April, 2020

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Customer Journey Mapping – Are ‘Static’ Maps a Waste of Time and Money?

ijgolding

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In this Pandemic, Move How You Listen to Customers—From ASKING to UNDERSTANDING

Customer Bliss

I want to talk about listening, and especially listening to your customers right now. Recently, I’ve received some questions including: Do you stop your surveys? How do you listen? So I want to share my thoughts on six key ways in which we should continue to listen to and communicate with our customers—and our teams. 1. Shift from Validating to Understanding.

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Customer Retention Strategies That Work in Uncertain Times

Totango

Change is one of the few constants in life, especially in business. Enterprises that are able to adapt to change will be able to withstand not only the small fluctuations of everyday operations, but also sudden major disruptions. A global pandemic is but one possibility here; natural disasters and other crises may pull the rug out from under your organization’s feet at any time.

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6 Ways To Capitalize On Customer Loyalty

The DiJulius Group

Now is the time to take your customer experience to a completely different level. In the BQ (Before Quarantine) era, the majority of business models were high tech and no touch. As a result of social distancing, we now long for a sense of community, belonging, and purpose, in a world in which people actually. Read Full Article. The post 6 Ways To Capitalize On Customer Loyalty appeared first on The DiJulius Group.

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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How to conduct B2B customer surveys that provide ROI

Lumoa

Conducting B2B customer surveys is for many a struggle. There are two major problems that B2B surveys often experience; not able to collect enough responses and hard to act on the feedback. Learn how to overcome these typical B2B survey problems.

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You’ll Never Improve if You’re Married to Your Ideas

Steve DiGioia

…why some plans fail and 4 methods for continuous improvement. You’ll Never Improve if You’re Married to Your Ideas. Throughout my hospitality career, I’ve heard countless managers say, “ That’ll be ok, it will work ” or “ Let’s do it this way, try it. What do you have to lose? ”. Or my favorite one… “ I know what I’m talking about, trust me ”. But when I question their plan or point out ways the plan may not work out as intended, I’m asked why I’m being so “negative”.

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The Emotional Trigger That Influences Your Customers’ Minds

Beyond Philosophy

We have a mirror that has been resting against the wall in our garage for the last five years. I want to give it away, but my wife Lorraine keeps saying, “No, we’ll sell that. It’s a nice mirror.”. It is a lovely mirror. But we aren’t going to get that much for it. Still, there it sits. Lorraine is demonstrating how the Endowment Effect works.

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Medtronic Puts Humans FIRST in Heroic COVID-19 Response

eglobalis

The number of companies willing to help us humans during the COVID-19 crisis is truly amazing. Medtronic is an amazing exception by going the extra mile, in their customer experience. The post Medtronic Puts Humans FIRST in Heroic COVID-19 Response appeared first on Eglobalis.

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Apollo 13: NASA’s Greatest Innovation Moment 50 Years Ago

InMoment XI

In normal times, most companies recognize that delivering an outstanding customer experience is a major factor in both customer retention and overall company success. During a crisis understanding the customer experience can become downright critical. In this article we will look in depth at customer experience problems and solutions through two stories, in order to.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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What is voice feedback and how can you generate customer insights from it?

Lumoa

What is voice feedback? With modern technologies available today, such as speech-to-text and artificial intelligence it’s possible to automatically generate insights from calls. In this article, we'll explain what voice feedback is and how to generate customer insights from it.

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COVID-19 Makes Journey Mapping More Important Than Ever. Here’s How to Build One.

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

If you have a journey map, I hope you are using it. COVID-19 and the ongoing fallout from it — remote teams, changing budgets, new family dynamics — are competing for your attention, but don’t let your journey map collect dust right now. It’s one of the most useful tools you have in your customer experience toolbox at this moment.

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Announcing The XM Journal

Experience Matters

The Qualtrics XM Institute is launching a monthly newsletter, The XM Journal. Make sure to subscribe for access to leading-edge Experience Management content. The post Announcing The XM Journal appeared first on Experience Matters.

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CEMantica – turning sticky notes into actionable insights

ijgolding

For over eight years now, I have been travelling around the globe, sharing knowledge with people on how to deliver the customer experience (CX) as robustly and effectively as possible. It has been an amazing, if not exhausting, journey. I have met thousands of committed and dedicated professionals who are passionate about doing what is right for people – customers and employees.

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Frost Radar: Voice of Customer Analytics, 2024

Understanding and improving your customer experience (CX) can have a massive impact on your bottom line. Choosing the right voice of customers (VoC) solution is a critical step to elevating CX. Frost & Sullivan researched more than 50 leading VoC vendors, analyzing both their “innovation index” and “growth index” to independently select the top 10 performers in each of these categories.

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Turn, Adapt, and Be Human: Tito’s Vodka Shifts from Vodka to Hand Sanitizer

Customer Bliss

In each episode of the Daily Dose of OPTIMISM! , I want to share acts of goodness that will drive and will earn both human and financial prosperity, as we work our way out of this. The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below. Today, I love this idea and this ability that organizations are finding a way to repurpose—almost on a dime.

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Stay Connected With Customers During Uncertain Times with Calabrio and Amazon

Calabrio

With the spread of COVID-19, customer service teams are leaving traditional contact centers to work remotely and promote social distancing. Staying connected and responsive to customers under these circumstances can be challenging; access to a cloud-based contact center can be critical to resolving the new influx of cases and maintaining business continuity.

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Experiences that Matter

IntouchInsight

7eleven, Wawa, Woodbine and Burger King are an inspiration, focused on protecting their customers and employees, while giving back to their community.

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How to Build & Maintain Customer Trust During Covid-19

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Trust is a critical part of any relationship. We build relationships when we trust the other party, and when we’ve built enough trust with them. Little moments can build or break down trust quickly. Has this ever happened to you? You make a new friend, enjoy their company, and then the red flags begin appearing: She’s quick to say “I’ll call you tomorrow!

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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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Experience Management In A Crisis: Shift From Trending To Sensing

Experience Matters

Experience Management (XM) is critical for reacting to changes being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. But organizations need to shift from a rhythm of tracking to an obsession with sensing. The post Experience Management In A Crisis: Shift From Trending To Sensing appeared first on Experience Matters.

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Spring ’20 Release Extends Reach & Engagement with Launch of Touchpoint and More

Alida

Today marks the second product release of 2020 for Vision Critical. It’s been a quarter like no other as teams across our organization have come together in new ways, including our full staff working remotely, to deliver value to our customers through exciting new features and an innovative new product.

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The Power of Uniting: A Lesson from the Chino Valley USD Choral Concert

Customer Bliss

In each episode of the Daily Dose of OPTIMISM! , I want to share acts of goodness that will drive and will earn both human and financial prosperity, as we work our way out of this. The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below. This Daily Dose of OPTIMISM! is brought to you by the choral concert of the Chino Valley Unified School District.

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Deploying a Rapid Response Contact Center – Fast – with Calabrio ONE and Twilio Flex Boost

Calabrio

COVID-19 is impacting all dimensions of the workplace, from where we work to how we interact with customers and co-workers. Further, it has highlighted the need for schedule flexibility as more employees work from home and are faced with other constraints such as school closures and childcare. With most companies in or moving toward a work-from-home model, a cloud-enabled remote workforce is the new imperative.

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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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How To Make Your IVR Not Suck

Uniphore

Almost every third person in the world uses a smartphone. As users’ adoption continues to grow, regular voice calls will come to be seen as quaint. With the rise of conversational AI, consumers have come to expect even more from interactive voice systems. Read More.

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The Impact of Incentives on Consumer Behavior

Beyond Philosophy

Organizations use lots of incentives to encourage specific behaviors. The idea is that people will change behavior because of the monetary element of incentives. However, these incentives could be doing a lot more than that, which can have beautiful or terrible effects on your customer-driven growth. Ph.D. student Alicea “Allie” Lieberman from the University of California, San Diego, was a guest on our podcast recently to discuss incentives.

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Managing the Working-From-Home Employee Experience

Experience Matters

Last week, my colleagues Steve Bennetts, Sally Winston, and I held a webinar (watch it here) focused on how organizations should manage their employees’ work-from-home experience. While we covered several meaty topics, we also tried to keep the discussion light and lively. In fact, we covered this topic while working from our own homes and at certain points during the webinar, you can clearly hear children playing and laughing in the background.

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Building Community in Difficult Times with Insight Communities

Alida

It is in the difficult times when we see the best in people and the best in community.

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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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TRUSTING Your Team to Do What’s Right: University of Minnesota Bolsters Staff Through Trust

Customer Bliss

In each episode of the Daily Dose of OPTIMISM! , I want to share acts of goodness that will drive and will earn both human and financial prosperity, as we work our way out of this. The following is a lightly edited transcript of the video below. In today’s “Daily Dose,” I want to talk to you about the wonderful gestures that so many companies are making on behalf of their employees.

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How to Rebuild Your Team (5 Steps to Rebound From Temporary Lay Offs)

Michel Falcon Experience

Many things can cause a team to be dismantled. Having not built the right team from the beginning can cause you to have to rebuild. Of course, things such as Covid-19 and a recession can cause this too. In this blog post, I will share the five steps to follow when it comes time to start rebuilding your team. Stay in Touch (overcommunicating is a good thing).

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Put Some Fun Into Serious Business

ShepHyken

The other day I was talking to my friend and fellow customer experience (CX) expert, Dan Gingiss. He shared how he’s seen businesses take something that is either really boring or very serious—or both—and make them entertaining. He gave a great example. In a legal agreement—like the agreements we accept online when we sign up for Spotify or Netflix—there is usually a lot of “fine print.

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