Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

After several years of relentless pursuit of new business, 2023 made it clear to many companies that growth at all costs is not a sustainable strategy. This shift presents a compelling opportunity for B2B enterprises to invest in tailor-made tools for their post-sales organizations and customer success (CS) teams.

B2B 91

B2B ML CRM Customer Relationship Management 91

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In the dynamic world of startups, where every decision can make or break a company’s future, customer experience (CX) stands out as a critical factor for success. It’s not just about having a great product or service; it’s about how you make your customers feel when they interact with your brand.

CX 59

CX Social Media Touchpoint Customer Acquisition 59

Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 14, 2022

I read a fascinating report the other day from Zendesk called The Customer Experience (CX) Trends Report 2022. I saw a dichotomy between what people are saying and what they are doing regarding Customer Experiences (CX). 64% of business leaders say that customer service has a positive impact on the company’s growth .

Customer Satisfaction 78

Customer Satisfaction Contact Center Customer Acquisition CX 78

Totango

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Merging sales and customer success (CS) is a delicate art that is often challenging but necessary for driving business results and creating a frictionless customer journey. Teaming leaders from each of these functions to focus on a respective industry, these “pods” work together to build deep knowledge and vertical expertise.

Sales 89

Sales Scorecard NPS Customer Acquisition 89

Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2024

Every interaction with your business has the power to build or damage the relationship with your customer – and can directly impact your revenue. 78% of customers have backed out of a purchase due to a poor customer experience (CX). More than 80% of business leaders see customer experience as a growing priority in 2024.

Sentiment Analysis 83

Sentiment Analysis Compliance AI Social Media 83

ClearAction

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Gratitude Grows Gains from Customer Experience Strategies Lynn Hunsaker. On other holidays (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, CX Day, Customer Service Week, etc.), On other holidays (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Mother’s Day, CX Day, Customer Service Week, etc.), we’re reminded again.

Customer Experience 71

Customer Experience Key Driver Analysis Customer Acquisition CX 71

Totango

AUGUST 25, 2022

Six Customer Engagement SaaS Strategies That Work. For software service providers, customer engagement SaaS strategies play a central role in a successful business model. Proactive interactions with your customers can increase satisfaction and retention, driving repeat business and referral revenue.

Net Promoter Score 96

Net Promoter Score Customer Acquisition NPS Customer Journey Map 96

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 9, 2022

We iterate, fight for adoption, and keep pushing for maximum impact for our customers and our business. We strive to deliver outcomes as well as outputs to drive real results for our customers. We work to ensure that what happens because of things we ship delivers tangible value to our customers.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 19, 2023

10 Effective Ways to Reduce Costs in Your BPO Contact Center Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) contact centers play a vital role in today’s modern businesses. They help manage customer interactions by serving as the initial point of contact. As per a report , the customer care BPO market is estimated to rise from US$22,598.82

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Predictive Analytics Non-Profits Customer Satisfaction 52

The Customer Service Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

By 2004 the Body Shop had 1,980 stores, serving more than 77 million customers worldwide. Many readers of my blog will be aware that recently the Body Shop has run into serious financial difficulties and has ceased all its operations in the USA. Darren Bugg Editor, The Customer Service Blog.

Social Media 52

Social Media Retail Innovation Start-ups 52

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 8, 2019

We specifically wanted to pick her brain all about customer acquisition : just how does HubSpot do it, and what marketing tactics do they deploy? To start a successful business and get customers, all you really needed was a good idea and an internet connection. ” Your best marketer is your customer.

Customer Acquisition 116

Customer Acquisition E-commerce Start-ups Gaming 116

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

When I started Beyond Philosophy back in 2002, I could ascertain whether a company was customer-focused or not right away. This answer became my second book, Revolutionize Your Customer Experience , which explores how the culture of a company reflects how customer-centric the organization is. I wondered how I did that.

Net Promoter Score 171

Net Promoter Score CX NPS Start-ups 171

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 13, 2018

Upselling value to existing customers is key. On top of that, an existing customer already knows your flaws, and they have an opinion on whether or not you’re delivering. Rather than picking up the phone on a whim to see if your customer would be interested in a premium plan, leverage data from their account.

Sales 224

Sales CRM Social Media Customer Acquisition 224

Totango

JUNE 15, 2022

While the uncertainty that comes along with rising interest rates and a falling stock market can be scary, there is a silver lining: your current customer base. During periods of economic instability, your customer base may be the only growth channel on which you can depend. Treat the Customer Journey as a Product.

Touchpoint 95

Touchpoint Start-ups NPS CRM 95

Customer Bliss

AUGUST 20, 2019

A drink of water from a bottle in my hotel room just cost me about 42 cents. To your customer? When you think of only the short term gain and not the long-term loss of your customer's business and their good word, your opportunity for growth depends heavily on customer acquisition. Click To Tweet.

Customer Acquisition 50

Customer Acquisition Customer Experience 50

Totango

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The unpredictability of an economic downturn, such as the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, can introduce uncertainty into the relationship between you and your customer. Sudden and unexpected external forces beyond the control of either of you can also lead to unanticipated customer behavior. Establishing Customer Status and Goals.

Customer Retention 118

Customer Retention Non-Profits Customer Acquisition Customer Relationship 118

CX Journey

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

How do you thank your customers? It's also a great reminder to say "thank you" to your customers, as well, now and throughout the year. Without customers , you wouldn't be in business. Saying "thank you" is an essential part not only of your relationship with your customers but also of the overall customer experience.

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience 72

Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices. How to overcome those challenges?

CX 141

CX Customer Experience Artificial Intelligence Omnichannel 141

SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In today’s competitive market, customer satisfaction is crucial for businesses to succeed. After all, the longer you keep your customers satisfied, the more likely they are to stay loyal to your brand and continue to invest in your products. Ready to take your customer satisfaction to the next level?

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction Touchpoint Customer Feedback CRM 52

Customers That Stick

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Building a base of loyal customers can be one of the most effective ways to increase your profitability and optimize your customer acquisition costs, but what does it take to win the favor of Millennials (consumers who are currently between 18 to 34 years old)? Photo credit: [link].

Social Media 133

Social Media Customer Loyalty Retail Customer Acquisition 133

CommBox

MAY 18, 2022

Acquiring new customers will always cost more than keeping the ones you already have. Not to mention that upselling products to your existing customer base is much easier. That said, growing and keeping a loyal customer base is key to achieving success. This translates to reducing customer churn as much as possible. .

Social Media 98

Social Media Omnichannel Customer Acquisition Customer Loyalty 98

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 26, 2018

He searched for ways to cut costs. He craved thoughtful feedback from real customers (instead of free beta users) and rushed to market. When Baremetrics launched, and my first customer was a $250 a month user I just realized: “Wow, okay. I wanted to have paying customer feedback as soon as possible.

Non-Profits 137

Non-Profits Finance Start-ups Customer Acquisition 137

Customer Service Life

AUGUST 26, 2019

This article was originally published on the FCR blog on July 3, 2019. The quality assurance market has been heating up in a big way over the past few years as customer service leaders are looking to add a quality tool to their technology stack. Let’s dive in. Quality Assurance Applications. Freshworks. Emerging Messaging Channels.

Technology 74

Technology Technology Text Analytics Contact Center 74

SugarCRM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Content Marketing Institute found that 7 out of 10 customers like brands’ articles more than ads. Instead of hoping that visitors will somehow rediscover your blog later, you want to take actionable steps towards building a communication channel—so you don’t lose them. Newsletter Signups. Special Promotions.

E-commerce 49

E-commerce Finance Engineering Education 49

Fonolo

APRIL 24, 2018

In just the last month we saw the release of Apple’s Business Chat, the announcement of Twilio’s new Flex call center platform and the acquisition of Altocloud by Genesys. About: We read, and blog about, a lot of content from Call Center Week. Our favorite chart: Customer Service Index Report. Where to get it: [link].

Contact Center 99

Contact Center Social Media Customer Service Start-ups 99

Totango

APRIL 24, 2020

This week Totango hosted our virtual Customer Success Summit: CXO Connect for executives and leaders of Customer Success. The full recording will be available on Totango’s Everything Customer Success YouTube channel but some of the key takeaways include: Digital Transformation has accelerated as enterprises scramble to the cloud.

Customer Acquisition 62

Customer Acquisition Start-ups Sales Technology 62

CX Journey

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Want to know the secret to customer retention? I do sometimes find inspiration to write about both customer and employee experiences in the strangest ways, but that story got me thinking about this blog post that I needed to write about customer retention and how to keep customers coming back.

Customer Retention 83

Customer Retention Customer Acquisition Sales Omnichannel 83

Beyond Philosophy

JANUARY 10, 2019

Understanding Customers’ Mental Budgets. The answer is found in the concept of mental accounting, and it might have significant implications for your Customer Experience. We discussed how our mental accounting affects our behavior as customers in our recent podcast. You must understand what customers’ mental category you are in.

Customer Experience 127

Customer Experience Entertainment CX 127

SurveySensum

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Paul’s online handcrafted jewelry store started seeing a decline in customer satisfaction and repeat purchases. So he started sending CSAT surveys after every purchase to his customers to learn about their shopping experience, product quality, and overall satisfaction. Why should you Measure Customer Satisfaction?

Customer Satisfaction 52

Customer Satisfaction Net Promoter Score Social Media Customer Loyalty 52

Callminer

AUGUST 1, 2017

And because efficiency is directly tied to minimizing overhead costs in the call center, it’s a prominent challenge. If customers are being sent to the wrong department, then they tied up customer service personnel from helping the right people. Most call centers struggle with efficiency at one time or another. Alex Tebbs.

Contact Center 334

Contact Center Real Estate Start-ups Sales 334

Totango

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It is critical that at each phase in the customer success lifecycle, you are engaging your customer with the goal of retaining them. Onboarding is a vital part of this customer retention focus, however, an onboarding process that is too lengthy or complicated can sour customer relationships early on.

Close the Loop 77

Close the Loop NPS Customer Feedback Customer Retention 77

Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2015

In building relationships with customers, and value for them, my long-time observation is that most organizations tend to progress through several stages of performance as they are becoming truly customer-centric: a) customer awareness, b) customer sensitivity, c) customer focus, and d) customer obsession.

Customer Service 111

Customer Service CEM Retail Customer Retention 111

Totango

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Loyal customers are one of the most valuable assets a company can have. Not only does customer loyalty equal a higher lifetime value as compared to short-term clientele, but long-term customers boost brand image and are more likely to provide word-of-mouth advertising to their peers. Leading Causes of Customer Churn .

Net Promoter Score 65

Net Promoter Score Customer Acquisition Education Customer Loyalty 65

ClientSuccess

JANUARY 16, 2018

For innovative customer success leaders, preventing customer churn while increasing retention, revenue, and renewals is already top of mind. There are a myriad of ways to leverage your customer success team to decrease customer churn and help combat the negative costs associated with attrition.

Customer Acquisition 40

Customer Acquisition Innovation Start-ups Sales 40

ClientSuccess

JANUARY 10, 2018

Retaining customers is a bottom-line must for successful companies—especially SaaS companies where a predictable customer base is a must. An organization’s customers are the greatest asset it can have, and the longer those customers continue to invest in products and services, the more valuable they become.

Customer Acquisition 40

Customer Acquisition Customer Retention Innovation 40

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

For many years, there has been a debate whether you could assign a dollar amount to determine the return on investment for any Customer Experience improvements. Whilst the transactional business is more interested in repeat purchases and their frequency, the subscription business is mostly interested in how long customers remain loyal.

Net Promoter Score 164

Net Promoter Score Customer Experience NPS CEM 164

Comm100

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If you’re reading this blog, you’ve likely learned of the benefits of chatbots and now need to choose the best chatbot for your school. (If If you’re still unsure, take a look at the cost-savings of chatbots with this Chatbot ROI Calculator.). Deciding what you want in a chatbot also means being realistic about the scope of your bot.

AI 52

AI Education Start-ups Engineering 52