Natalie Petouhof

MARCH 3, 2016

Tweet Enterprise Connect 2016 is a leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and collaboration in North America. It is being held March 7-9th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Genesys, a market leader in omni-channel customer experience (CX) and contact center solutions, will be particpating in the event.

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Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

Consequently, as newer technologies enable more ease in performing business transactions, consumers will have higher expectations when it comes to customer service and sales support. In recent years, consumers have placed greater importance on the quality of customer service than on the price and quality of products alone.

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Talkdesk

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Dreamforce 2016 was a whirlwind adventure jam packed with great conversations, captivating speaking sessions and a few amazing giveaways. In between all of that, we announced three major Talkdesk for Salesforce features that will change the way businesses everywhere provide customer service: Native SMS Functionality.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 22, 2016

We hope your customer service department saw a lot of improvements in 2016. In this article, we’re going to give you a sneak peak at some of the customer experience trends that you can expect to see in the new year, and some tips on how you can put them into practice. Omni-Channel Will Be the New Multi-Channel.

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Talkdesk

JULY 26, 2016

Omnichannel experiences are all the rage these days. From marketing to customer service to sales strategy, omnichannel is the latest, greatest buzzword. In this week’s installment of the customer experience weekly, we’ll be diving deep into omnichannel customer experience.

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Alida

JULY 11, 2017

Customer experience is middling at best, and that’s troubling for brands. Forrester’s 2017 Global Customer Experience Trends report found the vast majority of firms in digital and traditional retail, banking and insurance around the world only earned the research firm’s Customer Experience Index (CX Index) score in the “OK” range.

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Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

Customers expect top-notch service, with no patience or loyalty for companies that don’t provide it. The result is that businesses lose customers instead of the growth they’d planned. Customers value the quality of customer service as much as price and quality of products. Your customers want to help themselves.

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 15, 2018

It’s no surprise that successful brands are built on the positive relationships they create with their customers. After all, modern consumers want more than just a product —they want a personalized experience that addresses their unique needs and expectations. And nowhere is this better reflected than the field of customer support.

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Uniphore

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today, the most successful businesses are the ones that have the best and most effective conversations with their customers, partners and employees. 3 And it only takes one bad conversation with a customer going viral to reach thousands of existing and potential new customers. Where customer engagement happens.

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Win the Customer

DECEMBER 15, 2015

According to research by Gartner, 89 percent of executives are betting on customer experience as their primary mode of competition before the end of 2016. We want our personalized customer service to encompass a wide variety of platforms from social media to mobile while still being easy to use with lightning-fast responses.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. ROI’s on the Prize: Twitter Links Social Customer Care and Willingness to Pay by Lia Winograd. When a customer tweets to a company and receives a response, the customer is willing to spend 3-20% more. They want channel guidance.

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Natalie Petouhof

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

But if they are doing all that, why do customer still report, in large part, that their experience of most brands is not up to snuff? What I discovered is that there are two groups of people that think about customer / digital experience, but in very different ways. So how could that be?

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

More than ever before, customers expect a near-immediate response to their questions and queries. So much so that many customers will now expect to encounter a chatbot, with a staggering 80% of people have interacted with one at some point. Which chatbot features will give your customers the best experience?

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Storyminers

MAY 16, 2016

[Originally published on APADMI Apr 20, 2016 – Advice & Guides, Blog as:]. our research has revealed that not all retailers are using each channel to full effect and mobile apps are not up to scratch or consistent with the experience shoppers may have on the retailer’s website or in-store. Adam Gore on LinkedIn.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Remember when social media was the young upstart of the customer care channels and voice was still king? Way back in the good old days of the early 2010s… It seems like a lifetime ago that we were asking ourselves how to handle customers in such a public forum. And asking who really owned the channel anyway – was it marketing?

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Martin Hill-Wilson

JANUARY 29, 2016

Its range of application is impressive – 100% compliance management, advisor dashboards for self development, a key input to Voice of the Customer initiatives and customer journey mapping. Smartphone addicted customers increasingly use their ‘third hand’ for all engagement touch points including customer service.

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CX Journey

APRIL 21, 2016

Image courtesy of Juju Insipired What customer experience challenges are you facing this year? Even though 2016 is already a third of the way over, I thought it would be interesting to share some findings about key customer experience challenges that have been identified for this year. Yea, I didn't think so.

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Calabrio

JUNE 9, 2016

At Calabrio, we like to stay ahead of the curve so we can meet our customers where they want to be tomorrow, instead of where they were yesterday. One of the places I look for trends is in the 2016 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report , the most extensive global contact center survey in the industry.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Did you know that American businesses risk losing a whopping $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care? In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service.

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John Paul

JULY 17, 2018

July 17 th , 2018 – Hong Kong – John Paul, the number one worldwide loyalty solutions service that was acquired by AccorHotels in 2016, is fast expanding in Asia Pacific (APAC). As we develop our APAC client base and grow , recruiting people with a passion for service and a customer focused mindset is key.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 13, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. How Twitter’s Recent Changes Affect Customer Service by Dan Gingiss. My Comment: Twitter has become an important customer service channel. The Top 8 Customer Experience Trends in 2016 (Infographic) by David Younger.

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Natalie Petouhof

APRIL 4, 2016

Tweet After attending the SAP Hybris IOT/ CRM event, I was very impressed to see a vendor really connect the dots between commerce and customer service and customer experience. At the end of the day, if the customer experience is poor, customers will abandon shopping carts and revenue will suffer.

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Joe Rawlinson

JUNE 1, 2016

As Internet speeds increase and technology becomes more sophisticated, customer expectations of companies’ online performances have also risen. corporate executives said their customers’ service expectations were higher than three years ago, while 35 percent said they were much higher. Omni-Channel Support Options.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. They help businesses take essential decisions and optimize their strategy and workflows, but how do you know if an artificial intelligence platform can h elp you build a more engaging, personal connection with customers – and improve your metrics?

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Joe Rawlinson

MAY 31, 2017

Take a look at your most loyal customers. Forbes reports that most businesses find 20 percent of their most loyal customers actually make up 80 percent of their sales. Studies also back up the idea that retaining customers can positively impact your bottom line. But which customer retention strategies actually work?

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Calabrio

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Last month, Adobe Marketing VP, John Travis, shared insights from Adobe’s 2016 Digital Trends report, including which opportunities businesses are most excited about this year. Customer Experience. “In Why are your customers contacting you? The number one response? In 2014, it emerged as a top priority for marketers.

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ShepHyken

JULY 25, 2016

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. The omni-channel strategy for customer service part 1: email by Heerd. My Comment: Email is still a viable way to communicate with customers. An Amazing Experience: Personalize your CX Today! Who wants customer churn?

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Kayako

APRIL 12, 2022

As more and more customer transactions occur virtually, the quality of online help desks and customer service support is becoming an essential differentiator for companies. An estimated 73% of consumers say a good experience is critical in influencing their brand loyalties. Customers were not happy with the support delays. .

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The customer service landscape is forever changing as technologies and consumer expectations develop, but 2021 has seen a shift of proportions that we have arguably never experienced. Organizations relying on call center support were forced to transition to digital channels during lockdowns. Live chat is at the core of this movement.

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Esteban Kolsky

OCTOBER 21, 2015

And getting your speaker submissions done for conferences in 2016. And because we changed the dates for the Customer Service Experience conference next year to May 23-26 (and the city to DC instead of New York City) we are calling for speakers to summit ther ideas now. Multi-channel. Omni-channel.

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SurveySparrow

OCTOBER 25, 2019

I bet every business guru you turned to advised you to create a customer experience strategy to enhance customer experience, didn’t they? Companies with successfully implemented customer experience strategies are found to achieve higher customer satisfaction, increased revenues, and reduced customer churn.

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Natalie Petouhof

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Are you using IoT to create great, new customer experiences. Has the move to the cloud made your customer service more agile and the customer’s experience much better? IoT and creating awesome Customer Experiences. IoT and creating awesome Customer Service (Field Service).

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Live chat has become the most popular communication channel partly for its convenience, with 73% of customers agreeing that it’s the most satisfactory method of communication. In the 2016-2017 academic year, 15.2% Omnichannel student engagement platforms connect every channel into one agent console.

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ijgolding

DECEMBER 8, 2015

When it comes to delivering consistently good Customer Experiences, it appears as though bigger is definitely not necessarily better! These people are doing a fantastic job of offering a great, friendly, reliable, trustworthy and very personal experience. How long does it take Ian Golding to change a lightbulb?

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NICE inContact

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

As I talk to many new customers about why they are moving to the cloud, I’m seeing several trends that demonstrate how we’re helping companies achieve their goals. The top reasons we see many companies adopting the cloud : Achieving both customer experience and business goals. Driving new business models.

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Retently

MARCH 18, 2019

Does your company retain its customers or take them for granted? Customer retention is one of the most important aspects of growing your company, yet it’s one that many companies overlook, focusing more on acquiring new customers. After all, brands with high customer retention are usually companies with high NPS score.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 20, 2016

The trends and challenges impacting contact centre people, processes and technology, illustrated with case studies and in-depth Interviews with customer service leaders. We have come a long way within the customer service industry since Automatic Call Distributor (ACD) technology in the 1960s.

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