Intercom, Inc.
JANUARY 21, 2020
I studied the first screen of 25 popular iOS apps to determine how much text they use. The results shows us the value of taking a principled approach to writing text for mobile apps – because product design is still all about the words. Mobile apps dominate our digital experiences. People downloaded a record 204 billion of them from the Google and Apple app stores in 2019.
Callminer
JANUARY 12, 2020
We asked a panel of 20 call center pros about the most important call center metrics reps and agents should be aware of (but many aren’t) and what managers should be doing about it.
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CX Accelerator
JANUARY 16, 2020
A customer-centric culture is the “make or break” component of any customer experience initiative. It was great getting to let loose on this all-important topic alongside Ryan Floersch of Gladly during our recent CXPA webinar. We discussed all kinds of ways to begin working toward an enhanced culture, or (if you’re lucky enough to have the beginnings of it in your organization already) how to accelerate the positive momentum you’ve already garnered.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 20, 2020
Sometimes people say no to sales offers out of habit. They have rules or expectations going into the interaction that preclude them from saying yes. There are ways to overcome these habits. The scientific name for it is Escalation of Commitment, but it is also the basis of many sales techniques, and it is an excellent way to get your customers to say yes. .
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.
Lumoa
JANUARY 30, 2020
We share best practices on how to prioritize customer experience initiatives. Due to limitations in resources, organizations have to prioritize which initiatives to spend their money on. You have to consider which initiatives have the most potential to impact customer effort for your priority customers.
Shaun Belding
JANUARY 29, 2020
If you are looking to improve your customer service for 2020, you needn’t look any further than these 10 fantastic customer service stories from 2019 for inspiration. This year’s picks are a great illustration of the absolute core of customer service – genuinely caring about the people you serve.
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Callminer
JANUARY 26, 2020
In this post, we discuss customer empathy and why it’s crucial for a positive customer experience, as well as tips for how you can start building and deepening customer empathy in every interaction.
CX Accelerator
JANUARY 16, 2020
A customer-centric culture is the “make or break” component of any customer experience initiative. It was great getting to let loose on this all-important topic alongside Ryan Floersch of Gladly during our recent CXPA webinar. We discussed all kinds of ways to begin working toward an enhanced culture, or (if you’re lucky enough to have the beginnings of it in your organization already) how to accelerate the positive momentum you’ve already garnered.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 23, 2020
Forrester predicted that one in four Customer Experience Professionals will lose their job in 2020. It is a bold prediction, and I agree with it. Why are so many Customer Experience professionals facing the ax this year? They have neglected to focus on return on investment for the initiatives they have implemented. . We discussed this problem in a recent podcast.
Win the Customer
JANUARY 20, 2020
2018 saw the eCommerce industry grow by over 25 percent with 2019 showing no signs of a slowdown for the industry. The eCommerce boom has resulted in lots of competition. Businesses need to rise to the challenge to stay relevant. This article will look at why a business should integrate live chat as well as AI to their eCommerce business as well as how to integrate them correctly to your eCommerce business.
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Heart of the Customer
JANUARY 7, 2020
I heard Lee Becker, Chief of Staff of the Veterans Experience Office (VEO) of the VA speak at a recent Medallia conference and was blown away by his remarks. I reached out for an interview because I wanted to share with a broader audience his thoughts on what it’s like to drive change within a […]. The post Creating a Customer-Centric Agency at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appeared first on Heart of the Customer.
Intercom, Inc.
JANUARY 3, 2020
More and more companies are reaching the tipping point where their human teams can’t keep up with their growing volume of support conversations. Chatbots are supposed to be the fix – providing basic help to customers while taking pressure off the team behind the scenes. But there’s some tension at play. We need these chatbot interactions to be frequent enough to make a real impact on team capacity but thoughtful enough that they protect our hard-won customer relationships.
Callminer
JANUARY 19, 2020
In this post, we discuss customer empathy and why it’s crucial for a positive customer experience, as well as tips for how you can start building and deepening customer empathy in every interaction.
Fonolo
JANUARY 14, 2020
Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Not only has technology changed the way we interact with customers, but it’s also massively changed the way we communicate with our peers within the industry.
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.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 19, 2020
We do research called an Emotional Signature ® that examines the Customer Experience from a subconscious psychological perspective. Therefore, by definition, you get a different viewpoint after you undertake it for your organization. . However, in our global Customer Experience consultancy, whenever we present our findings to an organization, you usually get at least one person that tries to bend the results to meet their agenda.
Lumoa
JANUARY 9, 2020
We share a simple checklist you can use to quickly start measuring your customer experience. Even if you’re already measuring customer experience, the checklist will make sure you’re hitting all the right points along the way.
Customers That Stick
JANUARY 24, 2020
So, how do you nail your customer service job interview? The first thing is to do all of the basics: be professional, research the company, even research the person you’re interviewing with. Past that, if you’re trying to get into customer service, I’ll give you one tip. Show that you have a focus on customers and what that means. Show that you believe in the importance of customer service and that — and here’s a keyword that should score you points — that you believe customer
Intercom, Inc.
JANUARY 28, 2020
Gone are the days of sales deals being closed with a handshake in a face-to-face meeting. Nowadays, digital solutions like CRMs have made it easier for sales teams to manage their pipelines online but that doesn’t always result in the best experience for the end buyer. . This rapid shift to the world of online sales has created an engagement gap between sales reps and buyers for many companies, resulting in an estimated 60 percent of all contracts being lost to indecision or simply going una
Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera
Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
Customer Service Life
JANUARY 29, 2020
Image by DanaTentis from Pixabay. It’s amazing the customer service insights I gain from raising my kids. We recently moved to a new neighborhood and are thrilled to have multiple kids on our street, including some the same age as my oldest son. This means that our doorbell rings multiple times a day to see if he can play. Being a good introvert (like his dad), he’s often working on a project by himself and would be content to just do that.
Fonolo
JANUARY 22, 2020
Wondering what customer service or contact center conference to attend in 2020? We’ve got you covered. Whatever anyone says, attending live events is essential if you want to keep up and keep involved with the industry around. Not only is it a chance to find out what everyone is working on — and hopefully pick up some tips — but it’s also a chance to meet with our peers.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 24, 2020
The Secret of Pricing. Academia has a problem with names. They are not always, well, intuitive. Hyperbolic Discounting is an excellent example of a pertinent business area disguised in a difficult-to-interpret label. Hyperbolic Discounting does not mean what you might think. If you take a look at the words in the name, you probably imagine it means embellished markdowns.
Taylor Reach Group
JANUARY 22, 2020
By Colin Taylor. When working to deliver good customer service, there are many tactics you shouldn’t employ even though on the surface they may look like they fit the bill of improving customer service and supporting your limited budgets. Here are two of those tactics you should avoid: Capping handle time for agents. Trying to manage by AHT (Average Handle Time) will ultimately fail.
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JUST RELEASED! New research reveals 92% of business leaders would like to provide additional training to their customer service representatives. Soft skills training stands out as a priority area of investment and/or improvement. Check out The Northridge Group’s latest CX research report —the 7th annual CX survey of 1,000 customers and 250 business executives—to see additional statistics as well as insights that businesses can use to benchmark their customer service and improve the overall exper
Customer Bliss
JANUARY 17, 2020
We are living in a world where customers have the megaphone. That’s actually been one of the most wonderful forcing functions: when finally it wasn’t about who we said we were; it’s about what employees and customers say we are. And these employees and customers talk about three things: Did you do what you said you were going to do? Did you improve my life?
Customers That Stick
JANUARY 30, 2020
In this One Win Book Review, we take a look at Finish by Jon Acuff. Check out the video below to hear Adam’s one win that you can take away from Finish to improve your organization’s customer experience and customer service. [link]. About Finish. FROM THE PUBLISHER: From New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff, a book for those who want relief from always starting and never being done.
UJET
JANUARY 22, 2020
We’re thrilled to welcome Darcey Harrison as our new Chief Revenue Officer. Darcey joins UJET with a long and prestigious track record of success across both software and hardware technologies including Markforged , Cisco Meraki, and Bank of America. At Meraki , Darcey played a critical role in growing the team and leading the company through the $1.2 billion dollar acquisition by Cisco.
Fonolo
JANUARY 20, 2020
Happy 2020, Fonolo Followers! Welcome to our *new* biweekly news roundup, where we give you the latest and greatest in customer service technology, news, and views. If you want to see these saying ‘Hello’ in your inbox this year, you can subscribe here. No fear. Let’s stop rhyming now and turn to the news at hand. As always, the customer service space reads like a riveting novel, full of conflict, drama, beauty, disappointment, hope, taxes, unanswered phonecalls, and robots.
Speaker: Donna Weber - Customer Onboarding Expert
Customer onboarding is so much more than going live with your product and driving adoption. The truth is, onboarding is the most important part of the customer journey. When you set positive first impressions, establish trusting relationships, and quickly deliver meaningful outcomes, you create customers for life. Invest an hour with Donna Weber to learn why your customer onboarding is critical to your success.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 10, 2020
If I asked you for $100, what would you say? My guess is no. You probably have a rule against giving people money just because they asked you. But what if I asked you for $1? Most of us would probably be okay with that. Sure, it’s still giving money, but it’s only $1, and that isn’t the same thing. However, by saying yes to giving me $1, you broke your rule about giving people money just because they asked you.
The DiJulius Group
JANUARY 29, 2020
1. Customer Service Feature Story Meet The Most Liked Person I Have Ever Met Some people are “connectors” by nature. I have long marveled at how easily my brother-in-law Eddie Cheyfitz connects with total strangers and builds amazing relationships. He is one of the most liked people I have ever met. He and my sister. Read Full Article. The post The Likability Factor appeared first on The DiJulius Group.
Taylor Reach Group
JANUARY 17, 2020
by JD Fairweather. For many contact centers, the road to 2020 is strewn with unfulfilled New Year resolutions from the previous decade, abandoned optimization projects and discarded digital transformations pave the way. The good news is it’s not too late to course correct. So, looking ahead to a simpler, resolute future, here are three areas for immediate focus that will position your workforce for success in 2020 and beyond.
Customers That Stick
JANUARY 23, 2020
In this One Win Book Review, we take a look at 501 Ways to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Your Customers by Donna Cutting. Check out the video below to hear Adam’s one win that you can take away from 501 Ways to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Your Customers to improve your organization’s customer experience and customer service. About 501 Ways to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Your Customers.
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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