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

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 160

Customer Service Customer Retention Loyalty Retail 160

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

Centercode

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And with many of us spending a lot more time at home, consumers are bringing more of these complex products into closer quarters, increasing the demand for products that interact seamlessly with each other and stay in sync even as iterations and updates occur across their tech ecosystems. Whether or not the brand is “high-end.”

Consumers 59

Consumers Industry Survey Retail 59

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

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

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.

Omni-Channel 124

Omni-Channel Customer Experience Chatbots e-support 124

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

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 141

Customer Service Loyalty Programs Social Media Contact Center 141

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.

Trends 109

Trends Survey ROI Technology 109

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

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

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

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

NetBase

JULY 27, 2020

But since COVID-19 hit, brands are considering fewer choices for consumers. Brands offering everything from toilet paper to cars are scaling back to ease pressure on factories and stores, instead devoting time and money toward extra, seemingly unnecessary items. But what will be cut and what do consumers think?

Consumers 59

Consumers Brands Comparison Social Media 59

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 152

Customer Service Social Media Culture Report 152

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 150

Customer Service Chatbots Omni-Channel Analytics 150

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

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 146

Customer Service Rewards Programs B2B Loyalty Programs 146

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

Second to None

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Consumer behaviors have shifted dramatically due to the pandemic, and trends are pointing straight at a refined customer experience in 2021. Forbes breaks down 11 customer experience changes that are taking place right now to meet the 2021 consumer, but we want to take in a more specific direction.

Consumers 62

Consumers Banking Brands Customer Satisfaction 62

SurveyGizmo

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

COVID killed brand loyalty. Brand loyalty took a nosedive during the pandemic with 75% of consumers trying a new shopping behavior since COVID started. This includes trying new brands, new retailers, and new generics. But the great brand realignment isn’t over. Why Consumers Switch. Why Loyalty Matters.

Loyalty 95

Loyalty Brands eBook Loyalty Programs 95

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

InMoment XI

APRIL 11, 2022

If you weren’t yet online, it didn’t take long for brands to adapt when brick and mortar businesses across Asia Pacific were forced to shut down in 2020 and 2021. . It’s not been easy for e-commerce brands. So what can these brands do to get ahead of customer expectations? The key is to dive into your customer data.

Tips 370

Tips Data Customer Experience Roadmap 370

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

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 133

Customer Service Self Service Retail Entertainment 133

InMoment XI

JANUARY 18, 2022

InMoment’s Strategic Insights Team collected data from both consumers and employees of brands across North America from 11 different industries including retail, financial services, entertainment, grocery, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, restaurants, and more. How can brands meet their needs?

Trends 370

Trends Measurement Customer Experience Entertainment 370

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Did you know that brands that invested in customer engagement saw an average revenue increase of 68%, with top-performing brands realizing a 123% increase in revenue? With acquisition costs at an all-time high, it has never been more important to engage your customers in a way that makes them lifelong fans of your brand.

Customer Engagement 195

Customer Engagement Engagement Omni-Channel e-support 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.

Loyalty Programs 94

Loyalty Programs Poor Customer Service Loyalty Omni-Channel 94

Think Customers

JUNE 21, 2021

In a new report, the 2021 US Customer Experience Index , Forrester Research set out to determine how brands did in making abrupt CX changes with very little preparation. The effectiveness at which brands met customer needs and expectations, however, varied across industries.

Brands 52

Brands Hotels Airlines Insurance 52

UJET

OCTOBER 22, 2020

More than half of all ecommerce sales are expected to come from a mobile device by 2021. And savvy brands understand that mobile is more than just a channel; it’s a paradigm shift in the way we, as people, interact with each other—and with the brands we love. Embraces Mobile as More Than a Channel.

Omni-Channel 90

Omni-Channel Consumers Brands Contact Center 90

Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Chapter One took place as a virtual event in January, and Chapter Two is currently slated for June 2021 in its customary analog form. . One continuous theme at NRF 2021: Retail’s Big Show—Chapter 1 is “ The Great Compression,” symbolizing the forced digital transformation companies had to endure in 2020. Customers want opinions.

e-support 87

e-support Retail Contact Center Self Service 87

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

New data from Dixa , a leading customer engagement platform, has today revealed that brands are struggling to meet evolving consumer demands and expectations in the realm of customer service. . The cumulative result is that, after just one poor experience, 92% of consumers say they would stop shopping with that brand if they could.

Consumers 52

Consumers Brands Customer Service Data 52

Clarivate

JULY 24, 2023

Biopharma and medtech brands made up a dozen of the Clarivate Top 100 New Brands for 2023, as the life science industries continued to show a muscular approach to protecting their intellectual property. based companies accounted for three brands and South Korea one. one apiece.

Brands 52

Brands Report Analytics Consumers 52

Kitewheel

JUNE 8, 2021

When people are displaced from their daily routines, brands need to find new ways of communicating with them. In the State of the Customer Journey 2021, we’ve taken a closer look at our data from the previous year to uncover the trends that will most impact businesses this year. For consumers, that’s good news.

Customer Journeys 83

Customer Journeys Multi-Channel Effort Score Trends 83

Forrester's Customer Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US in March, we’ve been tracking precisely how the pandemic and related crises have taken an emotional toll on consumers by applying Forrester’s Consumer Energy Index, our data-driven framework that captures how ready and willing consumers are to reach out to brands.

Consumers 55

Consumers Data Brands B2C 55