April, 2023

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How to Deliver An Outstanding Omnichannel Customer Experience

Playvox

Customer service has gone digital — and your contact center needs to evolve with the times. As younger customers make up more and more of the marketplace, they’re shifting service preferences toward digital channels. No matter where your customers get service, they’ll expect outstanding customer experience (CX), so you’ll have to be ready. Make sure your contact center is set up for digital success behind the scenes so that you can provide the experiences your customers demand.

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Why customer listening is going wrong - and how to fix it

MyCustomer

Voice of the Customer Why customer listening goes wrong & how to fix it

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Why Net Promoter Score is an Ongoing Process (Not a One-Time Survey)

Retently

There’s no better measure of your business’s overall health and ability to grow than customer satisfaction. A thriving company hinges on happy customers and one of the most reliable ways to gauge their satisfaction is through a consistent NPS process. Satisfied customers translate into growth through word of mouth. They mean that your product or service delivers significant, measurable benefits.

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U$ 402bn is on the table for brands that simplify their CX and EX – here’s why

eglobalis

$402bn is on the table for brands that simplify their CX and EX – Customer experience The post U$ 402bn is on the table for brands that simplify their CX and EX – here’s why appeared first on Eglobalis.

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The State of Customer Experience 2023 Report: Part 2

JUST RELEASED! The Northridge Group’s State of CX 2023 Part II research report reveals that nearly half of consumers surveyed had knowingly spoken to a customer service associate working from home—and almost 75% of those respondents felt the associate's location did not impact the service or experience. So why do more than ⅓ of business leaders want contact center associates back in the office?

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Live Chat Software: The Missing Part Of Your Customer Experience

Team Support

As a customer support professional, you understand that customer experience is one of the key components to a successful business. Because of this, you’re continuing to navigate through the ever changing landscape of customer service by implementing solutions that enhance the customer experience. Nowadays, one of the most prominent ways to revolutionize your customer support efforts is to offer multiple channels of communication for your customers to reach out to you, including live chat.

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The beauty (and challenges) of European cultural differences in CX

eglobalis

The beauty (and challenges) of European cultural differences in CX The post The beauty (and challenges) of European cultural differences in CX appeared first on Eglobalis.

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The new 3 P’s of retail customer experience 

Happy or Not

When thinking of what it is that makes up the customer experience, it can really be narrowed down to the 3 P’s: People, Product, and the newcomer to the group, Presentation. Why Presentation? While process is and remains an important element in delivering a good experience, is not something that the customer technically sees when visiting your store.

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Customer experience management and the cost-of-living crisis - what you need to know

MyCustomer

Loyalty CX Leader Session: CX & the cost-of-living crisis

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8 Secrets to Improving Customer Service in the Insurance Industry with Outsourcing

Magellan Solutions

8 Secrets to Improving Customer Service in the Insurance Industry with Outsourcing If customers do not get satisfactory service, they easily switch to other competitors. In order to keep up with the changing needs, improving customer service in insurance is one of the top priorities of businesses. Customer experience is a key aspect for companies trying to increase sales, satisfaction, and referrals.

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How Government Services Can Provide Better Citizen Satisfaction & Experience

Attention government agencies and BPO partners! CXperts is your go-to solution for improving citizen experience. Our omnichannel and digital contact center solutions are designed to supply superior CX, reducing costs and maximizing efficiency. Plus, we are a Minority Owned Business (MBE). With our certifications, we are the perfect partner to help government agencies meet their CX goals and fulfill federal deal requirements.

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Empowering Patients: The Role of Live Chat in Making Healthcare More Accessible

Comm100

Accessibility is critical in healthcare. Since 2016, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service has enforced the Accessible Information Standard. In the US, the CDC follows the Disability Inclusion in Programs & Activities toolkit. In December 2022, Health Canada published its first Accessibility Plan. These policies outline the commitment of governments to keep accessibility top of mind when delivering services, programs, and communication.

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The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Driving Business Growth

C3Centricity

Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, has emerged as a critical factor in driving business growth by enabling organisations to develop more meaningful customer relationships. In today’s ever-changing business environment, organisations seek innovative ways to differentiate themselves from their competitors. While many companies focus on improving their products, services, or technology, the key to long-term success lies in understanding and engaging with customers at a deeper level.

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What is the Meaning of Quality to Customers?

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Quality is an interesting word. We toss it around when discussing products, describing them as “high quality” or lacking it altogether. But what really is the meaning of quality? According to the dictionary, here is the definition. character with respect to fineness, or grade of excellence: food of poor quality; silks of fine quality.” OR “high grade; superiority; excellence: wood grain of quality.” OR “native excellence or superiority.” Where does quali

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Customer Service Is a Team Sport

ShepHyken

The other day I was having breakfast with 11 of my friends. The server came over, introduced herself, and said, “I’ll be taking care of you.” She took our orders, and a few minutes later, a different server dropped off three of our meals. Then, two more servers brought a few more meals a moment later, and another server showed up just after that with the rest of our meals.

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Retail Tech: Empower Associates, Optimize CX, and Boost Productivity

Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.

Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.

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Announcing New Tools for Building with Generative AI on AWS

AWS Machine Learning

The seeds of a machine learning (ML) paradigm shift have existed for decades, but with the ready availability of scalable compute capacity, a massive proliferation of data, and the rapid advancement of ML technologies, customers across industries are transforming their businesses. Just recently, generative AI applications like ChatGPT have captured widespread attention and imagination.

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Want Your Leaders To Be More Successful? Encourage Them To Fail More

The DiJulius Group

At most companies, policies and processes are put in place to deal with employees who exhibit sloppy, unprofessional, or irresponsible behavior. But if you avoid or move these people out, you don’t need so many rules. If you build an organization made up of high performers, you can eliminate most controls. The denser the talent, Read Full Article The post Want Your Leaders To Be More Successful?

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Comm100 Queue Management – The Solution to Long Wait Times & Frustrated Customers

Comm100

In today’s fast-paced world, customers demand quick and efficient service. They want to interact with businesses on their own terms and get their queries resolved as soon as possible. Long wait times and uncertainty in the queueing process can quickly turn a positive customer experience into a negative one. This is where Comm100 Queue Management comes in, helping support teams to streamline their queueing process and enhance customer satisfaction.

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Let your employees work from anywhere with a web UI

Eptica

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Let your employees work from anywhere with a web UI Published on: April 14, 2023 Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager Contact centres increasingly needing to support remote working – increasing the need for web user interfaces (UIs). Our latest blog post explains what a web UI is and the benefits it provides.

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Improve Contact Center Outcomes with Key Insights

Contact center leaders are skilled at balancing competing day-to-day priorities. They help others make informed business decisions, all while working to keep agents and customers engaged in positive experiences. Rapid access to the most relevant and actionable information is critical to managing agents, supervisors, and communicating with executive leadership to improve efficiencies and business outcomes.

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Totango AI innovations set to boost customer success productivity

Totango

Welcome to the era of “do more with less.” That phrase has become the earworm of 2023, stuck in our head no matter how many other tunes we try to sing. In this uncertain time, many business leaders are seeing budget cuts, longer sales cycles, and forecasts being continually reexamined … but there is good news. This is the moment for CS to shine. As businesses are laser-focused on retaining and growing current clients, they’re turning to their customer success (CS) teams and leaders to make it h

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Tipping Used to Be For Good Service

ShepHyken

The other day I was at the airport and ordered a chicken sandwich from one of the “to go” restaurants. When it came time to pay, they didn’t ask me for a tip. For a moment, I thought, “Did I go back in time?” This is just my opinion, but the concept of tipping is getting out of hand. I go to a fast-food restaurant and order a burger and fries. The person behind the counter takes my money and gives me my food.

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Deliver your first ML use case in 8–12 weeks

AWS Machine Learning

Do you need help to move your organization’s Machine Learning (ML) journey from pilot to production? You’re not alone. Most executives think ML can apply to any business decision, but on average only half of the ML projects make it to production. This post describes how to implement your first ML use case using Amazon SageMaker in just 8–12 weeks by leveraging a methodology called Experience-based Acceleration (EBA).

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The Correlation Between Happiness at Work and Overall Life Satisfaction

The DiJulius Group

Caring for your employees does not just impact their professional lives and the company’s bottom line. It is impossible to separate one’s professional life from their personal life. If an employee is miserable at their job and works in a toxic environment, their psychological well-being will be impacted. There is an inevitable spill-over effect making.

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The Hidden Costs of Poor Customer Onboarding

Churn starts within the first 30 days of customers purchasing a product. A lot of it comes down to the first impression customers get through the onboarding process. A poor experience can result in losing current and future customers, and unnecessary overhead. It’s important to know what a poor onboarding experience looks like, the associated hidden costs, and how to build a top-tier onboarding experience for your customers so you can avoid losing hard-earned revenue.

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Exploring the impact of globalization on research in the United States

Clarivate

Our latest Global Research Report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) , “U.S. research trends: The impact of globalization and collaboration,” raises important questions about how well past investment has prepared the U.S. scientific enterprise to achieve its goals. Our findings suggest that while the U.S. remains a leading science and technology power, it must acknowledge its shrinking domestic research capacity and work collaboratively with resourceful competitors to maintain i

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Navigating the U.S. Banking Crisis Requires In-Depth Market Research

2020 Research

What happens when governments raise their central bank interest rates? One ripple effect may be the increased cost of lending for banks. We may also observe a reduction in bond prices, which could deplete the market value of bank capital reserves. Unfortunately, these aren’t speculative scenarios—it’s all happening now in 2023. Mar. 8, 2023: Silvergate Bank, a cryptocurrency-focused institution, was the first to fail due to significant losses in its loan portfolio.

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What is Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT)?

Feedbackly

If customers are the lifeblood of a business, their satisfaction is what will keep it running. It is important that brands keep track of customer satisfaction consistently to identify what they do well and focus on what they could do better. CSAT is one of the popular metrics used for this purpose. But does it cover everything you need to keep your customers happy?

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Act Like an Owner – Revisited!

ShepHyken

One of my favorite concepts to cover in my customer service keynote speeches is to act like an owner. I originally wrote about this in 2011 and shared the story of an 18-year-old server at a pizza restaurant who took so much pride in his work that the guests thought he owned the restaurant. In preparing for an upcoming speech, I worked with Anthony Demangone, CMO of the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions.

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The Ultimate CX Solution: Combining Software + Service

In today's competitive business landscape, customer experience (CX) has emerged as a critical differentiator. Companies are increasingly investing in CX services to optimize customer satisfaction, drive customer loyalty, and ultimately, enhance their bottom line. Traditionally, businesses have had to choose between a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) approach or a full-service model, where an agency handles the entire CX program.

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Secure your Amazon Kendra indexes with the ACL using a JWT shared secret key

AWS Machine Learning

Globally, many organizations have critical business data dispersed among various content repositories, making it difficult to access this information in a streamlined and cohesive manner. Creating a unified and secure search experience is a significant challenge for organizations because each repository contains a wide range of document formats and access control mechanisms.

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How to create a QR code survey: Gather feedback wherever your customers are

delighted

Online survey distribution methods (think email, link, and website surveys) get great response rates and garner high-quality feedback for two reasons: they’re user-friendly and timed to catch folks while their experience is still fresh. QR code surveys, available with our Link survey distribution method , extend those same benefits to feedback collection during real-world physical interactions.

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“Mother’s Day Shopping? Sure, and Sooner Rather than Later,” Consumers Say??

Optimove

Wait, did we just remind you that Mother’s Day is coming up? We’re here to help marketers boost customer loyalty and better understand consumer behavior and preferences, but we’re happy to help however we can. So, make a mental note, and let’s dive into our survey results – what do consumers have planned for this Mother’s Day?