Callminer

JUNE 17, 2019

Call centres give customers reasons to leave and to stay. Having agent empathy is key to creating happier customers who are coming to you with a problem.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 20, 2019

It is 50 years this month since the Stonewall riots in New York City, which were a response to discriminatory police raids against the LGBTI+ community. The Christopher Street Liberation Day March which marked the anniversary of the riots is considered to be the first ever Pride. This major anniversary has been inspiration for us at Intercom to pause and re-evaluate our approach to Pride.

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 17, 2019

As I often tell my audiences, I am blessed and cursed. I am cursed with the fact that I can’t have a Customer Experience without analyzing it and defining what they should do differently. But I am also blessed, because my Customer Experience knowledge has fed my family for 20 years! So I shouldn’t complain. But my blessing/curse does get in the way of enjoying simple things, like restaurant meals.

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Fonolo

JUNE 19, 2019

Six months ago I wrote that “CPaaS is a victim of its own success. The founding principle was to free communications from the grip of the carriers. But now many carriers have a CPaaS offering.”. Some folks responded that the point of CPaaS was not to demote the carriers, and that its success should be judged by the new products that it enables and not by whether it’s a net plus or minus for carriers.

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Callminer

JUNE 19, 2019

In a recent case study, Praxidia uncovers new insights and finding improvement opportunities for a major airline with automated quality assurance.

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Heart of the Customer

JUNE 19, 2019

As our book gains traction, readers tell us they appreciate our focus on starting journey mapping by targeting an identified business problem and using this to drive customer-focused change. We interviewed dozens of CX leaders on how they did this, including Mark Smith, formerly of Element Fleet Management Corporation. Mark spoke on multiple topics, but […].

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Myra Golden Media

JUNE 21, 2019

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Fonolo

JUNE 18, 2019

Today’s customers are savvier than ever before and one thing many of them are are looking for is a custom experience tailored specifically to their individual needs. A study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Ada showed that personalized customer service has a variety of benefits for the company providing these customized experiences. Companies with personalized customer service see a decrease in operational costs, more efficient call center agents and higher levels of customer satis

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Totango

JUNE 20, 2019

It’s been a little over a month since that enthusiastic new customer sailed through the onboarding phase. By now, they should be implementing your product into their daily workflow and enjoying the first signs of business value. Instead, your core metrics are telling you there’s something wrong. The customer’s usage rates are low. They’re not regularly accessing key features.

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ClientSuccess

JUNE 19, 2019

If you think retaining an existing customer is expensive and unnecessary, try acquiring a new one. It will surely get your brain and bank account working overtime. Adding credibility to this statement is a research study by Invesp Consulting which suggests: Existing customers are 50% more likely to try new products and spend 31% more than new users!

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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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The DiJulius Group

JUNE 19, 2019

A Customer Experience Executive (CXE) provides a comprehensive and authoritative view of the customer. This role is responsible for creating corporate and customer strategy at the highest levels of the company to maximize Customer acquisition, retention, and profitability. The CXE should influence strategies in all areas of the business that impact the customer and.

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TeamSupport

JUNE 21, 2019

Creating a solid business case for customer service initiatives has been difficult in the past. There’s still a mindset in the workplace that customer service is a “necessary cost” and that’s it. You need customers to have a business, and they require customer service to stick around. That’s the way the relationship has been viewed for decades. But, over the last ten years, the dynamic has changed.

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ProProfs

JUNE 21, 2019

Once you see results, it becomes an addiction. Many businesses still see employee training as an expense and not as a long-term investment. So, they are paying the heavy price of having untrained employees working in their organizations. With business competition intensifying everywhere, the need to drive employee performance takes center stage, and business owners can no longer remain indifferent to it.

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Totango

JUNE 18, 2019

Imagine you’re a customer who’s just subscribed to a service or purchased a new product. In a perfect world, what would happen next? You’d probably begin using the product and discover it works exactly as described. The value of your purchase would be immediately apparent. There would be a dedicated customer success team that would help you learn to use all the features.

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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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Chip Bell

JUNE 18, 2019

Jim Collins is credited with the line, “Good is the enemy of great.” I would like to add another axiom: “Perfection is the enemy of excellence.” Now, don’t get me wrong, there are clearly areas where perfection should be the minimum standard. If my surgeon is doing surgery on what’s inside my skull or the pilot is landing the plane in which I am a passenger, I want absolutely zero defects.

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Customer Bliss

JUNE 18, 2019

In my Daily Dose video series, I explore the topics that chief customer officers must grapple with on a daily basis. Join me as I discuss what I’ve learned over the course of my 35-year career, so that you can more effectively do the work that needs to be done. Today’s video is an excerpt from my online course , inspired by my book, Would You Do That To Your Mother?

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UJET

JUNE 19, 2019

Chatbots are arguably one of the most talked about and polarizing advancements not just in customer support, but in all of tech. But what exactly are they? While there are many definitions out there, the word “chatbot” is a term for an application that can simulate a conversation with a live person. Essentially, it is software that can interact with a human.

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Fonolo

JUNE 20, 2019

Picture it: A young American family booking a flight to a city in another country via Air Canada. Imagine them having to wait for more than 20 minutes before a customer service agent gets on the phone, only to then be transferred to another department. Picture this, too: Imagine trying to get a flight changed at the last minute and waiting on hold for more than 50 minutes until you finally get through.

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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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CSAT.AI

JUNE 19, 2019

Contact Center speak may sound like a jumble of letters, but these QA metrics and terms represent important data. That data empowers you to create great customer experience and save on contact center costs. csat.ai/qa-tools-process/(opens in a new tab). The post Contact Center Speak: QA Metrics and Terms Slideshow appeared first on Zendesk Auto QA, AI-powered CSAT Surveys & Live Agent Feedback with Sentiment Analysis.

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Steven Van Belleghem

JUNE 18, 2019

Automated needs. Automation works best for repetitive tasks in a data-rich environment. It’s one of the reasons why repetitive jobs – manual, but just as much cognitive – will be the first ones to disappear under the influence of technology. The same goes for the process of buying. You brush your teeth twice or more every day with about the same amount of paste, which means that you buy toothpaste roughly in the same intervals of time.

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UJET

JUNE 20, 2019

Chatbots are arguably one of the most talked about and polarizing advancements not just in customer support, but in all of tech. But what exactly are they? While there are many definitions out there, the word “chatbot” is a term for an application that can simulate a conversation with a live person. Essentially, it is software that can interact with a human.

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CX Journey

JUNE 17, 2019

Image courtesy of Pixabay I originally wrote today's post for Forbes. It appeared on the Forbes site on November 14, 2018. I've made some slight modifications since then, as it turned into a two-part series. This is the second in that series; the first part can be found here. In this follow-up to my article last month titled “Has Your Customer Experience Transformation Stalled?

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ProProfs

JUNE 18, 2019

The earlier you start working on something, the earlier you will see results. 29% of CCOs or Chief Compliance Officers in the United States have not documented or are not sure whether they have standardized compliance roles and responsibilities for their employees. Such inadequacies attract legal or external regulatory actions from the government that result in penalties of varying kinds.

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PeopleMetrics

JUNE 18, 2019

One year ago today, I launched my book, Listen or Die: 40 Lessons that Turn Customer Feedback into Gold ( check it out on Amazon! ). The goal of the book was to share best practices on how to create a great Voice of Customer (VoC) program. Over the past year, another lesson has emerged that I would like to share with you. This bonus lesson is that the very best CX leaders are focusing on being more human , not providing more technology.

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Customer Bliss

JUNE 20, 2019

In this episode, I chat with Bob Thomas , the first chief experience officer at The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, about establishing a scalable CX initiative at a nationwide non-profit. Many of you may be familiar with The YMCA (the Y), either from your own experiences at the center or because of the iconic song that many of us have danced to at parties.

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CX Journey

JUNE 20, 2019

Image courtesy of Pixabay Today I'm pleased to share a guest post by Paul Laughlin, Chief Blogger at CustomerInsightLeader.com. This post originally appeared on Paul's site on February 21, 2019. The term Agile working is being used within more and more businesses. Although loosely defined, it generally refers to a more flexible and pacey way of working.

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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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Qualtrics

JUNE 21, 2019

Whether you choose to learn from the wisdom of market legends, your own experience (and maybe a few mistakes along the way), requests from customers, or the successes of others, remember that there’s no one key to success in CX. Here’s our selection of the best videos out there where some of the leading innovators and thinkers present their lessons on the customer experience.

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ClientSuccess

JUNE 17, 2019

In today’s world of SaaS customer success, most CSMs and/or Account Managers are held to some sort of revenue goal. Whether that revenue comes from an upsell, cross-sell, expansion, or something else, it’s still new revenue attributed to the customer. This is where differences start to come into play. While some organizations have CSMs handle the entire upsell process, others bring in sales team members to help facilitate negotiating and contracts.

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InteractionMetrics

JUNE 20, 2019

Catch Martha Brooke next week at the 2019 CCW Vegas Conference where you can book time with her at the Brilliance Clinic , join her Advanced Customer Feedback session, and take part in 3 Roundtables Martha is leading with Medallia’s Rachel Lane. On June 26 th , Martha leads an Executive Club Track session on Expert Customer Feedback. Studies find that executives vastly overestimate the quality of their customer experience.

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Confirmit

JUNE 20, 2019

With another B2B Summit behind us, this year’s event brought some of the best CX Rock Stars together and taught everyone in the room a very important lesson.There must be a pony! Our keynote speaker, Dayna Steele, CEO of Daily Success, Rock Radio Personality and Author of Rock to the Top, shared her four Rock Star Principles of Success. The things that differentiate a real rock star from a one hit wonder (we’ve all known a few of those!).

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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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