Wed.Feb 08, 2017

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Five Ways to Avoid Common Pitfalls When Determining CX improvements

InMoment XI

We have put together a list of five best practice solutions to help companies avoid the most dangerous pitfall of all: investing in improvements that customers don’t care about. Involve Senior Leaders Keeping senior leaders involved is critical to staying on the right track. The more your executives and leaders can hear the voice of. View Article.

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Can You Train Contact Center Agents in Empathy?

BlueOcean

We already know most people hate calling tech support and even in basic customer service scenarios, consumers prefer to use self-serve options over contacting a customer service agent directly. Regular readers of our blog know we frequently explore the factors that influence these choices and the overall customer experience and there’s no question agent empathy is a key factor for the success of the contact center-customer interaction.

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Five Ways to Avoid Common Pitfalls When Determining CX improvements

InMoment XI

We have put together a list of five best practice solutions to help companies avoid the most dangerous pitfall of all: investing in improvements that customers don’t care about. Involve Senior Leaders Keeping senior leaders involved is critical to staying on the right track. The more your executives and leaders can hear the voice of.

Company 200
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Come and meet the AskNicely team at SaaStr!

AskNicely

The team are all setup here at the SaaStr conference here in San Francisco – make sure you stop by and see us at Booth number S10. SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin has frequently written about how measuring and improving your NPS is important for growing your business and it’s clearly a big theme at the conference this year too! So, we’d love to have a chat about how you’re currently measuring customer satisfaction in your business.

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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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Cloud-based customer service for the small business

Omnicus

We have covered the benefits of cloud-based contacts centers vs. call centers. We have also reviewed how the former is generally more cost-effective and mobile. Are there cases where a traditional call center model is better suited for certain companies? There certainly are. Large, multinational companies or corporations may have more to gain from expanding pre-existing call center models.

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Why Management Ignores Customers – and 7 Ways to Fix It

Beyond Philosophy

In our customer experience consultancy, we find there’s one thing that consistently prevents companies from adopting a more customer-centric approach. It’s not (as you might guess) cost! Instead, the problem is priorities, and specifically the priorities of people who make critical company decisions. You see, as people move up the chain of command, they get further and further removed from the average customer.

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The State of Virtual Agents

Uniphore

There’s no denying that virtual agents – or “chat bots” (or simply, bots) – are experiencing a tremendous resurgence in interest, and along with that, a rapid advance in innovation and technology. This resurgence is driven by four primary factors – it’s a perfect storm – a confluence of drivers causing massive interest, adoption, growth and innovation.

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The Ship Is Sinking, Yet the Band Plays On

ShepHyken

Common sense must always prevail – especially when it comes to customer service. That said, sometimes companies create strict rules and policies or have a “system” that makes it impossible for an employee to deliver the customer service the company actually wants them to deliver. Recently, I was sitting next to someone on an airplane who was on his way for a vacation on a cruise ship.

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The state of virtual agents

Uniphore

The State of Virtual Agents. There’s no denying that virtual agents – or “chat bots” (or simply, bots) – are experiencing a tremendous resurgence in interest, and along with that, a rapid advance in innovation and technology. This resurgence is driven by four primary factors – it’s a perfect storm – a confluence of drivers causing massive interest, adoption, growth and innovation.

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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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Easy Customer Success Playbooks You Can Quickly Automate

Amity

These days, the practice of Customer Success finds itself at an interesting crossroad. The importance and responsibility of the field are growing, yet the budget increases don’t seem to follow suit. At some point, you as a customer success manager might start to notice that you are spreading thin trying to take care of all your customers. You might find yourself being more reactive to customer’s requests and finding less time to plan activities to help manage your customer’s jo

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What Does The Future Hold For Customer Marketing? Here’s 11 Predictions for 2017

Influitive

There’s no denying that the importance of customer marketing is growing. The 2017 State of Customer Marketing Report indicates that over the next year, 93% of organizations expect that their customer marketing efforts will take on greater importance, and 62% will increase their staff or budgets in the customer marketing area. However, there isn’t a.

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Why Blaming Your Frontline Will Never Lead to Service Quality

CSM Magazine

Most organizations still believe that if the frontline will just give good service, customers will be happy and loyal. The fundamental flaw is the belief that the frontline must be cajoled into giving good service. In fact, most service staff are doing their best—given the card and processes, they have been dealt. Successful companies are those that stop putting all the blame on employees and work to enhance frontline processes and tools.

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My Personal Experience in Building a Positive Environment

LiveChat

I’m working in chat support for over 3 years. As many might know, working in customer support is stressful and requires to maintain a high level of concentration. To stay sane experiencing pressure every day seems to be the main goal at the beginning of a customer support career. In most cases pressure fades away after some time and routine is taking over.

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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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Easy Customer Success Playbooks You Can Automate

CSM Practice

These days, the practice of Customer Success finds itself at an interesting crossroad. The importance and responsibility of the field are growing, yet the budget increases don’t seem to follow suit. At some point, you as a customer success manager might start to notice that you are spreading thin trying to take care of all your customers. You might find yourself being more reactive to customer’s requests and finding less time to plan activities to help manage your customer’s journey.

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A Tale of Two Silos: How to Close the Service-Sales Gap

Stella Connect

In most retail organizations, operations and marketing go about their business like two halves of the same brain. Operations (the left side) uses customer data to drive performance, while marketing (the right side) uses campaigns and promotions to drive revenue. But what if there were a better way? A way to close the gap between service and sales, and generate revenue across all channels?

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Easy Customer Success Playbooks You Can Quickly Automate

CSM Practice

These days, the practice of Customer Success finds itself at an interesting crossroad. The importance and responsibility of the field are growing, yet the budget increases don’t seem to follow suit. At some point, you as a customer success manager might start to notice that you are spreading thin trying to take care of all your customers. You might find yourself being more reactive to customer’s requests and finding less time to plan activities to help manage your customer’s journey.

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Interview: Ian Aitchison on Qantas Talking Business

COPC

Listen to Ian Aitchison, CEO, Asia Pacific, discuss how COPC Inc. helps companies in Australia make better decisions about their customer experience operations. Ian was interviewed by Alan Kohler for the program Qantas Talking Business. Kohler is the founder of Business Spectator, a business news and financial commentary website. He is also the ABC’s finance reporter and founder of the online investing publication Eureka Report.

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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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Turn Customer Data into Business Success: The Role of an Integrated VoC Program

Confirmit

Did you know that the average company uses at least eight channels to capture customer data? Unfortunately, Aberdeen Research shows that 85% of companies aren’t using that data effectively. Of course, that means that a few leading companies are getting it right. They do so by building integrated voice of the customer (VoC) programs that turn customer data into concrete actions.

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What Your Satisfaction Scores Are NOT Telling You | The Millennial Generation Lacking Service Aptitude

The DiJulius Group

What Your Customer Satisfaction Scores Are Not Telling You What Your Customer Satisfaction Scores Are Not Telling You Having strong Key Performance Indicators that are tied directly to your company’s Customer Experience is critical to your company joining the Customer Service Revolution. However, most Customer satisfaction reporting is not 100% accurate.

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Organizational Agility Hampered by Data Quality

Verint

A recent Insurance Networking News article by Nathan Golia ( @NathanGolia) references a West Monroe Partners’ study on data analytics in insurance companies that found “Two-thirds of the 122 respondents to the survey said data quality and accuracy was the greatest challenge to advanced analytics.”. But when done right, the use of quality data analytics can lead to “increased engagement, improved production by existing advisors and reduced attrition.”.

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Moving to the 3Cs model for CX: Conversational, collaborative & cognitive platforms

Eptica

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Moving to the 3Cs model for CX: Conversational, collaborative & cognitive platforms. Published on: February 08, 2017. Author: Olivier Njamfa Companies and their CEOs understand that the world is changing rapidly when it comes to winning, satisfying and retaining customers. Consumers are now more demanding than ever before, across a greater number of channels, and they increasingly focus on the experience they receive when deciding which companies to buy from.

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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.