Fri.Mar 15, 2024

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INSIGHTS EVERYWHERE

Futurelab

#NoBullshitCX #20yearsFuturelab “Question (almost) everything.” Are you innovating “a faster horse”?A few years ago, I worked with the world leader in logistics supplies. They wanted to refresh their innovation process. Until then they typically interviewed all their customers once a year with a 200-question-long survey and held co-creation sessions with some of them.

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Leveraging Financial Data in Sales: Pre-call Planning Done Fast, Done Right

Customer Think

When I was an undergrad at The University of Colorado Boulder, I went back and forth when it was time to declare a major. I was one of the many students who selected undecided at the beginning of my freshman year. That said, my favorite class freshman year was Macro Economics.

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Master the Art of Staying Cool: 5 Rules to Handle Customer Crises

Beyond Philosophy

You will have a customer crisis. We apologize for being so direct, but the fact is customer crises are inevitable. When it does happen, will you be able to navigate it to an acceptable outcome? Do you have a comprehensive approach? We doubt it. Few organizations do. Most think a customer crisis isn’t going to happen to them or that they will be able to manage it when it does with their business-as-usual approach.

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The 7 Sins of Customer Experience

ECXO

The 7 Sins of Customer Experience If you fancy watching a quick video summary of this article, click the link below and enjoy: The 7 Sins of CX Are you ready to discover some awesome strategies that can help you take your customers’ experience to the next level? In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of customer experience, there are countless possibilities and challenges that businesses need to tackle.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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The top 50 customer experience influencers to follow in 2024

CX Network

CX Network's top 50 people making an impact on customer experience

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How to Increase the Influence of B2B Marketing: The Content Value Equation

Customer Think

Value. It’s become a buzzword of little…value. What does it mean to B2B buyers? Often, companies think of value in relation to their business — more so than for their customers. They think it lives within the features of their products. As marketers, we’re told our content and buyer experiences must deliver value.

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Subtle Strength: Language Techniques that Win Customers (Without Overt Persuasion)

Customer Think

Telling your prospects to buy from you is like trying to take a cat for a walk. They’ll stay rooted in position and won’t budge and the more you try to push them towards you, the more intractable your prospects will be.

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Cameras, Pictures or Memories?

The Squawk Point

What Does Your Customer Need? “Your customer doesn’t want a drill. He wants a hole.” You have no doubt heard that one before. Working through customer requirements is difficult , particularly when customers don’t know what they want. Do Customers Want Cameras? I found a story in an old 1990s textbook ( The Leader’s Handbook ). It goes like this: Konica Cameras had a problem: they wanted to develop a breakthrough camera that would grab the market, but the feedback they were getting from customers

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5 Non-Negotiable Values for Your Company’s Culture

Customer Think

Over the course of my life and my career, I’ve been a part of a lot of teams. While all of these groups espoused their “values” as these overarching, altruistic shared principles, only a select few actually embodied them.

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Mastering Voice of Customer Analytics for Strategic Advantage

Zonka Feedback

Understanding customer needs and preferences has always been at the core of successful businesses. Voice of Customers plays a crucial role in collecting customer feedback, understanding their needs, and expectations, and working in the direction of fulfilling them.

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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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Training AI in an Ethical Way

Customer Think

Over the past year, the business world has had a collective crash course in AI, developing a deeper understanding of how to use this new technology impactfully and responsibly.

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Don’t Settle for Less: Join our Webinar and Boost Your Revenue Game with Omnichannel CX Suite Magic!

Hodusoft

Don't Settle for Less: Join our Webinar and Boost Your Revenue Game with Omnichannel CX Suite Magic! In today’s competitive business landscape, customer experience (CX) is no longer a “nice to have” – it’s a must-have. As per a report , brands that offer excellent customer service make 5.7 times more revenue as compared to their competitors who are at the bottom of the customer experience rankings.

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Leveraging Customer Feedback Surveys to Boost Your Online Reputation

Customer Think

Struggling to cut through the online noise and make your brand stand out? You’re not alone. In this data-driven era, customer feedback is your golden ticket to building trust, loyalty, and an online presence that shines brighter than you could even imagine.

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9 Best Market Research Tools & Software in 2024

SurveySensum

Picture this : Company A and Company B both launched a similar type of product which makes them competitors. They both launched their products around the same time but only Company B received more downloads and positive feedback. Why is that? This is because before launching Company B decided to market research into its target audience, created customer personas, and launched their product only after understanding their audience and market dynamics.

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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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5 Ways to Address and Resolve Bad Reviews

Customer Think

Online reviews have become popularized to the point of becoming an integral part of the commercial landscape. Fewer and fewer purchases are made ‘blind’ or without the consumer first consulting the views and experiences of other shoppers.

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Leading Transformation in a Fast-Paced World

Customer Think

Ryan Thomas, the sales VP of Elastic, Americas, shares his insights on effective leadership, team motivation, and driving business growth. He emphasizes the importance of inspiring and motivating teams, aligning individual success with the company’s vision, and making data-driven decisions.

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6 Social Media Trends You Should Know About in 2024

Customer Think

Are you a social media marketer or a content creator? Well, in that case, you need to know the top social media trends for 2024. Having a good understanding of what’s trending in the market is essential to stay ahead of the curve.

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How To Build a Strong Online Presence for Your Law Firm

Customer Think

Image by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Establishing a solid internet presence is vital in the modern business environment, particularly for law firms. With potential clients using online platforms to find legal services, maintaining a solid online presence is a pivotal success factor.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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A look inside a punk-inspired contact center – Interview with David Powers

Customer Think

Podcast Today’s interview is with David Powers, who is an author, podcast host, Chief Experience Officer at Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air and a true punk.