InMoment XI
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Today’s connected world and ever-present technology have changed the way we think about engaging with companies. Whether you’re a major corporation, or a bustling startup, people expect their interactions to be something that wows them. Simple ads are important, but they are just a piece of the puzzle. In today’s world, companies need to create.
ijgolding
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Customer Experience is now recognised as a profession – as I am sure many are bored with hearing me repeat over and over again! As with any profession, it is defined by a number of competencies, tools, techniques and methodologies that are recognised and practised by thousands of specialists around the world. It is a challenging profession for a variety of reasons – largely because it is not ‘black and white’ There is no one way of doing anything when it comes to Customer
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Kayako
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Working in customer support can leave you feeling like an unrecognized or unsung hero. Praise is often in short supply and there is a lack of awareness about areas of responsibility and how much work the support team does. Within a brief conversation the agent is expected to engage each customer, fix their problem and move on swiftly to help others.
Michelli Experience
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
I have been slow to accept that, from a service perspective, humans will ever be replaced by computers. I’ve suggested that customers will resist “robots” and I’ve based my thinking in part on the “uncanny valley” hypothesis which postulates that the more robots look like humans the less humans will feel comfortable with them. I am starting to rethink my assumptions and my conclusion.
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BlueOcean
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
We already know most people hate calling tech support and even in basic customer service scenarios, consumers prefer to use self-serve options over contacting a customer service agent directly. Regular readers of our blog know we frequently explore the factors that influence these choices and the overall customer experience and there’s no question agent empathy is a key factor for the success of the contact center-customer interaction.
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CX Journey
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Image courtesy of Corporate Traveller Are you challenged at developing lasting relationships with your customers? I was recently sent a copy of KPMG Nunwood's report titled B2B Customer Experience: Winning the Moments That Matter. The report is filled with some great nuggets, but I latched on to the phases of relationship connection and moments that matter.
Vonage
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
The days of winning over your customers’ hearts and minds based solely on the quality of your product or service are over. In the digital age, prices and products are easily imitated. This leaves delivering a speedy, personalized and friendly customer experience as the best way to differentiate your business from its competitors. To help arm you with the information needed to thrive in this competitive environment, here are 10 stats that tell you everything you need to know about today’s consume
Kayako
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Design standards are not top of mind for you as a customer support professional but they are critical to your customers’ experiences. Your customer wants quick, easy answers to their simple questions. CEB, the insight and technology company that investigates customer loyalty best practices, reported that 67% of customers prefer self-service over talking to your team.
Michelli Experience
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
For a period in human history, all we had were spoken words. Later we learned to communicate through written symbols and today it seems the most preferred communication medium is words shared through video. Great customer experience brands are not only “visual storytellers” but they are supporting their customers as those brand loyalists visually communicate about their brand journey.
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BlueOcean
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
What makes a great contact center agent isn’t as easy to define as you might expect. Yes, they need to be great communicators and they need to have the chops to navigate call center systems and software in their sleep, but the best skills and personality traits differ from agent to agent, depending on the brand, the type of customer service, and the specific support channel.
Customer Bliss
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
I wrote a few weeks ago about how good CX is tied to revenue gains. I firmly believe that and preach it to all my clients and anyone I ever work with. If you do customer experience right — think in terms of the five core competencies — then you will (over time) create a customer-driven growth engine and see revenue uptick from your customer experience side.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Customer journey mapping is having a moment. Using customer journey maps is becoming almost (almost!) commonplace. Organizations see how beneficial mapping the customer experience is. It’s a way to understand the experience your customers are having so you can improve those confusing, frustrating or neglected parts on the journey. But there is a dirty little secret […].
InMoment XI
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Customer journey mapping is a tool to help you view what it’s like from the customer viewpoint to experience their journey with your company, in their shoes. This is one of the most talked about aspects in the field of Customer Experience.
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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.
GetFeedback
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Measuring customer service quality with Salesforce is crucial, and you can do it seamlessly with a case closed CSAT survey workflow in Service Cloud.
Michelli Experience
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Long ago I received my Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in dynamic, interactive human systems like married couples, families, and businesses. Along that educational journey, I was exposed to many theorists and various models of human motivation and perception (operant and classical conditioning, needs hierarchies, etc.). One organizing concept has proven to have a considerable amount of value when it comes to thinking about and constructing outstanding customer experiences.
ijgolding
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Last night, I received an email from a good friend of mine asking for my input into a question they had been asked by the senior leadership team of their organisation. The question was as follows: What value has our business experienced as a result of all the Customer Experience (CX) work that has been done? They are not the first senior leadership team of a company to ask a question along these lines – they are very unlikely to be the last.
Experience Matters
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
If you want customers to recommend your company, make sure they have a good experience. In this post, I share data and analysis showing how customer experience correlates to customer recommendations across 20 industries. At the bottom of this post we’ve assembled a number of industry-specific data charts that you can download and use. In the […].
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.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Recent data from InMoment revealed how missing expectations for customers has a greater impact than meeting or even exceeding those expectations. So while you might be doing your best to provide those wow moments for your customers, your competitors might win by simply not disappointing them with negative customer experiences in the first place. What […].
InMoment XI
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
We hear a lot about treating employees as you would your best customers. There is a wealth of research pointing out the benefits of a happy and engaged workforce in creating a great client experience and leading to improved business results. At least back as far as the Service Profit Chain, we have talked about.
BlueOcean
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
One of the fundamental questions that gets asked in the call center services procurement process is: will we have a dedicated team of agents or will they be shared? It’s a great question and seems pretty straightforward, right? A dedicated team is always the best solution … or is it? Say you’ve been charged with putting together an RFP for contact center services.
Storyminers
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
This interview was conducted by John Mattone and first appeared February 7, 2017 on JohnMattone.com. Mike Wittenstein advises leaders on how changes to their customer experiences can positively transform their brand narratives and their bottom lines. He is the managing partner at Storyminers , a design pioneer, and a developer of unique methods and tools for enhancing front-line customer experiences.
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.
Kerry Bodine
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
When you’re developing your journey maps, it’s important to remember that one journey map template will not meet all your needs. You need to tweak (or sometimes completely redesign) your journey map based on two key considerations: What kind of story you want to tell. You might want to show the pain points and highlights in your customer journey. But that’s a different story than, say, trying to show how often customer cross channels or how often they interact through digital touchpoints.
Experience Matters
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Temkin Group just published a data snapshot, Customer Experience Expectations and Plans for 2017. This annual research effort shows an increase in focus, effort, and spending on customer experience in 2017. Here’s a description of the data snapshot: In December 2016, Temkin Group surveyed 165 respondents – each from a company with $500 million or […].
Alida
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Most companies know what their customers buy, when they purchase and where. But few truly understand why those customers buy—why customers choose to have a relationship with companies to begin with. Business leaders need to step back and more clearly define what customer relationships mean to them. A clearer understanding of customer relationships helps align the tools a company uses with the strategy it is pursuing.
InMoment XI
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
As I was wrapping up my workday on Friday afternoon, I got a call from my cable company which also provides my internet service. “Mr. Selinger, we’re calling all of our customers with 50 megabyte internet speed and offering our 100 megabyte package.” Me, skeptically: “Are you saying it’s a free upgrade, or would.
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
Customer Bliss
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
“Internal stakeholders” refers to employees. A lot of companies tend to focus most of their attention on external stakeholders, which would typically include customers and potentially investors. There is nothing wrong with that approach, per se. You obviously want to pay a lot of attention to the people who buy your product/service (customers) and the people who help you have money to do it better (investors, if you have any).
Storyminers
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
This interview was conducted by John Mattone and first appeared February 7, 2017 on JohnMattone.com. Mike Wittenstein advises leaders on how changes to their customer experiences can positively transform their brand narratives and their bottom lines. He is the managing partner at Storyminers , a design pioneer, and a developer of unique methods and tools for enhancing front-line customer experiences.
Kerry Bodine
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
A while back, someone asked me on Twitter whether or not you could create effective journey maps in PowerPoint. My answer is an emphatic “yes!” Here’s why: PowerPoint is robust: Sure, PowerPoint doesn’t have all the fancy bells and whistles that design programs like Photoshop and Illustrator do—but as you can see in the image above, its drawing capabilities are more than sufficient to depict the ups and downs of customer journey.
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