Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. 2017 will be a year defined by how well companies continue to adapt to customer expectations—like the ability to get good service at any time of the day, via any device. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? Here’s what we learned.

Contact Center 133

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 133

Alida

JULY 17, 2017

On July 13 2017, over two hundred Vision Critical customers, insights, marketing and CX professionals gathered in Sydney for the Asia Pacific Customer Intelligence Summit, Vision Critical’s 7th annual customer summit. Creating shared value is essential for developing an authentic brand and truly connecting with customers.

Customer Experience 172

Customer Experience Hotels Survey Loyalty Programs 172

BlueOcean

MARCH 20, 2017

After all, you’re already trusting your entire brand to an outsourced call center partner. Agents who have tenure in our physical environment have been immersed in the brand experience of our clients and understand how our culture drives our service. The virtual classroom of 2017 is a thing of beauty. The Virtual Classroom.

Customer Care 189

Customer Care Contact Center Call Center Average Handle Time 189

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Customers who feel valued are more inclined to renew policies and become loyal brand advocates. It gives insurance brands a leg-up on the competition. It boosts the insurer’s brand reputation. As a result, good customer experiences enhance an insurer’s brand reputation management efforts. Streamline workflows.

Insurance 195

Insurance Customer Satisfaction Customer Experience Strategy 195

Calabrio

JANUARY 19, 2017

From creating improved customer experiences to a renewed focus on employees, we see 2017 as the year that brands look for ways to foster both employee and customer engagement. With that in mind, here are four predictions on how brands will step up their game in the new year. Engaged employees = #customerengagement.

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Customer Satisfaction Brands Strategy Contact Center 100

Kayako

MARCH 14, 2017

Brandon (@TheBrandonPFrye) February 22, 2017. Warby Parker are just one of many brands in the fast-growing vCommerce space who are inciting incredible customer love as a result of their their dogged focus on delivering fantastic customer experiences – and reaping the rewards: their latest funding pegs them at an eye-watering $1.2

Brands 99

Brands Customer Experience Retail e-support 99

BirdEye

MARCH 27, 2025

When a crisis hits, how a brand responds can make or break its reputation, influencing customer trust, market value, and long-term success. Every brand must be prepared to navigate unexpected challenges, from global giants to emerging startups, with a well-planned approach. This is where brand crisis management comes into play.

Examples 52

Examples Brands Management Airlines 52

QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 5, 2018

Smaller companies and those without a big national brand may find recruiting the Class of 2018 a little easier this year. That may not seem like much of an edge since it is an increase over 2017, but it’s the lowest increase in NACE’s fall survey in 7 years.

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Kerry Bodine

JANUARY 23, 2017

If so many people are already on board with journey mapping, why will 2017 will be the year of the journey? The concept of the journey itself is the key to finally delivering on the promise of brand differentiation via customer experience. In short, excitement for journey maps has reached fever pitch. Because it’s not about the maps.

Customer Journeys 168

Customer Journeys Exercises Touchpoint eBook 168

Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. 2017 will be a year defined by how well companies continue to adapt to customer expectations—like the ability to get good service at any time of the day, via any device. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? Here’s what we learned.

Contact Center 50

Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 25, 2017

So, celebrate your successes for 2017 but prepare for new challenges in 2018. As the hustle and bustle of 2017 come to a close, here is a list of our top ten Customer Experience concepts to get your new year off to an emotionally engaging start. Will the proactive approach to passenger experience pay off for the brand?

Net Promoter Score 119

Net Promoter Score NPS Advertising e-support 119

Experience Matters

JANUARY 9, 2017

We just published a Temkin Group report, Lessons in CX Excellence, 2017. The report provides insights from eight finalists in the Temkin Group’s 2016 CX Excellence Awards. The report, which has 62 pages of content, includes an appendix with the finalists’ nomination forms.

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Customer Bliss

AUGUST 3, 2017

Forrester recently released their US 2017 Customer Experience Index , which goes through data from 120,000 online consumers to rank 300 brands across 21 industries. Forrester is a very-vetted research brand, but it’s important to understand the ecosystem here. Emotion is critical to a brand’s bottom line.

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Customer Experience Travel Touchpoint Connections 236

Lumoa

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Customer experience consists of countless details, but at the end, it all comes to what a customer thinks of your brand. Sometimes, you think your brand and customer experience are the same thing. In reality, if a customer perceives your brand in a different manner compared to you, that would be your true customer experience.

Social Media 256

Social Media Examples Customer Experience Advertising 256

ReviewTrackers

MAY 15, 2020

Your organization’s ability to build a strong employer brand is a major growth driver. But it takes more than posting job openings on LinkedIn or designing a fancy Careers page to create a brand that resonates with job seekers. Managing your employer brand should be a priority.

Brands 123

Brands Employee Engagement Financial Culture 123

Kayako

JANUARY 12, 2017

It’s easy to rush into 2017 without appreciating the good parts of 2016: there is now a lot of great content out there that supports you, the customer advocating superhero! Here’s our list of the best articles from last year to help you understand the trends and show how you can provide an amazing customer experience in 2017.

Customer Experience 120

Customer Experience Effort Score Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity 120

Lumoa

JANUARY 9, 2018

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices.

Customer Experience 332

Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Omni-Channel Culture 332

CloudCherry

JULY 25, 2018

The MIT Technology Review: Getting To Iconic report is based on surveys conducted with over 550 business executives at global firms—including retail, IT, logistics, healthcare, IT, and more— in over 30 countries between May and July 2017. Over 60% of them managed relatively large operations with more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

Technology 170

Technology Brands Customer Experience Omni-Channel 170

QuestionPro Audience

JUNE 21, 2018

As consumers focus on more health-friendly options, smart bun brands are altering their strategies to keep up with the changing market. 7 billion hot dogs were consumed between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2017, but this year, the traditional brats and burgers may be missing from summer parties. HOT DIGGITY-DOG. VEGAN OR BUST.

Consumers 223

Consumers Trends Industry Report 223

Vonage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Over the last 10 years we have had the pleasure of working with many global organisations, across many sectors; retail, financial services, telecoms, technology, hospitality, professional services on the design and implementation of their Branded Customer Experience * (BCE) programmes. Paul’s Hotel. Find out more and register now.

Tips 267

Tips Brands Customer Experience Competitive Advantage 267

Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Over the last 10 years we have had the pleasure of working with many global organisations, across many sectors; retail, financial services, telecoms, technology, hospitality, professional services on the design and implementation of their Branded Customer Experience * (BCE) programmes. Paul's Hotel. Find out more and register now.

Tips 133

Tips Brands Customer Experience Competitive Advantage 133

CX Journey

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This makes for a strong brand image that’ll remain on their minds. Twitter-based customer service increased 250% from 2015 to 2017. Your brand should exist everywhere your audience does and engage them wherever they’re comfortable. What does this mean for how you communicate with customers?

Communication 137

Communication Brands Social Media Touchpoint 137

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What are some of the customer experience trends we’ll see through the end of 2017 and into 2018? Net Promoter Score (NPS) or Customer Effort Score (CES) or even the simple customer satisfaction rating each tell part of the story of your customers’ relationship with your brand. Customer Experience Teams Grow Up.

Trends 244

Trends Net Promoter Score Effort Score Banking 244

QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 10, 2018

In 2017, there were an estimated 227 million smartphone users in the United States. QuestionPro’s mobile app, MyPinion, is the fastest market research tool that allows mobile users to provide critical insights to leading brands by participating in short surveys.

Marketing 268

Marketing Survey Groups Study 268

ECXO

MARCH 6, 2025

For example, top companies define a concise CX aspiration aligned to their brand promise such as being the easiest partner to do business with, or providing a truly consultative, trusted advisor relationship and ensure it ties directly to business objectives. This vision serves as a North Star that guides the entire program.

B2B 339

B2B Customer Journeys How To Effort Score 339

PeopleMetrics

JANUARY 21, 2025

As I wrote in Listen or Die in 2017, NPS is simple, powerful, and universally understooda trusted measure of how well youre building loyalty among your customers. The responses fall into three categories: Promoters (Scores of 9 or 10) : These are your loyal advocatesthe customers who love your brand and actively recommend it.

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NPS Net Promoter Score e-support Loyalty 118

QuestionPro Audience

MARCH 23, 2018

Core big domestic beer brands like Budweiser, Miller, and Coors were down 3% in 2017, and have been declining every year since 2011. While millennials are passing on big beer brands such as Budweiser, that doesn’t mean they’re drinking less. Millennials are saying sayonara to the big beer industry.

Industry 231

Industry Study Innovation Report 231

Storyminers

JANUARY 12, 2017

We’ve updated it for 2017. Because CX gives us the opportunity to use customer experience as a company’s strategy , to differentiate its brand , and to bring greater value to customers and to shareholders at the same time. 2017 Answer. 2017 will be the year of smarter customer experiences. Powerful combination!

Trends 171

Trends Customer Experience Wireless Entertainment 171

GetFeedback

JULY 24, 2018

In this age of hyperconnectivity , brands can engage their customers in more ways than ever, yet they’re failing to meet their needs. Some say customer experience is the perception customers have of a brand based on their interactions. Every brand may be different, but customers generally want and expect the same things.

Video 277

Video Customer Experience How To Customer Journeys 277

Alida

AUGUST 9, 2017

. — Kelvin (KC) Claveria (@kcclaveria) August 3, 2017. Despite all the talk about the so-called retail apocalypse , the retail futurist makes one thing clear: the store itself, the physical space owned by a brand, is not out of commission yet. .” Clarice Chin (@helloclaricec) August 3, 2017.

Retail 189

Retail Tips Customer Journeys System 189

QuestionPro Audience

DECEMBER 15, 2017

With DVR to fast forward through commercials and ad blockers on the internet, brands needed another way to reach consumers. Brands have come to the realization that they can still get their products in front of consumers, and for far less money, by using social media influencers.

Consumers 207

Consumers Social Media Advertising Study 207

Vonage

OCTOBER 2, 2017

However, getting it right has huge benefits, and not offering it at all really isn’t an option in 2017. For instance, you might worry that if a potential customer visits your Facebook page and sees a negative comment, it will affect how they perceive your brand. And more than that, they expect a brand to be active.

Omni-Channel 253

Omni-Channel Customer Service Social Media Customers 253

Vonage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

However, getting it right has huge benefits, and not offering it at all really isn’t an option in 2017. For instance, you might worry that if a potential customer visits your Facebook page and sees a negative comment, it will affect how they perceive your brand. And more than that, they expect a brand to be active.

Omni-Channel 253

Omni-Channel Customer Service Social Media Customers 253

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Ten-thousand respondents ranked brands’ Customer Experience based on six categories. These six areas drive brand advocacy and loyalty, the gold-standard for any company measuring CX performance. Per the report, brands in the U.K. Per the report, brands in the U.K. Brands in the U.S., They include: Personalization.

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Effort Score Customer Centricity Consulting eBook 153

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

As I look back at an article I previously wrote – What will CX Look Like in 2017 , I’m excited to see some of the progress that has been made in the industry. There’s a continuing focus on brands improving customer experience to lead customer-driven growth.

Trends 204

Trends Customer Experience Customer Insights Customers 204

QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 31, 2018

And these brands are betting—very large sums of money—on consumers checking out their ads. But brands aren’t the only ones spending money during the Super Bowl. If sports aren’t your thing, then you’re part of the 24% of Americans who watch it for the attention-grabbing commercials. on food, beverages, decorations and fan gear.

Consumers 199

Consumers Sports Study Sales 199

Michelli Experience

MAY 1, 2018

Once upon a time, brands purchased advertisements which effectively influenced prospective buyers. Thanks to social media, many brands have softened their traditional media buys and have focused instead on influencing purchasers through a variety of strategies. network television, radio, newspapers, and magazines).

Social Media 185

Social Media Customer Experience Advertising Multi-Channel 185