Management

Uniphore

The customer experience manager is key to delivering the kind of service offering that can truly differentiate an organization. Here are some of the most important things that a CEM should (and should not) do. Read More.

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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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Remarkable! What Invisible Influence Controls Your Behavior?

Beyond Philosophy

Why did you buy the shirt you are wearing today? What about the car you drive, how did you choose it? Why did you go with the financial advisor you did? If “because I felt like it” wasn’t the answer to each of these questions, you are missing the biggest reason that you did these things at all —and the reason you do almost anything for that matter. It isn’t your fault you got it wrong, however.

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The Power of a Personal Handwritten Note

ShepHyken

There is a lot of power in a handwritten, personal note. This isn’t just about a thank you note to a customer, although those are important as well. This is also about the note of appreciation to someone who has done a great job or hit their goals. You get the idea. Anything you might want to congratulate them on. Ted Janusz is one of our amazing trainers at Shepard Presentations.

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CustomerGauge Monthly: Monetized Net Promoter® eBooks, NPS® Benchmarks, and More

CustomerGauge

Inundated with too much news this month? No problem—we’ve got you covered. Check out everything you missed this August 2017 at CustomerGauge with a quick round up of major content from this month. 1. [eBooks] Measuring and Acting on Customer Feedback with Monetized Net Promoter We’re thrilled to have released not one, but two eBooks […]. The post CustomerGauge Monthly: Monetized Net Promoter® eBooks, NPS® Benchmarks, and More appeared first on CustomerGauge.

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The 3 Types of Work Rooms Every Office Should Have

ReviewTrackers

There are different stages of the work process, a nd those stages require different types of external environments for focus, says Marilyn Puder-York, psychologist and executive coach. That’s why the variety of work rooms – quiet rooms, open areas, rooms to collaborate, and low-level noise rooms – is a vital component to any office that seeks to create a productive culture and foster employee well-being.

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Creating Belonging and Trust in Service Encounters: Customer Experience and Guitar Shopping

Middlesex Consulting

This post has been written by my friend Gary David. A brief biography is at the end of the post. It can be difficult to differentiate between customer satisfaction and customer experience. Such a close relationship can exist between the two that it is easy to think of them as the same. However, certain sales encounters can show us the distinction relatively clearly.

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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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Everything you Need to Know about CustomerGauge’s Latest Updates!

CustomerGauge

CustomerGauge’s product team is extremely happy to share with you our latest product updates. We put to work our creativity, while taking into account your needs to make the CustomerGauge product even more powerful. Here is a recap of the most exciting updates in August. 1. Your Login Dashboard, Your Way We believe that providing […]. The post Everything you Need to Know about CustomerGauge’s Latest Updates!

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Dear Marketing Conferences: Here Are 10 Things We Hate About You

Influitive

We’ve all been there. You walk into a marketing conference, full of excitement and hope. Oh the things you’ll learn! The free swag! The takeaways that‘ll dazzle your coworkers back at the office! But then as the day rolls on, you’re inundated by countless boring slideshows, sales pitches galore, and booth workers who are a.

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Build a Strong Connection to Customers

ReviewTrackers

Welcome to Customer Insights , a weekly digest of the most important stories about online reviews, customer feedback, and customer experience. This week: We explain how companies from the finance, healthcare, insurance , and hospitality industries can better connect with their customers. Subscribe to receive these stories and more every week in your inbox.

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The ultimate guide to survey incentives

Enalyzer

Traditionally, incentives are given when trying to survey “non-responders”, aka people that don’t answer surveys, such as doctors. I mean, they’re busy – like really busy – and your survey just doesn’t seem to be worth their while, unless they get something in return. By providing an incentive, you’re giving them a reason to find time in their (very busy) schedule to complete your survey.

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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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How text analytics delivers customer experience value

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 How text analytics delivers customer experience value. Published on: August 30, 2017. Author: Pascal Gauvrit Artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to transform customer experience, enabling brands to meet rising consumer expectations through tailored, high quality, relevant service that drives increased loyalty.

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How To Leverage Customer Feedback In The Automotive Industry

Happy or Not

Customer feedback is the most basic form of customer experience measurement. Business owners everywhere rely on customer feedback to know what their customers actually think about such things as their brand image, product selection, quality of service, and so on. After all, the ultimate task is to provide a memorable experience worthy of a return visit, a 5-Star review, and a few referrals.

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How to Improve Productivity and Scalability in Research

Confirmit

Spare a thought for research buyers. They’re having a tough time these days. As technology evolves and demands change, they are now facing: Cheaper global competition. Innovative new offerings. Nontraditional/indirect competitors taking market share. Demanding consumers. These business challenges mean that there is increasing pressure on researchers and your projects are becoming increasingly complex.

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An S.O.S. for Your Contact Center Software

Talkdesk

The contact center space is the most crucial element in a company’s customer relations, yet for some reason, it hasn’t evolved in decades. While most of the world evolved to adjust to the internet’s speed of information, contact centers have managed to stay mostly unchanged. Considering that customers have changed and companies have changed, it doesn’t make sense that the contact center software hasn’t changed to bring the two closer together.

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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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CX and CS: Both are Required to Drive B2B Retention and Expansion

Waypoint Group

I was pleased to be able to join my friends from Workday and Gainsight for a video panel discussion in which we covered: How “Customer Experience” and “Customer Success” differ and critical complements to one another (i.e: B2B roles/persona for “users” vs. “buying committee”) Why voice-of-customer (VoC / customer feedback) must be a critical component for any B2B company pursuing […].

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It’s My Birthday and You Get 50% Off

Myra Golden

I’m writing you on my 49th birthday from El Paso. At the then end of this email, I have a gift for you! But first, can I tell you about how I’m spending my day? A friend sent a happy birthday text that said, “It must suck to have to work on the road for your birthday, but I hope you still find a way to enjoy your day.”. In an hour I’ll be in front of my hotel to meet my Uber driver.

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Back to school cheaper than ever (& how to make the most of it)

Helen Dewdney

As if children aren’t expensive enough we have to buy school uniforms and all that other stuff! However, I am a fan of school uniforms for a variety of reasons, but it wasn’t too many years ago that it would nearly break the bank to send kids back to school. Prices of many items come down in the last few years. One assumes that it is because of more competition.

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Future Retail Strategy Congress | 6.-7.9.2017

Happy or Not

Meet HappyOrNot at Future Retail Strategy Congress. The Future Retail Strategy Congress is the leading event for the industry to discuss the next generation of customer experience. The post Future Retail Strategy Congress | 6.-7.9.2017 appeared first on HappyOrNot.

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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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Common Causes of Turnover

Brad Cleveland Blog

Excessive turnover costs an organization in many ways: Higher recruiting and training costs; a lower average experience level leading to higher handling times, more transferred calls and lower service levels/response times; the need for more coaching and supervision; and the … Continue reading → The post Common Causes of Turnover appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Driving Change Through Journey Mapping

Heart of the Customer

Too much journey mapping is done in an intuitive manner. Which is why half of all journey maps fail to drive action. We surveyed over 100 practitioners and vendors to learn the best practices, and published them in this white paper. You can see a summary in the attached infographic. Look for this year’s journey […]. The post Driving Change Through Journey Mapping appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Common Causes of Turnover

Brad Cleveland Blog

Excessive turnover costs an organization in many ways: Higher recruiting and training costs; a lower average experience level leading to higher handling times, more transferred calls and lower service levels/response times; the need for more coaching and supervision; and the impact on everyone’s morale when key people leave. The best contact centers continually work on the root causes of turnover.

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Common Causes of Turnover

Brad Cleveland Blog

Excessive turnover costs an organization in many ways: Higher recruiting and training costs; a lower average experience level leading to higher handling times, more transferred calls and lower service levels/response times; the need for more coaching and supervision; and the impact on everyone’s morale when key people leave. The best contact centers continually work on the root causes of turnover.

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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?