BlueOcean

JULY 9, 2024

Brand loyalty is a reflection of a customer’s commitment to a relationship with a given retailer or service provider. The way we interact with people and brands has changed—and consumer spending priorities have evolved just as fast. Big brands—ones with significant human and financial resources—remain ahead of the game.

Loyalty 177

Loyalty Brands Ecommerce Average Handle Time 177

ShepHyken

MAY 24, 2021

With a growing number of consumers influenced by word-of-mouth, don’t let your customers slip away! The 3 Principles of Brand Loyalty After COVID-19 Rocked Our World by Kim Campbell. Best Customer Retention Techniques for Startup in 2021 by Luke Fitzpatrick. My Comment: Want to keep your customers coming back? by Erin Ollila.

Customer Service 159

Customer Service Customer Retention Loyalty Retail 159

Retently

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

One of the most innovative ways brands are leveling up their CX is through Virtual Fitting Rooms (VFRs). In this article, we’ll explore how Virtual Fitting Rooms benefit customers and brands, from boosting customer confidence and reducing returns to increasing sales and loyalty. Let’s dive in! What’s driving this growth?

Ecommerce 144

Ecommerce Retail Social Media Technology 144

Kustomer

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Customer experience (CX) is a determining factor in whether customers are loyal to a brand or not. Brands must stay on top of CX trends. Below are five emerging trends that we predict will shape CX in 2021. But don’t worry, 2021 isn’t going to feature any giant robots wielding machine guns. Improved CX With AI.

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Omni-Channel Customer Experience Chatbots e-support 124

ShepHyken

APRIL 26, 2021

9 New Findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report by Tricia Morris. CustomerThink) Here are nine new findings from the 2021 State of the Contact Center Report which included 400 US and UK contact center and customer experience leaders. One of the main points is that customer service is becoming the face of a brand.

Customer Service 140

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Social Media Contact Center 140

ShepHyken

APRIL 30, 2021

. Customer Service Trends For 2021 . To meet their demands, we expect to see more technology in customer support in 2021, as well as a growth in omnichannel support strategies. Here are five customer service trends to watch out for in 2021:? . Modern customers want real-time interactions that are personalized and consistent.

Customer Service 148

Customer Service Chatbots Omni-Channel Analytics 148

Second to None

MARCH 18, 2021

By listening to their customers and measuring customer service standards, grocery brands can stay ahead of the curve and deliver what their customers need and want most— especially as consumer expectations and trends evolve. Mystery Shopping measures operational standards and brand performance.

Measurement 113

Measurement Brands Customer Experience Touchpoint 113

InMoment XI

JANUARY 9, 2024

Great customer experiences help your brand achieve differentiation. Great customer experiences improve brand reputation. If you consistently deliver positive experiences, your brand is more likely to be seen as reliable, trustworthy, and customer-centric. Loyal customers are also more likely to recommend the business to others.

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B2B Self Service Customer Experience Customer Journeys 413

ShepHyken

AUGUST 9, 2021

CMSWire) By understanding and tapping into those emotions, brands can build powerful connections that create fierce advocates. Customer Service Benchmark Report – 2021 by Hiver. Consumer Reports) Public rants may not get the results you want. Customer Experience Starts – and Stops – With Emotions by Kristi Knight.

Customer Service 150

Customer Service Social Media Culture Report 150

ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Improve Your Customer Outcomes With 5 Customer Service Best Practices from Leading Consumer Shipping Brand FedEx by Veronica Krieg. B2B International) Our recent research shows that the majority of B2B business leaders feel that understanding their customers is a focus area for improvement throughout 2021 and beyond.

Customer Service 145

Customer Service Rewards Programs B2B Loyalty Programs 145

delighted

JUNE 3, 2021

Consumer spending plunged amidst lay-offs and shelter-in-place orders. Niche and boutique stores without an online presence suffered the most, as consumers migrated to big box stores and online shopping to satisfy all their shopping needs in fewer trips. Omnichannel retail not only implies a brand’s presence in multiple channels (e.g.

Omni-Channel 101

Omni-Channel Retail Consumers Trends 101

Comm100

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

While the Covid storm still isn’t over, it’s more important than ever that small businesses create mindful, strategic approaches to customer service in 2021. Making it easy for your customers to reach you across different channels is vital, especially in 2021. Email is still a huge player for customers of all age groups in 2021.

Customer Service 130

Customer Service Self Service Social Media Knowledge Base 130

BlueOcean

MAY 13, 2021

Brand loyalty is a reflection of a customer’s commitment to a relationship with a given retailer or service provider. We quickly got used to holding everything and everyone at arm’s length – and for many customers, that included the brands they had once been loyal to. Big brands—ones with resources and manpower—were ahead of the game.

Loyalty 156

Loyalty Brands Ecommerce Average Handle Time 156

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. Once brands are finding success with live chat , they will also begin to look to omnichannel customer engagement in 2022.

Trends 260

Trends Customer Service Chatbots Omni-Channel 260

Comm100

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

So without further ado, let’s reveal the winners of the 2021 Chatties Awards and a bit about their 2020 success stories. . Resident Home is a home furnishings retailer that sells several direct-to-consumer brands. The post The 2021 Chatties Awards – Winners Announced! Free Live Chat with Unlimited Agents.

Social Media 130

Social Media Customer Service Representative Knowledge Base Customer Service 130

ShepHyken

JULY 12, 2021

My Comment: One of the questions we asked in our soon-to-be-released 2021 Achieving Customer Amazement study was if colleges should require a course in customer service. Out of 1,000 consumers, 65% said, “Yes.” Why would customers stay loyal to brands that are slow or can’t offer help? Pun intended!) by James Heskett.

Customer Service 132

Customer Service Self Service Retail Entertainment 132

Comm100

MAY 20, 2022

Thanks to the development of technology, consumers expect fast, accessible, and accurate support all day, every day. Over the years, live chat has grown exponentially in consumer popularity. 73% of consumers now agree that live chat is the most satisfactory way to communicate. Live chat caters to these key consumer needs.

Software 237

Software Wait Times Multi-Channel Consumers 237

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

After the author shares the story, he offers commentary about why what this brand did (Lego) was so successful. CMSWire) Customer Effort Score (CES) is a metric used to determine the amount of effort it takes customers to accomplish a specific task within a brand experience. State of the In-Store Experience [2021] by Bobby Marhamat.

Customer Service 27

Customer Service Effort Score Net Promoter Score Contact Center 27

BirdEye

MAY 13, 2021

They help increase brand discovery and visibility through improved local search ranking , influence purchasing decisions, and provide valuable feedback that helps improve the customer experience. To give businesses the most comprehensive insight possible we launched our first ever reviews report “ The 2021 state of online reviews ”.

Infographics 114

Infographics Retail Consumers Report 114

InMoment XI

JUNE 28, 2022

InMoment and ReviewTrackers joining forces is great news for today’s brands! Our latest addition, ReviewTrackers, empowers over 175,000+ business locations to better understand and manage their customer reviews across 100+ sites with their review management technology. Forrester Research, Inc.

Analytics 74

Analytics Feedback Report Industry 74

Oracle

JANUARY 21, 2021

2020 was a year that left brands and businesses scrambling to adapt to rapid changes while still providing excellent customer experience. So where does that leave businesses and consumers in the new year? So where does that leave businesses and consumers in the new year? 2021 brings forth a focus on customer loyalty.

Social Media 81

Social Media Return on Investment Consumers Contact Center 81

TechSee

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This is underlined by a January 2021 survey , where 65% of U.S. consumers reported requiring technician assistance during the current pandemic. The same survey indicates that the demand for remote assistance is high, with 52% of consumers willing to use remote guidance to resolve issues themselves due to safety considerations.

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Trends Survey ROI Technology 109

Oracle

APRIL 19, 2021

This shift is causing customers to prioritize positive, seamless, and often contactless experiences over other attributes such as brand, price, and product quality. Commerce in a coronavirus world is causing consumers to rethink how they define an enjoyable, seamless brand experience. 6 Ways to Boost CX in 2021.

Self Service 104

Self Service Customer Experience Healthcare Advertising 104

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In business-to-consumer (B2C) organizations, customer personas are typically about the main shopper or buyer of the product. Define and consider the specific points of interaction between the customer persona and your brand. Define and consider the specific points of interaction between your customer persona and your brand.

Customer Journeys 367

Customer Journeys Customer Experience How To Touchpoint 367

ShepHyken

JUNE 7, 2021

(strategy+business) In a recent PwC customer survey, almost 60% of B2B customers reported they had never had an experience with a brand that made them feel special. Loyalty programs are not just for consumers. Service and experience have not typically been strengths of consumers/citizens dealing with government agencies.

Customer Service 138

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Customer Journeys Customer Centricity 138

kommunicate

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Intro This is the era of the consumer. Everything a brand does or plans to do depends on what consumers wish to buy or see. Customization and personalized experiences are at their peak, and brands are competing with each other for consumer attention.

Chatbots 98

Chatbots Touchpoint Consumers Brands 98

PK

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Building experiences beyond the streaming platform The Media Digital Experience (MDX) Index surveyed over 700 consumers, combining their responses with design audit scores to create a single index evaluating the performance of paid subscription video streaming services. The MDX Index ranks evaluated brands […].

Video 96

Video Survey Consumers Brands 96

Inbenta

JANUARY 25, 2021

Luckily, technology keeps on adapting to help deliver tools that can make customer experience (CX) a truly seamless experience for companies and consumers. So what are the trends that will shape CX in 2021 that organizations need to know in order to win customers’ business? Customer service goes remote.

Trends 97

Trends Self Service Customer Experience Omni-Channel 97

Oracle

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Welcome to Experience TV, a LIVE show on social channels about the economic revolution we’re living through, the Experience Economy, where brands compete on the quality of their customer experiences. But, given the dire state of trust between businesses and consumers, this may not be a helpful way to re-establish that relationship.

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Tips Video Consumers Financial 116

Comm100

JANUARY 6, 2022

In a 2021 Harvard Business Review white paper on customer experience , eight executives from a variety of organizations and industries provided their definition for what CX is, and how it’s measured. 66% of customers said they would switch brands if they felt they were being “treated like a number, not an individual.”

Customer Experience 246

Customer Experience Omni-Channel Chatbots Social Media 246

Comm100

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In 2021, evolving customer experience trends shook up the financial services industry. According to a recent survey, 50% of banking consumers want a seamless mix of physical and digital services during their buying journey. As we look ahead, 2022 promises, even more changes for the financial services industry. as add-ons.

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Financial Trends Customer Experience Omni-Channel 246

Clarivate

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A new report from Clarivate, Luxury brands: Re-calibrating brand strategies for a changing world , looks at how luxury brands – long-standing source of aspiration for consumers – are adapting their brand strategies. When it comes to brand premiumization, there is a lot we can learn from luxury brands.

Brands 95

Brands Fashion Consumers Video 95

C3Centricity

JANUARY 13, 2021

From thinking about buying the category to successfully turning purchasers into raving fans of our brands, this will improve your own customer journey mapping and guide you in correcting any weak spots in it. #5. Brand Portfolio Secrets to Success (5 Things You Need to Know). Do you know how your brand is seen by category users?

Customer Centricity 279

Customer Centricity Hospitality Customer Journeys Strategy 279

Optimove

OCTOBER 20, 2022

With inflation continuing to run at 40-year high levels, consumers are more careful about getting the most out of their dwindling purchasing power. Any consumers with variable interest rate debt, such as a home equity line, have seen their monthly payments increase in line with the rising interest rates. Less confidence, less spending.

Customer relationships 98

Customer relationships Consumers Marketing Social Media 98

Lumoa

APRIL 28, 2020

New technology has driven organizations to undergo digital transformations, as a result, we see a shift in consumer behavior. Apps, machine learning, AI and other types of new technology have made it possible for consumers to do almost whatever they want- whenever they want– wherever they want.

Self Service 195

Self Service Customer Journeys Customer Experience Omni-Channel 195

Oracle

APRIL 15, 2021

Let’s take a closer look at the top consumer traits that are driving CX strategies in 2021. For this reason, when customers decide to commit to a brand, they go all in. Consumers expect their brands to offer a digital experience in the modern retail age. 21 CX Predictions for 2021.

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Loyalty Programs Poor Customer Service Loyalty Omni-Channel 94