November, 2016

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The Rise of Mobile CX (Infographic)

Experience Matters

I’m sure you’re not surprised to hear that mobile customer experience is on the rise, but this infographic provides some more insights on what that shift looks like. It pulls from a variety of Temkin Group research, including: Data Snapshot: Channel Preferences Benchmark, 2016, Five C’s of Mobile VoC Disruption, Data Snapshot: Media Use Benchmark, 2016, and The State […].

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Speed creates customer confidence: what is the velocity of your customer service?

Vonage

The CEO of Busey Bank, Van Dukeman, has an interesting concept he calls the of Business. I heard his presentation on the subject of how quickly a business moves when I had the privilege of working with the bank, and I realized the importance of how velocity applies to the customer service experience. What comes to mind when you hear the word velocity ?

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5 Steps to Effectively Implement the Voice of the Customer

InMoment XI

The real value of customer experience programs is not in gathering customer feedback, but in putting the voice of the customer to work. While there was never a positive return on investment (ROI) for simply measuring satisfaction (no more than there is a positive ROI for taking your temperature when you are sick), today’s cost/benefit.

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FANS or CUSTOMERS? Which do you need to have a sustainable business? The sad story of Leyton Orient Football Club

ijgolding

As a young boy growing up in London, and with a football loving father, I had the pick of a number of world famous clubs to become a fan of. Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers are among 14 professional teams based in London, still competing in the top four divisions of English Football. Sadly, I chose to follow my fathers footsteps and become a fan of his team – Leyton Orient.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

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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Surprises Await When You Pretend To Be Your Own Customer

Steve DiGioia

how else will you REALLY know what's going on? This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. Stop complaining about your customers. “They’re too demanding; always have something negative to say and they look for discounts”. Well, have you ever tried to be your own customer? According to an American Express 2011 Survey, 3 in 5 Americans (59%) would try a new brand or company for a better service experience.

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People Aren’t Perfect, Design Around Their Biases

Experience Matters

Every day, people are faced with innumerable choices, and methodically weighing the pros and cons of each one is not only unnecessary, it is also mentally draining. In order to ease this cognitive burden, people have evolved two modes of thinking—intuitive thinking and rational thinking—to help us make decisions more efficiently. Intuitive thinking—also known as System […].

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Voting for Over-Delivery: The Inspirational Power of Promises Fulfilled

Michelli Experience

Brand advertising, marketing, and sales efforts are all “promises”. The product and service experiences that follow those promises either fall short, deliver on, or exceed the promises made as customers choose to engage your brand. In a world where many make distorted claims, people are inspired by experiences and stories of those who meet or exceed the expectations they create.

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10 Reasons to Become CX Certified

InMoment XI

Setting yourself apart from the crowd in your career can be a difficult task. It requires time and effort. Certification is an important part of career development, especially for those in Market Research and Customer Experience (CX) fields. In the rapidly growing and changing field of Customer Experience and Voice of the Customer (VOC), certification.

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7 Top Tips to Create a Customer-Centric Culture 

ijgolding

As customer experience has become increasingly recognised as a thing of tangibility, so has the need to adopt and embed the skills and competencies that make managing it (customer experience that is) a reality. Any ‘concept’ that becomes something requiring methodologies, approaches, tools and techniques, also requires the need for people to understand how to use, deploy and embed them.

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4 HR Predictions for 2025: Supercharge Your Employee Experience with Internal Communications

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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How smart brands measure customer intelligence ROI

Alida

In our e-book The 10 Smartest Brands: How They Use the Competitive Advantage of Customer Intelligence , we reveal how companies like D E WALT, LinkedIn and Salomon engage with customers to make better marketing, customer experience and product innovation decisions. These companies understand that the more they know their customers, and the more they engage with them, the greater the benefits of customer intelligence.

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Six new customer service tips to share with your team

Vonage

Each week, I send out a Customer Service Tip of the Week email to my subscribers. (Not a subscriber yet? Get it here.). It’s usually a reminder. The idea is to reinforce good customer service skills by starting each week with a specific tip to focus on. Eventually, the tips cycle through and start over again. I’ll occasionally add some new tips to the mix.

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Report: Temkin Loyalty Index, 2016

Experience Matters

We published a Temkin Group report, Temkin Loyalty Index, 2016. This is the second year of this study that examines the loyalty of U.S. consumers to 294 companies across 20 industries. Here’s the executive summary: The 2016 Temkin Loyalty Index (TLi) evaluates how loyal 10,000 U.S. consumers feel towards 294 companies across 20 industries. To determine companies’ TLi, we […].

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10 Ways to Get Actionable Feedback from Customers (part 2)

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Asking customers for feedback is generally easy, but asking questions that spark action is not. And every customer’s journey is different, so why ask every customer the same old questions? Neat piles of similar responses look pretty in reports, but there’s only so much action you can take from there. When you tailor your questions for […].

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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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Voting for Over-Delivery: The Inspirational Power of Promises Fulfilled {Infographic}

Michelli Experience

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When Salesforce® Lightning Strikes! The Top Three CX Improvements

NICE inContact

Have you ever wondered what happens in your Contact Center when lightning strikes? No, this blog post is not about inContact Disaster Recovery (even though that would certainly also be an interesting topic). What we do want to share with you is a preview of what will happen in the Salesforce universe when Lightning strikes and why, contrary to the real world, you have good reason to actually WANT it to strike – the sooner, the better!

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Beyond a single number: How to add context to your Net Promoter Score

Alida

Many smart companies use Net Promoter Score (NPS) to measure how well they’re meeting the needs and expectations of their customers. Enterprise messaging software company Slack, for instance, treats NPS as a leading indicator of growth, using it to improve its interactions with customers and prospects. Bill Macaitis, CMO of Slack, explains , “The larger the number of advocates for product, the lower the customer acquisition costs for the company, and the more effective customer success team will

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Set a customer service culture with three steps to welcome

Vonage

What a conversation! A British gentleman working in global logistics, his American entertainer wife who recently became a mother, an Australian event coordinator and me. Four different cultures – and different points of view. We talked about the service we received at retail stores, banks, restaurants, hotels and airlines around the world. We each had very different opinions about what constitutes “good service.”.

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

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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The Demographics of Happiness

Experience Matters

Tomorrow I will join millions of Americans in celebrating Thanksgiving. Many of us will spend the day with our families devouring turkey, stuffing, and other savory dishes while watching football games. It’s also a great time to actually give thanks. I have a lot to appreciate; a wonderful family, a great group of friends, a thriving business, an amazing […].

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Customer Engagement: a masterclass from United Biscuits

ijgolding

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love a good story. Storytelling is such a powerful way of bringing theories and concepts to life – if you are good at it, the use of stories as a way of inspiring others is second to none. Over the years, I have told a fair number of horror stories to help others learn about the importance of Customer Experience – to the customer, the employee and the shareholder.

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Building Customer Loyalty That Lasts

GetFeedback

Loyal customers save your company money, predict future sales, generate referrals, and gain value over time. Here are 5 ways to drive customer loyalty.

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5 Ways Apple Proves They Really Care About Customer Service

Steve DiGioia

This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. There’s a reason why Apple is a leader in not only technology but customer service too. They actually provide the vehicle(s) needed to service their customers’ needs. It’s not based on what Apple wants but on what their customers’ need. Here’s how I found out. I purchased a new iPhone 6 Plus on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

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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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How Likely Are You to Recommend This Pizza?

InMoment XI

As I stood in line to pick up the pizza I had ordered, I noticed a sign that said “If you had a 5-star experience, please take our survey”. I didn’t have to wait long at all for my pizza. When I was paying, the employee asked me how my visit was. I let them.

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Why the Best Measure of Customer Value is the Value You Provide to Your Customers

Storyminers

It’s not easy trying to grow a business. You’re often left standing in the middle of a saturated market, scratching your head and wondering “what can we really do to separate ourselves?”. Do you develop a new product, find a new market, or maybe pour money into advertising? When a company gets to this point, a lot of people overlook one key element in the equation; the customer.

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The Rise of Mobile CX (Infographic)

Experience Matters

I’m sure you’re not surprised to hear that mobile customer experience is on the rise, but this infographic provides some more insights on what that shift looks like. It pulls from a variety of Temkin Group research, including: Data Snapshot: Channel Preferences Benchmark, 2016, Five C’s of Mobile VoC Disruption, Data Snapshot: Media Use Benchmark, 2016, and The State […].

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Random & Unintentional Customer Experiences: an example from BT

ijgolding

If I am asked my opinion of the state of Customer Experience around the world, I make a number of rather bold statements. For example, I believe that whilst most organisations are now capturing and measuring Voice of the Customer in some way, the vast majority are measuring it incorrectly or badly. A bold statement indeed – and one that I have addressed in another blog post.

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

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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How to Royally Screw up a Product Launch — Twice

Kayako

We like to think of ourselves as people who stick to our deadlines (I am sure you are the same!). So why do we often miss the deadlines we create in our minds? And why are so many of us overdue in shipping our next project? The new Kayako was no exception – It was overdue almost two years. The truth that is never told about releasing products is that it will cost you sleep.

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8 Ways Great Service is Just as Special as Your BFF

Steve DiGioia

This original article was written by Steve DiGioia. As a kid growing up in Brooklyn New York I spent countless hours with my best friend. We were neighbors and always together. Whether going to the movies, playing ball or doing other “kid stuff”, we had great times together. Moving forward many years I sat down today to write a new article on what makes great customer service.

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10 Tips to Help You Foster a CX Community

InMoment XI

For the past 10 years I’ve run a non-profit that has a goal of building the tech community around my state. I’ve focused on user group meetings, events, and networking with as many people as I can to get the word out about what is available in the tech community. My workplace not only supports.

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