Tue.Jul 24, 2018

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Celebrating Those Who Brought You to This Point

InMoment XI

Celebrate Good Times, Come on! It feels good to celebrate. It means that something was accomplished, or that there’s something worthy of being recognized. Whether it be a birthday, an anniversary, or new promotion, communicating achievements makes people feel important. But what about the world of CX? Is it possible that celebrations can produce measurable.

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The Unifying Force of Care: A Basic Human Need Customers Crave and Businesses Demand

Customer Bliss

It’s no secret – caring is a fundamental human need that triggers positive feelings. And a recent study reveals that patterns in human brain activity associated with empathy and caring are also associated with value and reward. Caring was found to inspire helpful behaviors, which seems logical — and foundational. The “Golden Rule” idea actually underscores our entire human experience.

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3 Steps to Making the Most of Machine Learning in Your Organization – by Jason McNellis

ijgolding

Machine learning has in?ltrated our daily lives in a myriad of ways. Often, these machine learning predictions happen in the background and we rarely notice them. But what about at your place of employment? Has machine learning made you better at your job? Has it helped you better understand your customers? Has a newly installed algorithm allowed you to deliver a better product or service?

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Episode 011 – Using Empathy to Build HUMAN CX Relationships - Transforming the Customer Experience

Kristina Evey

Shownotes… Unless we understand empathy, it’s expression will always seem as “a mask” and not genuine. Lifeless, automated, and robotic responses kill the Customer Experience. Empathy drives connection in relationships. Empathy is the art of understanding and acknowledging a customer’s feelings and needs before trying to find a solution that meets them.

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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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How designing a customer experience culture leads to sustained commercial success – a whitepaper by Cranfield School of Management and Pelorus Jack

ijgolding

‘Culture by design’, a white paper by Pelorus Jack and prominent academics from Cranfield School of Management , explores how to connect organisations with their customers to create a consistent, world-class customer experience that leads to sustained commercial success. They draw on years of proven operational expertise and the know-how of The Walt Disney Company, whose transferable methodology, established over 60 years ago, forms the heart of its global success.

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How technology can drive a customer centric culture: 3 true stories

TechSee

Developing a customer centric culture in a large enterprise goes beyond addressing a customer by name in an automated email, or segmenting by interest; it is a holistic approach designed to focus on the consumer’s authentic needs. This approach enables the enterprise to engage him in a personal way, ensuring that his needs are met at every stage of the customer journey.

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping the Future of Cybersecurity

transcosmos Information Systems

Keeping your information technology systems secure isn’t as simple as you may think. This generation’s digital revolution has brought about countless cyber threats that seemingly evolve along with new advancements in science and technology. However, IT outsourcing services have also evolved to address new forms of threats. Among these new panaceas is Artificial Intelligence, a concept you may have first heard of in the 1999 Robin Williams movie, “Bicentennial Man” or the 2001 Spielberg hit “A.I.

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Amazing Business Radio: Craig McVoy

ShepHyken

The Holy Grail Of Customer Experience. How any sized business can create customer experience and loyalty. Shep Hyken sits down with Craig McVoy , founder and Chief Experience Officer at Beyond Brand. They discussed Craig’s new book Beyond Brand, the seven customer experience principles every business must follow and the questions you must ask if you want your brand to compete in 2018 and beyond. ?

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Owed respect vs. earned respect in the workplace

SurveyGizmo

If you consider the characteristics of an enjoyable, productive, and efficient workplace environment, it’s likely that the concept of respect will come to mind.  Respect in the workplace is absolutely essential because it supports efficient collaboration, leads to increased productivity, and facilitates overall business success.  When respect in the workplace is lacking, employees can quickly become unmotivated, and often they pack their belongings and leave for their next caree

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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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Joy & Pain: Chasing the Bright Spots

Conifer Research

By Sasha McCune, Director of Design. In design, innovation, and insights – teams are always chasing the elusive pain point. We spend our time hunting for the behaviors and nuances that indicate a problem that we might be able to solve and find ways that our [Insert company, product, service, experience] can swoop in as the hero to fix the woes of users and capitalize on a business opportunity.

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The Most Inspirational Employee Value Proposition on the Planet, Dissected

CX University

It is easy to find the definition of Employee Value Proposition (EVP), but it is much more difficult to create one that actually inspires employees. For this reason, strong EVPs are significant differentiators in every market my team has analyzed. Organizations with a strong EVP pay employees less than others and still retain employees 300% longer (CEB, the Corporate Executive Board Company, Preparing your Employment Value Proposition for 2016).

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The Customer Journey: How to Capitalize on Critical Moments

Bizagi

I rely heavily on the internet in my day-to-day life; don’t we all? When I moved house, I selected a broadband provider who could offer me a good deal and a high internet speed. But the onboarding processes was atrocious – I had to wait a whole month before I had access to the internet. This meant no Netflix or on-demand TV, I couldn’t use my laptop or tablet and had to do all my browsing on my mobile phone, so I used up all my data and had to pay extra on my phone bill that month.

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Amazing Business Radio: Craig McVoy

ShepHyken

The Holy Grail Of Customer Experience. How any sized business can create customer experience and loyalty. Shep Hyken sits down with Craig McVoy , founder and Chief Experience Officer at Beyond Brand. They discussed Craig’s new book Beyond Brand, the seven customer experience principles every business must follow and the questions you must ask if you want your brand to compete in 2018 and beyond. ?

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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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Better Customer Feedback Drives Employee Engagement

Andrew Mcfarland

What happens when you fail to feed your teams’ soul? How much more engaged would your team be if you led them by providing better feedback? This post shows how the right kind of feedback can improve your business. For.

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The Internet of Things, Voice of the Customer, and Understanding the In-Use Experience

iPerceptions

Internet of Things (IoT) solutions will give us the opportunity to get closer than ever to the heart of the Customer Experience (CX).

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New Study Reveals the Stats on Stress Shopping

Oracle

The digital era has seen many brands focus on fostering a more personal and reciprocal relationship with their customers, yet many still fall short of the mark. Why? Well, often there is a disconnect between what the customer wants and what a brand thinks the customer wants. Such misunderstanding can mislead brands, hurting their CX strategies. So how does this disconnect occur?

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Comment on Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2018: Improving the World Through Innovation, Technology and Math by Microsoft's Imagine Cup Day 2: Winners and Finalists |

Bob Hayes

[…] of the three Imagine Cup Awards and the three finalists for the Imagine Cup Championship (Here is a day 1 summary). All 49 finalists of the 2018 Imagine Cup competition were exceptional.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Joy & Pain: Chasing the Bright Spots

Conifer Research

In design, innovation, and insights ’96 teams are always chasing the elusive pain point. We spend our time hunting for the behaviors and nuances that indicate a problem that we might be able to solve and find ways that our [Insert company, product, service, experience] can swoop in as the hero to fix the woes of users and capitalize on a business opportunity. ’93Pain point’94 is now so fundamental to innovation.

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Are Customer Service Chatbots The Natural Next Step For Engagement?

Rant And Rave

The robots are coming. We watch those mildly terrifying Boston Dynamics videos in which droid dogs try to open doors. We listen to tech giants like Elon Musk tell us that AI is potentially more dangerous than nuclear warheads.

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Joy & Pain: Chasing the Bright Spots

Conifer Research

By Sasha McCune, Director of Design. In design, innovation, and insights – teams are always chasing the elusive pain point. We spend our time hunting for the behaviors and nuances that indicate a problem that we might be able to solve and find ways that our [Insert company, product, service, experience] can swoop in as the hero to fix the woes of users and capitalize on a business opportunity.

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What’s the Difference Between Customer Support and Customer Success?

Help Scout

The difference between customer support and customer success has sparked a number of lively discussions. The roles share similar skill sets and goals, but they implement different approaches. Customer Support teams resolve product-related issues and educate the customer about how the product works. They work with other operational teams like Engineering and Product to improve existing features while gathering customer feedback for upcoming release cycles.

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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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Confirmit Compass CX Consulting

Confirmit

The journeys on which your customers’ travel when engaging your organization often vary significantly, are rarely linear, and can be downright complex. Understanding those customer journeys is an extremely important part of any Customer Experience (CX) strategy. Journey maps serve as a diagnostic tool. They are an objective view of the experience your company is currently delivering to your customers.

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What’s the Difference Between Customer Service and Customer Experience?

Help Scout

Is customer service part of the customer experience? Or is customer experience what happens when someone receives customer service? Are they the same thing? The terms “customer service” and “customer experience” are often confused or used interchangeably. They’re not the same thing, but they are related. The difference between customer service and customer experience is that while customer service is one piece of the puzzle — focused on human interaction and directly supporting customers — custo

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BI Buyers Look For End-To-End Platforms — Qlik Acquires Podium Data

Forrester's Customer Insights

Qlik, a Leader in our recent Forrester Wave™ evaluation on business intelligence (BI), has acquired Podium Data, a Contender in our big data fabric Wave. In a humble opinion of yours truly, this is further proof of a trend showing that BI buyers are increasingly seeking end-to-end platforms and solutions, rather than separate BI/ETL components that need […].

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What’s the Difference Between Customer Service and Customer Support?

Help Scout

Understanding the difference between customer service and customer support can be a challenge. At first glance, customer service and customer support seem similar. Both fields involve helping customers. They use similar tools like email, chat and phone to communicate. They employ similar skills like active listening and empathy to increase customer satisfaction.

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The Open CCaaS Advantage Report

Over the next 12 months, what do you think will have the biggest impact on your CX automation efforts? When asked the same question, only 10% of CX leaders surveyed by Verint chose telephony. It’s no longer the engagement channel leading CCaaS conversations. The customer engagement challenges facing organizations have changed – so a new approach is needed.

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Common Misconceptions of Customer Service Quality Standards

Brad Cleveland Blog

Sometimes within an organization, there’s resistance to quality standards. Why is that? They’re a good thing, right? Dig a little deeper, and we’ve found there are several common misconceptions that can hamper their development and use. This video from my … Continue reading → The post Common Misconceptions of Customer Service Quality Standards appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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Reshape logistics with a B2Me digital supply chain

Forrester's Customer Insights

Each order is special to an empowered customer You’ve heard a lot of buzz about “AI” and “blockchain” reshaping logistics. Age of the Customer empowerment means must companies must use every means to close the gap between customer facing and back office applications. Today’s hub-and-spoke supply chains deliver low-cost bulk distribution. But to an empowered […].

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Common Misconceptions of Customer Service Quality Standards

Brad Cleveland Blog

Sometimes within an organization, there’s resistance to quality standards. Why is that? They’re a good thing, right? Dig a little deeper, and we’ve found there are several common misconceptions that can hamper their development and use. This video from my recent Lynda.