QuestionPro Audience
AUGUST 23, 2017
How Has the Total Solar Eclipse Affected Americans? There are very few truly great events in this world that sporadically take place. But like clockwork, just as quickly as these events come, these events also are disregarded as the immediate past. Luckily, as researchers, we got to stick around to examine the backend and see how the Total Solar Eclipse affected Americans. .
InMoment XI
AUGUST 22, 2017
Editor’s note: This is a chapter from the ebook, Unlock the Value of CX. You can download the entire book here. Customers Expect More Delivering omni-channel experiences has been a hot topic in the CX industry for a number of years. The reason that we keep talking about it is that very few have actually achieved.
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Customer Bliss
AUGUST 24, 2017
I have said this over the years, and recently, several of my podcast guests have also discussed it: there is an ever-increasing need to think of employees as customers as well, i.e. internal customers. Retention rates in major companies have been dropping for years, for a variety of reasons: more flexible work options, people pursuing their own ventures or teaming with startups, bad management, etc.
Experience Matters
AUGUST 20, 2017
I’m sorry about this somewhat political post (you can stop reading it now if you like), but I feel as though we all have a responsibility to speak up. I’ve become saddened by the apparent rise of hate across the U.S. Instead of embracing the strength of our diversity, our country seems to be giving rise to hateful rhetoric and policies that target minority groups.
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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.
GetFeedback
AUGUST 23, 2017
The support experience is made up of small interactions that leave big impressions. Here are 4 customer support touchpoints that might need your attention.
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ijgolding
AUGUST 20, 2017
Looking back through my articles over the last few months, a great number have made the connection between strong, customer centric leadership and the ability to drive an effective and sustainable approach to Customer Experience. It is no secret that I am a huge admirer of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon – in May I wrote an article explaining why.
QuestionPro Audience
AUGUST 21, 2017
One of the great benefits of having a community is the opportunity to run both quantitative and qualitative research. There are numerous approaches when it comes to qualitative tools with online communities. The wide range of options is what makes online communities a great fit for your research. However, with so many choices what’s the best option to use when approaching business problems?
Storyminers
AUGUST 22, 2017
Jon Ferrara co-founded the pre-Facebook, pre-Internet, pre-LinkedIn CRM system called GoldMine. His motivation was to connect people at a more personal level—to let them build relationships that build real value. That’s still his mission at his newer company, Nimble. Their product is what many call the “world’s first social CRM.” More than a CRM, Nimble helps companies connect the tools, silos, and customer experiences that many find difficult.
InMoment XI
AUGUST 24, 2017
Recently, I was traveling from Frankfurt, Germany to Washington DC on a major airline. As I boarded the plane and took my seat (47B), the flight attendant was broadcasting a welcome message and bragging that this was a “new” state of the art passenger jet, the most advanced aircraft on the planet. Every seat provided.
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
Kayako
AUGUST 23, 2017
This is a guest post by our friends over at Nicereply. Viktor Magic will teach why it’s important to ace your next customer feedback survey and which mistakes to avoid. Read on for a great post! Surveys come in all shapes and sizes. Done correctly, surveys can improve all departments in your business: Your product team can use them to find product-market fit and get customer feedback.
GetFeedback
AUGUST 23, 2017
The support experience is made up of small interactions that leave big impressions. Here are 4 customer support touchpoints that might need your attention.
NICE inContact
AUGUST 22, 2017
There is plenty of advice on what companies need to provide millennials during their customer experience journey, and none of it should be new news. Given millennial customer satisfaction is only 33%, there is definite frustration within this large consumer segment. inContact’s study revealed that only 26% of millennial respondents prefer voice, yet 62% opted for inbound/outbound voice in their most recent interactions.
InMoment XI
AUGUST 22, 2017
Editor’s note: This is a chapter from the ebook, Unlock the Value of CX. You can download the entire book here. Customers Expect More Delivering omni-channel experiences has been a hot topic in the CX industry for a number of years. The reason that we keep talking about it is that very few have actually achieved. View Article.
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.
Experience Matters
AUGUST 22, 2017
As you likely know, one of Temkin Group’s Four CX Core Competencies is Purposeful Leadership. It requires demonstrating 5 P’s of Purposeful Leaders: Persuasive, Passionate, Propelling, Positive, and Persistent. Why should leaders bother to adopt these practices? To answer this question, I took a look at our latest consumer survey and analyzed data from more than 5,000 full-time U.S. employees.
ShepHyken
AUGUST 25, 2017
This week we feature an article by Reuben Yonatan who writes about how using chatbots for customer service properly can be a powerful customer service tool. Chatbots can be great for handling basic customer support functions, communicating with customers when a rep isn’t available and more. – Shep Hyken. Many small businesses are looking for ways to streamline communication.
NICE inContact
AUGUST 24, 2017
inContact’s research shows that banking was in the highest tier for customer satisfaction with 54% of respondents ranking it for the most satisfied recent interaction. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reported that banking customer satisfaction increased 5.3% for 2016, and courtesy and helpfulness of tellers or other staff was the top ranking subset, website satisfaction next and call center satisfaction rounding out some of the top categories of rating.
Vonage
AUGUST 24, 2017
One workshop participant asked this question about grading customer service excellence: “I’m designing a performance measurement system for our in-house technology team and have run into a disagreement with my boss. “He would grade a support technician as ‘A’ if the Service Level Agreement (SLA) norms have been met, and ‘A+’ for any additional enthusiasm shown.
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C3Centricity
AUGUST 20, 2017
“Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get new episodes as they become available.”. After the mid-year break, most organisations get into their planning phase for the coming year in earnest. Do you know how you’re going to beat the competition in 2018? If not then this article will set out some clear priorities. Although business plans are usually developed and approved in the middle of the year before the vacation period starts, it is only afterwards that the real work beg
CX Journey
AUGUST 22, 2017
Image courtesy of Pixabay I originally wrote today's post originally for injixo. It appeared on their blog on March 23, 2017. Working in a call center, whether you're on the phone or on the floor managing operations, means that you're front and center with customers at all times. It also means that you know the importance of delivering a great service experience for your customers.
NICE inContact
AUGUST 22, 2017
There is plenty of advice on what companies need to provide millennials during their customer experience journey, and none of it should be new news. Given millennial customer satisfaction is only 33%, there is definite frustration within this large consumer segment. inContact’s study revealed that only 26% of millennial respondents prefer voice, yet 62% opted for inbound/outbound voice in their most recent interactions.
Customer Bliss
AUGUST 22, 2017
Episode Overview. Zvi Baida and I discuss his very large “hybrid” role where he runs the service operation and customer experience for Shufersal — the largest supermarket in Israel. He walks us through his customer experience formula and his attempts at uniting process, people and technology. He also shares his intriguing tactics of building a board room gallery and videos to unite the C-Suite.
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The 5 Essentials of a CX-First Platform Customer experience was once considered a soft metric, or a “nice to have.” But it is now a board-level priority for many brands. The experience you provide your customers is a defining way to differentiate your business from the competition. But how can you really make CX a priority when you have competing budget and resource constraints?
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 21, 2017
By nature, I’m an organized person. I like things clear and orderly, laid out in black and white. So, some years ago, as a new senior manager, I asked my boss to explain what my responsibilities would be after a company reorganization. I wanted to know, with absolute certainty. But my boss just looked at me and said, “Colin, in a senior position you need to deal with ambiguity.”.
Storyminers
AUGUST 22, 2017
Jon Ferrara co-founded the pre-Facebook, pre-Internet, pre-LinkedIn CRM system called GoldMine. His motivation was to connect people at a more personal level—to let them build relationships that build real value. That’s still his mission at his newer company, Nimble. Their product is what many call the “world’s first social CRM.”. Jon is a big customer experience fan and recently he and I had the opportunity to chat in depth about how technology can help (or hurt) the customer experience.
NICE inContact
AUGUST 24, 2017
inContact’s research shows that banking was in the highest tier for customer satisfaction with 54% of respondents ranking it for the most satisfied recent interaction. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reported that banking customer satisfaction increased 5.3% for 2016, and courtesy and helpfulness of tellers or other staff was the top ranking subset, website satisfaction next and call center satisfaction rounding out some of the top categories of rating.
Michelli Experience
AUGUST 22, 2017
It’s hard to believe it has been seven months since United Airlines faced the first of three monumental customer experience debacles. Here’s a walk down that pothole-riddled memory lane: January 22 nd all domestic flights were grounded for 2.5 hours due to a problem with a computer system that provides technical information to pilots. February 8th was the delay of approximately 500 flights due to a computer glitch.
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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?
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 23, 2017
Many organizations measure their Customer Experience (CX) in the wrong way. Chances are, you are too. So, what is it? How are you inadvertently thwarting your efforts to improve your CX? It is how you measure it and it’s one of the fundamental failures of many CX programs. Measuring is a critical part of any effort to quantify progress (or failures) when you have a goal of improving your CX.
CX Journey
AUGUST 24, 2017
Image courtesy of Pixabay There's a problem with journey maps? Well, not with the maps themselves but with how people talk about them. I love attending webinars and reading articles about journey mapping because I'm always curious about how others talk about them, what their approaches are, what outcomes they've achieved, etc. As I read or listen, I'm hopeful that the author or presenter will share some great success stories and get the audience excited about what can be done when you map custom
Aveus
AUGUST 22, 2017
Which comes first, customer or employee experience? This may sound like the proverbial “chicken or egg” question. Both promise greater employee engagement and enhanced financial performance. Many companies are underperforming on both. In fact, Gallup has found that fully 70% of employees do not feel engaged at work while Satmetrix reports that industry Net Promoter Scores have not improved in the last five years.
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