Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Over the course of 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) became mainstream for contact centers. In 2023, it will become table stakes. As with cloud adoption, the promise of AI has become compelling enough that contact center leaders are no longer wondering if it has a place in their plans. Unlike legacy technologies that are fully-formed when deployed, AI-based applications are iterative – they get better the more you use them.

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 22, 2022

If your brand isn’t capturing customer feedback, unfortunately it won’t know how to improve—this is where the voice of customer (or “VoC”) comes in. This article is designed to give you InMoment’s take on what voice of customer examples look like. In the customer experience industry, we call capturing customer feedback a “voice of customer” program, and at InMoment—we know that it’s not enough to capture feedback, you need to capture it, understand it, take action, and make sure customers know t

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Lumoa

DECEMBER 8, 2022

People give public reviews on your product whether it’s on the App Store or Play Store, on TrustRadius or Capterra, on Tripadvisor or Booking.com. And, it’s more likely that you’re very familiar with how many stars or thumbs up you get on average. On the other hand, you might not know why people rate your product high or low. Recently, we organized a webinar about how to integrate public reviews using Lumoa where “that cool guy Garen” showed: How to bring public rev

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Alida

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Focusing on Customer Lifetime Value can boost your long-term revenue and help you navigate a tricky economic environment, but as with every metric, context is key.

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In our recent blog , we discussed how you can improve your customer experience (CX) strategy in five simple steps. Customer experience often relates to the long-term relationship between customers and the companies they do business with. It reflects the summary of experiences at different points along the customer journey—such as considering doing business with a brand, making a purchase and becoming a customer, receiving additional services, having issues resolved, etc—and includes multiple cha

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Happy New Year! I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, which are often broken. Instead, I like setting and resetting my goals for the year, and in my world, those goals focus on delivering an amazing customer service experience. So, I’ve created a list of simple ways to deliver the experience that everyone wants. Here are 23 ways to help you and your teams provide an amazing customer experience in 2023. .

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Totango

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As subscription models and recurring revenue become the norm for both SMBs and enterprise solutions, customer success is becoming an essential part of businesses across the globe. It’s clear to corporate leaders that strong onboarding and ongoing engagement help convert tentative new relationships into happy customers and established revenue streams; and risk management protects hard-earned customer trust and shines a light on opportunities for expansion.

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Adrian Swinscoe

DECEMBER 23, 2022

At a recent event, I spoke to a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) about how it was not untypical for him to have a day of 14 […]. The post Is it time to talk about a more sustainable approach to serving our customers? first appeared on Adrian Swinscoe.

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IntouchInsight

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Looking to make 2023 your best year yet? One of the biggest opportunities we’re seeing carry over into 2023 is channel blurring. This refers to when brands provide goods and services that aren't normally associated with their industry. While this is not a new practice, it has become increasingly popular.

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Speaker: Carolyn Clark and Miriam Connaughton

The future of HR is here, and it's all about collaboration, innovation, and impact. Join us for a forward-thinking session where seasoned experts Miriam and Carolyn will share insights and practical strategies to help you stay ahead of evolving HR trends. Discover how to build strong partnerships with internal teams to craft a transparent, authentic, and connected workforce experience.

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Digital experience trends are the new road maps of modern day business. Are you still using a paper map to direct you when you’re driving to work? Of course not, you’re using your smartphone that tells you where you are, when to turn, and if there is an accident up ahead. Think of digital experience trends being the new maps application in your business.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Customer service is always changing, and there’s no better symbol of the shift in today’s customer service than chatbots. The technology driving chatbots has improved drastically in recent years, and organizations are now racing to introduce automation to their customer service. In the best chatbot examples, organizations save costs, improve service availability, boost efficiency, and more.

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Lumoa

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Voice of Customer (VoC) is not a new concept. It’s a strategy that many companies have used for years to understand and prioritize customer needs. However, how VoC data is collected, analyzed, and acted upon has changed. Companies are finding that innovative technologies can make collecting voice of customer analytics more effortless than ever—and these technologies have opened up exciting new possibilities for improving customer experiences.

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CX Accelerator

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I can hardly believe it.but CX Accelerator has been a thing for five years. What started as a simple social experiment has made a real difference in the CX space. And the exciting part? We are just getting started. It's time to accelerate the mission of CX Accelerator in 2023. What mission, you ask? To equip, encourage, and connect Customer Experience professionals at every stage in their journey.

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Omnicus

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As a team leader in a contact center, it can be frustrating when you have unengaged employees. These employees may be lackadaisical, uninterested in their work, or simply going through the motions without any real passion or drive. However, it’s important to remember that unengaged employees are a common problem in the contact center industry, and there are steps you can take as a team leader to help get your employees engaged and motivated.

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IntouchInsight

DECEMBER 16, 2022

2022 at Intouch was all about data. How to do more with your data, dig deeper into your data, and perform better data analysis - and it’s never been easier to do it!

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What do expert survey builders know that makes them so successful? Well, they’re always designing with the end in mind. From the very beginning, they’re thinking about outcomes such as: Why does this matter to my customers? How will I act on this feedback? What will my business gain? Strong and insightful surveys help businesses understand what they are getting right and where they need improvement.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Todays’ students expect a lot from their university or college, and so they should. The average cost of tuition and fees to attend a private college in the US is over $38,000. With such high costs, it should come as no surprise to hear that their students have high expectations of their school. However, for many students, there is a key area in which their expectations are not being met — digital support.

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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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Lumoa

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Lumoa’s biggest features for 2022 Another year down! Crazy how time flies. And Lumoa has been flying by as well, with over 1000+ tickets released this year aimed at improving how Lumoa works – based on your feedback! So let’s get started counting down our top features of the year, starting with… MASSIVE update to the Integrations hub – one click integrations with your favourite apps!

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We often hear from our readers how helpful our published content is when they are in the decision-making process for partnering with a new contact center outsourcer. We were excited to see that the readers and award committee of the 2022 Customer Contact Central MVP Awards agreed! Our article, How to Launch a Successful Outsourced Contact Center Implementation, won second place in their quest to spotlight the highest-value content from industry thought leaders.

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Retently

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Here’s an interesting question for B2B companies that use Net Promoter Score to get feedback from their clients: Scenario : You run a B2B company that sells software. Who should you survey? Should you ask your key contact to complete your NPS survey, or should you send it to every user that engages with your product? Based on our reading, it seems that the majority of Net Promoter Score users believe it’s best to survey your key contact.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Power of Listening to Your Customers . Using Conversational Data to Enhance the Customer Experience . Shep Hyken interviews Amy Brown, founder and CEO of Authenticx , a software that listens, analyzes and activates customer voices at scale. She shares findings from Authenticx’s Customer Voices Report and how organizations can use data to drive customer experience strategies.

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Welcome to the XI Café Podcast! In order to continue Experience Improvement, the XI Café Podcast was created so that CX program owners around the world could join the conversation and learn from global businesses and industry experts about the latest experience improvement innovations in technology and research services, industry and market expertise, and customer (CX) and employee (EX) engagement best practices.

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Comm100

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Investment into higher education customer experience (CX) is growing – and growing rapidly. The question is, are these resources being optimally allocated? For many universities and colleges, the answer is unfortunately no. Although plenty of organizations are seeing a return on their investment and profit from CX, some continue to struggle to bring in the wide range of rewards from this game plan.

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Lumoa

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When making strategic decisions for your business, listening to the voice of your customers gives you more insights into their expectations, wants, and needs. It’s also the same value we wish to convey to every business we work with. And we are proud to say that when we find one, it usually starts with a simple value we both share: customer-centricity.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We have another great episode of Deep CX: A Blue Ocean Podcast for you this month! We were lucky to sit down with Tony Won, a leading specialist in player support and our very first guest in the gaming industry. Tony has built up quite the gaming résumé over the years, working with industry giants like Riot Games and Epic Games—he even worked on the smash hit cross-platform game Fortnite!

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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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Alida

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Finding and keeping the right insiders is the first challenge you’ll encounter when establishing a VoC program.

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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. And in today’s digital age, customer service is now more important than ever before.

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InMoment XI

DECEMBER 13, 2022

My name is Ton Luijten, Customer Success Director + Data Science Lead in APAC—and in this post I’ll help you unlock a new take on ROI —through failure demand. When we manage client programs at InMoment, return on investment (ROI) is always top of mind. We strongly believe this should be a top priority for any team trying to improve customer or employee experiences to show that they are positively contributing to the financial outcomes of their business.

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