Tue.Jan 09, 2018

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15 CX Experts Talk about the Future and Challenges of Customer Experience in 2018 [part 1] 

Lumoa

Customer experience has been already a hot topic in business during 2017 and is promising to be even of higher importance in 2018. “CX transformation is no longer a nice-to-have, it's a necessity” – concludes Forrester , one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. It’s predicted, that by 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator when making consumer choices.

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How to Create the Perfect Customer Satisfaction Survey: Questions, Tips & Templates

Comm100

Running a successful business requires more than just a great product — it also means that you need to please your customers and ensure their satisfaction. However, knowing whether or not you are delivering service that meets their expectations can be difficult if you don’t reach out to them. Many businesses assume they know what their customers want, when those assumptions can be very different from their customer’s experiences.

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AI and Customer Care: The Future is Here

BlueOcean

Siri, Alexa, and OK Google… these are the virtual interactions that Sci-Fi movies have portrayed for decades past. The future is, it seems, here at our fingertips. These technologies are sparking new expectations in today’s consumers on an almost daily basis. We want intelligent interactions that are personalized to our own situations and we want them on demand – not after we waste our precious time sitting on hold.

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Every Company Should Practice What They Preach—We Do!

InMoment XI

At MaritzCX we focus on helping organizations understand and improve their customers’ experiences through our sophisticated technology platform and our research expertise. We help our clients learn and understand their customers better so they can take the appropriate actions to improve their experiences—while being able to make better, more-informed business decisions.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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PPV Customer Service Case Study: Cable Company Avoids a TKO

TechSee

In anticipation of the biggest boxing fight of the year – Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor- a major US cable company had high expectations. Pay-per-view (PPV) is one of their most lucrative revenue streams, especially when broadcasting live combat sports such as boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. The PPV fee was set at $99.95 , and based on past sales, an estimated six million homes in the US and the UK were expected to purchase access to the private telecast.

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Best Practice Number Three: Avoid Silo Channels

NICE inContact

The last entry detailed how designing your automation based on existing live agent behavior is essential to a consistent and efficient customer experience. We all know that in this age of digitization, however, your company’s self-service strategic plan has to consider more than just the voice channel. This post details the importance of omnichannel, and how to consider introducing AI self-service across all channels in an integrated way.

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How to Create the Perfect Customer Satisfaction Survey: Questions, Tips & Templates

Comm100

Running a successful business requires more than just a great product — it also means that you need to please your customers and ensure their satisfaction. However, knowing whether or not you are delivering service that meets their expectations can be difficult if you don’t reach out to them. Many businesses assume they know what their customers want, when those assumptions can be very different from their customer’s experiences.

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Every Company Should Practice What They Preach—We Do!

InMoment XI

At MaritzCX we focus on helping organizations understand and improve their customers’ experiences through our sophisticated technology platform and our research expertise. We help our clients learn and understand their customers better so they can take the appropriate actions to improve their experiences—while being able to make better, more-informed business decisions.

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Why Every Salesforce Admin Should Use an IDE

West Monroe

In an effort to become a more powerful Salesforce administrator, I’ve recently been knocking on the door of the developer world. You don’t need to master Apex to take advantage of developer tools. My favorite trick has been using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to speed up manual tasks, such as creating thousands of fields in minutes. This has saved me from literally hundreds of hours of configuration work.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Amazing Business Radio: Jesse Cole

ShepHyken

Doing the Opposite of Normal Can Lead to Better Customer Service. Shep Hyken Interviews Jesse Cole, Author of Find Your Yellow Tux. Do your “fans” come first? When customers come first, success follows. . . ? <span style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>?

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Be Bold & Push Boundaries in 2018: Design Trends that are Authentic, Vibrant & Sophisticated

Truthlab

Reading Time: 2 minutes In my last post, I shared some top design trends for 2018. While that article spoke more to product and technology design, this article addresses visual and delightful design. Previously, I spoke about the demand for designers to think beyond the sticky note and create products that are truly personal, secure and valuable. Aesthetically, […].

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Conversational Interfaces: The Next Disruptive Technology Wave Is Here

West Monroe

Two common interactions in every business environment are looking up a piece of information or checking the status of a task. How does one usually go about seeking such information? It’s almost always easier to “ask a friend,” the person sitting next to you, or your assistant. In some instances, it’s easier to stretch your legs and take a stroll to another department to ask a question of an expert, your IT staff, AR/AP coordinator, or HR rep.

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ROI of Human Capital and Organizational Change Management: My Personal Story

Natalie Petouhof

Tweet I was working for a company that had found themselves in a situation where they had poor morale. Raises were few, partially because of the economy and as a result, people were working very hard and not feeling appreciated. HR came to me to ask what to do. As an early design-thinker, my reaction was always to ask the “customer.” In this case, the “customer” was our own employees.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Find out how top retailers are winning with CX at NRF 2018

ForeSee

Winning retailers understand that the competition doesn’t rest in the post-holiday shopping season. They know that the best way to keep their edge is with strong customer experience (CX). But. The post Find out how top retailers are winning with CX at NRF 2018 appeared first on ForeSee.

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Brooklinen’s Winning Formula for Customer Service Training and Performance Management

Stella Connect

Brooklinen , a fast-growing online retailer that made its debut in 2012, wasn’t founded on a whim. It was developed as a simple, consumer-friendly solution to a familiar problem: the typically inflated cost of luxury bedding. After falling in love with the bedsheets in their Las Vegas hotel room and reeling at the $800 price tag, founders Rich and Vicky researched the main cost drivers (middleman markups, mostly) and set out to find a way to make high-quality bedding affordable.

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Syngro Eye customer intelligence software

Maru/HUB

Syngro Eye is our world leading customer intelligence platform enabling businesses to put customers at the centre of everything they do. Our omni-channel platform offers a range of customer experience specific analytics, performance management and self-service reporting functions that can be overlaid with your businesses financial, operational or other data to identify crucial relationships.

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The Road to Success: Using CX to Conquer the Hearts & Minds of Customers

Confirmit

There are five facets of maturity that lead to sustainable success in Voice of the Customer programs. Becoming “data driven” is the goal for all organizations today. So why do only 8% of businesses indicate that they use their data effectively enough to understand and address customer needs? Best-in-Class firms are able to deliver truly personalized and consistent customer messages across all channels through these stages.

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The State of Digital Customer Experience Report 2024

This comprehensive report explores the evolving landscape of customer and business expectations, with five key trends that will help you understand your customers and stay ahead of the competition. Discover how your peers are implementing AI to improve customer experience with granular insights into their CX investments and specific AI use cases. For the first time, customers prefer digital channels when interacting with a business.

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Syngro Eye customer intelligence software

Maru/HUB

Syngro Eye is our world leading customer intelligence platform enabling businesses to put customers at the centre of everything they do. Our omni-channel platform offers a range of customer experience specific analytics, performance management and self-service reporting functions that can be overlaid with your businesses financial, operational or other data to identify crucial relationships.

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Confirmit Action Management: An Overview

Confirmit

A Voice of the Customer (VoC) program is only valuable if you take action to improve the customer experience. And, considering that 74% of consumers identify word-of-mouth as a strong in?uencer in their purchase decisions, it is imperative that businesses follow up on customer experience problems fast! Confirmit Action Management automates that process.

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5 Ways to Go Above & Beyond for Your Customers

Rant And Rave

Our customers are presented with so much choice in the way they shop, communicate and interact with us.

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Amadeus: Delivering an Exceptional Customer Experience

Confirmit

The hospitality team at Amadeus is dedicated to partnering with its customers to help adapt to new business challenges and market opportunities, and share success with key business stakeholders. Since partnering with Confirmit, the hospitality division of Amadeus has been able to maintain the flexibility and competitive advantage it requires as it continues to grow worldwide.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Credit card fee changes: The hidden impact on small businesses & consumers

Helen Dewdney

Press release. Companies will no longer be able to charge fees for using credit cards, following the implementation of a new EU directive. Since April 2013 traders have not been able to charge consumers fees that exceed the cost for using a particular method of payment. However, from 13 January 2018 companies will no longer be able to charge any fees for the use of credit or debit cards.

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On-the-go with Confirmit: A Guide to our Mobile Solutions

Confirmit

Whether you want to collect feedback from your customers, conduct a market research project, or better enable your employees, mobile accessibility needs to be a primary consideration and Confirmit is here to help! Confirmit makes the most important aspects of our comprehensive Horizons solution accessible from mobile devices to help you increase response rates and drive employee productivity.

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What’s the Difference Between Business Reviews and Product Reviews?

Grade.us

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Forrester Report: The Future of CX Measurement

Confirmit

Even companies that have an advanced CX measurement program need to innovate further to remain relevant and effective. That’s because of three trends that are disrupting how companies measure customer experience. Download this report to learn more. Three trends are disrupting how companies measure customer experience (CX). These trends make it imperative for companies to innovate — or face the certainty that even their advanced CX measurement programs will break down over time.

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Loyalty 101: How To Turn Browsers Into Buyers For Lasting Engagement

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes

Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all retail, and say hello to experiences that keep your customers coming back for more! Customer loyalty isn’t just earned - it’s cultivated through meaningful engagement with the help of data. This webinar will take you behind the scenes of how top retailers turn customer data into personalized experiences that drive engagement and retention.

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The Secret Recipe of Empathy

Smith+co CX

“Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and it’s accessible to all of us, but we have to give ourselves the opportunity to identify, to plunge ourselves in a story where we see the world from the bottom up or through another’s eyes or heart.” - Sue Monk Kidd. My job was to create a brand tone for the social media channels and help a team of agents familiarise themselves with the sort of language and responses that fitted the tone.

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Confirmit Horizons Version 23

Confirmit

Confirmit Horizons™ Version 23 is the latest release of our award-winning software for Voice of the Customer, Voice of the Employee, and Market Research programs. It provides you with richer insights, so you can make smarter decisions and react faster to business needs. You can listen to what customers are saying across a range of different channels, analyze that information and assign actions appropriately to manage business change.

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Confirmit for B2B

Confirmit

B2B Organizations need a better way to collect, analyze, and react to customer, market, and employee feedback. Confirmit’s solutions can do all this! We help B2B organizations listen to customers, markets, and employees. Then we help you analyze insights and facilitate action to drive business growth. Trusted by top B2B companies and leading Market Research companies alike, Confirmit provides value beyond all others because it is designed to empower you.

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