Callminer

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Read this blog to learn what can go wrong with self-service systems and how these issues can hinder the customer experience.

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Customer Experience 345

Futurelab

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Over the years, I’ve written a lot of posts about change and change management. In a post I wrote earlier this year about change and some of the learnings and takeaways from the pandemic and the business crisis that created, I noted that that we had/have a lot to learn. Tags: Annette Franz (Gleneicki) business change change management project management risk Facebook Like.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This was a year when it felt like history was unfolding in real time – rather than the narrative of our time taking shape gradually over months and years, events were seemingly getting inscribed straight into the collective memory every day, or sometimes every hour. Such turbulence is never pleasant to live through – we crave a steady, predictable pace of progress, and above all we crave a sense of control over that progress.

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Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 28, 2020

I admit it – I’m a child of the ‘80s. We’ve got 150+ stations on our satellite radio, but it stays tuned to 80s on 8 or First Wave, except for those rare occasions when I stray to the ‘70s or ’90s stations. (Much to the chagrin of my wife, who has broader musical tastes. But marriage is compromise, right?) During the pandemic, I’ve been listening even more, […].

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 11, 2020

When I was in corporate life, my boss asked me to improve the Customer Experience and do it for the least cost. I remember thinking, “Ok. Sure, but….what is a Customer Experience?” Nobody knew back then. I defined it for myself as the mix of rational and emotional parts of an interaction with a customer, which later became my first book, Building Great Customer Experiences (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002).

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Net Promoter Score Pharmaceutical Customer Journey Map Start-ups 174

eglobalis

DECEMBER 21, 2020

IoT Is Transforming Operations, Customer Experience and Employee Experiences, Efficiency and generating Growth. The post IoT Is Transforming Operations, Customer and Employee Experiences, and Generating Growth appeared first on Eglobalis.

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Futurelab

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Do you consider the candidate experience to be part of the employee experience? If not, you should. The employee experience begins well before the employee gets her badge and goes through orientation. The employee experience lifecycle is a long one, running through similar stages as the customer experience lifecycle. Tags: Annette Franz (Gleneicki) candidate experience employee experience employee expectation Facebook Like.

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Customer Experience 130

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This year, we launched Scale , a new content strand focusing on how industry leaders are propelling their companies forward by keeping their customers front and center. . When we created Scale, we had no idea what the year would hold in store; we simply knew that investing in long-term customer relationships was the key to success. As it happens, 2020 has only reinforced this, by highlighting again and again the importance of strong customer relationships as the structural foundation on which so

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Over the past few years, CX has become more than just a hot topic. It’s become the heart of business conversations. To truly provide the best service for your customers, you need to focus on their entire journey with your company — examine their touchpoints, interactions, and expectations and ask yourself: Is there a way to make this process simpler?

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Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 12, 2020

CX is all about driving customer-focused change in your organization, with initiatives that drive top or bottom-line value. And in today’s world, 10 out of 10 of those initiatives will involve technology in some way. (Actually, given all the ways we’ve gone virtual due to COVID-19, make that 12 out of 10!) At Heart of […]. The post What Can the CX Tech Stack Do for You?

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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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Myra Golden Media

DECEMBER 17, 2020

When customers are venting, they’re stuck in the right side of the brain. We’ve talked about the right emotional brain and the Communication Chain. Here’s a tactic you can use to move on. Ask your customer three closed-ended questions back-to-back. Closed-ended questions are questions that can be answered in one word: “Do you like Italian food?” is a closed-ended question.

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Customer Experience 139

Customer Service Life

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I just love Christmas movies as evidenced by the dozen or so that I dust off and watch every December. In past years I’ve written about National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation , The Holiday , and Arthur Christmas. This year I set my sights on quite possibly the most loveable character in any Christmas movie — Buddy the Elf from the movie Elf. As I’ve spent time reflecting on Buddy, it’s clear to me that he worked in a contact center at some point in his life.

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The DiJulius Group

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Before I share how to make 2021 your greatest year ever, let me first ask two questions: #1 What do Uber, Airbnb, Warby Parker, Venmo, & Square all have in common? All of these revolutionary companies started during the great recession between ’07-’09. #2 Why do so many companies and industries get. Read Full Article. The post How to Make 2021 Your Greatest Year by Weaponizing Adversity appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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Customer Service Customer Experience 128

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Modern customers expect quick, personal, and effective service. To provide this, you must understand how your customer experience stacks up against these expectations. This is where metrics can be invaluable, giving clarity on performance, and circumventing potential issues. But with so much data to consider, how can you define the help desk metrics that matter for your team?

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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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Fonolo

DECEMBER 8, 2020

AI has been making a relentless assault on the contact center for several years. But it wasn’t until 2020 that its true role became clear. And — it’s not quite what you’d expect. Read All the Contact Center Trends Here: Contact Center Trends 2021. Contact Center Execs Had Been ‘Back-Burnering’ Upgrades. Artificial intelligence has been around for a while now, but many contact centers have yet to integrate it.

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Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Given the year we’ve had, we need to talk hygiene. Because I suspect you’ve been neglecting it. Not because of the sweatpants you wore in that Zoom meeting, or that you don’t always sing “Happy Birthday” twice when you wash your hands. I mean digital hygiene, and the need to clean your data. Each of […]. The post 2021: The Year of CX Data appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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Myra Golden Media

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In my De-escalation Academy today, I taught how to politely yet firmly say ‘no’ to a customer. I call the method “U S A.” I’m sharing with you the very teaching from today’s workshop. Try out U S A and let me know how it works for you. For more ideas like this, check out De-escalation Academy. Practice the U S A Method.

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Customer Experience 127

Customer Service Life

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I was recently with my father-in-law at a doughnut shop. The line was fairly long and not moving quickly. The person behind the counter serving customers wasn’t moving particularly fast as he cared for one customer at a time. As we waited, we watched one customer lose patience, leave the line, get in her car, and go through the drive-through. And I’m pretty sure she got faster service.

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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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Buyer Persona

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Over time, we can build assumptions about how things work. How things are supposed to be. Or we cement assumptions about what people think. Or how we expect people to behave. Oftentimes, we can create an over-reliance on past data and experiences to shape our assumptions about the present and the future. . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , many organizations will need to ask these critical questions: .

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Throughout this year on the podcast, we’ve talked to people from various companies about how they’ve met the challenges posed by the events 2020. We’ve heard from product leaders, e-commerce leaders, and customer support leaders about high volumes, new working practices, and remote launches. Of course, companies have had to suddenly reimagine not just how they deliver for customers, but also how they operate behind the scenes.

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Fonolo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

It’s always difficult to predict trends, especially during uncertain times. However, we’re willing to bet that this contact center trend — resiliency — will be seen across all industries. COVID-19 reminded us that bad stuff happens quite regularly. Crises do occur. And they will happen more frequently in the coming century, as natural forces and increasing disparity combine to drive systemic ecological and societal change.

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Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 13, 2020

“Apophenia” – seeing patterns where none exist – is both occupational hazard and job requirement for an industry analyst. The CDP Institute Daily Newsletter provides a steady supply of grist for my pattern detection mill. But the selection of items for that newsletter isn’t random. I have a list of long-running stories that I follow, and keep an eye out for items that illuminate them.

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Social Media AI Government Artificial Intelligence 122

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Customer Bliss

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As we’ve recently shifted to a digitally-focused world, you may have faced some new challenges in the way leadership should approach customer experience. Despite any perceived hardships, this shift may actually present you with new opportunities to engage your employees and customers. . I recently shared some insights with The Sweeney Agency about ‘How to Elevate Customer Experience,’ and I’ve outlined key takeaways from my conversation below.

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Experience Investigators

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Within the natural cycles of any business, there are times that offer a chance to review, reflect and recharge. Some of the most common moments include: The end of the calendar year. The end of your fiscal year. As you wrap one quarter and prepare for the next. Before budgeting season. Any time changes demand you assess and adjust your goals, strategy, and tactics.

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Buyer Persona

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In sports, confidence is often mentioned as one of the key ingredients to winning. I saw this firsthand with my daughter and her competitive experience in gymnastics. She attended the same gym as Amy Chow, the U.S. Olympic Gold and Silver Medal winner in the 1996 Olympics. And a team member of the 2000 Olympics. One Saturday, while waiting for my daughter, I watched Amy do a small portion of her routine on the balance beam.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 4, 2020

We wanted to explore the retail landscape through various distinct themes – offering a range of perspectives and experiences. So we started by delving into the physical history of the store, followed by how our habits have changed, then we looked at who and what is fuelling the shift online, and finally we considered how the events of 2020 might inform how we shop, plan, and build in the future.

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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.

Customer Experience

Fonolo

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Dangling calls, Queues are stalled. What’s taking you so long? I just want to know why you. have got my order wrong. Hour two, why have you. abandoned my concerns? Why am I still wasting time? When will they ever learn? Dashing through the day. With my phone stuck to my ear. Endless songs on loop. I pray the end is near. I just want support. For the product that I bought.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 26, 2020

This is the Most Significant Thing We Learned in 2020! Like many people, we are not sad to see the year 2020 slip into the past. We look to ringing in the new year with happy anticipation of better things to come. With a vaccine headed to us all and a new appreciation for what we share when things are “normal,” we are all practically giddy at the prospect of sending this year off to the annals of history.

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Heart of the Customer

DECEMBER 3, 2020

As I’m sure many of you were, I was shocked to hear of Tony Hsieh’s untimely death this past weekend. In case the name doesn’t ring a bell, Tony is the recently-retired CEO of Zappos. In that role, he shepherded an online shoe seller with annual sales around $1 million (Zappos started as ShoeSite.com) into […]. The post CX Loses a Visionary appeared first on Heart of the Customer.

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The DiJulius Group

DECEMBER 2, 2020

4 Quick Tips to Help you Make the Pandemic Irrelevant 1. Customer Service Feature Story Want to transform your customer service? Do this first By Dave Murray, Senior Customer Service Consultant As a customer service consultant, I repeatedly get asked, “When wanting to substantially improve your company’s customer service, where is the best. Read Full Article.

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Customer Service CX Customer Experience 108

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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.