July, 2022

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4 Keys to Transforming Your CX Program to an ROI-Focused, Revenue Generating Machine

InMoment XI

2022 is being branded as “ The Year of the Squeeze. ” Challenging economic conditions that are bordering on a recession have forced businesses to either raise prices, cut costs, or a combination of both. And due to these conditions, businesses need to justify the return on investment (ROI) for every initiative—including their customer experience (CX) program.

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Customer Perception: What It Is and How To Measure It

Kayako

The concept of customer perception seems obvious, it is basically the customer’s opinion of a company at any given point during their customer journey. What is not so simple is tracking and measuring all the different variables that influence customer perception. The good news is that one direct way to improve customer perception is to provide high-quality customer service.

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How lululemon Co-Creates Experiences with and for Their Customers

Alida

lululemon is a Canadian athletic apparel retailer with massive global appeal that creates high-performance athletic apparel and accessories through a human-led design approach. This customer-centricity has led the brand to consistently look for new ways to ensure they are supporting their guests (customers) and their community. To support this approach, the lululemon brand team established the lululemon Feedback Forum built on the Alida platform.

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Virtual Mystery Shopping Do’s and Don’ts in 2022

IntouchInsight

Keeping experiences consistent, both in-person and online has never been more important. Over the past year, we’ve seen a significant acceleration in the adoption of e-commerce and other methods for interacting virtually with businesses. Now is the time for your virtual mystery shopping programs to shine! Mystery shoppers have never been better-equipped to stress test and measure digital properties from the safety of their homes, as well as the quality of virtual services rendered.

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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 Build a Chatbot in 8 Steps without Coding

Comm100

As organizations look to expand their digital customer engagement offering, chatbots are becoming more and more commonplace. Compared to traditional support, chatbots deliver faster, more available support, all while cutting costs and retaining high customer satisfaction (CSAT). Research shows that 45% of users already prefer chatbots as the primary mode of customer service communication. .

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The Best Way to Identify (and Share) the Moments that Matter with Frontline Employees

InMoment XI

Metrics, metrics, metrics. It’s common for frontline employees like contact center agents to be inundated with them—schedule adherence, efficiency, handle time, and hopefully, amid all of that and more, customer experience (CX) metrics. Ostensibly, the goal with this information is to give contact center agents the guidance needed to create Experience Improvement (XI) for customers, but do they have the time and wherewithal to actually sort through comments and data?

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3 Benefits of Knowledge Management for Customer Service

Kayako

Today’s customers increasingly expect personalized experiences from brands, so it is tempting to think that if your customer were having a problem, their first choice would be to get on a live call with customer service. When looking at actual customer behavior, the opposite is true. According to a Forrester report , 72% of US online consumers prefer to use self-help tools online to get answers to their questions rather than contact the company’s help desk via telephone or email.

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How to Be Funny and Use Humor in Business to Your Advantage

Beyond Philosophy

When I was ten, the teacher wrote on my school report, “Colin is the clown of the class.” To this day, I am still proud of that report card. Humor matters and can provide business benefits. Today we will talk about how to be funny and use humor to your advantage. When we make people laugh, it’s disarming. People are often more willing to listen after someone makes them laugh, making way for us to be more persuasive.

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How SaaS Companies Can Project Their MRR Using NPS (6 Actionable Tips)

Retently

Monthly recurring revenue, or MRR, is the lifeblood of any SaaS business. If your company is charging the clients on a monthly basis, signing up new customers and keeping them onboard has an incredible impact on your revenue, growth rate and profits. The only problem is that calculating MRR accurately can be notoriously challenging. As customers join and cancel, projecting the monthly recurring revenue for two, three or six months into the future can be a serious issue, even for the most data-fo

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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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Amazing Business Radio: Deon Nicholas

ShepHyken

Human-Centered AI. Using AI to Enable and Empower Customer Service Agents. Shep Hyken interviews Deon Nicholas, CEO and Co-Founder of Forethought , a company that builds human-centered AI to transform the customer service experience. He shares how companies can use AI and technology to help customer support agents and customers find the best resolution.

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Announcing changes to the 2023 Journal Citation Reports

Clarivate

Starting from the 2023 JCR release, Journal Impact Factors will be expanded to all Web of Science Core Collection journals including arts and humanities. Today we’re proud to announce that in the 2023 release of the Journal Citation Reports , all Web of Science Core Collection journals will receive a Journal Impact Factor (JIF). This means expanding the JIF from Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) to include journals from the Arts and Humanities Citati

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How a Global Grocer Turns CX Feedback Into Realized Customer Spend Targets

InMoment XI

The Context. A global grocery retailer was facing the uncertainties of COVID-19 and through their struggle, they found a perspective that helped them focus on forwarding progression throughout the pandemic. The grocery chain is known for its simple and continuous efforts to always improve, and that consistent effort through the decades has helped to expand its market position.

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The Best Twitter Analytics Tools

Brandwatch CX

With so many Twitter analytics tools out there, it’s hard to know which ones to trust with your Twitter account. Some may wish to track the tweets about their brand or competition, some will want to engage with leads or clients, and others may wish to track the success of their campaigns, among tons of other options. You can plenty of this with Twitter search.

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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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As Brick & Mortar Retail Bounces Back Where Does The Future Lie?

Beyond Philosophy

The Future of Brick and Mortar. One of the features of The Intuitive Customer podcast is “I’m in a Pickle,” where listeners come to us with business problems that they would like our advice on solving. We had a pickle about the future of brick-and-mortar after the pandemic that I thought I would share with you, too. Here’s what Bjorn had to say: Hello, Ryan and Colin, and thanks for a great show.

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Why Customer Expansion Should Be A Critical Component of Your Growth Strategy

Totango

Did you know that 70% of revenue in a subscription-based business comes from existing customer renewals and upsells? Renewals and upsells are effective ways to expand customer revenue for any recurring revenue business model but they are especially important during periods of economic uncertainty when new acquisition growth slows down or stops altogether. .

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Different is Better Than Better

ShepHyken

I’m going to break just a bit from my typical customer service/customer experience ideas and share another lesson: Different is better than better. . This was my big takeaway as I listened to supermodel, talk show host, producer, writer, actress, and entrepreneur Tyra Banks share her life story at CCW (Contact Center Week), the industry’s largest conference and trade show of its kind.

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Close the Loop on Customer Feedback with Solvvy Surveys

Solvvy

Just because your brand finishes interacting with a customer, doesn’t mean their experience has ended. Understanding this distinction is the key to driving customer loyalty and recurring revenue. Ultimately, collecting customer feedback is the best way to truly gauge the customer experience. Of course, accurately measuring customer satisfaction is never straightforward and needs to be adapted depending on a company’s business needs.

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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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9 Must-Read Articles on EX, Linking EX & CX, and Branded Experience

InMoment XI

Organizations around the world are actively evaluating—and seeking to better understand—the decision-making and behavioral influence of employee and customer trust, the drivers of emotional bonding with a brand or company, and what is required to create and sustain a more valuable branded experience. If these topics are on your company’s radar, you can get the answers you need here!

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Listening to customers is still your best long-term CX strategy

MyCustomer

Customers are your best source of business and market insights. By listening to them, you can learn what they want and need from your. 9th Aug 2022 Customer listening is your best long-term strategy. By Michael Hinshaw Founder and President.

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The cost of living crisis and increase response rates

Beyond Philosophy

We hope you enjoy today’s show. If you do, could vote for us in the People’s Choice Podcast Award? It doesn’t take long to cast your vote and it would really mean a lot to both Ryan and I. Thanks very much. Cheers! To vote, please click here. Usually, we have one pickle per podcast. However, today’s podcast has two pickles per podcast.

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How the Right CS Platform Can Help You Do More with Less

Totango

Protecting and growing your current customer base should be your top priority right now, but how do you do that when your marketing and sales budgets have been slashed and hiring has stopped? During periods of economic uncertainty, you need to do more with less. This means providing exceptional customer experiences and solutions become top priority, all the while continuing to find ways to increase the value you’re providing, as well.

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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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Guest Post: How to Create Massive Customer Surplus through Memorable Onboarding & Obsessive Service

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Michael Becker, founder of Abundance Accelerators , a growth agency for coaches. He shares how organizations can gain loyal customers by providing an experience that exceeds expectations. The stakes have effectively been raised, and they’ll continue to go up for product brands, service providers, and client-based companies alike. .

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Building Trust And Selling From The Heart

Doing CX Right

Larry Levine, Best-Selling Author of "Selling From The Heart," explains new effective ways to approach buyers and increase sales with an unbeatable competitive edge. Hint: Success starts within, not out. It's about YOU. The post Building Trust And Selling From The Heart appeared first on Doing CX Right.

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Survey Design 101

InMoment XI

When gathering accurate and useful data, how the data is collected is just as important as the results it yields. Reliable insights are discovered when the questions are fair, unbiased, and relevant to the participants. This is why the design of the survey can ultimately determine the survey’s success. What Is Survey Design? Survey design is the detailed process of creating surveys that optimize the potential results that can be collected from a well-made questionnaire.

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Showcase Your Reviews with Amplify by ReviewTrackers

ReviewTrackers

Amplify , the new review widget suite from ReviewTrackers, displays all or a curated set of customer reviews on your website to increase conversions and boost your site’s SEO performance. Displaying customer reviews and testimonials on a brand website is one of the easiest ways to leverage social proof. Prospects visiting your site are more likely convert when they read about the positive experience from other customers. .

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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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CSAT vs. NPS: Understanding Customer Success Metrics

Solvvy

You may have heard, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” It certainly rings true when considering goals like improving efficiency or controlling labor costs. Quantitative metrics allow you to assign a number to the current state, compare it to the past, and track your company’s progress toward your goals. However, not everything is easy to measure.

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How Customer Loyalty Can Drive B2B SaaS Business Growth

Totango

Customer loyalty is a key to repeat business and referral generation for any business model. For B2B SaaS companies, customer loyalty drives subscription renewals and brand advocacy, making it a critical component of a profitable business model. This blog will look at why customer loyalty is vital for B2B SaaS businesses and how successful companies effectively cultivate it.

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Amazing Business Radio: Megan Neale

ShepHyken

The Gig CX. Employing Brand Advocates to Improve Customer Experience. Shep Hyken interviews Megan Neale, Co-founder and COO of Limitless , a Gig CX platform that empowers people to earn money by providing brilliant customer service. She shares how brands can leverage brand advocacy and the knowledge of actual product users (customers) to improve customer experience.