Wed.Jan 03, 2018

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From Corporate World to Entrepreneurship: What Have I Learned?

Lumoa

My first full year as an entrepreneur has come to an end. Our company, Lumoa, has now been there for a bit more than one year. In fact, we celebrated our one-year anniversary on 14th of November. What have I learned? First of all, it has been a great year. I’ve enjoyed it tremendously. It actually surprises me, how fun it has been. We started Lumoa with Carlos and Suvi after leaving Microsoft in August 2016.

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15 Customer Experience Trends for 2018 (Infographic)

Experience Matters

Last month, Temkin Group published its annual list of CX trends and we labelled 2018 “The Year of Humanity.” Here’s an infographic showing the 15 trends (also available in poster form): Here are links to download different versions of the infographic: Infographic: in .jpg format, in .pdf format 18? x 24? poster: in .jpg format, in .pdf format.

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How Mobile Apps are Changing Travel in 2018

QuestionPro Audience

Experts are predicting 2018 to be the year mobile technology officially takes over travel. Gone are the days of making blind booking arrangements and hoping for the best, or using a travel agent. Even sitting down at a desktop computer is no longer necessary. Today, 77% of Americans own smartphones and a recent Global Traveler study found that one in three travelers now books on a mobile device.

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Desktop Metal granted seminal Separable Supports patents for its metal 3D printing technology

Experience Matters

Desktop Metal announced today it has been granted seminal patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Separable Supports technology which enables 3D printing of large, complex parts through metal sintering and the removal of metal support structures by hand.

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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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Best of the Podcast: How to Create A Path for CX Leadership with Google’s VP of Ads and Commerce UX

Customer Bliss

Happy New Year! I’m still on vacation from new podcast recordings, and during this interim, I’m replaying 3 of my most popular podcast episodes of 2017. Have you listened to The Chief Customer Officer Human Duct Tape Show ? As you get ready for the year ahead, I highly suggest you dig into the archives and listen to more episodes. Bill Carmody of Inc Magazine recently listed my podcast as binge-worthy !

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Supercharge Your Business by Letting Go

Michelli Experience

During the last several months, The Michelli Experience added a new division – Business Supercharged (consulting/coaching services for an exclusive group of entrepreneurs and mid-sized business leaders). Previously, I worked almost entirely with senior leaders in Fortune 500 companies. As I embarked on this new set of products, I spoke with many small and mid-sized business owners.

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Five Customer Service Must-Do’s For 2018

ShepHyken

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been reading about predictions and trends for 2018. It got me thinking about the actions we must take to be competitive. Regardless of your industry, everything has changed about the way we do business. There are some businesses that claim they’ve done things the same way for years, decades, even a century. They claim they do business just as their fathers and grandfathers did.

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Supercharge Your Business by Letting Go

Michelli Experience

During the last several months, The Michelli Experience added a new division – Business Supercharged (consulting/coaching services for an exclusive group of entrepreneurs and mid-sized business leaders). Previously, I worked almost entirely with senior leaders in Fortune 500 companies. As I embarked on this new set of products, I spoke with many small and mid-sized business owners.

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Be Customer-Obsessed and Leave Your Competition Behind – CX Lessons by Mr. Sandeep S Patel, Customer Service Consultant

Customer Guru

At Customer Guru, we believe that Customer Experience (CX) should be the number one priority for all the Indian businesses so that they become more sustainable and successful globally. Thus, we are on a mission to spread this awareness, inspiring and guiding professionals to adopt and inculcate a customer-centric approach. We are certain that this is a first step to help organizations WOW their customers and create raving fans for themselves.

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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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Contact Center Resolution Number 1 – Shift Your Focus from Product to Customer Experience

NICE inContact

Over the last couple years, there’s been a shift in the content of television and radio commercials from product features to customer experience. It appears companies have realized that they can no longer compete on product alone, as the feature parity gap can be closed and surpassed by the competition, and consumers have so many options. I’ve seen that home security companies, like ADT, no longer spend their 60-second spot highlighting the features of the alarm system or the ability to arm your

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Why Do Customers Complain?

Beyond Philosophy

Colin and Ryan discuss why customers complain. What psychology drives this behavior? Most importantly, what can you do about it? The discussion is grounded in real world business situations and bolstered by techniques and approaches you can do today that will make a difference. Hosts Colin Shaw and Ryan Hamilton. Brought to you by BeyondPhilosophy.com.

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The Business Case for Customer Experience

Strativity

To get your customer experience initiative off the ground, you need buy-in from senior management. Otherwise, it will fail. Here’s what you need to get your executives enthusiastically onboard. The post The Business Case for Customer Experience appeared first on Strativity.

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Why Are Customers Irrational?

Beyond Philosophy

Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton discuss the fact that we all think that we make logical decisions but the reality is we don;t. We are irrational,m Customers are irrational. What should we do about this? Brought to you by BeyondPhilosophy.com. IC2(IC5). The post Why Are Customers Irrational? appeared first on.

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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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Which technological trends will differentiate your business in the new year?

CXApp

2018 is upon us. There’s much talk about smart, intelligent, data-driven, virtual experiences. But what will drive business and customer trends in the New Year and how will these advancements in technology be incorporated into the customer experience journey?

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Why Customers Create ‘Shortcuts’ When Making a Decision

Beyond Philosophy

Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton discuss how customers use ‘shortcuts’ to make decisions. Learn how you can use this to improve your Customer Experience. They also discuss how customer decisions are affected by how many times they see things. Brought to you by BeyondPhilosophy.com. IC3. The post Why Customers Create ‘Shortcuts’ When Making a Decision appeared first on.

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Which technological trends will differentiate your business in the new year?

CXApp

2018 is upon us. There’s much talk about smart, intelligent, data-driven, virtual experiences. But what will drive business and customer trends in the New Year and how will these advancements in technology be incorporated into the customer experience journey? The intelligent digital mesh that exists around us is a foundation for doing business via digital platforms, using modern technologies and ecosystems.

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How to prevent customer experience efforts from failing (Part 1)

SAP Customer Experience

How to prevent customer experience efforts from failing (Part 1). jwalters. Wed, 01/03/2018 - 16:30.

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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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Which technological trends will differentiate your business in the new year?

CXApp

2018 is upon us. There’s much talk about smart, intelligent, data-driven, virtual experiences. But what will drive business and customer trends in the New Year and how will these advancements in technology be incorporated into the customer experience journey? The intelligent digital mesh that exists around us is a foundation for doing business via digital platforms, using modern technologies and ecosystems.

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What Your CX Program Can Learn from My Five-year-old Daughter

Verint

When was the last time you examined why your CX program does what it does? In this era of increasing expectations and often decreasing budgets, asking “why” about focus areas can make a significant difference. No one has the luxury of boiling the ocean, so prioritizing business objectives is critical. Verint’s Raj Sivasubramanian shares what he learned from a recent conversation with his young daughter and the customer experience takeaways that can be applied to organizations around the world.

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Silos Are For Farmers!

CX Journey

Image courtesy of Pixabay I originally wrote today's post for CallidusCloudCX; it was published on their blog on July 26, 2017. In last July's webinar with CallidusCloudCX, I talked about nine behaviors of CX Losers. (There are more than nine, without a doubt!) One of the behaviors was failing to break down organizational silos. I grew up on a farm, so I'm quite familiar with silos.

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Customer Centricity has to be an Intrinsic Principle: an Exclusive Interview with Mr. Rohit M A, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Cloudnine

Customer Guru

We, at Customer Guru, are on a mission to spread awareness of how Customer Experience (CX) should be the number one priority for Indian businesses to become more sustainable and successful globally. Thus, we have taken this initiative of sharing the experiences of successful CX leaders across India to inspire and guide professionals in adopting and inculcating a customer-centric approach in their organizations.

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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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QuestionPro Audience’s Top 5 Posts of 2017

QuestionPro Audience

In 2017, QuestionPro Audience developed blogs, infographics, and data-based surveys filled with compelling information. If you missed them the first time, never fear! We have compiled a list of our top 5 blog posts for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! 5. The Seven Deadly Sins of Questionnaire Design. A year ago, we published a series of best practice for questionnaire development.

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Land of the Free and Home of the Taxed

QuestionPro Audience

The call to reform the tax code was one of President Trump’s biggest promises during the 2016 presidential campaign, and after much debate and fanfare, the Senate passed the proposal, 51-49, marking the first time in 27 years the tax code has been substantially changed. The tax reform bill has been covered by every news channel and political reporter, but how do the American people feel about it?