ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

My Comment: If there were four things you could do that would ensure your customers would come back, what would they be? Josh Linkner, innovation guru, shares four core ideas that build loyalty. Some of you may think these are common sense, but then think about how often you don’t experience these when you’re a customer.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 28, 2017

The Future of Customer Loyalty Programs – Now and for the Holidays by Timi Garai. Antavo) Online eCommerce giants are moving into the offline sphere and we’re seeing more and more innovative solutions based on Big Data. For information on The Customer Focus™ customer service training programs go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 2, 2017

My Comment: The author shares some customer service and CX “conventional wisdom” and then shares commentary on why we should question it. Conventional wisdom thwarts progress and innovation – in everything, including customer service! Great concepts here. What you believe to be true may be holding you back.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

She took the time to interview ten CMO’s from some large and recognizable brands in a number of industries who share what customer experience means to them. CustomerGauge) There are a hundreds of technology innovations clamouring for customer’s attention, yet only a few are dominating customers’ loyalty.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 4, 2017

RT @360Connext : Jason Dabrowski @jeanniecw and @Dragonburger75 loooove customers! Jeannie Walters (@jeanniecw) October 4, 2017. So let’s unpack that a bit… First, customer service and CX are often used interchangeably. Who is listening to them and encouraging them to innovate around service?

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Circular Edge

MARCH 4, 2024

As a Platinum Partner of Quest Oracle Community, Circular Edge will showcase how Oracle JD Edwards customers have leveraged the latest tools and technologies to adopt code current and cloud strategies, improve user experiences and transform business processes during INFOCUS, which will be held August 20-22 in Denver, Colorado.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 27, 2017

Each week I read a number of customer service articles from various online resources. Customer Experience, Innovation and the Slow Death of Famed Brands by Augie Ray. While they focus on the contact center world, many of them are appropriate for any company (and department) that is customer-focused.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 30, 2017

This excellent article focuses on five traits that anyone who interacts with customers should practice. Digital Customers Less Loyal by Tanya Gazdik. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. For information contact or www.hyken.com.

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Forrester

APRIL 3, 2017

Successful business leaders drive their organizations to create experiences that continually meet or exceed customer expectations. I recently caught up with one of our keynote speakers -- Christine Corbett, chief customer officer at Australia Post -- to discuss the importance of creating and nurturing a CX-driven culture.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 7, 2017

This particular article focuses on the Facebook Messenger chatbot and marketing. 4 Simple Yet Innovative Tips To Boost Customer Care (without sacrificing your tech budget!). Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. by Neal Dlin.

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Blake Morgan

MARCH 13, 2023

The incredible innovation, paired with empathy and strong relationships, has shown the value of Guild Education and made the company worth more than $4 billion. Her focus on customers and innovation. Guild partners with companies to create benefits programs that enable employees to get college degrees for free. The reason?

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Customer Guru

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Each year, a new wave of technological advancements is introduced to customers. Furthermore, disruptive startups launch innovative products that get adopted by millions of users almost overnight. Companies that are not using technology to connect and interact with their customers are becoming irrelevant for the consumer.

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Wired and Dangerous

APRIL 2, 2018

America’s Best Colleges” 2017 Edition, published in the U.S. 1 for the most innovative regional college in the South (the second consecutive year at No. Students get a birthday card with a free Starbucks card inside (Caring). News & World Report, ranks High Point University No. 1) and No.

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ShepHyken

JULY 17, 2017

Office of American Innovation Targets Federal Customer Service by Frank Konkel . Nextgov) The White House Office of American Innovation has its crosshairs set on improving federal customer service, a major challenge because of the government’s “near monopoly ” in providing poor service delivery.

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LiveChat

AUGUST 3, 2018

They’re so efficient at targeting customers that there’s a separate Wikipedia page that talks about their advertising campaigns. It’s no wonder GEICO was voted the most trusted insurance brand in the US in 2017. Be where your customer is. However, New versions keep your product constantly on top of the customer’s mind.

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ShepHyken

JULY 24, 2017

Of course, those three words are good, but there is so much more to great customer service than just being nice. 5 Fresh Examples of Customer Experience Innovation by Blake Morgan. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. But, it’s a great start.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 How to make your organization truly customer centric. Published on: November 08, 2017. Author: Olivier Njamfa We all know that today it’s vital to put customers at the heart of your business. How do you become more customer centric?

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Horizon CX

MAY 14, 2018

Further investigating change management for a curriculum I’m developing, I ran into an interesting article in the November-December 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review written by N. Customer Focus (CX insights and integrated solutions). Innovation (ideas and new opportunities). Nimbleness (agility and simplification).

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Storyminers

MAY 21, 2020

This post first appeared in CMO Australia in late 2017. Too many organisations are “doing” before “designing” when it comes to digital transformation and customer experience. Extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

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ShepHyken

JULY 24, 2017

Of course, those three words are good, but there is so much more to great customer service than just being nice. 5 Fresh Examples of Customer Experience Innovation by Blake Morgan. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. But, it’s a great start.

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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 12, 2017

It’s early 2017 now. Hopefully you have eyes on a customer strategy for this year. For some seasoned executives who think more about product, price, and process, this customer focus is scary. Is your customer strategy for 2017 ready and scalable? ” That customer strategy gets you disrupted.

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CX Journey

JANUARY 3, 2018

Image courtesy of Pixabay I originally wrote today's post for CallidusCloudCX; it was published on their blog on July 26, 2017. They lead to reduced efficiencies, waste resources, kill productivity, reduce morale (with a them-and-us mentality), and are detrimental to your ability to create a customer-focused culture.

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Innovative CX

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Finally, a Pew research study states, “As of 2017 – the most recent year for which data are available – 56 million Millennials (those ages 21 to 36 in 2017) were working or looking for work. What does all this have to do with improving the customer and employee experience in an organization? Align Behaviors. Include Everyone.

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Peter Lavers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

As 2017 draws to its close I’ve been taking a look at my blog, twitter and Linkedin activity over the year, and I’d like to share with you my three top choices in four different categories: Most blog engagement. Nedbank – I have walked the customer centricity journey with this great bank for over a decade.

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VDS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

As companies scrambled to drive efficiencies and cut costs, they adopted new ways to improve the experience for both the employee and the customer. There are many innovative ways to improve the experience for both your employees and customers. Your customers want issues resolved with as little effort as possible.

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Storyminers

JULY 29, 2018

This post first appeared in CMO Australia in late 2017. Too many organisations are “doing” before “designing” when it comes to digital and customer transformation, and not going deep enough into insights analysis and cultural change. Thanks to Nadia Cameron for a great interview! That costs money.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2016

It is filled with nuggets of wisdom about how Disney designed their customer journey – and much more. Brian Solis: 2017 is the Year of Customer Experience (CX) Derek Handova. He’s too busy looking for the next opportunity to engage customers, employees and potential stakeholders. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 7, 2017

This particular article focuses on the Facebook Messenger chatbot and marketing. 4 Simple Yet Innovative Tips To Boost Customer Care (without sacrificing your tech budget!). Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, professional speaker and New York Times bestselling business author. by Neal Dlin.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

5 Innovative Ways to Inspire Customer Loyalty by Vivian Wagner . CRM Buyer) Getting customers — and keeping them — is the name of the game in e-commerce. 4 Essentials for Building a Well Mannered Customer-Service Chatbot by Clemont Tussiot. Benioff had some important ideas. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Storyminers

JULY 29, 2018

This post first appeared in CMO Australia in late 2017. Too many organisations are “doing” before “designing” when it comes to digital transformation and customer experience. Extensive investment is being made into reskilling marketing teams to meet the new demands of being more holistically customer focused.

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Verint

MARCH 14, 2018

As an indicator that our innovative approach is working, customers who have adopted our newest offerings rank the highest when it comes to overall satisfaction. Looking closer at DMG’s report, for example, Verint is cited for having: The highest customer satisfaction score among all vendors evaluated for current product.

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Avaya

APRIL 27, 2017

But this May 22-25, when you arrive in Orlando for the 2017 ICMI Contact Center Expo and Conference , we think you’ll be heading for what we like to call the second happiest place on earth. Each year, contact center executives gather for a few days of education on the latest innovations designed to ensure customers have a great experience.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 26, 2017

These five words make up one of the most powerful questions you can ask a customer or colleague at work. Innovation expert Josh Linkner calls this question a “difference maker” – a question that could boost your company and career. For information on The Customer Focus™ customer service training programs go to www.thecustomerfocus.com.

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

He is an author of Moments of Magic®, The Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer, The Amazement Revolution, Amaze Every Customer Every Time, Be Amazing or Go Home, and The Convenience Revolution and a creator of a customer service training program, Customer Focus , aiming to help clients build a customer service culture and loyalty mindset.

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ClientSuccess

AUGUST 30, 2018

As a customer success leader with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Carine brought her story of dedication, personalization, and resiliency to the CS100 Summit stage and discussed how an organization-wide culture of customer-focused success is key for innovative companies to thrive in today’s marketplace.

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CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 6, 2021

He is a Customer Success executive with experience in building post-sale teams to reduce churn and increase growth at high-growth B2B SaaS scale-ups. Dave is a notable customer success expert, speaker, published author, and now a well-known expert in the area of customer-focused organizations. Dave Jackson. Rick Adams.

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transcosmos Information Systems

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Financial commentators and investors have expected this to happen, seeing that technology share prices ended strong in 2017 and are continually booming this 2018. It’s safe to say that aside from innovation, a bulk of their trillion-dollar stocks is all thanks to buyers who want the Apple Experience. Resist proxies.

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