April, 2013

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Recap: Bringing Cinderella to the Big Dance

InMoment XI

T.S. Eliot famously said “So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.” The 2013 Restaurant Leadership Conference has come to a close. It was energizing. It was fun. It was Capella Restaurant’s first time at the big dance. And she was well received. At our booth, we spoke with a number. View Article.

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‘WOW’ customer service has to be reliable and consistent

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'Once again it’s Spring when our fancy changes to thoughts of love and the beautiful outdoors. We picture the lush green lawns, the colorful summer blooms, the pool, the grill, and the patio designed for that blissful oasis as casual parties for friends and family become welcome weekend events. And so the shopping begins. With the convenience of online browsing, the possibilities are endless, but how will our online retailers handle customer service?

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Paying Attention to the People with Kate Nasser

Andrew Maher

Kate Nasser has a speciality she loves to talk about: how the quality of the people, their training, their coaching can make the world of difference to the customer service you can offer as a company. It is for this reason I was excited to have her on this episode of the CX404. As much […] Kate Nasser has a speciality she loves to talk about: how the quality of the people, their training, their coaching can make the world of difference to the customer service you can offer as a company.

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Customer service: the path to nowhere?

Very Best Service

'Customer service career Through the years of writing this blog, we have establish a (small) number of truth which could be hard to challenge. To name a couple, we have established that quality customer service is a key factor in the long term prosperity of an organisation and that employee satisfaction is a key success factor driving good customer service.

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3 Ways Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Can Improve Customer Experience

Today’s digitally savvy customers have high expectations of retailers for convenience, responsiveness, and ease of doing business both in-store and online. Our recent survey of over 2,000 US consumers found that retailers that can drive a seamless, omnichannel customer experience (CX) – across physical and digital channels – have huge benefits for brand relevance, profitability, and customer loyalty.

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Situator Express: Filling the Gap Between PSIM and Video

Customer Interactions

'I’m fresh off my second day at ICS West. The show is jumping, lots of traffic in the NICE booth, and I heard that well over 100 people attended our panel on “Transforming Your Security Command Post into a Strategic Information Nerve Center” the other day. For me, though, the most exciting aspect of the show has been the launch of Situator Express.

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Recap: Bringing Cinderella to the Big Dance

InMoment XI

T.S. Eliot famously said “So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.” The 2013 Restaurant Leadership Conference has come to a close. It was energizing. It was fun. It was Capella Restaurant’s first time at the big dance. And she was well.

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Avoid costly mistakes by creating a better call center for customers

Service Untitled

Call centers can range from one or two people in a small office to thousands of customer service representatives in huge office complexes, but a customer’s view is set by their first impression or that first phone call needed for help. Whereas customers don’t ever want to feel that once their purchase was made, the organization no longer cares about them and is just out there fishing for new clients, one of the prime frustrations often deals with call centers and their notorious poor

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Acquiring the Right Data

Brad Cleveland Blog

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Recap: Bringing Cinderella to the Big Dance

InMoment XI

T.S. Eliot famously said “So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.” The 2013 Restaurant Leadership Conference has come to a close. It was energizing. It was fun. It was Capella Restaurant’s first time at the big dance. And she was well.

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Manual Call Reviews? There's a Better Way!

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 If so, this webinar is for you! What was once a common practice in the call center is now a barrier to success. Manual call monitoring is no longer an option if you want to proactively coach your agents to ultimately improve the customer experience using data-driven insights. Join this webinar with Angie Kronlage and April Wiita of Working Solutions to discuss how you can modernize outdated, manual call review processes through the power of autom

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Listening Matters

InMoment XI

Simply satisfying customers with what you perceive to be their needs isn't enough anymore. 60%-80% of customers who claim to be "satisfied" still abandon a business relationship. Employee turnover averages 20%-50% a year for U.S. businesses, which takes a toll on financial performance as well as productivity. Yet there are companies who continue to grow a loyal customer base, and who steadily grow their profitability.

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Online Communities – It’s as Simple as That?

InMoment XI

Market research online communities (MROCs) are en vogue. Not sure if the adoption is as strong as the buzz around them. Obviously, the internet does not just have a huge impact on our everyday life. It also drives the research industry into the 21st century. And yes, this approach has particular strengths when you want. View Article.

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Listening Matters

InMoment XI

Simply satisfying customers with what you perceive to be their needs isn't enough anymore. 60%-80% of customers who claim to be "satisfied" still abandon a business relationship. Employee turnover averages 20%-50% a year for U.S. businesses, which takes a toll on financial performance as well as productivity. Yet there are companies who continue to grow a loyal customer base, and who steadily grow their profitability.

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Online Communities – It’s as Simple as That?

InMoment XI

Market research online communities (MROCs) are en vogue. Not sure if the adoption is as strong as the buzz around them. Obviously, the internet does not just have a huge impact on our everyday life. It also drives the research industry into the 21st century. And yes, this approach has particular strengths when you want.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Listening Matters

InMoment XI

Simply satisfying customers with what you perceive to be their needs isn't enough anymore. 60%-80% of customers who claim to be "satisfied" still abandon a business relationship. Employee turnover averages 20%-50% a year for U.S. businesses, which takes a toll on financial performance as well as productivity. Yet there are companies who continue to grow a loyal customer base, and who steadily grow their profitability.

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Online Communities – It’s as Simple as That?

InMoment XI

Market research online communities (MROCs) are en vogue. Not sure if the adoption is as strong as the buzz around them. Obviously, the internet does not just have a huge impact on our everyday life. It also drives the research industry into the 21st century. And yes, this approach has particular strengths when you want.

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Questioning the Service Recovery Paradox

InMoment XI

It's often said that customers who encounter problems and get good service recovery are more loyal than customers who never encounter problems at all. This is known as the service recovery paradox. It's a seductive idea, and it's become standard wisdom in the customer experience and service worlds. But is it actually true? Sometimes. Maybe.

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Questioning the Service Recovery Paradox

InMoment XI

It's often said that customers who encounter problems and get good service recovery are more loyal than customers who never encounter problems at all. This is known as the service recovery paradox. It's a seductive idea, and it's become standard wisdom in the customer experience and service worlds. But is it actually true? Sometimes. Maybe.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Questioning the Service Recovery Paradox

InMoment XI

It's often said that customers who encounter problems and get good service recovery are more loyal than customers who never encounter problems at all. This is known as the service recovery paradox. It's a seductive idea, and it's become standard wisdom in the customer experience and service worlds. But is it actually true? Sometimes. Maybe.

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Hello!

InMoment XI

A few days ago I was speaking with a business associate and she took out her smartphone to check email. It was a Blackberry. The phone was about two years old. Another person standing with us took one look at the device and asked, “is that your smartphone?” It was a somewhat mocking tone. I. View Article.

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Hello!

InMoment XI

A few days ago I was speaking with a business associate and she took out her smartphone to check email. It was a Blackberry. The phone was about two years old. Another person standing with us took one look at the device and asked, “is that your smartphone?” It was a somewhat mocking tone. I.

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Hello!

InMoment XI

A few days ago I was speaking with a business associate and she took out her smartphone to check email. It was a Blackberry. The phone was about two years old. Another person standing with us took one look at the device and asked, “is that your smartphone?” It was a somewhat mocking tone. I.

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Navigating the Future: Unveiling Trends and Bold Predictions in Customer Experience

Ready to explore 2024’s CX landscape? Join experts from SMG and guest Forrester as they discuss prominent trends actively shaping the industry and dive into a stack of bold predictions for the year ahead. Will the average customer experience improve? How can leaders leverage their CX metrics to establish financial linkage? What will global firms achieve using customer-facing generative AI?

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Now We Are Here…Let’s Get This Party Started

InMoment XI

Today, the Maritz Restaurant Research Group is here at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. We are here to launch Capella Restaurant — the newest addition to Maritz’ proven end-to-end customer experience management system that captures the voice of the customer and acts on it. It is designed specifically for operators in the food.

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Does Employee-Driven mean Employee-Focused?

InMoment XI

On Thursday, April 25, I’ll be at the CASRO Management Conference in New Orleans, as a panel member for a session on talent management. First, I have to say I’m thrilled to represent Maritz Research and be in the company of leadership from around the MR industry. Second, I’m worried because they’ve carved out two. View Article.

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Now We Are Here…Let’s Get This Party Started

InMoment XI

Today, the Maritz Restaurant Research Group is here at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. We are here to launch Capella Restaurant — the newest addition to Maritz’ proven end-to-end customer experience management system that captures the voice of the customer and acts on it. It is designed specifically for operators in the food.

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Does Employee-Driven mean Employee-Focused?

InMoment XI

On Thursday, April 25, I’ll be at the CASRO Management Conference in New Orleans, as a panel member for a session on talent management. First, I have to say I’m thrilled to represent Maritz Research and be in the company of leadership from around the MR industry. Second, I’m worried because they’ve carved out two.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Now We Are Here…Let’s Get This Party Started

InMoment XI

Today, the Maritz Restaurant Research Group is here at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. We are here to launch Capella Restaurant — the newest addition to Maritz’ proven end-to-end customer experience management system that captures the voice of the customer and acts on it. It is designed specifically for operators in the food.

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Does Employee-Driven mean Employee-Focused?

InMoment XI

On Thursday, April 25, I’ll be at the CASRO Management Conference in New Orleans, as a panel member for a session on talent management. First, I have to say I’m thrilled to represent Maritz Research and be in the company of leadership from around the MR industry. Second, I’m worried because they’ve carved out two.

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Suit. Tie. Tennis Shoes??

InMoment XI

Dress shirt. Check. Tie. Check. Suit. Check. Tennis shoes. Check. Tennis shoes?? That was my reaction a couple weeks ago at a funeral I attended. He was an old high school classmate I hadn’t seen in—well, I’m not going to tell you how many years because it reminds me that I’m not that young anymore. . View Article.

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