July, 2014

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Nordstrom’s Acqusition of Trunk Club is a Win for Shareholders, Employees, and Customers

Storyminers

'Nordstrom’s [JWN] acquisition today of Trunk Club (a personal shopping service for guys who hate to shop but want to look good) is reported in the business press today with all the right financial reasons: scale, financial strength, distribution efficiencies, … Continue reading → Blog Customer Experience Retail Apps'

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Five Ways to Improve VoC Efforts

InMoment XI

A few weeks ago, I shared a few thoughts on six trends highlighted by Mark Meeker of the VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield Beyers. Each year an in-depth analysis is published on emerging trends which are key to success. Based on her findings we all have some work to do.

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Customer Loyalty and Profits Thrive In a Strong Customer Centric Culture

Kristina Evey

'Getting new customers, keeping those customers, and making more money are the goals you have for your business, right? Then let me share one of the most crucial factors into setting up that equation – DEFINE your ideal desired company culture ! If I could shout this from the mountain tops, I absolutely would. All of the clients I work with online and in person have struggled with this concept initially.

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Customer Service or Lip Service?

CX Journey

'In your company, is "customer focus" just a poster on the wall? Or is it a way of doing business? How many times have you walked into an establishment and been bombarded by posters or signs about customer satisfaction, listening to customers, great customer service, etc.? Do you wonder if those posters are just posters, i.e., all fluff and no stuff?

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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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Say Hello to GetFeedback for Salesforce Desk.com

GetFeedback

We're excited to expand upon our existing partnership with Salesforce. GetFeedback for Desk.com will help fast-growing companies manage customer feedback.

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Digital Transformation is More Than Automating Processes

Storyminers

'One dimension of a Store of the Future Initiative is a digital transformation.

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Emotion > Rationality (Sometimes)

InMoment XI

I purchased a “previously owned” Land Rover LR3 and I have had nothing but problems ever since I bought it. Nothing major—the “tyre pressure sensor” goes off sporadically even though I am compulsive about ensuring the right pressure in all “tyres”. I had to switch out spark plugs, the suspension compressor is need of replacement, View Article.

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Customer Experience Mapping Puts the Pieces of Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty Together

Kristina Evey

'Put the Pieces of the Customer Experience Together with Customer Experience Mapping. Call it Customer Experience Mapping, Journey Mapping, Customer Touchpoints… The thing to understand is that the companies that use these practices recognize higher levels of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Why is this? Well, I’m happy to explain.

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Do You Guarantee Your Customer Experience?

CX Journey

'Image courtesy of Tom with his Nikon Should companies offer guarantees for their products and services? Or is the better question, why don''t they? I saw a commercial the other day where the company offered a money-back guarantee for its product. That got me thinking, as these things often do, about guarantees. If we truly care about our customers, the customer experience, and keeping customers happy and returning, are guarantees a good idea?

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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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Ben Puzzuoli: Improving Front Line Customer Service

Bill Quiseng

This week’s guest post is written by Ben Puzzuoli, Chairman of the Board at Cayzu Help Desk ( www.cayzu.com ). The real benefit of social media is in meeting people who share like interests. My very first management position was with Marriott Hotels. Back then, there were less than 35 hotels worldwide. Recently Marriott opened the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C., its 4000th.

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4 Stages of the Customer Experience Journey: Real-Life Lessons in Retail in the Online Age

Win the Customer

'Your customer experience journey can be judged on the effectiveness of discovery, engagement, usage and persuasion.

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The Why Factor

Storyminers

'Make a big shift in focus and start transforming your business by answering this question–why us? Why do you exist for your customer? Why are they really doing business with you?

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What is the Purpose of Customer Satisfaction Surveys Anyway?

InMoment XI

Recently I completed a customer satisfaction survey for United Airlines after a particularly bad experience even by airline standards. I actually wanted to be contacted by the airline, but there is no place in their survey for a hot alert (request to be contacted). Instead at the end of their survey it says, “Comments or issues.

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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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Which is More Valuable to You – an Inbound Phone Call or Email?

Joe Rawlinson

'I was listening to a recent episode of the ConversionCast podcast where they were discussing a test they ran on a website to try and collect more leads. The original page focused on just collecting information via an online form. The better performing page included a shortened form and an prominent phone number call to action. The company realized that a phone call lead was worth ten times more than a online form lead.

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How to Lose a Customer in 10 Days

CX Journey

'Image courtesy of dalbao Businesses are - knowingly or unknowingly - sabotaging their customer relationships. Customers don''t want to put up with it anymore - and they make sure their friends hear about it. After the popular post I wrote titled 19 Signs Customers Are Just Not That Into You , which sounded an awful lot like the romantic comedy, He''s Just Not That Into You , I was inspired by the title of another rom-com, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days , for today''s post.

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'Simple Sticker' Idea: Transform Your Customer Experience Today

PeopleMetrics

'At PeopleMetrics, we are in the storytelling business. So naturally, we talk a lot about customer service stories gone bad. Our inboxes are full of horror stories forwarded from friends and family, and most of our conversations sound like, “Did you hear about that Comcast fiasco with Food Network Star Alton Brown ?” Most days, I cannot get the United Breaks Guitars song out of my head.

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Why the Comcast Customer Service Nightmare Happens and Why Nothing Ever Changes

Win the Customer

'Service providers often tie employee compensation with negative behavior, and the entire corporate culture is often toxic. This type of behavior is pervasive in corporate customer service and continues to take place.

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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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5 Clever Ways to Use Your Thank You Page

Comm100

Thank you pages – pages that are displayed following the completion of a sale – are generally last on the list of content priorities for any brand or online retailer. After all, the sale has been made, the conversion is complete and it’s time to look for new customers and the next big sale, right? Wrong. The best business owners know that the probability for selling to an existing customer is 60-70%, whereas the probability for selling to a potential client, someone who has never purchased from

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Emotion > Rationality (Sometimes)

InMoment XI

I purchased a “previously owned” Land Rover LR3 and I have had nothing but problems ever since I bought it. Nothing major—the “tyre pressure sensor” goes off sporadically even though I am compulsive about ensuring the right pressure in all “tyres.

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A Customer Experience Vacation Story—A Week in Nice

Horizon CX

My wife and I just returned from a week of vacation in. southern France. It was the first. vacation in decades that we can both claim to have completely disconnected from. our daily routine—no cell phones, no Internet, no car, no bills, and no. thoughts about the work we both left behind and that we knew would continue to. accumulate in our absence.

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Transforming the Customer Experience with Big Data

CX Journey

'Image courtesy of fuzzedbuzz I originally wrote today''s post for Intradiem. It appeared on their blog on March 17, 2014. What is big data? and how is it used to deliver a great customer experience? "Big data" has been defined in many different ways and seems to most often refer to the sheer volume of data, but for the purpose of this article, I''m going to refer to the data sources.

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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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Is The Way We Are Going About Customer Acquisition and Retention Dead Wrong?

Maz Iqbal

'In light of the Comcast call that went viral I invite you to listen to these wise words (bolding is my work). There is no question that acquiring and retaining customers is vital to every company, but it’s the way companies are going about it that’s dead wrong … Charles Green, coauthor of the Trusted Advisor, points out that many companies have the client focus of a vulture – the pay close attention to what clients are up to, but only in order to figure out the right ti

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4 Companies Using Social Media Customer Service Effectively for Customer Retention and Loyalty

Win the Customer

'Social media may never become a traditional contact channel, but it''s still an effective tool for social engagement in customer service.

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Creating Moments of Wow

Dennis Snow

Many companies I consult with are in search of that magical, all caps, bold WOW they can create for their customers that will result in insane customer loyalty. And I’m all for the big WOWs. I love to be on the receiving end of big WOWs. But there’s a problem – they’re hard to create. […].

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What is the Purpose of Customer Satisfaction Surveys Anyway?

InMoment XI

Recently I completed a customer satisfaction survey for United Airlines after a particularly bad experience even by airline standards. I actually wanted to be contacted by the airline, but there is no place in their survey for a hot alert (request to be contacted). Instead at the end of their survey it says, “Comments or issues.

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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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A Customer Experience Vacation Story—A Week in Nice

Horizon CX

'My wife and I just returned from a week of vacation in southern France. It was the first vacation in decades that we can both claim to have completely disconnected from our daily routine—no cell phones, no Internet, no car, no bills, and no thoughts about the work we both left behind and that we knew would continue to accumulate in our absence. As a Customer Experience Professional, customer experience is always in mind and I naturally react to any and all personal experiences throughout my dai

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Is Your Customer Experience Suffering from Short-Sightedness?

CX Journey

'I originally wrote today''s post for The DiJulius Group ; it was posted on their blog on May 15, 2014. Is your company short-sighted when it comes to the customer? I''ve been using the phrase "short-sighted" a lot lately, and it got me thinking about how too many companies are short-sighted when it comes to customer experience management. If you''re not familiar with the phrase, Merriam-Webster defines it as: not considering what will or might happen in the future; made or done without thinking

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Can Facebook emotionally manipulate customer service?

Service Untitled

'The emotional manipulation factor has been all abuzz this past week after the published results of a January 2012 subliminal study by Facebook was revealed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In case you haven’t heard about it, or rather if the study was condoned by anyone in the field of ethical behaviors and studies, Cornell University and Facebook manipulated the thoughts of 700,000 Facebook users.