The DiJulius Group

MAY 1, 2023

Every so often I like to discuss several related topics under one umbrella. The underlying theme here is the power each member of every organization has to offer its customers either a true secret service company experience, where the customer journey has an almost magical flow or one that causes the customer to ultimately jump. Read Full Article The post Of CEOs, Mice & Men: Great Leadership Leads To A Great Customer Experience appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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Customer Experience 112

CSAT.AI

MAY 3, 2023

Today we’re following up on our improper ticket closing blog. What happens to a ticket before it reaches the closing stage (if it ever does) impacts metrics and CX too. These are six ticket handling problems to avoid. 1) Assembly Line Service When the customer’s issue is assigned a number sometimes the customer themselves is left behind. Shuffling a ticket around in order to tick the boxes of a workflow without considering the customer is an example of poor ticket management.

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Bill Quiseng

MAY 3, 2023

Business leaders are happy because customers were satisfied with their product or service. But that’s not good enough. Satisfied customers feel that their experience was good, not better, just average. Nobody raves about average. And satisfied customers will not return as soon as they find an experience that is better or a price that is less expensive.

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Hospitality Hospitality Social Media CX 167

Callminer

MAY 5, 2023

Bruce McMahon, VP of Product Management, shares key updates from CallMiner's 2023.05 release, including the rebrand of CallMiner Alert to CallMiner RealTime. Read this blog for more.

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Innovation 242

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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Adrian Swinscoe

MAY 3, 2023

Today’s interview is with Ryan McDonald, Chief Scientist at ASAPP. Ryan joins me today to talk about his experience over the last 20 years in the […] The post The promise of generative AI in customer care and the challenges ahead – Interview with Ryan McDonald, Chief Scientist at ASAPP first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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Customer Think

MAY 4, 2023

The recent pullback in headcount and spending at technology companies has put a big dent in marketing team budgets. We’re seeing this impact spread beyond the tech sector, squeezing marketing spend across industries. At the same time, consumers are demanding more personalized experiences, which requires investment in better marketing approaches.

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TeamSupport

MAY 3, 2023

Ensuring that customers have a superior experience using a product or service is a top priority for most companies. Customers expect to have access to fast and easy customer support when and where they need it. As a matter of fact, research shows that 40% of customers stopped doing business with a company due to poor service. However the current economic climate is forcing more companies to make tough decisions regarding where to focus their resources.

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Zendesk

MAY 4, 2023

Zendesk Relate is happening in just a few days. I’m attending in person on May 10 in San Francisco, and I’m excited to learn more about where the customer experience is heading. The great news is that you don’t have to be in San Francisco to join me—the opening keynote will be broadcast across five different time zones, so you can register for the one that works best for you.

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Customer Think

MAY 4, 2023

Technology is getting more incorporated into our daily lives in today’s environment. With this comes the ability to not only make our lives easier but also to make a beneficial impact on the environment.

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Technology Technology 114

C3Centricity

MAY 2, 2023

The business world has significantly shifted in recent years, and I, for one, am excited to see so many companies adopting a customer-first strategy. However, like any strategy, a customer-first approach has pros and cons. Therefore I thought it would be helpful to consider both the advantages and disadvantages of a customer-first plan. Advantages of a Customer-First Strategy If you regularly read my posts, you will know that I’m passionate about companies adopting and improving their cust

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 4, 2023

Several readers and listeners of the podcast have reached out to me recently, asking for advice on how to start a consultancy. After over two decades with my global Customer Experience consultancy, it occurred to me that I have a lot of advice on the topic, which I boiled down into the 10 rules for building a successful consultancy. So, let’s look at the rules first and then dive deeper into what I mean by them. 10 Rules for Building a Successful Consultancy Be brave and be committed.

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MyCustomer Experience

MAY 5, 2023

4 Strategies to Get the Most Out of Your Small CX Team Forrester predicts that in the next year, one in five customer experience (CX).

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Customer Think

MAY 2, 2023

An arms race is raging in the AI industry — every organization is frantically investing in or investigating how the large language models (LLMs) that powers Generative AI can be applied to the enterprise. Generative AI will be on every organization’s digital transformation roadmap.

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CX Network

MAY 5, 2023

Jeannie Walters explains how CX leaders can use AI and sentiment analysis to develop more accurate personas and personalized journeys

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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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Beyond Philosophy

APRIL 29, 2023

If you have been listening to us for a while now, you probably know about our “I’m in a Pickle” podcasts and the “5 Rules” series. If so, and you’re a fan, today is your lucky day because this podcast is a mash-up of both series. Not only that, but we also added in 5 more bonus rules for 100% more rules. It seems that quite a few people in our audience have a pickle.

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ProProfs

MAY 4, 2023

Did you know that almost two-thirds of U.S. employees are disengaged ? This is according to the 2021 Gallup survey for employee engagement , which also revealed that as many as 14% of the employees actually go out of their way to hurt their organization. Is your company also facing the woes of employee disengagement? If yes, we have great news for you.

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Customer Think

MAY 2, 2023

The outpouring of enthusiasm for ChatGPT, and the flurry of recent AI-related product announcements from tech companies indicate that generative artificial intelligence will soon play a much larger role in marketing. But the specific path forward for.

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VOZIQ

MAY 5, 2023

Sales or new customer acquisition is the most fundamental and obvious contributor to revenue growth. When we set a higher revenue target for a new financial year, we establish new benchmarks for sales efforts that highlight how many new customers we should aim to acquire that year. However, at the same time, there are several less-tapped growth opportunities that can boost the overall customer revenue by supporting your sales goals and reducing the cost of acquisition—and these opportunities do

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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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Zonka Feedback

MAY 4, 2023

"Customer experience" describes the overall impression customers have with a company, from the initial contact through all points of interaction. Throughout all stages of the buyer's journey, customer experience plays a significant role in driving loyalty, retention, and repeat business.

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Customer Experience 52

Comm100

MAY 4, 2023

Digital banking provides a host of benefits for the end user, from convenience and 24/7 availability to lower costs. However, there is one factor that can be lost within digital banking which many customers still long for. Personal, human interactions. This is where live chat comes in. Live chat allows banks and other financial institutions to bring the personal touch back into virtual interactions.

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Customer Think

MAY 2, 2023

Forget 30-roll packages of toilet paper. For two days in mid-April, members of Costco Wholesale could buy a beautiful she shed (or he shed) at a discount of $7,000, and then have it shipped directly to them. Which raises the question: Wow, Costco, what’s Next?

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Customer Loyalty 83

SixteenVentures

MAY 4, 2023

In the rapidly evolving business world, the focus is often skewed towards acquiring new customers. However, the real magic happens when we tap into the potential of our existing customer base. Welcome to the realm of ‘Selling to Existing Customers,’ an arena that has the power to catapult your business towards exponential growth, if maneuvered […] The post Driving Exponential Growth: The Art of Selling to Existing Customers appeared first on Customer-centric Growth by Lincoln M

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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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cxservice360

MAY 4, 2023

A company’s success hinges on maintaining happy customers in today’s competitive business environment. Using chatbots is one approach to guarantee happy consumers all the time. The post 8 Unique Uses of Chatbots that Enhance the Customer Experience appeared first on CXService360.

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Customer Experience 52

CallCare

MAY 4, 2023

Businesses of all sizes should have a disaster recovery plan in place, even if it’s only very basic. Planning for worse-case scenarios has become even more important than ever following the COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented global crisis had a major impact across multiple industries, forcing many companies to pivot operations almost overnight. In this guide, we’ll run through how to effectively plan for disaster recovery.

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Start-ups 52

Customer Think

MAY 4, 2023

My first brush with what was then called customer satisfaction was with a mega B2B firm in financial services. Both the CEO and President were Harvard-trained economists, not exactly lightweights.

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Intercom

MAY 4, 2023

Some businesses seem to have mastered the art of exceptional customer service. What is their secret? As customer expectations continue to rise and businesses compete ever more for their attention and loyalty, delivering exceptional service is no longer just a nice-to-have – it’s an absolute necessity. The question is, what does it take to create a culture that delivers those experiences?

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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

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ProProfs

MAY 3, 2023

People have been using quizzes for centuries to test knowledge, starting from the days of ancient Greece. At that time, the assessments were restricted to oral exams. Today, with the advancement in education technology and changing learning needs, the way teachers evaluate learners has undergone a sea change. This necessitates the use of refined tools for quizzing, whether for academic or business purposes.

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The DiJulius Group

MAY 3, 2023

Creating actionable marketing strategies and ideas can make all the difference in getting your business noticed. But not all marketing is created equally, so you have to know what types apply to your particular enterprise. Today, digital marketing is what most people think of when they think about marketing. It includes social media platforms, email.

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Customer Think

APRIL 29, 2023

I originally wrote today’s post for Concentrix. It recently appeared on their site. The customer experience never sits still. Just as customer tastes and preferences change, CX is always evolving. According to Adobe’s 2023 Digital Trends Experience.

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Zendesk

MAY 3, 2023

You’ll want to be in the room(s) where it happens, and we’re not just talking about the inspirational keynotes and main-stage product announcements coming at Relate 2023. We’re betting those will prompt at least a gasp or a tear, but we know many of you are joining live to learn the how—not just the why—of customer experience. Start supporting customers with the latest and greatest in AI and automations.

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Speaker: Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor at Medallia

Join Keith Kmett, Principal CX Advisor, in this new webinar that will focus on: Understanding CX Orchestration Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of what CX orchestration is, its significance in the customer experience landscape, and how it plays a crucial role in shaping customer journeys. This includes the key concepts, strategies, and best practices involved in CX orchestration. 🔑 Connection to Customer Journey Maps: How to effectively integrate customer journey mapping into the

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