August, 2024

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DCX #115 | 5 CX Strategies to Crush Q4

DCX

Weekly inspiration, education, and coaching for customer-obsessed leaders. The DCX Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. Please consider joining the community as a Premium subscriber to support the continued creation of posts like this. Get 30 day free trial Welcome to the DCX Newsletter Here's a sneak peek of what's in store: Become a Customer Anthropologist Flip the Organizational Chart Embrace Productive Failure Cross-pollinate with Unlikely Partners Implement Micro-Experiments Ready?

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Customer Experience Experimentation: Your Final Frontier

ECXO

All pictures generated with DALL-E are copyrighted by ECXO. Customer Experience Experimentation: Your Final Frontier Introduction Customer Experience (CX) is a critical battleground in today’s competitive market. To excel, businesses must continuously refine their CX strategies, and one of the most effective ways to do this is through strategic experimentation.

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CX Titans: Samsung & Apple’s Rivalry and Collaboration for Excellence

eglobalis

Rivalry and Collaboration: How the Titans Samsung & Apple Set the New CX Standard of Excellence Introduction In the dynamic and highly competitive world of consumer electronics, two giants consistently stand out: Samsung and Apple. Both brands have set benchmarks in innovation, design, and customer experience (CX), often drawing comparisons. Despite their rivalry, there is an underlying synergy in their approaches, where each brand’s strengths and weaknesses drive the other to improve.

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CX Design Matters: The Hidden Key to Boosting Tech Adoption Rates

ECXO

Designed by DALL·E. All rights reserved © ECXO.org CX Design Matters: The Hidden Key to Boosting Tech Adoption Rates In today’s fast-paced digital world, the design of technological products plays a crucial role in determining their adoption rates and the overall experience they deliver to users. This article explores the intricate connection between digital product design, adoption rates, and customer satisfaction, offering essential insights and strategies for tech companies aiming to strength

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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CX Education for Employees: Why it Matters & How to Develop Your Program

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Why does Customer Experience Training Matter? Customer Experience (CX) is commonly misunderstood as reactive customer service, support, or even just ‘being nice to customers.’ CX is much more than these, though. I like to define Customer Experience as: A mindset A strategy A business discipline Customer experience is more than one area, product, service, or person.

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Survey Automation: Turning Data into Delightful Customer Experiences

Zonka Feedback

Imagine this: You’ve just launched a new product, and you’re eager to know what your customers think. Traditionally, you’d spend hours crafting surveys, manually sending them out, and then waiting—sometimes for weeks—before you could even begin analyzing the responses. But what if you could automate this entire process? What if, instead of waiting, you could sip your coffee while your survey system collects, analyzes, and even acts on feedback in real-time?

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Up level Your CX by Overcoming Unsafely and Mistrust

ECXO

Uplevel Your CX by Overcoming Unsafety and Mistrust In recent years, people have been feeling more and more unsafe and less trusting of others. This can be looked at from different angles, each giving us a different understanding of why this is happening and what it means. From a sociological point of view, the breakdown of traditional social structures and the rise of global connections have made people feel more at risk.

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How SEO Can Enhance Customer Experience

CSM Magazine

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is often seen as a tool primarily for improving website visibility and driving traffic. However, its benefits extend beyond search engine rankings. When implemented effectively, SEO can significantly enhance the customer experience (CX). Here’s how: 1. Faster Page Load Times One of the critical factors in SEO is page speed.

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From Government CX to Private Sector: Breaking Through ‘Doom Loops’ and Red Tape

Doing CX Right

Government CX is just as important as private sector customer experience. Read lessons about new initiatives that can benefit all industries. The post From Government CX to Private Sector: Breaking Through ‘Doom Loops’ and Red Tape appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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[Experience Action Podcast] So Many Improvements! Where to Start?

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

How do you prioritize customer experience improvements in a way that truly makes an impact? Discover the answer as an insightful question from Allison Shapira (www.linkedin.com/in/allisonshapira/) sets the stage for an engaging exploration into aligning customer experience enhancements with your organization’s core goals. By mapping out the customer journey, we uncover the pain points and opportunities that matter most, using a combination of customer feedback and operational data to guide

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The Hidden Flaws of NPS: Why Better New Alternatives Are Emerging for Your Business

eglobalis

Introduction We’re not here to drive the final nail into the coffin of NPS. While the Net Promoter Score (NPS) has long been heralded as the go-to metric for gauging customer loyalty, sentiment, and ”satisfaction”, it’s clear that NPS alone isn’t sufficient—a topic we’ve explored before. However, its effectiveness and relevance have come under scrutiny during the years.

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An Overview of Customer Experience

InMoment XI

Think of your favorite clothing brand. Why is that brand your favorite? It is probably because you enjoy their clothes, but also because every time you buy something it is an easy, enjoyable process. The way you feel about that brand is because of the customer experience you have every time you make a purchase. The customer experience you have with a brand will cause you to be a lifelong customer, or never shop there again.

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MarTech-Driven Transformation: Navigating the Future of Customer Experience

ECXO

Created by DALL-E with all rights reserved to ECXO.org. MarTech-Driven Transformation: Navigating the Future of Customer Experience Introduction In today’s fiercely competitive business landscape, delivering a superior customer experience (CX) is not just an advantage—it’s essential. Marketing technology (MarTech) is at the heart of this evolution, integrating data, automating processes, and enabling personalized, real-time customer interactions.

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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You can’t satisfy customers with disengaged employees. Start there. CARE for your people first. 

Bill Quiseng

QUI TAKEAWAY: You can’t satisfy customers with disengaged employees. Start there. CARE for your people first. COMMUNICATE openly, interactively, frequently, and continuously any information your people need and want to know. Listen empathetically to their concerns, questions, and complaints. Express compassion and encouragement. APPRECIATE your people’s roles and responsibilities.

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CX Tech Top-ups: IntouchSurvey® Updates and New Templates!

IntouchInsight

At Intouch, we are committed to continuously improving our platform to meet the evolving needs of our clients. This month, we’re excited to introduce several updates to enhance the IntouchSurvey ® experience. Our latest improvements include an upgraded Smiley Face Rating system and new Skip Logic features based on Location and Location Tags, offering more flexibility in survey customization.

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[Experience Action Podcast] CX Pulse Check – August 2024

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Ready for another CX Pulse Check? Special Co-host David Avrin joins Jeannie Walters on Experience Action to highlight current events and innovations in customer experience (CX) and discuss their impact for CX leaders. What would our world look like if businesses prioritized protecting their service workers from abusive customers? First, we navigate a cultural revolution in Japan, where companies are redefining traditional norms to support their employees.

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Can you really make a choice? The Power of Free Will in Enhancing Customer Experience

eglobalis

Guest post by: João Pereira In the bustling corridors of the business world, where brands and businesses compete for the attention of discerning customers, the concept of free will stands as a beacon of human autonomy and conscious choice. Free will is not just a philosophical musing but a practical tool that can profoundly transform customer experience.

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Prepare Now: 2025's Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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How to Build an Effective Customer Experience Dashboard

InMoment XI

Customer experience programs can be complex. Often, a customer experience program includes multiple different initiatives running simultaneously throughout the organization. With so much going on in different places, it is beneficial to have one place to be able to see how your CX program is performing. This is where customer experience dashboards come in.

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Listen to your canary

ECXO

Listen to your canary During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, coal mining was an essential industry, providing fuel for various industries and households. However, mining was an inherently dangerous job, primarily due to the presence of toxic gases like carbon monoxide, methane, and others that could accumulate in the mines. Miners needed a reliable and early warning system to detect these hazardous gases.

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How to Measure Customer Delight and Prove Its Impact on Brand Loyalty

C3Centricity

As we all know, customer satisfaction is no longer enough to secure brand loyalty – if it ever was! Companies must strive to go beyond mere satisfaction and aim to delight their customers. Customer delight refers to exceeding customer expectations to create a positive emotional reaction, leading to stronger loyalty and advocacy. This post explores the importance of measuring customer delight, its impact on brand loyalty, and practical methods to achieve and assess it.

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7 Must-Have CX Software Features You Can't Ignore

IntouchInsight

Whether you are managing a restaurant chain, a retail brand, or any multi-location business, having the right Customer Experience (CX) software can make all the difference.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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[Experience Action Podcast] Turning Negative Touchpoints into Positive Ones

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Can sending an invoice actually enhance your customer relationship? Hear how to transform routine tasks into positive touchpoints and memorable experiences. In this episode, Jeannie Walters tackles the often-overlooked touchpoints like invoicing, providing three actionable strategies to infuse positivity and alignment with your brand’s promise into these interactions.

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Is Customer Support a Necessary Evil or a Core Differentiator?

BlueOcean

If you have a business, you have customers – otherwise, you won’t stay in business very long. And if you have customers, they will inevitably need support. And that costs money. This leads some businesses to think of customer support as a necessary evil, something you’d rather not have to deal with but can’t avoid. If you find yourself nodding in agreement, you might want to think again.

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Leverage Local Business Listings to Attract New Customers

InMoment XI

In today’s digital age, local business listings have become a cornerstone for brands looking to attract customers locally. These listings are essential for boosting your online presence and ensuring potential customers can easily find you. But what exactly are local business listings, and how can brands leverage them as part of their acquisition strategy?

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Future Thinking: A Complex and Multifaceted Ability that Deeply Influences Customer Experience

ECXO

Future Thinking: A Complex and Multifaceted Ability that Deeply Influences Customer Experience On Customer Experience, future thinking involves envisioning and planning for future needs, preferences, and behaviors of customers. When companies struggle with future thinking, it can negatively influence their ability to meet customer expectations and adapt to changing market conditions.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Surprising Solutions to the 9 Business Challenges of a Customer-First Strategy

C3Centricity

Adopting a customer-first strategy isn’t just an option these days. But did you know that, perhaps surprisingly, it can answer most business challenges? And it is therefore essential for the survival and growth of every single business. Yet, I know that this paradigm shift can present formidable challenges that many organisations struggle to overcome.

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Customer Retention Matters: 5 Strategies for Long-Term Success

IntouchInsight

When it comes to keeping customers happy and coming back, brands such as Amazon, Sephora, and Chick-fil-A are excellent examples of how great experiences can drive customer satisfaction and retention.

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[Experience Action Podcast] Countdown to CX Day

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

How can you celebrate CX Day on a limited budget and with a small team? Tune in to hear some ideas for acknowledging your organization’s unsung heroes and making this special day truly meaningful. Join Jeannie Walters as she shares innovative and heartfelt ways to celebrate the outstanding work of customer experience professionals, from promoting their efforts in internal communications to surprising them with small tokens of appreciation.