Optimove
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Why It Matters: Understanding the dynamics of customer behavior is the key to creating Customer-Led Marketing strategies that drive retention. By focusing on factors such as initial purchase quantity and efficient return management, you can enhance the customer experience and cultivate lasting relationships that extend well beyond the peak holiday shopping season.
InMoment XI
DECEMBER 7, 2023
As competition and buyer empowerment compound, customer experience (CX) is proving to be the only truly durable competitive advantage. Organizations must learn how to measure, manage, and act on customer experience KPIs and metrics so that they can deliver experiences that lead to increased loyalty, lower churn, more referrals, positive word of mouth, and higher-value customers.
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Seaton CX
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Customer Journey Mapping is a critical tool for managing, measuring, and improving customer experiences. A successful customer journey map creates empathy for customers and sparks customer-centric change. It shows you where to invest your limited resources (time, people, and money) to change the customer experience. When those changes also improve business outcomes, your journey mapping initiative is a success.
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 6, 2023
In a confrontation with a customer, you have a goal: win the customer , not the argument. I’ve written about this before, and it’s worth coming back to this topic from another angle with a different example. First, an interaction with a customer should never result in an argument. The best people in customer service, sales, or any frontline customer-facing job avoid escalating a confrontation to the level of a dispute.
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Experience Investigators by 360Connext
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Are you ready to uncover the secret to balancing human touch with the scalability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Customer Experience (CX)? Tune in and join Jeannie Walters on an insightful journey that takes us to the meeting point of tech and touch, where we examine the delicate dance between personalization and privacy. As we embark on this exploration, we draw inspiration from the likes of Amazon, Chewy, and Zappos, giants who have successfully integrated AI to create a human-centered exp
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CSM Magazine
DECEMBER 6, 2023
For companies looking to stand out from competitive and crowded markets, it’s no longer enough to provide great products or services only. Today, a company’s success is also closely tied to its ability to provide exceptional customer service, which helps retain loyal customers and generate repeat business. However, delivering excellent customer service requires more than just hiring people and having the necessary tools.
ClearAction
DECEMBER 5, 2023
4 Gold CX Metrics for CX Leaders Lynn Hunsaker Concentrate on just 4 CX metrics and you’ll see greater progress in more than 20 growth metrics. Precedents for this approach include fitness, student performance, and most things in life. For example, in fitness, instead of miracle pills or constant weighing or Spanx®, it’s best to focus on calories eaten, calories burned, and mindset/stress management.
eglobalis
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Best Customer Experience Books 2023 in Digital Data, Design and Centricity The post Best Customer Experience Books 2023 in Digital Data, Design and Centricity appeared first on Eglobalis.
Currency Alliance
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Loyalty trends, as we’ve said in our previous years’ trends articles, are interesting to think about – but they are not necessarily reflective of what your own brand should be focusing on in the next year. To consider a loyalty topic to be a ‘trend’, it needs to be on the roadmap during 2024 for at least 25% of leading loyalty programs and on the radar for at least 50% of companies.
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In 2025, contact centers aren’t just changing—they’re being rebuilt by AI. This no-fluff, executive-ready guide shows you how to capitalize on the transformation. Inside: proven ROI calculators, workforce optimization tactics, deflection strategies, and a 90-day AI deployment plan. Built for CIOs, COOs, CX leaders, and contact center strategists, it goes beyond buzzwords into play-by-play implementation.
Bill Quiseng
DECEMBER 6, 2023
English writer Samuel Johnson said, “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed”. So, I encourage you to remind yourself and your colleagues every day about each one of these fifteen QUI QUOTES about leadership and employee engagement. ASSETS Your employees are not your most important assets. It is about how your employees FEEL about you and your company.
Beyond Philosophy
DECEMBER 2, 2023
Unleashing the Power of AI vs. Human Touch: Which Delivers a Superior Customer Experience ? I often say, “None of us are as clever as all of us.” However, sayings are more useful when they can spur action. So, we have a proposition for you: If you have something you want to say about experiences or technology, statistics, or reports, feel free to share them via video.
eglobalis
DECEMBER 5, 2023
True Personalisation is Unworkable for Customer Experience The post True Personalisation is Unworkable for Customer Experience appeared first on Eglobalis.
AWS Machine Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2023
This is a guest post co-authored by Nafi Ahmet Turgut, Mehmet İkbal Özmen, Hasan Burak Yel, Fatma Nur Dumlupınar Keşir, Mutlu Polatcan and Emre Uzel from Getir. Getir is the pioneer of ultrafast grocery delivery. The technology company has revolutionized last-mile delivery with its grocery in-minutes delivery proposition. Getir was founded in 2015 and operates in Turkey, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States.
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What does customer service excellence look like in 2024? According to our report with insights from CX expert Shep Hyken, customer expectations are at an all-time high, and there’s a bigger shift toward self-service and leveraging AI capabilities.
Clarivate
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Students and researchers can easily locate new sources of research on diverse topics with the enriched ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index, as well as easily showcase their work and monitor impact over time. An academic career can be rewarding, but also marked by high stress [1]. Today’s researchers are challenged to balance multiple priorities and deadlines – from securing adequate funding for their work, to meeting the demands of a full teaching workload — all while publishing r
BirdEye
DECEMBER 8, 2023
We live in a world where one tweet, review, or post can tip the scales for your brand. And, as a Birdeye survey points out, about 92% of people read at least two reviews before choosing a business. So, it’s pretty clear that corporate reputation management (CRM) isn’t just about following trends. It’s the heartbeat of your brand, silently yet powerfully shaping how people perceive your business.
ShepHyken
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Top Takeaways: The hospitality mentality is a mindset that focuses on treating every customer as a valued guest, going beyond their expectations, and providing exceptional service. This mindset can be applied to every organization in any industry. A hyper-personalized experience is making the customer or guest feel like they are the only one that matters, even if it is only for a brief period of time.
AWS Machine Learning
DECEMBER 5, 2023
This post is written in collaboration with Balaji Chandrasekaran, Jennifer Cwagenberg and Andrew Sansom and Eiman Ebrahimi from Protopia AI. New and powerful large language models (LLMs) are changing businesses rapidly, improving efficiency and effectiveness for a variety of enterprise use cases. Speed is of the essence, and adoption of LLM technologies can make or break a business’s competitive advantage.
Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective
In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.
Team Support
DECEMBER 8, 2023
In today’s customer-centric market, providing exceptional support is non-negotiable. According to research by Microsoft, 59% of consumers have higher expectations for customer service than they did the year prior. As customer expectations continue to rise, businesses must invest in robust customer support software to streamline interactions, enhance efficiency, and ultimately build lasting relationships.
BirdEye
DECEMBER 5, 2023
A business’s local reputation is one of the most critical factors contributing to its success in a competitive market. A recent Birdeye survey showed that: 68% of consumers check reviews before they engage with a local business. 78% of consumers would not buy from a business with a negative reputation. 87% of consumers did not choose a business if they had a negative review in the last twelve months.
Blake Morgan
DECEMBER 5, 2023
For fintechs to keep customers loyal, a deep understanding of their needs and challenges is essential. Trish Wethman, Chief Customer Officer at Best Egg, a subsidiary of Marlette Funding, stands out in this respect. She has redefined customer experience (CX) in the fintech world by centering it around financial confidence.
AWS Machine Learning
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Conversational AI has come a long way in recent years thanks to the rapid developments in generative AI, especially the performance improvements of large language models (LLMs) introduced by training techniques such as instruction fine-tuning and reinforcement learning from human feedback. When prompted correctly, these models can carry coherent conversations without any task-specific training data.
Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified
Marketers know that personalization is the key to engagement—but with limited budgets and time, how do you prioritize what, where, and how to personalize? Aligning your content, campaigns, and buyer experiences requires a deep understanding of customer needs. In this new webinar with expert Jennifer Hodroge, we’ll explore how to leverage insights and customer journey mapping to build personalization strategies that deliver real impact.
CSM Magazine
DECEMBER 4, 2023
As businesses increasingly prioritize the incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives into their daily operations, many executives are rightfully pondering not only the moral implications of responsible ESG practices but – perhaps more importantly – how to quantify their impact on corporate financial performance (CFP). In the contemporary corporate landscape, a notable 90 percent of ESG-focused respondents prioritize the environmental aspect, while 52 and 60 percent
BirdEye
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Effective communication is the lifeline of business relationships. Email continues to be a dominant communication channel, with 73% of businesses relying on it for important announcements. In fact, 38% regard email as their most effective means of communication. But we’ve all dealt with the frustration of unreturned emails and missed connections.
MiaRec
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Whether you haven't officially dabbled with Contact Center AI yet or you are a trailblazer, you will have heard different, confusing, and sometimes conflicting things about what Artificial Intelligence (AI) can and cannot do. At MiaRec, we have provided hundreds of contact centers with AI-based Voice Analytics and Quality Management solutions to monitor and improve customer service.
AWS Machine Learning
DECEMBER 6, 2023
This post is co-written with Stanislav Yeshchenko from Q4 Inc. Enterprises turn to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) as a mainstream approach to building Q&A chatbots. We continue to see emerging challenges stemming from the nature of the assortment of datasets available. These datasets are often a mix of numerical and text data, at times structured, unstructured, or semi-structured.
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With IT budgets projected to grow 9.8% in 2025, leaders must invest wisely—not just cut blindly. This whitepaper introduces The Future-Proof IT Cost Optimization Model, a framework to reduce costs while maintaining service quality. Learn how Cloud Efficiency, AI-Powered Workforce Automation, Vendor Optimization, Cybersecurity Resilience, and Unified Communications can drive savings and improve efficiency.
NobelBiz
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Business call forwarding is a vital tool that seamlessly redirects incoming calls to ensure constant communication with clients and colleagues. It offers enhanced flexibility and customization compared to traditional methods, allowing businesses to tailor their call management strategies. With advanced VoIP features like simultaneous ringing and call queues, call forwarding enhances productivity and customer service.
BirdEye
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Have you ever wondered why people hesitate to buy something if there are no customer reviews? Did you even know that reviews older than three months might not be relevant for many customers? Yes, that’s true. In fact, a significant 92% of customers read at least two reviews before making a purchasing decision. That’s why mastering business reputation management (BRM) is not just a smart move – it’s a requisite for your company’s success.
SaleMove
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Financial institutions want to successfully drive adoption of instant payment technologies. Here are 3 ways to do that with the right interaction platform. The post 3 Approaches to Drive Adoption of Instant Payment Technologies appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.
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