June, 2020

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Product Judgment: How some people can repeatedly create product success

Intercom, Inc.

Let’s talk about that trickiest of subjects: Product Judgment. Also known as Product Intuition or Product Instinct or Product Taste, it is the idea that you can use your own judgment to (1) accurately predict what your customers need, want and value, and (2) design and ship the right solution for them. Here, I will tackle some of the common questions around it: Does it exist?

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What is Average Handle Time? Challenges, Examples, and Best Practices for Improving AHT

Callminer

Customer satisfaction is your top priority. As you work toward boosting satisfaction while reducing average handle time, cost reductions will follow.

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5 Surprising Rules to Live By When Managing Customer Memories

Beyond Philosophy

Customer Memories are a fascinating subject. In many ways, they are what your Customer Experience is, at least from the customers’ perspective, which we also discussed on a recent podcast. They are certainly the most critical element of your customer loyalty. However, these are big ideas about memory, and the purpose of my newsletter today is not to wax philosophical about how incredible and impactful memories are.

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Empathy.

Heart of the Customer

A key outcome of our work at Heart of the Customer (HoC) – and the essence of CX as a discipline – is to create empathy. That’s how we help our clients better understand their customers. When empathy is high, organizations are more likely to serve their customers better. They invest in the right initiatives […]. The post Empathy. appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Face the New Changes in CX and EX in Customer Service (Updated)

Navedas

Businesses must evolve as the people who work them and those who buy from them evolve. Changes in CX and EX in customer service have to come at the speed of change in the world as a whole. The post Face the New Changes in CX and EX in Customer Service (Updated) appeared first on Navedas.

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3 Ways to Balance Between Acquisition and Retention

Lumoa

Acquisition and retention are of paramount importance if your business is to succeed. In this piece, find out three ways to juggle between the two seamlessly.

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What are QA Metrics? Examples of QA Metrics for Call Centers, Aligning Metrics with Your Goals, and Best Practices

Callminer

QA metrics refer to the data your company uses to measure performance. Interestingly, QA metrics can vary significantly by industry, since they reflect performance as defined by that industry.

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How to Manage Customer Wait Time: The Best Tips From Great Companies

Beyond Philosophy

We do a lot of waiting in our lives. We wait to get on a plane, for our drink at a coffee shop, and on the phone to talk to “the next available representative.” Sometimes we don’t mind waiting at all; sometimes we mind very much. Your customers likely wait in your experience, too, and that may or may not be creating negative feelings about your experience.

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Five Ways to Make Your Surveys Matter

Heart of the Customer

Most survey programs provide information: “Our Net Promoter Score (NPS) is 25, up from 22, compared to our competitive benchmark of 30.” While those figures might be interesting, they don’t provide the context that is essential for prompting action. As Heart of the Customer has been conducting interviews with CX pros (more than 70 so far this year!

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6 Ways to Boost Customer Experience Design Adoption & Growth

eglobalis

Customer Experience increase Adoption and Revenue and listen to customers. The post 6 Ways to Boost Customer Experience Design Adoption & Growth appeared first on Eglobalis.

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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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How Can YOU Make The World A Little More Beautiful?

Kerry Bodine

This post celebrates Service Design Day and everyone who’s working to create our new normal. While walking across the Millennium Bridge in London a few years ago, I noticed a group of people standing around and looking down curiously at a man who was laying at their feet. My first thought was concern: Is this man alright? Is he sick? Does he need help?

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Customer Support is being turned upside down. Here’s what you need to do about it.

Intercom, Inc.

The internet is moving more businesses and people online, and driving a huge increase in inbound support volume. Meanwhile customer expectations are rising – they expect better experiences and immediate support resolutions. The internet is also driving an explosion in customer choice, allowing them to easily switch to businesses who provide better experiences.

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Exit Interview Questions for Call Center Employees

Callminer

Employee departures can be tough to handle in the fast-paced environment of a call center. However, even in agent turnover , opportunities to improve your organization’s efficiency and profitability abound. Exit interviews allow lost talent to tell you what went wrong and what aspects of your call center’s operations could stand to be updated.

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Customer Waiting: The Psychology Of How To Manage For Great Results

Beyond Philosophy

Have you ever picked a line at the store only to realize that you chose the longest, most slowly moving line? Have you ever waited forever to receive a shipment and then felt like they owed you an explanation for what could possibly take that long? Have you ever had such a great time laughing and talking in line with other people that you didn’t even notice how long you waited?

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

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?

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The Perfect Call Center Agent Does Exist

Fonolo

So, you’re hiring a new call-center agent. The reality is, finding the perfect new hire can feel like a unicorn hunt. And even if you find them, they may not stick around; call centers are notorious for their high turnover. According to Avoxi , call center attrition rates hover around 33% on average. While these statistics may be sobering, don’t give in to the mindset that “any hire will do”.

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4 Ways To Boost Your ECommerce Customer Experience

Lumoa

eCommerce customer experience is vital for online businesses that want to ensure a smooth online experience for their customers. We share 4 ways to boost your eCommerce customer experience that will increase customer loyalty and satisfaction.

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Remember My Name!

Taylor Reach Group

By Peg Ayers. “A person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”. – Dale Carnegie . Of the many skills required of me in more than 25 years of running large contact centers, one of the most critical has been the ability to remember employee names. When I left my position as Customer Service Director of a firm in Cheyenne, Wyoming, I received a number of letters of thanks including one, from Deb, that still inspires me.

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The key to fierce customer loyalty? Your support team.

Intercom, Inc.

For nearly a century, companies held to the same principles for driving growth: deliver value to stakeholders and employees first, then to customers. Over the last 10 years, this thinking has come undone. Crowded markets mean companies can no longer assume they are the only, or best, choice. The rise of the subscription model challenges businesses to place equal emphasis on conversion and retention , or risk spending themselves into oblivion.

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7th Annual CX Report by The Northridge Group Uncovers Priority Training Focus

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

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Exit Interview Questions for Call Center Employees

Callminer

These employee experience questions may potentially enable you to discover important insights that can inform lasting improvements in your contact center.

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Create Outstanding Memorable Experiences That Drive Value

Beyond Philosophy

General Show Notes: Have you ever driven a long way to a vacation, perhaps with kids in the backseat, and heard the whining query, “are we there yet?” Have you ever wanted to ask that question yourself? It turns out there are good reasons for that. It’s called the Return Trip Effect, and we discuss it on this episode of The Intuitive Customer.

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How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

Is your contact center providing the best customer experience possible? One of the most challenging aspects of running a contact center is managing your team. After all, these are the people who connect with dozens of your customers each day and support them with any issues or challenges they may have. For this reason, it’s crucial to arm them with the knowledge and skills required to succeed.

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Deep Leadership: Act Boldly to Protect Customers, Employees and Partners

eglobalis

Customer Experience Leadership Act boldly to protect customers and employees customer driven customer obsessed. The post Deep Leadership: Act Boldly to Protect Customers, Employees and Partners appeared first on Eglobalis.

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When Customers Win, You Win: How to Deliver Value That Transforms Your Customer Experience

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.

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Preparing Your Contact Center for the Age of Virtual Agents

Taylor Reach Group

by JD Fairweather. COVID-19 is making clear to US companies and other firms around the world the need for better cost management in the midst of uncertainty. These past few months, we’ve watched contact centers turn to backup plans C and D as work schedules were impacted by stay-at-home orders or their agents’ refusal to go in because of the pandemic.

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How to use in-app messaging to retain your best customers

Intercom, Inc.

In-app messaging is a key component of a strong customer engagement strategy – one that reaches users at the right place, at the right time, and is consistent across platforms. With our recent launch of Mobile Carousels , we tapped into the possibility of creating and nurturing better customer relationships through mobile. Here, we take a deep dive on in-app messaging – defining exactly what it is and how to make it work best for your customers.

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21 Marketers, Analytics Pros & Business Leaders Reveal the Most Creative Uses of Predictive Analytics in the Call Center

Callminer

We reached out to 21 analytics professionals & business leaders to learn their most creative uses of predictive analytics in the call center.

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The 5 Rules to Managing How Your Customers Make Decisions

Beyond Philosophy

The 5 Rules to. Managing How Your Customers Make Decisions. A lot of Behavioral Economics can feel intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be. The Five Rules Podcast Series is our attempt at giving you an easy entry point into the complex and messy world of Behavioral Science. What Are The Five Rules? How people make decisions is a complicated and fascinating subject.

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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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3 Communications Strategies to Use During a Crisis

Totango

Communication during a crisis is about protecting your core asset, your customers. The digital transformation of business has shifted enterprise focus toward customer retention and the pursuit of long-term value. Challenges such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic only reinforce the importance of keeping the customers you have. Retaining those customers will require efficient, high-value communication between you and your customers.

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3 Reasons You Don’t Need a Survey to Listen to Customers

Customer Service Life

The CX Question of the Day ( #CXQOTD ) for June 4 was, “Is surveying customers absolutely necessary?” You can click here to check out my answer to that question, hear the thoughts of others, and weigh in with your own. My short answer to this question? No, surveys aren’t necessary. Why? Here are a few reasons. 1. Customers don’t need more surveys.

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5 Recommendations for Reopening your VoC Program

PeopleMetrics

In my last blog post , I wrote about how to build a VoC program depending on the maturity of your current program. Given the changes in customer expectations across all industries brought about by COVID-19, it is now essential that you rethink your VoC program with a “beginners mind.”. After publishing that blog post, I received a number of questions from clients and the CX community about what specific things should be done to welcome back customers and guests during the reopening process.

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We run on inclusion: On Pride, allyship, and Black Lives Matter

Intercom, Inc.

This year has unfolded in ways that nobody could have predicted, testing us in all sorts of unprecedented ways. But it’s how we react in the face of adversity that matters – this is how we’re going to mark Pride 2020 at Intercom. At InterProud, our employee group for our LGBTI+ employees and allies, we were hoping to build on the success of last year’s celebrations and events , where we partnered with BeLonG To Youth Services , a charity that does incredible work to support LGBTI+ yo

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib