Joe Rawlinson

AUGUST 9, 2017

The 2017 IBM Consumer Experience Index (CEI) Study says only 3.4 Use social media channels to keep in touch with your customers and stay engaged. Deliver a Satisfying Omni-Channel Experience. Customers also crave a more satisfying omni-channel shopping experience, IBM’s study found.

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Omni-Channel Self Service Consumers Meeting 104

Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

This article appeared first January 10, 2017 at SharpenCX.com. Customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein sheds light on enhanced customer expectations, AI innovation, and more. How do you expect customer expectations to change in 2017? What’s the most important thing contact center managers should prepare for in 2017?

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Brands Hospitality 50

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 Some hints: big data, omnichannel, personalisation, AI and organizational culture. Much of the improvement has been driven by advancements in product innovation and digital technology.

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Customer Experience Competitive Advantage Omni-Channel Culture 332

NICE inContact

JANUARY 10, 2018

This marriage of strength in innovative technology sent a shock wave through the technology side of the contact center industry as the first in a series of consolidations in the industry with competitors aiming to stay on in the game with the accelerated pace NICE was taking.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Analytics Innovation 120

ECXO

JUNE 20, 2023

It can be more important than innovation or market dominance. McKinsey with NielsenIQ looked at five years of sales data from 2017 to mid-2022. How does a shared purpose and values help you harness creativity, innovation, skill and commitment? Business customers care about what your brand stands for.

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B2B Brands Innovation Government 367

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Ready for 2017 and beyond? Start here.

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Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 100

Calabrio

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

With 2016 behind us, we’re wondering what we can glean from the flurry of predictions, prophecies and prognostications for 2017. In 2017, we’ll see leading marketing organizations expand to incorporate contact center touchpoints with voice-of-the-customer analytics technology. Ready for 2017 and beyond? Start here.

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Trends Customer Engagement Engagement Contact Center 100

Alida

JULY 11, 2017

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. Go beyond digital—think omnichannel. Customers are feeling indifferent.

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Customer Experience Effort Score Omni-Channel Retail 183

Retently

MARCH 18, 2019

Still, Amazon did state they signed up more new paid members in 2017 than any other year. But the main thing that is common across these brands’ customer service departments is this: Quick, Responsive Omni-Channel Support. Besides that, these companies acknowledge the importance of omni-channel support.

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Net Promoter Score Omni-Channel Company NPS 126

delighted

JUNE 3, 2021

Omnichannel retail will be the new normal. The unprecedented conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic threw the spotlight on a trend that has been around for over a decade: omnichannel. Omnichannel retail not only implies a brand’s presence in multiple channels (e.g. This finding is not peculiar to 2020.

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Omni-Channel Retail Consumers Trends 101

Avaya

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

They’re tasked with matching today’s rapid pace of innovation and also constantly anticipating customers’ evolving needs. This has made the concept of an omnichannel customer experience integral for success. Research shows, however, that companies across the board are still struggling to get omnichannel right.

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Omni-Channel Customer Experience Contact Center Social Media 67

Comm100

JANUARY 14, 2016

As technology continues to open new avenues for innovation and business transformation, so too will the shopping and buying habits of consumers. A Deloitte Point of View report states emphatically that omni-channel retailing is the future of business, and most experts agree.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We’ve compiled a short list of innovative customer service technologies developed by talented companies that are dedicated to helping enterprises improve their customer experience at scale and successfully compete in today’s ever-changing business environment. Customers appreciate: The personalized and intuitive customer self-service.

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Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Technology Self Service 116

Alida

JANUARY 13, 2017

If you’re a marketing leader with CX responsibility, it’s likely you need to focus your efforts to meet business expectations in 2017—and you need to do so fast. Here’s what six of them told us about how to improve CX in 2017. Ted Rubin, keynote speaker and acting CMO at Brand Innovators. ” How to win the CX war in 2017.

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Omni-Channel Marketing Customer Experience Multi-Channel 50

ReviewTrackers

MAY 8, 2017

To help your leaders and managers in your organization become CX experts, we compiled a list of customer experience conferences and events to attend this 2017. When: July 4 to 5, 2017. When: June 5 to 7, 2017. When: May 16 to 17, 2017. When: June 20 to 21, 2017. When: July 17 to 19, 2017. Where: London, UK.

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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. This blog “ Talking Omnichannel But Organised Multi-Channel?

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Oracle

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Modern retailers understand this new omnichannel reality and are adopting retail innovation strategies to meet shoppers wherever they are — and on whatever device they choose. Fast-food restaurants may get even faster thanks to retail innovation in customer service tech. Revolutionizing the drive-thru experience.

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Retail Innovation Trends Ecommerce 74

NICE inContact

MARCH 27, 2018

A major conversational shift around artificial intelligence (AI) occurred in 2017. AI, Blended with Live Agents, Enables Contextual and Quick Omnichannel Interactions. For the first time, AI was considered leading edge for a wide range of business applications – and no longer “bleeding edge.” Today, AI in the self-service space (e.g.,

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Contact Center Self Service Study Omni-Channel 137

Avaya

MAY 31, 2017

For the contact center industry, it’s doubly impactful because not only do contact center companies need to transform themselves, they need to be innovating to enable all their customers and partners to transform as well. We have signed more than 1,100 customer contracts since the chapter 11 filing through March 31, 2017.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Communication Innovation 81

CSM Magazine

MAY 19, 2020

Puzzel, a leading cloud-based contact centre software provider, has announced that London’s largest further education college group, Capital City College Group, has successfully implemented Puzzel’s omni-channel customer service solution including the latest AI-powered Agent Assist technology. This is innovation at its best.”.

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Omni-Channel Groups Brands Abandon Rate 52

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?

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Omni-Channel Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer CEM 45

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ignoring the Shift to Not Just Mobile-First, but Omnichannel for Real Customers are increasingly using mobile devices for their interactions. Omnichannel shoppers tend to spend more, with a 4% increase in-store and 10% online compared to single-channel shoppers, according to Harvard Business Review. And there you have it!

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Trends Self Service Customer Experience Customer Journeys 143

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Nordic region’s largest insurance company, If, has adopted innovative artificial intelligence in combination with its existing solution from the contact center supplier Puzzel. In the summer of 2017, If switched to a cloud contact center in the Nordics with the help of Puzzel.

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Chatbots Insurance Omni-Channel Company 59

Bold360

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Digital self-service must be omni-channel, which means a customer can start a chat with you on your website, and continue it seamlessly via Facebook or whatever other channels make them comfortable. Toys R Us are leading the way with innovative options like free in store collection in under an hour.

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Self Service Omni-Channel Customer Service Social Media 80

TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

The field is becoming increasingly mainstream with a 2017 Tractica report predicting that biometric hardware and software revenue will grow to $15.1 The results are reflected positively in the agent’s KPIs, further motivating them to use these innovative tools to succeed. billion worldwide by 2025, with a CAGR of 22.9 Agent training.

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Technology Customer Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 122

CSM Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

VeriCall is a UK based BPO that brings people and technology together with innovative and intuitive BPO solutions to serve businesses of all sizes. Started in 2017, VeriCall provides skilled agents coupled with best-in-class technology to deliver PCI Compliant, AI powered and Omni-Channel solutions throughout the UK and beyond.

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Omni-Channel Contact Center Employee Engagement Industry 52

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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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. Silos kill innovation. And say good-bye to the omnichannel experience! When departments and channels don’t talk and share customer data, the experience is fragmented and frustrating.

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Customer Journeys Culture Government Leadership 149

Avaya

JUNE 28, 2017

These are just a few of the challenges heard around the expo floor and in the Avaya Innovation Lounge here at Call Center Week this week. The newer technologies, including omni-channel , need to quickly become as intuitive to the agents as a voice call or email. The topics are many. The conversations are inspiring. Speed is key.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Industry Call Center 49

Avaya

JUNE 27, 2017

That’s exactly why HITEC 2017 exists. In addition to educating on the future of the guest experience, we’re showing attendees exactly how they can begin reimagining CX possibilities—creating innovative new business outcomes and identifying unique revenue streams—with the right technology strategy.

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Hospitality Guest Experience Hotels Entertainment 53

ReviewTrackers

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The 2017 Healthcare Internet Conference will take place Oct. Re-Imaging Marketing: The Journey toward Omni Channel Marketing and Beyond. Learn how to innovate your marketing strategy during this session. 23 through Oct. 25 in Austin, Texas at the JW Marriott. See the full schedule here. When: Monday, Oct. 23 from 4 p.m.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

(Forbes) I talked with 10 top CMOs from a number of industries to get their insights into the changing role of the CMO, how they build relationships with customers, how they stay on top of changes in today’s omnichannel world, and more. The post 5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of September 4, 2017 appeared first on Shep Hyken.

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Customer Service Net Promoter Score Self Service NPS 65

Maru/HUB

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In our last post, we argued that innovative experiences such as Amazon Go, makes it difficult to gain rich insight in the form of a real conversation. An interesting study conducted by Aspect in 2017 revealed that amongst the 1,000 American consumers surveyed, nearly a third would rather clean a toilet than talk to customer service.

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Omni-Channel Consumers Self Service Effort Score 80

Forrester

APRIL 3, 2017

At our CX Forum in Sydney on May 9, Forrester thought leaders and a world-class roster of industry innovators will come together to explore the current and emerging best practices for the design and delivery of exceptional customer experiences in digital channels. More than 50% of our customer interactions are now digital.

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Chief Customer Officer Omni-Channel Culture Customer Engagement 66

Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 20, 2017

concluded, as we’ve seen with other research into the benefits of employee engagement: “As well as performance and productivity, employee engagement impacts positively on levels of absenteeism, on retention, and on levels of innovation….”. You Also Might Like… 2017 the Year of Undelivered Promise.

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Omni-Channel Employee Engagement Effort Score Consulting 68

ShepHyken

MAY 5, 2017

Forrester predicts that in 2017 “a new wave of technologies that remake industries and customer experience will begin to emerge.” That perfectly describes an omnichannel customer experience platform. Omnichannel enables businesses to manage all types of customer experiences through one place, too.

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Self Service Omni-Channel Social Media Retail 81

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Are you thinking about starting an omnichannel marketing campaign, but you’re not quite sure how to do it? In this article I’ll take a closer look, so you can effectively start an omnichannel marketing campaign and see why this useful method brings so much success to businesses around the world.

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Omni-Channel Marketing How To Case Study 40