NICE inContact

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Can your contact center keep up with changing consumer demands? The second annual NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark includes consumers from three countries – United States, United Kingdom and Australia – with year-over-year results for US (2018 vs 2017), and new benchmark data for UK and Australia.

Contact Center 122

Contact Center Consumers Self Service Chatbots 122

Alida

JUNE 1, 2017

Why we’re excited: New market entrants are disrupting the automotive space with creative models meant to appeal to consumers who are frustrated with the way things are today. Industry players must accelerate their customer-led change to offer customers the experience they want, using the best digital and mobile technology available.

Automotive 157

Automotive Conference Retail Employee Engagement 157

Alida

DECEMBER 22, 2016

We’ve collected 10 of the most insightful predictions that we believe will define not just 2017, but also the years ahead. Consumers have less faith in brands than ever before. Forrester Research is predicting more espionage, ransomware and privacy breaches in 2017. Global uncertainty. Trust as a business currency.

Trends 0

Trends Social Media Advertising e-support 0

QuestionPro Audience

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

2017 was predicted to be the year of the smart home, and consumers are slowly integrating the new technology into their homes. We polled over 450 respondents from our consumer panel to gauge their thoughts on the smart home. We polled over 450 respondents from our consumer panel to gauge their thoughts on the smart home.

Consumers 252

Consumers Retail Report Technology 252

TechSee

APRIL 3, 2018

With Accenture reporting that 77% of consumers are no longer loyal to any particular brand, companies must work harder than ever to retain their customer base. For example, if a company began 2017 with 50,000 customers and lost 2500 over the course of the year, the churn rate would be 5%.

Customer Retention 141

Customer Retention Technology Strategy Analytics 141

Win the Customer

MAY 15, 2018

Abercrombie & Fitch is counting on direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales to counter the retail apocalypse, Columbus Business First reports. leases expiring over the next two years, the fashion brand saw a 4 percent increase in sales, largely thanks to direct-to-consumer sales. billion a year to $5 billion. Appealing to Online Shoppers.

Retail 110

Retail Consumers Sales Industry 110

QuestionPro Audience

JUNE 22, 2018

pet industry has been growing year after year, with overall sales of pet products and services rising 5% in 2017. Pet technology is a category that is growing at a rapid pace, with no signs of slowing down. We took a look at emerging trends in the pet care industry, and dug into why pet technology is on the rise.

Industry 207

Industry Retail Technology Study 207

PK

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

However, this technology brings a new challenge: threats to cybersecurity present an issue that rail companies must address. In the freight rail industry, automation technology has provided a pathway to improve railway inspection processes. Using automation for track inspections.

Trends 59

Trends Technology Travel Study 59

Connective DX

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

However, this technology brings a new challenge: threats to cybersecurity present an issue that rail companies must address. In the freight rail industry, automation technology has provided a pathway to improve railway inspection processes. Using automation for track inspections.

Trends 59

Trends Technology Travel Study 59

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. While customer engagement keeps its place as a top priority, in 2017, companies will broaden their focus to include employee engagement, particularly for Millennials.

Customer Satisfaction 100

Customer Satisfaction Brands Strategy Contact Center 100

Oracle

APRIL 10, 2019

With revenues of over $328 billion in 2017 and a projection of $390 billion in 2025, there are many ways technology can influence these numbers. Now, companies like MTailor have technology that measures your body for perfect-for-you fit. apparel industry market is the biggest in the world, according to Statista. Tech tailors.

Apparel 92

Apparel Industry Technology Retail 92

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. As the technology matures, many companies will inevitably look for holistic AI solutions that unify customer and operational data to achieve the most valuable and actionable insights.

Technology 122

Technology Customer Service Contact Center Gamification 122

QuestionPro Audience

AUGUST 16, 2018

A study by The Knot found that the average cost of a wedding in 2017 was $33,391, with high spenders—those spending $60,000 or more—spending an average of $105,130. The spend per guest has increased from $194 in 2009 to $268 in 2017, while guest count has decreased, from 149 in 2009 to 136 in 2017. . TECHNOLOGY.

Industry 170

Industry Study Trends Consumers 170

Joe Rawlinson

AUGUST 9, 2017

Mobile technology has been changing consumer expectations for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, making it more challenging to deliver satisfactory customer service. The 2017 IBM Consumer Experience Index (CEI) Study says only 3.4 Add Value by Utilizing Technological Innovations.

Omni-Channel 104

Omni-Channel Self Service Consumers Meeting 104

ReviewTrackers

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Innovation was the highlight at last week’s 2017 SHSMD Connections, the annual conference for healthcare marketing, public relations and communications, and strategic planning professionals. Apple and Nordstrom are examples of just two companies that have changed consumer expectations. To do that, use core technologies.

Connections 56

Connections Healthcare ROI Metrics 56

Eptica

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 What were the key CX trends in 2017? Published on: December 20, 2017. Author: Pauline Ashenden As we come to the end of a busy 2017 it is a good time to review the year, and in particular to look at the most important developments in customer experience over the last 12 months.

Trends 48

Trends Competitive Advantage Chatbots Social Media 48

SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Over 90% of customers have higher expectations than they did last year and 64% of consumers switch some service providers every year (source: Accenture research). So… with fickle consumers, rising costs, tight budgets and agile competitors, how does the CEO get ahead of the curve to help drive growth? Current State. What can I do now?

Customer Journeys 100

Customer Journeys Self Service Analytics Exercises 100

SuiteCX

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Over 90% of customers have higher expectations than they did last year and 64% of consumers switch some service providers every year (source: Accenture research). So… with fickle consumers, rising costs, tight budgets and agile competitors, how does the CEO get ahead of the curve to help drive growth? Current State. What can I do now?

Customer Journeys 100

Customer Journeys Self Service Analytics Exercises 100

Interactions

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Forrester’s recent report, Forrester Infographic: Customer Chatbots Fail Consumers Today, released January 30, 2019, discusses a number of ways that chatbots are failing consumers and how this can be prevented. Consumers think chatbots are more time-consuming than helpful. When it comes to your customers, time is money.

Chatbots 54

Chatbots Consumers Infographics Analytics 54

Uniphore

MARCH 28, 2017

Customer service trends are today driven by the need to meet consumer expectations. However, the evolution of technological innovation together with the shift in the demographics of consumers has led to quickly changing expectations.

Customer Service 100

Customer Service Customer Service Strategies Trends Innovation 100

Alida

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

between 2017 and 2022. Meanwhile, IHL Group recorded a net increase of 4,000 new store openings in 2017—a far cry from a collapse. Finally, consumers are feeling pretty good about the economy with 59.5% confident or very confident as of January 2018, according to the Consumer Mood Index.

Retail 243

Retail Company e-support Competitive Advantage 243

Oracle

OCTOBER 2, 2019

While consumers are hungrier than ever for goods and digital services, the level of competition in this space has never been higher, making margins tight. One thing retailers can do to stand out from the competition is to improve their online customer experience (CX) using new technologies that improve the online shopping experience.

Ecommerce 87

Ecommerce Technology Social Media Chatbots 87

Maru Group

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Ten years ago, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) was founded to understand the wants/needs of energy consumers in North America and share those learnings with industry stakeholders. The 2020 Symposium gathered members to reflect on the past decade and look to where consumer needs are heading into the next decade.

Consumers 52

Consumers Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer Government 52

Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

In the customer service trends handbook published by Microsoft , “90% of consumers say they expect consistency and continuity from a brand across channels.”. These are the five ways of providing premium customer support software to meet your customer expectations in 2017: 1. Most consumers expect ready access to support or help.

Omni-Channel 95

Omni-Channel Self Service Trends Multi-Channel 95

ECXO

JUNE 20, 2023

Price and quality matters but consumers and buyers are increasingly making decisions driven by values-based preferences aligned with customer experience. McKinsey with NielsenIQ looked at five years of sales data from 2017 to mid-2022. We’re not getting existential here, but without purpose, do you have a business?

B2B 357

B2B Brands Innovation Government 357

QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 10, 2018

But MR is not just for big companies with even bigger budgets; with today’s technology, every company has the ability to conduct research. Today’s modern technology makes research more accessible to companies than ever. In 2017, there were an estimated 227 million smartphone users in the United States. Convenience.

Marketing 268

Marketing Survey Groups Study 268

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2024

Customer experience leaders are not just expected to keep up with trends in the marketplace, customer expectations, and technology, we simply MUST do so to serve customers and stay ahead of the competition. Streaming platforms, podcasts, and even this article are self-selected by the media consumer. Always In Style Reminders!

Trends 143

Trends Self Service Customer Experience Customer Journeys 143

Dapresy

MAY 16, 2019

Instead, we’d like to consider technology itself and what it really means to your business’s bottom line. A 2017/2018 survey of market researchers, conducted independently by meaning ltd., B2B marketers have recognized that we are all, ultimately, consumers, and have adapted their approach accordingly, borrowing from B2C strategies.

Technology 70

Technology B2C B2B Healthcare 70

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. Customers want you to know them.

Customer Experience 332

Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Omni-Channel Culture 332

C3Centricity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

I was giving a talk earlier this month in which I mentioned that technology is an enabler not a disruptor of business today. During the presentation at BPW I talked about the fact that technology is seen as the disruptor in business today, but it isn’t. Source: Marco Pacheco Executive Director JP Morgan.

Technology 120

Technology Transportation Customer Centricity Entertainment 120

Magellan Solutions

JULY 27, 2017

Both new and old challenges faced by the call center industry are being addressed with the help of technologies that are constantly being developed and upgraded to meet the ever-increasing expectations of customers. These are the trends of the call center industry this year of 2017: The growth of the cloud call centers. Contact us now!

Call Center 56

Call Center Trends Industry Report 56

Clarabridge

JANUARY 4, 2017

Here are 19 fundamental customer experience stats for 2017 to show you where CX stands, and where it is headed. 42% of consumers have purchased more after a good customer service experience 2. 83% of US consumers prefer dealing with human beings 1. Most brands have not increased their CX budget from 2016 to 2017.

Customer Experience 51

Customer Experience Self Service Return on Investment Competitive Advantage 51

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

12 Ways To Keep Customer Interaction Alive In The Face Of Self-Service Technology Integration by Forbes Communications Council. Forbes) With heightened consumer demand for automated self-service technologies, companies are answering the call and investing in do-it-yourself services. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

Self Service 84

Self Service Customer Service Customer Service Training Customer Care 84

CSM Magazine

MAY 18, 2017

Over 88% of organisations expect digital customer interactions to overtake voice by 2020 or sooner and 92% say customer experience can be linked to revenue, but just 29% are confident they can deliver a seamless customer experience across multiple channels, according to a new report, State of Customer Experience 2017 from West.

Report 40

Report Self Service Customer Experience Contact Center 40

Customer Alignment

DECEMBER 18, 2017

As I was considering ‘what to expect in 2018’, I took a step back and contemplated 2017. 2017 promised such a lot. From what we can see, most of the efforts and focus in 2017 have been on beginning to ‘listen’ to customers and naturally act upon this information. What did we hear, what did we see?

Omni-Channel 45

Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer CEM 45

Bold360

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The financial services industry is changing and developing at a ferocious pace, and 2017 is expected to be a year of growth, at least for those companies able to provide their customers with access to the best technology available to assist them throughout their online journey. Creating a New Self-Service Solution in Banking.

Self Service 63

Self Service Financial Banking Retail 63

ShepHyken

APRIL 24, 2017

2017 Customer Service Expectations Survey by Gladly. Gladly) Trends and insights from surveying 1000 consumers on customer service. My Comment: Our friends at Gladly have released their 2017 Customer Expectations Survey. Top 10 Customer Service Blogs to Follow in 2017 by Daniela Puzzo. ” (Thank you, Fonolo!)

Customer Service 69

Customer Service Customer Service Training Loyalty Exceptional Customer Service 69