August, 2024

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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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Factors driving the gap between customer expectations and satisfaction

Adrian Swinscoe

Customers are generally not happy with the experiences they are having with brands. Last month, Forrester published the US 2024 Customer Experience (CX) Index, which found […] The post Factors driving the gap between customer expectations and satisfaction first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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HELP: The four fundamental steps of service

Inside Customer Service

Consistency is a hallmark of service culture. Imagine if every employee, on every team, in every location served customers the same way. Service so consistent, it became part of your brand. This level of service is not organic. Customer-focused companies use carefully cultivated steps of service to guide their employees. These service steps ensure employees take the same approach every time.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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Top tips for evaluating call center training software options

Callminer

Learn how the call center has been modernized with call center training software that monitors agent performance, provides continuous data insights, and supports agents with immediate feedback.

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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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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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Why Is My NPS So High Yet Underperforming?

Retently

High NPS scores can definitely feel like a big win. After all, Net Promoter Score is a popular way to gauge how happy your customers are and how likely they are to recommend your business to others. It’s a straightforward metric that many businesses use to celebrate their customer satisfaction. But here’s the catch: a high NPS doesn’t always mean everything is going perfectly.

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Print-era thinking is holding personalization efforts back – Interview with Vivek Sharma on Movable Ink

Adrian Swinscoe

Today’s interview is with Vivek Sharma, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Movable Ink, which empowers marketers with scalable, omnichannel personalization through data activation and AI […] The post Print-era thinking is holding personalization efforts back – Interview with Vivek Sharma on Movable Ink first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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7 success strategies for outbound call center excellence

Callminer

Read this blog to learn about the factors that drive outbound call center excellence: agent performance, metric tracking and analysis, and prioritization of customer experience.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Innovation in Action: Strategic Experimentation for Enhanced Customer Experience

Customer Think

Introduction Article originaly posted at: [link] Experimentation methods are critical for enhancing Customer Experience (CX) programs by validating hypotheses, identifying improvement areas, and ensuring that new initiatives resonate with both partners and customers. In today’s competitive market, businesses must deliver exceptional CX that meets and exceeds customer expectations.

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

Experience Investigators

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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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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When Should You Start Measuring Net Promoter Score?

Retently

In The Lean Startup , Eric Ries describes the four ways customers drive sustainable growth for businesses. The first is word-of-mouth through recommendations and referrals. When people get value from your product, they’re likely to talk about it. The second is due to the product itself. A product like a MacBook, with its glowing Apple logo, is a constant advertisement.

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Are assumptions hindering your delivery of great customer service?

Adrian Swinscoe

Recently, I was invited to participate in a discussion about how to improve customer service outcomes. At one point in the discussion, we were talking about […] The post Are assumptions hindering your delivery of great customer service? first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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32 examples of how AI can improve customer experience

Callminer

One of the most obvious benefits of AI is its potential to improve CX. Learn how AI has revolutionized companies' ability to engage with customers, analyze data, and make strategic decisions.

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Ahead of the Curve: MarTech-Driven Customer Experience Evolution

Customer Think

Introduction Find the original article here: [link] In today’s hyper-competitive market, delivering a superior customer experience (CX) is paramount for businesses striving to differentiate themselves. Marketing technology (MarTech) is pivotal in enhancing CX by integrating data, automating processes, and enabling personalized interactions sometimes in real-time.

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Spotlight on CS Ops: Supercharging Customer Success with Data-Driven Strategies

Totango

“If you invest in the post-sale, and you have somebody that can focus just on the digital journey, you’re going to keep more customers, and you’re going to expand them, because they’re going to have a better experience.” – Katie Yagodnik, Director, Customer Success Operations and Digital Programs, Totango + Catalyst Customer success operations (CS Ops) can be the “wizard” behind the scenes of your customer-centric strategy.

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Next-Gen Cloud Contact Centers For Dummies®

What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.

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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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Beyond CSAT: The Power of Customer Experience Score (XSAT) for Long-Term Customer Insights

Retently

Keeping your customers happy is the secret sauce to staying ahead. Yet, to really understand what makes them tick, businesses turn to customer satisfaction metrics – handy tools that capture how customers feel and what you can do to make their experience even better. Two of the most efficient tools businesses can use to measure customer happiness are the Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) and a newer Retently-born, but increasingly adopted metric called Customer Experience Score (XSAT).

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Agents view agent-assist technology as more important than a competitive salary – Interview with Gopi Polavarapu at Kore.ai

Adrian Swinscoe

Today’s interview is with Gopi Polavarapu, Chief Solutions Officer at Kore.ai, a market leader in Conversational AI platform space. Gopi joins me today to talk about […] The post Agents view agent-assist technology as more important than a competitive salary – Interview with Gopi Polavarapu at Kore.ai first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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How technology is transforming customer experience automation

Callminer

Businesses often rely on CX automation to help customers quickly and conveniently at different points in the customer journey. Read this blog to learn how automation plays an important role in CX.

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4 HR Priorities for 2025 to Supercharge Your Employee Experience

Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

Forget predictions, let’s focus on priorities for the year and explore how to supercharge your employee experience. Join Miriam Connaughton and Carolyn Clark as they discuss key HR trends for 2025—and how to turn them into actionable strategies for your organization. In this dynamic webinar, our esteemed speakers will share expert insights and practical tips to help your employee experience adapt and thrive.

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Why the Medical Devices Sector Holds a Higher Standard of Customer Experience

Customer Think

The title is: Why the Medical Devices Industry Holds a Higher Standard of Customer Experience, and the question is: Why Can’t the Medical Devices Sector Fail?

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[Experience Action Podcast] CX Pulse Check – August 2024

Experience Investigators

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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Become the King Midas of CX

ECXO

Become the King Midas of CX Once upon a time in ancient Greece, a king named Midas was absolutely crazy about gold. I mean, this guy loved gold so much that he probably thought about it 24/7. So, one day, this god named Dionysus, who owed the king a favor, offered to grant him one wish. And guess what? Midas, without even thinking twice, asked for the power to turn everything he touched into gold.

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Best CSAT Software for Ecommerce & Retail Brands in 2024

Retently

Imagine browsing your favorite online store, filling up your cart with everything you need, and then… something goes wrong. Maybe the checkout process is confusing, or you’re faced with unexpected import duties or shipping or return fees. Frustrating, right? That’s when you reach out to customer support, hoping for a quick fix. Now, think about how you’d feel if, after that interaction, the store reached out to ask about your experience and actually used your feedback to make things better

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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Countdown to Inclusion: What to expect from the European Accessibility Act

Adrian Swinscoe

This is a guest post from Mike Adams OBE , founder of EnableAll. In just under a year, the European Accessibility Act will become law as […] The post Countdown to Inclusion: What to expect from the European Accessibility Act first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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How AI analytics can improve call center performance

Callminer

This blog explores how AI analytics has improved call centers beyond its basic functions, empowering them to drill down important metrics, review conversations, and better understand customers.

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Will Generative AI (GenAI) Experience its “Metaverse Moment” in 2024?

Customer Think

As I have written a couple of times before, 2024 will be the year of truth for GenAI. Truth in the sense of proving the delivery of real business value to technology users. Why did the Metaverse disappear as fast as it came up? Or blockchains, for that matter?

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Silence Speaks: Leadership Lessons from 7 Days Without My Voice

Doing CX Right

A week of silence revealed surprising truths. Could these lessons transform your leadership style and business? Read more now. The post Silence Speaks: Leadership Lessons from 7 Days Without My Voice appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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Future-Proof Your Firm: Smarter Tech for Stronger Returns & Simpler Workflows

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Senior Sales Engineer

Is your tech stack working for you—or are you working for it ? 🤖 In today’s world of automation and AI, technology should simplify workflows—not add complexity. Seamless integration and interconnectivity are key to maximizing productivity, optimizing workflows, and improving collaboration. Join expert Joe Wroblewski for a practical and insightful session on how you can build a smarter, more connected tech stack that drives efficiency and long-term success!