ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This week we feature an article by Noa Danon, co-founder and CEO of EverAfter, a company that helps build lasting relationships with customers and partners using data and content. She writes about how companies can keep their customers happy while looking for opportunities to sell more. SaaS has changed the traditional sales rules.

Sales 159

Sales Company Customer Experience Customer Success 159

Totango

MAY 7, 2024

Both CS and Sales leaders agree: Retention is the #1 priority. Achieving higher retention requires close alignment between CS and Sales teams, yet 87% of CS and Sales leaders told us there’s significant room for improvement in their collaboration. But there’s a problem. Use your words Talk to each other!

Sports 100

Sports Sales Strategy Net Promoter Score 100

NICE inContact

APRIL 24, 2019

If you had the choice of selling to a customer base that’s happy or for a company that has a stellar reputation for customer service, compared to the opposite that would be a no-brainer decision. The quality of service customers receive when contacting a business has a direct impact on sales success and company revenue.

Sales 136

Sales Customer Service Conference CRM 136

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Did you know that 92% of customer relationship management (CRM) leaders say AI and automation have improved customer service response times? What is Customer Experience Automation? Customer experience automation refers to automating interactions or touchpoints throughout the customer journey.

Customer Experience 195

Customer Experience Customer Journeys CRM e-support 195

AWS Machine Learning

AUGUST 26, 2024

At AWS, we are transforming our seller and customer journeys by using generative artificial intelligence (AI) across the sales lifecycle. Our field organization includes customer-facing teams (account managers, solutions architects, specialists) and internal support functions (sales operations).

Sales 119

Sales Multi-Channel Metrics Feedback 119

SurveySensum

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Well, brand loyalty goes beyond simple recognition of your products; it’s about the profound trust and emotional connection customers have with your brand. However, the question arises – in what way can you convert casual customers to passionate brand advocates ? It centers on the intangible, perceived value of your offerings.

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Customer relationships Brands Sales 52

GetFeedback

AUGUST 3, 2018

The point of sale is an incredibly important time for retailers to engage their customers. However, most are stuck using outdated feedback methods (think receipt questionnaires and kiosk surveys) designed to collect mass feedback rather than reveal key customer experience issues. Why point-of-sale surveys don’t always work.

Survey 199

Survey Sales Retail Social Media 199

InMoment XI

JANUARY 9, 2024

Managing the B2B customer experience is a key growth strategy for organizations across a wide variety of industries. For good reason: delivering great customer experience (CX) leads to increased loyalty, lower churn, more referrals, positive word of mouth, and higher-value customers. What is B2B Customer Experience?

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B2B Self Service Customer Experience Customer Journeys 413

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The goal is to give a boost to development, to increase customer loyalty. Another goal is to attract additional customers. The management of Jackpot City online casino does everything possible to increase the customer base. Support service works around the clock to help customers solve problems.

Customer Base 52

Customer Base e-support Loyalty Call Center 52

ECXO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Star Wars saga transcends its status as a beloved space opera, emerging as a rich source of insights and lessons that businesses can leverage to enhance customer experience. For businesses, this translates into the need to build strong relationships with customers. Understand their pain points, motivations, and challenges.

Customer Experience 296

Customer Experience Social Media Customer Journeys Touchpoint 296

TechSee

MARCH 1, 2021

But the days of relying on sales staff to entice customers to re-open their wallets are coming to an end. The rise of new digital engagement channels is making it easier than ever for Customer Service staff to do the (selling) deed, while pushing the CX to the next level. When he’s not to profit centers. Intent prediction.

Sales 124

Sales Technology Customer Service Chatbots 124

Gainsight

JULY 11, 2022

A lot’s changed since my last interview with McKinsey on Net Retention and Customer Success. Recently, I spoke with one of McKinsey’s partners, Sid Tandon , about Customer Success’ role as a lifeline for SaaS in the economic downturn. Sid and I chatted about enabling your customer to buy without much intervention from Sales.

Customer Base 59

Customer Base Effort Score Sales Financial 59

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In fact, they’re the most loyal customers of all. This makes them a valuable customer base for businesses looking to tap into this segment’s spending power. However, it also has unique needs that must be considered when building a customer base in this category. The military community is a loyal one.

Customer Base 52

Customer Base Loyalty Brands Customers 52

C3Centricity

MAY 2, 2023

The business world has significantly shifted in recent years, and I, for one, am excited to see so many companies adopting a customer-first strategy. However, like any strategy, a customer-first approach has pros and cons. This can lead to increased customer loyalty and positive word-of-mouth advertising.

Strategy 287

Strategy Customer Centricity Advertising Customer Satisfaction 287

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We know that sales and customer success (CS) teams must work together to drive revenue growth and expansion. Check out three highlights from the conversation, and listen to the full podcast to gain more insights and tips on how your teams can create a mutually beneficial relationship between CS and sales.

Sales 71

Sales Customer Success Leadership Communication 71

CSM Magazine

JULY 13, 2023

Sabio Group has strengthened its French customer base by securing Aramis Group’s Aramisauto on a multi-year digital transformation project. The project is aimed at improving customer engagement and satisfaction levels across multiple channels, including voice calls, emails, SMS and chatbots amongst others.

Groups 52

Groups Customer Base Multi-Channel e-support 52

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

SurveySparrow

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

You would think that the best sales strategy for a good sales team is to get people talking. However, a lot depends on how primed a customer is to be converted. The talk-first strategy often leads to inefficient sales. Marketers often pass on leads to sales teams that are not actually ready to be converted.

Sales 105

Sales Survey How To Chatbots 105

InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

As a matter of fact, 56% of customer service leaders said they plan to invest more into their customer journey, which would be a first-time investment for 45% of them. These investments highlight how crucial the customer journey is to a great customer experience and creating lifelong customer relationships.

Customer Journeys 195

Customer Journeys Net Promoter Score Self Service Touchpoint 195

Totango

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In a world where customer expectations are sky-high and data complexity is ever-increasing, Totango Unison is the game-changer that customer success and post-sales teams have been waiting for. Welcome to the future of customer success with Unison. Today, it’s about lighting the path to growth.

Customer Success 62

Customer Success Chief Customer Officer Roadmap Sales 62

BirdEye

JULY 3, 2023

Affiliate marketing is when a business engages with an influencer or publisher to generate more sales using its already established network. The affiliate links track the conversion and sales from one website to the next. This makes it difficult to forecast revenue if your business is relying on the affiliate marketer to make sales.

Sales 98

Sales Marketing Social Media Video 98

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Managing this experience through a customer-centric approach can help businesses strengthen their customer relationships for long-term success. What is Customer Experience Management? To grasp customer experience management, it’s essential to first understand customer experience itself.

Customer Experience Management 195

Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Management ROI 195

C3Centricity

MAY 12, 2024

Today, most markets are saturated, and companies are fighting for the same customers. This is why organisations should no longer aim for customer satisfaction but rather delight. But how can you delight your customers so they remain loyal? Another company renowned for its customer service is Zappos , an online retailer.

Loyalty 156

Loyalty Exceptional Customer Service Loyalty Programs Customer Service Representative 156

Integrity Solutions

MAY 12, 2020

With leaner sales organizations, your sales enablement strategy has to step up and be a valuable contributor to the organization. In many organizations, revenue has “fallen off a cliff,” as one sales leader put it, and companies are looking at where they can make cuts and recapture lost momentum.

Sales 120

Sales Strategy Tools Metrics 120

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Designing a successful post-sale strategy requires choices, says CXology’s Tim Conder. Without making those choices upfront, you’ll find it hard to create a good customer experience and scale it, and you’ll easily fall into the chaotic trap of “doing what it takes”. Here’s the webinar in full. A: Try to narrow it down.

Sales 52

Sales Customer Success Tourism Roadmap 52

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To capitalize on those behaviors, you need to be able to perform customer behavior analysis. What Is Customer Behavior Analysis? Customer behavior analysis is the process of studying and interpreting how customers interact with a business at each stage of the customer journey.

Analysis 195

Analysis Customer Journeys Social Media Analytics 195

ChurnZero

JUNE 15, 2023

With less budget to go around, some SaaS companies are merging customer success and account management into one function that’s responsible for an account’s business strategy, product adoption, and value realization, as well as its renewal and expansion. CRMs are absolutely a must for automating and scaling sales operations.

CRM 96

CRM Sales Report System 96

Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The right marketing strategy for your e-commerce store can help you build brand awareness, drive customer loyalty, and ultimately increase online sales. Its popularity can be attributed to several reasons-it’s quick and easy to use, affordable, offers customization, ready designs, and is extremely customer-friendly.

Sales 111

Sales Customer Engagement e-support Engagement 111

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Nick Bandy, Chief Marketing Officer at LiveVox , an omnichannel platform that helps brands seamlessly communicate with their customers. He shares how you can align your customer’s journey with their brand expectations. The customer journey is essential to any company’s success.

Customer Journeys 126

Customer Journeys Brands Sales Contact Center 126

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

OCTOBER 11, 2024

When customers face a challenge and need help, customer service or support representatives are their heroes — and organizations have invested a lot of time to make customer support a breeze in a growing number of channels: Store representatives are trained to empathize with customers and know how to quickly get them tailored solutions in person.

Customer Service 270

Customer Service Customer Experience How To Customer Journeys 270

Kayako

AUGUST 12, 2022

The lockdowns and aftermath of the 2020 global pandemic spiked growth in e-commerce sales as brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants closed their doors. eMarketer estimates that by 2024 almost 20% of total retail sales will be via eCommerce, and that estimate does not include travel and event ticketing or restaurant food delivery.

Customer Service 292

Customer Service Ecommerce Effort Score e-support 292

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Automotive brands need to understand customers’ needs and preferences, and then adapt accordingly, to deliver outstanding experiences that win and retain customers. Delivering these ultra-personalized experiences to every customer, every time, can seem like an impossible task; AI not only makes it possible, but achievable at scale.

Automotive 195

Automotive Customer Journeys Chatbots Ecommerce 195

InMoment XI

MARCH 25, 2024

Organizations should take a closer look at predictive analytics examples to discover the myriad of ways that data and artificial intelligence (AI) can power more personalized customer experiences and enhance brand loyalty and customer retention. Improve customer lifetime value. Reduce customer churn.

Analytics 195

Analytics Examples Customer Experience Effort Score 195

Lumoa

MARCH 9, 2023

In the world of customer experience, “customer empathy” is not just a buzzword, it’s a game-changer. Put simply, it means genuinely caring about the experience your customers have with your brand. Customer empathy is at the heart of Lush’s approach to building trust with its customers.

Customer Experience 397

Customer Experience Social Media Customers Video 397

Vonage

MAY 8, 2017

This is particularly true in customer service; a rapidly growing business with a stagnant customer service team can become a nightmare scenario. Establish a benchmark for the average number of cases your current team can handle and compare that to the growth of your customer base. Is it sales or stalking?

Sales 159

Sales Tips Training Travel 159

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2023

SAP CPQ improves sales performance via smart automation of custom-tailored pricing for multi-aspect products. Running a profitable business nowadays requires not only a marketable product but also advanced technologies to streamline the sales process. What is “Configure Price Quote”? Human factor.

Sales 52

Sales Software Analytics System 52

Kapta Customer Success

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It’s one of those vital metrics that can be likened to a compass in the vast ocean of customer relations—it guides strategy, informs service improvements, and ultimately measures our success in maintaining fruitful relationships with clients.

Sales 59

Sales Tips Metrics Measurement 59