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Congratulations to our LISTEN UK 2021 Award winners!

Callminer

During the CallMiner LISTEN UK 2021 Virtual Series, we had the honor of announcing the LISTEN UK 2021 Award winners. Read more about the successes of African Bank, British Gas and Hoist Finance UK.

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Ideating the Future-State Customer Experience

Futurelab

I’ve been know to say, “You can’t transform something you don’t understand.” You don’t want to change things that are working well or that create value for your customers. So know the current state and what to fix and what to maintain before designing the future state. Know the current state so that you can make near-term fixes and improvements while you’re re-imagining and redesigning the future state, which can take some time.

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Social Media Study: Stress Hurts Call Center Employees and the Customer Experience

Uniphore

Atlanta, GA – July 1, 2021 – Jacada, a leading provider of AI and RPA powered virtual assistants , recently released key insights on why contact center employees are stressed and how their stress negatively affects the customer experience. We wanted to get an unfiltered, insider look into how contact center employees view their roles, what their pain points are, and what solutions they feel could help them consistently deliver great customer experiences.

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Being out when the world is in: Celebrating Pride in a world in lockdown

Intercom, Inc.

This year has brought many joys and challenges for the LGBTI+ community – from new online spaces, to coming out stories, to a renewed commitment to elevate Black trans and queer voices. At Intercom, we’re proud of our thriving, inclusive employee group for LGBTI+ employees and allies, aptly named InterProud. Each June, Pride is a time for learning, reflection, and celebration within Intercom.

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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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The importance of embracing business performance improvement (BPI)

Callminer

Business performance improvement, powered by insights from customer conversations, makes it possible to connect the dots between insights and action. Read our blog to learn more.

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7 ways leaders can model great customer service

Inside Customer Service

I recently worked with two clients in the same industry. There were a lot of similarities between the organizations. The business models were similar, they were roughly the same size, and their products were essentially the same. Both even professed to be fans of the principles outlined in The Service Culture Handbook. Yet one company was growing while the other struggled.

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The Customer is Always Right. Right?

The Belding Group

The Customer Is Always Right. Right? Well, Not Really Most everyone has heard the old maxim from Harry Gordon Selfridge, “The customer is always right.” Most everyone, of course, also recognizes that this really isn’t true. Sometimes the customer can be dead wrong. It is, in fact, one of the four myths that holds […]. Shaun Belding | www.shaunbelding.com.

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How to Handle Difficult Customers

Shep Hyken

Not long ago I covered six ways to handle angry customers. Often an angry customer and a difficult customer are the same. But that’s not always true. Sometimes difficult customers aren’t angry. They are just tough and demanding. That said, the techniques I cover in both of these posts can work, with a little tweak or variation depending on the situation.

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Welcome to the Future of Sales

Customer Think

The sales profession is in transition. It is quickly shifting from an offline, seller-driven, push-based model toward a digital-first, data-driven and buyer-focused response. There are four unmistakable buyer-led trends that will define the future of s.

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Interviewing for Culture Fit

Futurelab

“Hiring for culture fit” is always a hot topic. I love it. I think it’s so important that you get the right people on the bus to ensure you (a) have the culture you desire, (b) deliver the experience customers desire , and (c) see the business results you desire. Tags: Annette Franz (Gleneicki) candidate experience culture customer-centric culture hiring human resources Facebook Like.

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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 to Build a Globally Remote Team That Really Works

Help Scout

It’s still yesterday for you. Statistically speaking, you (like most of my Help Scout colleagues) are probably somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, I cling to the bottom of the planet in Australia, probably in your tomorrow. That separation is about more than weather and the relative deadliness of the local wildlife. Remote vs. really remote.

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National Customer Service Week 2021!

Myra Golden Media

Mark your Calendars for October 4 – 8, 2021, because we’re celebrating National Customer Service Week! This year’s theme is, Celebrating the Heart of Service. And I’m facilitating five online video sessions!!! After the year we’ve had, I’m so ready to celebrate with you, to celebrate with you! Head over to [link] to sign up.

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How to Make a Great Customer-Centric Web Design

Customer Think

Web design is a variable that changes as fast, if not faster than we can get our latest creation published! In just the past twelve months, digital adoption has expanded five to ten times faster than was expected, thanks to the pandemic and lockdowns. This, together with the increased economic uncertainty and loss of predictability, […].

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Amazing Business Radio: Shirley Macbeth

Shep Hyken

The Customer Obsessed Organization. How to Lead with the Customer First. Shep Hyken interviews Shirley Macbeth, Chief Marketing Officer at Forrester , responsible for elevating the company’s thought leadership profile and generating demand for its portfolio of research, consulting, and events. They discuss how customer-obsessed organizations must put their customers at the center of their leadership, strategy, and operations.

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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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Conversational AI: The Beginner’s Guide [2021]

Aquire

Conversational AI today is probably the closest technology has come to mimicking human interactions. That’s one of the reasons this tech has grown in popularity — and for customer experience in particular. In a world where businesses try to engage their customers on a personal level across digital touchpoints, virtual assistants and AI tools make effective (and cost-efficient) allies.

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Watch this before you talk to your next angry customer (3 Keys to De-escalating)

Myra Golden Media

Is your team dealing with increased irritability from customers? Do your people struggle to get angry customers to back down? If so, have your employees watch this video before they talk to their next angry customer. Disarming demanding customers takes psychology, and I break it down for your team right here. If you need more help getting angry customers to back down, send your team to my online De-escalation Academy.

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CDPs Then & Now – The Customer ID (Identification & Data) Problem

Customer Think

In November 2019 perhaps you caught this article: “To CDP or NOT – 3 tips – then you decide.” The main takeaway – the CDP space is a quasi-market with a mixed bag of firms coming from different lineages and different levels of capability, maturity, and focus. The conclusion: buyer beware and standby. That was […].

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-28-2021

Shep Hyken

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you think too. America’s Best Customer Service Companies by Newsweek. (Newsweek) Newsweek has again partnered with respected global data research firm Statista to identify the stores that consistently provide the Best Customer Service 2021.

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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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Delivering Great Customer Service in the Healthcare Industry

Help Scout

Every industry has its nuances. Perhaps there’s specific terminology to learn or a heavier focus on one type of metric over another. Often, customer service skills are transferable; however, in some cases there are significant differences that make things a bit more complicated. Take healthcare, for example: Outside of differing cultural norms, there are also laws pertaining to things like storing information or interacting with customers.

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How to Boost Slow Product Adoption After Onboarding Your Customer

Totango

Knowing how to boost product adoption after onboarding is critical for customer retention. Onboarding is a crucial time to provide the training and resources that customers need to make the most out of your product. While many customers might be able to quickly ramp up after onboarding, there will be some customers who are slow to adopt the features needed to achieve first value.

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5 Ways to Make Money with Mobile Games

Customer Think

The popularity of mobile devices and the huge increase in technological capability have taken the mobile app industry to the next level. In 2017, 80% of all app revenue came from gaming apps for both the Apple iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. The mobile gaming industry accounts for $ 50 billion in […].

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From Loss to Upside Through a New Narrative

Conversation Agent

At some point in his career, Joe Moglia went “from a company that had incredible stability to a company that was blowing up as the dotcom bubble burst.” Moglia also went from head football coach and defensive coordinator at a number of esteemed college teams to Wall Street. 17 years at Merrill Lynch, then as CEO and Chairman at TD Ameritrade. This conversation with Barry Ritholzt touches upon a couple of business pointers.

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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

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Four Must-Haves for Building Long-Term Work-From-Home Success

Execs In The Know

On June 10, 2021, Execs In The Know hosted the Enabling Work-From-Home Briefing , an exclusive, virtual event dedicated to exploring “must-haves” and best practices for achieving long-term work-from-home (WFH) success. The event, which was co-hosted by Ebrahim Hyder, Vice President, Customer Service at Michael Kors , and Chad McDaniel, president of Execs In The Know, featured a host of industry experts representing top CX providers, including Conduent , Liveops , Sykes , Concentrix , and NICE ,

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Top Call Center Technologies to Boost Call Center Agent Engagement

Fonolo

No matter what brand or industry you represent, denying your employees the right tools to do their job properly is a sure-fire way to lower engagement. With the right mechanisms at their disposal, agents are better equipped to drive sales, solve customer disputes, and otherwise contribute to your bottom line and call center metric health. But technology has remained a barrier for modern contact centers.

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It’s Time to End Customer Login Struggles … for Good

Customer Think

With more people doing business online than ever before, companies are gaining clarity on what’s working and what needs attention when it comes to the digital customer experience. Let’s start with the basics – logging in. Logging in to websites is part of our daily routines including everything from our banks to our insurance providers […].

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Commbox Launches Revolutionary Autonomous Self-Service Chatbots via WhatsApp Business API

CommBox

Commbox announces one of its most innovative features to date, a cutting-edge WhatsApp Bot-Squad, launched as part of insurance enterprise Clal’s rapidly-growing digital customer service. The wide variety of WhatsApp bots will automate all of the company’s self-service client interactions via the most-used messaging app in the world. With more than 60% of customers preferring to solve fundamental issues through a self-service website or app*, the newly announced WhatsApp Bot-Squad is a massive g

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Your Expert Guide to CX Orchestration & Enhancing Customer Journeys

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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Where Do Low-Code and No-Code Fit in the Build vs Buy Debate?

Customer Experience Matrix

I thought it might be my imagination, but Google Trends confirms that “build vs buy” really is coming up more often these days that it had in recent years. This surprises me, since I had thought that debate was over. It seemed that most organizations had accepted the default position of buying when possible and building only when necessary. In the world of customer data management, I’d say the reason for the new interest in building systems is that corporate IT is more involved than before.

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How Trader Joe’s Does Experience Right – An Insider Perspective

Doing CX Right

How do you keep employees engaged to deliver great customer experiences? Learn & practice what best in class brands like Trader Joe's does. The post How Trader Joe’s Does Experience Right – An Insider Perspective appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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A Definitive Guide to Marketing Home Service Businesses

Customer Think

Home service enterprises are important for communities, but even among local businesses, competition is fierce, so a robust marketing strategy is essential for growth. Image source While it’s ultimately up to you which direction you want to take your business, here are some definitive tips for marketing to help you grow and succeed in your […].

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What is a Freemium Strategy?

Totango

A f reemium strategy forms a foundation for SaaS marketing, but it’s often used without being understood. Here’s a closer look at the basics. We’ll define what a freemium strategy is. We’ll contrast it with the similar-sounding but distinct concept of a free trial strategy. And we’ll consider the role automation plays in deploying and optimizing freemium strategy.

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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.